"Today on Josh's wedding day, (Heidi) We, his sisters, have a few words to say. (All)
(Shannon) Remember when we had matching fangs? But more recently you sported Ellen DeGeneres bangs. I cried for a year when you were first born. But you cried with us when we were torn.
(Emily) Quoting Friends and Home Alone is our favorite pastime. I hope we aren't embarrassing you with our nostalgic rhyme. You gave me a black eye when you shut my face in the door. But you're still the best brother I could ever ask for.
(Heidi) You lined your X-Men into rows. And we made you dress up in women's clothes. Now you've grown into quite a man, Beginning your life with Laura Anne.
We're proud to have you, mister. Laura, we welcome you as our sister.
SO... could it BE any hotter? I have been forced to shower everyday. today I was feeling like a sweaty blob and had that film all over me. then I noticed poor Biff and Chip sprawled miserably on the floor, relocating to a different spot every 5 minutes. poor guys forced to wear furs all summer.
I just like this.
I'm watching the Sox game but I can't hear anything over the sound of the fans.
so I've been obsessed with thai iced tea. it started about a month and a half ago... I went to Wonderspice in JP to get my take-out as I do about once a week (pad thai and crispy fried spring rolls, extra sweet and sour sauce)... whilst waiting for my food I bought a thai iced tea.
**going forward thai iced tea is abbreviated as t.i.t. not to be mistaken for another word with the same spelling**
I sipped it, trying to identify what it tasted like and trying decide if I liked it. I had tasted t.i.t. several times before and thought it was offensively sweet, even for me. this time around it was more refreshing and was delicious with my thai dinner (go figure). some time passed and I craved a t.i.t. the way I crave a diet sunkist. I'm surprised my pee isn't orange.
thus began my tour de t.i.t. in addition to Wonderspice, I've had the t.i.t. at Thailand Cafe, Petsi Pie, 1369, Dado Tea, Velouria and Brown Sugar, but the most delectable, balanced and sensational t.i.t. is at Junebug in JP. I brought a large one to Medway last Friday to share with the Smiths. Shannon, Emily and Brad thought it was disgusting. I think it was the neon orange color predisposed them to dislike it. Mary, my mom and I sipped away at it's deliciousness. my dad wouldn't taste it (I don't think he believed me when I said it was herbal and ok for Mormons to drink). but let's face it: t.i.t.s are the tits.
upon looking at all these mouth-watering images, I must go out and get one.
Rob gave me a Hello Kitty puzzle for my birthday. thanks Bobby. last night I pulled it out as an effort to relax after a long day. (the Sox were also off last night)
I set up camp in the kitchen and turned on "Puzzle Pieces" by Tiger Trap. I was ready for puzzle-fun-time.
look at Meghan having fun doing a puzzle:
the fact that it came with a tiny set of tweezers should have been an indication that this was a stress causing not relieving puzzle. 204 pieces to make a 4"x6" puzzle.
we proclaimed our frustration with words that Hello Kitty should never hear. at 1am Casey and I forced ourselves to stop. score that 1 for cartoon cat. 0 for mankind.
my bookmark: note: this ticket is from a 2004 game I went to with Shannon only weeks before the Sox won the WS!
I just finished reading Let the Right One In. the monster in this story is a vampire. it's beyond amazing. I justify it's not like reading Twighlight because LTROI is not part of a series.
Easy Mac for lunch today
Mac n Cheese Monster:
Sea Monster:
why do things that are bad for you feel so good? I'm not talking about drugs. yesterday I was feeling depressed so I went tanning then picked up chicken fingers and fries with extra honey mustard from TGI Fridays and brought them home and ate them while watching "He's Just Not That Into You".
+ + = and and
it was like a cheer and a big friend hug and a nap all rolled into one. and that is better than feeling like this: ...even if my happy glands are becoming addicted to the delights of mid-scale food chains.
I've recently started watching tv on the internet. **this is what me watching internet tv looks like.
I used to be opposed to the small pixelated screen. but just an episode of Entourage after not being able to watch it for 4 months converted me. I watched all of season 5 in about a week.
