I'm really liking these half and half days.
They don't drag on and I'm able to escape after getting yelled at by crazy old ladies.
They're the worst because they belittle you.
With men they're just mad and yell, but women calmly hurl insult after insult making you feel like a tiny defenseless being.
So that was fun.
Not.
Reference Questions of the Day:
Question: What's a five letter word for small silvery fish?
Answer: Smelt
Question: Do roaches lay eggs in books?
Answer: Dear God, I hope not.
So I'm at the practicum right, and we're doing more sorting and stamping when all the sudden this bug crawls out of a book.
And not just any bug, a big huge roach bug creature thing that's all crawling and disgusting and just blah.
Needless to say we put that book outside - and when I say "we" I mean "he" cause clearly I wasn't going to pick it up - and then when we left it was gone.
So either someone stole it or roaches ate it.
Either way I want nothing to do with it.
Other than that the practicum is going awesome. We were in the women's building today going through our collection. We're actually out of a shelves - which is a good problem to have in a smaller library - so we're going to have to do a bit of shifting.
Practicum Count-Up: 17/90
We got done a bit early so we went back to the main building and he asks, "do you like rootbeer?"
Heck yeah I like rootbeer.
Apparently he had brought rootbeer and icecream for some event earlier and there were leftovers.
So we ate rootbeer floats as we made plans for Thursday.
Which will put me at 20 of my hours, woohoo!
Is flying by and I'll miss it when it's over.
Tonight I had a meeting with the Library Goddess plus Comrade and then another classmate/former coworker. He did a stint in our music library for his practicum and the three of us will be taking Comps in October.
Even though I've been to 2 of these review sessions and led 1 myself it's a rule that I attend the one right before I take them.
So I got to review all the tips and rules for The Week From Hell.
Or so I'm calling it.
We get our questions on a Saturday so we're thinking of meeting up - the three of us - on Sunday to brainstorm.
It's allowed. So long as we don't copy each other's papers.
Which would be stupid because then we would both fail - they go to the same person.
Having someone proofread your papers is also allowed so I'm thinking of asking Superwoman - cause she knows all about the subjects - or The Cool Aunt or Oldest Sister because they're accomplished writers.
Or perhaps a combination of the both.
I don't know. I have a month and a half to figure that out, but the hints and tips are already online so I should really get started on researching those early.
So that was my day.
That lady calling and yelling shadowed everything else from work - except for that fish thing - so I don't have any other highlights from this morning. Afternoon was practicum, evening was meeting, after which I went grocery shopping and picked up Elementary Season One.
Cause I love Lucy Liu, and Sherlock Holmes, and think the twist that Watson is Joan instead of John is intriguing.
It's actually quite lovely.
And the cause for this entire post being written with a British accent.
But you know all about that quirk.
I hear someone speak in an accent and I speak back in that accent.
Which is why I have to pause at work whenever I hear someone talk in an accent. Because that would just be disastrous.
So, tomorrow, full day at work, volunteer training in the afternoon and then I get to switch cars with Mom.
Oh yeah, been driving her car this week since mine is in the shop getting new tires.
It's nice to have a boyfriend who notices things like the need for new tires so I don't get stranded somewhere in the middle of winter.
Lord knows I know nothing about cars or tires or when they need changing. Or how to change them.
Sorry.
Not a skill I possess I'm afraid.
On the music:
American Girl - Bonnie McKee
because I know that whenever my car explodes i use the fire to roast marshmallows.
it scares me that she's 29.
Now back to Elementary.
You should really watch that clip, it's delightful.
Plus I should you know, do something with these bandages. For the fourth time today.
This one hurts a lot more than previous years. Perhaps breaking it open twice was a bad idea.
You'd think I'd have enough scar tissue built up by now that it shouldn't even bust open.
The classmate/former coworker says soon it'll just turn into zombie-mode and stay that way.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Good morning, Team Awesome! So good he had to catch it twice.
Ah, church league softball.
Today was the 2nd Annual WELS Area Softball Tournament, and we dominated.
Last year's was a lot of fun - Unhook the Plow - but this year was extra special because we beat the team that beat us twice a month ago.
Sort of.
I mean, we did beat them.
In the morning.
However, we tied them in the afternoon.
But that's more of a longer story. I'll get there.
So, morning game against Plymouth - a developing rivalry - as mentioned, they beat us twice last month but this was our turf, our field, our team, our... whatever, you get the point. So it was on. And you knew it was on when Pastor showed up and greeted us with, "Good morning, Team Awesome!"
Homey G and I had planned to go early to warm up so I was there half an hour early followed closely by Megz and Tyler.
We threw the ball around for a while until the rest of the team joined us then headed in for the big game. A few changes to the lineup, this time Scuba Steve-O was working so he couldn't make it but we were joined by Tash - one of my old play kids - and Jordan who's Pastor's brother-in-law.
Both were welcomed and both showed some serious skills throughout the day so we're keeping them.
Our first challenge of the day?
The lineup.
We didn't have paper, so what do I flail to when I don't have paper?
That's right, my phone.
Make fun all your want, real life big brother, it was the ONLY PAPER WE HAD!
Until Tyler went to his car, got an old bill and we wrote on the back of that.
We switched it up a bit. I realized that we were putting most of our power hitters in a row so we spaced them out and it turned out really well. We won the first game like 9-5 or something like that. I should have written it down on my electronic paper, sorry.
All I cared about was that we won, which sounds horrible, but when you're playing your rivals that's all you would care about too.
After that victory they played Kearney/Grand Island. Two churches who had formed into one team, cause they didn't have enough people interested. Plymouth won like 19-10 and then we took a lunch break.
Jim O makes a mean burger, especially when you top it with sauteed onions and surround it with chips, watermelon, potato salad and deviled eggs.
I ate far too much which I didn't realize until we were out on the field again.
We were worried because the K/GI team had 7 guys and only 4 girls, but it actually worked out okay cause we won our afternoon game against them as well. We're nice and didn't make them take an out every time two men batted in a row.
That's the rule for our slow pitch league, you have to alternate boy/girl when you bat, along with each man can only hit one home run per game, however a woman can hit as many as she wants.
This game had a bit of a bigger spread than the morning one. They were up 2-0 after their first bat but then we batted all the way around the order right after that. Becky being the first out then someone else being the second and then around to Becky again who claimed the third out.
We gave her crap about that for the rest of the day.
But it's okay cause she gave us crap right back.
After that it was Plymouth again for the re-match.
We were zonked from our previous game, but knew that this would be the game of the day so we put our game faces on.
We were ahead for most of the game but they made a comeback around the 5th inning. Then it was tied 9-9. Until around the 11th inning when it was tied 10-10, until around the 15th inning when we said, um, okay. Let's call it a draw.
We're only supposed to play 7 innings.
But we're competitive so we had to keep going until there was a winner.
However, 4:15 rolled around and Pastor had to leave at 4:30 and when the other team's pastor wouldn't agree to a footrace against our Pastor to determine the winner we decided to leave it as a tie.
Which means next year it's gonna be even more of a rivalry.
But I claimed us the champions since we had beat them that morning.
I had some good hits throughout the day. Getting on base more than getting out, which is always the goal. Actually, I think the entire day I only got out three times. Which is pretty good since we played three games and they had some wicked good fielders on each team.
But so did we. And I got to be in the outfield with Pastor, Tash and my brother. I switched off innings with Megz until I was sidelined for an injury, though I still batted.
An injury which I'm sure you all expected.
The obligatory "I slid and broke my leg open again" one.
Woops.
6 years and counting.
Or is it 7?
Same spot, same leg, 7 years and counting.
And usually the same base - stupid second.
The problem with this year's though was that when I broke it open it wasn't all that bad. Jim O cleaned it and I went back in the game.
But you know me, I slid again, breaking it back open and then it was just gross.
Instead of having him clean it again, cause it hurts, I went home to take a shower.
Which ended up hurting even worse.
But now it's clean and all wrapped up.
Though tomorrow I'll have to wake up early to re-do it I'm sure.
Ugh.
I know, I know, I bring it on myself. And I'll get yelled at tomorrow by not only Sketch - who I'm surprised hasn't "middle-named" me yet, but also Queen of the Known Universe and the Queen of Awesome.
Who's exact words when I told her I'd be playing softball this weekend were "try not to rip open you leg again."
Sorry.
My bad.
To be fair it is tradition.
