Do you have any idea how loud these things are when they decide to go at it? I seriously thought their shells were going to break. And the grunting? My GAWD! The damn things have absolutely no modesty at all.

Thank goodness we got to witness this lovely event at the San Diego Zoo. Ethan is a master of the Galapagos Tortoise Bump. He learned a lot during his trip to the San Diego Zoo.

Tonight we went out to dinner.  Ethan’s choice.  He picked Mexican at our regular spot, Ensenada, or as he calls it, Amigos.  He always orders the same thing, Letter F on the Kids Menu which consists of a cheese quesadilla and rice.  Adam always orders the same thing, #4 which is two tacos, a burrito and something else.  Adam always orders a couple of things off the a la carte menu, and this time it was a chalupa.  Me?  I always order pork carnitas or chile verde.  Tonight I picked the chile verde. 

About half way through our dinner, I notice this woman and her kid high tailing it out of their booth.  He had his hand covering his mouth, and I knew what was coming next.  Needless to say the kid didn’t make it to the bathroom. 

I must have been the only person in the place to realize what happened because I heard people say things like “look, Mexican food is on the floor” and “look, a pile of poop on the floor’ and “look, someone spilled something.” 

We’ve been eating Mexican at this place for over ten years, and everyone in the place knows our family, so I had no problem calling the manager over, and explaining it to him.  Of course, the only thing he said to me was “I don’t want to look at it, but who did it?”

I just felt the need to share.  Oh, and another thing, there is a waiter at the restaurant who looks just like Pedro from Napolean Dynamite.  And get this, his name is Pedro.  And even better?  One day I saw him riding his bike and he jumped the curb.  It was sweet, just like you’d expect from Pedro.

Traveling down Regan Avenue I pass approximately 8 bus stops.  The speed limit is always 25 mph on this road.  I actually go 25 mph.  If you think tailgating me is going to make me speed up, it won’t.  If you think honking your horn will scare me into speeding up, it won’t.  If you think it will drop my speed down to 20 or less, then you are absolutely correct.  I particularly appreciate when I look in my rear view mirror and see you mouthing “Move the fuck out of the way you stupid bitch” and obscene finger gestures will earn you even more entertainment points.

I love the morning dog walkers.  I do have one suggestion, however.  Do not wear a fanny pack when walking your dog.  If you need to bring along all of that stuff and a fanny pack is the only way to accomplish this, then you need to reevaluate where you walk in the mornings.  Virginia Beach Boulevard during on the way to work/school hours is not a good idea.  And if you insist on doing so, then you need to go ahead and make that appointment for the mullet.  Fanny packs and mullets go hand-in-hand after all.

We live in Virginia Beach.  It is September and the temperatures are still in the 80s and 90s.  Do not pull into the school parking lot wearing your hood on your head.  Number one, you are driving a brand new Armada and if you’re that cold, turn on the heat in the bitch.  Number two, it is a stupid fashion statement, you are not Audrina or Justin Bobby from The Hills.  Both hood wearers in July, and both look ridiculous.  I don’t care how hot (the HAWT hot) you are, pull the damn hood off your head.  That said, this guy came to the 2nd annual FTS party, and he was wearing his hood.  From what I understand, he also sits in front of the Food Lion and plays his guitar with his case open, hoping to get a few coins.  That, in itself, makes his reasoning a bit easier to understand.  You in the Armada?  Not so much.  I also don’t like that you have the Puerto Rican flag hanging from your rearview mirror.  And before anyone jumps on my shit, it’s not the PR flag that bothers me, it’s that any flag at all is hanging.

Which brings me to one more thing.  I bet that hood woman has license plate frames. I despise license plate frames, but that’s a whole ‘nother post. 

Hot Chicks with Douchebags

This site just cracked me the hell up.  I love how popular the term douchebag has become, and this site does total justice to the term.  The captions for the pictures are hilarious.  A visit to this site is definitely worth your time.

I chose this particular photo because white guys who shoot gang signs are the ultimate douchebags. 

Please share your own website of the week suggestion in the comments section.

Is asking these two to pretend that watermelon slices are their smiles too much to ask? I swear I was directing for ten minutes.

I am so happy the new season has begun.  Tonight’s episode did not disappoint. 

I was especially happy that the season began tonight. Tonight was what Ethan referred to as his “special special night.” Tonight Jetix hosted a Digimon marathon, and to be perfectly truthful, I am up to my eyeballs in Takato Matsuki.

This little guy went camping with us this weekend. Prior to meeting him, I was really against him being a part of our trip. He ended up being a perfect camping dog. And look at that smile? How could you not fall in love with him?

Each day I pick Ethan up from school, and each day he gives me a brief rundown of his day on the way home.  Today was music day, and during music they watched “High School Musical.”  I guess they watched the first one, right?  He had no clue.  This is a movie that he really knew nothing about, other than knowing that girls like it.  Since girls like it, it is immediatly crossed off his list as possible entertainment.  That is how he rolls.

I decided to ask him to go into more detail.  From our conversation, I give to you, Ethan’s review of “High School Musical.” 

We watched it in music.  I didn’t look at it.  It is for girls.  There was one cool part where there was a lot of fire.  The rest of the time I didn’t look at it.  All the girls were singing.  I didn’t look at it.  One boy liked it.  His name is Christian.  He was singing and dancing.  I didn’t look at it.  It’s for girls.  I didn’t look at it.  It was not very good.

Appetizer
What is your favorite type of art?
That’s a difficult one for me to pigeonhole. I’ll just list a couple of favorite artists. Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miro, Mark Rothko.

Soup
When was the last time you got a free lunch (or breakfast or dinner)? Who paid for it?
My parents took me to Taco Bell the other day before we picked Ethan up from school. I had a bean burrito. First time I’ve had Taco Bell in forever, and not sure why I picked THAT place.

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how emotional are you?
I think I’m pretty emotional. Over emotional? No. I guess I”ll give mysyelf a 7. I get emotional over the things I’m passionate about.

Main Course
Approximately how long do you spend each day responding to emails?
I haven’t a clue.

Dessert
To what temperature do you usually set your home’s thermostat?
68 to 70

Found at Friday’s Feast.

We took a family vacation to San Diego this summer. It was my first time to California, and it was wonderful. We did all the typical San Diego stuff…the San Diego Zoo, The Wild Animal Park, Sea World (yuck!), Coronado. It was a great time, and I would love to have that weather all year round.

I have lots of pictures of our trip on my flickr site. Check them out if you’d like.