The Battlefield Where the Girls Say I Love You



That's just the thing: we will never tell you we love you. In fact, we're here only to hold hands across state lines and yell at the world. We're here to try to touch you across this chasm of flown things. Not even that. At most, I will teach you how to make a gin smoothie when there's nothing left in the house. Hannah can teach you several languages and what to do when your car breaks up with you. Thanks for coming out.

Monday, March 24, 2008

four quick things:

1. hannah has, this morning, discovered that the children have been eating their toys. they have kept it, i think, to a particular box of beads...but all the same--toy eating. so, just as we're moving from that point in the conversation to another, kanasta--in the background--says, "what are we supposed to do exactly?"

to which hannah says, "put all small toys--toys that you would consider eating--into a box. no, we are not selling them. we are giving them to other children who will not eat them."

then, throughout the rest of our phone conversation, she pauses several times to answer whether or not a toy has to go in the box. "well, kanasta, i don't know. is there any part of you that wants to eat the stuffed animal?"

2. bo and i passed a blue honda accord (one of those great ones from the mid-nineties) whose bumper sticker displayed the following: life's a bitch. don't vote for one.

hillary's face had a big X over it. hannah pointed out that the better choice would be to have the same slogan but with mccain's face.

3. MEN: you are not allowed to tell us how "adorable" you think our "bellies" are. period. even if you mean it as a compliment. you are certainly not allowed to say so while also trying to pet said belly.

4. what the hell is up with people displaying a cursive monogram on the back windshield of their car? in south carolina, these are usually paired with that annoying state flag tree and moon symbol. i find them both offensive to my taste (and have noticed that both frequent toyota forerunners and highlanders).

6 comments:

sarawr said...

ahahaa. number two's probably the best thing i've heard all day =)

also: http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2008/03/john_mccain.html

sarawr said...

http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive
/2008/03/john_mccain.html

or apparently you'll have to copy and paste it.

hannah said...

kan was writing for me 'i will not eat plastic.'

while doing this she gnawed off the plastic cap of the marker, and looked perplexed when i shrieked in alarm. 'spit! it! out!'

Anonymous said...

But what if the belly is cute? See? If you keep changing the damn rules, we'll keep making mistakes. Ladies, it is not right for you to say our bald spots are cute. And it is horrible to pet said bald spot...

eric said...

1. Are those the beads from the necklace/bracelet making toy I gave Kan for her b-day? As long as they don't eat the puka shells, I think it'll be fine.

2. McCain's old, Clinton's a bitch, Obama's a racist but most importantly, they are all Democrats when it comes down to their policies.

3. I heart the word belly; it's fun to say.

4. Thanks for the idea, I was trying to figure out a way to make my Prius stand out from the others.

julia :: the long long swing said...

i saw a "monogram" sticker yesterday that was jAp.