Ignore the last post. I chickened out.

Potato, "Why don't you apply to jobs today?"
Me, "I'm planning to. But right now I'm watching hamster videos. Ssshhhh."

cheers to a better tomorrow

Quitting my job!!!

Movies

Potato and I don't go out much in EL.  It's a side effect of not knowing many people.  When Moose and Peef came to visit a couple of weekends ago it became far too obvious that Potato and I have never really been out on the town. We ended up going to a rather dingy Mexican restaurant.  It goes without saying that Potato and I watch a lot of movies.
This brings me to my first list:
Movies that I would like to own (in no particular order) -

Little Miss Sunshine - probably my favorite movie
Indiana Jones - all three would be nice even though I only really like the first and third one
Star Wars - again it feels un-American to not get all of them but I only like the last three
All of the Harry Potter movies
Romeo + Juliet
How to Loose a Guy in 10 Days
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - my second favorite movie
A League of Their Own - Tom Hanks' character is amazing in this movie
The Shawshank Redemption
Big Fish - reminds me of Papa
The Sting - my favorite old-time movie
Field of Dreams - just like how some watch A Christmas Carol in December my family watches Field of Dreams in the Spring
Inception - since seeing it in the theater I've been dying to see it again
The Dark Knight
All of the Lord of the Rings
The Toy Story movies - the 3rd is the best by far
The Usual Suspects
Gladiator
Groundhog Day
The Matrix - only the first one.  The other ones are really painful
It's a Wonderful Life
Life is Beautiful
A Christmas Story
A Muppets Christmas Carol - classic brilliant film
Amelie
WALL-E
UP - I cried like a baby the first time I saw this
Finding Nemo
Ratatouille
The Incredibles
Pirates of the Caribbean  
The Departed
Pan's Labyrinth
All the Back to the Futures
Hook - Rufio Rufio Ru-Fi-OOOOOO
Darby O'Gill and the Little People - a horrifying Sean Connery movie that I watched as a child
The Crystal Stone - a classic tale of the town drunk and his two children that was a childhood favorite
oh, and the Twilight movies.


Also, I know what I'm getting Tommy for his birthday
http://www.amazon.com/Zero-Regrets-Greater-Than-Yesterday/dp/145160906X

"Awesome"

I asked Boy how school was today and he replied, "awesome."  I was surprised by this because normally he says he doesn't know or that it was boring.  Interested, I asked him why his day went so well.  He fumbled over his words for a few minutes not managing to say anything coherent.  He stopped for awhile seeming to be thinking about what he wanted to say.  

Then, with a big grin, he excitedly spat out, "The teacher had a see through shirt on today." 

Awesome.

Being productive

Yesterday I turned my alarm off thinking it was the snooze button and was late for work.  Today I was so worried about being late again that I didn't go to sleep.  Real slick.

Playing Mono-poly

I haven’t been updating mostly due to the fact that I had mono.  It wasn’t that bad of a case.  I was only sick for about two weeks.  I didn’t mind the excessive sleeping because mono dreams are interesting.  Without the sore throat and the general achy feeling, mono is a lot like unemployment. 

Last weekend I went home to surprise my mom and Birdy (for her birthday).  I got home late on Thursday night and everybody was already asleep.  I left Gloria the Goldfish on the kitchen table so when my mom came downstairs in the morning she’d know I was there.  I could hear her in the kitchen when she excitedly told my dad I was home.  Very cute.  Bird was probably just as surprised/excited.  She did a double-take after saying hello to me.  I was happy to see her but was bummed that her birthday present hadn’t come in the mail yet so I showed up empty-handed. 

Bird and Big Bird, now would be a good time to visit.  You’ll get gifts.    

This past weekend Potato’s parents, Peef, and Moose came to visit.  Saturday was a really long day.  We woke up early to tailgate with Cap Dragon.  It was a fun time… but he crew was a little rowdy for Potato’s parents.  Something about girls dancing in the back of a truck and chugging liquor at 10AM made them uncomfortable.  However, Peef was intrigued and had to be pulled back.  All she kept saying was, “I got my dancing shoes!” 

I feel like this week I really ought to figure out if I want to keep this nanny job.  Boy has become incredibly difficult to deal with and has taken a liking to giving me the silent treatment.  I come home exhausted and crabby.  I understand that it’s a job and I recognize it as “work”.  I also know that I have to learn to deal with the frustration that it may cause.  But I really don’t like coming home feeling like crap.  I feel like I have to draw a line somewhere.  Bah.  I guess I’ll give it a little bit and see if it gets better. 

In November Potato and I are going to Texas for a few days.  Kevino and Blue Jeans are coincidentally going the same time.  Exciting.  

Speaking of exciting, I bought a sewing machine and am trying to learn how to use it.  

By the way, if you haven’t seen this website yet, you should check it out:

http://www.dontevenreply.com/

Worst day ever.

I wish I had a hot tub, glass of wine, and all Harry Potter movies on DVD.  I think that's the only thing that would make me feel better. Stupid Murphy and his stupid law.