Worst jobs ever...

Ever dread getting up and going to work? Well, how would you like one of these jobs held by some of my friends and family members:

• Cook at a chicken place. I had to snap the raw thigh bones apart before cooking the chicken. Lasted 3 days. {{shiver}} - Debbie B.
• Working at a grocery warehouse putting stickers with SKU numbers on the shelves where the forklift had scrapped them off. To make it even worse, there was a guy 10 rows behind me taking off the stickers and painting the numbers directly onto the shelves. - Jodie D.
• I worked at a fast-food establishment and I had a nasty manager who would clip his toenails in the back and smoke up front with the ashes dropping into the food. He even made us serve spoiled food once (we of course informed the customers we were out when he wasn't up front). - Lisa T.
• Cashier at a pharmacy. It wasn't the taking peoples money part that was the problem it was being the only one on a sunday after Church and trying to take peoples money while setting up the million saletags and stickers and doing a plan-o-gram. - Tori W.
• Working at a dry cleaners. The co-workers were nice, the 2x robber, not-so-much. - Julie H.
• I worked three long days at a fast-food establishment as the salad bar refill girl. - Lori R.
  

How rude..

Can't we all just get along? As much as I hate to admit it, people (including myself) can just be rude sometimes. Sure, we all get busy and too caught up in our own word, but shouldn't we all try and be nice to one another?

Strange Happenings In and Surrounding Indianapolis

Lately, on my drives to work or to the mall, I've noticed a few strange things happening. For example, one morning on my way to work, I noticed a gentleman in a red convertible moving around his car as if struggling to get comfortable. It turns out, he was reaching down to put on his socks. Wonder what I'll spot next???

Allow me to brag...

Over the weekend, my nephew Cody played in his second season of little league baseball. He did a great job and got a few hits, made great catches and even scored. Could he be the next Albert Pujols?

Da Vinci Code

Friday, May 19, 2006 was opening day for The Da Vinci Code. I'm 99.9% sure that most bloggers will be commenting on the movie, so instead of following the pack, I offer this...

A group of us met at Landmark Theatre for the movie. If you've ever been to this theatre, you'll know that connected to it is a little lounge, which allows you to take alcoholic beverage into the threatre. After gathering our martinis, wine, bucket of beer, etc, we set off to find our seats. Before the movie even started, Brian and Jodie were singing, so I new we were in for a night of fun! Next, I turn to look at Tori, and she's using her chest as an end table for her drink. LOL

The movie was full of suspence. Julie was on the edge of her seat and practically jumped out of her seat on certain occassions. The tension in the room was suddenly broken as Tori bumped one of the empty beer bottles, sending it rolling down the theatre. It rolled, clanked, rolled, paused, clanked and rolled some more until it finally found a quiet resting place near the front of the theatre. LOL. (Note, after the movie, Jasen retrieved the bottle.)

Next, Karlee jumped out of her seat and clapped as one of the "bad guys" got wacked on the head. I thought it was hilarious, and I think Julie was finally able to relax a little with this bad guy out of the picture. After another beer, I was quite comfy and found myself more intersted in watching my friends than the movie. (I'd read the book a long time ago, so I knew what was going to happen).

After the movie, we stopped by Pablo's for a bite, margaritas and more hilarious fun! I can't remember a night when I've laughed that much. I love my friends!

New Favorite Joke, Part 3

Kudos to my friend Aidreen for this one
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A Plan to save bankrupt airlines:

Replace all female flight attendants with some good-lookin' strippers! The attendants have gotten old and haggard-looking. They don't even serve food anymore, so what's the loss?

The strippers would double, triple, perhaps quadruple the alcohol consumption and get a "party atmosphere" going in the cabin. And, of course, every heterosexual businessman in this country would start flying again, hoping to see naked women.

Muslims would be afraid to get on the planes for fear of seeing naked women. Hijackings would come to a screeching halt and the airline industry would see record revenues

Why didn't Bush think of this? Why do I still have to do everything myself?

Sincerely,
Bill Clinton

First one in the pool!

For as long as I can remember, there has been a little contest for bragging rights within our family over who is the "first one in the pool". Each year, as we helped take the winter cover off the pool, Grandma, Grandpa and our parents would watch us to make sure no one jumped into the freezing water. Typically within a few weeks after the cover was removed, the pool was proclaimed "officially open" and we'd venture into the 70 degree water. Sure it was cold, but hey, a kid wants the honor of being the first one in the pool!

This year, the honor goes to my youngest nephew Kyle, who was reaching for a toy in the pool, lost his balance, and made his claim as "first one in the pool" by sliding right into the deep end clothes and all. I was a close "second in the pool" as I jumped in to get him out of the water, as he's still learning to swim. Let me just say, with all the cold weather and rain we've had the past six or seven days, that waters was @#$)^&* FREEZIN!

Covenant of the keys

A strange phenomenon has happened over the last year. Six of my friends have given me keys or passcodes to their homes. When and how did I become the responsible type?

FYI... there is a great Seinfeld episode called "The Keys"

Crumnastic Crew Debut Event!

Looking for some fun Saturday, May 6? Visit downtown Indy to cheer on the Crumnastic Crew in the 500 Festival 5k. Don't forget to cheer on Julie, Erin and Molly who are running the 13.1 mile Mini-Marathon.

1. Learn the meaning of "Crumnastic"
2. See pictures of Karlee and Scottie (Part of the Crumnastic Crew)
3. Visit Julie's Running Blog