Points of Order

Just a few thoughts:

1. Yes, I stole the idea for this month's header from Meghan. Yes, I think she'll get over it. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
2. Irish people should always wear sunblock. The 2nd degree sunburn on my shoulders agrees.
3. I am currently torn between really wanting to return to work and continuing to stay at home for awhile. In the pro column for gainful employment is the second income that our family has been used to for awhile now, and the incessant stream-of-consciousness ramblings of my toddler will be much more bearable in smaller amounts. In the pro column for staying at home, I can plan an extended trip to New England and Newfoundland in July and August. And, you know, not having to...like...work.
4. I support Arizona's new immigration law. There. I said it. Maybe I have a slightly different perspective living less than a hundred miles from the border, but the way I see it is this: drug cartels and gangs = bad. By toughening up our immigration laws, we are cracking down on the number of corruptive influences that make their way into the country. Yes, I realize that a number of people come here to find work to support their families. Well, here's what I have to say to that: DO IT LEGALLY. No, I do not think that I should have to support you and your family and have my taxpayer dollars fund your health benefits when you aren't even in this country LEGALLY. I understand that Arizona's new law raises concerns about racial stereotyping and can sympathize with those who are here legally who may be subject to unfair treatment. But on the other hand, these legal citizens have probably been through the ringer in getting legal status, so if it were me and I did all that work, I might be kind of pissed if someone were reaping the advantages not having put in the work.
5. This "Everyone Draw Mohammed Day" is Stoopid. You're just fueling the fire, people. Stop being immature and leave well enough alone.
6. The Library of Congress recently archived all tweets. So that years from now, our children's children can look up what we had for lunch on any given day of the year.
7. This is awesome. I would like to meet this Nerdlington J. Techsupport.
8. Boston has no drinkable water. And MORE IMPORTANTLY, Bostonians can't get their Dunks and Sam Adams has stopped brewing. This will have HUGE repercussions, people. HUGE. Thankfully, Dunk has found another way for people to get their fix.

I'm Dreaming of a ... Playoff Run

Next week could be one of the only times that I will root for a New York team.

I don't pretend to understand the processes through which playoff runs are decided. All I know is that Miami and Baltimore have to lose in order to give my beloved Pats a chance at a few games in 2009. How that all came about, I don't know. I don't really understand how Miami and the NEP have the same record (10-5), (with the Jets at 9-6), and of the three, the Pats are the team that stands the most the lose. (Mattie, give me a hand here.)

Other things I don't understand (in no particular order):

1.) Why the making of a snow angel is grounds for a 15-yard penalty.
2.) Why, with a 41-0 lead in the third quarter, the starting QB was still in the game.
3.) Why the Good Lord saw fit and deprived MKO and me from our weekly does of Tedy.
4.) Why Brett Favre was named to the the Pro Bowl.

Answers from people more knowledgeable than I are most welcome. :)

My Friend Meghan

I've been holding off on this post, because I wanted to be able to tell you all about my new job, why I left my old job, and all sorts of other new and exciting things, but since I don't HAVE a new job, and things are more or less the same, that blog has yet to materialize. However, since my lack of blogging seemingly has caused other undue distress, I have decided to make this blog entry about My Friend Meghan.

We often refer to Meghan as MKO. Before she married Andrew (more on that later), her last name was O'Brien. Her middle name begins with a "K." And while I know what her middle name is, I'm not positive she likes having it advertised. So hence, MKO. So if you ever see me refer to an "MKO," it's very likely that I'm not talking about one of the Olsen twins.

Meghan married Andrew (and for those of you who like to combine names, a la Brangelina, Bennifer, and the like, these two are dubbed "Meghandrew." Please don't forget the "h," as Meghan will kill you. Kill you dead.), and Andrew was Ian's college roommate for four years. They have a man love that Meghan and I will never nor ever want to understand. Whenever they're together, it's like Meghan and I are not even in the room. And occasionally, we're ok with that. Other times, such as in 2001-02, we form clubs, such as WACS. (Women Against Counter Strike).  Whenever I see this video, I often think of Ian and his BFF Andrew. (Though it is also quite funny of it's own accord.) 

Meghan is a Liability Adjuster at The Hanover Insurance Group. Or so it says on her LinkedIn profile. I think that means that she decides whose fault it is.  You'd have to ask her to find out for sure, though.

Meghan's favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls, and I think she was seriously depressed when the show went off the air. 

Meghan and I wore the same dress to the senior formal, and as a result, we refused to be photographed standing next to each other:

Meghan's wedding had golf carts, and my husband, an attendant in the wedding party STILL talks about how cool that was, and how we should have had golf carts at our wedding. Then I remind him that we got married in DECEMBER, and the Meghandrew nuptials were in JUNE. 

This is a picture of Meghan and I when she and some of our other friends came out to San Diego last year to surprise Ian on his birthday. Meghandrew TOLD me they were going to come out to San Diego again this year, but then they went to D.C. I'm still not sure the hurt has fully healed for either Ian or myself, but Meghan assures me that, when I least expect it, she will be sitting on my couch waiting to be entertained. I LEAST EXPECT IT EVERY DAY, MEGHAN!

Meghan and I are both HUGE Patriots fans. When Ian and I move back to New England, we are going to go to a lot of games together. I haven't yet told her about my plan to go in 50/50 on season tickets when that happens, but I think she'll find out about it soon enough...

 

So that's My Friend Meghan. And since I rather enjoyed writing that post, I might make it a feature, and tell you all about my other friends, too.