Just faux fun, check out this video and transport yourself back to 1987, an era of perms, leg-warmers, and Jane Fonda-type aerobics. I have easily watched this video 20 times and I love it. Be careful, because there are several videos from the Crystal Light Aerobic Championship. These can become a slippery slope of time suckage, but I'll admit, totally a pick me up if you're having a bad day.
Did you notice the host at the end? Alan Thicke! Loved him in Growling Pains. Have a great weekend.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Full Disclosure
Ok folks, it's time to get real. I am pregnant. No, wait, I am pregnant!!!!! I am and I am super excited and just as scared. Wow, it feels good to say it. It hasn't been announced anywhere yet as I am not showing and have a hard time believing it's actually true. But I saw a real-looking baby at the 12-week ultra sound so I guess it's real. Currently, I am 15 weeks and due in March. Before you get all bummed that this is going to become an 'all about baby blog' let me set a few ground rules.
Here's what I am NOT going to do:
I will not make weekly posts comparing my fetus to an organic object. (I do get the emails sent to me so I know, but why the hell would you want to know that this week baby is the size of a navel orange?)
I will not gloat in pregnancy and name myself a better human being for procreating.
I will not post images of the nursery or my ideas of decorating the nursery. This is not that kind of blog. I do not fancy myself an interior designer.
I will not refer to baby by name until baby breathes air. I feel like doing that jinxes everything. I may however refer to baby as nugget, jelly bean, justin beiber, or anything else that comes to mind.
I will not get one of these signs.
But I might get this.
Here's what I will do:
I will give you full disclosure on funny events that occur during this time. For example: I was working out with my trainer and I said, "I just feel like my stomach is hanging out." He said, "Ok, you need to engage your core, and also, get used to it. It's going to get a lot bigger." Or my co-worker and I shared a cinnabun and I made a comment on needing to work out harder that day. He responded with, "Sorry to say this, but I think your in a loosing battle."
I will show you funny products and share silly advise I get along the way. Remember this post? I hope to have more like it.
I will tell you when I find out if baby is a boy or girl, then I can use the correct pronoun.
So hopefully, things won't change too much, I just have another topic in which to share ridiculous truths.
Here's what I am NOT going to do:
I will not make weekly posts comparing my fetus to an organic object. (I do get the emails sent to me so I know, but why the hell would you want to know that this week baby is the size of a navel orange?)
I will not gloat in pregnancy and name myself a better human being for procreating.
I will not post images of the nursery or my ideas of decorating the nursery. This is not that kind of blog. I do not fancy myself an interior designer.
I will not refer to baby by name until baby breathes air. I feel like doing that jinxes everything. I may however refer to baby as nugget, jelly bean, justin beiber, or anything else that comes to mind.
I will not get one of these signs.
Here's what I will do:
I will give you full disclosure on funny events that occur during this time. For example: I was working out with my trainer and I said, "I just feel like my stomach is hanging out." He said, "Ok, you need to engage your core, and also, get used to it. It's going to get a lot bigger." Or my co-worker and I shared a cinnabun and I made a comment on needing to work out harder that day. He responded with, "Sorry to say this, but I think your in a loosing battle."
I will show you funny products and share silly advise I get along the way. Remember this post? I hope to have more like it.
I will tell you when I find out if baby is a boy or girl, then I can use the correct pronoun.
So hopefully, things won't change too much, I just have another topic in which to share ridiculous truths.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Co-Workers -Part II
Previously, I talked about Blue Jai. Today is about "Geo, The magician," or Geoffrey. Based on his name I'm sure you can tell what he was into. Apparently at office socials he would meander around doing magic tricks for people, then ask for money. So... he was panhandling at work functions. (Is that the right word?)
We used to have to play Dirty Santa at our holiday party, which really makes for a whole lot of awkwardness for like 2 hours since it's 30+people playing and we have to watch each person open the gift. Think The Office's "Dirty Santa episode" X10. Each gift had to have a value of $10 or less. I always choose whatever looks like a gift card. You can't loose with one of those, right? I also GIVE a gift card, so I pretty much breakeven. Well, one year Geo decided to go the home-made gift route and brought in a HUGE black trash bag and plopped it in the middle of the gifts. So what was in the bag?
We used to have to play Dirty Santa at our holiday party, which really makes for a whole lot of awkwardness for like 2 hours since it's 30+people playing and we have to watch each person open the gift. Think The Office's "Dirty Santa episode" X10. Each gift had to have a value of $10 or less. I always choose whatever looks like a gift card. You can't loose with one of those, right? I also GIVE a gift card, so I pretty much breakeven. Well, one year Geo decided to go the home-made gift route and brought in a HUGE black trash bag and plopped it in the middle of the gifts. So what was in the bag?
This is no Geo.
Balloon Animals. It was a bag full of balloon animals. Some people I just don't understand.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Co-Workers
The workplace in an interesting setting. You involuntarily get put in a small space with people not of your choosing for hours on end. If you're lucky, you find some great colleagues and friends. I've held on to a few past co workers who have become near and dear friends. I see those friends as one of the greatest benefits to my past employment. But there's always that strange duck in the group that you inevitably have to work with. I've experienced a few.
Case in point, Jeremiah. He was the office assistant at my first job out of college. He had great phone manners and was a computer whiz which came in helpful when he taught me everything I know about mail merge. But... Jeremiah was also an elf from middle earth who went by the name Blue Jai. Yes, he was a LARPER.
He and his girlfriend would go to parties in full make-up and costume and he had all these pictures to prove it. He also celebrated the Solstice which entailed staying up all night to party so of course he needed a few days off for that. Now, to each his own. If that's what you want to do with your free time and those are the days you choose to celebrate, fine. But if you tell me point blank that your are an elf from middle earth and expect me to just accept that as fact, you've got another thing coming because I have questions my friend. Where IS middle earth? How did you get your elfish name? How did you come to decide you were from middle earth?
Case in point, Jeremiah. He was the office assistant at my first job out of college. He had great phone manners and was a computer whiz which came in helpful when he taught me everything I know about mail merge. But... Jeremiah was also an elf from middle earth who went by the name Blue Jai. Yes, he was a LARPER.
He and his girlfriend would go to parties in full make-up and costume and he had all these pictures to prove it. He also celebrated the Solstice which entailed staying up all night to party so of course he needed a few days off for that. Now, to each his own. If that's what you want to do with your free time and those are the days you choose to celebrate, fine. But if you tell me point blank that your are an elf from middle earth and expect me to just accept that as fact, you've got another thing coming because I have questions my friend. Where IS middle earth? How did you get your elfish name? How did you come to decide you were from middle earth?
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Parking Fail
On my way to the Doctor's office this week I pulled in the parking lot to see this car, halfway out of a parking spot.
If you look closely, you can see the rear tire is in FRONT of the car to the left's front tire.
Being a courteous driver, I stopped to let them leave. I must add, I was on the passenger side, so I could not see the driver well. After a few seconds and no movement, I looked a little harder at the car and realized no one was in it! Some one had just half way parked, then thought, 'yea, this is good enough.' I tried to think positive, 'maybe there was an emergency and they left it because they will be right out.' Nope. An hour and 15 minutes later, still there. Even more, no one could park across from them because there wasn't room!
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