DB's computer has a slideshow of photos as its screensaver, and LB enjoys looking at them. There's a picture that comes up once in a while of me in December 2005 after a particularly indulgent night where I attended two back to back Christmas parties. What happened was I went to one party, which was a really formal, white tie event, where I got trashed, and then decided that red wine and a string quartet were just not going to cut it, and I needed to get more trashed, so I called around until I found a second party, which luckily for me included hard liquor, good friends, and scantily clad gay men.
Now if you're doing the math, December 2005 is 9 months before I had LB. I don't think I was actually pregnant yet, but the way the doctors calculate how far along you are, this night was included in my gestational period. So I'm "pregnant" on paper, but I don't think I'm actually pregnant, i.e. I don't think I had ovulated yet. (What? Of course you need to know when I'm ovulating! Everyone needs to know this! You will be quizzed!) Not that it matters, since I was for sure, way-the-hell pregnant (and drunk) a few weeks later at my housewarming party.
Anyway, this is the photo that comes up on our screensaver:
Every time LB sees it, she says, "ARRRRR!" Like a pirate. She thinks I'm making Pirate Face. I thought this was pretty funny, but I didn't correct her. What the hell was I going to say? "Oh no, Mommy's just making Drunk Face."
Then, one day LB came up to me saying she was dressed like a pirate, and she looked like this:
So, I'm feeling sort of sorry for pirates. They seem to have a pretty bum rap for squinting and looking ridiculous.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A Pirate's Favorite Letter
Posted by Things I May Regret Writing at 8:28 AM
Labels: alcohol, pregnancy, with photos
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How much does it cost for a pirate to pierce his ears?
A Buccaneer
Vancouver has the best pirates!
Har har har. But I totally didn't get the Vancouver comment?
And a pirate's favorite place to eat?
Arrrrrrrby's.
Though they really should try some where much more economical in these rough times. Arby's is phat expensive.
I feel like I haven't eaten at Arby's in 25 years. One time DB brought a sandwich home from there, and it was completely unrecognizable to me as the same Arby's sandwich they served in the 80s. Quality Fail.
Where do pirates keep their jam?
In a JARRRRRRrrrrggh!!!!!!!
Vancouver has the best pirates!
Seriously? Are you and Katie on crack? I don't get it!
What do pirates like to eat?
BARRRRbecue!
Vancouver has the best pirates!
(for Dougherty solidarity...I don't know what it means either)
When Katie was in Vancouver, there was a homeless guy dressed like a pirate who offered to tell us pirate jokes, so we heard a few. The buccaneer joke was probably his best. I can't remember the others right now, but they were surely inferior to the ones James and Andie have provided. :)
OH! Do you know I actually Googled "Vancouver pirates" thinking this must be some generally well known piece of information, but ah, it was actually a completely inside joke that I was absolutely not a part of. Wow, that feels awesome. YOU ALL SUCK!
But I love how Andie totally jumped on it. :)
Completely unrelated....your hair was SO LONG in the drunken pirate pic!
Also my brother told me a joke with the same punch line as Katie... If a pirate becomes a farmer how much does he sell his corn for?
......a buccaneer!!
Lauren- I know! I'm apparently now at that age where you cut off your hair in the hopes of looking younger. I do often think about growing it back, though.
That buccaneer really gets around. ;)
My #2 fav joke in the universe:
"Have you seen the new pirate movie? It's rated arrrrgh."
i'm going to teach my 2.5 year old that joke. Because at this age, they are our little trained monkeys. Or maybe parrot is more appropriate for the scenario? Our little trained parrots. On our shoulders.
i didn't get the Vancouver thing either.
I 'grow my hair out' every 3rd yr and then when I start something new or get stressed out I get it chopped off and dyed some dramatic shade to demonstrate that I still have control over some aspect of my life. I think I am going to try to grow it out again this year....LOL.
Lauren- I seem to have some sort of hair cycle too. Come to think of it, I did make big cuts after major life changes- after I got married, after I lost my job. My issue is I much prefer long hair, but I get bored with it easily.
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