Showing posts with label Izzy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Izzy. Show all posts

Monday, July 23, 2007

Get to Seven Eleven Quick


A few weeks ago, a small number of 7-11's were transformed into slightly more animated environments. Coincidentally, one of these shrines happened to be 60ish blocks from my UIC photoshoot. So I decided to travel slightly westward and meet up with Bob, Izzy and Teresa for some "fan"tasizing.
The new and improved "QuickieMart" did not dissapoint. It had displays of pink sprinkle doughnuts (mmm, doughnuts), a squishee and buzz cola machine, as well as strategically placed stand-ups of the most popular Simpsons characters. They even had Jasper in the cooler! Unfortunately, all the limited edition merch was bought by scalpers, so we got jack nada. Still, it was fun to see all the other Simpsons fans! And the movie hits theaters in four oh so long days. Aye Carumba!

Friday, April 27, 2007

Fifth disease

We think Graham has this. Chandler had it a few weeks ago, and of course, Graham HAS to do everything his brother does. I'm pretty sure he has a sunburn too, which makes for an itchy Grammy. He hasn't been sleeping much the last few days and Karla and I having been taking turns staying up with him. While he's up, he has been playing with trains and cars and having a lot of fun. That's great, I just wish it wasn't at three in the morning.

Feeling suburban? I am. I have a neighbor who has decided for the last two years to let his lawn go. Why? I am not sure. He spends about 10 hours a day drinking him some Bud Light in that very lawn. Anyway, his creeping charlie and dandelions have invaded my yard, which was pretty much weed free a week ago. They invaded and then conquered it. It is ridiculous. I am going to buy some nasty stuff to spray on my and (covertly) his yard. I also started (only started, it will take a long time) to clean the garage. That task infuriates me, because it is always a mess and unwielding to conform to my OCD tendencies. Oh well, then on to spray the fence. Yikes.

Chandler had the day off of school, a fact that neither Karla or I had any idea about. Man, we rock as parents! Talk about being informed! Chandler and his friend Katelynn, gave us that nugget of info last night.

Going to Florida? I will believe it when I see it. We are going in June and taking Izzy with us. We are going to try to hit Disney and MGM for, yep you guessed it, Star Wars Weekends! What a shock! It should be fun, but we haven't decided number of days or our schedule yet.

Enough of this! I have to go and do some dishes. Yippee!!!
Peace, love and laserdiscs,
Mark