pleonast.com [login]
sneakgeek
entry list
11-24-08 01:00pm CST
first of all -- question. are all rules of chewing etiquette null and void upon entering a movie theater? OR could it be that people have an inclination to generalize the veiling effects of dim lights, believing that it serves as a muffle for our auditory receptors as well -- allowing you to chew as loudly as is humanly possible, while not disturbing the rest of the audience? or is it the same principle applied to road rage -- that with anonymity intact, true character is revealed, and all rules of politeness, courtesy, and decorum are checked at the front door, only to be reclaimed post theater experience?

the good news is that it was only a dollar theater that allowed me to witness a popcorn chewing of this caliber -- oozed, squished, crunched, and swallowed -- a cacophony of oral digestive functioning. more butter please!

but much, much more importantly -- this weekend i was adopted as the the honorary sis-in-law to this guy , which just happens to make me the honorary aunt to this girl :) and this makes me more happy than you could know. but i guess, technically, this adoption process is not finalized till after the january 2nd wedding... so i have a little bit of time to learn tips and suggestions on how to be the best adoptive aunt a girl could possibly have, and to also inquire on return policies. :)

oh yes, and happy thanksgiving! a celebration of all turkeys and pumpkins have to offer. out of curiousity, what is your favorite thanksgiving treat? and do any of you have any dishes that are unique to your family???
ethospathoslogosi thought you went to norman sneak. 
ethospathoslogosi guess it's a good thing if you didn't, cuz i imagine that would have been terribly disappointing. ;) 
ellwoodwdwow, i can't believe you actually had time to post something with everything that is going on.

you have some of the worst movie going experiences of anyone i know. did by chance happen to be at the movie with one of your brothers? that usually explains at lot right there.

adopted families are greatness!!! :)
as far as tips - spoil her rotten and let her parents deal with it. 
sneakgeek^^ i rely on adopted families for the majority of my family experiences. :) 
ethospathoslogoswell... #7 ain't too bad i guess. better luck next year. 
jestersncourtYou said "honorary". Did you mean ornery?? :) It was great to see ya this weekend! 
sheshelol...we might have to thumb wrestle over her!!! Are you ever free for lunch???? 
chris_milton74Very funny. When it comes to the dollar theatre, as goes the smell, so goes the etiquette. BTW, my favorite T-Day treat, just open up a can of that pre-made cranberry sauce & give me a spoon :)- 
ellwoodwdamen brother!! 
txbowlerSweeeet! I've always wanted a little sister to beat up and harass. 
wildpeachemHonorary aunts are the best--no real responsibility but opportunities for fun.
My favorite turkey day food is, and always will be, cornbread dressing. Forget the turkey, bring on the bread. 
txvballer^jennifer is the best honorary aunt! william, i like you idea on her spoiling me rotten. i miss you jennifer! 
txvballer 
seattle22Hmm, looks like going to the dollar theatre was well worth the savings eh? ;) Come down here, it's only $5 at anytime of the day!! (or $4 with student ID) Oh, PS- you need to come down here!!! 
crumpledartHope you had a great Thanksgiving! 
jestersncourtI know exactly what you are talking about. I grew up with the same aversion. They do have some good rolls and cornbread though so it helped... I still don't do the black eyed peas though. 
seattle22I am not coming up until the day I leave for Seattle...Dec 19th. Then I fly back into DFW on Jan 5th only to drive right back to CS so I can work (or something) the next day. Give me a reason to come up and I will be all for it! But now that I am a proud Fightin' Texas Aggie you should come enjoy a basketball game with me! 
chris_milton74A fourth little girl? I am already 34 but feeling 50! 
shesheHow about next week? What day is best for you? 
login to comment
hide comments

don't want you or your visitors to see ads? join gold!


tagged 09-30-08 03:17pm CST
(27 older comments)
jestersncourtOr are they decanters? No, they are caraffes... 
txvballerwhatever. yeah, i remember alisha and jennifer going on a wild hunt for free taco coupons! it was hilarious. 
jestersncourtI took some airborne back with me and threw it at a mummy and it immediately stopped his coffin! 
txvballerok, jennifer, I won't forget the burrito option.
and hey, don't forget to bring my bunny accessories on friday! :-) 
jestersncourtIHOP sounds IDEAL! I could use some punkin pancakes! 
txbowlerI can't wait for Halloween.

It's my favorite Haleyday. 
seattle22IHOP sounds good to me...you wanna come down here? HAHA. OK OK, how about this weekend? YAY for being up there in 3 days!!! 
crazyttuguyWhen will we see a new post around here? 
jestersncourtPhotobucket 
sneakgeekoh! that is so great!! i needed that picture today!!! vanessa was the best bunny ever. :) 
txbowlerWhare was that? I can't believe she didn't fall out of her chare thare.

Ok. I'm done. Now I need to go cut my hare. 
txvballer^ ha ha ha. you are soooooooo funny. Oh, excuse me, I mean you are so bunny
txvballerThanks, jennifer! you were a great alice! I hope you can come camping with us this weekend! 
sheshewish you could go camping this weekend!! 
seattle22I would love too... but all of my Benchley buddies want to meet Jeff and miss me since I am gone so often! You should come visit CS!!! I have a nice play for you to stay. Ah, so I see no camping for you eh? Hope you are having a great weekend anyways! Shannon and I are going shopping tomorrow in Houston. 
txbowlerMy first favorite U2 freak? hmmm...depends on what you've heard. 
txbowlerTwo big smiley faces...I feel doubly special. 
sheshethe smores were super duper!!! we missed you!! 
txbowleryou are sneaky, sneakgeek :-P 
txvballernothing much is up. i made the basketball team, but that was said in my latest post. what's up with you? 
seattle22Yes ma'am, a basketball game sounds awesome to me! At least A&M has a good basketball team! :) 
seattle22Sorry to say that the A&M vs. Tech game is on Wednesday January 28th at 8pm. Let me know if you want to try to catch a weekend game and we can work it out. 
sheshethat would be wonderful!!! 
seattle22OK we'll do it! I assume we would need to go to a Saturday night game if they have one since you have school on Friday? 
ellwoodwdyou need to go vote!!!!! 
login to comment
hide comments

don't want you or your visitors to see ads? join gold!


