Holli Rausch

It all started my first summer as a counselor at camp in Okoboji, the summer of 2004. It continued to the summer of 2005. We’d get massive amounts of laffy taffy pieces, the kind that have jokes written on them. Well some of us, mostly me, found it entertaining to read them…a lot. With my simple-mindedness, I often was able to guess the answers correctly or similarly. I thought I should go into joke writing. I guess it was a good career choice to not do that.

Most of these laffy taffy jokes are a bit on the ridiculous side, some even pushing the edge on appropriateness. I remember receiving bug-eyes from Heather when I read the following joke aloud: What do you call a crack in a window? –A pain in the glass. However, my all-time favorite laffy taffy joke in the world ever, is one I still tell people which is responded with minutes of hilariousness. Here it is: Why was the tomato blushing? –Because he saw the salad dressing. I’ll pause here for you to recoup from your laughter.

Pause.

So Miles and I bought laffy taffy on Friday to consume while we watched Multiplicity. I thought maybe I had passed my laffy taffy enjoyment stage. Boy was I wrong. Back to my gigglesome-self, I laughed and laughed. Miles said he didn’t think any less of me because of this, but I think he was unpleasantly surprised at my horrible taste in jokes. I’ve decided to collect the wrappers and make some kind of art piece with them. I had to teach Miles how to open them without ripping it so that I can use them with my art. Turns out, I can’t open them without ripping it.

Miles and I ate out with my parents and sister yesterday at Perkins in Sioux Falls. We’re broke now because among other large purchases, they bought a 57″ big screen TV. I think they just wanted to impress Miles when we travel to Iowa this coming weekend. Oh, the things my family will do for approval. ;)

I also got new shoes, thanks to Dad. They’re very comfortable, and it feels like I am walking on pillows. What a wonderful feeling.

When Miles and I came back from Sioux Falls, we rented the movies About a Boy and Raising Helen. We watched the first one last night, and will probably watch the second today sometime. We’ve been in a big movie renting frenzy since we finished all of the Arrested Development episodes. I’d imagine we’ll rewatch all of those sometime in the near future as well. I definitely am not opposed to that.

I’m at KJAM now, doing the DJ thing or something. I had Bible Basics, How well do you know your Bible? trivia this morning and received callers live on the air for the first time. It was exhilirating, which seems extremely lame now that I type it out. So…have a good one. Folks.