If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Last night, while serving dinner at the Hood, I asked one of our Egyptian staff members to translate a word into Arabic. I asked him to give me the Arabic word for “inappropriate.” Instead, he gave me an inappropriate Arabic word. Which I said. Without hesitation. As another Egyptian staff member walked up behind me. … Read more
So I’ve been doing some thinking lately about Facebook and how it’s existence has made my long-distance friendships easier, but not necessarily better. On that same line of thinking, I’ve also been weighing the result of said ease. Has the faux-connection Facebook gives placed distance between certain friends? Absolutely. Does it help me remember your … Read more
Twenty Five Plus Twenty Five Equals Fifty
Today is the day I set aside every year to celebrate my birth. Some years, I’m home sharing it with my twin, some years I’m not. This year is a case of the latter. Today, on my 25th birthday, I am in Speculator. Things I’m doing today: Studying my Bible Prepping some Bible lessons for … Read more
BBQ
In honor of learning how to make my own Memphis-style barbecue I’ve found an educational video that should help: Enjoy! In other news, my brain no longer feels like it’s yelling at itself. The story behind it may have to wait until September, when I’m no longer working 60-hour weeks.
Quick-Witted Family
So the comments from my last post, gave some people a glimpse into what it was like growing up with my parents. Just in case you didn’t read the comments, here is a text message conversation I had with my father this evening (complete with typos): Daddy: yer mean mom never sent the gps. I’ll … Read more
Joe*
This is from one of my new favorite blogs, Postcards From Yo Momma. Here’s the text, just in case you can’t read it above: Me: Do you read my blog? I can track who is reading it and I think you may be. Me no likey mother. Mom: What’s a blag? Me: It is a … Read more
Theme Song
Ok, I have a friend who likes putting new words to old tunes and often writes songs about people he knows. Not wanting to be left out, I asked/persuaded him to write one for me. It’s set to the tune of Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, and I’ve put a video of the song below … Read more
An oven to laugh at – a gift for my mom
Check out our Easy Bake oven. It’s every girl’s dream.
A chart to decipher – a gift for my dad
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