Stuff and Things
Ya know. In retrospect, a lot of the humor in the whole ultrasound thing at the beginning of the month was more "ya had to be there." But it was torture waiting for my name to be called. I had to drink 32 ounces of water one hour before the exam, so I made sure to just get there an hour early, guzzle water, and wait. That way, I'd minimize the need to move. I kept making jokes about how the ultrasound technician would need to dress as if he/she was at a Gallagher show. Thankfully, there was no need for that. The chickadee was good-humored though and didn't seem to lose her patience every time I asked, "What's that?" and, "Is that normal?"
So now you're caught up on that.
We've had a few instances of snow that haven't really been anything major, in that it generally melts the next day or so. But one day, AJ called me as I was almost at work to tell me, calmer than I ever could in the same circumstances, that he'd been in a car accident, was completely fine, but he wasn't so sure about his truck. He was about a minute away from where he works when he slipped on an icy patch and hit a guard rail. I met him at a car garage to pick him up to take him to the car rental place and to the ER (got a CAT scan and some x-rays done. Dude was fine.). His truck didn't look *too* bad. But a few days later, he showed me the guardrail, which was destroyed. And then we found out that his truck was indeed totaled. We had to get him a new vehicle over the weekend, as his rental was due back on Monday. We had to finagle things with our finances, but we're good now.
I guess you're caught up on important stuff now. So now I leave you with a silly IM conversation before we hit the road. Seeing family for the holidays.
15:16] Samantha : ok you were born in NC correct?
[15:16] Miki: yup
[15:16] Samantha : Do you know what a banana sandwich is?
[15:17] Miki: Would that be banana and peanut butter?
[15:17] Miki: Otherwise, no
[15:18] Samantha: this guy here said that any good North Carolinian should knwo that a banana sandwich is banana, peanut butter, cheddar cheese and mayonaiise
[15:18] Miki: ....
[15:18] Samantha: and that its a North Carolina speciality
[15:18] Miki: Never heard of it
[15:18] Samantha: I just want ot make sure that you don't eat those
[15:18] Samantha: cause that sounds gross
[15:18] Miki: I may not be a good representative of the population, but I never came into contact with such a thing.
[15:19] Samantha: he said that you put as much mayo as you put peanut butter
[15:19] Miki: I think at some point in life, I knew someone who made a banana and peanut butter sandwich, and that sounds kinda good.
[15:19] Samantha: and that since peanut butter sticks to your throat/roof of your mouth, the mayo helps it slide down your throat
[15:19] Miki: Hahaha, he even had logic to the development of the sandwich.
[15:20] Miki: Maybe it was all his mom knew how to make.
[15:23] Samantha: he said that adding cheddar cheese was his touch
[15:23] Samantha: back during the "meat crisis"
[15:23] Samantha: apparenlty sometime during hte 80s when meat prices were sky high
[15:23] Miki: So his touch made it a statewide phenomenon?
[15:23] Samantha: But cheese was cheap I guess
[15:23] Samantha: yeah
[15:23] Samantha: I doubt its statewide
[15:23] Samantha: maybe trailerpark wide
[15:26] Samantha: he said you have to use hellman's mayo
[15:27] Samantha: but you can use whatever peanut butter
[15:27] Samantha: he said even crunchy
[15:29] Miki: "Don't bother with that Duke shit. Hellman's all the way!"
[15:31] Samantha: he said his wife can't make the banana sandwich the way he likes it
[15:31] Samantha: she doesn't put enough mayo
[15:31] Miki: She wants him to live longer
[15:32] Miki: "BUT I WANNA LIVE ON THE EDGE, DIE YOUNG, AND LEAVE A BEAUTIFULLY BLOATED CORPSE!"
[15:32] Samantha: I was like "how much mayo does this sandwich call for?!"
[15:33] Samantha: and he said it was equal to the amount of peanut butter that you use
[15:33] Samantha: but that you "cant taste the mayo."
[15:33] Samantha: bullshit
[15:33] Miki: I'm concerned about the amount of peanut butter he uses if his wife isn't using "enough mayo." And if he can't taste the mayo, how does he know she's not putting enough?
