On Birthdays...

I just made it into the new year...
You kinda slid in there...
No, it's more of a sliding out kinda action.

~Anna, Charles and Adie~

On Violence...

I like violence.
Will you promise us blood?

~Megan and Stephanie~

On Lifeguards...

You know, he's not that good looking...I think I'll save my drowning for a better looking lifeguard.

~Megan~

On Lifeguarding...

With your luck you would get the girl.
And with yours you would get the boy.
Yeah...if that happens we should ask them to switch... "could you guys please switch? Yeah? ok, I'll go back to drowning now"
~Megan and Adie~

On Nutrition...

It's diet, not arsenic!
~Adie~

On the art of Breathing...

*After laughing hysterically while trying to drink coffee.*

Adie, I really don't appreciate having to inhale my coffee!

~Stephanie~

On the Pie of Life...

On Appearance...

I resemble that fact...

~Megan~

On Pureness of Heart...

You're such a nice person.
No, I just wear the facade really well.

~Megan and Adie~

On Adie....

I'm an enabler

~Adie~

On Failure...

It's epic...

~Megan and Adie~

On Theology...

That hebrew word is actually translated 'murder,' we will discuss.
Oh dear, sounds grim.
Yes. Thou must watcheth thy step aroundeth me when thou arst speaking of the holy word of God.
I'm not even gonna venture there. I see a stone arch that says "abandon all hope Adie who enters here."

~Megan and Adie~

On Toast...

It's soft and mushy and warm.
I like soft and mushy and warm.
~Megan and Adie~

On the Afterlife

If I commit suicide, I am blaming you!
But, if you're dead, you can't blame anyone.
I will... it may be in the afterlife that doesn't exist, but I will blame you!

~Stephanie and Adie~

On Pride...

I would totally put a corpse in the drivers seat if I totalled it.
~Adie~

On Crude Jokes...

*in reference to a "that's what she said joke"*
You missed that one.
No, I was ignoring it. There was a giant neon sign, flashing lights and road blocks.
~Megan and Adie~

On Perkiness...

*laughs at computer screen*
What? Oh sorry, I forgot your world doesn't revolve around my world.
I think if our worlds revolved around each other they would implode.

~Megan and Adie~

On colors...

Why are my words on the blog green when you type it up?
I don't know, I just see you as green.
What's that supposed to mean? I'm naive or environmentally friendly?

~Megan and Adie~

On Social Situations...

I'm either mom or I'm six, it don't work both ways.
You're their mother, not my mother. So that makes them what, three?
~Megan and Adie~

On Thinking About the Future...

When I was little, I wrote on a note card what I wanted to be when I grew up.
But I lost it.
~Adie~

On More Hoosierisms...

• You think nothing of it when you wake up and it's 40 and raining, at lunch break it's 20 and dry, when you go home it's 55 and sunny and at night it snows.
  
• You have memorized all the cops in your town, their schedules and which ones to avoid like the plague.
  
• After prom was just a party at your high school put on by a bunch of moms and school counselors; and it was amazing.
• You think Brownsburg is the ghetto.
• You have had at least one power outage at school/home/church because an animal crawled into the generator at the plant.
• You know "hick" is someone from Kentucky or Tennessee, which is also the only definition for "down south".
• You think fancy is a pair of slacks, a nice shirt and actually doing up your hair. You might even go get it cut and have your nails done but that's strechin' it.
  
• You know that there's really more than corn in Indiana; there's soybeans. Other than that, nothin'.
• You think that the invisible wall between the smoking and non-smoking sections in a restaurant/bar really works.
  
• Everyone knows when all the HS sport events are, but when is the election again?
• The question "IU or Purdue" can spark lethal arguments.
  
• You know what 4-H is, know someone who's shown every year and think it's a huge deal even if you don't go.
  
• Highway= Indy500 practice track.
• You see high school kids hanging out at the local hardware store, drug store or retention pond.
  
• You think working as a receptionist at the local nursing home or a sales rep at one of the few local stores is a posh job.
  

On preparedness...

Bring your mini-laptop. We're gonna have quotes!
~Adie~

On the Jock Table...

So can you make me $500 in a day?
No, the stock market doesn't work like that. If that were possible, everyone in the world'd be doin it!
I just wanna put money in and win the lottery.
Tell you what, you give me a hundred and I'll make you a hundred more in a week.
A week! That's no business, you ain't a business man!
That's not how it works.
~Anonymous~

On Hoosierisms...

