Archive for February, 2005

The Weekend Thus Far

Published on February 5, 2005 in Miscellany. 0 Comments

The parade was a lot of fun. I’ve made a small web page about it, with pictures. You can find a link to it on my home page, http://www.annporter.com.

I spent most of the day doing errands and shopping. I took care of money stuff, and was stunned to find that we have some money left after paying all the bills, with which we can buy food. DH says it’s called a “balanced budget.” I haven’t seen one of those for so long that I keep thinking I’ve made a mistake somewhere.

One of the shopping things I did was to go buy new beds. Older Son has nowhere to sleep when he comes to stay, as he did this weekend for the holiday. And Little Boy’s bed is so old and worn that’s its become almost dangerous to sleep on. We bought a low end model for Older Son’s room, which is also the guest room, because he said it was just fine and he’s the one who will be sleeping on it the most. We went a little higher end for Little Boy, because he’ll need it longer.

Have I mentioned before that I have the best bed in the whole world? I really wasn’t qualified to test the beds today, because none of them are as good as mine.

It’s impossible to comparison shop for beds. The manufacturers put different labels on their brands in each store, so you can never compare apples to apples. I am not making this up. Consumer Reports says the very same thing. Very lame.

I keep thinking I’d like to go into the city tomorrow afternoon and take in one of the Uptown parades, but I’m sure it’ll be just a nightmare getting in and out. I’d also really like to see the Zulu parade on Tuesday, but it starts at 8:30 and I don’t know that I want to deal with the Real Thing - New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day. So, I may just be done with Mardi Gras for the year. Except I have to buy a little king cake for Monday, because I got the baby. Here’s a wonderful blog entry about king cakes and “getting the baby.”

Parade Night

Published on February 4, 2005 in Miscellany. 0 Comments

Tonight we’re going to the parade. The Krewe of Selene rolls at 6:30; we’ll head down to a spot toward the late-middle of the route in about a half hour. It was sunny today for the first time in a week, and it’s going to be clear tonight, but it’s pretty cold for us - only about 50 degrees, and heading down to forty before morning. But I think if we dress for it it’ll be a lot of fun. Little Boy’s teacher is in float #19, passenger side, 2nd spot. He’s really looking forward to this.

I’m hoping for lots of throws this year. Last time we went, he wasn’t aggressive enough.

Wrinkling the fabric of the universe

Published on February 2, 2005 in Miscellany. 0 Comments

At the beginning of the year, I was asked to help out at a Family Game Night at Little Boy’s school. DH was not asked.

Yesterday, I was asked to bring a King Cake for the party after the Kingdergarten Krewe of BEE Mardi Gras Parade and Little Boy’s school. DH was not asked to help.

And along the same lines, DH forgot to put out the garbage on Monday. I did not forget, but didn’t do it myself. Like him helping at school events, me taking out the garbage would disturb the natural order of things.

Fun Quiz

Published on February 1, 2005 in Miscellany. 2 Comments


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Your dominant hue is blue, making you a good friend who people love and trust. You’re good in social situations and want to fit in. Just be careful not to compromise who you are to make them happy.

Your saturation level is medium - You’re not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it’s required of you. You probably don’t think the world can change for you and don’t want to spend too much effort trying to force it.

Your outlook on life can be bright or dark, depending on the situation. You are flexible and see things objectively.
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Relief

Published on February 1, 2005 in Miscellany. 5 Comments

Miranda hit the nail on the head in her comment down below. Something had to go. That something is Psychology 127, General Psychology F 6-9, with a project due in three days.

I haven’t officially dropped the class yet (the web site is down) but my stress level went down about 50% just by making the decision. I’m SOOOO relieved.

We had a nice dinner tonight. I talked to my daughter and did homework with Little Boy and laid in bed with a hot wheat bag on my head for about fifteen minutes, because I had a killer headache. Probably all that stress whooshing away left a vacuum or something. I folded some laundry and now I’m goofing around on the internet instead of working on a project for which I have very little information and not even a single discussion of the material to give me confidence.

Plus I get to go to the Krewe of Selene parade Friday night with Little Boy. Beads! Boobs! Booze! Oh, that’s in New Orleans. Our parades are much tamer. Beads! Stuffed Animals! Toys Galore! Lots of dance teams and ROTC classes. Almost no breasts. Last Saturday was the Mona Lisa and Moon Pie parade. I really wish I hadn’t missed that one. Guess what they throw?