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Interlocking Cardboard Pieces...They're A Good Thing

July 17, 2003 ... 9:00 p.m.

Bootsie: “And, while I like Jennifer Lopez as much as the next person who absolutely despises her...”

Got a headache?

Now if I could just figure out a how to get the coolness on all pages...or a cool archive page...

Hey! This stuff takes time.

It’s not like I’m reinventing the “C” chord, but it’s still effort.

So. Last night. Big Ass History Exam #1. I think I got all 60 multiple choice questions right. There are a couple that I’m not sure of, but they were worded funny. Should they be marked incorrect, I will argue. I will argue and I will win. Because I am really persuasive. Also, my hair has been unbelievably cute the last few weeks. It’s all about empowerment, people.

Then we were to choose 10 terms/people from 15 available terms. Easy peasy. Let’s see...I chose Plessy v. Ferguson (court case which upheld the southern apartheid “separate but equal” clause), James Robillard (work with me, people! he invented suspension cables and began the Brooklyn Bridge)...and...like...eight others that I can’t remember right now. Pffft, whatever.

But then...dun dun dun...the essay. Essay. Okay? My teacher requires an actual essay. With an introductory paragraph, at least 3 body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph. I mean, gah! The whole test took me 72 minutes, 56 of which were spent on the damned essay.

I swear, the next time I am going to draw him a series of cartoons depicting the Great Depression and the aftermath of the TVA.

I’m still waiting for him to lecture about tariffs. I am all about the Hawley-Smoot tariff.

That just made me sound like the dorkiest loser ever, didn’t it?

Well, girls & boys here, once again, is the 411 on the Hawley-Smoot tariff: the tariff, introduced by two republican senators and signed by Hoover, resulted in retaliatory tariff acts from foreign countries, foreign trade suffered, and the depression intensified.

Also, it’s fun to say.

Hawley-Smoot.
Hawwwwwleee...smoot.
Hawwwwwllleeeee...smooooooooot.

So, there you go, dears. Now you can’t say you never learned anything from me.

We’ve been having a garage sale this week. It’s so hot. Humid. Hot and humid. But, I’m cool. In between sales, I just listen to my cd player. This morning, a group--I guess they were Mexican--came in and perused the tables. They were really nice and made small talk with me, although it was obvious that Spanish was their stronger language. I tried a little Spanish and they seemed amused by my efforts. Pleased, but amused. Then another lady came in and, after the others left, she whispered to me “You have to watch those Mexicans--they’ll steal you blind.” I was like...WHAT?!?!? I should’ve said something witty or biting or asked her to leave. But she was already leaving. I just looked at her with what I hope came across as outright disgust and said “I watch everyone who comes in.”

So, okay, yeah. It wasn’t the wittiest remark I could’ve said. But, cripes, the idiocy and ignorance some people display stuns me when I hear it like that. Then I think of a really scorching comment. 20 minutes later. Still.

I went shopping with Robin earlier tonight. We schlepped all over the Coral Ridge Mall. We stopped by the ice rink to watch people fall on their butts. Cuz that’s always good for a laugh. Alas, there was no amusement as the rink was closed. Nuts.

We ventured into the Discovery Kids store, where I purchased three dinosaur puzzles. And I already had the velociraptor one. And they’re really cool. And when you turn the lights off, the puzzle glows in the dark. As a SKELETON!

Yep. Dork. Right here.

Anyway, Robin bought...well, I don’t remember. I’ve mentioned her shopping technique before. Normally, I return home from a shopping day quite irritated. But not today. Behold the power of glow-in-the-dark dinosaur skeleton puzzles!!! Ha-HA!

Really. It’s the simple things in life that mean the most.

Currently Reading: Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich. That’s right, Newt Gingrich. And it’s good.

Listening To: Stop by Plain White T’s
...I know you know that I know you love me...

~*~

Have a happy day!

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