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One of my favorite things about my job is the occasional...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:55:05 -0600

One of my favorite things about my job is the occasional prisoner letter we get. I can’t speak to the thought process of literally asking for a “get out of jail free” card by sending a (usually) very personal letter to the House of Representatives, but I sure enjoy reading them. And admiring the artwork in this case!

Don't you hate it when...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:38:59 -0600

… you have an exchange with someone that Tumblr doesn’t make a good format for you to share? Me too, so here goes:

After lunch, headed back to work.

Andrew: (jokingly) I hate you!

Me: (leans in to give him a peck on the cheek)

Andrew: I farted.

"OK, this is the 2nd Dakota Fanning post I’ve seen this morning. I have to say, for such a weird..."

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:35:00 -0600

“OK, this is the 2nd Dakota Fanning post I’ve seen this morning. I have to say, for such a weird looking kid, she grew up to be absolutely beautiful.”

- All things Alishan

As someone whose immediate family cannot go see a Dakota Fanning movie without comparing little-girl-Dakota to little-girl-Lemon (the resemblance is seriously freaky), I take a fair amount of offense in the above. Though I agree. :o)

(via lizlemon)

It’s true: Even though I didn’t know Liz until she was 20, I’ve never been able to watch a Dakota Fanning movie without thinking it’s Lil’ Lemon up there on the screen.

(Also, I don’t care what people say about her, I still think Dakota is precious.)

(via graceinsmallthings)

A bit of a Tumblarity rant here:

This quote was something I wrote in about 2 seconds this morning. Another Tumblr, Alishan, re-blogged it with a simple “agreed.” Because she has many more followers (I’m assuming here), my two little sentences have been not only re-blogged from her, but re-blogged again!

I really don’t care about Tumblarity, I don’t even have my Tumblr set as “searchable,” but this just seems like a problem to me. For others, who care about their content more than I do.

sade: Hey guys, Dakota Fanning is better looking at 15 than you...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:53:10 -0600

sade:

Hey guys, Dakota Fanning is better looking at 15 than you are as an adult.

Just crushing your self-esteem one day at a time.

OK, this is the 2nd Dakota Fanning post I’ve seen this morning. I have to say, for such a weird looking kid, she grew up to be absolutely beautiful.

"Since Miles won’t say anything, I will. This is beyond bad officiating. It’s so undeniably awful,..."

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:38:54 -0600

“Since Miles won’t say anything, I will. This is beyond bad officiating. It’s so undeniably awful, I’m beginning to believe conspiracy nuts who claim the SEC is protecting its heavyweight teams (Florida and Alabama) since, you know, every poor call in the last month has involved, uh, Florida and Alabama.”

- Matt Hayes of The Sporting News (via cajunboy)

After these excerpts, I don’t trust any official of any sport, ever.

LSU vs. Bama:

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:43:01 -0600

On the menu for the game is:

Shrimp and Artichoke Soup- We doubled the recipe and we’ll have tons to freeze.
Pulled Pork- The smallest roast I could find was still huge, so we’ll have leftovers of this too!
Dirty Rice- Andrew’s been wanting to try a recipe we have. So we did.
Potato Salad- To go with the pork.

I’m pretty fired up about the game and all the eating opportunities we’ll have!!

Local T-shirts:

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:44:49 -0600

Storyville or Dirty Coast?

A beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:06 -0600

A beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Forget college, PreK is definitely the best time of your life

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:29:00 -0600

rhondalynn:

glitter, paint, singing and dancing AND an hour and half nap. Seriously, what more do you need?!?

Mackenzie got to make ice cream for “I” week AND they got to hula hoop for “H” week. So fun, right?

Seriously. We should teach preschool.

lacey: So this is one of my favorite pictures because these...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:04:50 -0600

lacey:

So this is one of my favorite pictures because these were my friends from senior year of high school, and these are my friends today. Lauren (all the way on the right) got married last year, and we were all her bridesmaids. Erin (middle) is getting married in March 2010 and we are her bridesmaids.

There is so much I could point out about this, but I’ll stick to just picking on myself:

Blonde hair- I decided I wanted highlights, but then realized that I don’t like to “get my hair did” (aka spend that much money) every 6 weeks.
I’m attempting to squish together some cleavage, with no luck. I wish I could say that was a thing of the past…
Those are corduroy pants I’m wearing. On SPRING BREAK. I don’t know either.

So yeah, these are my bridesmaids (or BMs as we call it. Ha!). And looking at the lineup, I think it’s safe to say when each of us get married, it will be the same crew (plus a sister or possibly childhood friend throw in).

I’ve gotten three compliments on this necklace already...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:39:42 -0600

I’ve gotten three compliments on this necklace already this morning. And here’s the kicker… it’s from Wal-Mart!

GPOYW: With Archie You Know Who! (L-R: Me, Baer*, Archie...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0600

GPOYW: With Archie You Know Who!

(L-R: Me, Baer*, Archie Manning, Rob)

*Doesn’t everyone call their fiance by his last name? No? Only high school boys use last names? Oh.

Oh God. Snack time brings tough decisions!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:05 -0600

Oh God. Snack time brings tough decisions!

FedEx:

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:39:19 -0600

Andrew got an e-mail saying FedEx was delivering something today. I thought our wedding invitations were arriving! But it’s just the LSU Basketball tickets.

So um… Geaux Tigers?

Let me let you in on a little secret

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:20:47 -0600

graceinsmallthings:

The key to watching your Tumblarity soar (if you’re into that whole thing) is blogging a quote from The Office or How I Met Your Mother.

You heard it here first.

30 Rock also works well for this, or posting news like you’re engaged (yay!) or having a baby (not me, Syd).

Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:21:04 -0600

Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read:

delbertshoopman:

Tim Donaghy’s book on being a ref in the NBA… Remember when this dude went to jail for cheating? His book looks like it’s going to be a fun read.

“first foul of the game” bet. While still in the locker room before tip-off, we would make a wager on which of us would call the game’s first foul. That referee would either have to pay the ball boy or pick up the dinner tab for the other two referees. Sometimes, the ante would be $50 a guy. Like the technical foul bet, it was hilarious — only this time we were testing each other’s nerves to see who had the guts to hold out the longest before calling a personal foul. There were occasions when we would hold back for two or three minutes — an eternity in an NBA game — before blowing the whistle. It didn’t matter if bodies were flying all over the place; no fouls were called because no one wanted to lose the bet.

Holy shit. I understood conduct in general was bad among NBA referees, but these excerpts go beyond what I expected. I too can’t wait to read this book.

Reggie Bush just scored in our corner of the endzone!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:25:00 -0600

Leaving work early...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:38:00 -0600

…to head down to NOLA for Monday Night Football and Saints v. Falcons! This is my (sideways) attempt at black and gold. If I were you, I’d expect a post or two from our seats and hopefully a cheerful victory picture! Cheers, and Geaux Saints!

OMG you guys, "Intervention" is on Hulu now!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0600

OMG you guys, "Intervention" is on Hulu now!:

I recommend the “Sylvia” episode if you need a real downer. Seriously, I’ve seen that one about 3 times and it never fails to bring me down.

A lot of the pictures on my phone are of food.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:44:00 -0600

Wedding cake samples

Couchon de lait

Ghetto hamburger

The best 100 calories you'll eat today

Delicious B&J

A lot of the pictures on my phone are of food.