Life in the South

The trials and tribulations of parenthood and living away from family from a "Yankee" raising a baby in the south.

Friday, June 23, 2006

My daily outing with photos

So, I have been pretty bored not working lately, so I took my camera on my outing yesterday and captured some of my favorite things I see everyday. . .Enjoy!

How would you like to go to a stripper reunion 30 years later. They can't even spell the city they are in! And to think I was dreading my 10 year high school reunion.
So, this totally cracks me up about the South. People actually drive around with these as their license plates. This guy has been doing it for over a month. The best is when they use the inside of a case of pop (I'm in the south. . .Coke), and you can still see the can indentations in the cardboard.
Hmmm, am I missing something. . .what's up with minit? I thought I was a bad speller. . .
Just for you Melanie and Heather. . .here is your speed hump sign picture. And Melanie, just to clarify, the 4 sets part means 4 quickies!

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

The good, the bad, and the Orkin man

Okay, another go round with these damn Georgia bugs. . .if you haven't yet, read my previous post, Special Ed Roaches, and then come back to this post. . .

We shall start with the bad:
Okay, so I have learned that there are an abundance of bugs (mosquitos, spiders, roaches) in the south, and that they just don't seem to bother people, because when you call the leasing office, or your property management company-they all tell me the same thing. "Welcome to Georgia, honey." Honey, my ass. The roaches downtown sure have big balls! I opened the door the other night, and this mother fucker (for serious lack of anything else to call it) walked straight in the front door! Walked in, like he was an invited guest! Holy SHIT!!!!!! I am screaming, Adam comes running, and my fat cat? Well, he's too lazy to get up and kill the damn thing. It gets SMASHED.

The good:
The Orkin man confirms that we do not have roaches, and the one that thought he was invited in for dinner, was actually a wood roach, since we have these huge trees around our house.

The Orkin Man:
Actually made another confirmation, it is a good thing that we have some spiders outside of our house (because of the trees as well) because the spiders actually eat roaches, which is probably why we only had the one that walked in the front door. (Maybe the spider was chasing him??) But, again, the Orkin man just chalks it up to being in the South. What the hell? Do you have to get used to bugs to live down here????? Needless to say, he sprayed to KILL EVERYTHING! And we get sprayed every month now. Another scary fact I learned was that roaches can get SO big that their poop looks like mouse poop! Could you imagine that phone call going in? "We need someone to come spray, we have roaches the size of mice." Hell, I called after one thought he was invited. . . The Orkin man was suprised that we called after that too. I just don't get it. And no matter how long we stay in the south, I refuse to accept the fact that the bugs are just a part of life. Nope, not for me! I have the Orkin man.

Monday, June 19, 2006

So you had a bad day. . .

I know this was a few weeks ago, but this is the best use of Daniel Powter's song "So you had a bad day" yet! Screw American Idol, nice work Daily Show.

http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=70353

(It is right around 3:45 minutes in. . .Seriously, if you have the capability to watch it, it is worth it. Make sure you have the sound on)

Friday, June 16, 2006

My new favorite saying

"There is no shortage of stupid people!"

(I am stealing this from a friends husband) And living in a large city just makes you realize it that much more! Not to mention, after watching the Brittany Spears' interview last night, I think I might be even more stupid just for watching it, it killed my brain cells. Not to mention, that I am a girl, and all I could notice were her boobs hanging out of her shirt. Poor guys, I bet they never heard a word she said. My advice to her, if you want to be taken seriously, cover those things up! I thought her nipple was going to pop out!

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Woo Hoo-

They put speed humps in my neighborhood yesterday! I am anxiously awaiting the speed hump warning sign to go up to take a picture of it!

We went to eat at a place called the American Deli. The wired part was it was all Chinese people that worked there. I didn't know if I should order the chicken fingers or fried rice. It was totally like an oxymoron.

Had my first ever pomegranate martini. . .Is the pomegranate juice still good for you if they add tequila? I sure hope so!!!!!

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Guess what kind of neighborhood I live in. . .