With Or Without You (Two)

The day after we bought our tickets to go to Istanbul for the U2 360 tour, Dan decided that might be a time.

Dan: I would love to see U2 with you two!
Jen: Aw, Dan! We would love to see U2 with you, too!

Charlotte's Web of Deception

Last year the State of Qatar closed all the primary and secondary schools for one week for swine flu readiness. While our (post secondary) institution didn't close one Sunday we discovered superfluous hand sanitizers installed all over campus over the weekend.
This morning I decided to give my hands a quick "wash" after crawling under my desk.

Me: Hey! They didn't refill the hand sanitizers! So now that we're not all going to die of the swine flu they stopped caring?
Dan: It was all hogwash anyway.

Lost In Translation

Me (singing): ♫ Savez-vous planter les choux? À la mode? À la mode? Savez-vous planter les choux à la mode de chez nous? ♫
Dave: That song doesn't make any sense!
Me: It's stupid; sure.
Dave: No, it doesn't make any sense. Translate it.
Me: OK. "Do you know how to plant cabbages they way we do it around here."
Dave: À la mode?
Me: The way.
Dave: No, Jen. With ice cream.

Clock Radio

Me: Dave, look! It's 9:47 and we are listening to 94.7. Cool, hey?
Dave: Oh, man, we are SO lucky.

Mail Bonding

Dave: When I came to bed last night I knew something didn't feel quite right. There was a whole pile of mail in the bed.

That's Why I Bought This One

I was looking through the wallets for a long time before I saw this one, and then, even though the colours are not ones I would usually choose, this one spoke to me. And I was like "Yes, by! A talking wallet!"

(pronounced [kuβa])

Me: Mom and I are going to go to the Alex Cuba concert on Thursday.
Dave: Alex Cuba? School's Out Fo' Summa?

Crows

Dad: There's this one crow out on the front all the time. I guess it's someone in the family who died and came back.

MEC

Dad: I got a package here for your brother. I think it's mountain climbing equipment from Vancouver.
Me: Really? Mountain climbing equipment? He doesn't...wait.  Dad, is it possible it's Mountain Equipment?

A Little More Conversation

Have you ever been chatting with someone and then this pops up on MSN?

Well, I was kind of suprised to see this today.

Will Oxford

18 Things You Might Need

This was the worst article I have ever read about packing.

http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/18-things-you-dont-need-on-your-packing-list

Here is an except:

On my last big trip, I learned that I didn’t need to pack my normal cotton underwears for the trip. I got myself some paper underwear which were good for one time use, and that was a great help I intend to follow next time I’m on a trip. It helps because I can live with wearing a slighty dirty shirt and or pants, but an underwear thats not clean is just gross.

Read the list and feel free to get defensive!

About Desert and Dessert

OK, so if you're thinking that 40°C is too warm, you're right. We just had lunch outdoors and we all started to sweat. However, 1°C drizzle sounds pretty awful.  In the desert "drizzle" is something that happens on dessert.

There's A Reason That I Love This Town

Google Dad 2

I just realized I can't see Dave's dad in the garage on my beautiful 22" monitors at work. That's a bit creepy. 

Google Dad

I love Google Maps. You can see Dave's dad in the garage, painting an Adirondack chair.

Lasik

Jen:    I wonder how they figured out they could do lasik eye surgery. Do you think they tested it on someone who was practically blind and had nothing to lose?
Dave: I guess they tested it on rats.
Jen:    How did they know the rats were near-sighted?
Dave: I guess they were always bumping into stuff.
Jen:    I would not want to do eye surgery on a rat.
Dave: I would not want to be a rat.

No Doubt Whatsoever

Peter: ...he looks like Beck.
Jen: I got Devil's Haircut on my running play list.
Sarah: Too bad he's a Scientologist.
Jen: I didn't know that.
Dave: Jerry Seinfeld is also Scientologist.
Jen: Is he?
Sarah: I thought he was Jewish.
Dave: Oh, wait. Maybe.
Sarah: I always thought he was Jewish.
Dave: Yeah...no, you're right. There's no doubt...I don't think.

The One and Only

Me: IT Help Desk; Jennifer speaking.
Anindita: Is this THE Jennifer? Jennifer Mugfxrd?

Another Smart Wolfmother Fan

I just saw this on the Wolfmother fan page on Facebook.

Then further down in the comments this guy says:

But Cosmic Egg just came out in October. It's the latest album by Wolfmother. So when he says he's dating himself, I think he must mean he is dating himself!

We Got A New Blender

Jen: We need to somehow add protein to our smoothies...wait! I got it! We just get protein powder from the GNC.
Dave: What, are we trying to put on weight?
Jen: You know, protein + carbs? It's all science. Your life is science, Dave. You are HERE!

McJagger?

1. OK, I'm totoally busted for creeping on Facebook.
2. I learned a new word!


photo caption: Paula planting a big ole smooch on me...LOL!!

comment (on her own photo): Look out Deon, I could steal her now....LMAO!!!!
comment: LOL - Yeah with those McJagger lips.

Snipe

Dad hasn't e-mailed me or tried to use Skype to call me since he got back from Alberta, and I wonder if he even remembers how to use the laptop. He calls me, saying the computer is shagged up and "that damn Firefox is back again!" He signed up for what he calls Snipe, but he's only successfully called me with it once.

When Dave and I got up, Mom is still in bed, so we had some quiet time where we just sat on the couch with our laptops, like we always did before Mom came to visit. Sarah had asked me to send a text when I got up but my phone was dead so I decided to try to chat with Peter on Skype.

I thought I was talking to my brother. Please take special note of the line "and dave is here too," written by Dave.