You'd think I'd have enough scar tissue built up by now.
Anyway, it was a great day.
"Who's Steve" dominated. Go here for the team name explanation if you don't already know.
And we're having t-shirts made for our regular season which hopefully starts soon.
Quotes of the Day:
Pastor: "Good morning, Team Awesome!"
Me: "It's the only paper we had!"
Mike: "Anything that can move without feet freaks me out."
Pastor: "So good he caught it twice."
and then a completely unrelated one,
Me: "Your couch is unplugged?"
ask Mom about that one.
Song of the Day: Song You Know But Forgot You Knew It
All I Really Want - Alanis Morissette
heard this one on the way there this morning and have been singing it ever since.
classic Alanis.
Now I'm off to re-wrap my leg before crashing and hard. I'm exhausted. Half and half day tomorrow which means I'll be on my feet the whole afternoon. Gonna need all the sleep I can get.
Legitimate pre-midnight post. Holy crap tag in use.
Today was the 2nd Annual WELS Area Softball Tournament, and we dominated.
Last year's was a lot of fun - Unhook the Plow - but this year was extra special because we beat the team that beat us twice a month ago.
Sort of.
I mean, we did beat them.
In the morning.
However, we tied them in the afternoon.
But that's more of a longer story. I'll get there.
So, morning game against Plymouth - a developing rivalry - as mentioned, they beat us twice last month but this was our turf, our field, our team, our... whatever, you get the point. So it was on. And you knew it was on when Pastor showed up and greeted us with, "Good morning, Team Awesome!"
Homey G and I had planned to go early to warm up so I was there half an hour early followed closely by Megz and Tyler.
We threw the ball around for a while until the rest of the team joined us then headed in for the big game. A few changes to the lineup, this time Scuba Steve-O was working so he couldn't make it but we were joined by Tash - one of my old play kids - and Jordan who's Pastor's brother-in-law.
Both were welcomed and both showed some serious skills throughout the day so we're keeping them.
Our first challenge of the day?
The lineup.
We didn't have paper, so what do I flail to when I don't have paper?
That's right, my phone.
Make fun all your want, real life big brother, it was the ONLY PAPER WE HAD!
Until Tyler went to his car, got an old bill and we wrote on the back of that.
We switched it up a bit. I realized that we were putting most of our power hitters in a row so we spaced them out and it turned out really well. We won the first game like 9-5 or something like that. I should have written it down on my electronic paper, sorry.
All I cared about was that we won, which sounds horrible, but when you're playing your rivals that's all you would care about too.
After that victory they played Kearney/Grand Island. Two churches who had formed into one team, cause they didn't have enough people interested. Plymouth won like 19-10 and then we took a lunch break.
Jim O makes a mean burger, especially when you top it with sauteed onions and surround it with chips, watermelon, potato salad and deviled eggs.
I ate far too much which I didn't realize until we were out on the field again.
We were worried because the K/GI team had 7 guys and only 4 girls, but it actually worked out okay cause we won our afternoon game against them as well. We're nice and didn't make them take an out every time two men batted in a row.
That's the rule for our slow pitch league, you have to alternate boy/girl when you bat, along with each man can only hit one home run per game, however a woman can hit as many as she wants.
This game had a bit of a bigger spread than the morning one. They were up 2-0 after their first bat but then we batted all the way around the order right after that. Becky being the first out then someone else being the second and then around to Becky again who claimed the third out.
We gave her crap about that for the rest of the day.
But it's okay cause she gave us crap right back.
After that it was Plymouth again for the re-match.
We were zonked from our previous game, but knew that this would be the game of the day so we put our game faces on.
We were ahead for most of the game but they made a comeback around the 5th inning. Then it was tied 9-9. Until around the 11th inning when it was tied 10-10, until around the 15th inning when we said, um, okay. Let's call it a draw.
We're only supposed to play 7 innings.
But we're competitive so we had to keep going until there was a winner.
However, 4:15 rolled around and Pastor had to leave at 4:30 and when the other team's pastor wouldn't agree to a footrace against our Pastor to determine the winner we decided to leave it as a tie.
Which means next year it's gonna be even more of a rivalry.
But I claimed us the champions since we had beat them that morning.
I had some good hits throughout the day. Getting on base more than getting out, which is always the goal. Actually, I think the entire day I only got out three times. Which is pretty good since we played three games and they had some wicked good fielders on each team.
But so did we. And I got to be in the outfield with Pastor, Tash and my brother. I switched off innings with Megz until I was sidelined for an injury, though I still batted.
An injury which I'm sure you all expected.
The obligatory "I slid and broke my leg open again" one.
Woops.
6 years and counting.
Or is it 7?
Same spot, same leg, 7 years and counting.
And usually the same base - stupid second.
The problem with this year's though was that when I broke it open it wasn't all that bad. Jim O cleaned it and I went back in the game.
But you know me, I slid again, breaking it back open and then it was just gross.
Instead of having him clean it again, cause it hurts, I went home to take a shower.
Which ended up hurting even worse.
But now it's clean and all wrapped up.
Though tomorrow I'll have to wake up early to re-do it I'm sure.
Ugh.
I know, I know, I bring it on myself. And I'll get yelled at tomorrow by not only Sketch - who I'm surprised hasn't "middle-named" me yet, but also Queen of the Known Universe and the Queen of Awesome.
Who's exact words when I told her I'd be playing softball this weekend were "try not to rip open you leg again."
Sorry.
My bad.
To be fair it is tradition.
You'd think I'd have enough scar tissue built up by now.
Anyway, it was a great day.
"Who's Steve" dominated. Go here for the team name explanation if you don't already know.
And we're having t-shirts made for our regular season which hopefully starts soon.
Quotes of the Day:
Pastor: "Good morning, Team Awesome!"
Me: "It's the only paper we had!"
Mike: "Anything that can move without feet freaks me out."
Pastor: "So good he caught it twice."
and then a completely unrelated one,
Me: "Your couch is unplugged?"
ask Mom about that one.
Song of the Day: Song You Know But Forgot You Knew It
All I Really Want - Alanis Morissette
heard this one on the way there this morning and have been singing it ever since.
classic Alanis.
Now I'm off to re-wrap my leg before crashing and hard. I'm exhausted. Half and half day tomorrow which means I'll be on my feet the whole afternoon. Gonna need all the sleep I can get.
Legitimate pre-midnight post. Holy crap tag in use.
Friday, August 16, 2013
They call me The Wanderer, yeah The Wanderer
So...I spent the day attempting to not flip people off.
Not because I was mad, but because I stabbed myself in the middle finger around 3AM last night - apparently I should stay out of the kitchen when I'm half asleep, or not asleep whatsoever - and I'm sporting so many bandaids that it won't bend properly.
Now I'm all queasy so I don't want to look at it...I'm just gonna assume it's fine.
I'm still walking and breathing so it can't be that bad.
Today was good.
Worked 9-1, took a nap, went out to dinner with the sisters, came back with a box of leftovers.
We had fun, but we always fun.
Quotes of the night:
-"Gazinta" was our family the only family subjected to this word on a regular basis? It means thing. But you can't come up with a name for the thing, so instead of just calling it a thing it's a "gazinta".
-"Why would I have a knife?"
-"Well, why would you have worms?"
-"Ferticula"
-"They probably took them down cause they got tired of explaining 'ferticula'."
Second Sister says she never gets "quote of the day" but she had some good ones tonight. Though some I can't include.
All I got for tonight. It's back to work tomorrow and then hopefully date night with the boyfriend.
Enjoying one of my last nights without homework by catching up on some Wipeout.
Classes start up again Monday. Thankfully I'm really only taking one - I mean, I'm registered for two but one of them is the practicum so the only real homework with that is just the actual hours on site and then the papers due at the end of each month.
Youth Services is my main class this semester. It's one of those "choose your path" classes where you pick a focus of either teens or youth. I will go with teens as I work with them more often and could actually apply what I learn.
I'm not going to think about October. October and comprehensive exams don't exist on my radar until October starts. And even then it's like the third week.
Plus I got my comrade who's taking them the same time. We'll meet up for coffee and go over sources. Which is allowed. As long as we don't write the papers together.
That makes me freak out about it less.
Okay, off to bed. Should enjoy this whole sleep before midnight thing while I can.
Hope you had a good one.
Song of the Day:
The Wanderer - Dion
classic.
