Nick and Nay

Monday, April 27, 2009

Sunday, April 19, 2009

my badass brother

this was all my idea, but I never thought he'd have the guts to pull it off.

well done, brother!

by the way, isn't travis the coolest fucking band ever?

Friday, April 17, 2009

my man

I've been in Texas for the past 6 days spending time with my mom, playing nurse and taxi driver. A lengthier post is on its way about that, but for now I thought I'd post a cute survey I found while stalking someone I've never met...I mean surfing the ole' interwebs.

Nick, if you're reading this, tell me if I missed any. I haven't seen you in so long, I've forgotten what you look like but I'll try my best.

1. Your spouse is sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
a movie or TV show that we have creatively acquired but not necessarily purchased.

2. Who takes longer showers, you or him?
me, but only because I have so much dang hair. But he is in and out in less than 10 minutes.

3. What is one food your spouse doesn't like?
Coconut! Funny story, it usually bugged me that Nick didn't like coconut until I ordered coconut shrimp one night. I was excited that I wouldn't have to share with him until he snatched one off my plate and said, "this is the only coconut I like." bastard.

4. What would your husband say is the first thing that caught his eye about you?
I drank beer out of a can.

5. Where did he go to high school?
Putnam City West High School, Oklahoma City. Go Pats!

6. What is his shoe size?
12. jealous?

7. If he was to collect something, what would it be?
He doesn't really collect something, he just brings home odd items he finds in thrift stores. Once he bought a Geiger counter, another time a toy rocket to put together, a satellite so we could go geocaching.

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich?
Turkey, roast beef, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mustard.

9. How does he take his coffee?
He recently started drinking coffee at work. He takes it light and sweet.

10. What is his favorite cereal?
I'm not sure if he has a favorite, but lately he's been eating alot of the ghetto version of Golden Grahams.

11. Where did he go to college?
He started out at OC, but we never met there.

12. What is his favorite sports team?
The New England Patriots...kidding! The New York Jets.

13. Where was your first date?
He took me to play mini golf and to dinner and Charleston's. We had to push the date back a few hours because there was a tornado that afternoon.

14. What is something I do that he wishes I wouldn't?
When I bake, I use all the measuring cups and spoons and he threatens to divorce me.

15. What is his heritage?
I've heard there are some Fossey's in France...

16. You bake him a cake for his birthday, what kind is it?
He prefers chocolate on chocolate, but the Fossey Family Birthday Cake is yellow cake with pink frosting and sprinkles. He's had both in his lifetime.

17. What could he spend hours doing?
Surfing the internet, researching fantasy football, playing video games, watching an entire series of some obscure TV show with me.

18. What is one unique talent he has?
Two things: He can Google anything, quicker than anyone I know. His motto is: If I can't find it online in 30 minutes, it doesn't exist. The second thing is he can identify any celebrity's voice on a commercial, AS LONG AS THEY DON'T SHOW THEIR FACE. If he sees their face, he can't think of who it is. I recently lost 20 bucks on a bet to him. Damn you John Corbett and your sell-out Applebee ads!

19. Where is his favorite place he has traveled?
I would say it's a tie between Carmel as a child with his family and New York City to visit his friends.

20. What is a clothing item he would never wear?
A turtleneck. He doesn't like things around his throat, so I've stopped trying to strangle him for fun.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

oh baby

Although I suffer from acute baby fever, I understand that now is not the time for me to get knocked up. Nick and I have discussed it at length and have decided to put it off for awhile and I was fine with that.

Until I saw this...

Our dear friends Benjamin and Amanda gave birth to a healthy 7 pound baby boy named Miles Philip Lewis. I haven't met him yet, but Ben keeps torturing us by posting pictures of him, like this one.

Now, I spend my days trying to rationalize a way to quit my job and have a baby. If only, if only...

Friday, January 2, 2009

Movies of 2008

Can I just say that this was a shitty year for movies? Not many of the movies I saw this year jumped out at me. But since I'm up late watching the Hills, I thought I'd update y'all.

1. Sweeney Todd
2. Untraceable
3. The Savages
4. Cloverfield
5. 27 Dresses
6. Definitely Maybe
7. Be Kind Rewind
8. The Other Boleyn Girl
9. The Bank Job
10. 21
11. Run Fatboy Run
12. Leatherheads
13. Smart People
14. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
15. Baby Mama
16. Iron Man
17. Redbelt
18. Son of Rambow
19. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
20. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
21. Sex and the City (2)
22. The Happening
23. Wall-E
24. Wanted
25. Hancock
26. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
27. The Dark Knight (2)
28. Step Brothers
29. Pineapple Express
30. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2)
31. Bottle Shock
32. Burn After Reading
33. Appaloosa
34. Ghost Town
35. Miracle at St. Anna
36. Eagle Eye
37. Nights in Rodanthe
38. Blindness
39. W.
40. Role Models
41. Twilight
42. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
43. The Wrestler
44. Australia
45. Zach and Miri Make a Porno
46. Towelhead

Sticking with the same categories as last year...

