Busybooklover's brain candy

Bookcrosser, mom of 2 (2nd one just started kinderG)... Fairy-tale loving, formerly coffee-addicted, chocolate-dependant. A fan of both PSYCH & Dead Zone. WARNING: blogger admittedly has been exposed to too many Barney, Blues Clues and Dora Episodes to sustain an entirely adult conversation. Consider yourself warned. Random spatterings of Spongebob, Dora-isms and the occasional Polly pocket-induced rage WILL find its way into this blog.... eventually.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

My first ever "adult" attempt at poetry.

BIPOLAR -
Too anxious-
can't sleep.
Down some pills.
To hell with my liver.
It's about now.
Sleep restores,
heals,
numbs
puts off "the list"
--the inevitable,
muted
taunting.
The incomplete,
undone,
unattained,
unrealized --awaits.
And with it?
Another morning.
Another pill-

Caffeinate.
Though I shouldn't.
Do I have to be anywhere?
I want desperately to imagine,
create,
build.
Something
euphoric-
better than expected--
brilliant.
Sublime.
Mostly instead,
I do not move.
I stare at a screen--
desperate to determine
if I matter to anyone,
which is absurd.-
I build a fire.
Hibernate.
Read.
My private world--
no one is invited.
Time lingers,
floats-
is suspended...
evaporates.
I squander time,
unashamed,
for awhile.

Then at precisely 5:50,
life intrudes.
The garage door-opening
signals the end of my solitude,
and ironically
the start of a different kind
of -- shared isolation.
Anticipating silent questions:
"what have you done?",
"What haven't you done?"
I rush to appear
nonchalant.
Turn on the lights,
turn off the computer,
feed the dog,
get dressed.
I have it down.
Caught in the act-
of doing
nothing.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

OOPs I did it again... A good laugh for the New Year.

Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back or that you could crawl into a hole ?
*I was at the golf store
comparing different kinds
of golf balls.
I was unhappy with the women's type
I had been using. After browsing for
several minutes, I was approached
by one of the good- looking gentlemen
who works at the store. He asked if
he could help me.
Without thinking, I looked at him
and said,
"I think I like playing with men's balls."
*My sister and I were at the mall and passed
by a store that sold a variety of candy
and nuts. As we were looking at
the display case, the boy behind
the counter asked if we needed
any help. I replied,
"No, I'm just looking at your nuts."
My sister started to laugh hysterically,
the boy grinned, and I turned
beet-red and walked away.
To this day, my sister has never
let me forget.
*Have you ever asked your child
a question too many times?
My three-year-old son had a lot
of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly.
One day we stopped at Taco Bell
for a quick lunch in between errands.
It was very busy, with a full dining
room. While enjoying my taco,
I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean.
Then I realized that Danny had not
asked to go potty in a while,
so I asked him if he needed to go,
and he said, "No."
I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child
has had an accident, and I don't
have any clothes with me."
Then I said,
"Danny, are you SURE you didn't
have an accident?"
"No," he replied. I just KNEW that
he must have had an accident,
because the smell was getting worse.
Soooooo, I asked one more time,
"Danny, did you have an accident?"
This time he jumped up,
yanked down his pants, bent over
and spread his cheeks and yelled.
"SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!"
While 30 people nearly choked to
death on their tacos laughing,
he calmly pulled up his pants and
sat down.
An old couple made me feel better
by thanking me for the best laugh
they'd ever had!
*This had most of the state of
Michigan laughing for 2 days
and a very embarrassed female
news anchor who will, in the future,
likely think before she speaks.
What happens when you predict
snow but don't get any?
A true story. We had a female
news anchor who, the day after
it was supposed to have snowed
and didn't, turned to the
weatherman and asked:
"So Bob, where's that 8 inches
you promised me last night?"
Not only did HE have to leave
the set, but half the crew did too!
While on a flight from New York ,
the Stewardess was busy passing
out peanuts and cokes to everyone.
There were about sixteen flights
lined up waiting to get clearance
to take off.
Then the other Stewardess got a
message from the Pilot that the
tower said the wind had changed 180 degrees and they were first in
line to take off, and to have
everyone buckle up.
Without thinking she just announced
"Please buckle up, grab your drinks
and hold your nuts, we're taking off!".
No one saw her for the rest of the
flight to Houston, and all the other
Stewardesses were laughing
all the way and so were half of
the passengers.
Now, didn't that feel good ?
Pass it on to someone
you know who needs
a good laugh