It's late. I should be in bed. I have yet another very early morning tomorrow for yet another work event that will consume yet another week of my crowded time. Before which I will have to email yet another round of spreadsheets about yet another round of catalog covers-- spreadsheets almost done now, but still taunting me from my minimized screens. I gave into the allure of magical Microsoft Explorer for one quick jaunt in the bloggosphere. The scenery is so much prettier here than in Excel.Things swirling around in my head preventing sleep:
1. How I miss my little snuggle muffin Cody and how Ian and I, I fear, will always be people for whom pets are petchildren.
2. How I'm pretty sure the diet I've been on has morphed, thanks in no small part to the deliciousness of Turkish and Greek cuisine, from "healthy-ish" to "No Carb Left Behind."
3. How I really need to post pictures from our trip but every time (read: twice) I try I get some kind of error on Slide and want to punch my computer screen. (The pic with this post is from a wall in Symi, Greece. The pic in the header with the red bike is from Turkey. Two down. 96 million to go.)
4. How jealous I am of VH1 commentators on the "I Love the 80's/90's/New Millennium" shows who get to sit around in snarky t-shirts and make fun of neon/90210/razor scooters.
5. How, when recently watching VH1's "I Love the New Millennium" commentators mocked people riding razor scooters to work, and I almost fell off the couch thanks to a certain story told by a certain KJ on a certain trip to Turkey regarding scooter riding in NYC.
6. How the retelling of the aforementioned story is noted on my quote sheet from the trip, among others such as (probably only funny to 3 other people who read this):
M: "Have you ever heard of an American cheerleader? I'll bust a hurkey that'll make your head spin!"
N: "I'm SURE you're not nudey patooty in there."
KM: "Flin.... stones."
E: "One death per accident."
M: "You're president, I'm scum... Just like our house. But opposite."
KM: "Are you sure you want me to take the attention off of you?"
KJ: "Don't do it! You'll wet the bed!"
L: "I just smoker-laughed you."
and, of course: KJ's retelling of the ZOOTER incident.
7 comments:
L - Thanks for the shoutout. I hope the mental picture of me doing an endo in full business attire on 63rd and 2nd will always bring you laughter. So sorry to hear about Cody, I promise to ride the Zooter around nyc in his honor.
KJ
So sorry to hear about Cody, Laurel. That's so sad. Sending love and warm wishes your way...
Hey Sweetie Pie! I just read your gorgeous Cody blog entry again . . . and cried again! So so sad. How are you guys coping? I hope you are hanging in there and that you are cherishing all your fantastic Cody moments and memories. Big hugs, Anna xxx
You must know that those wonderful petchildren don't compare to real children in any realm. But it must be experienced to be believed. I imagine there is a Cody replacement in your future? Time and new adventures heal all disappointments. I wrote my dog's life story when he died after 15 years in our life...beginning to end. It is a joy to have his memoir. Cody's life was cut short- that is harder to deal with I am sure.
I cant wait to see you this weekend and hopefully Claire's squeals and dropped toys everywhere will make your house feel a little less un-Codyish.
also sorry to hear about Cody - so sad.
But thanks for posting the quotes - laughing out loud right now!
NJ
the quotes! we forgot to write down so many good ones. I can't stop laughing right now.
another thing...you should TOTALLY be a commentator on one of those shows. Can you try out? You would be perfect.
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