09-03-08 02:04pm CST
(17 older comments)
ellwoodwdmy eye - i can't see - i've been blinded!! 
crumpledartawww..thanks! :) 
mb1020thank goodness, because I wouldn't want to lose a friend over A.B. 
chris_milton74As promised, Dr. Peter Lehman of UTA's Community Service Clinic is online at http://www2.uta.edu/ssw/csc/ 
sheshe^^^I thought that picture had been destroyed!!!! 
swood1124hope things are well with you. 
txvballeroh my goodness dad you did not just post that pic! once again i say, i do not know any of you weird people! 
alexBTW, I saw your comment about my photos and you're just going to have to deal with it. ;) 
ellwoodwdyou're back!!! i was starting to wonder what happened to you. 
jestersncourtAll kinds of good news? What have you heard that I need to know about?! :D You should have come to the Mansfield district... that's where are the cool people are moving too. You'd fit in! 
txvballerwhen he ^ says "cool", he means "weird freaky people". i think he was referring to himself on that one!!! 
jestersncourtThat's not nice, Vanessa! What you are saying is that Jennifer would fit in because she is a weird freaky person... okay, nevermind! 
txvballerno, jeff, although i can see how you could get the 2 confused, i was not referring to jennifer. i was referring to you!! i know, shocker, right? NOT 
cateyesHey Jen! I can relate, work has been really busy for me too. The family made it through Ike without any real damage. I will try to e-mail you soon. 
paulawHi - haven't checked this in quite a while. Z is liking school, but it still wears him out. I think we are all getting used to the schedule - finally. How are you? 
swood1124Happy birthday. Hope you have a good one! 
ellwoodwdhappy birthday ;) 
txvballer HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER!!!!!!!!!! 
txvballerooh mine is better than yours william! jennifer likes me best now, right jennifer? 
sheshedid you have a good birthday??? 
txbowlerHappy non-half Birthday! 
txvballerno, jennifer, i'm not sure what i'm going to be for halloween yet. are you going to my dad's halloween party??? 
crumpledarthappy belated birthday! hope it was happy!...on a different note, it's when I organize my keys that I can't find them for a longer time! haha! :) 
ellwoodwdtagged go see my page and do the same. 
txbowler"It's coooold out there everyday. What is this, Miami beach?" 
login to comment
hide comments

don't want you or your visitors to see ads? join gold!


check this out 08-29-08 09:47am CST
i had to share this. here is a child from Dallas isd. i thought he was entirely amazing.

now i ask, do YOU believe?

nicoleWow!! He was incredible! Brought tears to my eyes. 
alexI believe that was a great video! 
sheshewow!! that's all i can say! 
txbowlerCan I get a WHAT! WHAT! 
mb1020I got this in an email this morning, and I totally believe! I wanted to share it with my students and say "look at this kid, he believes in himself, you can too!" :) 
seattle22He is certainly a great speaker! Very talented young man! 
crumpledartwow...he's amazing. 
txvballerjennifer, i believe! i also believe that i could never, in a million years, ever dream of doing something like that!!

dad, you can't get nothin', especially a "what what" 
jestersncourtI wonder who his speech-writer is. 
txvballerhaha 
txbowlerJust so you know, next time we go camping, when it gets a little cooler, we're gonna drag you out with us. If my "scared of bugs" daughter can do it, you can too :-) 
login to comment
hide comments

don't want you or your visitors to see ads? join gold!


08-27-08 12:11pm CST
i do miss those cheese puffs from yesterday.
ellwoodwdchange is/can be good :) 
ellwoodwdeither you move on your own or something else moves you. 
ellwoodwdso where have you decide to go? :) 
jestersncourtReally enjoyed this post. So many truths contained that tend to strike home, especially the part of the creamy style peter pan. I think that sometimes we don't give ourselves enough credit in that we actually have more control over our story than we like to admit. 
crumpledartgreat post...I like your thoughts on this... 
sheshehey girl!!! 
seattle22I ate peanut butter and jelly today...it was very delicious! 
yblock57i had a peanut butter/banana sandwich... 
jestersncourtWow, the chapters are shorter than I thought! 
jestersncourtWait, you're messing with my head! Owww it hurts!! 
txbowlerSneak, you should challenge yourself more. Even txvballer is able to mess with jester's mind. 
paulawWow! You think too much. :) But, I can relate to the peanut butter part. A new start can be good - but get busy, life is short. Although, that does not mean you should make hasty decisions. Is this what ying-yang is all about? My mommy brain does not function as well as it used to. 
sneakgeek^ you are right. why rashly move on to jiff, when peter pan has always tasted so good? 
jestersncourtIf you want to turn chapters slowly, peter pan has a great crunchy style... I'm just saying. 
sheshenot this weekend! maybe another time...I LOVE camping!! Will you be at Daniel's on Monday?? 
txvballeranyone can mess with jesters mind. it's easy!! love the post, jennifer! so... yummy... i guess 
login to comment
hide comments

don't want you or your visitors to see ads? join gold!