Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Thirty Second Movie Review - Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

Complete disclosure - I like Michael Moore. This movie is not as focused as his better works (Fahrenheit), but still has some very good moments. I do not necessarily agree with EVERY point he's trying to make (just most of them), but the movie did made me long for a clone of FDR.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Lumpy's Aunts & Uncles

Buttin and I are only children. (Although I do have a wonderful step-brother, three half-brothers and two half-sisters.) Buttin is also an only grandchild on his mother's side of the family. We have a limited number of relatives who live close (Ahemm . . .MIL), but I'm postive that Lumpy will have quite a few adopted family members.
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Lumpy will have a wonderful support system of adopted aunts and uncles. Here's how I imagine they'll be:

  • Aunt Liz - she'll teach Lumpy valuable life lessons like how to open a bottle of wine and how to cheat at any game. She'll also write Lumpy's application to Stanford. In the application Lumpy will be class president, valedictorian, Peace Corp volunteer, non-profit organization founder and published author. On some special occasions, she might actually sing a song or two for Lumpy.
  • Uncle Jonathan - he'll be Lumpy's sweetest uncle. He'll be the fun uncle that wants nothing more than for Lumpy to be happy. I see lots of playtime (and good food) with Uncle Jonathan in Lumpy's future.
  • Uncle Oliver - he'll be Lumpy's smart-ass, intellectual uncle. He'll have no problem teaching Lumpy how to be sarcastic and question authority. If Lumpy is a boy - I'm sure he'll try to teach him the proper way to attract a woman for any occasion and if Lumpy is a girl - I'm sure he'll teach her how to avoid guys like him.
  • Uncle Keese - he'll be Lumpy's tough on the exterior, but big huge softy on the inside uncle. I think there will be a bald spot on Lumpy's head from all of the Keese kisses. He'll also be on the Texas Tech recruitment committee.
  • Uncle Nick - he'll be Lumpy's storytelling uncle. Uncle Nick knows all about Buttin's childhood dreams and will have no problems sharing them. Uncle Nick will also teach Lumpy about Uncle Beckworth (RIP) - the two of them (Nick and Beckworth) shaped Buttin probably as much as his mother, grandmother and grandfather.
  • Aunt Rhonda - she'll teach Lumpy how to sing the butt crack song, avoid roaches and how not to fear beans (yucky beans). She'll also teach Lumpy to accept and be loving of everyone. (I think she's done a great job on this with her daughter, Cayman.)
  • Uncle Todd - he'll be another very sweet uncle. He'll teach Lumpy to do all the fix-it stuff that Buttin can't teach Lumpy. Goodness knows, if Lumpy didn't have Uncle Todd in his/her life - Lumpy would barely be able to change a lightbulb.
  • Uncle Mick - he'll teach Lumpy all about obscure movies, TV shows, books and music. He'll also help out in the smart-ass department.
  • Aunt Tara - she'll teach Lumpy how to knit and shop for cool furniture. I'm sure she will teach these things equally well no matter if Lumpy is a boy or girl.
  • Aunt Shannon - she'll be the sweetest (and sweatiest) aunt. She'll also be the one I call whenever Lumpy is hurting (she's a pediatrician). I wish she would freaking move to Austin so she would be closer.
  • Uncle Cody - he'll be the Texas Tech recruitment committee chair uncle (with Buttin & Uncle Keese as committee members). I'm sure he'll teach Lumpy all about how to lose to Texas and be a good sport.
  • Uncle Ben - he'll teach Lumpy all about the deliciousness of screw-top Arkansas wine. Lumpy will also be best friends with Ben and Ann's son, Connor.
  • Aunt Ann - she'll teach Lumpy about Dim Sum. Ann also has this wonderful thing about her where she finds joy and laughter in pretty much everything - I hope Lumpy gets this from his/her Aunt Ann.
  • Aunt Jen - she'll be like a second Mom to Lumpy. I'm sure Lumpy will have some silly little name for her (I vote for Aunt Winnie) and will probably like her more than me.
  • Uncle Mark- he'll be the most fun uncle. Uncle Mark will say yes to everything and buy Lumpy every loud and messy toy ever created (mostly to get back at Buttin for all the toys he's bought for Stefan and Jesse).
Lumpy is going to have such a fun life. I already think Lumpy is pretty fortunate to have all these adopted aunts and uncles looking forward to his/her arrival. Thanks in advance to each and every one of you!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Marathon Training - Weekly Update

