about mii
I’m Laurie. I started this site when I got a new life and moved to Columbus to start a PhD in Educational Technology. Before that I was a sixth grade science teacher. Before that I was a student and before that I grew up in Canton, Ohio and went to Catholic school. Somewhere between Catholic school and the PhD program, I got married to a nice guy named Dan. He’s a tech geek, which is extra nice because he offers free 24-7 tech support (for things like this blog) and all I have to do is the laundry. Aside from my hubby, I have a hilarious, crazy and wonderful family that you will see featured from time to time in my posts. I am also a somewhat new (and still enthusiastic) distance runner. I have run a few marathons and am still chasing after qualifying for Boston. Somewhere along the line (after I became a runner), I decided to also become a vegetarian. I like to think of myself as a decently healthy person that binges occasionally (sometimes more than occasionally) on large quantities of ice cream and Doritos (not at the same time). I can be a bit neurotic and anal, but I try really hard to enjoy life. I love to travel, I love to play vicious games of Scattergories, I love to make terrible jokes and I love when I get the chance (and can remember) to not take myself too seriously.
Why’s my site called bugsii and why is that little penguin my logo?
Bugsy is a nickname I got from my dad. Apparently, I used to watch Bugs Bunny a lot and at some point, it turned from Bugs into Bugsy. He called me Bugsy so often that I didn’t even notice that he would do it in front of my friends who were always left confused and asking me about it afterward. I’d like the story to be that I was so tough that I got a gangster nickname, but no, just Bugs Bunny (He is funny though isn’t he? Especially when he cross-dressed. Loved it!). I guess I should also mention that I lost my dad on July 23, 2003, so it makes this name extra special to me. Of course, when I went to get a domain name for this site, bugsy.com was taken, so I had to get creative (or rip off Nintendo). I sort of like it though, it’s growing on me.
Now the penguin, officially named “Pengii” (with a hard G) deserves it’s own post, which I intend to do soon. Until then though, I’ll give you the brief version. This was the stuffed animal I slept with from the time I got it at age 3 until I got married at 26 (that is the Truth). My mom used to sell Avon and it was supposed to be a soft bath toy, but the only time I took it into the bathtub with me, I was left crying all night because I couldn’t take it to bed. Now, sadly, pengii sleeps in the cedar chest at the end of our bed along with my “special blanket,” which I will save entirely for another time (and which now smells of old people).


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