No posts for awhile

We're off to a land down under. Tell you all about it when we get back!

Not feeling as guilty

I'm not really a coffee drinker. I drink the foofy girly versions of everything, and if I drink "regular" coffee it has to have a lot of cream and sugar. This morning I needed something to wake me up so I went down to the cafeteria to get a small cup of coffee. I hate putting all the condiments in the cup while in the cafeteria because I feel like someone is going to laugh at the absurd amount of sugar I put in it.

As I was standing at the table trying to surreptitiously slide a few packets of sugar in my cup a man walked over. He grabbed, 5, yes, I counted, 5 packets of sugar and proceeded to pour all of them in. Followed a generous dose of half-and-half.

Somehow after that my 3 packets, and dollop of cream doesn't seem so bad.

Have I mentioned...

That we're going to Australia? Can you tell I'm excited?

Have I mentioned...

That we're going to Australia? Maybe once? Well we're going. In less than a week.

It's not easy bein' fluffy

Also at the mall, I witnessed a pep talk being given to the sales team at Build-a-Bear.

Apparently it's hard to be cheerful when you sell teddy bears for a living.

Why am I being penalized????

I went to the mall this evening to pick up a pair of jeans. I headed to my favorite place to get jeans, Eddie Bauer, and started looking through the racks. They're currently having a sale on jeans, buy one pair, get one 50% off. Even better, now I'm excited. I tried on several pairs and found the style I liked. They only came in "stretch" but that's ok, they're for our upcoming vacation, more room for indulgences.

Problem Number one. The "regulars" I tried on were 4 inches too long. With my shoes on. I know I'm not tall at 5' 1", so I came out and asked the clerk if there were any petites.

Problem Number two. "The petites are only available through our catalog."

If had wanted to order clothes from a catalog I would have done and not bothered coming to the mall in the first place. Second sentence out of the sales girl's mouth: "If you place a phone order here in our store they won't charge for shipping. You only have to pay a flat $3 handling fee."

Now, I'm not cheap, I realize $3 is minimal but this hit at just the wrong point today. WHY must I be forced to order clothing through a catalog and pay any additional money simply because the store does not wish to stock several cuts of the same style?

Why do I have to pay more simply because I'm not 6' 3" tall??

I'm not even going to go into the conversation I had with the salesgirl who then tried to talk me into a different style, of which they ALSO did not carry petites of in the store.

Time to get the eyes checked

Driving to work this morning car in front of me had the most adorable stuffed animal I'd ever seen. A bright red pig with a white snout. I thought it was so sweet.

As I pulled up behind the car at a stoplight I got a closer look at the pig. It was a Maryland Terrapins hat, with the brim tucked into the back of the hat to keep it curled.

Definitely time for the eye doctors.

TIdoubleGUHRRRRRR

Riding in the car on the way to lunch with a co-worker, I was playing a No Doubt CD.
Her: Oooh who is this?
Me: No Doubt
H: OH I like them, I've heard the song on the radio

Several songs later
Her: I don't like No Doubt, these don't sound like the one from the radio.

For all the world I could only think of the time Tigger ate Pooh's honey.
"Tiggers LOVE honey!" After tasting it and getting the sticky stuff all over his paws... "Yeeuck, Tiggers do NOT like honey."

It's official

I'm sorting through my dried cranberries picking out the plump ones and setting them aside. I eat the dry flat ones first and savor the juicier ones last.

Dieting sucks.

The Greatest Love of All

Yes, one of the famous ballads of the 80's. What I was forced to sing, along with 20 other children, during an elementary school assembly. This fantastic song is being sung. Loudly. By the woman in the stall next to mine. In the bathroom.

At the office.