I will not use the Force in class

My inner geek compels me to post this link. If you like the video, please leave a comment for the folks. It stars some of my Everquest Online Adventures gaming friends. (Chad = Obiwan/Kip, Tiffany = girl at water fountain, Marc = school jerk)

Without further ado, the Arrogant Sage would like to present to you:

Anakin Dynamite


Oh yeah, if you REALLY like it, then register with Atomfilms and give it a vote. It's up for a Star Wars fan award of some kind.

Get to know this!

What time did you get up this morning? 9 am. That’s VERY rare. (thanks Big D)

Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds…but keep ‘em small. Hate big diamonds

What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Drive-In: Spiderman 2, Shrek 2, and Anacondas. (last summer of course) Theater: Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban (good lord, that was last spring)

What is your favorite TV show? I am currently favorite tv showless.

What did you have for breakfast? Cabbage and sausage, a little mac-n-cheese. Homemade, every bit of it.

What is your middle name? Catherine

What is your favorite cuisine? Chinese

What foods do you dislike? Water chestnuts, brussel sprouts, there aren’t really a whole lot of foods I won’t eat. ::sheepish grin::

What are your favorite Potato chips? Fritos, Jays, Spicy Doritos, Salt and Cracked Pepper Tim’s, cheetos

What is your favorite CD at the moment? Stripped by Christina Aguilera

What kind of car do your drive? My car looks suspiciously like a bike.

Favorite sandwich? Turkey with sprouts and avocado and cranberries, and hmmm…

What characteristics do you dislike? dishonesty

Favorite item of clothing? Pajamas

If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Japan, but I am seriously thinking of a European tour.

What color is your bathroom? Ugly apartment white…::sigh::

Favorite brand of clothing? Whatever fits.

Where would you retire to? Near family

Favorite time of day? Middle of the night, when I am sleeping

Where were you born? Michigan

Favorite sport to watch? FOOTBALL…none of that mamsy pamsy European stuff…American Football

24. What fabric detergent do you use? All

25. Coke or Pepsi? Coke is great with pizza, but I tend to prefer Pepsi products, but if you ask me what I am drinking, it’s probably water.
26. Are you a morning person or night owl? After 3 years of not getting adequate sleep, I am no longer any kind of “wake” person. (Used to be a serious morning person, though)

27. What is your shoe size? Before having child 10, after child 11

28. Do you have pets? Does my husband count?

29. Any news you'd like to share with your family and friends? See you all in 1 week.

30. What did you want to be when you were little? Grown. Now I regret it.

Oh yeah!

Manwich burritos. Extra cheese. Yum.

Proud Momma

C was great at the dentist! The office was amazing. I am soo glad we decided on a pediatric dentist. No offense to my personal dentist, but I don't think they could have pulled this off soo well.
The dental assistant completely adapted to C's style within 5 minutes of dealing with her. She let her play with some of the tools, then moved very quickly through everything. C opened up her mouth and closed it when asked. She didn't whine or squirm. She sat through a thorough cleaning (including flossing), a full set of x-rays, and 2 exams! She did kinda get feisty when the dentist wanted to do his exam, but after sitting in Momma's lap, she calmed down and let him do his work.
Then we went to McDs for some lunch and C got to run around like a wild child. She met a 5-year old who followed her around. They were so cute together. I envy the way children can always make fast friends.

Big beautiful smiles all around

It's C's first trip to the dentist this Thursday. Keep your fingers crossed. She recently went with me when I got my temporary crown put on and she was VERY interested in what was going on. In fact, she even crawled into the chair when I was finished and asked the assistant to take out her tooth! So, I figured I should take advantage of this curiosity and get her into her first check-up. Goodness knows she needs it. I let her do all the brushing for far too long.

But it's cool, I found a pediatric dentist. Seems like a good idea to go to someone who specializes in dealing with rambuncious toddlers.

For my big beautiful smile, I finally got my crown. Ugh, it is tight as hell. They couldn't even floss it before I left my appointment yesterday. But, as my dentist pointed out, I was able to floss it this morning.

This weekend we purchased lots of movies: A Bug's Life, Life of Brian, and The Incredibles. I haven't actually seen The Incredibles, but I figured the commercials were enough to keep me rolling, might as well indulge that inpluse buyer in me every once in a while.

