B-A-N-A-N-A-WHAT?

Do you ever get a song so stuck in your head that you just can't get it out...well I'm sure you do and right now I have that banana song stuck in my head...I can't remember who sings it but I can play the entire video back in my head and all of my fun high school memories that went along with this crazy fun song...

I'm not sure how many of you played team sports but I was a runner...and we had some crazy conversations on those long runs...the banana song always came in about 2 miles around the track on a hot day of track season...a swarm of girls would start screaming, "This
($hit) is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S! " It would continue on for a lap or two, going around to different groups of runners. There was always something substituted for the obviously off-color second word of the lyrics, but who knows what it was...

Now that I'm thinking about it, what in the world is that song even about? Crazy, you can run around singing a song, get it stuck in your head for days, sing it to a friend over the phone years later, and still not have any idea what it's about!

Excuse me Fred, WHAT?!?

I'm so tired I don't know what to do with myself...so this is going to be a rambly recap of parts of yesterday...

Yesterday was one of those days where you just don't know what is going on or which way is up...

Let's start with the morning...my car had this crazy light on so I decided to look it up...the manual informs me that I need to have my breaks serviced immediately because it is urgent (or something ridiculous like that)...now you put immediately and urgent in the same sentence and I'm going to take notice. So of course I called Fred my trust car guy...so Fred how long do you think I have...oh I'd say your brakes will work for a couple more days, give or take. Excuse me Fred, what?!? They will work for a couple of days give or take...swell! Welcome to Wednesday!

Ya know, for the sake of sanity let's just end the day there, it didn't get much better...I lived hoo rah! My car is now safely relaxing at Fred's place waiting for her shiny new brakes!

Falling off a CLIFF!

In the current economic downturn I've been living my life with a very simple and childish mentality. What I can't see can't hurt me. I have had no need to go hunting down stock prices or to examine my ever dwindling 401k for signs of life. Nor have I obsessed over the current freakenomics in our country. I'm probably not even using that term properly, who knows I never bothered to learn its proper definition.

However, all of these stock price lemmings have started to become a bit more obvious...I know everyone is freaked and bailing but this is also the main problem with our economy. Don't freak out because everyone else does, that's how we landed ourselves here.

I understand that this is much easier said than done...my most recent stumbling block has been my corporate homepage. Now you must understand that every single time I want to go to the internet I have to see this page...I tried to change this once and I got a mystery call from IT...how did they know?!? That's a completely different topic, for a completely different day...

So you click on that lovely internet explorer E and what do you see...



Instant pain, and suffering! Why did our stock fall off the face of the planet...was there confusion? THE WORLD IS NOT FLAT!

Identity Theft!

It's a slow morning and I am running late, I grab a yogurt from the cooler pay Sam the trusty coffee guy and race to my office. I'm only about 15 minutes late for my 9:00am meeting, icy roads are to blame this morning...

After a quick chat with my boss, I take a moment to wind down and enjoy my yogurt! I slowly peel back the seal on my Yoplait Original Strawberry Yogurt...but wait, there's been a switch! This isn't STRAWBERRY!!! Ahh, I've been duped by the identity thief Red Raspberry! She has stolen the ever so lovely look of strawberry and my morning yogurt delight just won't be the same! Strawberry yogurt with apple blueberry granola is delish but when you toss Red Raspberry into the mix, well she's a diva and it ruins the entire experience

Now run around the office, find some reason to get frantic and see if you can tell the difference...

E-mail Log Jam

Why is it that I always end up with tons and tons of daily and weekly e-mails? If you are anything like me they are never actually opened or read. But for some reason I can't delete them either, what if 5 years from now there is some major sweepstakes and I could win $5 in free fabric - good glory that alone would make it worth the carpal tunnel! Maybe it's the pack rat at heart...last night my mom felt the need to bring back an old childhood memory...the need to clean my room. She told me that I was being directly disobedient to God if my room was not completely clean...ok mom, you may need to lay off the Kool-Aid...

Now if you can find me some scripture that suggests or better yet directly states that my slightly untidy room is in any way bringing saddness to God by all means I'll clean until I can clean no more but until then, I have better things to do...

So back on point..how is my e-mail so very different from my room. A few piles of papers here and some clean clothes to put away there - no difference that I can see! Here's a brief list of some of my fun daily e-mail reminders of my inability to read and delete my e-mail. Just for you, I'll even provide links so that you too can join the madness!

