http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk recent pleonast.com entries by user buttermilk en-us http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=585542 So, a few days ago I drove to the third world that is the south side of Montgomery to find the only post office still open. Doing the math on about 200 invitations, thank you notes and RSVP cards, I purchased 600 stamps for the great low price of $252. (I won't go into my annoyance on the postal service and their rates and salaries...) About halfway into stuffing and addressing, my wonderful fiance said, "We need to take this to the post office and get it weighed. Just to be sure." I replied, "Well, I made sure I ordered invitations that did not require extra postage." But, just to make sure, I drove down to the post office with an invitation in hand. The guy weighs it, then tries to slide it through a card and says, "It will be about one dollar per envelope." "ONE DOLLAR??? Are you kidding me?? Well, can I return the stamps I've already purchased? They're still in the packaging they came in." "No. There's a note on the bo... 2008-10-09 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=583227 Well, I need a new post. And I sortof have a question. This is not to hurt feelings or cause problems. More to satisfy my curiosity. A few of us from church discussed the possibility of having a Halloween party and inviting the congregation. Ya know, bob for apples, wear silly costumes, eat cupcakes with worms coming out of them... Harmless, right? Wrong. A couple in our congregation had a party last year, but apparently some people were opposed to it. So they won't have one again. I need someone to explain to me - what's the big, scary deal? *************UPDATE************** Ok, seriously. I need answers. I know the whole collection of people opposed to Halloween don't go to church with me. Today was my last day of boot camp, by the way. I won a gift card for shaving the most time off my mile: 2 min and 24 sec. I'm not telling what I ran it in, though. :) I also lost 15 pounds of fat and gained 15 pounds of lean weight. And I lost 6 inches. 2.5 in my right leg, a... 2008-10-03 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=580366 Here are your 8 random facts: 1. I have a strange knack for meeting/seeing famous people in random places: Everclear - Lobby of Rockefeller Plaza in NYC, then again the next day at LaGuardia Airport Conan O'Brien - NYC street Rob Reiner - Kansas City Royals baseball game Alan Alda - ticket counter of the ATL airport Renee Zellwegger - passed by a store in Rome where she was shopping alone Bono from U2 - Pope's Plaza, Rome, Italy Lee Corso - golf tournament the list goes on. 2. I've been pretty lucky when it comes to landing sweet travel deals. 3. I'm going to Rome, Venice and the Bahamas on my honeymoon. 4. I HATE wearing socks. If it's at least 60 degrees outside, I will have on flip flops. 5. I am currently wearing my fiance's eye glasses because my roommate's dog ate mine. 6. I can eat my weight in pistaccios. 7. I think "The Closer" is one of the best shows on tv. Second only to "The Office" and "The West Wing" which is no longer on.... 2008-09-26 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=578426 I will be married. And it can't get here fast enough. 2008-09-22 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=574160 are the bane of my existence. In other news, Chic-fil-A is amazing. They have flavored cream for their coffee! How exciting is that?? Hazelnut and French vanilla. I've never gotten good coffee from a fast-food restaurant. Until this morning. I savored every drop. :) My body hurts. But, I'm making it. Ran up and down the Capitol steps yesterday. Yeah, my legs hate me and are totally paying me back for it. I've been sitting at my desk with ice packs on my legs. Today was a lovely arms and abs workout - FOR AN HOUR. I'll be paying for that in a few hours. I stepped on a scale the other day, and I've gained 4 pounds. How on earth is that possible?? I've barely eaten anything. It better be muscle!! I don't want to be a fat bride. :( 2008-09-11 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=573346 And no, I didn't join the military, but it sure feels like it. The following things have become difficult/painful in the past 24 hours: walking laughing crossing my legs crossing my arms putting on pantyhose (well, that was already difficult) dressing myself in general lowering myself into a chair, specifically the toilet (I'm considering installing handicap bars) climbing out of bed (this morning, I rolled onto the floor on my knees and pushed myself up with my arms b/c I was incapable of just standing up.) moving my right arm from my mouse to the keyboard (no. I'm not kidding.) I've been sore before. I mean, I used to go run 8 miles in cross country practice, then go to conditioning for basketball right after. I survived 13 hours a day of straight running/exercise at basketball camp. I used to leg press 275 pounds. But this is torture. I'm walking in baby steps. I even skipped lunch because it would be too painful to climb out of my office chair and go down to the Subway. ... 2008-09-09 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=570923 that says the most ridiculous things in meetings. It makes me wish I had Tourette's so I would have a legitimate excuse to call him "Stupid!" out loud. I know. I'm horrible. But seriously. 2008-09-03 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=569075 there's 3 pointing back at you. I have to say I find it absolutely ridiculous that Obama's people are going on and on about Sarah Palin lacking experience. Um...if you want to talk life experience, while she may be just a few months younger than Barack, she could kill her own food in the wilderness if she had to. (Lifetime member of the NRA, and hunting and ice fishing are her hobbies.) But aside from all that... She's served as Governor. And Mayor. Which means she has actually lead a government... as opposed to Barack, who just votes poorly from time to time. Seriously. I love Sarah Palin. And you should too. If for no other reason that she is a member of the Assemblies of God, and they may speak in tongues, but they believe in baptism by immersion. :) 2008-08-29 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=568617 never lets me down. Say hello to my new footwear. And a steal at 60% off. Dillards is where it's at this week. For shoe shopping, anyway. 2008-08-28 http://www.pleonast.com/user/buttermilk?l=5&entryID=564564 Apparently the new politically correct term for underwear is "foundation garments". At least, that's what they were calling it at Macy's the other day. Anyway... I was on a plane from Dallas-Ft. Worth to Atlanta yesterday morning. I was in the middle seat, with a European guy to my left in the window seat, and a woman with a baby to my right on the aisle. As I look to my right at the flight attendant to throw away my cup and napkin, ole girl beside me pulls down her "foundation garment" to reveal her entire left breast. Which is more awkward? Crazy lady breastfeeding right beside me, or the fact that I just told you about it? 2008-08-19