12/15/05

He’s on the dance floor yelling Freebird Singing off pitch but he knows every word Grabs him another girl and he holds on tight Now he’s chasing everything in sight He’ll fall apart when he gets home Right now his worries are gone Life looks good, good, good Billy’s got his beer goggles on (Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On, Neal McCoy)

* * * Pet store kitty pics from Monday are here. * * * A few years ago I had occasion to catch Marilu Henner a talk show. She was flogging some book or another that she’d written about losing weight, and she told the host of the talk show that she could actually smell it on someone’s breath if they’d been eating dairy. “It’s disgusting,” she went on to say. “It almost makes me gag!” As you might expect, I rolllllled my eyes and flipped the channel. Probably I said “Shut up, Marilu Henner, no one cares what you think.” as I did so. Well. It’s the oddest thing: lately, if I walk into the house and someone’s been eating anything with milk on it, I can smell the milk. I can smell it from two rooms away, even. It’s not an upleasant smell – in fact, it’s rather pleasant – but it’s certainly a new thing for me. I probably have a brain tumor. * * * I got nothin’, entry-wise, so I’m going to rely on a meme. LUCKY YOU! FOUR JOBS YOU’VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE Carhop (people think of waitresses on skates when you say carhop, but there were no skates involved) Convenience store cashier Order taker at LL Bean (I don’t know which numb faster, my ass or my brain) Office manager at Fred’s company FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER Center Stage (shaddup) When Harry Met Sally O Brother, Where Art Thou? Braveheart FOUR CITIES YOU’VE LIVED IN Lisbon Falls, Maine Bath, Maine Middletown, Rhode Island Huntsville, Alabama FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH Lost Grey’s Anatomy (the most recent episode, George made me laugh out loud twice – once when he said “I can’t hear you when his hand is on your boob” to Christina, and once when Dr. Bailey said “Are you kicking me under the table?” and he said, very indignantly, “NO!” God, I love that George) Desperate Housewives The Amazing Race FOUR PLACES YOU’VE BEEN ON VACATION Gatlinburg, Tennessee Hawaii Myrtle Beach Fort Walton Beach, Florida FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY Wow. I visit WAY more than 4 websites in a day. Okay, as they come to mind… Nance Jane The Usual Suspects Pesky Apostrophe FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS Diet Coke (shaddup, I say it’s a food even if it’s really just a can o’ chemicals) Whoopie pies Fudge (from Gatlinburg) Roasted asparagus (I swear to god, I can’t get enough of this stuff!) FOUR PLACES YOU’D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW Someplace warm Someplace sunny Someplace with warm ocean water Someplace with Reese’s Pieces * * * Every night, Tom Cullen (who we are calling “Thomas” more and more often for some reason) climbs onto Fred’s lap for some love. Fred starts rubbing Tom’s belly, and invariably Tom will throw one paw up in the air. Here in the South – well, maybe it’s not just a Southern thing, but I’d never seen it before I moved down here – when people are in church and filled with the holy spirit or touched by Jesus or want everyone to know that God’s filling their heart, or something like that, they raise one hand in the air. So now when Fred’s giving Tom Cullen a belly rub and Tom throws one paw in the air, Fred will say “Oh yeah, he’s feeling the spirit! Hallelujah, Tommy! Hallelujah!” Never fails to make me laugh. Religious fervor on his little face, one paw in the air. I think he’ll be handling snakes next. Hallelujah! * * * Previously 2004: I swear, my Grinchly heart grew three sizes right then and there. 2003: A tree with glass ornaments? In a house with five cats? 2002: No entry. 2001: No entry. 2000: I told Fred we should hire her out to the local police agencies and she could tell them when someone looks like a “drug person.” 1999: Fred and I came to an agreement last night. The end of March, I’m going off the birth control, and we’re going to start trying to get pregnant. (HahahahahahaHAHA! My, how times have changed!)]]>