This week’s lucky winner is VICKI, comment #39! Congratulations! I hope this gives you the twist you need to make it better! Have a shot of Cuervo Gold for me! Email me with your snail mail addy at julie at julieleto.com (you know how to put that together)!
This week has been a struggle. My hands are hurting because of the mad writing I’m doing to reach my deadline. And all-nighters? Oh, boy…are those ever a thing of the past. I can’t look at my screen past eleven o’clock…midnight at the latest. Nothing reminds me of how much age is affecting my life more than a deadline. In that vein, here is the Sunday Funny…
25 SIGNS YOU HAVE GROWN UP
25. Your houseplants are alive, and you can’t smoke any of them.
24. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
23. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
22. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed.
21. You hear your favorite song in an elevator.
20. You watch the Weather Channel.
19. Your friends marry and divorce instead of “hook up” and “break up.”
18. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14.
17. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”
16. You’re the one calling the police because those %&@# kids next door
won’t turn down the stereo.
15. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
14. You don’t know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.
13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
12. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald’s leftovers.
11. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
10. You take naps.
9. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one.
8. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather
than settle, your stomach.
7. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and
pregnancy tests.
6. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer “pretty good shit.”
5. You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time.
4. “I just can’t drink the way I used to” replaces “I’m never going to
drink that much again.”
3. 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
2. When you find out your friend is pregnant you congratulate them
instead of asking “Oh shit what the hell happened?”
And the number one sign you are getting old is:
1. You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that
doesn’t apply to you and can’t find one. Then you forward it to a bunch
of old friends ’cause you know they’ll do the same damned thing.
By all reports, Julie Leto was a sweet child once, somewhat shy, preferring to play quietly in her room making up stories. However, being raised with three brothers in a loud, primarily Italian household did have its influences and Julie discovered her inner tough girl. That’s probably why most of her heroines kick serious butt. Writing sassy heroines has worked out, as she’s sold over forty books to four publishers featuring strong, confident women. Julie lives in Florida with her daughter, a spoiled dachshund, a haughty lynx-point Siamese and a wide range of relatives all within driving distance.
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Congratulations VICKI!:cheer:
Have a wonderful day all.:coffee:
Good luck with the last of your writing Julie.:love2::kiss::love2:
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Congratulations Vicki:cheer:
Julie, I agree with #4 I went out Friday night with my girlfriend to celebrate my b-day 2 mudslides & 2 glasses of wine later. I drank tons of water before bed and took an Advil, but still had cotton mouth all day yesterday and soooo:zzz:
I didn’t get to bed until after 1:00 becasue my son & hubby went to Florida and their plane didn’t arrive there until 1:00 due to bad weather.
I was awakened by my cousin before 8:00 a.m. so that did not help lol
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I’m so excited!! :)
I love the list. To many of them ring true for me now.
Hope everyone has a great day!
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Congrats, Vicki!!!
:happy2::happy2: That is too funny – and yeah, #1 definitely applies, that’s exactly what I was thinking.
However, for #2 – that’s kind of cyclical because I have a friend who had a baby at 40 and our response was more along the lines of “Oh shit! What happened?” and “You’re gonna be changing diapers at 40!”
Have a great day everyone!!
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Congrats Vicki!!:cocktail:
I refuse to acknowledge any of the aforementioned list. I have decided to never grow old!!:devil:
Do you think that will work??
Our main puter crashed Friday and I am using my slow laptop and I hate this.:hissyfit:
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LOL those were funny. :)
Should I mention I went to bed at 1am this morning? I got home from work about 11 and played on the computer, talked with Patti and heather. :)
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Congratulations Vicki!:thumbsup:
I :love2: Maxine!:happy2:
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Congrats Vicki! :thumbsup2:
Great funny Julie – too true!!! :happy2:
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Congrats to Vicki! Love the funny! I think I’ll print it out and put it on the fridge so everyone can enjoy. Maxine is my kind of woman…she just spits it like it is!!!
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This kind of on the subject that you are talking about but then again not. Me and my husband are sitting in the sunroom, listening to 60′s music. We know the songs but are guessing at who the artiest are.
I am trying to remember who sang the song, “Oh Sweet Pea.”
I remember my Mother listening to that album. I called her and she no longer remembers the artist.
If there is there is anyone out there that remembers or knows where to go to find out, please let me know.
Thanks
Tina
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Google: Tommy Roe
Hugs
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Thanks Jeannie,
I actually found it. I called my Mom and played the music for her and she started remembering. Then she started thinking about songs that she danced to in the 50′s , especially the jitter bug, we started looking those up for her.
It brought back so many memories to her and I would question her as to how or why those songs meant something to her.
She has a birthday coming up and I found her favoriate song of those times and I’m planning on buying it for her.
I tried to call her again to let her listen to another song that she might like but got no answer. I’m sure that she was on the phone with her best friend from that time talking to her about those songs and what they were doing at the time those songs meant something to them.:cooldance:
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Congrats Vicki!!! Love the funny…although too many of them are true now for me. Hope the writing is going well Julie.