Fun Fact Friday!

* I have never had stitches or a broken bone of any kind.  I was only at the emergency room twice as a kid. Once, I went along for the ride, when I shut The Little Sister's pinkie finger into the hinge side of the door.  (cringe.)  We were both little and she was following me around.  I shut her out of the bathroom and didn't know her finger was in there.  The second time I was in the ER was when I was a teenager and I jumped onto a board that had a rusty nail sticking out of it.  It was a tetanus shot for me that day.

* I have a strange(ish) compulsion to listen to a lot of the voice mails that I leave people.  I have no idea why.  Sometimes, though, if I don't like the sound of it, I RERECORD it.  And then?  THAT one sucks worse than the first one.  So, *disgusted sigh* I am FORCED to re-rerecord.  I don't even want to tell you what my record number of rerecords is.  And let's not TALK about recording an outgoing message.  I'm fucked up, right?

* Every time I write about a fucked up compulsion that I have, I find others like me.  This is an online support group for any fucked up compulsion that you have.  Leave yours in the comments and we'll all support you, you'll see.

* Until two days ago, I thought that the song, 'Is she really going out with him?' was performed by RICK SPRINGFIELD.  I'm not even kidding.  How did I miss THAT?  As soon as I [FINALLY] found out that it was Joe Jackson, I'm like OF COURSE it's Joe Jackson.  It sounds JUST LIKE Joe Jackson.

* I couldn't have loved you guys ANY MORE than I did while I was reading all of your AWESOME advices regarding weaning.  It was such a relief to read your experiences and your feelings.  It was especially illuminating to read about the emotional fucked-upness that can happen.  To which I say, 'Can't we get a BREAK?' And also, maybe THAT'S why I've been so, you know, fun to be around. Oh! And you know what else?  -R- from And You Know What Else won the giftie!  Email me your contact info, -R- and you'll get [a box of random crap] your package in the mail.

* Joe Jackson's hit, 'Is she really going out with him?' was NOT written and performed by Rick Springfield but it WAS on an album that was released in NINETEEN SEVENTY EIGHT, muthafuckahs.  That song is THIRTY years old.

* Thirty years is a LONG time to be wrong about something.  And probably more than half of the readers of this blog are like, 'What the hell are you talking about, New Girl? I was -8 years old then.'

* The Littlest New Girl is saying all kinds of words and animal sounds.  The newest word? [thanks to the brilliant marketing strategists is] ELMO.  That's right.  The evil, red, demon muppet from Hellmo.  EEEELMO.  EEEEEELLLMMMMMMOOOO.  If I could figure out how to embed fucking videos?  You guys would laugh your asses off at the Elmorgasms that happen.  At the Elmorgies that we have.

But you'll just have to settle for the 40 second, kid equivalent of some good p0rn.  And when I say the kid equivalent to p0rn, I'm not joking.  Check out the JACKED UP editing.  But still.  It gets right to the point.  We watch it a bazillion times a day.

Wait until you see the close up The Red Guy's eyes.

ELMOTIZING.

Comments

[Issa]

1978? Sorry, but I wasn't born until 1980. Can't stand the Elmo, but I'll tell you he's sooooo much better than Dora, which I banned from my house years ago.

I have a few too many compulsion to mention. How about two? One is email, I check it all day, for no reason at all. Funny enough, when I have emails from people, I don't always read them right away. I just like knowing if I have any. Second one is Music, I have to listen to at least two songs before I'll get out of bed in the morning and one at least, before I go to bed. Oh my husband got lucky when he married me!

Oh and the new site looks purty.

[Emily]

I was 3 when that song came out and I was sure it was Ricky Springfield too... think its old age?

[mamatulip]

I've never had stitches either, and the only bone I've broken is a toe, and that doesn't really count...does it? LOL!

Okay, strange compulsion? I am really grossed out by bits of paper. Like if someone gets a straw with a paper wrapper and like, twists it around, makes it a snake, balls it up, I can't handle having it around me. It has to be out of my sight. I call them bits and everyone in my immediate family understands about my problem with bits and they alternate between trying not to leave them around and mocking me about it.

[Alexis]

"Thirty years is a LONG time to be wrong about something. And probably more than half of the readers of this blog are like, 'What the hell are you talking about, New Girl? I was -8 years old then."

I'm so sorry to tell you this...but I wasn't even born until 1984. Suck on that! (p.s. - I always thought that it was Mr. Springfield, also)

[Kayt]

You know what? I love that song, and I really was -8 years old when it came out. I won't be 22 until September! But that doesn't mean you aren't awesome and cool. I still can't tell you if a song is Pearl Jam or not. It's embarassing.

I'm having a baby in December, so I'm avidly watching baby advice that comes through your blog, and I'm reading through your pregnancy archives with great interest. I've been sick as shit so far, so I'm weirdly glad that I'm not the only one.

So yeah. Hi!

[Clink]

Seriously...what is with kids and that freakin puppet. I might just have nightmares..
Although it is still better than Barnie.

[ie]

Holy crap, Batman! I thought all this time that it was Rick Springfield.

[Sam]

1. Create a youtube user account.
2. Make video and save to your computer.
3. Upload video to youtube.
4. Embed video just like the one you did today.

For more helpful technology questions, tips, and tricks, shoot me an email. I iz smert.

[Motherhood Uncensored]

I'm distracted by the new duds. :)

[attiton]

I was five.

[Manic Mommy]

Don't worry, New Girl. I was POSITIVE 9 or 10 in '78. And God did I lllloooooove Dr. Noah Drake...

And That's Elmo's Song? We've got the DVD of it and other earlier stuff before everything became Elmo's World. Actually, my 14yo niece had the VHS.

Holy Shit! I've got a 14yo niece!

[-R-]

I wasn't negative 8. I was negative 1. Doesn't that make you feel so much better? I do know the song though.

I can't believe I won! Thanks for soliciting all that advice yesterday!

[the new girl]

Bah: I meant MINUS 8. A lot of you all were like MINUS EIGHT when that song came out.

[Bah]

Nah, I wasn't 8 when that song came out....I was 2.

Neener.

[Amanda]

Nope, not watching the video. That hasn't happened in our house yet. It's strictly Cookie Monster here. Now, you put on Little Einsteins and look the hell out. My 20 month old will climb up on the couch in "his" spot and sit perfectly still all through the show. It's creepy but in a good way. My first kid never did that. Still doesn't at 7 years old.