In August of 2008, Brandon broke his arm. I was at Bunco and had forgotten my phone. It took forever to reach me. So, imagine the odds that today I would forget my phone (despite having vowed never to forget it after the Aug incident) and Brandon would fall and break the arm again in the exact same way?
My brain is fried and I wish I could roll the clock back to prevent the fall, or maybe even keep him home or just lock us in the house pad it with Nerf.
There were funny parts of the day though. I got to see my favorite ER nurse, who helped me when I had food poisoning after a Giants game 2 years ago. I owe my life to that guy, he gave me good meds to keep me from crapping my pants and barfing my guts out. Nice visual, eh? I told you this would be inspiring shit.
It was also funny when I pulled in the wrong way on a one way at the ER entrance. The valets flagged me down and I jumped out and ditched my car, grabbed the kids and trucked in to Kaiser in a fog.
I find the best coping mechanism is to find the humor in the worst of situations. I have done it for years and many times it is inappropriate, but hell, I gotta get through it somehow. So here's to 6 more weeks of doctor visits. I was starting to miss the cast bay guys anyhow.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Can't get it out of my head
I saw a commercial today that featured Fred Dryer, better known as Rick Hunter on TV's "Hunter" circa 1984. I was shocked that he looks GREAT, almost the same as 18 years ago when my favorite show, Hunter, ended. What a relief! Mostly relieved because I saw SNL 2 weeks ago and they had a cameo by Richard Dean Anderson, MacGyver, and he is not looking so hot. (Though, that could be due to the mullet wig he was sporting) Anyhow, Mr. Dryer looks good and I am fondly remembering that show and all the great crime drama. He also had a smart female partner and the 2 of them inspired me to become a cop. We all know how far I got in that quest, but I digress.
This brings me to my new favorite show and a realization of why I love it so much..."Life". Ahhhh, that show is so great and I don't think many people really appreciate it enough or watch it enough for that matter. Where else can you find a cop, Charlie Crews, who is in tune with his spiritual side, has an appreciation of life and death and freedom? He carries a firearm, reflects upon philosophy and eats fruit. These combine to make him badass, smart and gassy or at the very least, 'regular'. Somewhere I am sure a writer for "Life" saw "Hunter" and was inspired. One caviat, Crews does have a fmale partner and at times she is smart, but the lingering conspiracy involving her retired cop father shows her as naive. Time will tell.
On another note, I turn 34 tomorrow. In celebration I drank quite a bit a couple nights back and had a raging hangover all day yesterday. While the drinking was fun, the recovery was a b*tch, not to mention that I hostessed a 3 yr old's birthday party. The party was good and I was laid back for most of it. Next time, I think I will commence drinking prior to the party and then have some more interesting blog fodder. My kids will love discussing that with their therapists in a few years.
This brings me to my new favorite show and a realization of why I love it so much..."Life". Ahhhh, that show is so great and I don't think many people really appreciate it enough or watch it enough for that matter. Where else can you find a cop, Charlie Crews, who is in tune with his spiritual side, has an appreciation of life and death and freedom? He carries a firearm, reflects upon philosophy and eats fruit. These combine to make him badass, smart and gassy or at the very least, 'regular'. Somewhere I am sure a writer for "Life" saw "Hunter" and was inspired. One caviat, Crews does have a fmale partner and at times she is smart, but the lingering conspiracy involving her retired cop father shows her as naive. Time will tell.
On another note, I turn 34 tomorrow. In celebration I drank quite a bit a couple nights back and had a raging hangover all day yesterday. While the drinking was fun, the recovery was a b*tch, not to mention that I hostessed a 3 yr old's birthday party. The party was good and I was laid back for most of it. Next time, I think I will commence drinking prior to the party and then have some more interesting blog fodder. My kids will love discussing that with their therapists in a few years.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
switching gears
I was about to rant about my car problems when I noticed Emily painting watercolors on her self. She stripped about 15 minutes ago and was hinting about the paint. As I set out to update my blog, she quietly set about painting her belly--with 2 brushes. It's times like these that I appreciate the fun and silliness of the kids and how they seem know when I need a spiritual lift. On the other hand, Brandon just showed me that the Aquadoodle also works if you spit on it. So that's lovely and silly and down-right disgusting.
Well, I am off to research if the Aquadoodle may be laundered and hope my little girl is colorfast.
Well, I am off to research if the Aquadoodle may be laundered and hope my little girl is colorfast.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Brain Barf
Up to now I have considered blogs to be the brain barf of their authors. An outlet for idle rambling, gripes, or silliness. But I've been reading some of my favorite people's blogs and I think it is a great way to share, blow off steam and at times, be inspired/inspiring. If you are reading my blog, I hope that my words do those things too. Be warned though, it may be mostly brain barf.
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