• You can say "Anywho..." and "kitty-corner" and have others know what you're talking about.
• You think Indy music is cool.
• You nick-name every city because there's nothing better to do.
• You swear by corn and soy beans.
• You have long and serious discussions about organic crops in everyday life.
• you would never believe that there are other kinds of people out there; Can't tell the difference between a Hispanic and an Asian.
• You see the weather report for a foot of snow, black ice and hail and so pray for a 2 hour delay.
• You think a multimillion dollar mansion next to a farm is not that weird really.
• You think euchre is the greatest thing since sliced bread, probably even better.
• If it wasn't made in America, you have no idea what it is, let alone how to spell it.
• You know there is no such things as too many prepositions.
• You have no idea what public transportation is.
• You know the back roads better than, and they are definitely faster than, the interstate.
• You have no idea how people can survive without a car, and have a hard time imagining a life without at least 2, one of them being a truck or a minivan.
  
• You've followed some sort of farming vehicle down a major road.
• You argue on how to say Valparaiso and Terre Haute but can spell them both no prob.
  
• Your bus route is more than 40 minutes but you can drive home in 5.
• If the number of churches in your town equals the number of bars.
• Tailgating is the highlight of any weekend, ever!
• You start wearing a sweatshirt when it hits 40.
• "Oh, it's been 30 degrees for a week now, it's probably an ok time to turn on the heat" is a perfectly normal statement. In fact, you might think that they're not waiting long enough.
  
• You have no idea what business casual means, but your daughter knows the difference between spring fling, homecoming, and prom wear and what will get her a win at the state fair beauty pageant like breathing.
• You think nothing of turning on the heat in the morning then having to go back and turn on the A/C.
• Tan=money.
• Cities with farms are perfectly normal.
  
• You know what Marsh is but have no idea what a marsh is.
• Fall festival, October fest, Pumpkin fest and the farmer's market are all awesome. Once more, they all originated in Indiana.

~Adie~

On Fine Art...

I drew squares and circles in elementary school, it was actually pretty cool.
I bet Pablo Picasso drew squares in elementary school. His teachers said "you suck", and he went "screw you guys!"
~Anna, Mary and Adie~

On cliques...

.....and so all the normal people...
Normal people, what? Let's go kill them.
~Mary and Adie~

On Relaxation...

Hey, you don't even scream when you're doped!
~Adie~

On Drugs...

Abstinence, what??
No, fuck no.
That's an oxymoron.
~Sam and Megan and Adie~

On Critical Issues...

*the class is currently on the topic of circumcision*
Why do they do that to their boys?
That isn't the boys, those are lower.
....You did not just say that!
(*laughter)
~Stephanie and Dr. Bauman and Adie~

On Memories...

Another blog quote....
~Megan~

On Love...

I love how my friends support me. "Hey look, she broke her spine, hahaha!"
~Adie~

On Fair Chance...

If pink can be hot then blue can be hot. Fuck pink.
~RJ~

On Support...

I need back support.
I've got mine built in.
~RJ and Adie~

On Lifestyles...

Look at your side of the table, all this organized crap.
~Adie~

On Civilized Arguments...

I like to play Devil's advocate.
You must have learned from the best.
Yes, I periodically go down to hell.... "So, tell me about you opinion on the war" I'll ask.
~Megan and Adie~

On Hobbies...

I have a life, it's just not real.
~Ben~

On Sugar...

I have the Star Spangled Banner stuck in my head.
There's a Starbucks Spangled Banner?
~Anna and Adie~

On Politics...

I am a small, liberal atomic bomb.
~Adie~

On Belief...

So my friend's dad is mad at him because he's converting to orthodox Christianity. His biggest concern: it doesn't center on Christ.
So who does it center on?
I have no idea.
Moses?
....I will create a new prophet: Jim Bob!
~Sam and Adie~

On Rules...

But if I keep busy, I don't have to do my paper.
But isn't it due?
That's the difference between us. You see due dates as rules. We see them as guidelines.

~Megan, Anna and Adie~

Happy Birthday...

Carol Lombard

On Early Mornings/Late Nights...

I'm witty late at night.
Is that your id speaking?
No, my id's stupid.
....That's because it's a boy.
~Megan and Adie~

On Basic Education...

Didn't you study English as a child?
No, it was ESP.
....Fascinating, I must learn this from you.
.....I'm leaving now....
~Sam and Adie~

On Butterflies of the Stomach...

Why do I always feel so queasy when I'm going into my stats class?
*looks at poems written in class about dying, and other morbid things*
Nope, still no idea.

~Megan~

Happy Birthday...

Michael Andretti...

On Movie Themes...

The dark basement door with all the chains and screaming. Let's go!
~Adie~

On Grades...

I didn't fail, but I might not have passed.
.............which puts me in a gray area of nothing..............
~Adie~

Happy Birthday to you....

Groucho Marx...

On Mind Theory...

No, you see. There's two kinds of boxes for the mind. There's the kind you make and the kind society makes for you.
Still boxey, mine's a polygon.
~Megan and Adie~