Friday, November 30, 2007
How I Feel Every Month (no, not at THAT time of the month...)
moar funny picturesScrew you, Bellsout...
Cheese & Crackers
A.C.1 sent an e-mail to our IT guy, joking that if my computer isn't repaired that I would kill everyone. I get a call shortly after and have to explain that she was joking. A.C.1. overhears this and runs to A.C.2. A.C.2. comes over and wants to know...
I Write Words Every Week, and THIS is the Best I Can Come Up With?
So I'm on the phone with Diane Campbell about Rock for Tots when my (arsehole) computer locks up."Uh... hold on a sec. My screen won't move," I tell her."Oh."........."Crap. That spinning thing of death won't go away.""What thing?""The thing. The spinning...
Thursday, November 29, 2007
It's 3 a.m. I Must Be Sleepy
Scott is snoring so loud that the windows are rattling."Honey? Will you roll over, please?"(snoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrree....)"Sweetie? Can you roll over, please? You're snoring kind of loud."(snoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrree....)I...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
It's a Cover-Up!
Zombie attacks!Laugh if you want, but don't say I didn't warn you.(UPDATE): SEE??!...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Augusta Opera's Amazing Holiday Performance
Professional stars light up the winter sky with a concert for the holidaysBY STACEY HUDSONAUGUSTA, GA. - Four professional soloists join the Augusta Opera chorus and the Augusta Children’s chorale this year for their annual holiday performance.The organization...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
But She Might Throw an Espadrille at You
"Is Alice's car in the shop?""No, I was just taking her around back to where she'd parked.""Oh, good.""I don't like her to walk back there by herself.""Me, either.""She's teenies. She's wee. We have to take care of her.""I don't think I'd want to mess...
Poll Position
What is the best caption for this photo? He could have used the Force to pick her up. Thanks! I needed a little pick-me-up! Don't worry; only two more flights to go! Manikin Skywalker uses his acting force to ruin another movie. How much further...
Monday, November 26, 2007
Stacey Hudson: Pet Detective
AUGUSTA, GA. - So I'm pet-sitting for a co-worker with two dogs, one cat, two birds and two fish. Sounds like a lot, but animals I'm fine with. It's plants that tremble in my presence. Scott used to try to keep plants when we were first married. After...
Gobbled Up
So this was my first Thanksgiving cooking dinner for guests. It was just Scott's grandparents, who would have praised a turkey sculpted from clay, but we wanted it to be a nice evening for them. They are such awesome people.So we started prepping on...
Sunday, November 25, 2007
GIFT GUIDE!
AUGUSTA, GA. - Let me tell you about my father. There's no point in bothering him with gifts unless it's golf related. If you want to give him a gift, make it a gift certificate for golf. Or golf equipment. Or golf balls. Men never have enough balls....
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
More Math in J-School!
We're ranking short stories for the Metro Spirit contest and one of us (who shall remain nameless), is having some problems. The instructions: of the dozen finalists, rank them in order of preference from 1 to 12."Uh, you have two twelves, [name redacted],"...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Just Gift Wrap it, Why Dontcha?
Stupid headline of the day: Student Slain to Death Near U of ChicagoImagine! Someone slain to deat...
Car Trouble
"So, does anybody know a good body shop?" A.C. asked.We all looked at each other."Did you get in an accident?" A.C.2 asked."No. The hinges in my driver's side door have been coming apart for the last nine months," A.C. said."Oh, that's not good," A.C.2....
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Perfect! I Hate Holiday Cards!
This company has stuff from designers around the globe to make anyone happy - but primarily people like me, who get hives at the very thought of Thomas Kincaid. I mean, seriously? A snowy cottage in the woods? What century is that from? But anyway......
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Secret Life of...
Toothbrushes! That's right, I said TOOTHBRUSHES! Do you have the slightest idea what happens to your toothbrush when you turn your back? I mean, besides what my co-workers at The Metro Spirit are capable of.Like it or not, lots of unpleasant things...
A Photo Journal of Crazy
This is how we rock it at our house. Check out the Sharpie "tattoo." Yeah. We're rock stars. And the second photo? A Hello Kitty hair clip, diaper and snow gloves. What more can a 2-year-old possibly need?
Not to say that Nona and Opa aren't fun-loving...
Monday, November 12, 2007
Just Some Straight-Up Whining
Emerson is coughing her little lungs out. She's prone to respiratory infections (it's just a cold, people!), but they make her so sick that she can't sleep, she screeches suddenly, frequently, during the night and generally makes it impossible for me...
Let's Hope He Doesn't Bring His Locker...
A.W.: "I was telling my friend about the hubbub around the office about the Avett Brothers. I said, 'You would have thought that Davy Jones was coming.' ... It was all I could think of...
The Avett Brothers and Their Youngest Fan, Who Happens to be the Daughter of Their Most Rabid Fan (Seriously, You Should See Her Foaming at the Mouth)
Scott Avett poses with his youngest fa...
Not Making Any Friends, Are They?
From Sylvia Cooper's "City Ink" Column:HAUGHTY CULTURE: After months of delay, the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame board voted last week to allow the city to operate the gardens for the next six months, but there won't be much to see. "It was very depressing,"...
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Have I Ever Told You About...
So this site lets you earn Points for doing what you already do online; shopping, reading emails, playing games, searching the web, taking surveys, and more. I've been a member for five years, and I've redeemed my points for hotel stays, retail gift...
Friday, November 09, 2007
Snap
A.W.: "Your hair looks cute, Stacey. I would have never thought you'd done it yourself."Me: "Thanks!"A.W.: "I would have thought Emerson did it...
And That Explains Banjos
A.W.: "My father is a guitar collector, and every family vacation we took revolved around guitars. So I have as much interest in guitars as I have in getting the clap, or something."Me: "And yet your brother plays guitar..."A.W.: "Well, he can't say...
Concerned Parents, This Way
A.C.: "Did you hear about the toys made of GHB?"
Me: "Oh, yeah. That's insane!"
A.C.: "How does that happen?"
Me: "I don't know."
A.W.: "Are y'all talking about those beads?"
Me: "Yeah."
A.C.: "They're supposed to be these hot items for Christmas, too!"
Me:...
You Are My Giant Ball of Space Fire
So after a rough night of Emerson waking up every hour, I woke up yesterday morning looking quite a bit like this:
But Scott looked at me lying on the bed with Emerson, having one of our nonsensical conversations, and said, "Emmie, isn't your mommy...
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Because I'm So Mature
The Mayo Clinic released this very informative article. I don't remember medical information being this funny....
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Pencil in some "face time"
ikordo is a free online meeting planner that negotiates with attendees to find the perfect date and time for your meeting.Tell it when you want the meeting to happen, for example, 'next week between 9 and 12pm, please'. It goes back and forth with your...
Monday, November 05, 2007
Jacob's 10th Birthday Party
The coaches laugh at the chaos they have wrought.Emerson tries her hand at b-ballin'.Go West, young man. Then catch the dang ball.The pre-cake chaos.Tackling the competition.Poor Rachel had broken her right arm a couple of weeks before.This seems like...
