Brilliant Monster: March 2011

Sunday, March 13, 2011

365/72

the most common view of him these days. all day hike oot sooth with the canucks until 10-something, boy changed in a flash like a super hero in a phone booth; headed straight to keizer for an all-nighter with the circus animals. ten minute turnaround time. yep. and the best part is that he sang love today for me all the way there. love love me.

Monday, March 7, 2011

365/66

god forbid the guys hear him wearing his glasses!

little one-a-these, a little one-a-those...a little side step

Give me:

-Sinks that are bleaching.

-The food at the Kroc Center.

-Reilly's purse being recovered from the lost and found at the Great Wolf Lodge and shipped home for almost as much as the camera inside is worth O_@.

-Love Today.

-Tens units.

-Jason Bateman.

-10 mega pixels.

-Friendships rekindled.

-Perspective.

-My mom being so healthy! (Who can restrict carbs to 100/day? SHE CAN!)

-Quinn singing and dancing and knowing the words to every song, omg omg omg!

-Reilly's mad editing skills.

-The car wash.

-"asymptomatic," the BEST playlist in the world.

-Kids doing chores.

-Reilly keeping her room so so particular and so clean.

-Lincoln Park After Dark.

-Lists, lists on lists, lists on hands, lists on phones, lists with friends, kids...

-My kids playing Playmobil for seven hours with an old friend Saturday night.

-Asking Reilly to complete some Mission: Impossible task in 1.1 seconds, and her doing it, no problemo.

-The necklace Quinn and Rei got me on etsy for christmas with their names on it, even though I feel like I can't wear any other necklace. And I love that they ordered something from etsy before I ever did.

-Anderson Cooper.

-Introducing my kids to local politicians (Ron Wyden, John Kroger, Gov. Kitzhaber) and letting them see and hear how "politics" isn't some mystical far-off concept.

-Shampooed carpets.

-Justin Bieber.

-Chipotle.

-Possibilities.

-Not getting a hedgehog.

-Skullcandy ear buds baby.

-My kids correcting bad English, bad grammar, and knowing when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em.

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Nothankyouverymuch:

-Having to tell someone who got you a book that the book was shit.

-The handle to the espresso hopper being loose. KRUPS has really gone downhill. :(

-Making lists with gusto, and then wilting like lettuce in the microwave.

-The school shelf. (a.k.a. the craft shelf, a.k.a., where does this go? the school shelf.)

-Z100. Frillz. Help!

-Voicemail.

-Misunderstandings.

-The way I felt after watching Love and Other Drugs, and that artsy characters always wear overalls.

-Having to be interested in people's pets.

-E! True Hollywood Countdown: The Curse of the Lottery 2. (Blows brains out.)

-Dust motherfucker.

-Fedoras.

-Not buying that tension rod at Target. Overly sensible for the lose.

-Having too many black sweaters to keep track of.

-Cinematic narcolepsy.

-Needing to be waxed.

-Twins named Max (win) and Bob. (Wtf? fuck you Dad!)

-Saline pools.

-"inoperable."

-Aussie hair spray smelling like a bathroom in an office building.

-Throw blanket-itis. :(

-Koch suckers.

-Charlie Sheen making national news ... ever heard of a little place called Libya?!?!