That’s all I have to say today.

We have a few rules around here…

1) The kids must stay the night with Wacky Grandma sometimes so I can breathe for a second.

2) “Take a breath” for me apparently means “get a drink downtown, then at Chapel Pub, then at Pause.”

3) Never blog when you’ve been drinking it’s just a bad idea.

4) Jefferson boys’ basketball BEAT Grant High tonight and WOOT! is all I can say to that because I think some of you know how I feel about the Generals. (I went to Madison, my mom went to Madison High GO SENATORS!, my aunts and uncles went to Madison BUT my dad went to Grant, my other aunties went to Grant and my dad’s brother, my late, great, beloved uncle, went to JEFFERSON and we live in the JEFFERSON COMMUNITY so GO DEMOS!

5) I’m a leetle bit drunk.

6) The kids are at Mom’s.

7) I need to go now.

HAPPY 3-DAY WEEKEND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE IT! To those who do not — I’m sorry.

xxox

WM

“Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.”

— Gustave Flaubert, novelist (1821-1880)

(If you’re looking for my Thursday Thirteen, check here. I hijacked my husband’s blog.)

And last, but not least… We are selling Girl Scout Cookies this year. Because we are now Girl Scouts. Who knew we’d go to church and (later, and this has nothing to do with church at all) become Girl Scouts? I’m pretty certain that no one saw that one coming.

One minor trifle: Who knew they wanted you to commit to selling 3,000 boxes per Girl Scout? That, to me, spells “unreasonable.” We’ll be able to sell, mebbe, twelve or fourteen boxes? Tops. And those will be to ourselves, most likely, given my cooky addiction.

What kinds of cookies are on offer this year? Lemon Chalet Cremes! (New!), Trefoils (shortbread), Do-Si-Do’s (peanut-buttery), Samoas (not “Samoans.” Gooey coconut! Chocolate!), All Abouts (Celebrating Girl Scouting! These are my favorites. Shortbread and chocolate), Sugar Free Chocolate Chip (the name says it all), Tagalongs (not “Tagalogs” heh heh heh. Wildly Popular!), Thin Mints (Extra Thin, Extra Minty! I take it back — these are my favorites). What about you? I am tempted to load up those USPS boxes, you know the ones? You can pack those suckers full of Girl Scout cookies and mail them out for what, ten bucks apiece?

I do not have that kind of money to throw around, except in my imagination. So you’ll have to find a Girl Scout, if possible, wherever you are. (Nan, any Girl Scouts in Trinidad?)

The following cookies do not exist, except in Zip’s imagination:

1) Chocolate Mint
2) Lemonades
3) Caramel delites
4) Cinna-spins

(What did this make, nine posts today?)

xxox

WM

ps you have NO idea how loudly the kids have been protesting in the background, the entire time I’ve been posting here. It had to be done. On a bright note — this week’s homework is now finished. “Webkinz, now?” Yes.

Renee Mitchell, artist-at-large, has a new show going up this weekend, “Tangoing with Tornadoes.” The performance includes music, poetry, singing and interpretative dance. Choreographed by Judith Rizzio and directed by Barbara Kite, the show stars Mitchell, Sharon Martini, Nasir Najieb and Raheve Gray. Performances will be 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday, plus 3 p.m. Sunday matinee, January 18-27th, 2008.

The show, Mitchell says, “speaks to the power of our words” and is about domestic violence, “a heavy subject to be sure, but it’s presented in a creative way that entertains, informs and, at times, inspires you to laugh out loud.”

The show is sponsored by Self Enhancement Inc., Multnomah County, and NappyRoots Press. Financial support was also given by the Healing Roots Center, the African American Chamber of Commerce and other local organizations and community leaders. Shows will be held at the Center for Self Enhancement Inc., 3920 N. Kerby Ave., Portland, Ore.

Admission is free; please call to RSVP to guarantee seats: 503-249-1721, Ext. 259 or e-mail christyh at selfenhancement dot org

For more information, check Ms. Mitchell’s website.

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
— St. Augustine (354-430)

I’m doing this meme all wrong, sorry, Betsy.

JUNE:
Thinks far with vision. (I like to think so. Mostly I’m thinking, What’s for dinner?)

Easily influenced by kindness. (Got chocolate?)

Polite and soft-spoken. (Ha! Ha! Hi-ho!)

Having ideas. (…and then some.)

Sensitive. (As my daughter would say, “Say what?”)

Active mind. (Cold heart…)

Hesitating, tends to delay. (If this was the case, which it is not, I would see it as an asset.)

Choosy and always wants the best. (Again, got chocolate?)

Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. (Sure.)

Knows how to make friends. (…and influence people?)

Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. (“Do you want some aspirin? Because you seem a little fussy.” Pam to Michael Scott on “The Office.”)

Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn. (Whew!)

(Brand conscious?)

I don’t think I care to find out.

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