Little Miss Thing, age 7: “What do we do now?”
Me: “It’s 8:00 pm on a school night. You’re going to bed.”
LMT: “No.”
Me: “Pardon me?”
LMT: “I don’t have to go to bed yet. I took a nap yesterday.”
Me: “That doesn’t count.”
LMT: “But I’m pumped!”
Me: …
LMT: “That means I have lots of energy.”
Me: “I know what it means, and you still have to go to bed.”
(long pause)
LMT: “Life isn’t fair.”
Me: “You have no idea.”
Vikings love a Full Irish Breakfast
Sadly, it looked much better than it tasted. It was at a touristy place and the bacon and corned beef were both paper thin and overcooked. I really enjoyed the friends I was with, but this dish was just meh.
Looks amazing, though, doesn’t it?
(SciFi convention, waiting for elevator along with two young women in corsets)
(elevator opens, very full of preteen boys and a lone soccer mom)
Preteen Boy: “You can fit!”
(soccer mom eye roll)
Me: “Thanks, I’m going to pass.”
Corset Lady 1, stepping into elevator: “It’s OK. We showered today.”
Corset Lady 2, squeezing into elevator: “Together.”
(soccer mom eyes get huge)
(elevator closes)
Me: …
Me: “I love SciFi conventions.”
Very Vocal Viking 