Sign of a come back?

At first I thought it was a joke...

BUT IT's NOT!

A Great Day to Read a Book...

A couple of months ago, dad gave me a graphic novel called The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I stuck it on my bookshelf of books I need to read. And, then a couple of weeks ago, I finished a book and decided to try out a graphic novel. I read the first few pages, but then got sidetracked.

So, then today, I picked it up because I was in a book reading mood. The beauty of these is that you can read the whole thing in a day! SWEET! So, 500 pages later, I read this very cool book about a kid in 1930's Paris who fixes clocks. And there's more, but that's kind of the gist of the book. It's a Young Adult graphic novel, so more of a children's book, BUT it was still a very sweet story, and ends up with a cool history lesson as well. So, if you're in the market for a comic, and some incredible pencil drawings, check it out!

I can't remember how Reading Rainbow ends, but I sure wish I did at this moment...

Today's Weather

07/31 Weather Forecast
Slight chance of drizzle in the hizzle fo shizzle

Man, I sure love when I go to funnyordie.com

Joke of the Day

My friend Michelle just sent this to me, and it made me laugh...

Two statues stood in a city park: one female and the other male. These statues faced each other for many years. Early one morning, an angel appeared before the statues and said, "Since the two of you have been exemplary statues and have brought enjoyment to many people, I am giving you your greatest wish. I hereby give you the gift of life. You have 30 minutes to do whatever you desire." And with that command, the statues came to life. The two statues smiled at each other, ran toward some nearby woods and dove behind a couple of bushes. The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling,bushes rustling, and twigs snapping. After fifteen minutes, the two statues emerged from the bushes,satisfied and smiling. Puzzled, the angel looked at his watch and asked the statues, "You still have fifteen minutes. Would you like to continue?" The male statue looked at the female and asked, "Do you want to do it again?" Smiling, the female statue said, "Sure. But this time YOU hold the pigeon down and I'll crap on its head!"

Exlax Update...

Last Wednesday evening after work I went to get the mail and had a letter from King County. Enclosed was a very thoughtful TICKET for $175 in follow up to the accident over a week earlier. At least they're efficient in their ticketing process. I was so pissed! The least he could have done was give it all to me at once. So a new hood cost me $675 total...and a lecture from Uncle Jerry the insurance adjuster...oops.

Smooth Move Exlax...

So tonight, I had to go to the Chiropractor after work. I'm doing better now, my hip was bugging me. Anyway, not the point of this story...

I'm driving home and going through Redmond. Thanks Microsoft for all the traffic...So, I look down at my phone to call Jeremiah and see what his schedule is. I'm at a stop light, cars on either side of me and another CRV in front of me. And all of a sudden, I see the cars on either side go, so I slowly lift off my break and BOOM, I hit the car in front of me...CRAP.

The woman moves slightly forward, and then parks the car and jumps out (JUMPS OUT, she's fine!) truly, we were both stopped, and I just rolled into her. Stupid new cell phone law. Can't be ON the phone while you drive, but how the heck are you supposed to get the number to call???

Anyway, we move over to a parking lot, and her car looks just fine. She had a bike rack on the back of her tire, so she's JUST FINE. Then I check out my car...Yeah, her damn bike rack bonked into the hood of my car and my hood is totally dented. CRAP. AND THEN! The cop shows up...

He gets our information, asks what happens, and then is in his car for a while writing stuff down. Luckily he did NOT give me a ticket, hooray! But the woman was kind of a pain, saying she didn't THINK she needed to go to the chiropractor, but she wasn't sure yet. Yeah, whatever. Even the cop couldn't find a dent on her car.

So, we exchanged information, etc. I talked to my insurance claims person when I got home, she was very nice, and is a big fan of Hank (who isn't) and after a $500 deductible on my car, we'll be back to normal...

In the mean time, no spending any money on anything, for any reason. OH BOY!