Saturday, February 28, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Saturday Morning Earworm Edition

1. calling the po-lice and the fireman
2. making a dragon wanna retire, man
3. girls hittin' their Halleluja
4. Saturday night*
5. not caring if you believe me or not because you have my permission to just watch

*especially if we're in the spot


Friday, February 27, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Can't Beat 'Em or Join 'Em Edition

1. wearing a skirt instead of jeans to work for the first time since the first week in the semester
2. becoming immune to drops in temperature
3. hitching myself to the star that is sublimation
4. looking up the average monthly temperatures for April
5. thinking about July

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Lunch Meeting Edition

1. finally getting to see Nan again
2. getting my grading done first*
3. how much better Butler is feeling today
4. creme brulee
5. running it off

*theoretical but possible**
**theoretically

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Sleepy Sleepy Edition

1. nightcaps*
2. wondering if the idea of a nightcap cocktail disappeared somewhere circa 1978**
3. how "nightcap" is a euphemism***
4. sleeping in
5. sleeping

*if the headwear, theoretical; if the cocktail, well...
**or maybe just when MASH went off the air?
***we all know Hawkeye wasn't just having a drink, people

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Stuck for a Theme Edition

1. a really, really good pen
2. purple ink
3. a good pair of boots
4. red ones, if you can manage 'em
5. pickles

Monday, February 23, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Manic Monday Edition

1. how I just got that song stuck in your head*
2. the fake whistling on "Walk Like an Egyptian"
3. the way the Bangles pretended to whistle in the video**
4. being able to Google the names of the members of the Bangles
5. or anything else, really, for that matter

*theoretical
**seriously. It's not whistling. You're not fooling anyone, Michael Steele

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Catching a Break Edition

1. when the rain that was predicted to fall all over the feet of snow currently on the ground never actually arrives*
2. getting the driveway cleared** before breakfast
3. coffee and a muffin
4. sleepy dogs
5. sleepy husband


*and there was much rejoicing, followed by much complaining about the amount of time people spent trying to clear ice dams yesterday for no real reason
**well, cleared-ISH, which is about as good as it gets this month