Saturday, November 24, 2007

pigging out (a la Tenacious D)

McDonald's cashier: So, that'll be a 6-piece chicken McNuggets, a cheeseburger, large fries, and a large Coke?

Me: No, no--a DIET Coke.

[Um, because, you know, I'm watching my calories.]

Monday, November 12, 2007

hard to believe

I'm now officially in the third trimester. And, as of today, I have only *90 days* to go until my due date!

However, should our little peanut decide to arrive before schedule, all we need is a crib mattress and we will be ready to accomodate. Behold, the fruits of the last 2 weekends' labor:







Friday, November 02, 2007

they should warn you when it's an interactive voice response system

Computer phone voice: Thank you for calling American Airlines. In order to process your call effectively...

Me: Buuuuuuuurrrrrrrppppppp.

Computer phone voice: I'm sorry, I did not understand. For flight times and gate information, please say "Flight Information." For reservations, please say "Reservations"...