Baby Buggy Blogger Bumpers.

Big news. We’re pregnant!
Details:
Due Date: August 24
Predicted Sex: Female (just a hunch)
Codename: Katie Jr.

Bathroom tiles and time travel.

From the Xanga Archives (April 5, 2006)
While sitting on the toilet in a public stall at Cal Poly I found myself looking at the bathroom tiles and comparing them to the tiles in my dorm room bathroom some 500ft away. The tiles here were in a “random specklement of greys” sort of pattern while the [...]

Several Groups Attempt to Stop Ohio Voter

1. My alarm clock which failed to ring when it should so that I could go to the polls before work. Instead, it rang at the time I set it for.
2. My work which detained me for up to eight hours today claiming that I was “full time.”
3. 100s of people using their cars to [...]

Routines.

Since leaving college I’ve noticed a new trend with myself. I tend to establish a daily routine for myself then subsequently get bored with it. I’m not talking about at work where the school bell pretty much dictates how I spend my time, I’m talking about after work where my time is pretty much free.

Year [...]

The Swing Set.

The swing set was one of the most popular apparati on the Lemon Avenue lower playground. Since it was in high demand those supervising us decided that if you wanted to use the swingset and it was fully occupied you must stand in front of your desired swing and count to 100. After reaching one-hundred [...]

Grass.

From the Xanga archives (July 13, 2007):
Katie and I just got a dog, a puppy, Artie. One thing I admire about Artie is his love for grass. I take him outside and he rolls and stretches out in the grass biting at the weeds and pawing the dirt. I want to lay on the grass [...]

Hoverboards

Another one of my favorite movie trilogies is “Back to the Future.” My 5th grade friends and I were convinced that hoverboards existed but their sale was being blocked by parent groups who were concerned about their safety. Stupid parent groups…
Anyhow, whenever I realize something isn’t working because it isn’t plugged in (the living room [...]

The Matrix

The Matrix is one of my favorite movies.
When I take my dog outside I like to pretend I’m plugging him into “the matrix.” Afterall, the leash does plug into a port on the back of his neck. Then when we’re outside I can pretend we’re actually in a computer generated fantasy world.

Engagement Ring

Engagement ring goes down drain, garbage disposal turned on, diamond lost.
Husband’s fault, bigger diamond would have jammed.

Triathlon Training Begins

I’d like to participate in a triathlon before I turn 30. Here is the first mile of training. p.s. Don’t use this to stock me.