Saturday, June 21, 2008

Streetlight Corner Prank

Do you ever wonder how observant you are? I sometimes pride myself in noticing even the smallest thing in almost everything...but what I saw a few weeks ago (yes, it's taken me forever to post about this) completely floored me.

Imagine this: You're driving down the road, the same route you take to & from work every day. You come to a stoplight (since when do you get to actually go through it w/o stopping?!) that is usually complete with a homeless person (nothing reminiscent of someone you'd see in "Trading Places", way too clean!) and signs littering the streetlight poles like ants on a half-eaten piece of candy. This is normal. This is routine. Ordinarily mundane. But this day...was different.

This particular day, there were no signs, no homeless people, & definitely no Eddie Murphy! Instead, I see a mailbox atop a long pole that has been fixed to the streetlight pole on the corner, making it appear taller than the streetlight itself. The box is open, flag down, & the words "AIR MAIL" are painted on the side. I can't help but laugh at this pure genius prank against my town, especially in a place that is always so riddled with traffic that you wonder how they pulled it off! I mean, something like this would never get by me if I were driving by; so how do so many cops go by & not stop the perps playing pranks!? (nice use of alliteration, no?) Well, needless to say, it didn't stay there long. I was hoping it would just those that aren't very observant would have plenty of opportunity! Apparently someone else thought differently. Oh well.

As small and simplistic this "prank" was, it totally brightened my day. Thank you, Prankster, for allowing me a laugh after a long and tiring day! Sweet. I wish I could have gotten a picture of it, but I was too busy laughing to think that far in advance. Sorry, readers, I'll try harder next time. This all makes me wonder if Eddie Murphy would have thought of it & been able to pull it off...Hollywood road trip anyone?

Friday, June 06, 2008

Negative

Update for those who are interested:

Today was the day to take the pregnancy test...apparently my eggo ain't prego. I tried to give it my all...okay, so I slipped up a little this past month, but I really did make most attempts to do what I'm supposed to.

I won't lie to myself...there's no point in trying to do that. I am disappointed, but I'm not completely down & out. I know that when it's time, it's time, & it'll happen. If it's not meant to be, then, well, eventually a nice Christian doctor will tell me so & we'll start raising money to adopt.

Anyway, thought I'd let you know. Hmmm. It just occurred to me, that I'm probably the only one that will read this. Do me a favor, if you read this post, please comment. Thank you!

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Good Music Recommendation

Have you ever heard a song that's made you stop, nearly cry, & then exclaim loudly, "WHAT IS THAT?!?!?!?! I must have it!!!"? Wellllll, I had that moment about a week ago & so now 'I just HAVE to tell you about it!!!'

I officially have 2 albums of Hayley Westenra's gorgeous voice! Now, I know what you're thinking: She's a singer...so it's what, pop, classical, jazz? No. =) Hayley Westenra is a bit like a mix between Charlotte Church & Josh Groban -- in that she's young & female & she sings really well. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1987, she began her musical journey at the age of 6, even though her family history is filled with music: Grandmother sang & Grandfather played piano & piano accordian. She recorded her professional demo album at 12 years of age & within a year, she was picked up by a label. Seriously...that's amazing. Really!

Anyway, you should pick up a copy of one of Hayley Westenra's albums if you even half-like the artists I've compared her to...especially if you think Enya is any good (I don't think her music is that great but her talent is worth mentioning).

I wonder if I write to her & tell her I'm her #1 fan if she'll do an album of duets with me. =)

Sunday, June 01, 2008

Use the Buddy System!

So I was reading through the owner's manuals for our new swimming pool (above ground, 18', in case you were about to ask) & it referred me to the Filter-Pump manual...okay, I get it, read that & then continue on. I read through until I came to the page w/the sign in the landscape direction that said "post this warning near your pool." Made sense to me until I read it:

DANGER -- NO DIVING OR JUMPING -- SHALLOW WATER
DIVING MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT INJURY OR DEATH
  • Be Safe. Swim with a friend. (I'm not kidding, capital S on safe!!!)
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult. (Really? Common sense is apparently hard to come by these days!)
  • Don't swim when using alcohol or drugs. (Okay, if you're dumb enough to be on drugs/drinking near water & not know the consequences, then maybe you deserve whatever happens to you?!)
  • Be familiar with the pool before swimming. (It's an 18' ROUND pool ABOVE GROUND!!! How much more familiar do you want us to be?!?!?!)
  • No running, jumping, or horseplay in or around pool. (There goes my exercise regime & the whole point for getting the pool!)
  • No glass in pool area. (Alright, if you think that I'm going to bring a glass into the pool, that's one thing, but keeping glass out of the backyard, doubtful!)

TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY ALL POOL USERS MUST KNOW AND FOLLOW THESE SAFETY RULES. (Doesn't that defeat the point of rule numbers 1 & 2?!)


And in big letters on the bottom of the page:

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

The writers of this manual obviously don't know me...DUH!!! I don't tend to throw anything remotely important away. I won't be keeping it for this sign, though! haha Does anyone post these things anyway? And what water level is considered DEEP? If I'd never thought of diving into a shallow pool as a great suicide option, I know it now...NOT that I'd consider it, my brain just kind of flows in that direction sometimes...but I'd never go through with it. So my question now is this: How in the world do I work the goofy Filter-Pump?!


Just read: Additional safeguards - Learn to swim. Nuff' said.