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EIFFEL TOWER DAY To the City of Lights we go, down the beautiful streets of Paris, under the Arc de Triumphe and there, before us, the site of one of the world’s most photographed and well-known landmarks, the Eiffel Tower. It was on this day in 1889 that the structure opened in Gay Paree. A beautiful sight, no? Well, not so to writers, Guy deMaupassant and Alexandre Dumas, who condemned the Eiffel Tower as a “horrid nightmare.” Well, no pleasing some people, we guess... The Eiffel Tower was named after its designer, architect, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel who built the structure for the Paris Exhibition of 1889. So I've decided to try to get a part time job at a knitting store. Putting my portfolio and resume together. Wish me luck! It may take a while... LL

March 30 1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania patented the writing device we call the pencil. Yes, it did have an attached eraser as well. Why, then, we wondered, wasn’t it called the Lipman? “Teacher, I’m sorry, but I seem to have forgotten my Lipman this morning.” Or -- “May I please go and sharpen my Lipman?” See? It works. Don't you just LOOOOOOVE learning? thought so. You know what today is right? Taco Night!!! yay!! LL

Otherwise known as MC HAMMER! That's right. Touch that bitches. Hey, that's the best I could come up with for March 29th. Anyway... talked to Pete yesterday. He sounds good. Not sure about his future though. Wayne will be here next Tues!!!!!! Yay! And my Dad is buying me a ticket for my next trip to MI Memorial Day weekend as my bday present. Yay!!! LL MMMM. Cherry pie.

March 28, 1974 - A streaker (i.e.: someone running around naked), ran onto the set of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The clever NBC censors decided to blackout the lower half of the TV screen on the videotape to prevent an ‘X’ rating. The streaker was arrested, but released, for “lack of evidence,” said Johnny. Had a lovely Easter Weekend. Picnic was fun. We played Bocce ball and had an egg hunt. I also got some much desired sun. AND Carolina made it into the final four!!! Go heels!! Wayne will be here in a WEEK!!!! I can't wait! AND he's meeting me in NYC for my Birthday!!! Too good to be true! LL

March 24, 1958 - Elvis Presley reported to local draft board 86 in Memphis, TN. He became US 53310761. Oddly, since Elvis was now ‘government property’ serving his time in the Army, Uncle Sam stood to lose an estimated $500,000 in lost taxes each year that Private Presley was in the Army. So i'm going to my first ever Yarn Tasting tonight at my favorite yarn store. It should be fun. We get to try out different types of yarn without actually buying them... of course, i know I'll end up buyin a lot... that's where they get ya! 11 days til Wayne comes!!!!!! LL

March 23, 1965 - Astronaut John Young became the first man to eat a corned beef sandwich in outer space. When it comes to events of progress, we will certainly add this to the record book, now won’t we? ...along with that golf club stunt of Alan Shepard’s from the surface of the moon years later. Young smuggled the sandwich on board in order to supplement the astronauts’ meals of dehydrated foods, including powdered fruit juice (Tang). I went to Target last night. Dum da dum dum. I bought 4 dvds, and the cutest easter basket in the world. A peeps chick soft plush basket. You gotta love those peeps. Bitin off their heads.... plucking out their eyes... sucking off their sugared skin. MMMMMM. I love easter candy. LL

STANLEY CUP DAY The coveted Stanley Cup In 1894, play-off competition for the coveted hockey award known as Lord Stanley’s Cup began. Montreal and Ottawa played for the first championship honors on this day. Montreal took home the trophy. The original trophy cost $48.67 and was purchased the previous year by Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston. He then donated it to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The inaugural champion was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association. From 1894 on, the winner of the Stanley Cup has had to win a series of playoff games first. In 1926, the playoff format took the order that remains in place today. The National Hockey League has been the permanent forum. The teams with the most Stanley Cup titles since 1927 include the Detroit Red Wings (9) and Toronto Maple Leafs (11), with the Montreal Canadiens outdistancing the rest of the NHL (24 championship trophies). Larry Robinson holds the record for playing in the most S...

