Nerds, Dorks, & The Hobbit Cafe!

We are attempting to Nerdify our child.
Nerds are so hot right now, but I've always been fond of them.
John is a Nerd.
I love him.
Leelah has the makings of what appears to be a fine Nerd one day.

Me- well, I'm a Dork. There is a difference...

Let me break it down for you in Gillian's Definitions/Qualifiers: (Y'all know you love my lists!)

NERDS: 

• Intelligent, can amass a large repetoire of facts of miscellaneous trivia, obscure topics ranging from machinery to animal heart sizes to movie/toy/book specifications. 

• Very loyal to what they love- can you say "Firefly?" 
• Has hobbies that require painstaking patience and time. They will never give up and "never surrender!"
• Can quote entire scenes from either ST2: Wrath of Khan or Empire Strikes Back or both. 
• Reads encyclopedias for fun. 
• Has read a book in the Dune series and understood it. 
• Has an unhealthy affinity for Legos.
• Owns a quippy tshirt such as:

DORKS: 

• Semi-smart, but not brilliant. 
• Likeable, but will spazz out in a moment's notice. 
• More into food than NERDS. 
• Usually attempts to be humorous. Gets laughs 45% of the time. 
• More into movies and music. 
• Almost made it into NHS.... Quietly hated above group for 5 yrs after attempt to get into NHS fail. 
• Will clean up on Entertainment Trivia and every now and again surprise you with a brilliance blackout of ingeniousness.
• Has had some liquid come out of some orifice on their face whilst laughing.

Leelah's Nerdifying is starting to take shape as she has been presented with the entire LOTR series and fared very well in watching it! I must say there was a slight preoccupation with Legolas and she asked questions every 8 seconds...
"Who has the ring now?" 
"Why did that happen?"
"Ummm.... Where are they going again?"
"Is Gollum real?"
"Who plays Legolas again?"

Now that we've finished up the LOTR viewings we are taking her to dine at a fun little place in Houston that's got great burgers (all we've tried so far) - The Hobbit Cafe:

source: www.myhobbitcafe.com 


The Nichols recommends this Hobbit-hole in the wall for a great little Saturday lunch!
You are guaranteed a bearded server and it's a fun jaunt into one of my favorite areas of Houston!
2243 Richmond Ave  Houston, TX 77098 is the address.
Been around since the '70's.
Check it out whether you are a: Nerd, Dork or Foodie*!
It's family-friendly, however they are big into beer and ales just like Hobbit-folk. So don't be surprised when they hand you a novel-menu of their selections of said liquids.


*To be a Foodie:
- Must own Saffron.
That's it.

You Know You Shop at Target Too Much When....

These are sadly, or not sadly at all very, very true:

1. Your family has an endearing, personal nickname for the store: "Targie"

2. You see nothing wrong or peculiar with the Crazy Target Lady's actions or demeanor and in fact, admire her skills.

3. You know exactly how much the popcorn combo price has increased in percentage form. (Well, I know it's gone up like 20 cents, John can do percents he's an engineer)

4. You hesitate to wear any outfit ensemble that consists of a red shirt and khaki pants for fear some kook like yourself will ask you where some obscure organization contraption is should you happen to go into said "Targie".

5. You breathe a sigh when you enter the Dollar Spot and it's been restocked.

6. You've had a celebration to commemorate a milestone with the pharmacy crew (love those guys!)!

7. You have a favorite dressing room to try on pants that are too long for any chick under 5'7".

8. Your husband blatantly tells you "DON'T GO TO TARGET TODAY!!!" when you mention you are going shopping with a friend... (sorry John!)

9. You've had more than 6 of those little plastic tub things from samples you've eaten over the hours because you got caught up in a freak storm and couldn't leave.

10. You know exactly where you will lose cell phone reception in the store and where you won't! (Ladies underwear section is a good place!)

And it behooves me to offer some fun contributions from some friends on FB:

when you say to your 7 year old, "mommy has to run an errand" and he says: "oh, so you're going to Target?"

When the nice man who works the photo booth by the door recognizes when you have not been there in over a week. :) (His name is Anthony and he is the best greeter ever!)

When the checkers comment on how they've been able to watch your child grow up since they were a tiny baby and how big they've gotten.

the lady at starbucks knows that you come on wednesdays with only one child and then when two are added she knows...spooky

when you could literally draw a map of the store with all departments included.
...when you give directions to other customers in the store.
...when you are telling someone where something is and it includes "You know that clearance end cap that's by the frying pans?"
...when you stop to have an extended conversation with the pharmacist every time you go in there and know about her current and coming children (baby girl, due in April).
...when you go in there just to waste time.
...when you know which cashiers deal well with your extreme couponing (and which ones are coupon nazis!)
...you know exactly when the holiday stuff's percent off will occur after holidays.

When your friends see that crazy holiday lady commercial and think of you.... ;)

When you decide to go to Target because you are craving the popcorn and coke combo.

When your kid thinks that's the only place to get an icee.

When you are all dressed up and don't want to waste it on going to WalMart.

When your list of reasons you're glad to move home includes "Target"....and you accidentally say that before "family"....

and another gem one that my friend's husband coined:

All questions in this house can either be answered by "God" or "Target"! Genius!