Mental Masturbation

Taye Diggs

Johnny Depp

Justin Timberlake

Oded Fehr

Jet Li

Orlando Bloom

John Cho and Kal Penn

Kal Penn, again!

Will Smith

Shemar Moore

Arrogant Sage Rides Again

Last year, I got a free bike. It was nice. I got the idea that I could use that as my primary transportation if I could only find a way to lug C around. That's when I bought the trailer. Shortly after purchasing the trailer, my tire went flat. So, I of course, fixed it. I'm not soo good at putting back tires back on so I messed it up. The next time I rode the bike, I got stuck downtown with a warped back tire.

I called around to various places to see if they would take a look at it, and the guy at Olybike did. He told me that I would have to replace the tire for around $50. Hmmm...well, then it will have to wait. So no bike for me. That was at least 7 or 8 months ago.

Last Saturday, I took the bike to a shop right down the street and they told me that they could straighten the tire in no time. $24! Huh, what do you know about that? Then they told me about a tune-up special for $49.95...the straightening would be included!! So of course, I jumped at that chance and I picked up the bike (good as new) last night. Now I have a kick-ass bike waiting for me to ride it all over Olympia.....

Today, it rained.

I giggle

One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class.
She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!"
The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer said?"
One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy Shit! A talking chicken!'

Entertainment for entertainment's sake

The Big D and I were trying to find the new trailer for Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith last night. All we could find was a teaser trailer...big nerds like us need much more than that!
Anyway, the first place we looked was at Ifilm. I love that place. It's a great way to waste a lot of time.

We didn't find what we were looking for, but we did find some good things in it's place. For example, we got a great trailer for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Big fat nerdy Woot! for that one!

And this Superfriends parody was horrendously funny. Just think, Superfriends meets Office Space. Oh yeah.

Also, for those folks who bothered to watch it and were pretty pissed that they cut it in the middle of the season, you can now watch the rest of My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss on the fox website. They will put up a new episode every friday. Joy.

Enjoy your entertainment.

Insane Ramblings because

the Harry Potter graphic is driving me up the wall. So, now I have to ramble to get it pushed off the page and maybe my sidebar will come back to the top of the page.




Did you know that I still have well over 700 days before I can cart the girl off to school? Ahhh, dare to dream.




Did you know I used to be able to meet whole groups of new people without a pinch of nerves and now I get nervous calling people I know? How weird is that?




Did you know I still have a wedding gift for a friend who got married a year ago? I swear, as soon as The Big D signs the card we will send it. (Sorry, Boo)




Did you know that I am now getting a crown on that broken tooth tomorrow? We will just have to put it on a payment plan. The dental assistant was actually shocked that my insurance didn't pay for it. So am I.




Did you know I got a new pair of glasses yesterday? They are really cute, if I do say so myself.




Did you know that if I stayed at MTSU for one more semester, I could have graduated with a degree in University Studies? That's a nice way of saying, "Damn, girl, you took WAY to many classes!"




My favorite color is a yellowish orange. Or maybe an orangy yellow. Hmmm, points to ponder.




Did you know Elmo and Ruben Studdard are now belting out their ABC's behind me? C has just joined in the crooning.




Did you know we have 6 Care Bear DVDs and 2 Care Bear VHS tapes? I have seen them all at least 100 times.




Did you know my child watches a LOT of tv?




Did you know that my dream job would be working on a travel food show? It hits on all my loves: travel, learning about culture, cooking, and teaching.




Did you know it doesn't matter what my dream job is, I won't be able to do it?




Did you know I am running out of points to ponder?




Did you know I am now comptemplating putting in 5 spaces between each "Did you know"?




Did you know, I went ahead and put in the extra spaces?




Wow, I suppose if I were inclined to give points, you would earn 50 for making it to the end of this post. ;)

One more shot of C next to the huge walrus. 

This is C in front of the really, really big walrus. It's was frightening. C LOVED it. 

This is a walrus. This is only half of the walrus. He's huge. I mean...really, really big. 

Apparently, I am NOT as tall as a full grown male polar bear. Shame really. 

This polar bear is named Kenneth. He likes to dance. He likes to dance a lot. In fact, in the 10 minutes we spent in his presence, he never stopped swaying to the beat in his head. Go Kenneth, go. 

C and the Big D looking at "Nemo". You guys know what kind of fish that is. 

C's first trip to the Zoo/Aquarium. This is an actual sea horse. No shit! 

