So, today might be my birthday. Some people don't like birthdays because it means they are another year older. That doesn't bother me. I don't like birthdays because it means people like to sneak surprises on me or try to make a spectacle out of me. I don't like surprises or being made a spectacle. We celebrated my birthday last night at my parents house with my sister e-ster and her boyfriend. A-ster had something sent to the house for me.
E-ster gave something for my laptop to sit on when I use it on my lap, but the laptop is bigger than the holder, so that proved to be a tricky trying to use it last night. She will return it and see what else we can find.
My parents gave me a sound machine that is supposed to create soothing background noise for sleeping. We have become so addicted to a fan that it's actually scary trying to sleep without it. And this summer, we used a bigger fan that got to be even more addicting. With the onset of fall, we've had to scale back to the smaller quiet fan. Somehow I thought the sound machine would wean us off the fan. And onto it, I guess.
We have 24 sounds to choose from. 12 of them are "nature sounds" and 12 are nature with a twist of brain wave interaction sounds. I liked Echoes, which was some synthesizer and lots of nature sounds and probably lots of subliminal messages. K-ster didn't like the crickets, so he chose ocean, which was strictly ocean sounds. Well, folks, I don't live on the water for a reason. I slept very poorly. I actually came out of sleep several times due to the rolling of the ocean. I need a consistent noise. Not the rolling of anything. So, I think we will put that on hold until the weekend when I wont' care if I dont' get my necessary minutes of sleep. But no more ocean, ever. Maybe creek or rain. Or possibly crickets.
A-ster gave me the Crazy Creek Chair that I'd been wanting. My friend z-ster in college used to use one and I always thought he looked ridiculous and I wouldn't even go near the damned thing. But this summer, several things occurred when I was like "Oh that Crazy Creek Chair would be perfect". So, what is it?
Doesn't look much like a chair, does it? How about now?
There are some other highly unflattering pictures that will remain off of this blog. However, there are 2 video clips at the bottom of this post that might amuse you. I didn't realize she was filming, I was kidding when I mentioned it because my father didn't know his Iphone 4 could do video.
I happen to really like this hibiscus print. Can you tell? Wait, is there a theme emerging here? Yes, my ipod also has the same skin on it. But the chair came much later than the skins and just happens to match. Now, if I could just get the seats of The General to match....
So, if e-ster gets around to sharing the evil video she created, I will add it because it's pretty funny.
Today at school, I was coming in from lunch duty and was accosted by this in the office.
So, I carried them up to my room amid a thousand 7th graders and they were all amazed. How did I get them? Where did they come from? But not one of them asked Who sent them?
Other than the flowers, and a couple of students who knew it was my birthday and thought they might get extra credit for saying Joyeux Anniversaire or Bonne Anniversaire, it was a pretty quiet day. No real surprises. No one unexpectedly singing to me. No strange tactics to get me into a room where a surprise cake was awaiting my screams. Just the way I like it. I taught my class at the gym. K-ster cooked supper. Just another day in the week.
Oh and I ordered my greenhouse today. And told him it was my birthday, so what else could he do for me? He is throwing in 3 other little gifts which probably cost the company 34 cents but I never try to swindle things out of people, so I feel I deserve it. But k-ster just explained how difficult it might be to actually receive the shipment (it's coming on a variety of pallets) so now I have to figure that out. Sit down and watch boys, I might have to break out the tractor myself to unload these things. But I have 12-15 days to figure that out.
nanananana...they say it's your birthday...nananananana...it's my birthday too, yeah!....ok, not really my birthday. But happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you got spoiled, right down to receive a big box of humiliation! I kid! I know it's all fun and games (till someone loses an eye...)
The pics were hilarious! Loved. Them!
By the way, I just way to a Lia Sophia jewellery party two weeks ago...so obviously you sell. I think so many of the pieces are gorgeous, I left the party completely overwhelmed, and wishing I had a job to pay for everything I wanted...and no, I do not have time to be a rep, but my friend promptly signed up for the gig.
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI love the hibiscus print, too.
Oh, and my girls use a white noise machine. It only has 10 sounds, but they use "wind." They're a little addicted, too.
;-)
Happy Birthday! Looks like you had the day of your wishes--cool!
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