i love my daddy

i walk in the door coming home from work, and my dad comes to the living room: "i'm sorry i forgot to tell you when you rushed out the door this morning that i like that outfit. you look cute."
my mom filled me in later that right after i left he told her that he felt bad because i looked so nice and he didn't tell me. she smiled when i told her that he had as soon as i walked in the door. such a good daddy.

i'm sorry

i really don't want to be like this, but it's his birthday. can we just take a moment here and be happy matthew lewis was born?

work today

today i had to share an office with jasper's woo-woo brother. we both needed the scanner in there, so we both had to move to that office for the day. i was a little nervous that it would be a day full of awkward silence, but it wasn't. we talked some and laughed some and he was comfortable enough to sing along to his pandora, so it ended up being nice. really nice. 
i very miss having guy friends.

my poor diana

she likes to try new things. she likes to go new places.
i hate to leave my house.

thank you, mr. oldman

http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/06/24/gary-oldman-playboy-interview-mel-gibson/ 
did he say this the right way? probably not. but i give the guy credit for saying it. political correctness is ridiculous, especially with the double standards it entails. and the hypocrisy, oh my gosh, the hypocrisy. 
and while the media wants to slam him for 'defending mel gibson and alec baldwin,' that's not what he was doing. he wasn't defending them so much as saying, 'hey, cast the first stone.'
and do these people who are up in arms about it realize that they're doing exactly what he's talking about? cast the first stone media. cast the first stone hollywood. i dare you.

update: i just saw that this is what his manager had to say about it

sometimes my parents make me go like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBu61lcohZc

remind me not to drive my mafia car around the vatican

the pope just excommunicated the entire italian mafia. i like what one person said on fb: 
"Pope Francis excommunicates mobsters from the Catholic Church. Is it wrong to refer to the Pope as "badass"?" - Dan S.

since i'm tired and should go to bed, i started scrolling way back (like to 2012) in my chats with hobbitsister on fb, and came across this:
[my college roommate's husband's] status about their 3-year-old: 
"Every time Ruthie puts on a skirt, the first thing she does is twirl like a princess. It is a top priority of mine to see that she never stops doing this." 
:D

please be on the lookout

looking for a 6'2", 6'3"ish auburnish-haired gent so i can have this cake-topper

alright

if you have to wear something that ugly to marry him, maybe it's not worth it

congratulations to the happy couple

just when i think my crappy last two weeks (except when chelley was here, that was definitely not crappy :D ) couldn't get any crappier

Zachary Levi ‏@ZacharyLevi 25m

“@mperegrym: That coffee date was UNREAL @zacharylevi #marriedinmaui pic.twitter.com/1roqXjnKHz” These dreams and goals are really workin out.

 

can i just say: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmcPFDI9F5U

Ben Rector @benrector  · 

This morning some guys were a fence right outside my bedroom window.

Ben Rector @benrector  · 

Well, that was supposed to say building a fence.

gotta learn the important stuff first

my friends just adopted an 8-year-old boy from china. he's now having to learn english. he seems to be picking it up fairly quickly, though. today i saw a clip of him eating a blizzard, saying, 'this is my ice cream!' 
good job, little man. :D

me: i'm skipping church tonight. i'm just exhausted. but don't worry about me for supper. i still have lots of leftovers.
mom: you're welcome to eat with us.
me: no, they're gonna be bad soon.
mom: well, [third cousin you don't know] is coming tonight.
me [with a look, i'm sure]: i should just go to church.

more from "Sober Mercies"

[One day she went to help clean at the place where she attended meetings.]
While [I] worked quietly, I listened to the easy banter and occasional laughter of the women around me. A small lump of longing formed in my throat. Would I ever feel like I could join in? Would I ever get a chance to prove that I had a great sense of humor, too?
I knew these people welcomed me, but I still didn't feel part of the group.
Which was my own fault...I couldn't bear the anxiety of hanging around to mingle and chat. What if no one spoke to me? What if I was left standing there, looking stupid?
It didn't occur to me yet that I might not be the only person who felt shy, or that I was just as capable of starting a conversation as anyone else. As had been my habit all of my life, I hung back and waited to be pursued by someone who was more willing to take risks that I was...
On the drive home, my windshield wipers squeaking, I noticed that my hands smelled like disinfectant, and that I had managed to work up a light sweat. But as I neared my house, all I could think of was how I wished there were more chairs to clean.

bucket list check off?

got mardi gras beads from a woo-woo army guy today

i'm not doing very well fb-wise

friend's status said something about her small boobs. my response? 'i feel ya.'
friend's status said something about how people either pour ketchup on their fries or dip their fries in ketchup. my response? 'i don't like ketchup, so i eat mine naked.'

not quite sure how to take this

my friend just sent me links to victoria's secret models' workouts. is she telling me i need to do these so i can get boobs?

forecast for today

74*-89*
what kind of forecast is that?! 
"either you'll be comfortable or you'll die of heatstroke. we have no idea. plan accordingly."

also, as long as i'm being like that

this is kevin kiermaier of the tampa bay rays.

just thought you'd like to know.

of course i like this radio commercial

old lady with a sadly stereotypical minnesota accent (sure, we may elongate some vowels once in awhile, but seriously, we don't talk like that people!) talking about how she's been a twins fan since nevermind how long, how she only knits argyle socks for her grandkids - never white, how while she likes cats she doesn't like those kitties from detroit, blah blah blah,
"...and my husband doesn't know, but i have a crush on brian dozier. that hair, oh [sigh],

[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/big-league-stew/twins-second-baseman-brian-dozier-makes-cool-catch-204253122.html]

and there's just something about the way he looks in pinstripes that makes me want to go to confession...

after the game that is."