Apparently my self-esteem is not great enough, 5 a.m. pre-coffee is never a good time to blog, and one should always double-check one's work because...
I seem to have missed the incredibly obvious fact that TWO separate people each gave me perfect posts for two different posts this month.
Color me prostrate with surprise and gratitude.
I am floored by the honor and my idiocy, all at once. Some people would lay down and die to walk out of a bathroom with skirt stuck in hose. I'd just laugh ho ho ho. But to goof like this? Mortified. Positively mortified. This is my vanity; I admit it fully.
Oh didn't I say I had a sick feeling I was messing up. Didn't I say I had been thought challenged lately?
I am reminded of Dan Quayle, "What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is."
Let us mourn the loss of my mind. I am truly amazed at the mush that was once a fully-functional brain, apparently as recently as last month no less. Moment of silence, please.
Okay. /spazz out
Luckily both ladies are understanding and with senses of humor. (Thank God.)
Let me try this one more time.
The absolutely brilliant (and kind, with a high tolerance for idiots) Misc Mum was kind enough to award my Kindergarten Orientation post with the Perfect Post Award.
------> One perfect post award
Then, if you can stand it---because seriously, I barely can myself, I mean...dudes, my family will not thank you for elevating my esteem this way. The kids have already asked like fifty times, "But why are you wearing that tiara Mom? And speaking with that funny accent? And why do we have to call you Queen Mum?" I got a second perfect post.
The estimable, clever, and also kind (with similar high tolerance for idiots) Kim of In Full Bloom awarded my Romeo Raccoon Must DIE! for this award, too.
------> Two perfect post awards
I was just feeling glad you guys had such an interest in woodland creatures gone bad, and were so understanding of a mom flipping out about sending her precious perfect baby (gasp sob) off to Big Scary Kindergarten (gasp sob) while putting on a Brave Face to aforementioned child (gasp sob).
Thank you, Kim. Thank you, Karen. Thanks ladies, for being so gracious and generous.
And before hitting publish, I am going to check my work.
P.S. In case you missed it: Next week's Hump Day Hmmm challenge
The Hump Day Hmm for next week. In order to placate my sister who says she's tired of me frying her brain every week (Girlfriend joined the JUNIOR LEAGUE...and she accuses ME of frying HER brain. KIDDING, hon. You know it. I'm all into the Sugarplum Fairy Sell-a-thon and crap next month.) I'm going a bit lighter next week. Take a topic, any topic, something that is weighing on you, bothering you, troubling you...and find the humor in it. Write about it from a humorous angle. It can be general or personal, just take a troubling topic and bring out the humor. FWIW, sarcasm counts. Letter style, onion style, Shakespeare style, prose, any style you want.
Copyright 2007 Julie Pippert
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I seem to have missed the incredibly obvious fact that TWO separate people each gave me perfect posts for two different posts this month.
Color me prostrate with surprise and gratitude.
I am floored by the honor and my idiocy, all at once. Some people would lay down and die to walk out of a bathroom with skirt stuck in hose. I'd just laugh ho ho ho. But to goof like this? Mortified. Positively mortified. This is my vanity; I admit it fully.
Oh didn't I say I had a sick feeling I was messing up. Didn't I say I had been thought challenged lately?
I am reminded of Dan Quayle, "What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is."
Let us mourn the loss of my mind. I am truly amazed at the mush that was once a fully-functional brain, apparently as recently as last month no less. Moment of silence, please.
Okay. /spazz out
Luckily both ladies are understanding and with senses of humor. (Thank God.)
Let me try this one more time.
The absolutely brilliant (and kind, with a high tolerance for idiots) Misc Mum was kind enough to award my Kindergarten Orientation post with the Perfect Post Award.
------> One perfect post award
Then, if you can stand it---because seriously, I barely can myself, I mean...dudes, my family will not thank you for elevating my esteem this way. The kids have already asked like fifty times, "But why are you wearing that tiara Mom? And speaking with that funny accent? And why do we have to call you Queen Mum?" I got a second perfect post.
The estimable, clever, and also kind (with similar high tolerance for idiots) Kim of In Full Bloom awarded my Romeo Raccoon Must DIE! for this award, too.
------> Two perfect post awards
I was just feeling glad you guys had such an interest in woodland creatures gone bad, and were so understanding of a mom flipping out about sending her precious perfect baby (gasp sob) off to Big Scary Kindergarten (gasp sob) while putting on a Brave Face to aforementioned child (gasp sob).
Thank you, Kim. Thank you, Karen. Thanks ladies, for being so gracious and generous.
And before hitting publish, I am going to check my work.
P.S. In case you missed it: Next week's Hump Day Hmmm challenge
The Hump Day Hmm for next week. In order to placate my sister who says she's tired of me frying her brain every week (Girlfriend joined the JUNIOR LEAGUE...and she accuses ME of frying HER brain. KIDDING, hon. You know it. I'm all into the Sugarplum Fairy Sell-a-thon and crap next month.) I'm going a bit lighter next week. Take a topic, any topic, something that is weighing on you, bothering you, troubling you...and find the humor in it. Write about it from a humorous angle. It can be general or personal, just take a troubling topic and bring out the humor. FWIW, sarcasm counts. Letter style, onion style, Shakespeare style, prose, any style you want.
Copyright 2007 Julie Pippert
Also blogging at:
Using My Words
Julie Pippert REVIEWS: Get a real opinion about BOOKS, MUSIC and MORE
Julie Pippert RECOMMENDS: A real opinion about HELPFUL and TIME-SAVING products
About-HOUSTON-TX.com: HOT scoop about H-Town!
Comments
I bow to your bling.
(you totally deserve two of those, you know)
Congratulations!
I'm new here and just wanted to say this idea of finding humor in something weighing on you is a great idea and while I'd like to join in on it, I'm just going to have to put it on my list of things that would be great to write about. Excellent idea! I can't wait to see what folks write.
Peace, love and perfect posts.
Double Perfect Posts? Wow.
(I'm really struggling with this blogging schedule thing. I feel like I'm missing too much of your life!)
Dude! You say you're going to do something easier & then you order us to be funny? I can no more intentionally be funny than I can do a backbend right now.
But you say sarcasm counts, so *maybe* I can manage it.
And you know, babe, I may have to fly down to Houston for a happy hour. All the Houston bloggers are so fabulous I may have to do it.
I dropped over to find out about the Hmm for this week and find you all decked out in a new name and layout and dripping with awards. The new look is superb, ma'am, and the name gives me a giggle.
And here I had decided to get cerebral and join the thinking ones, and now I have to be funny? Looks like I'll have two lame posts in one week.
You know the best thing about your new look for me out here in the boonies with my slow download speed? It loads faster. I can come more often. Yes!
Re: Hmmm topic - LOVE IT!!!
:)
catherine
LM, you can too be funny on a dime. I don't know who you think you are fooling. It's like Mrs. Chicky telling us she isn't nice. The futon is open to you anytime. We're all just waiting for Jenny to get well.
Mary, the nice thing about my life in writing is that you never miss it...it's always right here.
Mary G, LAME, NEVAH! LOL Thanks for the compliments.