8 Minutes with God - http://www.parkcommunitychurch.org/
PCC Random E-mails
Google Calendar Update - What would I do without these! Um, I think I'd prob just look at my calendar - deleted!
Penny - How to Quilt - This is one of those, what if e-mails...what if I forget how to sew a bias binding, what if I forget how to sew in a straight line.....ahhhhh!
KLOVE Encouraging Word - Get this one! It's so worth it! http://www.klove.com/EncouragingWord/
GriefShare Daily E-mail - When daily is in the name I just get stressed....Erin I signed up for you, and I won't delete these because I promised, but can you say log jam?!?
USO of Illinois - http://www.uso.org/
PAWS Chicago - http://www.pawschicago.org/
Soldiers' Angels - http://www.soldiersangels.org/
KU Alumni Association - Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Cubs - Go Cubbies - this is the Year!!!!
United Airlines - Can you say E-Fares - they got me a lovely ticket to the Final Four :) I may have connected through Guam but I got there!

Ok, now I'm getting stressed again...maybe I'll just go clean my room and mess with my e-mail another day! Happy Tuesday!

Presidential Birthday Bash!

So many people either take Presidents day off or get it as just another free day to play in the sun or snow...but why? As my friend Nick has so kindly reminded me the fed is closed, the banks are closed, and he is not at work so why in the world am I?!?

Um thank you I seem to work on nearly all bank holidays, despite my double dipping state...Illinois of course doesn't mind celebrating our wonderful President Abe Lincoln, so why not take off for Lincoln's Birthday on the 12th and follow that up by Presidents day which celebrates both his birth and George Washington's (Feb. 22nd) on the 16th! Hello Illinois, send the kids to school! Ooh, do you think we'll start celebrating Barack's birthday this year too? He is after all from Chicago...another day off work, here we come!!!

I promise to get more sleep - and no I'm not always this cynical - or am I?

source: http://www.patriotism.org/

P.S. Love it, any site that is patriotism.anything!

P.P.S. When do you think spell check will learn to spell Barack? No, he is not a barrack!

OK St. Valentine...

Just a little commentary on Valentine's Day...it seems that everyone has taken this year a bit too seriously and number one on this list is The U TV station...so here are a few of the most hilarious messages scrolling across the bottom of my screen...

"You are my heart - love your wife in Chicago" - Um...does he also have a wife in Atlanta? Just wondering...

"Love you, keep beating for me!" I think we may have a gang banger on our hands here...just sayin' - prison may be a better place, not your living room!

And just my thoughts...if I'm at home watching the U I'm probably not going out for V day so why do you have to scroll this dribble across the screen...

Girls night Gone GODZILLA!!!

It started as an innocent girls night, the girlyest movie that you could think of and a bit of dinner. Just in case you want my review...He's Just Not That Into You, is just not that worth the money. Unless of course you want to review dumb reasons why boys aren't asking you out...bleh, two thumbs down, way down.

So why not indulge in a bit of sushi...of course I pick the most ridiculous thing on the menu, the GODZILLA! This roll had absolutely everything in it and the size was a good clue. They placed this behemoth of a role in the middle of the table and we all gasped, "How big is too big? Ahhh, I can't eat that!" We seriously stared at this thing, realized the sushi dudes were staring at us and laughing and gave it all we had! Hmm, let's say it was not a huge success...Godzilla won the first battle, the second was a wash, battle three - VICTORIOUS! I think we'll have to call the entire event a tie, or a failure depending on if the judgement was based on the need for a fork and knife...ugh I feel sick...a fork and knife should never touch sushi...or was it GODZILLA!!!!

Rules & Regulations

So this is not a normal thing for me so I'll just type and see what comes of it...hopefully I don't bore you all to death.

Laying some ground rules...I can't spell so please don't tease me and I can't write so no teasing there either.

Here goes nothing, I'm plugging my nose and jumping into the deep end! Yes I did say plugging my nose, I'm a freak and I'm well aware of this. I have a complete lack of ability to keep water out of my nose. Most all of my friends tease me about this especially those who are amazing swimmers like Di. Sorry Di, I know you tried to help, but there is no help here.

I am a completely rambly person so here goes another...does anyone besides me feel the need to do something really fantastic for Valentines Day? What has Hallmark done to us? I don't have a current beau so of course I'll show good old St. Valentine and have a blast without one! But seriously people, it seems like a day where you just shouldn't stay in. Grrr...Hallmark...grrrr!

I feel like I am talking to a wall, not a blank wall but a mirrored wall. I can't see who is on the other side and I have no idea who's out there, HELLOOOOOO!