http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com "Your love life is such a disaster, they should put orange cones all around you..." Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:41:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OMC is down at the Bridal Extravaganza this weekend... if you're getting married anytime soon and need a photographer, please stop by and give us a shout. BTW, tell my partners you heard about it here.... it'll make me look good! :) http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/18/bridezilla/ "You know what your problem is?" "If I say yes, can we avoid this conversation?" "Seriously!" "Seriously!  I don't have enough minutes on my cell plan!" "I thought you had the unlimited package..." "I do!" (sigh)  "Just forget it." http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/18/theres-only-one/ Yesterday I decided to stop by the AT&T store to check on my contract and look into a new phone. I love my Blackjack, but ever since an unfortunate incident with a rainy day and a puddle, it's features have started to get, well, let's say, "unreliable." By the way, ... http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/18/i-could-not-stop-myself-2/ While driving home with my carpooler the other day, she mentioned one of my past posts. "Yeah, I read that post about cell phones and I'm like, WHATEVER!" "What do you mean?" "How you hate when people pull it out while you're trying to have a conversation-" (cell rings) I looked down with a pained ... http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/16/i-never-said-i-wasnt-a-hypocrite/ The other day, my Blackjack buzzed with an email message. "You have a new message on Facebook." I opened the email, and was completely surprised by the sender. It was Chip's first ex-wife. When I met Chip, we were simultaneously going through our first divorces. In a bizarre twist of fate, our ... http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/16/the-ex-wives-club/ "How many daughters did you have, sir?" "Two. But I would have taken five boys instead." "But boys break stuff!" "Yes, but I can FIX that stuff...." http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/15/but-boys-break-stuff/ I've reached the point of so much multi-tasking that I can't get any of the tasks correct anymore.  This is a dangerous thing, because I've found in the past three days, I've passed my exit on the Interstate FOUR times.  I almost forgot to pick up my carpooler once, and ... http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/15/fuzzy/ "She has the personality of a postage stamp." "What?" "I said-" "I know what you said, I'm trying to figure out what you were getting at. Are you saying she's been around?" "No! Man, it's no wonder people are always mad at me... maybe I need to choose my words more carefully." "At least your ... http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/14/metaphor/ If the entire floor can hear your phone conversation, you may consider taking it OUTSIDE. http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/14/voices-carry/ While I was home, Mom was going through a bunch of their old files when she found a file containing some of my old school information. I flipped through the file, finding an old handbook on Guidelines For Raising A Gifted Child. I tested out of regular courses pretty early ... http://blog.maclaughlinstudios.com/2008/07/10/i-couldve-rode-the-short-bus/