aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnndddddddddddd... we're out

what a trooper my discover card has been this year... this season especially. i have been workin' the cashback rewards using shop discover and next week, i am buying a small country with my rewards.

two words: REMOTE CONTROL FLYING SHARK

http://www.buy.com/prod/air-swimmers-remote-control-flying-shark/224907689.html?listingid=178467316

SERIOUSLY, this is beyond brilliant!

it's a long story.

oh can_a_daaaaaaaaaaa

i wish i knew why, more importantly, i wish it would stop. it has been WEEKS and i still have the canadian national anthem stuck in my head. i thought perhaps it was a sign to touch base with pastor len and yvonne... he didn't think so but he was pleased to hear from me.

now i'm wondering if i need to go to canada... is this like a "if you build it they will come," kinda thing? crap. do they even play baseball in canada?

oh, and "o." apparently they don't use the h up there. also, i think they are a more concise people. have you ever taken a look at our national anthem, word-count wise? there are 63 words in o canada. i thought our anthem would be significantly longer, i guess it just takes longer to sing... it's 80 words. but wait, that's just the first verse... there are 4 verses... for a grand total of 312 words.

i was about to say, "all this crap is interesting..." but i realized it's not.

but i still have o canada stuck in my head without any explanation and it doesn't appear to be going anywhere soon... just like the country, america's top hat.

the other day i was wondering...

... how did find things out before the internet?

i mean really. i don't recall. i DO remember that i fancied myself the queen of resourcefulness, but i sure do NOT recall exactly what i did to earn that title.

this fond introspection comes on the heels of eggs. if eggs had heels. which they don't. but it sounded poetic.

so last night i'm assembling a salad for my lunch today... yes i said SALAD. shut up.

i thought some hard boiled eggs would be a nice addition. so i went to the internet to find out how to do it. and the internet responded brilliantly and behold, there was egg. eggs i mean. hard boiled eggs. it was fantastic.

today, i turned on the monitor and up came the recipe for boiling an egg... and i thought to myself, this just might be the most pathetic thing i ever googled.

though truth be told, i can't be sure.

my family is bankrupting me

it's no one's fault really... i mean, my family is awesome and i wouldn't give them back... AND, i actually love that there's so many of us...

but i'm buying a birthday card yesterday and about fell over when it rang up at FOUR DOLLARS. now i'm still mad these things went over ONE dollar, and now it's FOUR????

here's what everyone is getting from now on. AND, because i'm a sweetheart, i made it generic so anyone can download and use it.

and, on the off chance a non-family member is reading this and you think i'm exaggerating...

January

1 - Steve & Randi

7 - Chase

22 - Robert & Kaje

24 - Sheri

30 - Robin

31 - Eric

February

5 - Michael

11 - Mom & Dad

March

5 - Katie

15 - Addyson

21 - Marc

26 - Robert

26 - Michelle & Chase

April

2 - Ashley

17 - Emily

May

27 - Jordan

June

1 - Alayna

28 - Alex

July

3 - Marv

7 - Ben

9 - Ashley & Rick

24 - Becky

26 - Rick

26 - Michael & Beth

August

8 - Karen

8 - Karen & Marc

22 - Mike

September

21 - Steve

29 - Elizabeth

30 - Mom

October

7 - Mike & Krissy

12 - Val

12 - Emmett

17 - Anna

25 - Ken

November

2 - Krissy

2 - Erin

4 - Matthew

10 - Kaje

17 - Randi

21 - Matt

25 - Dad

25 - James

December

2 - Michelle

8 - Emily & James

11 - Chad

11 - Ken & Robin

14 - Chad & Becky

22 - Val & Marv

29 - Beth

31 - Evelyn

i had to copy this

The Most Idiotic And Offensive Mass Riot In Recent History

Angry Penn State students went to the streets Wednesday night after Joe Paterno was abruptly fired by the board of trustees.

The situation descended into chaos after the 10:15 p.m. announcement.

There was fireworks, tear gas, mace, broken street signs, an overturned news van, and general chaos.

While the main concern in this entire scandal should be the children whose lives were ruined, all the students focused on was Penn State football, and rallying behind an administration that helped cover up the sexual abuse of children.