random

Not sure I can comment on this as she was my state’s representative:

Question:

Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?

Miss South Carolina’s Answer:

I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the US should help the US, uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.

Scott and I were having a conversation on the way to church Sunday night about the movie The Hitcher.  It had come in from Blockbuster from our list and he had started watching it while I had napped and he was asking if I realized that “that girl from that show you watch is in it”.  Of course I had realized Sophia Bush was in it.  But what was funny is he says

Sophia Bush (pronouncing it normally like SoPHEEah. Her name sounds like the name of a bush. Like, hey, there’s a SOphia bush.

 What was even funnier (it was funny at the time, this isn’t sounding so funny to me typing it out) is I try to relay this story to my sister last night.  We were in a giggly mood and for some reason I start the to tell her what Scott said with a random valley girl tone and for some reason say “This guy-ah…uh, I mean, Scott said…”.  Heather cracks up and was like “Yeah, you know, that guy I live with…my husband..yeah, him.  I was talking to him and he says Sophia Bush’s name sounds like a bush name.” 

Trust me.

It was funny last night.

OK, so they say it’s sometimes as simple as ask and you shall receive and today it was.  I went into the office today and mentioned in passing about taking home a flat screen monitor to my manager.  Within about 2 minutes I had a brand new one on my desk to take home.  And if you notice in the pictures…there it is.  And there’s me staring at it.  That’s how I spend most of my day every day.  And I love it.

It’s just so pretty and modern and big and little all at the same time.  I know I’m like 5 years behind everyone else and most people have been staring at flat screen for years and think what’s the big deal.  But if you notice in the pictures of the dining room from my House Tour,  I had a really big monitor.  And now this.  It looks so much better.  And now I have room for my laptop AND papers. 

 ** Sorry the pictures are so dark.  I’m just realizing it and now I don’t want to edit them.  You get the idea…

I got my house really clean on Saturday.  So clean I took pictures.  The house isn’t done as far as decorating…still need curtains in the living room and kitchen.  I want to new countertops/floors in the kitchen.  Kids rooms are sort of half done.  In any case, thought I’d share.  For some reason I started in the back of the house…and fyi, for some reason this theme WILL NOT let me center graphics although it is centered in my editor.