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I did a nerd thing last night.
I made a flow chart about the next year or so of my life.
I started doing this about a year ago...

*at Student Accounts*
Caleb: A Two Year plan? Allie, you already have the next two years of your life planned out? Who DOES that?

I do that.
And it really helps me deal with the best and worst outcomes of possible life-changing situations.

This one, however, is a little more complex...

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It starts with this summer, takes me through finishing grad school, getting an awesome job, taking certification exams, marrying Mike and ends with me living happily ever after.

*smile*

I also reserved a bubble for "sometimes cry at night", you know, for when things don't go as they should. 

Me: I had a dream that you had a convertible. I've always wanted one.
Mike: Yeah...I'm not really too crazy about convertibles.
Me: Well, maybe I can...convert you.

I bought my Awesome Chair tonight. It's simply a comfy chair that I can use to sit outside on my patio and be awesome. It has two cup-holders and a little zippered pouch that I have just now recently discovered.
I could keep chapstick in it.  
This chair may be revolutionary.
It could be life changing.
Or it could just be a chair.

In any case, it allows me to sit on my porch and watch all the tattooed shirtless guys across the way drink beer on their porch. I think I just barfed a little. Such a wonderful summer evening.

During the past two weeks, Mike and I finally got around to watching all of the Lord of the Rings movies, including the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit. Here are my ratings:

The Hobbit: **
The Fellowship of the Ring: ***
The Two Towers: (*)(*) (that's negative two stars. Or boobs. Your pick.)
The Return of the King: *****

Me: I think Sauron was just misunderstood.
Mike: Really?
Me: No. But maybe. But no.
Mike: His eye was inflamed.

Yes, that was a pun. And here's another Mike pun: at the end of the 3rd pirates movie when Will's about to go away for 10 years and he gets all up in Elizabeth's face like he's going to kiss her and then he turns around and doesn't.
Mike calls this The Will Turnaround.
(because his name is Will Turner and he turns around at the most inopportune times)

Is it better or worse when I explain jokes to you?

King of Anything,
TWS