Funniest work conversation ever

Someone in my office sneezes. It sounded like an 8 year old girl's sneeze. It ended up coming from John, the mighty hunter of the group.

Jay: John sure has a nancy sounding sneeze. Hey Jennifer, can I get you a tissue?

Rebecca: Jay, you know he could kill you, right?

Jay: Good thing he can’t bring firearms to work.

John: I don’t need a gun. I have my knives.

Rebecca: Jay, he could probably field dress you with a thumb tack and a spork.

John: I kill deer. Field dressing Jay would be child’s play.

Jay: Hey, I killed a snake the other day.

John:
Way to go Daniel Boone. Shall I give you your raccoon scout badge now?

Rebecca: (dying from laughter)

The real me

Okay, this blog has mainly been used to express my outrage at things going on in the world. It was never meant to be all about that. So here's a little list I felt compelled to post so any readers won't think I'm perpetually bent.

Puts Happies in My Heart:

• Colors. All colors. And how they work together to create emotion.
• Photography. I wish I knew more about my digi camera. Mom & I talk about taking a class at the college. Def on my To Do list.
• Music...all kinds. Yes, I can even appreciate some country songs.
• I'm starting to love the idea of being a mommy some day. John and I talk a lot about our hopes in the role of parenthood. I think it will be fun.
• Prayer. I'm learning more about what "pray without ceasing" looks like.
• Thinking about my ski trip in January to Lake Tahoe NV.
• Seeing the sun peeking through clouds on my way to work. I almost drove off the road this morning because it was soooooo breathtaking.

I struggle with:

• Understanding Holiness. I don't know where CSI and Survivor and scrapbooking and going to the movies and sometimes despising answering the phone on weekends and listening to secular music and joking around with my friends fits into a life of holiness.
• Being compassionate towards those I feel are stupid and made their own mess.

I want to:

• Keep a cleaner house. John deserves to live in a home that he doesn't always have to clean himself.
• Learn to play the guitar but I don't know if I have the time or enough interest to dedicate myself to the learning part.
• Make more cards to let people know I love them and that I'm thinking about them.
• Be a better friend to Sarah, Lisa, Krissy, Traci & Rene.

Need to:

• Raise a higher standard for how I live. I believe this starts with studying God's word.
• Stop being so lazy and just GET ON THE TREADMILL already.
• Start thinking about a set of measurable goals and a time-frame for completion.
• Not sweat the small things.

Can a person be TOO green? Find the answer below.

Just cannot wait until next Monday.

This article may be old news to some, but I just read it this morning.

Apparently some members of the Greenie Weenie army in Texas believe earth could use a big ol' scrubbing, clearing out 90% of the nasty humans in order to make life easier for butterflies & waterfalls.

"We're no better than bacteria!" University of Texas biologist Eric Pianka recently announced. "Things are gonna get better after the collapse [of the world's human population due to a theorized airborne virus plague] because we won't be able to decimate the Earth so much," he added. "And, I actually think the world will be much better when there's only 10 or 20 percent of us left." ***Rebecca adds: I love how he assumes HE'D be of the remaining 10%.***

Pianka dreamed disease "will control the scourge of humanity." He celebrated the potential of Ebola Reston, an airborne strain of the killer virus, to make Earth nearly human-free. "We've got airborne 90 percent mortality in humans. Killing humans. Think about that."

How is this guy not being treated as a terrorist? Can someone please get this Pianka fool a big glass of kool-aid?

Reflections on Birthday-ness

So my bday was Friday, Nov 7th. The work day part of it was fine. My coworkers tried teasing me about my age. I'm now 34...what is so tease-worthy about that? I'm not one of those girls who gets all diva-y about growing older. I own it. Yeah, I'm not 23 anymore, but denying my age or keeping it a secret doesn't make me any less 34. I don't get the whole "a lady doesn't tell her age" crap.

I got to talk to Heather for a bit. She sent me a Happy Birthday text and I thought that alone was really sweet. She's my middle sister and lives in Portland. And she doesn't always remember people's birthdays but so far she always gets mine right. =) But then she called that evening and since the fam was over for cake we all passed the phone around.

Sarah stayed after everyone left and watched Get Smart with us. (Funny movie!) It was really nice to get some time with her without Brian around to be all smug and antisocial. Sarah is my youngest sister. Oh...and this was the best birthday gift EVAR....Sarah told us all that Brian's status has been downgraded from Fiance to Boyfriend. teeheehee. I'm hoping that by Christmas he'll be downgraded from Boyfriend to Common Passerby. Evil, I know. But whatevs. She said she's ready to reestablish her relationship with God. THAT my friend makes me want to do cartwheels.

My in-laws, my dad, my mom & stepdad all played nice together. Not that they don't, but we are seldom all together like that. I just love family mingling. We had a great time taking pictures & laughing. I see some crazy scrapbook pages in my future.

Monday's Mental Midget List

I'm starting a new series. Every Monday I will post something that I hear from NPR that displays bo-tarded qualities. And I'm not even going to esplain which part of the story earns it a spot on my list. I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Today I hear of some mayor who is pushing for a type of foreclosure prevention program. He hopes that it will impeded the process so that people can stay in their homes. Noble? Not so fast. He is pushing for this program because he is beginning foreclosure proceedings on his own home. During the interview he explains, "being mayor doesn't pay that well. I only make about $48,000 a year. In 2 years I've burned through all my savings." Then he goes on to explain that he quit his lucrative real estate job in order to focus on being mayor.

Ahem.

Mood - Disappointed

I am utterly ashamed of the people in this country. I hope you all enjoy getting exactly what you deserve for the next 4 years.

Goals

verbage to come later. I have to sort it out in my head first.