Hours waited for cable guys: 3.5 Weeks until cable actually installed at house we're moving into while our old house is demolished an a new one built: 1 Times I spoke on the phone with insurance guy about builder's risk policy: 3 Times I spoke with builder: 3 Times I rebooted home computer because cable wasn't working: 10? Weeks until electrical meter is physically removed from our old house: 2 Times gas guy returned to place we'll be staying for summer after filling tanks to try to light pilots: 2 Days until construction loan closing: 2 Deer ticks tweezed out of Cyrus during annual check-up: 2 Cyrus's height on CDC chart in relation to other 2-year olds: 30th percentile Cyrus's weight: 40th percentile Cyrus's head circumference: 98th percentile Wood ticks yanked out of Cyrus's head tonight: 1 Times Rufus got the skin of his penis stuck in his PJ zipper: 1 Lobster rolls eaten for dinner by my great aunt and me: 2 Days since she came home from hospital after intestinal blockage/surgey: 5 Days she spent in hospital: 10? Days since she was staples out: 1 Cupboards she asked me to reorganize so everything would fit again: 3 Cat birds eating raisins from her hands on her porch: 2 Hours spent actually working on translating: 0 Days until 16,000 word job deadline: 7 Radio-related e-mails and calls received: 6 Times R & C got sweets today: 3 Combined hours R & C spent at daycare: 14 Combined hours R&C spent napping at daycare: 5 Number of chests full of toys now at summer house: 2 Hours spent this morning disassembling crib: 1
― Maria :D, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:15 (nineteen years ago)
Empty liquor boxes suitable for packing records gathered from local liquor store: 12
― Maria :D, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:25 (nineteen years ago)
You gathered records from the local liquor store?
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:30 (nineteen years ago)
Records gathered from the local liquor stoe: 0 Ways my brane can think of to rephrase that sentence so it doesn't sound like that: 0
― Maria :D, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:36 (nineteen years ago)
Typos I see in this thread: 6
― Maria :D, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:38 (nineteen years ago)
Hmm, I guess you could say "Empty liquor boxes gathered from liquor store for purpose of packaging records"
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:40 (nineteen years ago)
God I love dangling participles.
― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:41 (nineteen years ago)
I'm not sure if this is funnier if Cyrus and Rufus are your dogs or your kids
― Dan I., Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:41 (nineteen years ago)
Number of frying pans with sauteed beef and potatoes in them I left on the top of my car as I drove away from my great aunt's tonight: 1
― Maria :D, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:41 (nineteen years ago)
Other items I've left on the top of the car while driving lately: in-laws' car keys, coffee cup, wallet, Sunday NY Times
― Maria :D, Wednesday, 23 May 2007 02:43 (nineteen years ago)