May the Fourth be With You! - in Legos

May Fourth has been adopted as a Star Wars holiday ...
The Jedi saying "May the Force be with you" tweaked slightly, for obvious reasons.

In honor of today's "holiday" I have posted a couple of themed photos from my recent trip to Manhattan with some friends. There is a Lego store near Rockefeller Center and these are just a few of the displays. (I took these especially for Drew and MaxJr.)

Darth and the stormtroopers apparently get all the good real estate in Manhattan these days.

VACATION!

Dear Interblog and Webinet,

It is official. I have succumbed to May-itis. My doctors have prescribed two weeks of rest far, far away, in the land of the Nutmeg, the Utes, and the magical land of casinos. Therefore, I am leaving the concrete jungle and travelling posthaste. Unfortunately, I will be staying in a Dam place where there is no cell or 'net service, so my blogging will have to put on hold. I also predict that the very warm weather will cook my brains, and leave me at a level at which I will be able to speak only coherently with Drew, Amber, and Elle.

Farewell, cruel cubicle. Farewell.

I will see you in a fortnight!

Hugs and kisses,

Auntie Nettie

May-itis

According to the ANAJAM (Auntie Nettie's Attic Journal of American Medicine), doctors (aka Dr. Nettie) are reporting a rise in reported cases of a new disease, May-itis. Doctors have found that it is similar in make-up to spring fever and senioritis, with similar contagious symptoms. It is particularly prevalent in educational institutions, striking "older" adults, beyond the traditional 18-26 age range, and is especially virulent in cubicle workers.

Symptoms include, but are not limited to:

• headaches,
• boredom,
• hunger pangs, but ONLY for junk food,
• lack of attentiveness,
• semi-consciousness,
• severe apathy,
• but mostly whining, as in: May I please stop working now? May I please have someone else do my work? May I please go home? May I please go outside and play? May I PLEASE go on vacation? May-be I'll just have to call in "sick."

Cures include:

• Dt. Coke,
• Allergy medication,
• junk food,
• blogging,
• "sick" days,
• and vacation time, LOTS and LOTS of vacation time -- like most of the month of MAY.

If you find you are suffering from May-itis, please try one or all of the cures.

Good luck.

Be well.