[15:33] Miki: I feel like this is a riddle
[15:35] Samantha: I think he might make me a sandwich
[15:35] Samantha: if I die, sue him.
[15:35] Miki: Do I have the legal right to sue him? Maybe David would have to do it.
[15:36] Samantha: oh ok
[15:36] Samantha: I"ll copy and paste to David
So now you're caught up on that.
We've had a few instances of snow that haven't really been anything major, in that it generally melts the next day or so. But one day, AJ called me as I was almost at work to tell me, calmer than I ever could in the same circumstances, that he'd been in a car accident, was completely fine, but he wasn't so sure about his truck. He was about a minute away from where he works when he slipped on an icy patch and hit a guard rail. I met him at a car garage to pick him up to take him to the car rental place and to the ER (got a CAT scan and some x-rays done. Dude was fine.). His truck didn't look *too* bad. But a few days later, he showed me the guardrail, which was destroyed. And then we found out that his truck was indeed totaled. We had to get him a new vehicle over the weekend, as his rental was due back on Monday. We had to finagle things with our finances, but we're good now.
I guess you're caught up on important stuff now. So now I leave you with a silly IM conversation before we hit the road. Seeing family for the holidays.
15:16] Samantha : ok you were born in NC correct?
[15:16] Miki: yup
[15:16] Samantha : Do you know what a banana sandwich is?
[15:17] Miki: Would that be banana and peanut butter?
[15:17] Miki: Otherwise, no
[15:18] Samantha: this guy here said that any good North Carolinian should knwo that a banana sandwich is banana, peanut butter, cheddar cheese and mayonaiise
[15:18] Miki: ....
[15:18] Samantha: and that its a North Carolina speciality
[15:18] Miki: Never heard of it
[15:18] Samantha: I just want ot make sure that you don't eat those
[15:18] Samantha: cause that sounds gross
[15:18] Miki: I may not be a good representative of the population, but I never came into contact with such a thing.
[15:19] Samantha: he said that you put as much mayo as you put peanut butter
[15:19] Miki: I think at some point in life, I knew someone who made a banana and peanut butter sandwich, and that sounds kinda good.
[15:19] Samantha: and that since peanut butter sticks to your throat/roof of your mouth, the mayo helps it slide down your throat
[15:19] Miki: Hahaha, he even had logic to the development of the sandwich.
[15:20] Miki: Maybe it was all his mom knew how to make.
[15:23] Samantha: he said that adding cheddar cheese was his touch
[15:23] Samantha: back during the "meat crisis"
[15:23] Samantha: apparenlty sometime during hte 80s when meat prices were sky high
[15:23] Miki: So his touch made it a statewide phenomenon?
[15:23] Samantha: But cheese was cheap I guess
[15:23] Samantha: yeah
[15:23] Samantha: I doubt its statewide
[15:23] Samantha: maybe trailerpark wide
[15:26] Samantha: he said you have to use hellman's mayo
[15:27] Samantha: but you can use whatever peanut butter
[15:27] Samantha: he said even crunchy
[15:29] Miki: "Don't bother with that Duke shit. Hellman's all the way!"
[15:31] Samantha: he said his wife can't make the banana sandwich the way he likes it
[15:31] Samantha: she doesn't put enough mayo
[15:31] Miki: She wants him to live longer
[15:32] Miki: "BUT I WANNA LIVE ON THE EDGE, DIE YOUNG, AND LEAVE A BEAUTIFULLY BLOATED CORPSE!"
[15:32] Samantha: I was like "how much mayo does this sandwich call for?!"
[15:33] Samantha: and he said it was equal to the amount of peanut butter that you use
[15:33] Samantha: but that you "cant taste the mayo."
[15:33] Samantha: bullshit
[15:33] Miki: I'm concerned about the amount of peanut butter he uses if his wife isn't using "enough mayo." And if he can't taste the mayo, how does he know she's not putting enough?
[15:33] Miki: I feel like this is a riddle
[15:35] Samantha: I think he might make me a sandwich
[15:35] Samantha: if I die, sue him.
[15:35] Miki: Do I have the legal right to sue him? Maybe David would have to do it.
[15:36] Samantha: oh ok
[15:36] Samantha: I"ll copy and paste to David