Not because I was mad, but because I stabbed myself in the middle finger around 3AM last night - apparently I should stay out of the kitchen when I'm half asleep, or not asleep whatsoever - and I'm sporting so many bandaids that it won't bend properly.
Now I'm all queasy so I don't want to look at it...I'm just gonna assume it's fine.
I'm still walking and breathing so it can't be that bad.
Today was good.
Worked 9-1, took a nap, went out to dinner with the sisters, came back with a box of leftovers.
We had fun, but we always fun.
Quotes of the night:
-"Gazinta" was our family the only family subjected to this word on a regular basis? It means thing. But you can't come up with a name for the thing, so instead of just calling it a thing it's a "gazinta".
-"Why would I have a knife?"
-"Well, why would you have worms?"
-"Ferticula"
-"They probably took them down cause they got tired of explaining 'ferticula'."
Second Sister says she never gets "quote of the day" but she had some good ones tonight. Though some I can't include.
All I got for tonight. It's back to work tomorrow and then hopefully date night with the boyfriend.
Enjoying one of my last nights without homework by catching up on some Wipeout.
Classes start up again Monday. Thankfully I'm really only taking one - I mean, I'm registered for two but one of them is the practicum so the only real homework with that is just the actual hours on site and then the papers due at the end of each month.
Youth Services is my main class this semester. It's one of those "choose your path" classes where you pick a focus of either teens or youth. I will go with teens as I work with them more often and could actually apply what I learn.
I'm not going to think about October. October and comprehensive exams don't exist on my radar until October starts. And even then it's like the third week.
Plus I got my comrade who's taking them the same time. We'll meet up for coffee and go over sources. Which is allowed. As long as we don't write the papers together.
That makes me freak out about it less.
Okay, off to bed. Should enjoy this whole sleep before midnight thing while I can.
Hope you had a good one.
Song of the Day:
The Wanderer - Dion
classic.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Stupid SpongeRobert, get in the hole!
This weekend was huge.
I'm exhausted.
I feel old.
Though I was told this morning by my nephew that since I'm not married I'm not a grown up.
So I've got that going for me.
We asked him what about Laverna - my 96-year-old great aunt - cause she's not married and he says that she must not be a grown up either.
Okay so yesterday was Tee it up for Tuition the annual golf tournament fundraiser for my old high school. 2G dominated.
This year we were at a different course with almost double the amount of teams.
Which is both good and bad.
It's good because it means more money for the school but bad because it means we had to wait at each and every hole.
And when we get stuck waiting Pastor gets bored and hits balls into cornfields.
Which is why I brought my bag full of throwaways.
Huzzah.
I, myself, stuck with my colored balls.
I hate Spongebob with a passion so I enjoy smacking the crap out of the ones with his face on them.
And hit one into a water hazard on purpose to send him back to his stupid pineapple under the sea.
I started with a box of 8 I finished with 2.
We par-red out. We were one up at one point and then the last whole put us even.
It was a lot of fun. We're really goofy and not really in it to win it - mostly because the winning team this year golfed a 15 under par. So yeah, a bit off of that. We just want to beat Hillman.
That is literally our only goal and this year we tied him.
Since we are the loudest and goofiest ones there this is what you may have overheard if you were present.
Quotes of the Day:
"Now you know what it's like to ride in a cart with her."
"Hey, I didn't throw you out last year."
"Here's your snake cake."
"Fly by the seat of your phone."
"Blow a gasket if you have to!"
"I didn't know I had one but I will."
"Port-a-John."
"The guy with the girl name."
"Thanksgiving! Lutheran Church. We need more exclamation points at our church."
"SpongeRobert!"
This is our 4th year though year 1 was before I started the blog so I only have years 2: Our Drinking Team Has a Golfing Problem and 3: Bob of Sponge, Won't You Come? Won't You Come?
As you can see not much has changed.
The new course was nice, but not so nice was the fight that broke out over dinner - seriously? between one of the golfers on the other team and a random drunk dude - the long wait for prizes and then the 2 hour drive back.
So we're saying, move it back! Move it back!
Or closer at least.
Or start it earlier. 2 is way too late, because of all the waiting we didn't get back to the clubhouse until 7:15. Dinner didn't get over until 8, we left halfway through the prizes - mostly because there was nothing good left but also because it was 8:30 and we had a 2 hour drive left.
If they started at 9 we could just do an lunch eating thing and it would be much cooler.
I'd be in for that.
We'll see if they think it went well as it is ultimately their decision.
So that was golf.
Today was softball.
I love playing with "Who's Steve?" We're like a dysfunctional family but it works for us.
We put the fun in dysfunctional.
We've been playing together so long that we don't even worry about assigning positions cause we play the same spots every year.
Batting order we switch up though.
The batting order 5 years ago is where our name originated. In case you were wondering why someone would name their team "Who's Steve?"
Pastor was new and his wife - who also plays - wrote up the order. Since she calls him by his actual name and not "Pastor" she wrote "Steve". When Becky was reading off the list she was like "Mike, Becky, Steve - Who's Steve?" "Um, Pastor." And it stuck.
Now we're gonna have team t-shirts made. And they're gonna be awesome.
This is just a warmup for our fall season so we don't really care that we lost.
I don't know what happened, we started off really strong but came up short.
Couple of errors but really the other team was just as good. Lot of back and forth.
But that's okay, we'll get revenge on labor day as they will be on our turf.
Huzzah for the 2nd Annual WELS Softball Area Tournament.
They came last year as well, Unhook the Plow, we lost the first but smashed them down like the hand of God in the second so it evened out. Then called ourselves the Champions cause we could.
We should get a trophy for this year.
Remind me of that closer to the tournament.
Anyway, it was a lot of fun, I like playing with my brother and the rest of the crazy gang.
As is tradition I slid and broke open my leg. Not as bad as previous years - and at least this year's slide was intentional, as opposed to last year's...I don't even know what to call it - read the link above for the description of that slow motion fluke.
So I got my leg all wrapped up in my gauze pads that I have in bulk cause I know I'll need them each and every year whether intentional or not so intentional.
And my big fat cat is staring at me saying, hey, it's time for sleep so guess I should stop rambling and put the laptop down so he can fall asleep on my stomach as usual.
Songs of the Weekend:
Black Hold Sun - Soundgarden
cause I always sing "Bob of sponge, won't you come?" when I golf.
Raise Your Glass - Pink
i'm posting this version because i like watching michelle pfeiffer's character attempt to dance.
awesomeness.
it took me until this exact moment to realize that they were in hairspray together.
woops.
to be fair her character in that was the polar opposite of her character in this.
and i don't really pay attention to his credits.
though he does have some nice dance moves.
I'm exhausted.
I feel old.
Though I was told this morning by my nephew that since I'm not married I'm not a grown up.
So I've got that going for me.
We asked him what about Laverna - my 96-year-old great aunt - cause she's not married and he says that she must not be a grown up either.
Okay so yesterday was Tee it up for Tuition the annual golf tournament fundraiser for my old high school. 2G dominated.
This year we were at a different course with almost double the amount of teams.
Which is both good and bad.
It's good because it means more money for the school but bad because it means we had to wait at each and every hole.
And when we get stuck waiting Pastor gets bored and hits balls into cornfields.
Which is why I brought my bag full of throwaways.
Huzzah.
I, myself, stuck with my colored balls.
I hate Spongebob with a passion so I enjoy smacking the crap out of the ones with his face on them.
And hit one into a water hazard on purpose to send him back to his stupid pineapple under the sea.
I started with a box of 8 I finished with 2.
We par-red out. We were one up at one point and then the last whole put us even.
It was a lot of fun. We're really goofy and not really in it to win it - mostly because the winning team this year golfed a 15 under par. So yeah, a bit off of that. We just want to beat Hillman.
That is literally our only goal and this year we tied him.
Since we are the loudest and goofiest ones there this is what you may have overheard if you were present.
Quotes of the Day:
"Now you know what it's like to ride in a cart with her."
"Hey, I didn't throw you out last year."
"Here's your snake cake."
"Fly by the seat of your phone."
"Blow a gasket if you have to!"
"I didn't know I had one but I will."
"Port-a-John."
"The guy with the girl name."
"Thanksgiving! Lutheran Church. We need more exclamation points at our church."
"SpongeRobert!"
This is our 4th year though year 1 was before I started the blog so I only have years 2: Our Drinking Team Has a Golfing Problem and 3: Bob of Sponge, Won't You Come? Won't You Come?
