Tuesday, March 16, 2010

99 Things

Saw this on a blog and thought it looked like fun. I may have changed 1 or 2. :)

(The things I have done are
blue)

Copy and paste to your blog so we can see how awesome we all are.

1. Started a blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Bought something from an infomercial (Thank you Miracle Blade III!)
4. Had more than one flat tire on the same road trip
5. Shopped at the Mall of America
6. Been to Disneyland
7. Climbed a mountain (Does going up on a ski lift count?)
8. Jumped on a pogo stick (not well...)
9. Fell from a tent naked as a child (I'd like to meet the person that this DID happen to)
10. Been to Mt. Rushmore
11. Toilet papered someone’s house
12. Watched a lightning storm
13. Taught yourself an art from scratch
14. Sold knives
15. Had food poisoning - Probably, but not officially diagnosed as such
16. Put a worm on a hook
17. Had “Glamour Shots” taken
18. Failed a class
19. Been interviewed by the police
20. Had a pillow fight
21. Been a part of a Broadway show
22. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
23. Built a snow fort
24. Held a lamb
25. Gone snorkeling
26. Ran a marathon
27. Been white water rafting on the Arkansas River in Colorado
28. Played spades
29. Watch a sunrise or sunset
30. Hit a home run
31. Quit smoking
32. Been a friend to someone no one else liked
33. Walked the stars on Hollywood Blvd.
34. Seen an Amish community in person
35. Ate tacos in Tijuana
36. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
37. Done tongue tricks for a crowd
38. Gone rock climbing
39. Adopted a middle-aged pet
40. Sung karaoke

41. Seen Old Faithful Geyser erupt
42. Burned my mouth on jalapeno seeds
43. Seen John Wayne’s birthplace
44. Walked on a beach by moonlight
45. Drove down Snake Alley
46. Witnessed someone else’s child being born
47. Call my sister her name backwards
48. Fell asleep on the couch
49. Wore mis-matched socks all day
50. Ran out of gas
51. Kissed in the rain
52. Played in the mud
53. Gone to a Drive-in Theatre
54. Been in a movie
55. Dated a criminal
56. Started a business
57. Made a stranger laugh
58. Burned tacos
59. Served at a soup kitchen
60. Sold Girl Scout cookies
61. Been in a cave
62. Got flowers for no reason
63. Danced to the music in my head
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Fell up the stairs
66. Bounced a check
67. Been to Cocoa Beach Fl.
68. Saved a favorite childhood toy
69. Wore a henna tattoo
70. Been given a car-for free
71. Laughed hysterically at yourself
72. Had pink hair
73. Drove on the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Been fired from a job
75. Went horse back riding through mountains
76. Broken a bone
77. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
78. Seen a redwood forest
79. Drove on the PCH - The what?
80. Saw Chicago from the Sears Tower
81. Watched a street performer on Venice Beach
82. Missed a flight
83. Had your picture in the newspaper
84. Had a surprise party thrown for me
85. Hailed a cab
86. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
87. Had chickenpox
88. Been serenaded
89. Partied on a yacht
90. Met someone famous
91. Fired a gun
92. Got a tattoo
93. Had a baby
94. Seen the Alamo in person
95. Lived with an incredible view (by who's standards?)
96. Received a $50 tip.
97. Owned a cell phone
98. Been stung by a bee
99. Quit a job without giving notice

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The things I saw on my walk to my car

Leaving work today and walking four blocks to my car, this is what I saw:

1. 3 people wearing trenchcoats - 2 tan, 1 black
2. A girl walking a squirrel.
3. Okay, it wasn't a squirrel, but it might as well have been. It was the world's smallest, most pathetic dog.
4. Said dog proceeded to lift his leg and do is business by marking... nothing. He went number 1 out in the middle of a yard, basically missing any territory worth marking.
5. After peeing, squirreldog proceeded to air-hump. For what reason I have no idea, unless he was trying to shake the last bit of pee out (if you shake more than twice you're just playing with it).
6. Steps 4-5 happened twice - at the beginning of the block, then at the end.
7. Girl walking squirreldog was appropriately fashioned in the "no pants look." She had a shirt long enough to cover her butt, and was wearing what could only be described as tights... oh yeah, and Uggs - Ugh.
8. Three additional pairs of Uggs.
9. Two people walking about 10 feet one behind each other whose combined age was at least 160.
10. Someone dressed identical to Gilligan - except their sailor hat was grey, not white. It still counts.
11. I can't believe I forgot this initially - there was an erect "snow phallus" on the porch of what I guess was a college house. But that was not the funniest part... I walked by AS the guy was "constructing" said phallus. He of course didn't forget the "berries" to go with the "twig." Way to go, Michelangelo.

I'm sure there were others, but the whole squirreldog episode was too good not to share. Gosh I love working at a college.

Vote for My Mom!

Hey Everyone, as many of you know my mom is currently battling another bout with cancer. She has been taking multiple chemotherapy treatments over the past year, and is currently on a hormonal treatment to fight off this disease. My brothers and I are trying to give a really fun gift to her, so please check out this site, read her story called "Marvelous Mother" for the Royals, and vote for her story. Thanks so much!

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Monday, March 1, 2010

Poem the Twenty-Eighth

Haikus are crazy,
And sometimes they don't make sense.
Philadelphia.

Poem the Twenty-Seventh

Heading west today!
A fishing show in Des Moines,
Plus we'll see our friends!

Poem the Twenty-Sixth

Student needs kleenex-
I undertake the mission,
with dusty success.

Poem the Twenty-Fifth

Nice, folksy music:
The Simon and Garfunkel.
Soothing, calming sounds...

Poem the Twenty-Fourth

Flat tires are no fun,
Especially when they are
too bad to be fixed.