Sunday, December 30, 2007
Alert
I hate the Patriots.
I hate Tom Brady.
That is all.
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So on Saturday, Collin & I went to the theatre to see Walk Hard (which is so funny I laughed til I cried) and we were the first people there. Shortly afterwards another couple came and sat way in the back. Shortly after that a group of three people (a mother and her two kids who were in their 20's) came in and although there were oodles of open seats they sat directly behind us.
They got settled then the man got up to go get snacks and whacked the back of my chair so hard it made my teeth rattle. I didn't say anything - accidents can happen. But then he came back and kicked it again. Then one more time as he was handing out popcorn and soda. I finally turned around and said, "Seriously, are you done kicking my seat now?" He ignored me but his sister and mom looked right at me. Undeterred, I said louder, "If you kick my seat again, I'll have to go get someone." And his reply?
"Get over yourself."
WTF??? Get over myself? I'm supposed to let this asshole kick the back of my head and seat whenever he feels like it?? Shocked beyond rational thinking capability I shot back "Fuck you." His mother went ballistic! "You said a bad word at my son! You said a bad word at my son!"
Oh, my God!
"Look, I got whacked in the back of the head 4 times (slight exaggeration) by him and I just wanna make sure it's not gonna happen again."
"I had to get through," he snarled at me.
"But you didn't have to hit the back of my head every time!"
"How does it feel to be a bitch?" Oh, good Christ! So now because I don't want to be whacked, I'm a bitch.
"Feels fine, thank you, fucker." That set his mother off all over again.
"We have to move, we have to move away from this nasty disgusting girl."
Oh, my God! Guess how far they moved? 2 seats. It was stupid! Yet during the movie when Dewey Cox said, "What the fuck did he just say?" they laughed. And laughed. So apparently it's not nasty & disgusting unless it's directed at her dickless son.
That's my rant for the week. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and a prosperous 2008! And don't forget to check out the Top Men of 2007 that Christina & I put together!
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I hate Tom Brady.
That is all.
*************
So on Saturday, Collin & I went to the theatre to see Walk Hard (which is so funny I laughed til I cried) and we were the first people there. Shortly afterwards another couple came and sat way in the back. Shortly after that a group of three people (a mother and her two kids who were in their 20's) came in and although there were oodles of open seats they sat directly behind us.
They got settled then the man got up to go get snacks and whacked the back of my chair so hard it made my teeth rattle. I didn't say anything - accidents can happen. But then he came back and kicked it again. Then one more time as he was handing out popcorn and soda. I finally turned around and said, "Seriously, are you done kicking my seat now?" He ignored me but his sister and mom looked right at me. Undeterred, I said louder, "If you kick my seat again, I'll have to go get someone." And his reply?
"Get over yourself."
WTF??? Get over myself? I'm supposed to let this asshole kick the back of my head and seat whenever he feels like it?? Shocked beyond rational thinking capability I shot back "Fuck you." His mother went ballistic! "You said a bad word at my son! You said a bad word at my son!"
Oh, my God!
"Look, I got whacked in the back of the head 4 times (slight exaggeration) by him and I just wanna make sure it's not gonna happen again."
"I had to get through," he snarled at me.
"But you didn't have to hit the back of my head every time!"
"How does it feel to be a bitch?" Oh, good Christ! So now because I don't want to be whacked, I'm a bitch.
"Feels fine, thank you, fucker." That set his mother off all over again.
"We have to move, we have to move away from this nasty disgusting girl."
Oh, my God! Guess how far they moved? 2 seats. It was stupid! Yet during the movie when Dewey Cox said, "What the fuck did he just say?" they laughed. And laughed. So apparently it's not nasty & disgusting unless it's directed at her dickless son.
That's my rant for the week. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year and a prosperous 2008! And don't forget to check out the Top Men of 2007 that Christina & I put together!
Labels: football, movies, rants
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// posted by Heather @ 8:52 PM 
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Shameless, oh so shameless
There's a Top Men of 2007 post on that other blog of mine, if'n you're interested!!!
Who will be #1?
You gotta go there to find out!
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Who will be #1?
You gotta go there to find out!
Labels: shameless plugs
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// posted by Heather @ 11:11 AM
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Conversation on a phone
****Merry Christmas to you & yours!!!!****
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Mom: Did you buy the stuff for the punch yet?
