![]() The Army Look | 15 April 2004 Yesterday, in my accounting class, the girl in front of me turned around and asked if I had been in the army. Puzzled, I told her no, I hadn't. She said, "Oh. You have that army look about you." What does that mean? Easter was okay. I made baskets for the kids, spent way too much money on them and so forth. But they loved their goodies. I don't believe in the traditional Easter basket with Peeps and Cadbury Creme Eggs and such. I don't put very much candy in them. I mostly fill them up with toys and such. I got the kids both a pair of pajamas, some bubbles, a pinwheel, I got Lauren a My Little Pony and AJ a stuffed Pumba, plus they got a bunch of knick knacks and each got a stuffed animal. Ray got me the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, all of which I read in one sitting (it was really good; go read), and the movie Mona Lisa Smile in which Tori makes a cameo appearance, and a candle. I got him some cologne, a picture book of Washington DC and a shirt. He told me not to get him any more cologne, but he's resorted to wearing the crap his mom bought him for Christmas and the stuff reeks, so I bought him something a little more pleasing to the nostrils. We did not hide Easter eggs and we did not go to church. I'm a heathen, and I only celebrate the commercial aspects of Easter. Work is alright. Lori told me she is going to fire Daniel as soon as she hires his replacement. This does not seem to sadden anybody however. In fact, Lori and Ty are almost estatic about the whole thing. (This is how the grape vine at work goes: Lori tells me, Danny, and Bill all the office gossip because she can't keep a secret to save her life, she tells us not to tell anyone, and I of course tell Ty and Adrian. God only knows who they tell, and within a few days, all the cool people are in on the dirt.) Anyway, so she's going to fire Daniel. Tensions have been high between Lori and Daniel for quite some time. He's extremely jealous that Lori was chosen as the new head cheese and because Danny was promoted to Sergeant. Lori told me that right after she got promoted, Daniel went up to her and said, "Well, I guess the only way to get a promotion around here is to give a good blow job." Ever since, Lori has not liked Daniel very much. Lauren thinks she's a dog. She likes to bark and lick people. It's very strange. AJ likes to repeat over and over, "AJ a nice boy." It sounds like he's motivating himself or else he's trying to convince everyone else of that because he's done something very naughty--I suspect that, more often then not, it's the latter. I have this theory that somewhere out there, there is a very strange woman wondering why she has such normal children. Boof sent us some presents! She got Lulu and AJ a stuffed duckie, she got me The Gnome Mobile on DVD (that movie was one of my favorites when I was a kid; I can't believe she found it on DVD. My little sister is the bomb!), a bunch of scrapbooking stuff and a bunch of candy. It was chocolate candy and it got melted in the shipping, but honestly, it is so yummy and thoughtful of her that I don't mind scraping it off the wrapper with my teeth. Then my mother sent the kids some pajamas, stuffed bunnies and Easter candy, and Patty sent us some home made cookies. I feel like such a loser because I didn't sent them anything at all. I don't even think I sent Boof a birthday present, and I didn't even call Patty on her birthday to wish her a Happy Birthday! I so totally suck. Anyway, I better go. I have a house to clean, kids to bathe and I have to get ready for work. Later.
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