December 14, 2006
Selective disgust
I’ve decided that when it comes to harboring ill feelings towards our local power company, one needs to be quite selective.
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December 13, 2006
Ameren, O Ameren – An Ode
Ameren, O Ameren
You delightful cur
Full of surprises and tricks
I’m so thrilled that last evening
My home had too much power
Causing me and M to frolic about
Unplugging every friggin’ appliance we own
So as not to blow up things like:
My Mac, our fridge, our furnace
stove, microwave, Tivoli radio, and
our kick-ass Christmas display
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December 13, 2006
Giant Pretzel and Bud Select: The Holy Grail
Went to the Rams game last night, and other than watching them get their butts handed to them by the Chicago Bears, I also got to have another delightful experience with SportsService.
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December 12, 2006
New Shoes
We went shopping this weekend, for Christmas obviously, and decided while we were out that Zozo really needed a new pair of shoes. Her shoes were getting rather dingy, and she’s on the cusp of outgrowing them, and seeing as they are little white canvas ones (with pink shoelaces!) we decided that some sturdy winter ones were in order.
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December 11, 2006
Untitled Bing Bong
I’ve removed my Party Hostess Hat and have replaced it with my Maid of Honor Hat. Let’s see…I’ve booked manis and pedis, up-dos and special occasion make-ups, and have surveyed the other ‘maids about whether or not they want to wear gloves (a resounding no on that one). I’m planning the bridal shower and the bachelorette party, and I’m working on something for the guest give-aways (can’t spoil the surprise by posting what it is) and should have those done next week.
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December 11, 2006
Post Party Post
Last night was the Grand Lighting. I should say it was THE Grand Lighting. I have been telling everyone that M outdid himself this year, and finally they all got to see what I meant. The only way to do it justice is to not try to describe it with the written word, but rather borrow a digital camcorder from someone, shoot it, and figure out how to post a video here.
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December 11, 2006
Happy Birthday Beano!
Today is my sister’s birthday, which is way cool. Unfortunately, I can’t blog about my feelings for her because she’s getting married February 3. Now, what’s that got to do with the price of tea in China, you ask? Well, see, I’m the maid of honor (or matron of honor, if you prefer, since I’m an old married lady) and therefore expected to give a speech at the reception. I’ve been working on it for awhile now, and it’s got all kinds of bits and pieces from all our years together of messy and lovely sisterlyness tied in to it, and really at this point I can’t separate the speech from my feelings for her, which means that if I posted today, on her birthday, about what she means to me, I’d just spoil the whole speech.
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December 9, 2006
Par-tay!
Today is Grand Lighting Party Day, and I’m pleased to report that, at least up to now, I’m relatively stress-free. Got the house cleaned last night and spent the morning doing some last-minute, loose-ends tying. For the last hour I’ve actually sat on my butt and watched a DVD. How cool is that?
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December 8, 2006
Happy Birthday Grandma Frank!
Today is Grandma Frank’s birthday. She’s 81. I remember her age because last year we had a big blow-out surprise bash for her 80th that was awesome. Grandma Frank isn’t really named Frank, by the way. She’s named Mary, which is a lovely name, but she got the name Grandma Frank because she is the wife of Grandpa Frank and someone way back in the day started calling them “Grandma and Grandpa Frank.” When Grandpa Frank passed away, well, then it just got shortened. Grandma Frank is really M’s grandma, but since I married into the family I figure I can now claim her as my own. Which I do. Proudly.
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December 8, 2006
Who says you can’t be right AND happy?
I read something recently about people who let their need to be right overshadow their happiness. Instead of just letting something go, they feel the need to be right all the time.
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