Me: No, I'm gonna get it tomorrow.
Mom: Did you know that at Safeway they have Sprite on sale 5 for a $1?
Me: A dollar?
Mom: Yeah! 5 for a $1!
Me: A dollar??
Mom: Yeah...oh. Um...maybe 5 for $5?
Me: Geeze! I was gonna say, I'm gonna buy me a buttload of Sprite....
Labels: Conversations, Mom
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// posted by Heather @ 7:39 AM
Friday, December 14, 2007
Conversation in a gymnasium
We were at Jordyn's school play last night, waiting for it to begin and kids were walking the crowd, distributing candy canes. My mom gave me hers, saying she didn't like candy canes.
Me: You don't like candy canes???
Mom: Not really, no.
Me: How can you not like candy canes??
Mom: They're just uninteresting.
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Me: You don't like candy canes???
Mom: Not really, no.
Me: How can you not like candy canes??
Mom: They're just uninteresting.
Labels: Conversations, Funny, Mom
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// posted by Heather @ 7:17 AM
Monday, December 10, 2007
The Perils of Sleepwalking
It's amazing what timing will do - one minute later or earlier and I wouldn't have a blog post.
Anyway...I was at work tonight and I had to go out to go the bathroom. I opened the doors into the hall and turned right towards the restrooms. I saw Terry, a co-worker, walking towards me, on my side of the hall. My first thought was that he'd see me and move.
He got closer and I noticed two things:
1) He wasn't moving.
2) His eyes were closed.
I reached out my hand to keep us from colliding and yelled, "AHHH!" His eyes popped open and he reached out for me, grabbing my hand to steady himself as he juked to the left real fast.
"Oh my God, I was alseep," he laughed. I don't know just how asleep he really was but seeing as how we on the night shift sometimes don't get enough sleep during the day, it's very plausible that Terry really was asleep on his feet and moving by instinct back to the floor.
That was my laugh for the night, maybe the week!
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Anyway...I was at work tonight and I had to go out to go the bathroom. I opened the doors into the hall and turned right towards the restrooms. I saw Terry, a co-worker, walking towards me, on my side of the hall. My first thought was that he'd see me and move.
He got closer and I noticed two things:
1) He wasn't moving.
2) His eyes were closed.
I reached out my hand to keep us from colliding and yelled, "AHHH!" His eyes popped open and he reached out for me, grabbing my hand to steady himself as he juked to the left real fast.
"Oh my God, I was alseep," he laughed. I don't know just how asleep he really was but seeing as how we on the night shift sometimes don't get enough sleep during the day, it's very plausible that Terry really was asleep on his feet and moving by instinct back to the floor.
That was my laugh for the night, maybe the week!
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// posted by Heather @ 12:25 AM
Saturday, December 08, 2007
The Perils of Not Being Okay
**Disclaimer: If you don't have a sense of humor when it comes to death, read no further.**
So last week I had gone upstairs to change clothes while my friend Christina checked her email. As I was coming back down, I was making "in pain" noises because my calves were sore.
Christina: Are you okay?
Me: Yeah, my legs just hurt.
Christina: You know who's NOT okay? Evel Kenievel. He's dead.
Just the unexpected way she broke the news made me laugh and to this day I'm still giggling over it. Maybe I'm horrible but it was funny....
On a side note, it's snowing like crazy here. Finally. Last week it was 70 degrees. About time it looked & felt like Christmas.
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So last week I had gone upstairs to change clothes while my friend Christina checked her email. As I was coming back down, I was making "in pain" noises because my calves were sore.
Christina: Are you okay?
Me: Yeah, my legs just hurt.
Christina: You know who's NOT okay? Evel Kenievel. He's dead.
Just the unexpected way she broke the news made me laugh and to this day I'm still giggling over it. Maybe I'm horrible but it was funny....
On a side note, it's snowing like crazy here. Finally. Last week it was 70 degrees. About time it looked & felt like Christmas.
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// posted by Heather @ 7:30 PM
Monday, December 03, 2007
November Ends...
Man did I pick up the pace on reading!!!! I'm so proud of myself!