And there was much rejoicing!

Ahhh, my anniversary was great. I even managed to get an MP3 player and a broken tooth!

I had lots of surprises all day. He woke up and got dressed for work as usual, but he didn't go to work when 7:30 rolled around. I asked him if he planed on going in today, and he said, "Oh, I forgot". Then he told me and C to get dressed.

The Big D took us out for breakfast in our favorite diner. Everyone should try Denny's...but it has to be the one down the street from me. I swear I haven't gotten bad food or bad customer service from that place yet.

That night, we got all dressed up again and dropped off C at my friend's house. (Woot, 'nother surprise...OVERNIGHT trip for the girl!) Then he took me to my favorite sushi place and I orded a couple of items to go...what, to go?? I just got dressed up. Ooooh, we are going home to eat it picnic style? No kids, no other people? NICE.

He slyly suggested we get some ice cream before we go home, and we drove to Cold Stone Creamery. We got a few samples and he asked me what I wanted. Just when I was going to make a decision, he tells the guy, "oh, I think we should just pick up that cake I ordered".
How awesome! When we lived in the 'Boro, we always ordered the same cake from the people who made our wedding cake. I miss that tradition. I was very happy that D started a new one for us. (By the way, it was cookie dough...yum)

Finally, we went home to enjoy our delicious food. Once there, we devoured our food (he had pizza), and we jumped into the cake. That's where the broken tooth comes in....Just a couple of months ago, I had a root canal. Of course, insurance covers the canal, but it doesn't cover a crown. Those bastards cost around $1000. I don't have $1000. So, I opted to wait and save for it. (as if I had a choice). Well, a root canaled tooth is a dead tooth. So at some point it becomes delicate. The front of my damn tooth shattered on a frozen chocolate chip!

Needless to say, I was pretty sad about that. Especially since D was just about to give me my last surprise. He had me blindfolded, so I wouldn't see the MP3 player he was setting up for me. I wasn't in any pain, so we went on with the surprise.
It's awesome. It's pink. I now NEED music!

I gave him a watch. His is blue...and damn, they have them on sale at the website!! Fuckers. Oh well. He really seems to enjoy his new watch. We had to take an "emergency" trip to JC Penney to have customer service adjust the band for him...after he took it apart....how were we supposed to know it wasn't a self-adjusting band. The instructions said it was!

The rest of the night is totally censored. Feel free to use your imaginations.

Ewww, Pez, quit thinking THAT. Boy you are one sick puppy.

On March 4, 2000

I married the love of my life. Every time I say I can't possibly love him anymore, the next day comes around and I am amazed at my new capacity to adore him.

Happy Anniversary, Love.




And for your reading pleasure, here is our wedding invitation, composed by my husband The Big D:

The leaf

Like a leaf,
Rustling across the sand—
How did I get to the beach—
drifting in the wind
too close to the water,
love carries us on a strange voyage.

With waves crashing,
sweeping the leaf out into the ocean—
I wish I were back at the beach—
surfing on the crests
and drowning in the troughs,
love consumes us in the tides.

Land nearing,
an unknown body approaching—
Is it safe to come out of the water—
looming in the foreground
as a mystery to be solved,
love thrills us with the adventure.

Another leaf,
lying on the shore—
Has she made the journey, too—
standing as a companion
on the lonely, secluded island,
love binds us together.

Being together,
basking in the sun—
I’m glad I came out of the water—
enjoying the company,
feeling the embrace,
love fills us with happiness.

-------Danny J. Gourley


(c) 1999 Danny Gourley
Edited for wrong date...I know, beat me with a fucking stick.

Obsessive much?

(Gacked from FictionAlley.org )

The fan fiction stuff is addictive. I guess I just can't wait for the next Harry Potter book and movie.

Edited to remove too large graphic...so sad.

GERD

That stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease . Not only is it hard to spell, it hurts like a sonofabitch. I was up until 3:30 am yesterday, just waiting for the pain to go away. I can't lie down when GERD is acting up. I hurt when I am stressed. I hurt when I eat too much. Sometimes I hurt just because.

I suppose I would like some cheese to go with my whine.

On the upside, Cirel has an imaginary friend named: Tootall...it could be Too Tall (that's a character on Berenstein Bears). It's really adorable.

Anniversary alert for those who would like to send us congrats....5 years on Friday!