I was thinking about writing "Happy Hairy Holidays" to emphasize the fact that we are both holding balls of fat and fur but I stuck to the original.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Why are they selling Christmas stuff already?!
I have been having trouble finding Halloween decorations because stores are already pressing Christmas crap! So, in honor of the Holiday Season...
I was thinking about writing "Happy Hairy Holidays" to emphasize the fact that we are both holding balls of fat and fur but I stuck to the original.
I was thinking about writing "Happy Hairy Holidays" to emphasize the fact that we are both holding balls of fat and fur but I stuck to the original.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Inappropriate footwear choices
I currently have a large fluid-filled blister on the back of both of my ankles. TMI? Maybe. However, I obtained these blisters in what started out as an innocent excursion, but turned into a classic case of when footwear goes wrong.
Because I am without a vehicle (I got into a car accident last week that left my car nearly totaled but it is not totaled so they are fixing it but it is going to take at least two weeks to fix so I am walking around a lot), I decided that it would be a good idea to explore the bus system and go into school to pick up an interlibrary loan book (which I ended up forgetting to do...). The point is that the bus system failed me and I ended up walking around for two hours in the rain. At one point, I was walking down Abbott and directly next to me on the road there was a car accident. It scared the crap out of me and I have decided that my grey t-shirt is tainted because I was wearing it for my accident and didn't wear it again until yesterday and another car accident happened.
It was cold and rainy and so I decided to wear these shoes:
They seemed like a good option at the time. They are flat-heeled (oxymoron?) and warm and would protect my calves and feet from the elements. WRONG. I was in a world of pain walking around in these suckers.
It should be noted that I have a history of poor decision making in footwear for comfort. I remember the days when I could go shopping in these shoes:
Yes they are pretty, but not the best idea for a day at the mall. I don't remember them hurting my feet or causing any discomfort, but I quickly lost the ability to walk around in heels when I went to college and things just went downhill from there.
When I went to Italy in the Summer of '05, I didn't think to bring any walking shoes dispite the fact that I had to walk everywhere. I ended up buying a sweet pair of Italian pink pumas with a golden stripe so it worked out, but this is just another example of PFDs (poor foot decisions).
Lastly, when I was in Paris I was faced with a dilemma: I had to walk around for miles every day but it just felt wrong to wear unslightly footwear in such a fun and fashion-forward city. Then, one day I was sent an angel from the heavens:
Yes. Golden Converse! If you didn't notice, at all of the intersections in stripes on the shoe there are Swarovski crystals. Whoever decided to make golden shiny shoes deserves a medal.
Because I am without a vehicle (I got into a car accident last week that left my car nearly totaled but it is not totaled so they are fixing it but it is going to take at least two weeks to fix so I am walking around a lot), I decided that it would be a good idea to explore the bus system and go into school to pick up an interlibrary loan book (which I ended up forgetting to do...). The point is that the bus system failed me and I ended up walking around for two hours in the rain. At one point, I was walking down Abbott and directly next to me on the road there was a car accident. It scared the crap out of me and I have decided that my grey t-shirt is tainted because I was wearing it for my accident and didn't wear it again until yesterday and another car accident happened.
It was cold and rainy and so I decided to wear these shoes:
They seemed like a good option at the time. They are flat-heeled (oxymoron?) and warm and would protect my calves and feet from the elements. WRONG. I was in a world of pain walking around in these suckers.It should be noted that I have a history of poor decision making in footwear for comfort. I remember the days when I could go shopping in these shoes:
Yes they are pretty, but not the best idea for a day at the mall. I don't remember them hurting my feet or causing any discomfort, but I quickly lost the ability to walk around in heels when I went to college and things just went downhill from there.When I went to Italy in the Summer of '05, I didn't think to bring any walking shoes dispite the fact that I had to walk everywhere. I ended up buying a sweet pair of Italian pink pumas with a golden stripe so it worked out, but this is just another example of PFDs (poor foot decisions).
