Farewell Harvey Korman

If you don't recognize the man in the picture then you must have been living under a rock. Harvey Korman passed away on Thursday. If you know nothing of him, click on his name and go rent something from the IMDB list. Personally I like The Carol Burnett Show and Blazing Saddles. Some things would be hard to view since he did voices for cartoons. He was so funny. Especially once he got going with Tim Conway. He will be missed.

Why I Hate Rude People

For the past three nights someone with a 252 area code has been calling my hubby's cell phone at one in the morning. Hence my title.

The first night, Tuesday, I jerked awake to hear the phone ringing and I was fearing the worst. Why else would someone call at such an hour? It could only mean bad news. Only to miss the call because I was fumbling around in the dark and couldn't distinguish which phone was ringing. No message was left and all we had was the phone number, which we didn't recognize. We figured it was someone drunk who had the wrong number. I still wanted to wring their neck, but went to bed. Hey some of the world does have to get up in the morning.

The next night, Wednesday, the phone didn't ring. At least we didn't hear it. But there was a text message from the same number. WTF! It basically was a booty call. Telling the person they missed them and wanted to come over. At one in the morning! So I glowered at the hubby and he swore he didn't know this person. I joke I know my hubby wouldn't do that. Not if he wants to live. Geez! He did look up the area code and discovered it was from the North Carolina area. Hmm. Interesting. We speculated and laughed and forgot about it.

Last night I swore I was going to take hubby's phone to bed so I could blister this idiot's ears, but I forgot. The phone rang at one in the morning, but I didn't get to it before they hung up. Just as I climbed back into bed the idiot called again. I was able to get there before they hung up this time. And here's how that conversation went.

Me: Hello?

Nothing but lots of background noise. I think they were startled that someone answered.

Me: Hello? Hello? (Hey I've been woken from my sleep and now the idiot doesn't want to talk. I'm getting pissed.)

Idiot: Oh I think I may have the wrong number. (Still lots of background noise. I'm guessing she's at a bar.)

Me: Yeah you do. Stop calling my house at one in the morning. (I growled this at the woman and promptly hung up.)

Yes that's right it was a woman! Not only did the twit call twice last night, she didn't even say I'm sorry I think I have the wrong number. She probably looked at the phone and thought I was a total bitch. Just because you're a hoochie that's used to making booty calls at one in the morning doesn't mean everyone is going to be pleasant when you call. Some of us work during the day. I wonder if she realizes that she was given a fake number. Probably not. She didn't sound that bright.

Now is it evil of me that I now want to call her at six in the morning? Couldn't you just imagine that conversation?

Idiot: Hello?

Me: Did I wake you?

Idiot: Huh?

Me: How do you like it moron! Learn some manners!

Okay maybe I'm sleep deprived. I doubt it would work like that. But hey the hubby got a chuckle out of it. All I want is a night of uninterrupted sleep. Is that too much to ask for? What happened to manners? Grr!

Okay I'm done.

Happy Belated Birthday Theo!

I should have posted this at the beginning of the week, but hey life happens. On the 17th we went to John and Ruth's to celebrate Theo's first birthday. His birthday was actually earlier in the week, but we won't quibble as he's one and he won't know the difference.

Being as Theo is only one he really doesn't have any friends of his own. So really it was a party where all of Mommy and Daddy's friends came over. But as you can see Theo adjusted nicely and played good host by spending time with others. As you can see he's enticed Julie into playing with him and they both seem to be having a blast.

And of course there was the main event. Watching child eat frosting. He was a bit timid about cake. And honestly didn't seem to make that big of a mess. He doesn't really get sugar, so he wasn't really sure what to do with it.

After Effects Of A Movie

So last weekend the hubby and I finally watched I Am Legend. It's a movie that I wanted see. I won't give anything away, in case you haven't seen it. But I will say that after seeing the movie Kaiser got lots of attention and affection.



Not the best photo, because my subject didn't want to stay still. Had to see what I was doing. But I liked it because Kaiser seems to be laughing and saying 'Ha I get quality time with Dad! And you don't!'.

Odie's Obsession

So Odie kept waking me up a lot last night and I wasn't sure what his problem was. That is until I got up this morning. He was behind the blinds of our French doors meowing and twitching. I was a bit concerned at first until I noticed the squirrel. Odie has always liked getting behind the blinds and looking out at the world, but has never noticed the squirrels before, so this was a first.
You can sort of see the squirrel in the picture. I raised the blinds slightly so Odie wouldn't tear them up. Not something I want to have to replace when we move again. He so wanted to get that squirrel. He still thinks he's a mighty hunter. I had to do it slowly so as not to scare off the squirrel. It was funny to watch Odie pacing and watching the squirrel. I think the squirrel was taunting our cat, because he did notice him but kept on eating from the feeder. He was not one to pass on a free meal.