I love you
now I'm watching Mad Men season 2. yesterday at work I caught up with episode 3, Marriage of Figaro. a couple lines in that episode were so relevant to my life, I have to share them.
I love and hate you
Peggy's mom and sister bother her to go to church. she keeps resisting. finally she goes to appease them. during the sermon Peggy whispers to her sister, "I don't feel good." to which her sister replies "you're hungover." nothing indicated she had been out drinking the night before, her sister just assumed it.
also in the episode, Betty Draper is sitting on her bed with Don and their kids. she says "I hate my feet" and Don (her husband) says, "I thought those were waterskis." Betty, it's a hard life having big, disproportionate feet.
as I child I read nonstop. the usual pre-teen series of Babysitter's Club, Anne of Green Gables, Judy Blume, etc. upon entering high school that abruptly changed...the instigator: Summer Reading. NO
I remember avoiding the task all summer. til a week before the start of school when I went to Barnes and Noble and picked the 3 books on the list with the fewest pages. a few days later I got the Cliffs Notes. finally the day before school started I tried to find the movie versions of the books i.e. Field of Dreams... a story that I would probably would have loved under other circumstances but couldn't even sit through and still have never watched (or read) all the way through.
I've never had a problem with authority or an attention deficiancy but for some reason I couldn't make myself read a book, poem, short story or anything I was told to. but when the course was over, I wouldn't mind reading The Crying of Lot 49.
I didn't complete any of the assigned reading in high school or college. (apparently you can graduate with honors from BU and Medway High School without doing your reading.) in hindsight I wish I had read and kept all those books instead of selling them back to BU for $1 at the end of the semester. my bookshelves would have a lot more books and less chotchkes. the same applies to my brain. I recently enjoyed Animal Farm, The Great Gatsby and am currently reading Murder on the Orient Express...all books I was supposed to read at one time or another. upon realizing my love for high school literature I realized you don't really appreciate anything about your youth til your older....a summer of nothing to do but read a few books sounds pretty excellent.
Statement from Manny: Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons. I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation.
below I have copied and pasted the entire contents of Wikipedia's description of Manny's 2008 season. Read. then report back to me.
2008 season On May 31, Ramirez hit his 500th home run, against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chad Bradford at Camden Yards in the 7th inning on the first pitch, becoming the 24th player in MLB history to do so. He joined two other Red Sox players, Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams in this exclusive home run club. On June 5, during a game at Fenway against the Tampa Bay Rays, an altercation between Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis resulted from Ramirez objecting to what he believed was excessive - and chronic - complaining about the strike zone by Youkilis in the dugout, as well as the first baseman's penchant for throwing equipment after at-bats. Before the fifth inning - and after the Red Sox-Rays punching session - Ramirez was caught on NESN cameras slapping Youkilis. The pair also exchanged words, and had to be separated by teammates, coaches, and training staff. Youkilis headed out to the field still barking at Ramirez, while Ramirez was escorted into the tunnel leading to the clubhouse by bench coach Brad Mills and trainer Paul Lessard. According to three sources, Ramirez had told Youkilis to "cut that [expletive] out." That was what provoked Youkilis and started the problem.[11] Later in the season, during the series with the Houston Astros, Ramirez had a physical altercation with Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick. The two were arguing over Ramirez's large game-day request for 16 tickets to the game in Houston, when Ramirez reportedly pushed McCormick to the ground after saying "Just do your job." The two were quickly separated and Ramirez later apologized for his behavior.[12][13] The matter was dealt with internally and Ramirez was fined. On July 25, after sitting out one game against the Seattle Mariners with a sore knee, Ramirez was originally slated to start against the Yankees. Several minutes before the game, however, he informed manager Terry Francona, through a bench coach, that he would not be playing. During this series against the Yankees Ramirez was directed to an area hospital for an MRI on both knees, the results showed no damage.[14] When back in action, Ramirez frequently did not run out ground balls. Assuming that this was due to his displeasure about his contract situation, many Red Sox fans and reporters, including Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, called for Ramirez to be traded.
