25 random things about WB by WB

January 30, 2009 at 4:22 pm (Wonder Boy)

**Edited to add this link for Jen!

http://www.hotbuckles.com/licensed-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-belt-buckle-p-1960.html

1. The only reason I’m up so late is because I was finishing a monster of a calculus assignment and biology work.

2. Right now I’m also doing research on Clostridium difficile.

3. I do not carry ninja stars with me, despite what many of my friends assume :P

4. I am starting to consider minoring in math

5. Number 4 indicates I’m either losing my mind or that I have serious faith in the Asian half of my abilities.

6. I have 2 midterms in the span of 3 days starting next Thursday.

7. I had a hernia operation when i was 2 weeks old

8. The fact that I will not be 19 until May 3rd is slowly starting to become a nuisance

9. University is one of the best things to ever happen to me

10. I am a massive, and I repeat…MASSIVE Star Wars fan

11. Due to number 10 I have recently become acquainted with Wookieepedia…Yes, you read that correctly :)

12. I owe number 11 to a Mr. Blair Segsworth

13. The dark side is better

14. I am an only child and am still bitter about never getting the little brother I asked for

15. I have never left North America

16. I have eaten moose, and it was sooo good

17. I am extremely afraid of needles and hospitals

18. I am a massive nerd. Comics, Movies, Cartoons you name it.

19. Batman is better than Superman. No quetion.

20. Physically I’m 18 but my maturity level will never exceed that of a 10 year old unless necessary

21. I have numerous t-shirts with nerdy things on them. (i.e. Atari Controller, Decepticons Logo)

22. I love collecting band shirts from the concerts I go to.

23. I’ve seen Anberlin in concert twice, Alexisonfire twice, OneReublic, Crash Parallel, and The Fray

24. I’ve also seen some awesome opening bands like Vedera, There for Tomorrow and Scary Kids Scaring Kids

25. Right now I’m wishing that calculus class wasn’t at 8:30am :(

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No gum for you

January 28, 2009 at 12:32 pm (Stuff, The comedy act that is my life, Work)

I had to go to Dallas at the beginning of the month for a business trip and usually I pack enough gum to last me a month.  Somehow I ran out with a day still left, so I ventured into the gift shop in the Hotel.

As I stood staring at where the gum should be and not seeing it, I finally asked where it was.  The following insanity is what happened.

Me:  Can you tell me where the gum is?

Sales Clerk (SC):  Gum?

Me:  Yes.  Chewing gum.

SC:  We don’t sell gum ma’am.

Me:  What???

SC:  We don’t sell gum ma’am?

Me:  Are you sold out?

SC:  No.  We don’t sell gum ma’am.

Me:  I don’t understand.  I just want chewing gum.  How can you not sell gum?

SC:  We don’t sell gum ma’am.  It’s against the resort’s policy.

Me:  You have a policy on gum?

SC:  Yes, we don’t sell gum ma’am.

Me:  Why??

SC:  Because people spit it out ma’am.

Me:  But I’m not one of those people. 

SC:  We don’t sell gum ma’am.

Me:  Let me get this straight.  I can buy cigarettes, shells for my gun and a beer but I can’t have gum?

SC:  We don’t sell gum ma’am.

Me:  You know what?  Your right.  I can see how my spitting my gum out is far worse than getting drunk, addicted to nicotine and shooting someone. 

SC:  We don’t sell gum ma’am.

Me:  AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

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The one where my head exploded

January 27, 2009 at 2:58 pm (Family, Rhino, Wonder Boy, Wonder Girl)

I have very little to offer you as to why the long absence other than I’m not dead, nor did I run off to the land of endless margaritas and cabana boys. 

We all survived the Holidays even though I was sure I would end up in a padded room before the New Year.

Both child units were sufficiently spoiled and WB managed to eat through over $350 worth of groceries in a 2 week span.  And while I miss him now that he is back at school, my pocketbook is enjoying the reprieve.

Here is a lovely shot of my son enjoying everything University has to offer:

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Please note the appropriate ratio of boys to girls.  At least he has good taste in beer.

WG is doing amazing at school, having joined both the Volleyball and Drama programs.  She is currently experiencing her first ever week of exams, so the mood swings are enough to cause whip lash.

And the biggest change around here is that Rhino and I are no longer together.  The short version is I don’t share.

What this means for WG after the end of the school year remains to be seen but until then she will be staying with me and WB.

And rather than end this on that depressing note, as per Jen’s request, I give you Snorkeling in Wisconsin:

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