The Realm of Insanity

The other day, my sister and I were chatting online. I always love chatting with my sister, online or in person. But since she's in South Africa and I'm here in Michigan, we are usually typing frantically to each other, trying to keep up with everything we want to say.

This conversation was particularly awesome. I was in a bit of a mood, which is obvious, but apparently I dragged my sister into it too. I copied our IM transcript just so I could share it with you all.

Enjoy.

Sarah: yesterday in class, my professor was talking about Henry Adams, who was “a descendant of, you know, the famous Adams family”
Sarah: and i snapped my fingers twice.
Sarah: SO funny
Kate: lol
Kate: classic
Sarah: they're creepy and they're spooky
Sarah: mysterious and kooky
Sarah: they're all together ooky
Sarah: the addams family
Kate: you really are a dork. twice my fingers typed fork instead of dork
Kate: you fork
Sarah: lol
Sarah: yikes. i've never been called a utensil before
Kate: you pancake flipper
Kate: you ladle
Sarah: lol
Sarah: i almost said ladle
Kate: you spatula
Sarah: it sounds kind of like an insult
Kate: you can opener
Sarah: slotted spoon!
Sarah: GRATER!
Kate: if anyone else read this...
Sarah: lol
Sarah: this is cracking me up.
Sarah: I'm posting this on my blog.
Kate: come on, all your readers already know you are crazy, but you don't have to drag me into your realm of insanity
Sarah: too late
Sarah: you've been visiting for so long, we've made you an official citizen of the realm.


Welcome, readers, to the realm. Come on in. The water's fine.

The Office Recap Friday

Today is quite a busy day for me, so I'm afraid I won't be posting my typical blog on last night's episode of The Office.

Instead, I leave you with these two things:

1. I would love it if someone would like to fill in for me today. Just email me your thoughts on the episode and I'll post them on my blog. sjbaar@gmail.com

2. In regard to Dwight's continued attempts to sabotage Jim and this new co-managership, Kent said "I feel like this is building to something really, really good."

Hope so. :-)

Miscellaneous

Oh, thank goodness. The sun is out in West Michigan today. I had lunch with my dad downtown and snapped this blue, blue, blue sky on my way back up to work. It's so nice to remember that the sky is something other than gray!


October 3, I went to the Hudsonville Ice Cream factory sale and brought home two 3-gallon tubs of ice cream. The first one bit the dust on Sunday. And yes, I took care of it mostly myself. Here's the evidence:

And now the sad, lonely 3-gallon tub whose demise is now being plotted by me.

And in completely unrelated news, I have been wearing sweatpants every single day for the last month.

The Office Recap Friday

I did laugh out loud a few times during this episode, but overall it was so-so for me. On a scale from one to Gisele, it was about a 5.

The costume portion didn't last long enough for me. We barely got a glance at costumes! But Michael's costume was perfect.

I loved Andy and Pam's bit. The fake couple was pretty funny. I don't see enough of Andy, I think. I can't wait to see if he hooks up with Erin. That would be fun. Plus, Andy had some great lines: "Adam Sandler and Jelly sandwich"? Plus, he was never going to get that sale.

The koi pond puns were pretty good. I like the "They're mocking you with wordplay." And Michael's "I'm usually the face of the joke."

What did y'all think?


P.S. If you want a good time, you should go to nbc.com and watch Subtle Sexuality's video. Kelly, Erin, Ryan, and Andy? Yes, please.

Happy Birthday Captain!


It's my husband's birthday today. This is one of my favorite pictures of him. It's from almost 4 years ago, on our wedding day. I love it because (a) he looks hot; (b) he has this half-smile on his face, like "I hate having my picture taken, so here's a half-hearted smile for you"; and (c) it's the day I got to marry my best friend.

P.S. My husband's not actually a ranked captain, but it's a funny joke about one of his nicknames. I might even tell you what it is if you ask.

P.P.S. Becky Pomp, of the fabulous Bee Tree Photography, took this photo and I'll always be grateful. Did I mention she was pregnant at the time and yet still running around, capturing beautiful photos? Yup, she was.

The Office Recap Friday

Here we are again and here I am again: a little disappointed with my favorite tv show.

Last night's episode had a great premise. Michael is sleeping with Pam's mom. Ouch. I totally agree with Pam--she's not overreacting. If I had heard that news, I probably would have thrown up. And after they brought Michael rum from Puerto Rico! It's always kind of funny to me when people call Michael out too. That meeting? Way to go, Pam.

Other good thing? The mallard. I thought the whole thing was pretty funny, but mostly the part when Jim calls Andy into his office and blasts opera. But please tell me, what exactly is Dwight going to do with 8 hours of paper talk?

While I think this could have been a great episode, it fell kind of flat for me. I don't really have anything else that got me all excited, except...

The Facial Expressions. Everyone had great reactions last night. Here they are, in reverse favorite order:

5. Stanley reacting to Pam's "No More Meetings!"
4. Pam pouting outside behind the warehouse.
3. Michael's face when Pam's brain is slowly realizing what's going on.
2. Jim reacting to Michael's new love interest.
1. Creed reacting to the opera music.

What did you guys thing? Strong episode? Not so great?

Apple-Sass Saturday

My friend Megan is the best. Because not only is she my friend, she invites me to be her family too. On Saturday, I got to tag along as an unofficial Gormley and join in on applesauce day!

Megan's cousin Kirsten's family owns an orchard, so she brings the apples, everybody brings jars, and they make TONS of applesauce. This year, I got to join in!

Lisa and Megan Lisa and Megan peeling apples for chunky sauce

Jake (highchair) and Kirsten cutting apples (Sara's in the background)

Applesauce!

Judy, Sara, and Angie (and lots and lots of applesauce)

The kiddos

Sara, Angie, and Kirsten brought (some) of their kids along and Megan and I spent the day teasing them by calling applesauce "apple-sass." It's amazing how a little mispronunciation can entertain 3 kids for so long.

I had such a great time. It was fun to make applesauce in a whole new way. I have made applesauce before, but it involved about 10 apples and one pot. The Gormleys way involves about 10 CRATES of apples, about 6 pots, two strainers, and a canner. I wish I had taken a picture of the strainers because it was just cool.

Welcome to the country, city mouse.