tomorrow is the greatest day

very soon i will be in OR. i will be leaving two attack cats on guard, so dont try any funny stuff. oh and kristian will be here too. ill blog from the west coast, too; dont worry! (as if you were, really)

nothin's gonna stop the flow

a new low: dancing ellen style to the kids soundtrack while drinking grolsch at 2 in the afternoon.

an exploration of cleaning products

its monday. the whiteboard i took from chase (with permission, i should add) is being put to good use with an ongoing list of things to take care of. funny that other people have added to it too, as if im going to take care of their own private to-do list. i have a list for OR - only 1 weekish away. i have a list for the house. i have a list for my projects, unemployment, cooking, etc. i just happen to love lists.

today i have on the list: try out the new magic eraser. and i have the perfect test, the bathtub. you know that grime that gets on the sides of the tub, like so many layers of dirt from countless showers? this is supposed to take care of that just like, well, an eraser.

** minutes later **

if i didnt know any better, i would truly believe this thing is magic. and i bought the target brand. mr. clean doesnt have a thing on the target dog.

heres a little guy we found crawling around out back. this picture was taken by another guy who wondered what it was, too. turns out its called a velvet ant or nicknamed cow-killer, because of its painful bite (http://www.whatsthatbug.com/velvet_ants.html). its a flightless wasp; only the males have wings. bear thinks its a very realistic picture.. but im afraid if he were pawing the real thing i would have a very mad kitty on my hands. 

http://users2.ev1.net/~rickubis/hammworm.html

check this out. i discovered a much smaller one under my potted aloe.

can i make a list here? since i dont carry the whiteboard with me...

*hang all the blinds
*finish white shelf
*sand and paint bathroom cabinet
*sand and paint pegboard, find a place to hang

pier 1 got a lot of money out of me today.
ill be home soon.

oh baby baby its a wild world

since my last post was unexplainably lost after i spent a good portion of time writing it, i have been too annoyed to think about posting again. today, though, i have some time to kill and the sooner i get back on the horse, the better.

on tuesday i hitched a ride to tampa. living where i do now, it takes about 20 minutes to arrive at target and since gas prices are so high and i myself am so lazy, i have taken to not stopping anywhere unless its on the way. so i did the rounds within a few hours time: goodwill, walmart, cacciatore brothers, library, target, etc.. all very efficiently too. the shoe store did not deliver, but i was satisfied when i remembered the plastic popsicle set i discovered at goodwill for only a buck.

upon arriving home, there was no time to enjoy all my purchases. the beer must be bottled. oh, didnt i mention that? kristian decided to try his hand at brewing beer and i was designated assistant. i have pictures too, to show you step by step the process. well, not step by step exactly, but so you can get the general idea. ill post those soon. right now, i should get packing for the weekend.

miss you bro.

im throwing around some ideas as to when i could visit TN and so far, the one i like best is early/late october, maybe to see the leaves change? of course, ill have to check in with the family first. still i dont want to wait too long before i start looking for work. more than 2 months and i will have forgotten everything. in the back of my mind, i think that if i do decide to continue working in a call center, i will apply where sandra and dave secured their lucrative positions. and not just because of the money! but because i would love to work with them again.

ever see that show 'good eats' on food network? alton brown is such a fanatic about food and the science behind cooking etc. last night he made beef jerky and i absolutely want to try it. maybe em and chris and i could make some together? wouldnt that be a bonding experience. jerky for dinner and cake for dessert.

seriously, people, i need a schedule. after several hours of animal crossing (btw deb i paid for your next house upgrade and then some) i realized i hadnt moved much over the course of the day.

anyway, about an hour ago, i sprayed down with BUG repellent and headed for the shed. the smell of cut grass probably makes most people nostalgic in some ways; dad mowing on the weekend, waking you up from a morning you though you were going to be able to sleep in, forcing you to mow also, even though you still have blisters from the last time you did it... my dad didnt have a son right away and just past the time my brother got to lawn-mowing age, they became apartment dwellers. me and my sisters were the mowers, along with dad, and he would split up the lawn into manageable sections. dad would invariably get the largest part to cover and we brought him drinks or a wet rag to wipe his face with while he worked. i suppose seeing him sweat so much in the FL summer made me feel guilty and i would usually try to take over sooner. then, when i was red faced and dripping, he would appear and take over the controls. this was how it was for us.

the best part? all of us in the pool afterwards. rinsing off be damned.

what does one do when one is not working? ive already cleaned the house and worked outside as much as i can bear the heat. ive done some cooking and baking in the last few days and i have a pile of books that im working on. ive applied for unemployment and taken care of a few remaining work stuff.

i can only play so much animal crossing in a day.

so i made myself a bloody mary. :)