Archive for October, 2009

Oct
29
2009

Tweets can hurt too

by Andrea

I found a real nice tweet waiting for me this morning:

@andreastaats Hi! Here is Wendy’s weightloss experience. http://bit.ly/s3OSn Maybe it could help you to go on a diet.

 Um… thanks? And where did this unsolicited advice come from? This is a tweet from somebody I don’t know. I mean, I hope. Maybe it’s somebody in my life trying anonymously to tell me to PUT DOWN THE CAKE.

Granted, I’ve put on quite a “winter coat” since moving back to Alaska. I know that. I’m painfully aware of it. So sending me tweets about how I need to diet? Salt in the wound.

Comments disabled because I am not fishing for compliments or reassurance, just sharing my wounded pride.

Oct
25
2009

FLOTUS

by Andrea

I want to be Michelle Obama when I grow up.

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At the Healthy Kids Fair held at the White House. I admittedly have a serious case of blind hero worship when it comes to the Obamas, but come on! She’s hula-hooping! Also, is that shade of blue not divine?

Oct
24
2009

It’s that time of year

by Andrea

Wiscious has mixed feelings about her Halloween costume…

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…and I found the best pumpkin ever.

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Oct
22
2009

NaNoWriMo

by Andrea

This is me, publicly committing to participate in and finish, yes, finish NaNoWriMo.

I’m excited and scared and then also some more scared. Here’s my page so you can be my writing buddy or send me encouragement and tell me I’m the best thing since Samuel Langhorn Clemens or make fun of my puerile writing style, whatever makes you happy.

Ok, I’m like WOW trippin’ on Ambien CR so it’s time for this little piggy to go to bed. I just want to apologize to anybody who may have been the recipient of an Ambien phone call, letter, email, etc. They should make a sleeping pill that makes you clean the house while you sleepwalk. Or EXERCISE! How about it, science?

Oct
19
2009

Bert and Ernie

by Andrea

While I was at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish’s annual Christmas bazaar, look what I found:

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Oh yes. That is an embroidered portrait of Bert and Ernie. I almost hyperventilated when I saw it. I paid $7.50 for it, but let’s be honest: I would have paid just about anything for this priceless piece of art.

 And yes, it’s hanging up in my house. Jealous?

Oct
12
2009

At Target

by Andrea

“Ok seriously, that kid just had a bottle of Tums halfway down his throat.”

“That kid?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s funny because I saw him on another aisle trying to eat a flashlight.”