BOOKS
37. The Cold Moon - Jeffrey Deaver I started this in the hospital when Dad was getting his surgery. I love Jeffrey Deaver and I really love the Lincoln/Amelia books! This ended open, though - it could have another book with the same characters he introduced in this one!
38. The Nonborn King - Julian May 3rd in the Pilocene Exile series. So far this was the best of the bunch even though Julian May still described stuff I couldn't care less about! I wanna know what's happening with Aiken & Felice & Mercy....get to the good stuff woman!!
39. Creation In Death - JD Robb I bought this the day after it came out and read it in one day. I love this series!!! And this had a great ending!
40. You Suck - Christopher Moore This guy is soooooo hilarious - I laugh out loud when I read his stuff. Unfortunately this was a sequel to Blood Sucking Fiends which I have not read so I know how the other one ends. It's okay, though...I'll read it just for the humor!
42. Dead Wrong - JA Jance The continuing saga a girl sheriff Joanna Brady - I always enjoy these books. And this one, she catches a killer while she's 9 months pregnant!
43. Girl Singer - Rosemary Clooney w/ Joan Barthel Autobiography time!! This was an interesting read...I knew nothing about Rosemary Clooney except her songs and that George is her nephew. I didn't know she was married to big time actor Jose Ferrer and that her son is Miguel Ferrer, the guy on Crossing Jordan who I've always thought was attractive. I didn't know anything so this was fun, not knowing what was coming up!
44. Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now - Barry Miles I liked this one but I had a few problems with it. My main one was that Barry Miles, the author, talked about himself and his Indica Bookstore & Art Gallery waaaaay too much! I picked this book up to learn about Paul McCartney, not Barry Miles. And he insisted on giving everyone a biographical background. I now know more about Marianne Faithful and Mary Hopkin than I ever planned to. The book was 600-some pages and could easily have been half that! And then came the one page about Badfinger and how Paul wrote Come & Get It for them and they wanted to change it and he said no, do it my way. Miles wrote that it went to number one in the U.S. because of Paul's insistence and guess what? That's a lie! Badfinger NEVER had a #1 hit in America. So if he lied about that, what else wasn't true in this book???
46. Post Cards Fron The Boys - Ringo Starr A short book with a collection of 51 postcards sent to Ringo through the years from Paul, John & George. Very enjoyable and fun to look at!
47. April Fool Dead - Carolyn Hart Part of the Death on Demand series that I like so very very much. Max & Annie Darling are 2 of my favorite literary sleuths!
Movie-wise I was a total slacker because of TIVO. I'm hooked on Chuck, Samantha Who?, Pushing Daisies and Women's Murder Club. That cuts in on a lot of movie time.
MOVIES
153. Across The Universe Had to see it again - Collin & Justin hadn't seen it!
154. All The King's Men I wanted to see this really bad and I ended up liking it but I probably wouldn't watch it again. It was based on the novel which was loosely based on Huey Long and his death so many years ago. Sean Penn is an amazing actor and his campaign speeches will get you fired up! :D
155. Ratatouille This was SO stinking cute! I love that little rat! The short at the beginning, though, called Taken, is absolutely hysterical. My fave Pixar short so far!
156. Fun With Dick & Jane This was the original with Jane Fonda and George Segal. I had never seen it and Collin said I would like it...and I did. It was funny and you found yourself rooting for these upper-class criminals!
157. Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story Had to be seen. If just for the Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom references!
159. The Odd Couple Another original...Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau are two of my favorites and they were so adorable in this movie. I would watch this one again.
160. Keeping Mum Just edging out the competition for MOTM is this little British gem. I saw the preview months before...maybe even last year and wanted to see it then forgot about it until I was mucking about with our Netflix queue. Rowan Atkinson plays a straight non-Bean role and is great. Maggie Smith (another of my faves) plays a murderer just released from a mental ward and she becomes Atikinson's family's housekeeper. It's so funny!! Dark funny but FUNNY!
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BOOKS
37. The Cold Moon - Jeffrey Deaver I started this in the hospital when Dad was getting his surgery. I love Jeffrey Deaver and I really love the Lincoln/Amelia books! This ended open, though - it could have another book with the same characters he introduced in this one!
38. The Nonborn King - Julian May 3rd in the Pilocene Exile series. So far this was the best of the bunch even though Julian May still described stuff I couldn't care less about! I wanna know what's happening with Aiken & Felice & Mercy....get to the good stuff woman!!
