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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:05:29 GMT

Somebody just informed me that I am unable to say "Irish wristwatch." And they were right. Thing is, wristwatches are pretty much out at this point. I have no problem saying "Irish cellphone", so I think I'm going to be okay. But I'm still going to practice the wristwatch thing, mostly because I like being able to do things that other people can't. Like licking my elbow. Did you know that I can lick my elbow? I can.

Monday, February 02, 2009

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:33:15 GMT

Yesterday Stephen, Ben, and I had a Superbowl party. But then we got bored at halftime and decided to play computer games instead. That was fun. We defeated many powerful foes, mostly by saving and reloading the game after our tragic collective deaths over and over and over again.
I did set off the smoke detector during the first quarter by cooking hamburgers at too great a temperature. That was kind of exciting. The part at halftime with NBC's special 3D glasses was not exciting. It was, in fact, mildly disappointing. But I had a KitKat bar during it, so it was all good. Of course, everything will be much better next year when the Packers make their amazing comeback and Aaron Rodgers becomes well-nigh unstoppable. Until then, my friends. Until then.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:41:51 GMT

Amy: If you could just stop by (insert name of local bar) while we're out then I could drop off these pretzels.
Sarah: Oh sure. I've never been to a bar before.
Amy: You just drove past the entrance.
Sarah: It's okay. I see another one. I might have used the bathroom in a bar in New Zealand once.
Amy: You can't go in this way! It's a one way parking lot!
Sarah: Sorry. I didn't know.
Amy: Turn around! We can't go this way!
Sarah: I am! I am! It's just that I've never been to a bar before!
Amy: It has nothing to do with whether you've been to a bar or not!
Sarah: It might if...
Amy: No! It doesn't! They make churches like this!!!

In short, I am still directionally challenged. And have still never been in a bar. Something about "Don't move until I come back or you'll go the wrong way."

Friday, November 21, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:52:34 GMT

Forgive me for the preceding rant. I have calmed down now. And I have considered the fact that I fear telephones and think milk is a filthy-dirty substance that should not get on my skin ever. That is probably worth major negative points in the adventurousness calculations.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:37:24 GMT

I know it's really shallow to care about what the 'compare people' application on facebook says about me, and for the most part I don't, but I really can't understand why it keeps telling me that my worst characteristic is my lack of adventurousness. I've climbed up rock buildings with no safety harness. I've climbed under barbed wire fences in military border zones in the west bank. (Which was stupid, by the way. Don't do that.) I stayed in Ashkelon after Hamas figured out how to propel its rockets into the city proper. I stayed in Israel during the war with Lebanon. I've killed numerous scorpions with my marshalltown 4 1/2 inch pointed brick-laying trowel (which is a real beauty, the way). I've walked through crowded streets where AK-47's were hitting against me every minute or so. I rode over sand dunes across the Sinai in a Beduin jeep and survived a harrowing ride through Jordan in Mohammed's very-fast taxi. What do I have to do to please you people? Go skydiving?

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:21:29 GMT

Ben was a pirate with a knife, I was a mouse with a cheddar cheese stress wedge, and we ate mummies for dinner. While watching Spock annoy people. Poor unfeeling fellow. I do envy his freedom of eyebrow movement though.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:30:25 GMT

A few months ago mine and Ben's favorite take away pizza shop closed down. More recently it has been adapted into a makeshift Obama campaign office. They still have all the signs up from when it was a pizza shop though, so the front door says "Change we can believe in! Call ahead. We'll have it ready!"

Hello? I want some Change. I'll be there to pick it up in half an hour.
Oh, and hold the anchovies.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:00:01 GMT

This past weekend Ben and I drove up to Devils Lake State Park in Baraboo, WI to see the fall leaves. We were a few days past the 'peak fall colors' according to the website, but it was still very pretty. There were bald eagles! It's pretty exciting to see a bird flying around and then suddenly realize it has a white head. We also hiked, which was more fun for me than for Ben. He doesn't like high up places or walking. And we were basically walking on high up places the whole time. But he made it and he agrees that the pictures we took look pretty good.

Ben on the Balanced Rock trail with several children close on his heels.

I took this picture because the combination of the gnarly tree and the rocks reminded me of Asian art.

"Devil's Doorway" and a view down to Devils Lake.

Ben and I and a dead tree on a rock. (Note my handcrafted mittens, courtesy of Helen Thomas. Thank you Helen!)

Monday, October 13, 2008

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:09:02 GMT

I'm the October Employee of the Month! Coolness!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:22:33 GMT

Last night I learned about the Vulcan nerve pinch. Beware, o potential attackers. I am now more dangerous than I appear.