Perhaps it is a good omen that a sunny day heralded the beginning of July, which also (hopefully) is the month of WoyGirl’s arrival.

It has been a truly amazing last couple of months with Mrs. Woy dealing with all of the ordinary (and extraordinary) issues of a woman’s pregnancy. Baby hiccups. Chewing ice. Having Pelé in your belly. Shots. More shots. Even more shots. None of which are the fun kind. Insatiable desire for McDonald’s fish sandwiches. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. The chewing of ice was and still is pretty intense.

We’ve nearly finished with all the amenities and decorative flourish for the baby’s room. Just a couple finishing paint touches and a window treatment to go. Other than that…

All of the pieces are set. Everything is in readiness. We can’t wait to meet you.

My co-worker pointed me to this website which has elements of Overheard in Pittsburgh and PostSecret. People submit anecdotes about things that make them slightly insane. It’s very fun and interesting to see what freaks people out.

Me? I can’t stand the texture of paper grocery bags. It’s like nails on a chalk board to the Nth degree, and makes me bite my tongue every time I touch them.

I found this several years ago, though I’m not exactly sure how. While I can’t speak to the validity of each condiment’s half-life, I think the Periods and Groups hang together pretty well.

Note that Cheese Wiz does not decay.

I never really got the Rickrolling thang… but I saw it rise to a level of infectiousness/annoyance on April Fool’s Day.

For those of you /still/ being Rick Rolled on a regular basis: protect yourself.

Courtesy of One Damn Thing is a nifty little website that gives you a breakdown of demographic information about your zipcode.

Note to self: There aren’t a lot of farm/fishing/forestry jobs in the North Hills… so don’t change your vocation any time soon.

Rest in Peace, Jim McKay.

You’ve probably noticed that I like legos. They were my second favorite toys growing up (right behind Transformers).

Gizmodo features a Flickr photographer who is recreating famous photographs such as the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, the Chinese protester in Tiananmen Square, and V.J. Day in Times Square in a collection called “Classics In Lego”.

Really cool. Check them out!

While millions were watching the Pittsburgh Penguins snatch championship elimination from the jaws of defeat with a incredibly gutsy performance, I was in my living room wrapping up some household chores. The TV was tuned to TLC as Mrs. Woy watched Jon & Kate Plus 8. No radio. No ESPN gamecast online. No Game 5 to be found anywhere in the household. We were in a self-imposed Pens blackout.

Why?

I believe that I jinx the Penguins.

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