Lastly, when I was in Paris I was faced with a dilemma: I had to walk around for miles every day but it just felt wrong to wear unslightly footwear in such a fun and fashion-forward city. Then, one day I was sent an angel from the heavens:
Yes. Golden Converse! If you didn't notice, at all of the intersections in stripes on the shoe there are Swarovski crystals. Whoever decided to make golden shiny shoes deserves a medal.
Friday, October 9, 2009
TFLA
From: Ax
Adventures in Durham: made a wrong turn trying to find a lowes, found self in area where Taco trucks get parked for the night. Eep.
Adventures in Durham: made a wrong turn trying to find a lowes, found self in area where Taco trucks get parked for the night. Eep.
The fact that I have an os trigonum and you don't!
To be clear, I don't actually like having an os trigonum, I don't really have an opinion of it, but I am ahead of myself. I thought of this last night when discussing running and injuries with a few of my cohorts at the watering hole.
Last summer I was having problems with my ankles and I had to take my mother to the orthopedist (she had snapped one of her ankles in two places whilst falling down the stairs, it's a long story but she is fine now), so I thought that I would have them check me out. After I described my symptoms to the orthopedist he said that I probably had tendinitis in my ankles or I was one of 10% of the population that had an accessory bone called the os trigonum and somehow I had aggravated this bone with my exercise regemine. To be certain, he took an x-ray and lo and behold- I had the extra bone! To this day we are not sure whether the tendin or the bone were causing me grief (that would have taken an mri), but I do know that I have an os trigonum and you probably don't.
Last summer I was having problems with my ankles and I had to take my mother to the orthopedist (she had snapped one of her ankles in two places whilst falling down the stairs, it's a long story but she is fine now), so I thought that I would have them check me out. After I described my symptoms to the orthopedist he said that I probably had tendinitis in my ankles or I was one of 10% of the population that had an accessory bone called the os trigonum and somehow I had aggravated this bone with my exercise regemine. To be certain, he took an x-ray and lo and behold- I had the extra bone! To this day we are not sure whether the tendin or the bone were causing me grief (that would have taken an mri), but I do know that I have an os trigonum and you probably don't.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
TFLA
Not to be confused with Texts from Last Night, TFLL (or, Texts from Lor Ax) will be a recurring segment on this blog dealing with hilarious texts or exchanges involving Loraxity.
Ax: When we retire and move into capital towaaz let's open a yogurt joint called Berry Naked.
Lor: Those horny geriatrics will eat it up!
Ax: When we retire and move into capital towaaz let's open a yogurt joint called Berry Naked.
Lor: Those horny geriatrics will eat it up!
When Dr. Hess Leaves Newspaper Clippings for me in my office
That's right, the beloved Musicologist left a present for me today in the office: a New York Times article about standardized tests. She knew that I was taking the GRE and thought I would like to read it, and IT IS HILARIOUS.
Click HERE to read it.
I did, however, find it a little unsettling seeing how I am waiting to hear about my analytical writing scores...
Monday, October 5, 2009
DDC Pt. 2
Yes, delicious DDC(Delicious Dessert Concoction)s are back. Once again, yogurt is involved. However, this time Edy's has made me love them even more (as if that was possible) and created something so glorious that only the hyphen-riddled word "naked-swirl-delights-berry-wild-mango" can describe it.
Yes, TART frozen yogurt. That's right, it has many of the delicious qualities of Pinkberry that I described in one of my favorite posts. Namely, how it is "fabulously frozen, tastily tangy, and surprisingly not that bad for your health." I do wish that they had a plain flavor, because I am not a big fan of honey.
Back to the DDC...
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DDC!!!!!!
It is like a little Pinkberry has emerged in my kitchen and is not overpriced. To be sure, further explorations into DDC territory will occur (in the passive voice at that!)
In the realm of yogurt news (yes I know that this blog should probably change its name to something that is yogurt-related since that is the only thing I talk about), THERE IS A PINKBERRY-ESQUE PLACE OPENING IN DOWNTOWN EAST LANSING. It is on my walk to school too. This seems dangerous. It is called Swirlberry by the way. Hilarious.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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