As you can see not much has changed.
The new course was nice, but not so nice was the fight that broke out over dinner - seriously? between one of the golfers on the other team and a random drunk dude - the long wait for prizes and then the 2 hour drive back.
So we're saying, move it back! Move it back!
Or closer at least.
Or start it earlier. 2 is way too late, because of all the waiting we didn't get back to the clubhouse until 7:15. Dinner didn't get over until 8, we left halfway through the prizes - mostly because there was nothing good left but also because it was 8:30 and we had a 2 hour drive left.
If they started at 9 we could just do an lunch eating thing and it would be much cooler.
I'd be in for that.
We'll see if they think it went well as it is ultimately their decision.
So that was golf.
Today was softball.
I love playing with "Who's Steve?" We're like a dysfunctional family but it works for us.
We put the fun in dysfunctional.
We've been playing together so long that we don't even worry about assigning positions cause we play the same spots every year.
Batting order we switch up though.
The batting order 5 years ago is where our name originated. In case you were wondering why someone would name their team "Who's Steve?"
Pastor was new and his wife - who also plays - wrote up the order. Since she calls him by his actual name and not "Pastor" she wrote "Steve". When Becky was reading off the list she was like "Mike, Becky, Steve - Who's Steve?" "Um, Pastor." And it stuck.
Now we're gonna have team t-shirts made. And they're gonna be awesome.
This is just a warmup for our fall season so we don't really care that we lost.
I don't know what happened, we started off really strong but came up short.
Couple of errors but really the other team was just as good. Lot of back and forth.
But that's okay, we'll get revenge on labor day as they will be on our turf.
Huzzah for the 2nd Annual WELS Softball Area Tournament.
They came last year as well, Unhook the Plow, we lost the first but smashed them down like the hand of God in the second so it evened out. Then called ourselves the Champions cause we could.
We should get a trophy for this year.
Remind me of that closer to the tournament.
Anyway, it was a lot of fun, I like playing with my brother and the rest of the crazy gang.
As is tradition I slid and broke open my leg. Not as bad as previous years - and at least this year's slide was intentional, as opposed to last year's...I don't even know what to call it - read the link above for the description of that slow motion fluke.
So I got my leg all wrapped up in my gauze pads that I have in bulk cause I know I'll need them each and every year whether intentional or not so intentional.
And my big fat cat is staring at me saying, hey, it's time for sleep so guess I should stop rambling and put the laptop down so he can fall asleep on my stomach as usual.
Songs of the Weekend:
Black Hold Sun - Soundgarden
cause I always sing "Bob of sponge, won't you come?" when I golf.
Raise Your Glass - Pink
i'm posting this version because i like watching michelle pfeiffer's character attempt to dance.
awesomeness.
it took me until this exact moment to realize that they were in hairspray together.
woops.
to be fair her character in that was the polar opposite of her character in this.
and i don't really pay attention to his credits.
though he does have some nice dance moves.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
"I'm being beaten up by a guy called Rupert?"
Question of the day: How many people drown when lifeguards run to them in slow motion?
Joking.
Been watching too much Wipeout.
Okay, sad fact.
It's 11:30 and I'm totally dead tired.
I'm not gonna make it 'til midnight.
Not that I'm aiming to, I'm just usually up til 1 or 2.
Cause I get distracted and then remember I have all this stuff to do - like post - and it's like midnight when I get to it.
Which explains why this morning was awful.
Fell asleep last night around 3.
I don't even know why, I just couldn't get comfortable.
My back is still messed up.
The boyfriend gave me a massage and it's still out of whack.
Should probably do something about it but don't have the time.
Cause tomorrow is the kickoff party!!
I'm gonna die.
Holy crap, I'm nervous.
Like last year, I helped, but I wasn't in charge.
This year I came up with the list of activities for the kids to choose from, I cleared everything with the bosses, shopped for all the supplies, collaborated with outside sponsors, put everything together, came up with the flyers, and now I'm freaked that I'm missing something.
Though that's what my mentor's around for, she and I went over everything in the afternoon.
Quote of the day:
"Such a random combination for a closet, you've got coats, a laptop, and buckets of sand?"
Aside from all that planning chaos the second floor still looks like a crime scene.
Here's our computer lab currently.
The tape is appropriate, but it's a process.
Basically what's going on is we're getting new computers with a grant so our old computers are getting moved to the back corner where the biographies used to be for a computer classes/staff training lab. The new ones are gonna go where the old ones were, except without the raised floors and fishbowl walls.
However, the new computers aren't in yet.
So in the meantime the patrons are using our staff lab over in the back corner, but still have to sign in in the regular spot.
And the staff lab has the walls up around it.
But I think they're different walls than before.
Or there are less of them or something, I don't know.
It looks a lot smaller than it did.
Like I said it's a process.
A very long and delayed process that started about 2 years ago with Fearless Leader in charge.
Aaannd now she's been gone for over a year.
So that was my workday. Along with some more training.
Tonight the boyfriend came up - yes more storms and rain, that's what like 5 days in a row now?
Or is it 6?
We watched Lockout.
Scale of Awesome says 6/10.
I do like Guy Pearce.
And it was nice seeing him as the good guy after seeing him go all psycho crazy on Iron Man 3.
It had its moments but that trailer is completely misleading.
Snow actually gets betrayed by his own team and gets forced to go on this mission or he'll be stuck in that prison.
As opposed to the trailer saying people recommended him for it.
Langral: I don't like hurting you, Snow.
Snow: Is that why you're having him do it?
Langral: I can have Rupert bludgeon you all night.
Snow: I'm being beaten up by a guy called Rupert?
Snow: Ok, see here on the map?
Emilie Warnock: Yeah.
Snow: That's where the pod is. You get in it, you fly away. The good guys will come and get you, ok?
Emilie Warnock: On my own?
Snow: You're a big girl, right? Here's an apple and a gun. Don't talk to strangers, shoot them.
And that was my night.
Now I'm gonna fall asleep watching some Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
Cause it's taking over my DVR.
Marathons are good, except when you get behind on watching them. Then it's just an overload.
Song of the day:
Someone That You're With - Nickelback
bet that video took a long time to put together.
yeah, yeah, i know, it's a Nickelback song and they're awful.
but i like this one and used to listen to it all the time in high school.
besides, he's married to Avril Lavigne so he can't be that bad...right?
*cough* right.
out at 11:59, holy crap tag in use.
Joking.
Been watching too much Wipeout.
Okay, sad fact.
It's 11:30 and I'm totally dead tired.
I'm not gonna make it 'til midnight.
Not that I'm aiming to, I'm just usually up til 1 or 2.
Cause I get distracted and then remember I have all this stuff to do - like post - and it's like midnight when I get to it.
Which explains why this morning was awful.
Fell asleep last night around 3.
I don't even know why, I just couldn't get comfortable.
My back is still messed up.
The boyfriend gave me a massage and it's still out of whack.
Should probably do something about it but don't have the time.
Cause tomorrow is the kickoff party!!
I'm gonna die.
Holy crap, I'm nervous.
Like last year, I helped, but I wasn't in charge.
This year I came up with the list of activities for the kids to choose from, I cleared everything with the bosses, shopped for all the supplies, collaborated with outside sponsors, put everything together, came up with the flyers, and now I'm freaked that I'm missing something.
Though that's what my mentor's around for, she and I went over everything in the afternoon.
Quote of the day:
"Such a random combination for a closet, you've got coats, a laptop, and buckets of sand?"
Aside from all that planning chaos the second floor still looks like a crime scene.
Here's our computer lab currently.
The tape is appropriate, but it's a process.
Basically what's going on is we're getting new computers with a grant so our old computers are getting moved to the back corner where the biographies used to be for a computer classes/staff training lab. The new ones are gonna go where the old ones were, except without the raised floors and fishbowl walls.
However, the new computers aren't in yet.
So in the meantime the patrons are using our staff lab over in the back corner, but still have to sign in in the regular spot.
And the staff lab has the walls up around it.
But I think they're different walls than before.
Or there are less of them or something, I don't know.
It looks a lot smaller than it did.
Like I said it's a process.
A very long and delayed process that started about 2 years ago with Fearless Leader in charge.
Aaannd now she's been gone for over a year.
So that was my workday. Along with some more training.
Tonight the boyfriend came up - yes more storms and rain, that's what like 5 days in a row now?