Exceeded Expectations:
1. 27 Dresses - yes, kind of a fluffy movie but surprisingly enjoyable.
2. Son of Rambow - y'all know I love movies with little kids with British accents.
3. The Bank Job - mmm...Jason Statham.
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall - funniest movie of the year.
5. Pineapple Express - second funniest.
6. Ghost Town - third funniest. Ricky Gervais should be hosting the Oscar's. He would be amazing.
7. Australia - apparently, I'm the only one in America who liked this movie. But it was beautifully shot.

Thought It Would Be Good But Sucked It Up Bigtime:
1. Indiana Jones and the Stupid Crystal Skulls. - you should be ashamed of yourself, all who are involved with this movie. The ONLY good thing about it was the age of the leading lady. Thank God they didn't pair him up with a 25 year old this time.
2. Bottle Shock - This movie is a self-important, ridiculously boring movie. See my brother for an amazing impression of a douche bag being "shocked" by a "bottle" of wine.
3. Appaloosa - Booooooring.
4. The Wrestler - Nick will kill me for saying it, but this movie SUCKED. It had no plot; it was a character piece about a shitty character. And as my dad pointed out, "How can you have a 'comeback' in a sport that is all fake? That kid McLovin' could have a wrestling comeback if they wanted him to."

Movies I Knew Would Suck and Did Indeed Suck but Had To See Because It Was Nick's Turn:
1. Actually, none this year. Although he tried to get me to see Transporter 3 which would have definitely made this list.

I'm adding a new category called Guilty Pleasures. We've all got them (I'm looking at you, Simon Birch).
1. Sex and the City - a fun movie for a true fan.
2. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - I read these books way too often and love the movies as much as the books.
3. The Other Boleyn Girl - another movie based on a book I read several times a year.
4. and of course....Twilight. I have seen this movie more times than I care to mention. Even watching now, my heart beats a little faster when Edward comes on screen. Reminds me of when I saw Titanic when I was a freshman in high school...

What were your favs for 2008? And what do you think will win the Oscar for Best Picture?

Monday, December 29, 2008

Nay's Favorite Faces pt. 2

Friday, December 12, 2008

i couldn't make this stuff up

I went to Tulsa this week for a training. Luckily, they sent two of us AND put us up in a swanky hotel (The Sleep Inn, anyone?) so it wasn't too bad. The material presented in the training was actually interesting and the time didn't drag on too slowly. However, 8 hours in a room for two days in a row is a long time no matter how you slice it. During one of the longer stretches of time, I started observing the people around me and made a little list of the people that usually turn up at these trainings. It's possible this will only apply to "my kind" of people i.e. mental health professionals, who tend to be crazier than the normal population, but I swear I have been to dozens of these presentations and EVERY time at least one of these characters turn up. Here we go:

1. The Obvious Example Guy: "These single mothers need to really think about the kind of men they let around their children." Thanks, buddy. We hadn't figured that one.

2. The Guy Who Answers Rhetorical Questions: "Is it better to just end up in an unhealthy relationship? Or to really decide about the person you want to spend your life with?" "It's better to make a decision about it." No shit.

3. The Older Lady Who Answers Her Cell Phone In The Training Because She Thinks She Has To Answer Every Goddamn Phone Call: "Hello? Yeah, I'm in a training. No, just tell her that the file she's looking for is in my desk. No, IN the desk. Uh-huh. Okay, well tell her I'll call her when I'm done here. Okay. Okay. Yes. Okay. Bye." (Of course the woman who answered her phone was SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO ME. I was cringing with embarrassment and tried to surreptitiously scoot my chair away from hers.

4. The Too-Cool Table: At the table next to us, these assholes read a newspaper, texted on their phones, talked at a normal volume to each other while the presenter was talking, came back from EVERY BREAK at least 15 minutes late, rolled their eyes at every activity. It was like high school all over again.

5. The Kiss-Ass: They don't go to the bathroom on breaks, instead they sidle up to the presenter and pretend to ask questions, but really they just want to tell him their version of why they are going to be the best thing that ever happened to this new program he's telling us about. I always feel sorry for the instructor when these people lock onto him. There's no escape. I know it, and he knows it.