in which i update you on my life
1 / 06 / 2010Internets, meet the hybrid. Henceforth to be known as Bridgette Carlisle Magillicutty II.
(along with half of the garage plus a ladder. Which we own. I know. Awesome.)
For the 5 guys who read this blog: Bridgette is a Lexus HS250h. Whatever that means.
I owe naming thanks to LB at Wait, She Said What?
and Stone Fox - for the awesome idea of a painfully long, hard-to-remember-but-totally-British name.
Also? For those who either see my ass-crack-of-dawn tweets that make zero sense or for those who may wonder what it’s like to actually drag your ass out of bed at 5:00am every morning and *run,* you can now follow our marathon training lapse in sanity by clicking on this image on the sidebar.
I hyperlinked this little dude, too. Because I’m nice that way and I know searching is like, unnecessarily painful.
And somewhere between last week and now, I realized I haven’t said much about the Maddie seizure crisis…and again, thank you to everyone who sent good thoughts and prayers for Maddie. Here’s an update (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, Maddie, our Golden Retriever started having seizures on Christmas Day): Good news! Maddie hasn’t had a seizure since Dec 27th. Why? Well…we discovered she was harboring a secret addiction called ingestion of furry mice (meant for the cats), Made in China.
If you own silky, soft furry mice that are about the size of a small turd, came in a 10 pack and are black, white and grey – throw them away. The packaging pretty much says: Little furry pockets of poison. Love, Petsmart. I’d post a picture of ours…but they’ve all somehow relocated outside on the lawn, mostly in the form of dog shit.
In unrelated news, my online presence is about to be severely limited. I begin at the former-now-current job on Monday.
Monday as in: January 11th, 2010.
I think I’m ascared?
And to try and numb my brain to the inevitable, I’m currently enjoying 90s music on YouTube…mostly this one by Eden’s Crush – a girly band that was popular for about 0.25 seconds and this one by Dream. I have no idea who they are…so popularity presence probably = 0.1 seconds. Either way, I’m pretty sure I rocked out to these songs in high school while pissed at whoever was on my fuck-you list. My “ride” back in the day? An old grey, hand-me-down clunky Chevy Station Wagon. Total drivers before me? FOUR. Grandfather, Cousin Ashley, Cousin Rachel and my dad.
But I was awesome because I figured out how to connect a portable CD player to the radio. And a CD player meant everyone wanted to ride with ME so they could listen to their CDs. Because CD players that were built into CARS? Whoa. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Somehow the CDs ended up being mostly rap songs with lots of bass and words I didn’t understand because they talked too fast (apparently, that’s called “rapping”). And the windows always had to be rolled down. Which I never could figure out…I mean, Hello, obvious when it comes to long hair: wind = knots that are a bitch to get out.
Yah. Exactly. If I could only see me then…wow.
Ow YAYYY!! I’m so glad I got to help with the name Bridget Carslile Migillicutty II is a beaut!
And I also was a fan of the portable plug in CD player. It was a lot better than the boom box that I had in the back dash of my car for about a year.
Fancy car!!!! I’m jealous
And a CD player in the car was such a cool thing to me too. Remember tapes?? Yeah.
I love the car. It’s pretty! Which makes my hubby cringe every time I call a car pretty or cute. Apparently it’s wrong? Guess how often that stops me? Clearly, none.
Glad I could help in the naming. It fits the car well. =)
Even better to hear that Maddie is doing so great! Evil poison mice sold by Petsmart. Who knew?
OMG I love it. bridgitte carlisle magillicutty II. i am totally going to hijack it and change my daughter’s name. i’m still laughing here.
Ah, I love 90′s music. it takes me back.
My first car was a ’74 AMC Hornet. That was green. That had the oldest radio I’d ever seen. That could fit 9 people (illegally) and a trunk that could fit at least three dead bodies (not that I tried). I loved that car.
Love the car and I’m kind of in the line up of guys that was wondering what kind it was because I’m from the midwest where every good girl knows about cars. Like how to change the oil. Really good girls know their tractors and motocycles too.
Aw, what a cute little thing. You can totally make up for me driving my Hemi shamelessly through suburbia. 24 MPG, bitches! That’s right!
My first car was a 1980 Malibu Classic that me and my dad built together. He bought it for $200 after a pawn shop nearby traded it for a patio set. The only things that worked on it were the windshield wipers and the AC. Dad was totally up to date on electronics though, so the sound system with in-dash CD player was in the car before it was even painted. It got 8 MPG. That’s how we roll out here in Hall County.
I completely feel your pain about work. I also went through a former-now-work transition and sometimes miss my time to myself greatly. I’m sure everything will work out okay! Congrats on the pretty car!
Pimpin’ wheels, yo!!
Yay for ladders and new jobs! And hooray for finding out WHAT made poor Maddie get seizures, because seriously? THAT SUCKS.
Whoa, hope the dog is feeling better. That sucks. I have been gone awhile. I thought we were still friends. It wasn’t a one night stand. I called. Ah baby don’t be like that.
So glad that Maddie is feeling better. Damn little fake mice from hell. Good luck at the new/old/newsorta job- take it one hour at a time until you’re ready to do a day at a time. Starting a new job at the beginning of the year SUCKS. But you are a multitasker extraordinaire and somehow didn’t explode during the month of November, so I’m sure you’ll be a good example for me to follow.
ps- the car? I want some “alone time” with it. HAWT ride.
Wow, nice car! Glad Maddie is better too … what exactly did she react to? Chemicals in the toys, or just the fact that they were passing through her system?
My first car was a ’78 Chevette (I used to call it my ‘Vette LOL) that was puke green. It was 8 years old when my dad bought it for me, for a whopping $400! After a couple of months, I had to start it by popping the hood and using a long screwdriver to arc between the starter and the metal on the frame. Nice, huh? LOL
Oh, that video for Eden’s Crush (never heard of ‘em before) … are you aware the one of the girls is now the lead singer for Pussycat Dolls? Nicole somethingorother.
Nice car! Congrats on the new and improved job. Or updated version of the job. Or old is the new new job. ??
Um. Yeah. Congrats. It will be like riding bike!
I hope you find some online time, because I will miss you! Sleep is overrated!