overheard

eavesdropping for the technologically savvy

Saturday, June 28, 2008

I grabbed this from Jess. It seemed like a challenge. :) This is one of those goofy days where I post twice. Note the answer to number 23.

You can only type ONE word! Not as easy as you might think. Copy the questions below, change the answers to suit you, and blog. It's really hard to only use one word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? here
2. Your significant other? Q
3. Your hair? long
6. Your favorite thing? clean
7. Your dream last night? forgotten
8. Your favorite drink? mojito
9. Your dream/goal? Hilo
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your hobby? running
12. Your fear? overwhelmed
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Hilo
14. Where were you last night? climbing
15. What you're not? patient
16. Muffins? huh?
17. One of your wish list items? Hilo
18. Where you grew up? Chandler
19. What are you wearing? clothes
20. Your pets? sleeping
21. Your computer? mac
22. Your life? awesome
23. Your mood? restless
24. Missing someone? yes
25. Your car? sellable
26. Something you're not wearing? shoes
27. Favorite store? online
28. Your summer? fast
29. Like someone? anyone?
30. Your favorite color? clear
31. When is the last time you laughed? today
32. Last time you cried? dunno
I sit next to the Grouchiest Guy Alive at work. (Is there a difference between being grouchy and grumpy? Grumpy seems a little more, I don't know, cute? And he's not cute. Anyway.) So the other day GGA was talking about how exercise makes you gain weight. I was expecting the usual (and true) statements about how muscle weighs more than fat, but no - GGA emphatically claims that exercise just makes you hungry and so you eat more and gain weight. Huh?

I guess there are some people out there who think that their quarter-mile of jogging entitles them to a biggie-sized triple cheeseburger value meal with a shake... but this is ridiculous.

Jess, thanks for the TMBG videos!! I'm going to be singing "There's Only One Everything" all day.

Oh, and I must post the adorableness that is Corn Child's daughter. Here's the text message I got yesterday from CC:

"We just got to the hotel and Horsey Girl opens the nightstand drawer, looks at the book inside and frowns. "Oh man, I thought maybe they left us a good book but it's the HOLY BIBLE!!""

heh... I hear ya, little sister. I'd prefer Harry Potter any day.

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Watching Euro 2008 (that's soccer, kids):

Announcer 1: .. The United States.
Announcer 2: Of America.

Um, thanks for clarifying. I was thinking that the United States of Antarctica might be playing a friendly match with Argentina this afternoon. :p

Roseanne - ahem, I mean, Jessica, tipped me off to this 'What TV mom are you' quiz:

http://web.tickle.com/rd/53516/tests/tvmom/

I'm Claire Huxtable! Although the 'Which Office Movie Are You' quiz paints me in a more, uhm, dark tone?


Jamie, your office movie match is Secretary

Have you ever been accused of being a little...different? Of not being a team player? Of not getting teary-eyed enough at the umpteenth photo of your cubemate's nephew? When it comes to fitting the mold, we're guessing you stand out a little more than the average John or Jane Doe from accounting. People might not always understand your quirky, original ways, but your dark sense of humor will always keep 'em guessing (and isn't it better that way?).

Sure, you may wear black on the outside, but on the inside you're radiant, and it shows. Even though it never hurts to be a little cheesy, you're happiest being real and honest — and that's just the way we like you!


Hmm. I will admit that yes, I've been accused of not being a team player. (But not at my current job!)

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Yes - a 9-month absence, and then two days with back-to-back posts. That's how I roll.

The S&P 500 used to be the S&P 90. I find that to be inexplicably adorable.

Someone torched a car in front of our neighbor's house last night. We (me and SevenofTwo and our husbands) were sitting in the back yard around 1:30am when Mr. Blue noticed a giant black plume of smoke. We ran out into the front to see a car, three houses down, being absolutely ravaged by flames. So we got out some wire hangers and marshmallows - no, of course, we called 911... and then watched the car burn. Which was a really strange experience - the horn was blaring when we first got out, but then the electrical cables melted so it stopped... the hood blew open with a loud bang, and a couple of the tires exploded... and there was just so much fire enveloping the whole vehicle. (I've seen cars on fire on the freeway, and this was in a completely different league.) And I kept thinking, "Wow, that belongs to someone - and it's just becoming more and more irretrievably torched by the second." The police said it had been stolen before being ditched and then burnt to a crisp.

Friday, June 06, 2008

Jess called me a bum for not updating my blog! Well, that is true. So here's a little something fun:

54

As a 1930s wife, I am
Average

Take the test!



See, I probably got scored negatively for "Tells vulgar stories", but I think my husband would score me positively for that!

Now, as a 1930's husband, I am zee shit:

113

As a 1930s husband, I am
Very Superior

Take the test!



I suspect that's because it's easier to be a 1930's husband than a wife. :) And also because I ignored all the questions about children, which I suspect I was scored negatively for, and there were many more of them in the Wifely category.