39. Creation In Death - JD Robb I bought this the day after it came out and read it in one day. I love this series!!! And this had a great ending!
40. You Suck - Christopher Moore This guy is soooooo hilarious - I laugh out loud when I read his stuff. Unfortunately this was a sequel to Blood Sucking Fiends which I have not read so I know how the other one ends. It's okay, though...I'll read it just for the humor!
41. Shadow And Silk - Ann Maxwell Ann Maxwell is really Elizabeth Lowell in disguise. But her books are just as good. I love how she mixes a real plot with steamy romance! Always fun!
42. Dead Wrong - JA Jance The continuing saga a girl sheriff Joanna Brady - I always enjoy these books. And this one, she catches a killer while she's 9 months pregnant!
43. Girl Singer - Rosemary Clooney w/ Joan Barthel Autobiography time!! This was an interesting read...I knew nothing about Rosemary Clooney except her songs and that George is her nephew. I didn't know she was married to big time actor Jose Ferrer and that her son is Miguel Ferrer, the guy on Crossing Jordan who I've always thought was attractive. I didn't know anything so this was fun, not knowing what was coming up!
44. Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now - Barry Miles I liked this one but I had a few problems with it. My main one was that Barry Miles, the author, talked about himself and his Indica Bookstore & Art Gallery waaaaay too much! I picked this book up to learn about Paul McCartney, not Barry Miles. And he insisted on giving everyone a biographical background. I now know more about Marianne Faithful and Mary Hopkin than I ever planned to. The book was 600-some pages and could easily have been half that! And then came the one page about Badfinger and how Paul wrote Come & Get It for them and they wanted to change it and he said no, do it my way. Miles wrote that it went to number one in the U.S. because of Paul's insistence and guess what? That's a lie! Badfinger NEVER had a #1 hit in America. So if he lied about that, what else wasn't true in this book???
45. The Tianic Disaster - Dave Bryceson My BOTM. This is a book I grabbed on a whim at the library. It focused on the Titanic disaster by reprinting the original newspaper articles from the British newpaper The Daily Sketch. It was so cool seeing the coverage and the pictures. I cried my eyes out through all the witness reports, though. I loved it so much I refused to take it back to the library and Collin had to agree to buy it for me for Christmas!!
46. Post Cards Fron The Boys - Ringo Starr A short book with a collection of 51 postcards sent to Ringo through the years from Paul, John & George. Very enjoyable and fun to look at!
47. April Fool Dead - Carolyn Hart Part of the Death on Demand series that I like so very very much. Max & Annie Darling are 2 of my favorite literary sleuths!
Movie-wise I was a total slacker because of TIVO. I'm hooked on Chuck, Samantha Who?, Pushing Daisies and Women's Murder Club. That cuts in on a lot of movie time.
MOVIES
153. Across The Universe Had to see it again - Collin & Justin hadn't seen it!
154. All The King's Men I wanted to see this really bad and I ended up liking it but I probably wouldn't watch it again. It was based on the novel which was loosely based on Huey Long and his death so many years ago. Sean Penn is an amazing actor and his campaign speeches will get you fired up! :D
155. Ratatouille This was SO stinking cute! I love that little rat! The short at the beginning, though, called Taken, is absolutely hysterical. My fave Pixar short so far!
156. Fun With Dick & Jane This was the original with Jane Fonda and George Segal. I had never seen it and Collin said I would like it...and I did. It was funny and you found yourself rooting for these upper-class criminals!
157. Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story Had to be seen. If just for the Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom references!
158. Help! I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Yeah it's cheesey and yeah it's all over the place but it focuses on Ringo and the other Beatles are stupid cute so what's not to love?
159. The Odd Couple Another original...Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau are two of my favorites and they were so adorable in this movie. I would watch this one again.
160. Keeping Mum Just edging out the competition for MOTM is this little British gem. I saw the preview months before...maybe even last year and wanted to see it then forgot about it until I was mucking about with our Netflix queue. Rowan Atkinson plays a straight non-Bean role and is great. Maggie Smith (another of my faves) plays a murderer just released from a mental ward and she becomes Atikinson's family's housekeeper. It's so funny!! Dark funny but FUNNY!
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// posted by Heather @ 7:05 AM