He was born on this day in 1962. He went on to star in such classic movies as WarGames, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Freshman, and Inspector Gadget (uh... yeah.)... Now he sleeps nightly with Sarah Jessica Parker. So i was sooooo close to going to Vegas last night. Long story. So to compensate, I bought lottery tix, played skeeball, and played slots online.... almost the same... hmmm. Wayne will be here in 2 weeks!!!!! Maybe less if he can miraculously switch his ticket... anyone own an airline? LL GO HEELS!!

I'm curious... i know wayne, patrick, megan, and eric do, but does anyone else???? Today's History: On March 18, 1965, the Rolling Stones were fined 5 pounds for public urination. Those crazy long haired rock and rollers. Very glad it's friday. Go UNC! LL

Did you wear your green? If not, you may get pinched!!! The following info is pretty long, but interesting... Attempting to go to a turtle race at some bar tonight.... we'll see. The History of the Holiday The First Parade St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for thousands of years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage. The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the sol...

Today in 1963 - Peter, Paul and Mary released the single, "Puff The Magic Dragon". Through the years, controversy continually surrounded the song. It was banned by several radio stations whose management figured that the song was about the elicit joys of smoking marijuana. The group denied this startling assumption. “It’s about a magic dragon named Puff,” they said. So there. The trio recorded a dozen hits that charted between 1962 and 1969. "Puff" was their third song. It went to number two on the pop charts and puffed around for nearly three months. The group next did a Bob Dylan protest song, "Blowin’ in the Wind" and ended a sterling career with a John Denver song -- the group’s biggest -- "Leaving on a Jet Plane". Wasn't that interesting as well as educational? I try. I really do. LL

Today's History Lesson: The ides of March is one day that continues to appeal, marked because that was the date that Julius Caesar was assassinated in the senate, in 44BC. Its modern-day memory is thanks, like so many things, to Shakespeare's way with words. In act one, scene two of Julius Caesar, Caesar asks a soothsayer what the future holds. Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music Cry "Caesar!" Speak. Caesar is turn'd to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. I've decided to educate you guys a little bit more instead of just filling you in on what i eat, etc. Maybe I'm inspired my my new magazine subscription to Mental Floss... hmmm. we'll see how long it lasts. LL

Unfortunately, I missed like the best game ever yesterday. UNC beat Dook in the last seconds of the game yesterday. Both Illinois and Kentucky lost too!! A great day!! Does this make us #1? We'll see.... Good luck in the ACC tourn guys! Was a beautiful weeekend. Back to glorious So Cal weather that I love. Had yard sale on sat, and then I must have had exhaustion building cause on Sat i went home and to sleep at 3PM and did not wake until 8:30AM sunday!! geez! But was revived yesterday and hung out in the park and knit and stuff... made one half of my bikini top! Today is 5 months for me and Wayne. wow. who would've guessed? LL

My new "niece", Eliza Ann Ayers was born yesterday!! Yay!!! Can't wait to meet her. Finally friday. Twas a long week. 31 days til WME comes. LL

I'm not exactly doing the best job at dieting, but that's not the point. I just want to limit myself to smaller portions. Which means I'll be hungry for a while until my stomach shrinks. growl. but tonight is taco night and i'm counting down the minutes. and thank god they cut the American Idol results show to a half hour. so not as much bullshitting by ryan secrest. i'm tired too, so that gets me home earlier too. LL

UNC is #2!! w00t! as Wayne would say, well if it were Wake... they're 4. Here's hoping we kick Dook's ass on Sunday. As it is March, and will be bathing suit weather before I know it, i am attempting a regime change effective immediately. I am going to try to eat better, working out more, and actually walking Elle daily. Wish me luck. i need it. My friend Pete is still in the hospital, and will be returning to NC to recover for a few months... he sounds better though. More coherent. 34 days til Wayne visits again. LL