Or is it 6?
We watched Lockout.
Scale of Awesome says 6/10.
I do like Guy Pearce.
And it was nice seeing him as the good guy after seeing him go all psycho crazy on Iron Man 3.
It had its moments but that trailer is completely misleading.
Snow actually gets betrayed by his own team and gets forced to go on this mission or he'll be stuck in that prison.
As opposed to the trailer saying people recommended him for it.
Langral: I don't like hurting you, Snow.
Snow: Is that why you're having him do it?
Langral: I can have Rupert bludgeon you all night.
Snow: I'm being beaten up by a guy called Rupert?
Snow: Ok, see here on the map?
Emilie Warnock: Yeah.
Snow: That's where the pod is. You get in it, you fly away. The good guys will come and get you, ok?
Emilie Warnock: On my own?
Snow: You're a big girl, right? Here's an apple and a gun. Don't talk to strangers, shoot them.
And that was my night.
Now I'm gonna fall asleep watching some Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
Cause it's taking over my DVR.
Marathons are good, except when you get behind on watching them. Then it's just an overload.
Song of the day:
Someone That You're With - Nickelback
bet that video took a long time to put together.
yeah, yeah, i know, it's a Nickelback song and they're awful.
but i like this one and used to listen to it all the time in high school.
besides, he's married to Avril Lavigne so he can't be that bad...right?
*cough* right.
out at 11:59, holy crap tag in use.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
"Was that a bird?" "Um. Yeah."
Ow.
That's all I have to say about today.
I don't know what I did but when I woke up this morning my back was in a massive amount of pain.
Must have slept wrong or slept walked and injured myself, who knows.
But it hurt.
All day.
Not that I'm whining about it.
Sorry.
Pain.
Just reminds me that I'm getting older, which is not an easy thing to adjust to.
Though my TAB kids remind me of it every day.
While we were building our golf holes yesterday one of the teens was talking about her mom using hip terminology and how it was weird.
"cause she's old, like you."
"ouch, how old do you think i am?"
"like 30?"
Okay, first off, 30 is not old.
And second, why do teens think I'm 30? That's the second one of them at the library that's told me that.
I'm 25, good God.
Ugh.
New topic.
So what the crap is with this weather?
Every day this week we've had massive rain showers, flood warnings, and tornado watches.
Today's included a brief tornado warning, which led my boss, the guard and myself to the basement even though it was after closing.
Though it made closing extremely easy for the like 3 people that were still in the building.
Either come to the basement with us or leave.
They left.
After grocery shopping for the kickoff party today we'd have plenty of sustenance.
I mean, if we wanted to live off of apple juice and nilla wafers.
Although apparently Queen of the Known Universe has a secret stash of cookies somewhere.
Hmmm....
Anyway, doesn't it say something in Revelations about natural disasters taking over right before the end of days?
That was Revelations right?
My 17 years of private Lutheran schools hasn't failed me now has it?
Yes, I am one of those.
Though now I work in a very public library, and am getting my Master's at a public University, so don't give me that look.
I'm a rebel like that.
Those were basically the highlights of the day.
Back pain.
Kickoff shopping - bought 230 boxes of juice, 4 boxes of Nilla wafers, some seeds and ziplock bags and ah, crap. I forgot the napkins.
Oh well, I'm pretty sure I have some of those somewhere.
More training in the afternoon.
During which a bird divebombed the glass door.
Like there are windows galore and he chooses the door with stuff hanging all over it?
You'd think he's notice that one isn't fly-through-able.
I felt bad for laughing.
Especially when he kind of just sat there for like 20 minutes in shock next to the door.
The guard walked by and we flagged him down.
We went to show him and the bird was gone.
So that's a good sign.
The 8 - yes 8 - giant feathers in a big circle next to the door however were not such a good sign.
After the bird came the storm, after the storm I headed home - couldn't see the road in front of me for half of the drive, but I did in fact make it home. In like double the time it usually takes me.
Came home to watch Wipeout and some Iron Chef.
I'm digging this whole tournament of champions thing.
It's very exciting.
I'm watching an old one right now, where current Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli is actually still a sous-chef to Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian.
If you have no idea who I'm talking about this is Alex and this is Zakarian.
I usually root for the challenger, unless they're up against Cat Cora, but this time I think I'm going for the IC's because of the combination of the both of them.
And that was my day.
Exciting, yet not overly.
Song of the day:
Sitting Waiting Wishing - Jack Johnson
sweet video. no idea how they did it.
totally under-rated artist.
yes, i've posted it before, but it was back in like 2011.
good god, have i had this thing for that long?
apparently so.
Remember, Remember the 5th of November.
Got an email about classes starting next week.
Ugh.
I was just getting used to this whole time off thing.
Bought the textbook, it is already en-route.
For one of the classes at least, the other isn't online yet.
But that's the 1 credit class I can finish in a weekend.
Huzzah for that.
The other class may kill me.
I'm trying to down play it and not freak myself out, but it's a lot to do in a month.
Oh well, July and it'll be over.
Then it will be camp season. Then it'll be August for my last semester of classes. Then it'll be December and I'll be done.
And then it'll be times like these when I look back and say yeah no, not gonna go for the Doctorate.
I like having free time.
and i'm out.
here's to hoping tonight's sleep doesn't make my back any worse.
That's all I have to say about today.
I don't know what I did but when I woke up this morning my back was in a massive amount of pain.
Must have slept wrong or slept walked and injured myself, who knows.
But it hurt.
All day.
Not that I'm whining about it.
Sorry.
Pain.
Just reminds me that I'm getting older, which is not an easy thing to adjust to.
Though my TAB kids remind me of it every day.
While we were building our golf holes yesterday one of the teens was talking about her mom using hip terminology and how it was weird.
"cause she's old, like you."
"ouch, how old do you think i am?"
"like 30?"
Okay, first off, 30 is not old.
And second, why do teens think I'm 30? That's the second one of them at the library that's told me that.
I'm 25, good God.
Ugh.
New topic.
So what the crap is with this weather?
Every day this week we've had massive rain showers, flood warnings, and tornado watches.
Today's included a brief tornado warning, which led my boss, the guard and myself to the basement even though it was after closing.
Though it made closing extremely easy for the like 3 people that were still in the building.
Either come to the basement with us or leave.
They left.
After grocery shopping for the kickoff party today we'd have plenty of sustenance.
I mean, if we wanted to live off of apple juice and nilla wafers.
Although apparently Queen of the Known Universe has a secret stash of cookies somewhere.
Hmmm....
Anyway, doesn't it say something in Revelations about natural disasters taking over right before the end of days?
That was Revelations right?
My 17 years of private Lutheran schools hasn't failed me now has it?
Yes, I am one of those.
Though now I work in a very public library, and am getting my Master's at a public University, so don't give me that look.
I'm a rebel like that.
Those were basically the highlights of the day.
Back pain.
Kickoff shopping - bought 230 boxes of juice, 4 boxes of Nilla wafers, some seeds and ziplock bags and ah, crap. I forgot the napkins.
Oh well, I'm pretty sure I have some of those somewhere.
More training in the afternoon.
During which a bird divebombed the glass door.
Like there are windows galore and he chooses the door with stuff hanging all over it?
You'd think he's notice that one isn't fly-through-able.
I felt bad for laughing.
Especially when he kind of just sat there for like 20 minutes in shock next to the door.
The guard walked by and we flagged him down.
We went to show him and the bird was gone.
So that's a good sign.
The 8 - yes 8 - giant feathers in a big circle next to the door however were not such a good sign.
After the bird came the storm, after the storm I headed home - couldn't see the road in front of me for half of the drive, but I did in fact make it home. In like double the time it usually takes me.
Came home to watch Wipeout and some Iron Chef.
I'm digging this whole tournament of champions thing.
It's very exciting.
I'm watching an old one right now, where current Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli is actually still a sous-chef to Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian.
If you have no idea who I'm talking about this is Alex and this is Zakarian.
I usually root for the challenger, unless they're up against Cat Cora, but this time I think I'm going for the IC's because of the combination of the both of them.
And that was my day.
Exciting, yet not overly.
Song of the day:
Sitting Waiting Wishing - Jack Johnson
sweet video. no idea how they did it.
totally under-rated artist.
yes, i've posted it before, but it was back in like 2011.
good god, have i had this thing for that long?
apparently so.
Remember, Remember the 5th of November.
Got an email about classes starting next week.
