A Mix-Up Of Nerds and Other Things That Made Me Laugh

July 16, 2010 by nina
Filed under Blog It Out, Bitch

So, Donny has this weird habit of getting up in the middle of the night and thinking it’s morning.

Last week, he’d fallen asleep around 9:30pm and at 11:15pm, suddenly sat straight up. He reached over and pressed some buttons on the alarm clock, then headed for the bathroom.

“Where are you going,” I asked.

“To the bathroom.”

“For what?”

“To get ready for work.”

“Donny, get back in the bed. It’s 11 at night.”

He looks confused, gets in bed and lays down.

“And turn the alarm back on before your ass gets fired.”

Tonight, about ten minutes ago (11:15pm), I tapped him because he was snoring super loudly and I was afraid he’d wake up Jack. He’d only been asleep about 45mins. I didn’t tap him hard enough to wake him, but just enough to get him to shift positions and hopefully stop snoring.

He sat up, looked at the clock and said, “Damn.”

I felt AWFUL! You know he was thinking, “I feel like I JUST fell asleep.”

Uh, you did.

He started to get out of the bed.

“Donny, lay down. It’s only 11.”

Poor baby.

***

An IM conversation between Sophie and I…

Sophie: I went to this play on Sunday and was talking to my new-ish friend when the subject of Lost came up. I asked her if she watched it and she said no, but that she should because her friend works on the show. Guess who?

Nina: WHO?!

Sophie: Joss Whedon! She’s friends with him and his wife.

Nina: Joss Whedon doesn’t work on Lost. Is your new-ish friend retarded? (Sorry, Sarah Palin.)

Sophie: OH! NO! Not him! The other one! The Felicity guy.

Nina: JJ Abrams.

Sophie: Yes! No, she’s not a ree-ree. Apparently, I am.

Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Dollhouse, Firefly, etc.)

Not Joss Whedon (Lost, Felicity, Cloverfield, Alias)

***

I was thinking about getting Kali a Kindle to encourage her to read more. But then I thought, “She hasn’t put in enough time!” Us adults; long time lovers of books, we have earned the luxury of a Kindle. Not to mention, those of us with jobs. But I think Kali needs a few years of some old-fashioned book reading under her belt.

She needs to discover the joys of dog-earing her favorite pages and highlighting her favorite passages. She needs to appreciate the smell and feel of a new book for another decade or so. She needs to experience the horror at finding a booger in a library book.

Yeah, she needs to pay her dues.

***

A conversation between Donny and I regarding our upcoming vacation.

Nina: We can spend a whole day at the beach. The kids can see the ocean for the first time. They can get their feet wet, but they can’t swim in the ocean. You hear me?

Donny nods.

Nina: I mean it, Donny! They’re not allowed in the ocean. They’re only half white. Their black half don’t play that shit.

***

Jack has become fascinated with all things Toy Story. We have a bunch of Toy Story figurines, dolls, movies and books. His favorite, of course, is a plush Woody doll.

Nina: He wakes up and the first thing he wants is that Woody.

Donny: I wish Mommy would wake up and want a woody first thing.

Then, Donny and Jack come home from the store and Jack is holding a new Buzz Lightyear doll.

Nina: Awww, did you get a Buzz to go with your Woody? Wait. OK. That didn’t sound right.