Scented Bubbles

Having never been especially coordinated, and not one especially tolerant of the heat, my favorite outdoor summer activities have revolved around pools, reading, pools and occasionally, bubble blowing and chalk drawing. Things that wouldn't work up a sweat, basically. And while I may not be overtly skilled in the various ways to play with bubbles, I still purchase them and play with my friends kids whenever I see a bottle. One of life's inexpensive pleasures. Unless you shop at Bergdorf's. COME ON, people! Perfumed designer bubbles at $18 a bottle before taxes? I'd wince as each bubble popped in the air, wasted.

Just seeing THIS made me wince a little, that's all. I have so many suggestions for the extra $17.50 people with too much money in their wallets are wasting on these bottles. For instance, save up a few bottles' worth and see a psychotherapist. Or, I don't know, donate money.

Snapshot

Finally saw this, after owning it for a good eight months. Worth the wait.

Quote Of The Day

Julia: “I’m going to a Kanye West concert tomorrow. And I’m really scared, ‘cuz there’s gonna be too many urban people around me. The email said to come an hour early to check for guns. Urban people scare me.”

Alex: “Hip hop perpetuates the stereotype on a magnanimous level.”

Snapshot

As anointed "Cruise Director," I gladly took on the challenge of meeting and lassoing up all non-retirees on my recent trans-Atlantic cruise. Don't get me wrong, the old people had their charms. We had war stories, and then the same stories repeated. Fragrant elevator "oopsies" and a floating colostomy bag in the therapy pool. But I drew the line at trying to eat dinner and watching food drool out. Not that there's anything wrong with that. If it were my loved one's drool, I'd be totally enjoying their dinner antics. But I wanted to eat steak and not feel like a show off. Mission accomplished!

Quote Of The Day

Brian: "Ummm, hold on one sec. Yes, keep your mouth shut. You sound so much better when you don't speak."

Snapshot

One Shiny Pup

Quote Of The Day

Dan: "You should see Avatar, it was really good."

John: "I don't like that lizard crap."

Snapshot

Green means go. Yellow means, well, let's be honest, I'm not sure what that one means. Red means stop. But hot pink?

Quote Of The Day

Dan: "You should watch internet porn."

John: "Nah. You're better off going to the store to get it in person. That way, you can't get all those diseases... on the computer."

Snapshot

Green Acres

Spring is sprunging slowly this year.

Quote Of The Day

Brian: "Did you know that's an oxymoron? Like Carrie. She's an ox and a moron. Where is
she?"

Me: "I'd guess she's in the living room making a voodoo doll of you."

Snapshot

I liked the picture of Marley and myself. Liked. Until my brother pointed out that not only do I have some sort of forced smile in the photo, but Marley's smile is "fake" as well. Like mother, like daughter.

Quote Of The Day

During the recent black out...

John: "Gimme the house phone?"

Dymphna: "It won't work. It runs on power."

He tries it anyway.

John: "Dammit! She's right. You think I'd know that since I work for Verizon."

Maywood In March

I've been less than exemplary in my dedication to this blog, and it's been completely unintentional. First, there was packing to contend with. Then there was moving. And moving. And driving back and for moving. With the exception of large furniture pieces, I personally moved everything myself. Box by box, everything started coming together in the new place. It's old and the house moves with the wind and I actually have to take my recycling bins to the street on appropriate nights instead of just letting the apartment crew worry about garbage pick ups. And I couldn't be happier. Well, that's not exactly true. If my landlord were to ring my doorbell with a hot water heater that helps temperatures reach above "sorta hot" then I really couldn't be happier. But bigger concessions have been made.

Now that I have internet back (sigh) and cable, I am trying to get back to normal. Although my normal seems to shift descriptions every day. I'm working on ironing out a schedule in which I can be most productive, basically, and now that I'm unpacked and painted and patched and settled and plugged in, I have very little left to hide behind.

Snapshot

Do you see Vincent Pastore in the background? Huh? Do you? He was as standoffish in person as he was on the Sopranos. I was shocked that we bumped into him in Little Italy, though. Really. Like seeing cops online at Dunkin Donuts.

Quote Of The Day

Me (to Alex): “So, someone told you that you have sexy ears and now you’re really happy about that?”

Julia: “Well, that someone was himself.”

Snapshot

It's a love/hate relationship with the screen.

Quote Of The Day

Me: (On a Wednesday) “I haven’t spoken to you since Thursday.”

Jordan: “Wow, that’s more than a week, right?”

Snapshot

This was taken on, I believe, my last leisurely night stroll with the dogs before this winter of hell took over New Jersey. Funny to stumble onto it now as I am packing up and moving away from the skyline that I have taken for granted for so many years. How I won't miss the traffic!

Quote Of The Day

Brian: "My favorite drink is a tequila and Coke."

Shaun: "That is called an alcoholic's drink, so you know."