A new rivalry has been formed. Odie vs. squirrel. Finally Odie has something in common with the dog, other than sleeping on the bed, eating and begging for attention. They both have it out for squirrels. Just don't tell either of them about it.

Does Anything Really Need To Be Said?

Not really. It just gave me the chuckles and I had to share since just about everyone blogs. Or so it would seem.

Happy Mother's Day

Having no children of my own we don't actually celebrate Mother's Day. Other than calling our Mom's. Or trying to in my case. Sorry Mom you weren't home. But still it is a good day to tell the women in your life that you appreciate all that they do for you.

So for all you moms and moms-to-be, have a very happy day. These shots are for you. Enjoy!

A Nod To The Arts

My buddy, Phil, is so talented! I just had to share. He did this while in New York. Please see Batter Up! for a better explanation. This is a pencil sketch. I've always said that his best medium is pencil. He's like a living camera! I love it when he sketches. He always seems to get so much more detail when he does. Can you tell I'm a big fan? The hubby and I are trying to convince him to come to Newport this summer so he can draw. There's so much to see here! The mansions, the cliff walk, and the port are just a few things. This place just cries out for artists. Well we'll keep working on him. I wish I had such talent. Okay no pitty party for me I promise!

Five Days Old

On Friday I got my haircut, but didn't get a picture of the haircut until today. Yeah I know I'm lazy. Most people probably won't even notice that I got it cut. I don't do anything drastic. That's just not my style. It was down to the middle of my back and now it's just below my shoulders. And I got layers.

The hubby helped me pick out a style. I think I shocked him by asking him to help me choose a style. Normally I have something in mind when I decide I want to get my hair cut. I always start hating my hair as summer gets closer and decided it had to be cut before I went to New York on Sunday. I'm so wishy washy when it comes to getting my hair cut. I'm still getting used to it, but I like it. Now I need to get some highlights. I'm starting to look like a brunette. Not sure how I feel about that.

Batter Up!

So the hubby and I met up with our buddy Phil to see a game at Yankee stadium. This was the best I could do with all the construction going around. But what's a blog about Yankee Stadium without a picture of the structure?

Originally we were going to take the train in from Connecticut, but decided to it might just be easier on us to drive in. It was actually. It took us about three hours, not that big of a deal for us, and we found the stadium pretty easily. I was a bit worried that we wouldn't be able to find parking with the construction of the new Yankee Stadium going on, but those fears were unfounded. We found a parking garage and only paid $17 for the day. We were quite pleased as we had been expecting to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of $30.

It was good to see Phil again. He had been in New York since Friday and met up with us. We knew to look for a Yankees cap and jersey to find him. Kind of hard in the sea of Yankees garb that surrounded us. But Phil told us where to meet up and all was well.

We had bleacher seats in center field. I'm not sure who's warming up in the bull pen. You'd have to ask Phil. The Yankees are his team, not mine. But I did cheer for them at this game. I did take this picture from our seats with the help of the zoom lens.

This is how the game looked to me. We were expecting it to be a slightly chilly day, but it ended up being a warm, sunshiny day. In fact I got a bit too much sun and am a nice shade of pink. Wasn't thinking about sunscreen. Of course they weren't predicting 70 plus degree weather either.

Before the game we wandered around a bit. Got to explore, it's just a must! So I just had to get a shot of the stadium facade that wasn't yet complete. I know I'm weird, but I'm okay with that.

I liked the artwork on the side of this building. I just wish the fence wasn't in the way. It was a parking lot, so I kind of understand the fenced in bit. Phil said it would make a wonderful stick ball field.

Oh yeah you might want to know about the game. The Yankees won against the Mariners. Eight to two. They don't serve beer in Yankee Stadium and I can understand why. There are some of the most obnoxious fans there. They like to curse and they don't care if there are small children around. My only regret is I didn't get a picture of all of us together.

Acquisition #2

I should have posted this over a week ago to be up to date, but I'm lazy. I've had the picture, but never downloaded it from the camera. I took it the day we got the things. I'm lazy I know. Technically the hubby ordered this before we got the Wii, but it arrived after the Wii so I'm labeling it as the second acquisition since we arrived in Rhode Island.

I really like the leather coffee and end tables. It's going to go really well with our plans for the living room. I'm not exactly sure where hubby ordered it from, but it took forever to get here. Honestly. He ordered it when we first arrived and it got here at the end of April. So okay it wasn't forever, but it felt that way. Anyway, the coffee table does open just like a trunk. So that's very cool for storage and the like. The end tables don't open like a trunk, they have drawers. Two each. That's cool too. And all of them have handles on the side for easy lifting and it adds to the look.