If You Miss Peanut Butter That Badly.......

Then you gotta try this stuff*. We won't pretend that it's the same, but it's pretty damn close. And if it's good with apples or in a sandwich with jelly, it does the job for us.

*Unless, of course, you are allergic to soy. It should go without saying, but then again, this is America. Land of the legal disclaimer.

The July That Wasn't

Well it's been way too long since Poker Chick's last post. First of all, she wants to apologize to any reader that may have been worried. We knew we were taking a break but it was never planned for that long! Second, we have to thank whoever is still a reader! Poker Chick expected everyone to drop off and so she is truly touched that so many of you kept reading and looking for updates.

So what has kept her away for so long? Well, first she was pretty sick. Nothing to worry about but it did have lingering exhaustion that stayed for a while. So sleep won over posting. Second, the 65-70 hour workweeks that followed sort of precluded posting. And third, there have been a couple of big family issues to deal with (though no cause for reader worry).

So that's Poker Chick's pathetic excuse. She will happily accept post requests to make up for a lack of posting in general. Meanwhile, what's of note to post now? Nothing but a measly morsel. Some local magazine picked up the same calorie issue that Poker Chick posted about. But they were advocating for the other side.

August will be better, we promise. Thanks for hanging in there.
Alltop peeps, please don't boot us :)

With a Nod to Mo Willems.....

I've been sick for over two days already and this stupid fever came out of nowhere and it took tons of tylenol and advil to make it go down and then finally it did but I still felt like crap so I took daytime cold/flu medicine 'cause that's what normal people do to get by when they're sick even though I don't have a cold or the flu but instead of helping I felt even worse and I got really dizzy and almost fell down and got yelled at for taking too much medicine and two days later I'm still stuck in bed and I slept so much I can't sleep anymore but every time I get up I feel like I'm gonna fall down so I gotta stay there but I'm bored out of my mind and how many episodes of "my life on the D-list" can you watch in a row before feeling like you've fallen down loserhood yourself and it's the fourth of July and my friends ditched me and it's gonna rain all weekend so I'm gonna look like a pasty face all summer long while everyone else is all nice and tan and I feel so lousy I don't even want to eat my favorite kind of pie that happens to be sitting in my fridge as I type and my throat hurts and my neck hurts and I miss my mommy!


Note to fans: Poker Chick will be out of commission for a few days. Feel free to see other bloggers while she's gone, but please come back soon.

Note to friends: She's a little behind on the email as well. As in not checking right now. She'll be back.

Post # 201: Shoutouts to Fellow Chicks

Time for reader appreciation, which we don't do enough. June had more readers than any other month in Poker Chick history, so first shout out is to everyone reading this! (also code for: don't get snippy if you're not on this list. We still love you.)

Following is the result of a sudden urge for girlfriend appreciation...

Sophie and Gray Matter Chick for being new and loyal fans, making PC laugh, digging up trash like Phat Damon, eating Cheetos and making good use of the word "peeps". Awesome stuff.

Amy, a longer-time fan, for being a single working mom of two while still retaining her coolness. We also give props to her unwavering commitment to Hebrew School. You go, girl.

Emily for not losing our number despite two overseas moves, one constantly traveling husband, three homes, new house renovations, several rounds of preschool applications, two countries, one near-published book, two children, and one in her belly. Phew. You got all that?

K-girl (aka long-haired blondie), for her patience, friendship, silliness and crossword puzzles. Three kids and a job and the girl still can play poker like nobody's business. Bacon. Did we mention silliness? We know you're laughing chica.

S-girl for late-night giggles (yes, giggles) and phone check-ins despite living in 4 (or 5?) cities over the past few years. Also for last-minute pop-ins which are about to resume in the reverse (that's a hint, dearie. What goes around comes around :))

The "ladies who lunch" because yours truly would never have made it alive through the last 3 years and 4 months without you (not that we're counting or anything). You chicks rock, even if one of you lives in bloody Canada.

Goddess-lady for being around through thick and thin, birth and death, travels around the world and all the way to the East side. This month you get to be a Thai and Australian goddess too.

UK's wife (what other code name could we use?) for being a sister, aunt, cousin, friend all in one person. You're fabulous.

W - for being a friend, mentor, role-model, and proving that you can love your job as long as you love who you're doing it with. Also, quite funny (are we sensing a theme here?)

One final shoutout to L-girl who's getting married!!! Woo hoo! You should see the rock, peeps.

If you're all wondering wherefore this sudden emotional outburst and wherefore all women (very unusual for PC, read this for context), look thee to Sex & the City. Poker Chick just saw it last night. It was cheesy. It was cliche. She loved every minute of it.

Insert foot in mouth....here

And this, peeps, is what turns out to be our 200th post. How fitting.
Not surprisingly, Poker Chick is clumsy with words too. Which results in a lot of cases of her foot in her mouth. Tonight's was classic.

While standing at the open door, waiting for the delivery guy to arrive with dinner, Poker Chick was asked if the dishes weren't done or if she thought the dishwasher was breaking. She stated emphatically "it's the dishwasher!"

Unfortunately, she shouted this right as she turned to greet the delivery guy.
Doh!