This Week: 9/28 - 10/3

Total Miles Completed: 33.15

Average Pace: 12: 52

So slow, but I did my first 20 miler! Just like last week's long run, I felt good the first 12, but then my legs and feet started to tighten up. The last 6 miles I would run for about .75 miles, stop and stretch for a minute (really my ankles and insteps), walk for a minute and repeat. I felt just fine when I finished, not really fatigued and mentally good except that I'm worried about my feet. I think next week I'm going to go back to an older pair of shoes (the pair I wore for my last two runs are only about 60 miles broken-in).

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Thirty Second Movie Review - Zombieland

Zombieland

Very fun zombie-action, rom-com with lots of fun moments. It got a little slow in parts, but thankfully things would quickly speed up. Perfect Saturday afternoon movie.

Evidence Of A Bad Puppy

In our family, Cartman gets blamed for everything disgusting that happens. His habits of grossness are well-documented and cringe inducing. One of his favorites is eating cat poop.

We keep the litter box in our bathroom (so that guests don't have to deal with it) so Cartman usually enjoys his poopy treat on the towel that we use as a bathmat outside of our shower. On any given morning, there are usually a few bits of cat litter (and sometimes poop nuggets) left on our towel after Cartman has feasted. It a very nice feeling, stepping on cat litter first thing in the morning.

Well a few days ago, we found cat litter on the area rug in our living room. Usually, Cartman doesn't take his food "to go" - he just eats it in the bathroom, but since his disgustingness knows no bounds, I figured this was just the next step in his evolution.

Last night when I got home, I put Cartman up and let Molly inside. I started doing a few things in the kitchen, including putting leftover pizza in the fridge. When I opened the fridge, Molly came running (she always thinks I'm getting her something). This is what she looked like:


Notice the poop, cat litter and snot on her nose. As she came running into the kitchen, she also dropped a bunch of cat litter (from her chin) onto the floor.

Poor Cartman, I blamed him the whole time for the cat litter on the area rug - when obviously it was Molly. I should have known! Molly always brings any food treats that we give her to the living room and eats them on the area rug. I just didn't know that she was also eating cat poop - icky Molly!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Fetus Friday - Week 14

Yippee! Lumpy and I are now officially in the second trimester!

Baby Center says this about Lumpy's development:

Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another.

I wonder if Lumpy can smile yet? All they mention is grimace and frown - that doesn't sound very fun. Maybe Lumpy can only grimace and frown because he/she feels all the gas in my tummy and is uncomfortable.

This week has been the week of gas for me. Thank goodness for Gas-x strips, although they don't work as quickly as I'd like.

In running news Lumpy and I will be attempting our first 20-miler this Saturday (provided the weather cooperates). I hope to have a successful report tomorrow!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

I Want My Husband Back

This past week, I've been relatively Buttin-less.

He's been at Fantastic Fest (which I think I've mentioned is like his Christmas). This means that he leaves work everyday about 10:30 AM and gets home around 2:30 AM everyday/night. I've been going to a couple of movies, but even when I see him there - it's not exactly quality time. Alamo Drafthouse frowns upon talking during movies (honestly, they threaten bodily injury during the previews).

Thankfully, Fantastic Fest is wrapping up tonight. I plan to go see two movies with Buttin - one is a secret screening and I REALLY hope it's Where The Wild Things Are (the preview makes me so giddy - I almost cry) and I forget the name of the other one, but it's about vampires (it's all the rage these days). Even though Fantastic Fest is ending tonight, ACL starts tomorrow! I'll be attending about 3 shows tomorrow and then Buttin is on his own the rest of the weekend (I'm supposed to run 20 miles on Saturday!).

This all means that I MIGHT get to spend time with my husband on Monday night, although I'm thinking he'll need about a week to recooperate (sleep) from all this recent activity. Here's hoping I get my husband back sometime around Columbus Day.