Okay, so this is an about-face from the corny jokes, but I have to post it because I laughed out loud when I read it.

From Overheard in New York:

Old Chinese lady: Ex-see-cus-see me.
Old Chinese lady: Ex-see-cus-see me!
Gangsta: Man, what are you excusing me about? Fuck you!
Old Chinese lady: Fuck me? Ok, take-a off the pant.

Stairway in silence.

Old Chinese lady: Ex-see-cus-see me!
Gangsta: Sure thing, ma'am. I'm sorry.
Chinese kid: And that's why we respect our elders.

--Canal St. station

Well, my bad mood has dissipated due in no small part to the corny jokes told by one of Grover's friends at dinner. I thought they were pretty good for a 7YO.

Joke #1
Q: What did one torpedo say to the other torpedo?
A: "Are you sinking what I'm sinking?"

Joke #2
Q: What did one stop sign say to the other stop sign?
A: I don't know, I can't read sign language.

Joke #3
Q: How do get a Kleenex to dance?
A: Put a little boogie in it.

I'm going for an ultrasound on my gall bladder this morning and something possessed me to call and make sure it was okay to bring my children. Good thing I did, because they said it wasn't okay if I didn't have someone to watch them. So now - to avoid a last minute cancellation and being charged anyway - I have to find child care. Luckily, there's a drop-in daycare place up the road and they had room so that's not a problem. But I don't understand why I can't bring Grover and Ollie. It's just an ultrasound - no radiation - and it's on my abdomen which, let's face it, they've seen before. And if I threaten them strongly enough with physical pain and loss of TV privileges, they'll be quiet during the "procedure". I don't get it. Not only is it ridiculous that they can't come but what if I hadn't called? I would have found out when I got there when it's too late to do anything about it.

Then again, I'm in a pissy mood today anyway so maybe it's just me...

I was shopping for shoes on Zappos because I tried on several pairs of shoes yesterday that are "good" for my feet. The downside of anatomically correct shoes is that they cost an arm, leg and first-born. Therefore, I'm searching for a better price now that I know the size I should be wearing (much larger than I had previously thought). I bought one pair of sandals yesterday for $110 - yikes! I mean, I'm a shoe person but usually I get stuff on sale or on Ebay.

The following is an actual conversation between Grover and me while Internet shoe shopping:

Me (pointing to a pair of pink Mephisto sandals): Oooh, those are cute.
Grover: Oooooh, they ARE cute!
Me: Oh my god! They're $175.
Grover: But they're CUTE.

CAROLINA HURRICANES 2
EDMONTON OILERS 1

Carolina leads the series 3-1.

LET'S GO CANES!!!!!!!!!!!