While I was driving to my mom’s house from home today, I was first in line at the Fletchwood/Elkton intersection, by Pats. I was in the straight/turn left lane, and there are two lanes. Straight/turn left, or turn right. So I was in the left lane, turning left, and the lane to my left was the ONCOMING lane. Remember that, that’s important. So there were double yellow lines to my left. The “don’t cross these lines, this is the oncoming lane” lines. So I’m waiting, and all of a sudden, some guys pull up next to me TO MY LEFT. TO TURN LEFT. In the ONCOMING lane. And the light turned green, and they started going. Like that wasn’t illegal or just plain stupid. Like they did it all the time. And they turned left, and nothing happened. They didn’t get hit, because that light at that direction doesn’t have much oncoming traffic.
They must not have been from around here. Or if they are, I hope I sell my house quickly and can move away soon.
I found this over at TexasBiscut’s…enjoy!
Have you ever:
( ) snuck out of the house –it was hard enough sneaking back IN
(x) gotten lost in your city – I didn’t grow up in Wilmington, and it has a lot of one-way streets
(x) seen a shooting star
(x) been to any other countries besides the united states – Canada, Italy, Aruba, the Bahamas
( ) had a serious surgery
(x) gone out in public in your pajamas - almost every weekend, I live in Elkton, for goodness sake- and all the time for classes in college
(x) kissed a stranger
(x) hugged a stranger
(x) been in a fist fight – with a guy I knew in HS, and I WON!
( ) been arrested – nope, can’t say as I’ve been caught….
(X) laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose- it hurts like a sonofabitch, I tell you
(x) pushed all the buttons on an elevator
( ) swore at your parents- only behind their backs’
(x) been in love
( ) been close to love– would this be like saying to your crush “I almost love you, but not quite..”?
(x) been to a casino – twice for work and once with Lee
( ) been skydiving
( ) skinny-dipped
(x) skipped school – not enough to put a dent in my education
(x) seen a therapist – for over a year now, best thing I’ve ever done
( ) done the splits
( ) played spin the bottle – not that I remember
( ) gotten stitches – nope, but there were several times I should have, or so my mom tells me
( ) drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour – isn’t that something they do for fun out in the midwest?
(x) bitten someone – Never in a Hannibal Lechter kinda way, no
(x) been to Niagara Falls- I have but I don’t remember it
(x) gotten the chicken pox – yes, but don’t remember that, either
(x) kissed a member of the opposite sex – this should come as no surprise…
( ) crashed into a friend’s car – no, but I’m sure that’s next on my to-do list of cars to hit!
( ) been to Japan
(x) ridden in a taxi
(x) been dumped – yes, sad but true
( ) shoplifted – nope
( ) been fired – thankfully, no
( ) had a crush on someone of the same sex
(x) had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
(x) gone on a blind date
(x) lied to a friend – sometimes it’s better to NOT tell the truth
(x) had a crush on a teacher – he was a student teacher when I was in 8th grade. Don’t remember his name, but boy, he was cute.
( ) celebrated Mardi-Gras in new Orleans
(x) been to Europe-Italy, with my mother. Never again will I travel with her.
( ) slept with a co-worker – thankfully, no. I work in a female dominated industry.
( ) been married – thankfully not yet, but someday, although I’ve had many near-misses.
( ) gotten divorced
( ) had children- oh god no!
( ) seen someone die
( ) had a close friend die - my cousin committed suicide when I was in 5th grade
( ) been to Africa
( ) driven over 400 miles in one day –
(x) been to Canada
( ) been to Mexico –
(x) been on a plane
(x) seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) thrown up in a bar –
( ) purposely set a part of myself on fire - WTF?!
(x) eaten sushi
(x) been skiing/snowboarding – yes, and never ever again
(x) met someone in person from the internet- that’s how my sweetie and I met, actually
( ) lost a child
(x) gone to college-although sometimes it’s hard to believe.
(x) graduated college-again, sometimes hard to believe
(x) fired a gun – in Arkansas at my grandparents a coon’s age ago.
( ) purposely hurt yourself—does extreme clumsiness count?
(x) taken painkillers- Like I say, forget diamonds, percocet is a girl’s best friend.
Anyone else want to take a spin?
For those of you that don’t have cable, or want to read a hysterical review of the OC’s season 2 finale, go here. You won’t be dissapointed.
To illustrate for my out-of-area friends, this (in the background) is the Red Room. Please note: the kitchen is no longer turquoise.
I am so overwhelmed. Completely and utterly overwhelmed. This whole house selling thing makes me want to stick a pencil in my eye. It’s awful. All the feedback I keep getting centers on it’s not what they’re looking for. Well, you realize, it’s a 2 bedroom house. It’s not going to magically turn into a 3 bedroom while you’re looking at it, you know? And, it’s 9 years old. The carpet is not brand new. But, as Jason can attest, it’s not in horrible horrible shape. It looks like 9 year old carpet.
And don’t get me started on my living room. Yes, my living room is BRIGHT FUCKING RED. And I LOVE it. It looks fabulous. I have been told by many in my family not to paint it yet, paint it once you get a contract. Which makes sense to me. I still have to live there. But I’m at my wit’s end. As my friend Geoff says ” Even with a white base coat? It’ll be a nice shade of pink, your favorite. You can put up a bunch of heart pillows, pictures of Justin Timberlake, it’ll be interesting.”
Oh, my good lord. I’m ready to just give this up and refinance the house to lower my payments and just move on. I miss my cats. I mean, I REALLY miss my cats. I hate this.
So it looks like I’ll be using my Memorial Day weekend to repaint my living room, anyone feel like helping out?
Editors Note: there are spoilers ahead. Beware.
I saw Episode III over the weekend. “Meh” about sums it up for me, impression wise. It was ok, for an action movie. The story line was ok, but I really should have re-watched Episodes I and II to get the gist of what was going on. The characters, as in the two previous, were wooden and the acting was so-so. But I’m a purist and extremely biased toward episodes IV-VI.
My biggest complaints were the holes in the story that were left over. Like, if Obi-wan knew R2 throughout the whole thing, why didn’t he recognize him in A New Hope? And, why didn’t C-3PO and R2 know who Luke was? His father made C-3PO, for goodness sakes!
And, in Return of the Jedi, Leia starts talking about how beautiful her mom was, and that she didn’t remember her. Which mama? Senator Organna’s wife, or Padme?
Hmmph. But, Yoda kicked ass, and Chewbacca was awesome and the fight scenes were cool. I went with a girlfriend, and 2 eight year olds and a 12 year old. When the boys (the 8 year olds) were asked what their favorite part was, they both responded in unison “We really liked it when Anakin’s legs got cut off and he was set on fire.”
Kids these days.
Found on msn.com:
Meanwhile, Pam Anderson recently shared her own Hilton experience, revealing to GQ that Paris can’t really be bothered with anything as bourgeois as literacy.
“She’s funny,” the top-heavy bombshell is quoted as telling the mag. “Last time I met her we were in a restaurant together. She slammed the menu down and screamed, ‘I hate reading! Someone tell me what’s on the menu!’” Says Pam, “I mean, I’m blond but c’mon.”
Oh, how I loathe Paris Hilton. Every time I read something about her, she continues to plummet in my estimation.
