At The Comic Shop

This is me and my baby at the Comic Shop. She goes with one of us nearly every week. The owner Mike was talking about some kind of special lifetime discount.

A couple of weeks ago there was a man with his little girl who looked 4 or 5. She followed him around the tiny store. As he looked at back issues for a few minutes. Then they hit the wall of previous weeks issues. He let her pick one out on her own. She held it to her chest as they walked to pay. It was very sweet. I could see my own little girl.

Wednesday

Wednesday is comic book day. I tend to have that day off. Ocassionally Jack gets it off too. Emma almost always gets to go with us. She's been going all of her life save one week. And that was the day she was born. Yep, my baby was born on comic book day. It may seem weird. I made my husband leave the hospital early so he could get the books for the week. I needed some reading material. We also started the indoctrination early on this one.




As we walk in the shop Mike the owner always greets "The White Queen." In a way she's named for Emma Frost. I will admit the character was inspiration for the name. We were look for something in a comic theme. I just really like the name. The family ritual continues. I know Jack will have a conniption if she really dresses like Emma Frost.

I'd post photos of us in the store but they need some adjustment. I'll post those later

Sonnet a Da

So, I've subscribed to a site that sends a sonnet a day.

It's really nice. I read them in college for class. I remember reading them but I never realized just how many of them are about death. More specifically "my love will endureth beyond death... will yours????"

LXXIV.

But be contented: when that fell arrest
Without all bail shall carry me away,
My life hath in this line some interest,
Which for memorial still with thee shall stay.
When thou reviewest this, thou dost review
The very part was consecrate to thee:
The earth can have but earth, which is his due;
My spirit is thine, the better part of me:
So then thou hast but lost the dregs of life,
The prey of worms, my body being dead,
The coward conquest of a wretch's knife,
Too base of thee to be remembered.
The worth of that is that which it contains,
And that is this, and this with thee remains.

They are also somewhat gross.

It's a nice service. I highly recommend it.

Finally able to breathe a bit

And spend some time reading my comics. Sad to say I am perpetually behing on my comic reading. I really only get about 5 minutes before I go to sleep to read anymore. Amazons are taking over the country and I can barely keep my eyes open. I'm making a concerted effort to spend 10 minutes a month reading Wonder Woman to Emma. I have to somehow counteract the Spiderman influence. See pic...It was daddy's day with Emma. He picked out the clothes after I went to work. It's bad enough she's sharing the Spiderman room with her brother. I would like my daughter to have a positive female roll model. I just wish Marvel had better female heroes that gets decent play. There aren't many Kitty Pryde action figures out there. She's the only one out there that hasn't been a bad guy at some point... As far as I can tell.... I need to start on the Batman Quilt and sketch out the Wonder Woman quilt.

The Greatest CD in the World

So Jack and I were wandering in Hot Topic... looking at baby clothes:) and I just happened to see this cd called Rockabye Baby. I look at the back and what do I see...

Lullaby renditions of :

Heart Shaped Box
Under the Bridge
Schism
Nothing Else Matters
I Was Made for Loving You
No More Tears
Buffalo Soldier
I Wanna Live

I became a very excited Mommy.

I checked out the website and they have a whole cd of The Cure turned into Lullabys. That would be my next purchase. It is just so whacked I love it. Jack and I play it when we have Emma in the car. I have to admit that when I drop her off in the morning I don't automatically turn it off. It is just too cool

My Little R2 Unit

It's been about a month since I posted. It's been a long exhausting month of not sleeping very much. We've passed a hump. Emma is starting to sleep through the night. And we are consistently getting her to sleep in the 10pm hour.

We do have moments though...

Here's the latest. I have to say that I do love Hot Topic now catering to the old punks with kids.


This is Emma with her skull bunny D (... for dead bunny. So named b y her brother Logan)



Jack put a bow on her head so that she looks like a girl

Drinking.... Mee??

Well, not lately but this is a good questionaire

1. Have you ever been drunk?
Once or twice....LOL!

2. How old were you the first time you got drunk?
I think I was 12 or 13 on one can of beer at a family party. I was highly supervised. My gramps also used to sneak me sips of his beer. :)

3. Have you ever gotten/given digits while intoxicated?
Nope.

4. Have you ever 'drunk dialed'?
I don't think so.... maybe once or twice to my pre-husband Jack while on travelling gig

5. Have you ever been drunk in front of family members?
See #2

6. Have you ever had to cover up the fact that you were drunk?
just the level so that I could get more.

7. Have you ever been arrested for any alcohol-related crime?
nope!

8. Have you ever hooked-up with someone while drunk?
Ufortunately

9. Ever forgot their name?
At the time I didn't but da** me if I can remember his name now.

10. When was the last time you were drunk?
I think when we were on the road moving to Tulsa.

11. Have you ever been on a drunken binge?
Two days. That's when I learned to cook while drunk. Needed food to keep me up and running and drinking.

12. Do you need alcohol to have a good time?
Nope! Just need to let go of dignity just a little

13. What kind of alcohol gets you the most intoxicated?
Wine

14. Favorite liquor?
Scotch whiskey

15. Favorite beer?
Labatt Blue (prefer the stuff straight from Canada)

16. Have you ever woken up after a night of drinking and found out that you are STILL drunk?
Oh, yeah. The room was moving all on it's own. I just wished it could move me to the bathroom

17. Have you ever swam drunk?
Nope.

18. What kind of a drunk are you?
Goofy

19. Is alcohol like "truth serum" to you?
Nah

20. Favorite drinking partner?
My man and my friends. As long as there is good conversation

21. Favorite bar?
The Torch Bar and Grille

22. Have you ever completely blacked out?
Nope

23. Have you ever puked from drinking?
More times than I have fingers and toes.

24. Have you ever had the 'crying drunks'?
Nope.

25. Can you still do physical activity while intoxicated?
depends on what you mean by physical

26. Have you ever gotten into a drunken fight?
Verbal but not physical.

27. Who is the most annoying drunk that you know?
It's been so long I honestly don't know.

28. Who is the most flirtatious drunk?
Mikee, hands down, up, all over......

29. Do you have a drunken nickname?
Nope.

30. Have you received a 'booty call'?
Yep.... One of the reasons I married him considering he drove an hour and a half to get there.

31. Funniest drunken scene in a movie?
No clue

32. Favorite song about drinking?
Can't remember any at moment

33. Have you ever woke up next to someone you didn't know?
Nope.

34. Have you ever been hit on by someone way older than you?
Oh yeah. Best(read worst) pick up line..." So, how long have you been out of high school?"

35. What's the worst 'buzz kill'?
A crisis that makes you sober up too fast.....

36. Have you ever dated a bartender or bouncer?
Nope

37. Do you ever say to yourself, "Dang, I need a drink"?
On occasion when the day has been stressful

38. Do strangers ever buy you drinks?
On occasion.

39. Have you ever drank too much on a date?
depends on how long I have known date

40. Is there anything that you refuse to drink?
Vodka

41. Have you ever been drunk on a plane?
Nope.

42. Have you ever gotten drunk during the day?
Once or twice

43. Have you ever had to run from the cops and leave the beer behind?
Um, no.

44. What's your favorite drinking game?
Drinking game? no really.......

45. Have you ever injured yourself while drunk?
Nope.

46. What's the most destructive thing that has happened while you were drunk?
No clue

47. Ever been drunk at a concert?
Nope.

48. Is this survey getting too long?
Oh yeah!

49. Are you ready for the last question?
yes

50. Why do you drink?
Like the social aspect, like the taste of most, it enhances the meal.