Ramblings 11

Educational note: Just in case you ever need to know this (like when you cut someone off on King Kamanamana Hwy and they speak to you in a distinctly un-island-like tone of voice), “U Fa” is Hawaiian for “You suck.” Or so I’ve been told.

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American Idol Gives Back Crap! We was robbed. American Idol played a dirty little trick on us. I tune in specifically to see someone booted back to Anonymity Ville. I’m as happy as the next person to see children saved, and I do my share. But AI stole my time and didn’t deliver the goods. They even made Jordin cry, for chrissake. All I have to say is AI, u fa!

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We had a garage sale last weekend. This activity wins the Most Work for the Least Money Award. But, hey, it’s all about the recycling, right? My favorite sale of the day: a ten-ish year old boy bought a paperweight in the shape of a giant aspirin. He said it was for his mom for Mother’s Day because he gave her so many headaches. She’s unlikely to want the two pound plaster aspirin, but I guarantee she will keep it forever.

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Confession Corner: It makes me happy to see people who are fatter than me. You dieters are making me nervous.

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The broken heart: The Mister’s favorite aide announced she is leaving the Fun House staff. He says she has the biggest heart of anyone there. So I found a key ring with a rhinestone-studded heart that he could give her. He tucked it in his pocket. The laundry washed his shirt. His heart was returned to him without the key holder and missing two rhinestones. Which is what can happen when you decide to give your heart away. Bottom line, the aide decided to stay after all. So there was no need to give her his heart. Once again, a man who doesn’t need to commit. And a woman who has no idea how he feels.

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Speaking of the Mister, as you know I am about to jump a southbound ship, leaving him to fare on his own. He’s the only person at the home that doesn’t think I’m a real shit. All he required is Paul Newman salad dressing, some gummi bears and a jar of peanuts. With his computer, TV and DVD player, he will stay amused. Ya gotta love this guy.

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I’ll post when I can for the next couple weeks. Adios.

11 Responses to “Ramblings 11” »»

  1. Comment by Archie | 04/26/07 at 6:51 pm

    Have fun on the trip. Let us see some pics when you get back.

  2. Comment by Sundry | 04/26/07 at 6:56 pm

    I cannot believe you guys had a yard sale and didn’t tell me. I could have bought that giant aspirin GODDAMIT.

  3. Comment by Linda | 04/26/07 at 7:18 pm

    Sundry: I still have your uncle’s miniature statue of Sherlock Holmes if you would be interested in that. Or maybe my Kevin Bacon CDs?

  4. Comment by Emily | 04/26/07 at 11:09 pm

    Have fun on your trip! Take pictures, too; I’m starting to forget what open water looks like.

    Oh, and to give you some happiness: I ate an entire bag of Raisinets last night. FUCK dieting!

  5. Comment by Mister | 04/27/07 at 1:31 am

    What the hell kind of a neighborhood do you live in where nobody wants a statue of Sherlock Holmes? Rednecks probably don’t even know who he is!

  6. Comment by Barry | 04/27/07 at 10:47 am

    I had one of them “big” aspirins years ago when I lived in Dallas and worked as the promotional guru for a big beer company based in Milwaukee. One morning after a party a friend from Neew York with far too many experiences ala “Hunter S.” decided to try and cut it up to help his headache.

    Use your imagination. It’s not as good as what actually happened. – blm

  7. Comment by Jennifer | 04/27/07 at 2:25 pm

    Emily, if I were going off the dieting wagon, I’d sure pick something better than raisinettes! (raisins = the best way to ruin perfectly good chocolate, plus stuff stuck on your teeth.)

    Linda – have a wonderful time on your cruise and don’t feel toooo badly for those of us stuck up in the perpetually-rainy-for-the-next-millennium Pacific NW.

  8. Comment by Linda | 04/27/07 at 4:31 pm

    Emily, I gotta say I agree with Jennifer on this one. I mean I was thinking the dust storms were the bad part. But raisenettes? Jeez.

  9. Comment by Emily | 04/28/07 at 4:45 am

    Yeah, well, the Raisinets followed Fudge Rounds, Twizzlers, Butterfinger Stix, chocolate-covered blueberries and Reese’s peanut butter cups. (We all share our care packages, in our office — let’s get fat TOGETHER, is what we say!) But the Raisinets were the least desired by anyone else, and throughout the course of a twelve-hour shift, all alone … well, you get the idea.

  10. Comment by thejunebug | 04/30/07 at 1:15 pm

    Poor Mister. Y’all lived around me, I’d go keep him company- specially if it means getting a big rhinestone heart!

  11. Comment by Michelle P | 05/02/07 at 7:15 pm

    I hope you have a great time, I miss you guys!!!!

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