Archives for October 2008

EWWWW d’état

October 22, 2008 by Maren 10 Comments

For a short while in high school (during the Tulsa years), I worked in a drug store photo lab. Occasionally, a phantom homeless lady would pay us a visit. Maybe I shouldn’t say ‘pay‘ us a visit, because our store never saw a dime of her money. Her purpose was to shoplift and also to douse (AND I DO MEAN DOUSE, folks) herself in a cheapo fake parfum de stinky. I haven’t thought of that lady for YEARS until yesterday when I smelled another lady wearing the same perfume at Bible Study. Yet another association induced by smell.

New Word for your day (a Maren-ism): EWWWW d’état
Definition: a sudden overbearing exercise of perfume in social settings ; especially : the violent attack or overpowering of a helpless individual by a select few who wear perfume that is pungently offensive.

I am all for perfume. I have a few bottles myself, but please do me a favor and remember the following tips. #1. Less is more. If you smell like you’ve just stepped from a flower garden into a vat of aromatherapy, take the clue that you’ve probably put on too much. #2 It’s fine if you appreciate this particular smell…but if you plan to see me, please avoid wearing it during our encounter. Otherwise, I’ll figure you’re stinky and homeless. And I’ll be forced to excuse myself from your presence…

…but then maybe, you’ll want to wear it???

Got any of your own smell association stories for me?

Columbus Day Meanderings

October 21, 2008 by Maren 9 Comments

Last week, Michael and I took a break from the norm & tooled around the great state of Kentucky. We went over to Midway, KY where there are a bunch of cute little shops. (Inconveniently, most of them were closed on Monday. However, we still had a great time.)

We drove by a working mill and bought some flax seed. (Read: this is what you eat when you become old.)

Coincidentally, this is the same mill that Michael’s grandfather worked at in the 1800’s.

Kidding. If you believed that one for a second: notice the car to the left. And Michael in the picture.
We then stopped by and waved to the governor in Frankfort.

Then stopped by my favorite place to grab a drink before heading home. Any takers as to where we stopped?
Clue #1:

Clue #2:

Another fun fact: Michael hadn’t heard of one of these until we were dating. Happy guessing 🙂 & Happy Tuesday!

And another favorite: For any of you Okies who may be reading this, i.e. family & a few high school peeps… Thanks to my informant, Krista, I just found out that they are putting a Bueno in less than 2 miles from my house!!! We’ve reached cool-ness in Louisville, peeps! Hoo-rah! Come up/over/down for a visit!!!!!!!

Newsworthy Material

October 17, 2008 by Maren 5 Comments

Sorry for such a serious post today. My mom sent me this late-breaking news, and I thought it needed to be shared on my blog. I’ll be back to my normal self by the next blog.

The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street (pronounced Peek-A-Boo) is not just an athlete…. She is now a nurse currently working at the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital. She is not permitted to answer the hospital telephones. It caused too much confusion when she would answer the phone and say, “Picabo, ICU.”

Happy weekend!

PARTAY!

October 16, 2008 by Maren Leave a Comment

Took pics this weekend for a little friend’s party. Happy birthday!

The constant children’s argument: Who’s taller? Who’s older? Who’s bigger? Who’s fatter…okay maybe not that one, but you get the point.

The party was at a gymnastics, UBER fun kid’s place–the kind of place where you think, “Why didn’t I think of that? I’d be rich.” But then you remember all the work that would have to go into it and it’s okay that you didn’t think of it first. Fun times.

This was a giant, long trampoline down to a foam pit! WHOOHOO!

The kid in me often wishes I was four again–where jumping into a pit of foam is the only concern you have about your afternoon….or which dress-up princess costume you will receive as a present, or if you should you blow out your birthday candle right after its lit or after they sing “Happy Birthday.”

One more day to weekend, but who’s counting? ME ME ME ME ME!