{"id":9,"date":"2007-10-24T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-24T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moavenz.com\/blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2007-10-24T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-24T13:13:00","slug":"oh-bossy-how-do-i-envy-thee-let-me-count-the-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/moavenz.com\/blog\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"Oh Bossy, How Do I Envy Thee&#8230; Let Me Count the Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >This will only be funny if you&#8217;re me; <\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >or&#8230;, <\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >if, like me, you just came off of a 72-hour <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/\">Bossy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > marathon, but even then, probably still only funny to me.  Oh well, for everyone else, here&#8217;s something funny for you to watch<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZbbxA8a_M_s\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZbbxA8a_M_s\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >For me, enjoy&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >1.  At least Bossy&#8217;s backyard <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8127276@N05\/1523287915\/\"><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><s style=\"font-family: georgia;\">weeds<\/s><\/span><\/a><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > flora bloom.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8nNTQZLQI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/PQSpwXOPwg4\/s1600-h\/weeds.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8nNTQZLQI\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/PQSpwXOPwg4\/s320\/weeds.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129361610059099394\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >Of course, not all of my yard is weeds.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8nlzQZLRI\/AAAAAAAAAAU\/Q-7q0Dx_zD0\/s1600-h\/yard.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8nlzQZLRI\/AAAAAAAAAAU\/Q-7q0Dx_zD0\/s320\/yard.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129362030965894418\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >2.  My <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/10\/bossys-every-mo.html\">pj&#8217;s<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > are typically whatever clothes I pass out in (notice dress socks, leftover from a meeting the other day).  And yes, that is a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsecyclopedia.com\/nba\/charhorn\/charhornets.html\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > t-shirt, just to date myself (and my wardrobe) a bit.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8n6DQZLSI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/VRUBIs_uW7M\/s1600-h\/pjs.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8n6DQZLSI\/AAAAAAAAAAc\/VRUBIs_uW7M\/s320\/pjs.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129362378858245410\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >3.  Walking down my hallway at any hour of the day yields a choice between dodging piles of clothing on their third day of strike and dog toys.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8oOTQZLTI\/AAAAAAAAAAk\/Aex_uFTj700\/s1600-h\/hall.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8oOTQZLTI\/AAAAAAAAAAk\/Aex_uFTj700\/s320\/hall.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129362726750596402\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >4.  My <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/08\/the-who-knew-an.html\">husband<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > was also <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><s style=\"font-family: georgia;\">a rock star when he was<\/s><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > younger.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >5.  My cultural background is Southern &#8211; all the guilt, none of the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2006\/04\/advice_of_the_d_10.html\">beseder<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > holidays.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >6.  While I have a great sense of humor, not much of it is original &#8211; I have to steal blog ideas from Bossy!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >7.  It&#8217;s hard to have &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/07\/bossys-excellen.html\">stretched arm photo taking skillz<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >&#8221; when all your strength goes into holding the battery compartment closed on your 2.0 mp hand-me-down (and yes, it&#8217;s my first digital camera).  Though, I do live in the same town as Elizabeth Edwards.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >8.  I don&#8217;t even have <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/03\/because_bossy_h.html\">shutters<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8ouDQZLUI\/AAAAAAAAAAs\/YM3uShC16VM\/s1600-h\/window.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8ouDQZLUI\/AAAAAAAAAAs\/YM3uShC16VM\/s320\/window.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129363272211443010\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >9.  My dog has the right coloring, but lacks the gi-normousness of <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2006\/06\/advice_of_the_d_8.html\">Bossy&#8217;s<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8pLTQZLVI\/AAAAAAAAAA0\/PaIcNQn1m90\/s1600-h\/dogs.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8pLTQZLVI\/AAAAAAAAAA0\/PaIcNQn1m90\/s320\/dogs.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129363774722616658\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >Also, I can&#8217;t get her to strike the same adorable sleep poses as Bossy&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><s style=\"font-family: georgia;\">deer<\/s><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > dog.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8pcDQZLWI\/AAAAAAAAAA8\/O20XO4mP81M\/s1600-h\/sleepdog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8pcDQZLWI\/AAAAAAAAAA8\/O20XO4mP81M\/s320\/sleepdog.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129364062485425506\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >10.  All my quirky 80&#8217;s music  <\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  ><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DrBLqp-s__o\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DrBLqp-s__o\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >[had to do it]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LSSzlLfmpRE\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LSSzlLfmpRE\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >is trapped on cassettes somewhere in the vast wasteland that is my attic.  Though I did manage (God bless i-Tunes) to download a fun <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/09\/bossy-loves-doo.html\">tribute<\/a> song:<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.liveandlearnstuff.org\/08%20Pictures%20of%20You.m4p\">Pictures of You, The Cure<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >11.  Try as I might, I just can&#8217;t refer to myself in the third person!<\/span><br \/><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  ><br \/>12. My hair challenge?  The EXACT opposite of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/04\/get_a_virtual_h.html\">embracing my inner curl<\/a>.&#8221;<br \/><\/span><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/R9VqSNDFCgI\/AAAAAAAAAQ0\/PnoVXBzbVKU\/s1600-h\/innerblah.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/R9VqSNDFCgI\/AAAAAAAAAQ0\/PnoVXBzbVKU\/s320\/innerblah.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176160207705016834\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >13.  My <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/04\/how_to_retouch_.html\">photoshop<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > skills consist of open file, crop, save, exit&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >14.  <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8127276@N05\/1598834371\/in\/photostream\/\">Bossy&#8217;s husband<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > doesn&#8217;t have anything to fear from my garden.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8p5jQZLXI\/AAAAAAAAABE\/oxPhgkGYacs\/s1600-h\/cucs.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8p5jQZLXI\/AAAAAAAAABE\/oxPhgkGYacs\/s320\/cucs.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129364569291566450\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >Unless there&#8217;s such a thing as &#8220;okra envy&#8221;?!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8qbzQZLYI\/AAAAAAAAABM\/NZ4aSFf-aeU\/s1600-h\/okra.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_Pnab2ZvhnEE\/Ry8qbzQZLYI\/AAAAAAAAABM\/NZ4aSFf-aeU\/s320\/okra.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129365157702086018\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >15.  The only time I&#8217;ve seen the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/08\/bossys-new-engl.html\">wee hours<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > of the morning, is when I&#8217;ve stayed up way too late free-basing youTube videos &#8211; thanks Nathan.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >16.  I <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >completely<\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > missed the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/10\/blog-kindergart.html\">Little People, Big World<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > marathon.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  >p.s.  any plans for one last <\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a style=\"font-family: georgia;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iambossy.com\/i_am_bossy\/2007\/08\/bossys-new-en-1.html\">college tour<\/a><\/span><span style=\";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;\"  > &#8211; Southern style?!!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/moavenz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nvar a2a_config = a2a_config || {};\na2a_config.linkname=\"Oh Bossy, How Do I Envy Thee&#8230; Let Me Count the Ways\";\na2a_config.linkurl=\"http:\/\/moavenz.com\/blog\/?p=9\";\n\/\/--><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/menu\/page.js\"><\/script>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will only be funny if you&#8217;re me; or&#8230;, if, like me, you just came off of a 72-hour Bossy marathon, but even then, probably still only funny to me. 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