Ugh.
I was just getting used to this whole time off thing.
Bought the textbook, it is already en-route.
For one of the classes at least, the other isn't online yet.
But that's the 1 credit class I can finish in a weekend.
Huzzah for that.
The other class may kill me.
I'm trying to down play it and not freak myself out, but it's a lot to do in a month.
Oh well, July and it'll be over.
Then it will be camp season. Then it'll be August for my last semester of classes. Then it'll be December and I'll be done.
And then it'll be times like these when I look back and say yeah no, not gonna go for the Doctorate.
I like having free time.
and i'm out.
here's to hoping tonight's sleep doesn't make my back any worse.
Monday, September 10, 2012
she's a hardcore, candy store, gimme some more girl...
Oh my god,
Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment.
This will probably be labeled as 11:50PM but it is currently 4:18AM
And even though I don't go in until 1PM I still need to fall asleep within the next few minutes to be fully functional tomorrow.
I was thinking I could handle all the classes, but they're deceptive. They ease you into them then throw all the assignments at you at once. I'm still up and have only finished one assignment and that's only because it took like 20 minutes total. Online quiz - once you do the readings you're gold.
Apparently I can no longer just sit and work for 3 hours straight, I keep getting distracted.
And it doesn't help that I have a psycho cat that tries to bite me every 5 minutes.
I still have a IT topics paper that I need to write and find sources for and a huge community analysis project that I have no idea idea where to start. It's all about planning your programs around your community and all that. I mean, it makes sense, but I literally just did this last year for Leadership/Management. I'm assuming the statistics have changed since then. I hate the census website, it's obnoxious and confusing.
Plus they're saying it has to be around 7 pages plus charts plus bibliography and it's like, ahhhh.
Hoping I'll make it in tomorrow - felt like crap today and woke up all burning up but no fever.
Okay, that's all negative. What was positive? I got to show off my sweet bruise today at work. It's amusing cause I just assume that Queen of the Known Universe has read this before she comes to work so when I approached her and asked if she wanted to see my bruise she was all over it. It's rockin' and has spread to between my toes. No idea how it did that but the swelling is gone, just kind of a bump thing in the middle.
Tomorrow I'm headed out for sushi with the Cool Aunt. Stoked for that, we've started to just go through the menu from top to bottom. I think we're on items 9-12.
But unless I want to fail all my classes that might be the only real night I'll be able to go out. Unless I can manage to work on more tonight or after dinner tomorrow. I'm still hoping to see the boyfriend at some point, as I actually like spending time with this one.
Which is a change from the norm.
I literally can't keep my eyes open so I'm doubting there will be more done tonight. I'll take my ipad tomorrow and work on it over lunch. I'll pull through, I always do.
She's So Mean - Matchbox 20
mix up of hot chelle rae and something else that's very similar to the 0:24-0:38 but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. i'm sure i'll think of it the second i've posted this. eh.
yes, officially 4:46AM. sleep. now.
Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment.
This will probably be labeled as 11:50PM but it is currently 4:18AM
And even though I don't go in until 1PM I still need to fall asleep within the next few minutes to be fully functional tomorrow.
I was thinking I could handle all the classes, but they're deceptive. They ease you into them then throw all the assignments at you at once. I'm still up and have only finished one assignment and that's only because it took like 20 minutes total. Online quiz - once you do the readings you're gold.
Apparently I can no longer just sit and work for 3 hours straight, I keep getting distracted.
And it doesn't help that I have a psycho cat that tries to bite me every 5 minutes.
I still have a IT topics paper that I need to write and find sources for and a huge community analysis project that I have no idea idea where to start. It's all about planning your programs around your community and all that. I mean, it makes sense, but I literally just did this last year for Leadership/Management. I'm assuming the statistics have changed since then. I hate the census website, it's obnoxious and confusing.
Plus they're saying it has to be around 7 pages plus charts plus bibliography and it's like, ahhhh.
Hoping I'll make it in tomorrow - felt like crap today and woke up all burning up but no fever.
Okay, that's all negative. What was positive? I got to show off my sweet bruise today at work. It's amusing cause I just assume that Queen of the Known Universe has read this before she comes to work so when I approached her and asked if she wanted to see my bruise she was all over it. It's rockin' and has spread to between my toes. No idea how it did that but the swelling is gone, just kind of a bump thing in the middle.
Tomorrow I'm headed out for sushi with the Cool Aunt. Stoked for that, we've started to just go through the menu from top to bottom. I think we're on items 9-12.
But unless I want to fail all my classes that might be the only real night I'll be able to go out. Unless I can manage to work on more tonight or after dinner tomorrow. I'm still hoping to see the boyfriend at some point, as I actually like spending time with this one.
Which is a change from the norm.
I literally can't keep my eyes open so I'm doubting there will be more done tonight. I'll take my ipad tomorrow and work on it over lunch. I'll pull through, I always do.
She's So Mean - Matchbox 20
mix up of hot chelle rae and something else that's very similar to the 0:24-0:38 but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. i'm sure i'll think of it the second i've posted this. eh.
yes, officially 4:46AM. sleep. now.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
howl at the moon, shoot out the light, it's a small town Sunday night...
So I'm on third, Pastor at the plate and he hits one straight at my head. I ducked and missed it. However, next pitch sent one straight at my feet.
Apparently I don't have the hops I used to have.
But I was on the base so I wasn't out and since it hit me when I was on the line it got called fair. Though Pastor didn't run, he mostly stood there for a while, then went to the base when the ump - who happens to be my cousin - said to go.
I didn't think it was so bad then I got home and went, WHOA! So now I have a sweet bruise on my foot. A big X on my second toe and a nice swollen bump and bruise right below that big toe.
My own Pastor, geez.
We won - vs Methodists - 13-6. Had some really good innings so that was lots of fun.
Sadly that will be it for my softball season as someone - not naming names but it wasn't one of ours - suggested they make the games earlier so more people would be able to make it.
And then ironically even more people on their team couldn't make it.
I'm seriously super bummed. Just got the t-shirt designs done and all that.
But I guess I got my token injury so I can be done. Torn up leg and now the foot. Joan wrapped my foot when we went out for icecream. It's amusing to have like 3 medical professionals on our team. Actually a good thing for me since I'm accident-prone.
So she wrapped that then I took it off to shower tonight. Should take a picture of the sweet bruise and upload it.
Before that game was gypsy caroling at the nursing home - we float from room to room so a few years ago we were labeled as the gypsies. It's family day so we go around and sing camp songs and all that. Like 3rd year we've done it. Was myself, Pastor, his wife, Homey-G-Wigger and of course our Gypsy Leader Liz.
Before that was yet another softball game - though this time was for my brother's birthday. Divided us up into teams accordingly. Brother just got a pitching machine that he's pretty proud of so we tried that for a bit. Got me warmed up for tonight's game. Though I still sucked it up. Sister-in-law and I pass the bad luck curse back and forth, I told her to keep it with her for the night since she couldn't make it but no luck.
Alright, falling asleep at the board. Have a good one.
Songs You Know But Forgot You Knew Them
Miami - Will Smith
was huge for a short while then disappeared.
Small Town Saturday Night - Hal Ketchum
what happened to this dude?
Apparently I don't have the hops I used to have.
But I was on the base so I wasn't out and since it hit me when I was on the line it got called fair. Though Pastor didn't run, he mostly stood there for a while, then went to the base when the ump - who happens to be my cousin - said to go.
I didn't think it was so bad then I got home and went, WHOA! So now I have a sweet bruise on my foot. A big X on my second toe and a nice swollen bump and bruise right below that big toe.
My own Pastor, geez.
We won - vs Methodists - 13-6. Had some really good innings so that was lots of fun.
Sadly that will be it for my softball season as someone - not naming names but it wasn't one of ours - suggested they make the games earlier so more people would be able to make it.
And then ironically even more people on their team couldn't make it.
I'm seriously super bummed. Just got the t-shirt designs done and all that.
But I guess I got my token injury so I can be done. Torn up leg and now the foot. Joan wrapped my foot when we went out for icecream. It's amusing to have like 3 medical professionals on our team. Actually a good thing for me since I'm accident-prone.
So she wrapped that then I took it off to shower tonight. Should take a picture of the sweet bruise and upload it.
