http://idothings.info Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:50:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Her arms are wicked and her legs are long But you already knew that, right? Because ALL of you read about it here. You already know that I am a half-breed -- or should I say "part-breed," for that is the term I coined in that popular post. So it seems everyone knew. Everyone ... http://idothings.info/i-am-a-woman-of-color-so-you-dont-have-to-be/ Yeah, it took some help With lots of machines, the experts could tell And here's what it was like. My Digs I had the best room on the floor. Far from the noise of the nurses' station and set off so that the other patients couldn't peer into my room when they walked ... http://idothings.info/i-spent-5-days-and-4-nights-at-a-luxury-hospital-so-you-dont-have-to/ Pancakes are for eating, not licking It's rare that Dave and I wake up at the same time. But a few weeks ago, when his foot touched mine on a Saturday morning, I knew there was a reason. "I want pancakes," I said, "such that can be found only at Jack's" (a nearby ... http://idothings.info/i-eat-alone-so-you-dont-have-to/ What a lovely, lovely picture You're my treasured work of art So, as you may recall, there was this contest at I Do Things regarding candy bars. There were also interminable videos featuring some stupid camera effects and lots of nervous twitching. There was soap. There was poorly cued music. But most important, ... http://idothings.info/i-will-stick-to-my-day-job-so-you-dont-have-to/ Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough Chicken foot, chicken foot, I ate a chicken foot (to be sung to the tune of "Lollipop.") Sooo, what's up, chicken butt! Did you ever say that as a child? I said it often, as a college student. I still think it's funny. People's ... http://idothings.info/i-ate-a-chicken-foot-so-you-dont-have-to/ So, needless to say I'm odds and ends But that's me stumbling away Subtitled "I'm Better on Paper; Or How Not to Use a Webcam" So! Technical difficulties? Check Lots of "and um's"? Check Fabulous hair? Check Shrill voice? Check Poor quality? Check Too much rambling? Check Weird facial expressions and fidgeting? Check! YES! It's another video from JD, this time announcing the ... http://idothings.info/i-announce-the-winners-of-the-simply-caramel-milky-way-contest-so-you-dont-have-to/ Sooo, you may recall that I was in the hospital for 5 days recently. Why? I was sick. Can we leave it at that for now? Thanks. Visual Proof of Sickness Like, I am NOT even faking this. (And yet . . . the hair!) _____________________________________ If that photo isn't proof enough for you ... http://idothings.info/i-am-home-from-the-hospital-so-you-dont-have-to-be/ And it's a hospital with pretty spotty wi-fi, so I'll have to make this quick. Never mind why I'm here; it's unimportant. Rest assured I'll be fine and home soon -- and more important, I will have a good blog post for you (Hint: it will include words like "commode" and ... http://idothings.info/i-am-in-the-hospital-so-you-dont-have-to-be/ Wish I knew what you were looking for Might've know what you would find WOOOOOOO! You read that right. I am giving away three of the rare, hard-to-find Simply Caramel Milky Ways to three lucky, LUCKY readers. Can you believe my generosity? It knows no bounds, srsly. It all began yesterday, when I went to ... http://idothings.info/i-give-away-three-simply-caramel-milky-ways-so-you-dont-have-to/ A living box of candy wrapped up so very fine Do it to me chewy chew me out of my mind I thought I'd dreamed it. I saw it. I bought it. I ate it. I loved it. And I dreamed about it. But then, was it all a dream, after all? NO! Because my favorite ... http://idothings.info/i-dream-of-the-milky-way-so-you-dont-have-to/