dd, summer schedule edition

8am - wake up to alarm

9am - actually wake up

9:30am - go to whatever class is happening at the gym that day

10:30am - go home and shower

11:00am - browse internet: email, facebook, blogs, district websites for job openings

12:00pm - go drive over to sister's apartment complex and lay out by pool: listen to music, read book and/or do People puzzler

1:30/2:00pm - go home and shower again

2:30pm to 7:00pm - run errands, watch netflix movies/tv, browse internet (see above), read, cook/bake, etc.

7:00pm - hopefully do something social

10:00pm - get ready for bed

11:30pm - go to sleep

dd, google ad's edition

This post is inspired by and is a tribute to my dear friend Jill, who has been the recipient of my ddrt emails for quite some time. They are, in fact, usually insanely random (hence the title) and often produce quite humorous google ad's on the sidebar of the text of our emails. Thus I have spent far too much time going through all of our hundreds of emails and copying only some of the advertisement links. This will give you an idea of how google knows, and yet doesn't know at all, what we're all thinking. And yes, all of these links would somehow make sense/relate to the conversations we've had:

*girdle women
*barbie lyrics
*transgendered women
*lycra pants
*wacky weird
*India tour package
*blueberry pie
*facebook tag
*cheap printer ink
*Korean music song
*free roommate search
*look alikes
*Bella Edward Cullen
*wall thickness
*help children
*romantic gift
*joy & happiness
*car pranks
*girls looking men
*Sweden girls
*family vacation trip
*funny faces photos
*learning English grammar
*downtown lofts
*fussball kicker
*York refrigerant
*churros
*listening
*knee tear
*witty
*wood boilers
*positive thinking
*quick money
*art & craft
*inna if you cry (What does that even mean?!)
*sleep apnea symptoms
*pick up lines
*really funny jokes
*friend poems
*Star Wars LEGO set
*baby feeding
*peroxide on teeth
*Larry King
*dog waste disposal
*kung fu
*Reminisce magazine

and last but not least (which has showed up a million times):
*AARP 50+ auto insurance

Yup. That sounds about right.

dd, old men edition

I love old men (I'm talking 80 years old and up). I attribute it to the fact that I have fantastic grandfathers. My remaining living grandpa is probably the cutest old man I've ever known in my life. I can't help but think of him when I see other old men.

Today while I was at the grocery store I chose the check-out line purely on the basis that there was a cute old man in his checkered button-down shirt and khakis right in front of me buying a cantelope, canned cranberry jelly, and sesame oil. Maybe what I love most about the elderly in general is their predictability.

And, as I anticipated, the old man was friendly and said a few words to me. They like to make little jokes, the old men do. "And I thought we chose the quick line!" (It was taking a while.)

Another thing I like about old men: they talk to me. Frequently, too. And the majority of the time they will tell me I'm cute or a "good looking young lady." If, socially, I was supposed to be associating with old men instead of guys my own age, I would have no problems finding a boyfriend. Guys, take a cue from the 80-90 year-olds, please!

I think I'm going to call my grandpa today.

dd, old-timey edition

I've been on a bit of an old-timey kick lately. You know, listening to lots of Frank, Bing, Louis, Bobby, Fred, Dean, etc. And watching a lot of Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly and more. That being said, I have decided that I want this hairstyle:

A couple questions:

1. How do I accomplish this look?

and

2. Could I pull it off?

dd, first days of summer edition

*Did you know that a public library can have a restraining order against someone? Because the one here does - I witnessed it. Weird.

*Avatar = Fern Gully for adults. I prefer Fern Gully.

*I already have 2 dinners frozen in my freezer. Baking for one = lots of leftovers.

*Someday soon I will go to a movie theater by myself. Just to prove I can do it. We'll see if I get brave enough this week.

*Wishing I had a job for next year so I could be traveling.

*Wimbledon is on! It is my favorite sporting event to watch. Too bad I don't have cable. I have watched some of it online, though.

dd, wow i've watched a lot of tv edition

Sometime in my life I intend on buying the complete seasons of the following television shows for my children so that they will not miss out on all the shows that really matter:

*Boy Meets World

*Saved by the Bell

*The Cosby Show

*The Brady Bunch

*Seinfeld

*Smurfs



Others that deserve an honorable mention (but are not important enough to purchase) are:

*Little Bill

*Matlock

*The Nanny (I know that 99.9% of the population hates this show and Fran Drescher, but I like it. Don't judge me.)

*Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman

*Alias



And then there's the whole category of game shows that I will just cross my fingers and hope that they (and their reruns) will forever be aired on television:

*Price is Right, Bob Barker hosted-shows only

*Wheel of Fortune

*Jeopardy!

*Love Connection

*Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?



While we're at it, why don't I give a shout-out to made-for-tv movies that I love and will never be aired on television ever again (RIP, Disney/ABC family movies):

*This Time Around

*The Girl Who Spelled Freedom (ok, this was my sister's favorite)

*Help Wanted: Kids

*Double Switch (which I always thought was called Nerd Rock Star)





...I hope I didn't miss any...

dd, question edition

Why is it that I have a better time partying with a group of people whose age, on average, is 40 than I do with a group of people my own age?