Before that game was gypsy caroling at the nursing home - we float from room to room so a few years ago we were labeled as the gypsies. It's family day so we go around and sing camp songs and all that. Like 3rd year we've done it. Was myself, Pastor, his wife, Homey-G-Wigger and of course our Gypsy Leader Liz.
Before that was yet another softball game - though this time was for my brother's birthday. Divided us up into teams accordingly. Brother just got a pitching machine that he's pretty proud of so we tried that for a bit. Got me warmed up for tonight's game. Though I still sucked it up. Sister-in-law and I pass the bad luck curse back and forth, I told her to keep it with her for the night since she couldn't make it but no luck.
Alright, falling asleep at the board. Have a good one.
Songs You Know But Forgot You Knew Them
Miami - Will Smith
was huge for a short while then disappeared.
Small Town Saturday Night - Hal Ketchum
what happened to this dude?
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Sketch Meets The Parents
Today was rather suck-ish, but it's done and I'm over it.
Super short on staff today, basically had 2 people on first and 2 people on second for the majority of the day.
It was amusing - and obnoxious - because I started an email to my TAB kids with the meeting minutes and reminders at opening aka 10AM, and still wasn't finished by closing at 6PM. We were that busy. So 2 and 2, then about 5 carts worth of bookdrop stuff that didn't get checked in at the front cause I think I signed up a record amount of people for library cards - students mostly - and a lot of people paying off fines so that they're under the new maximum aka $10 instead of $15 so everyone that had charges of $14.99 had to pay 5 - and about %75 of the people who did actually didn't complain about it.
So that was a relief, I was actually expecting more of an outrage, but maybe I missed out on that since it's been a few days since the change.
Anyway, so we were crazy busy, plus the fact that I'm still limping - though the majority of that is because of the way my leg is wrapped which I'll fix tomorrow. Every time I adjust it it falls off because it's at the bend of my knee so I just wrapped it tight and taped it - got the tape residue covering my leg to prove it. And my back is about %40 better than yesterday, I mean I could bend over and not cringe, it just took a while for me to get back up. I felt old and useless. I'm hoping that's all cleared up by tomorrow. If not I'll just fake it, I'm good at that. But I have a group of volunteers coming in in the morning and I have to be a leader and participate in all the cleaning stuff that they'll be doing so it would be much easier if didn't hurt to bend over and tie my shoe.
Not that they're ever tied anyway.
But I got tired of every third person telling me that they're untied so broke down and did it.
After work was lots and lots and lots of homework which I finished all but one question - which is about re-writing one of the RUSA guidelines so I'll have to take some more time to work on that one then submit it, no pressure.
Now I've got Comedy Central turned on in the background cause I've been falling asleep to that a lot lately, and as I have to be up super early tomorrow cause I'm meeting up with the Library Goddess I'll leave you with Sketch and Edit and some music and then crash and burn.
Fair warning, there are a couple that you could read before this one for it to make total sense, but you don't have to.
If you want to they are here: Sketch Gets Some Flowers
And here: Sketch and Edit Buy Some Plants
Oh and the code is a reference from Sketch and Edit Cook a Turkey but there will be more on that tomorrow cause this has a sequel.
Clip of the day:
ah, jordis. the countdown continues...
Super short on staff today, basically had 2 people on first and 2 people on second for the majority of the day.
It was amusing - and obnoxious - because I started an email to my TAB kids with the meeting minutes and reminders at opening aka 10AM, and still wasn't finished by closing at 6PM. We were that busy. So 2 and 2, then about 5 carts worth of bookdrop stuff that didn't get checked in at the front cause I think I signed up a record amount of people for library cards - students mostly - and a lot of people paying off fines so that they're under the new maximum aka $10 instead of $15 so everyone that had charges of $14.99 had to pay 5 - and about %75 of the people who did actually didn't complain about it.
So that was a relief, I was actually expecting more of an outrage, but maybe I missed out on that since it's been a few days since the change.
Anyway, so we were crazy busy, plus the fact that I'm still limping - though the majority of that is because of the way my leg is wrapped which I'll fix tomorrow. Every time I adjust it it falls off because it's at the bend of my knee so I just wrapped it tight and taped it - got the tape residue covering my leg to prove it. And my back is about %40 better than yesterday, I mean I could bend over and not cringe, it just took a while for me to get back up. I felt old and useless. I'm hoping that's all cleared up by tomorrow. If not I'll just fake it, I'm good at that. But I have a group of volunteers coming in in the morning and I have to be a leader and participate in all the cleaning stuff that they'll be doing so it would be much easier if didn't hurt to bend over and tie my shoe.
Not that they're ever tied anyway.
But I got tired of every third person telling me that they're untied so broke down and did it.
After work was lots and lots and lots of homework which I finished all but one question - which is about re-writing one of the RUSA guidelines so I'll have to take some more time to work on that one then submit it, no pressure.
Now I've got Comedy Central turned on in the background cause I've been falling asleep to that a lot lately, and as I have to be up super early tomorrow cause I'm meeting up with the Library Goddess I'll leave you with Sketch and Edit and some music and then crash and burn.
Fair warning, there are a couple that you could read before this one for it to make total sense, but you don't have to.
If you want to they are here: Sketch Gets Some Flowers
And here: Sketch and Edit Buy Some Plants
Sketch Meets the Parents
*Sketch enters
front door and slams it*
Sketch – “Would
someone please tell me what is up with guys?!”
Edit from couch –
“You don’t really expect me to have an answer for that do you?”
S – “He wants me
to meet his mother.”
E – “What?!”
S – “Yeah.”
E – “I didn’t
know it was that serious!”
S – “Neither did
I!”
E – “When?”
S – “Now,
tonight, I gotta go get ready.”
E – “You’re
shaking!”
S – “I’m meeting
the parents! Who meets the parents on the third date?!”
E – “A mama’s
boy?”
S – “But
seriously? His mother? Seriously?”
E – “Where does
she live?”
S – “Over on Elm Street
E – “Ah,
suburbia, where they tear down the trees and then name the streets after them.”
S – “I gotta find
something to wear, come on.” *Edit jumps off couch and follows Sketch upstairs*
E – “You’re
asking me for fashion advice? Really?”
S – “You’re my
only option.”
E – “Good point.”
*Sketch goes into
closet while Edit sits on bed*
Sketch returns
with dress – “What do you think of this dress?”
E – “Ummm, stick
some candles in it and make a wish?”
S – “Bad, got it.
Moving on.” *goes back into closet and yells* “Why am I doing this again?”
E – “I don’t
know, some plantman-induced psychosis?”
*Sketch re-enters
in dress*
E – “Oh, don’t
even try using the laser vision on me with that dress on.”
S – “Bad?”
E –
“It’s…interesting.”
S – “Interesting
is code for disturbing. Got it.” *goes back into closet and yells* “But
seriously, why am I doing this?”
E – “Love is a
damn crazy thing.”
S – “Is it
really?”
E – “I don’t
know, that’s what my college roommate told me when she was drunk on her 21st
birthday and I had to take care of her.”
S – “Point
taken.” *returns* “What about this one?”
E – “Much
better.”
S – “Okay,
makeup.” *move into bathroom across the hall, Edit leans in the hallway* “But,
it’s like, he calls me and acts all sweet and asks me out to dinner. So I say
yes, clearly stating I have no other plans. Then he drops the bomb. ‘Oh, it’s
at my mother’s. So dress nice. I’ll pick you up at seven!’ CLICK! He hangs up!
But what was I supposed to do? I can’t say I have plans when he knows I clearly
have no plans. So there was no escape route. But, I like him. I mean, I think I
like him. Maybe it will be okay.”
E – “Do you need
me for this conversation?”
S – “Maybe she
won’t be this horrible horrible bitch that I can imagine her being because her
son is such a jerk.”
E – “And yet you
continue to date him.”
S – “Well, not
really.”
E – “You’re
meeting his mother! That’s like the definition of dating!”
S – “You’re
really not helping my nerves here.” *turns away from mirror* “What do you
think?”
E – “Hot.”
S – “But not like
slutty. Cause that would be bad.”
E – “Nope, not
slutty enough to be a hoe yet not nun-like enough to be celibate.”
S – “Um, thanks?”
*Sketch starts downstairs Edit follows*
E – “So, what is
plant man’s real name anyway?”
S – “No.”
E – “Is that his first or last?”
S – “Absolutely
not, cause you’ll run a background check or hack into his computer. No!”
E – “Oh come on!
How am I supposed to be petty and judgmental without having all the facts?”
