Bowling Excursion

July 24, 2008 @ 05:38 PM · 1 Comment

I bowled a 99 and a 64 (bad, I know).

HOWEVER!

The score is not the important part of my trip. Something far more eventful happened while I was there. Apparently, if you bowl a strike with a green pin in the mix (which I did), you get a free game. After I bowled this strike, a guy came over, looking for all the world like he worked there. He asked me for my name, first and last. Then he walked away. I was confused, as he didn't say anything else, didn't tell me who he was, or anything like that. After a few minutes, I followed him, and asked him why he wanted to know my name. He said "Hi Jacque!" That was it. I walked away, really confused. Derek asked me then if he maybe knew me from before. I tried to ask him, but we realized that he didn't work for the bowling alley and had terrets, so he couldn't answer my question. It was really puzzling.

Something else though, that's great. When we first got there, there was a group of old people bowling next to us. When they left, they left behind a packet titled "Perks of Being Over 50". I took it, and here is the list for you. It's hillarious.

Perks of Being Over 50
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you to run-- anywhere.
4. People call at 9 pm and ask, "Did I wake you???'
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You can eat supper at 4 pm.
9. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won't get much worse.
15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
19. You can't remember who sent you this list.
20. And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience.

Old people are amazing. =D

I'm Gonna Die

July 7, 2008 @ 01:38 PM · 0 Comments

I honestly don't know, or care, what the percentage is of people who die of heat stroke, but after biking home from work today, I feel like I'm going to join their number and raise that percentage just a little bit. I bike to work, and it's about a 10 minute bike ride, depending on how nice people are in letting me cross the street and how many times I stop to switch the songs on my iPhone. In the morning, at 8:30, it's not a bad ride at all, in fact, it's really nice, as there's generally a breeze. It's coming home at 11:30, when the temperature sky rockets that really sucks. Really, between 11 am & 7 pm you should not go outside. Though, any time before or after that period is really quite nice. I've been going on evening walks at twilight, and it's been sweet.

On updates, the kittens have all been named.

Big Black Male - Buzz
Big Black Male w/ no tail - Joey
Small Black & White Female - Hannah
Small Black & White Female, Deceased - Squirt aka Wilbur

Squirt passed away last week, as she went a whole day without food and was unable to catch back up. She made some really good progress when we hand fed her, but we think she got squashed by one of her siblings and was unable to eat any more after that. :( We love you Squirt!

Reading Log

June 28, 2008 @ 03:20 PM · 0 Comments

During the summer when I'm in Kansas, I read a lot. So I decided to keep a log of all of the books I've read. If you have some reading suggestions, please comment this entry and let me know.

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philipa Gregory
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Too Much Drama by Debra Phillips
The Heartbreaker by Carly Phillips
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt
Summer Lovin' by Carly Phillips
Rose of No Man's Land by Michelle Tea
Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
Maggie Without a Clue by Kasey Michaels
Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella
Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
Step, Ball, Change by Jeanne Ray
Previously Engaged by Eileen Goudge
My Husband's Girlfriend by Cydney Rax
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Pretties by Scott Westerfield
Specials by Scott Westerfield
Extras by Scott Westerfield
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Please, Please, Please by Renee Swindle
Love on the Dotted Line by David E. Talbert