my drink offends me

i'm in jamba juice the other day and they've changed the menu layout, so i can't find "my drink". i ask, "what's the one that used to be called strawberry tsunami?" she looks puzzled, has to find a manager and he tells me. i ask, "why'd you change the name?"

he says, "it was when the tsunami hit in indonesia that they changed the name to strawberry surfrider. i guess to be more politically correct or something."

this puzzles me. it seems overly sensitive. am i right? are tsunami victims really sensitive about tsunamis? can you be really sensitive about natural disasters? i'm just having a hard time imagining that someone from the tsunami disaster would show up at a jamba juice and declare, "i was in a tsunami and the fact that you have a drink called strawberry tsunami is very, very offensive."

so, am i right? is this taking political correctness to a whole new level?

weekly mouse

opium kitty

my first mistake: giving ava the "chore" of feeding the cat. this means she fetches the food bowl, i fill it and she walks it back to the bathroom where she watches madeline inhale the top half. madeline inhales the first half because i always leave her bowl empty for a couple days. this way madeline has to beg me for food and i feel loved. i usually don't watch madeline inhale because i have to follow ava's inevitable path of spilled kitty food and clean it up. i think ava now feels a right to madeline's food bowl. as in, she can put whatever she wants in there.

my second mistake: ignoring her while she played with the spices that are on a shelf in the pantry that she can reach (in my defense, i was making dinner and ryan had a late meeting).

the result?

poppyseeds and kibble for madeline.

how ava spent her weekend

the weather was pathetic, so we stayed inside nearly the entire time (i granite shopped on saturday and ryan tennis-ed on monday). it was a perfect weekend. this morning i was sad as i watched ryan put on his shirt and tie. how can we make it a 4-day weekend?

tell me about your memorial day.

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will you accept this rose?

i just watched the beginning portion of the bachelorette (oh don't give me those looks! i had a weak moment) and had some thoughts:

number one: isn't this just an outrageous way to get revenge on your ex-boyfriend who you're still smarting from? they kept saying things over and over, "you'll meet 25 of the best single men in america to help you forget brad" (to which she smartly replied, "who?" and we all shared a good laugh) or "brad is going to really see what he's missing" or "the day brad turned you away will be the day he regrets for the REST OF HIS LIFE". isn't this just a little pathetic? and this brad guy, does he really feel that bad about it? are we sure she's not just coming off as desperate?

number two: deAnna's dress could quite possibly be the ugliest dress EVER. and i think it was too big.

number three: who are these people? and why is she inviting them on a date instead of saying, "i'm getting a restraining order." there are guys walking around without their shirts on saying things like, "deanna's everything i want in a woman: she's hot." or holding their dog (who is ugly) and telling the dog, "can you wish me luck? can you wish me luck to go win the heart of the girl i love?" (i'm sorry, love? isn't that a strong word? i mean, you know, since you haven't met her and everything??)

number four: is this show real? can it be real? i mean, what could they possibly have to gain from flaunting all of their sad lonely lives all over national television to win the heart of a girl they DON'T EVEN KNOW???

and finally, number five: is anyone watching this show (or are you not really into admitting it now that i've wiped the floor with your favorite past time)? and what do you think?

weekly mouse

this is "the face". perhaps i've taken too many pictures, or perhaps this yet another way to exert her little would-be 2-year-old independence, but when i call her name with a camera lens in front of my face, i usually get this. i can't say that it's my favorite.

also, that is my mother. she thinks ava's hilarious. i think ava has caught on and has grown addicted to making her grandmother laugh because she tends to get a little more adorable when grandma's around. not fair.