Erasure

And just when I thought I was (mostly) done thinking about Him, another random reminder. I thought I had deleted all evidence of him in my phone/computer if not my thoughts. Then today I was searching for an old email from someone else, and there he was in the middle of the Misc Saved folder. Of course I opened it to see which one it was and I know exactly why I saved it, but today it didn't read quite the same.

I think this is what "normal" feels like. It's still not all it's cracked up to be, but maybe it's time to learn to live with it.

Virtually Immortal

When B was a baby, about 10 years ago, my sister-in-law was working on a booklet about newborn care for DHS. She asked if we would be her models for a photo of a mom breastfeeding her baby. At the time, her organization also had a very public campaign about the importance of getting a flu shot that included billboards near the interstate. After she assured me that the back of B's head would not be plastered all over the greater metropolitan area, I agreed to do it.

As promised, the whole thing was pretty painless. When the booklets were printed, she gave me a couple to put in B's time capsule. Then every once in awhile for a couple of years I would see the booklets in different places. I haven't seen the booklets in a couple of years, and had sort of forgotten about them.

Then the other day, my sister-in-law put me in touch with a friend of hers to do some graphic art work for our new business. Toward the end of the call, the friend asked if I was the sister-in-law that...Before she even finished, I knew what she was going to ask. I confirmed that I was indeed the breastfeeding mom from the booklet.

Today I looked to see if the booklet was still available. It was revised a couple of years ago, but the photos are the same. Although we didn't get a billboard, B and I can still be found on page 8.

Recently Observed

The March Hare - on top of a building. Seriously. It didn't surprise me to see it, just surprised me that I hadn't noticed it before.

A dead armadillo - a bit unusual for our area, as we are just far enough north that we don't see them too often.

Duran Duran in Chinese - at least, it sounded an awful lot like a chorus of "don't say a prayer for me now". In Chinese.

The man with t-rex arms - I kid you not, his arms are disproportionately short for his height. Maybe it seems that way because I always sit directly across from him. Anyways, he reminds me of a t-rex.

Someone besides me acknowledged that L is smart. He is not intellectual, but damn, he is the kind of smart that gets stuff done, and I wish more people saw past the easy going good ol' boy and realized that he is a go-to guy.

I am a snob. I have suspected this at times, but am willing to admit it this time.

I have not seen any good talking animal commercials lately. I know, it's lame, but I love commercials featuring goofy animals that talk.

I, I

I want...
I need...
I could go on, but it doesn't do any good and I sound like the intro to an Ozzie song

Totally Random

What is with the weird fascination with cupcakes? If I wanted that much frosting, I would just eat it out of the can.

New blog discovery for grammar nazis: www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

A shout out to Kate, who helps me keep things in perspective.

Crossing my fingers that the cooler weather that is predicted is a sign of fall, my favorite time of year anywhere, but especially after August in the South.

Lunch with L today to talk about "stuff".

Counting the Chickens

None of these items are a done deal, but they are all on my mind, and therefore considered legitimate blog material.

Signed the bill of sale for the Miata today :( Still have to finish up a few details, but the car is gone. This is the first car I have "lost" without totaling first LOL

Our new business venture has a verbal contract for 285 cars. Paperwork to be signed tomorrow if everything goes as planned.

Today makes a full week without hearing from My Own Personal Stalker (MOPS). Has she finally decided that I am not going to yield any useful information?

Cry Baby

There's no privacy in a convertible, so anyone who saw me driving down Cantrell could have seen me biting my lip and blinking my eyes and trying to drive like a normal person. If anyone had asked, I would have said this was my last ride in this car before it became someone else's. That wouldn't have been any cheesier than trying to explain why hearing this song out of nowhere had me sniffling like a baby.

A Day of Firsts

Yesterday was a day of "firsts". None terribly exciting, but here they are:

First day of school. Uneventful as far as I could tell.

First full day with Greg, got to know him better. May write more about him later, after I sort out what is real and what is not. After I see how he holds up against Dennis :-)

First time Y n H visited.

Also, we are most definitely going to sell the Miata. Kind of sucks, because it is a fun little car and the weather is about to be great for it, but we are going to make a profit on it, and that's hard to pass up right now.

Busy weekend coming up, between vacation recovery, Rhea Lana, and business.

I Miss Him

Periodically, something will make me think of him. Pretty sure I am not done with the whole thing just yet, but I do try to avoid dwelling on it until I see how it shakes out.

Vacation Report

Highlights since my last post:

First I spent a week in DC for work. The conference part was OK. The little bit where I got to play tourist was great. I would definitely like to go back someday when I have time to really explore.

Next we drove to CO to see my parents. My grandma, aunt, cousin and her baby came at the same time. I also got to see my brother and his family, a good friend from high school, and assorted other friends and relatives. The other highlight besides catching up with family and friends was the weather, which was amazing, especially compared to here (I am blogging naked, if you care to know). We had a few hiccups on the road, but made it there and back in one piece and only slightly more broke than we expected.

The "personal" highlight of vacation was that the "dry spell" was broken and it too was amazing :-P

I also spent a fair amount of the last two weeks fending off the wife of my FB fling (see Him) which I will probably write about in a separate post. Until further incident though, the blog is once again open to the public.

The kids just left to go camping with grandparents, tomorrow is back to work, and school starts later in the week. I have some other stuff I want to write about later, but right now, I am going back to watching preseason football. The Broncos play in a couple of hours. I really hope I do not have to add a new "I Hate Tim Tebow" label to the blog!

Oh yeah, and in addition to having my own personal stalker, L's former boss thinks I am sending her hate mail ROFL. I can see why someone might be tempted, but anyone who knows me very well knows that  if I really hated somebody, I wouldn't bother to give them the price of a stamp.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Capitol

Actually, three things of note happened on the trip to DC -

1. I was subjected to a “random pat down”. I panicked a little, but only because I was cutting it close on my boarding time. It went quickly, and I made my flight. Might be traumatic if it happens very often though.
2. I heard a cute joke: A chicken and an egg are lying side by side. The chicken is smoking, and the egg looks pissed. The egg says “Well, I guess that answers the question of which of us came first”.
3. I was reading the in-flight magazine that featured western locations. An ad for a restaurant that served rustic gourmet specialties included this description for Rocky Mountain Oysters: the remnants of the process of turning a bull into a steer – tastes like chicken. That’s a fancy way of saying bull testicles – and yes, they do taste like chicken.

Today was mostly business. The only slightly funny thing that happened was that I caught a guy checking out the butt of someone about half his age. He was old, she was attractive, it was sort of amusing.