Random Thoughts

[Otis Westinghouse]

I like Feist. I liked her on Later (which comes back on Tues at 10pm as a live broadcast, wowowowow!), and I adore her big hit.

PoP: that random thought is awaiting expansion. What did you find in a skip of note?

[mood swung]

I'm disappointed in you, Sam. T-ball and not soccerball? Chaos at that age! When Steven (now 22 - yikes.) started, they played 8 on 8 on a little field and it was like a swarm of bees going up and down the field in slow motion. One kid got knocked down, got up to a round of applause, so they all started diving. Hilarious. Like synchronized swimming. Only on grass. And without the lovely swim caps.

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On a side note, big ups to the austinator on his hat trick last night. He learned everything he knows from me.
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[Who Shot Sam?]

I'm disappointed in you, Sam. T-ball and not soccerball?

The soccer and t-ball seasons don't coincide, so if the boy wants to do soccer as well, I'm all for it. Nice thing is that the coach of the team is his friend Paddy's dad, and there are a couple of his classmates on the team as well.

[mood swung]

Steven played baseball one season. It was the longest two months of my life. Fun for some, excruciating for me. The sacrifices we mothers make!

[PlaythingOrPet]

PoP: that random thought is awaiting expansion. What did you find in a skip of note?

A full suspension mountain bike, one of those big ugly jobbies. There's next to nothing wrong with it, just needs a new chain and a front brake cable and they're going for £70-80 on ebay.

[verbal gymnastics]

We had heaps of snow yesterday. I went outside with my 4 year old nephew into the garden who then proceeded to walk to the garden table, look at a pile of snow about two inches deep on top of it and decided to put himself head first into it. Class

[mood swung]

It's spring. No snow allowed.

Which is total bs. Way back when (21 years ago), WE had a blizzard in April. Steven was like 15 months old (I can't be bothered to do the math), and I put him in his little snowsuit and stuck him out in it - it came up to his armpits and he screamed. We also lost power for a week and I had to keep my groceries in the snow.

Good times, good times.

[spooky girlfriend]

Moody, was that the one in late March 1993? Boy, we got snowed in for a week, lost power, and kept groceries in the snow.

I remember these people from our church had their own t-shirt business and made some after the snowstorm saying "I survived the BIG one!" I couldn't help but laugh. They had no idea what they had done.

[spooky girlfriend]

Nevermind. I just saw that you said 21 years ago, I was looking at 15 but you said the kid was 15 months.

Nevermind.

[mood swung]

Well, I have a Blizzard of '93 story, too. StorIES, actually, but I'll confine it to this Tidbit of Family Lore.

I got up, because I was supposed to be at work, and see approximately 4 feet of snow in the driveway. And everywhere else. It drifted over the kids' slide on the backyard swing set. Down the hall toddles the Notorious KTJ, who is just barely talking at the time.

First words out of her mouth, with all this snow to behold?

'I wanna go Walmart.'

15 years later, she still wanna-goes me. Only more upscale.

[spooky girlfriend]

Aw, they're lovely in their prom dresses, aren't they.

[verbal gymnastics]

Lovely picture MDM.

[spooky girlfriend]

Heather Mills just needs to mysteriously disappear off the face of the earth.

[pophead2k]

I don't even care if its mysterious! Just go!

[BlueChair]

And while she's at it, I hope she takes these people with her:

Dr. Phil
Oprah Winfrey
Kathie Lee Gifford
Paris Hilton
Lindsay Lohan
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Snoop Dogg
Larry King
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Tom Cruise
Mel Gibson
Julia Roberts
Nicole Richie
Jessica Simpson
Ryan Seacrest
Paul Abdul
P. Diddy

[spooky girlfriend]

Are you sure you didn't leave anyone out, Blue?

[Otis Westinghouse]

He even included Paula Abdul's brother!

[BlueChair]

haha - oops!

[cosmos]

And while she's at it, I hope she takes these people with her:

Dr. Phil
Oprah Winfrey
Kathie Lee Gifford
Paris Hilton
Lindsay Lohan
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Snoop Dogg
Larry King
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Tom Cruise
Mel Gibson
Julia Roberts
Nicole Richie
Jessica Simpson
Ryan Seacrest
Paul Abdul
P. Diddy

Wow - GREAT list, Blue! If only......

[mood swung]

What's wrong with Justin Timberlake?

[BlueChair]

His presence is obnoxious to me.

[cosmos]

Would that make him Tweedle Dum or Tweedle Dee?

[BlueChair]

I knew I could count on you to catch my reference, cosmos.

Seriously though - Justin Timberlake is yet another example of a pop star elevated to some kind of critically-acclaimed status without really deserving it. His music is mediocre at best.

[cosmos]

I agree completely about Mister Timberlake. And I have honestly listened to his music to try and figure out what the big deal is. I'm still trying to figure it out.

[mood swung]

Haterz.

As "celebrity" goes, he's no where near as annoying as the others. I'm not really a fan of his music, but he's seems like he has a sense of humor.