** Ode to the Banana Clip!

ah yes,
the elusive banana clip has resurfaced!! i have now witnessed this somewhat bizarre, white trash, plastic hair accessory within the last few days!! hard to believe that anyone , 1) still owns one, 2) would actually use one for something other than an 80s halloween costume and 3) thinks that they will be taken seriously when doing so...

i saw this crazy and somewhat tacky contraption at the gym now on 2 occasions and once at the office!! i would almost rather have a touch of the swine flu then see this sight! kidding
anyway, the tiny, 86-pound asian girl (maybe 22-24) likes to rock them at the gym! she also clips it on the side of her head...like we we did back in 1989 or so! of course she also, wears her white sports bra as outer wear and looks like she would have been a great dancer on "in living color" back, what, 15 years ago!! yeehaw

the other sighting was at my own office~ OH , THE HORROR! this woman who is at least 45, super annoying and has this really bizarre faded, light reddish, mostly gray poofy hair six inches down her back was rockin' one. the mere fact that she was able to close that plastic "hair dam" with all of her wild 10lbs of hair is still a mystery to me! of course, just in the interest of full disclosure, she also wears TACKY holiday sweaters and DOESN'T think they are tacky at all! enough said..

this weather is great! first real day of sun since last friday?! almost 6 straight days of rain are over! thank goddess.. i took mick out for our usual run up at the local HS field and yes, he managed to find not 1, but 2 puddles of mud and literally rain full, 113lb-chunky dog speed ahead into both of them and then proceeded to have a drink, gross.

the "roomie" is here this weekend which is rare (thankfully). he and the g-friend are meeting up with some friends of his for an O's game later today. i really have come to appreciate 2 nights a week of just me and the furry wonder..

i am headed to chi-town next weekend and looking forward to it. my friend from hopkins work days lives there, is married and pregnant with twins! i haven't seen her for almost a year. she isn't due until early september but they think she will deliver in early august. i figured it would be a little easier to catch up pre-newborns!