Overheard in Media Center de Superfluous

Student: Library Lady, can you help me find a book?

Me: Sure, what book are you looking for?

Student: I'm looking for a book series about girls.

Me: Have you ever heard of the Baby Sitter's Club?

Student: No, what's it about?

Me: Oh are you in for treat! It's about these really cool girls who start a babysitting club and have all sorts of adventures and lots of cute boyfriends.

Student: Cool!

Next book series recommendation: Sweet Valley High!

Overheard at Casa de Superfluous:

Shannon: I swear when it's cold outside, ice cream melts faster!

Last night Shannon came over to hang out with me. This has been a bit of sad week. I got some news that a friend of mine\my family suddenly passed away on Monday. He was so young and it is always so sad to think about those left behind and the grief they now carry. I always wish there was more I could do. But it just shows you how fragile life is, and how very short. Embrace those that you love.

But last night was good for so many happy reasons:
a) I made dinner for the both of us, tilapia and peanut noodles
b) we went for a very lovely walk and got kinda lost
c) we went to DQ (hence the ice cream comment)
d) then we watched our favorite movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. We heart Dracula!

It's nice to have good friends...

Can't say no....

Last night a bunch of the girls met up for laughs and birthdays and catching up. Kelly, Megan (yes sensible of shoe was in the house) and Ellen. We went to this new place in St. Paul called Mango Thai. I love my Thai food! And since i make it a rule to always try the Pad Thai at new restaurants, thus i did. It was pretty good, but not the best I've ever had and NOT spicy at all.

Overall the food was good, but the company was better. cheers.

What's Been Cooking at Casa de Superfluous

I spent the better part of the weekend chillaxin', it was splendid. I did do some cooking however, where i made these too really delish meals:

Hong King Primavera with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Talapia with Chipotle Rub served with Tomato Lentil CousCous

Both were quick and easy to make. So quick and easy that I think I am going to re-make one of them as soon as I hit send.

I don't want to be the crazy cat lady but my dad's cat had kittens and they are Ah-dor-able!
This is Noir, he is my favorite and I want him for Halloween. Meow.

Birthday Girl Vlachs your Face Off!

Happy Birthday to my favorite cousin Kelly. Can I say that? Yes I can! Because...
a: None of our other cousins read this blog
b: She IS my favorite cousin.

I love that for 3 months we are the same age... it just makes it so much easier to face the day.


Love yaz!

The results are in!!!!!

Mystery Judge finally gave me the results to the Twins Stadium Name-Off Contest. MJ had some help from a bunch of 7th graders, who I believe were told that they were actually naming the new Twins Stadium, or something like that. Hope they are not too disappointed when they realize that the name will still be boring Target Field. Mystery Judge had the final say and came up with my personal favorite too. Here are the 3 runners up:

In 3rd place is Circle Me Bert Ballpark submitted by sensible of shoe

In 2nd place is Mosquito Heaven submitted by the three 22nds

and the runner up is: You Betcha Field again submitted by sensible of shoe

The grand prize winner of the Twins Stadium Name-Off is:

We-Should-Just-Puckett-and-Get-Some-Beers Park*

by ms. ellen d!

Congratulations Elle-Beau

*and no MJ did not let the 7th graders vote on this name. I can only imagine the fun they would have with that one. and then the parent phone calls. not fun.

Do you know that Tag is Gat spelled backwards?

I'm feeling pretty special, I have been tagged. Heather of the EO tagged me. Quite frankly as a kid I hated playing the game of tag. All that running around and continually yelling, "Tag You're It!" "Tag, No Backs!" UGH. As an adult I still don't like tag, but if i can sit and play then I'm game!

So here are 7 random quirks\oddities about me:

1. I have a row of baby teeth on the top row of my mouth behind my big teeth. There is no explanation. Some would say it's because I'm so shark like, I would say it must be my absorbed twin.

2. I have been to 8 different colleges. I know that must sound weird, but it just goes along with my habitual moving, job hopping and everyday quest for utopia.
The longest I was at a school was when I went to Northwestern, I was there 2.5 years and I only changed my major 5 times!

3. From the time I was born until the time I was 22 I had stick strait hair. My mom had to put curlers in it to give me any sort of bounce. I had my hair permed from the time i was 10 until I was 16. Really bad spiral perms too. When I was 22 I cut all my hair off. My hair length fell right between Demi Moore's hair in Ghost and G.I. Jane. Let's just say it was short. When it grew back, it was magically curly!!! I now have curly hair sans perm solution.

4. I say things backwards, i.e. Point-In-Case or Off-Standish. People think I'm such a clown, but really i am phrase dyslexic.

5. I'm really good at making up elaborate stories about really random things. I always fess up sooner than later, so then it's not bad. Some would calling it lying, I would say I'm bringing folktales back.

6. When I was 17 I had a goiter on my neck. It wasn't as big as the ones you see in National Geographic, but it was big enough that I was too embarrassed to leave my house.

7. When I visited Jim Morrison's Grave in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, I stole a letter someone wrote to him. Like he was ever going to read it.

Now I am going to tag 7 people I think have really awesome quirks:

Rachel of Picture Perfect
Kelly of Waiting for a Little Vlachster
Megan of Sensible of Shoe
Bonnie of Not all who wander are lost
Diana of Extra Grace Required
Jodi of Simple Perfect Life
Beth of Talk Without Speaking