*Sketch glares*
E – “What?”
S – “I’m trying
to imagine you with less personality.”
Edit grins –
“How’s that working for you?”
S – “Shutup!”
*Horn honks from
outside*
E – “Oo, is that
him?! Can I meet him? Can I meet him? Can I meet him?”
S – “No!” *Sketch
slowly backs out of the door* “You. Stay.”
E – “But-”
S – “And watch
out for the code!” *closes door, Edit crashes on couch with phone*
Oh and the code is a reference from Sketch and Edit Cook a Turkey but there will be more on that tomorrow cause this has a sequel.
Clip of the day:
ah, jordis. the countdown continues...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Sketch and Edit Go to the Spa
I can't decide if it's funny or sad that someone googling specific HeeHaw lyrics led them to my blog.
I'm gonna go with the former cause the latter will just depress me.
So, remember how yesterday was totally awesome with the softball tournament and even though I broke open my leg in the same spot yet again it was totally worth it?
Yeah, woke up this morning and yes the leg was nasty, but apparently I forgot to factor in the pain that would come from landing flat on my back when I did the spin in mid-air, (read yesterdays entry). I don't remember it hurting so much at the time, but forcing myself to get up this morning after sleeping on it led to me looking at my back in the mirror and noticing the bruises on my shoulder blades.
So, needless to say, today was not fun and I could barely move.
With really bad timing.
We were closed both Sunday and Monday which meant we had a massive backlog of stuff to be checked in this morning. Usually I can fly through at least four carts in an hour, this morning I barely got through one because it was constantly grab a book on your right, scan it, turn to put it on a different cart cause it was headed somewhere else, turn back, grab another book, rather rinse repeat. However, every time I turned my body instead of the chair I literally cringed in pain.
And I was limping.
So I was seriously no ninja of awesome today. There was no awesomeness and there was definitely no ninja-ness whatsoever.
I would and should have called in sick, but I couldn't because of literally the only thing that went right today - aka my first official TAB meeting.
TAB standing for Teen Advisory Board and I gotta say, I love this group of teens, they were fantastic. Super enthused about the ideas that I brought forward and brought in a bunch of their own, we combined everything into a seriously killer lineup for September-May.
They're just good kids, you know? Not like big partiers and all that, and they actually want to be there.
And one of them even put my chair away for me because at that point I was practically useless. I didn't even ask she just did it.
I did have to call the guard and ask for his help taking down tables though. It's not the walking them to the wall that hurt, it was the bending over them to hold in the levers then pushing the ends together thing that hurt.
Oh well, it's done and over and now I'm home jamming with my big fat cat.
Aaannd, since the envelope I sent Sketch like two weeks ago finally arrived I get to share this.
And a couple more throughout the week.
Yes, it's been a while, do I have to re-explain the concept?
Basically, Sketch used to draw me pictures all the time then stopped claiming she wouldn't draw me anything until I wrote her something. That weekend I was at a craftshow with my sister thinking of ideas and came up with the character names Sketch and Edit since that's basically who we are. After that it just snowballed. If you want to read the previous ones go here
Alright, on to the sketch, then the music and I'm out.
classic. yes i'm aware i should probably post this on sunday or monday but because of the holiday all of my days are messed up....and it's stuck in my head.
"Your Woman" - White Town
seriously, seriously cool video.
I'm gonna go with the former cause the latter will just depress me.
So, remember how yesterday was totally awesome with the softball tournament and even though I broke open my leg in the same spot yet again it was totally worth it?
Yeah, woke up this morning and yes the leg was nasty, but apparently I forgot to factor in the pain that would come from landing flat on my back when I did the spin in mid-air, (read yesterdays entry). I don't remember it hurting so much at the time, but forcing myself to get up this morning after sleeping on it led to me looking at my back in the mirror and noticing the bruises on my shoulder blades.
So, needless to say, today was not fun and I could barely move.
With really bad timing.
We were closed both Sunday and Monday which meant we had a massive backlog of stuff to be checked in this morning. Usually I can fly through at least four carts in an hour, this morning I barely got through one because it was constantly grab a book on your right, scan it, turn to put it on a different cart cause it was headed somewhere else, turn back, grab another book, rather rinse repeat. However, every time I turned my body instead of the chair I literally cringed in pain.
And I was limping.
So I was seriously no ninja of awesome today. There was no awesomeness and there was definitely no ninja-ness whatsoever.
I would and should have called in sick, but I couldn't because of literally the only thing that went right today - aka my first official TAB meeting.
TAB standing for Teen Advisory Board and I gotta say, I love this group of teens, they were fantastic. Super enthused about the ideas that I brought forward and brought in a bunch of their own, we combined everything into a seriously killer lineup for September-May.
They're just good kids, you know? Not like big partiers and all that, and they actually want to be there.
And one of them even put my chair away for me because at that point I was practically useless. I didn't even ask she just did it.
I did have to call the guard and ask for his help taking down tables though. It's not the walking them to the wall that hurt, it was the bending over them to hold in the levers then pushing the ends together thing that hurt.
Oh well, it's done and over and now I'm home jamming with my big fat cat.
Aaannd, since the envelope I sent Sketch like two weeks ago finally arrived I get to share this.
And a couple more throughout the week.
Yes, it's been a while, do I have to re-explain the concept?
Basically, Sketch used to draw me pictures all the time then stopped claiming she wouldn't draw me anything until I wrote her something. That weekend I was at a craftshow with my sister thinking of ideas and came up with the character names Sketch and Edit since that's basically who we are. After that it just snowballed. If you want to read the previous ones go here
Alright, on to the sketch, then the music and I'm out.
Sketch and Edit Go to the Spa
S – “Would you
relax? Stop fidgeting.”
E – “I can’t. I
don’t like it when people touch my feet.”
S – “No one is
touching your feet.”
E – “Yeah, but
they’re about to. I can feel it.”
S – “You know,
this is supposed to be relaxing. Spa from the Latin ‘spring’ meaning life,
growth or flow.”
E – “You’re
making that up.”
S – “Whatever, my
point is relaxation. I brought you here to relax. Right now you’re the opposite
of relaxed. Stop stressing!”
E – “These places
make me uncomfortable. Everyone is all granola.”
S – “Granola?”
E – “You know all
touchy-feely, live green, save the whales.”
S – “They flow.”
E – “I don’t want
their flow. I want my own flow.”
S – “Whatever,
flow is flow.”
E – “How very
Viola of you.”
S – “Did you just
‘She’s the Man’ me?”
E – “You started
it.”
Spa lady –
“Ladies, can I get you anything? Some cucumber water perhaps?”
S – “No, we’re
fine. Thank you.” *she leaves*
E – “What’s
cucumber water?”
S – “Dunno,
sounds gross.”
E – “Can’t we
just go to a movie or something?”
S – “No.”
E – “Laser tag?”
S – “No.”
E – “Paintball?”
S – “In the
winter?”
E – “What’s this
really about?”
S – “Cats.”
E – “Cats?”
S – “Cats.”
E – “What about
cats?”
S – “I don’t like
cats.”
E – “Okay?”
S – “I’m a dog
person.”
E – “So?”
S – “So, if you
keep up the life you’re living you’re going to turn into the stereotype.”
E – “What
stereotype?”
S – “The old
maid. The librarian with the thick glasses. The crazy cat lady. I hate cats.
They bite and they eat and they sleep and they steal your spot and they lay
there…”
E – “Okay.”
S – “We live
together.”
E – “Okay.”
S – “We live
together and you’re gonna be the crazy cat lady and since we live together I’m
gonna be the roommate to the crazy cat lady which is worse than being the crazy
cat lady herself.”
E – “How is that
worse?”
S – “Because, the
roommate has the option of leaving the crazy cat lady and her crazy cats in her
crazy cat house but she doesn’t. She stays voluntarily making people believe
she’s also a crazy cat lady when in fact she isn’t.”
E – “You’re
rambling.”
S – “I don’t like
cats!”
E – “Then we’ll
get a dog.”
S – “Then
we’ll…okay.”
E – “Okay?”
S – “Okay. Bring
on the cucumber water!”
Songs You Know But Forgot You Knew Them
"Except for Monday" Lorrie Morgan
classic. yes i'm aware i should probably post this on sunday or monday but because of the holiday all of my days are messed up....and it's stuck in my head.
"Your Woman" - White Town
seriously, seriously cool video.
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