LaurenandLloyd.com

where our wasted time becomes your wasted time

birthday

Happy Birthday, Brad!

by 9 Comments

Ahem. Take two. When I told Lloyd that tomorrow (today, when you’re reading this, but I actually said it two nights ago) is Brad’s birthday, his first reaction was, “Dang. That means I missed Sam and Brittney’s birthdays.” So, Sam & Brittney – Happy Belated from (Crazy Uncle) Lloyd. He’s too lazy to say it himself.

Back to Brad. Have a great day! What’s the gift that keeps on giving? I think you know.

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyYDqwl1qH8 520 433]

No Carnation Instant Breakfast Drink was harmed during the making of this film. After filming, though, it was sucked mercilessly into the vacuum cleaner and died a horrible death.I think that one thing is a Shrek-head, though I didn’t mean it to be one. I’ve never done this before, ok? And how come I don’t own a tripod? You people would be a lot less seasick if I had a tripod. And you have to admit – it’s the best rockin’ birthday song that you don’t have to pay Paul McCartney royalties for!

Thanks, Kathryn!

by 13 Comments

I got to talk to my good friend, Kathryn, during the start of school and we had a great conversation.  (She’s pregnant, by the way!)  She told me she bought something hilarious for me and was going to send it for an early birthday present. It arrived – and I love it!

Forbidden love

It’s the Peeler Bird on the right, lovingly set next to our trusty Beer Lizard.  It’s adorable!!  Thank you, Kathryn!!

Now, to the next part of our story.  We really need to go grocery shopping, and we’re really scrounging to come up with decent meals.  Last night I was trying to make salad from wilted greens and old carrots.  I thought, “Hey, I’ll use our new Peeler Bird to freshen up those old carrots.”  So I did, and was absolutely fearful of how crazy sharp that bird’s blade was.  I wondered why our old peeler wasn’t as sharp, and then it hit me – it’s fifteen years old.  Fifteen years.  Older than Lloyd’s students.  I started wondering what else around this house is that old, and I think it’s almost all kitchen stuff.  The sugar dispenser from my sister, the silverware from my brother, and our pots from my other brother.  (Minus the tiny pot when I burned the bejeebees out of it making rice – I went to the store and forgot I left it on.)  Good grief!! This stuff is old!  Am I old? Not possible!

I think this might be the beginning of my mid-life crisis.

Um….. thanks, Kathryn.

Gettin’ old.

by 9 Comments

Yesterday Lloyd called to ask if I’d like to go to a spontaneous birthday party that one of his co-workers was having for herself. “Sounds fun!”  I replied!  So, we all met at Red Robin, and it turned out to be us and several of her friends from around Lincoln.  It was very interesting, since all of them had jobs that WEREN’T teaching.  I can’t remember the last time I’ve been with a group like that.  One worked at a company that produced newsletters for other companies, one was a pastor, one was a nursing student, one worked at UNL (but not as a teacher!), one guy was in charge of all the computers for some call-processing place, and one was a grad student.  I thoroughly enjoyed the evening…..until I realized I was the oldest one there.  That’s going to start happening alot, now, huh?

singin'

“Happy Birthday, Customer,  We hope you liked the food, We sing this made-up birthday song just so we don’t get sued.  Stupid Michael Jackson, or was it Paul McCartney? He bought the rights to the real song and ruined all our parties.”

Past my Prime

by 4 Comments

As this sieve of Eratosthenes shows, given my expected life span of 74.7 years, I am now, clearly, past my prime. I am currently prime (37) and have had 11 good, prime years of life previous to this one. In order to have 11 more prime years I will need to live to be 83 years old. As any hip actuary could tell you, that is statisticalishously unlikely.

  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100