Sunday,
23
....Yesterday and last
evening were allergy living hells. Thankfully, I am feeling
better today and am back to my usual activities. Tomorrow
I leave for Chicago, on business, for the duration of the
week. I've never been there before. I've heard its going
to be chilly and I can't wait to get up at 4:30am tomorrow
to catch that 6am flight. In any case, it will be fun. I
have already dug out some gloves and hats and other warm
clothing, which i'm sure will be insufficient.
....We cooked up a beefy roast last night. Snail was beside
himself with delight and I thought him and that peice of
meat might run off to Mexico together. Which would have been
fine with me. Me and those mashed potatoes made a great couple.
Thursday,
20
....You know what the
greatest thing is that I don't hear anyone talking about?
Its the heating and cooling system in your car. NOT ONLY
can you control the air temperature from the comforts of
being seated and with only the lift of your arm, BUT ALSO,
the change takes effect immediately. Isn't that amazing?!?!
I love that. As someone that's typically freezing all the
time, its a relief to be able to ride around in my car, in
my own little perfectly adjusted air box.
Tuesday,
18
....I
guess i should change the name of my blog to "Tuesday,
Thursday, Sunday".
...Snail just took pictures of the inside of my cheek and
I will not be posting them. Its the second time this oddity
has been there. Its dark red and the size of a small black
eyed pea. Its kinda hard. I was going to go see the dr about
2 weeks ago when it showed up, but it disappeared about 1
hour after it appeared. I went ahead and took some aspirin.
...I expect tomorrow's allergies to be no different from
the past 4/5 days. I will be sneezing and blowing my nose
non-stop until at least 11am. Tomorrow, instead of doing
that in my cube and hearing various people around me say
"god bless you", I will be in a small meeting.
From 9am to 12pm. A regular spectacle I will be. Me and my
kleenex and my raw rubbed nose. The only thing I can do to
help the situation is make sure I get a good breakfast and
possibly have a dr. pepper. Yes, aside from the 3 different
medications I take daily, and the 3 allergy shots on fridays,
all I can do to help myself is be fed and watered. Nothing
else helps.
...Ask Snail to tell you the raccoon story. Its funny.
Sunday,
16
....I'm doing some
boring things this weekend: chores. I feel certain I will
go to bed tonight feeling prepared for the work week. I've
also done some painting, which is going well. I have some
catching up to do after devoting almost all of last year
to wedding stuff. Not that I was busy planning cakes and
flowers every weekend, but i think somehow I just didn't
feel like doing anything artsy. Glad that's all out of the
way now.
...I had a makeover yesterday at Nords at the Bobbie Brown
counter. It was a face fair with about 20 women all getting
fixed up at the same time. The lighting was terrible. The
girl was nice enough, but clearly would have rather been
doing something else. When I came home, Snail and I had a
good laugh and I washed it off. It wasn't super terrible,
but way too crazy for 11am in the morning. And even if I
had had plans that night, i don't think I could have kept
it on. I felt like wet paint. But, its fun to do those once
in a while.
Thursday,
13
....Saw
Sideways. Thumbs up.
...Snail thinks i'm a coffee drinker now. Now that I have
8 cups of coffee under my belt in the span of about 3 months.
Did you read his post about the Jack Daniels coffee? Yep.
He comes in all sweet-like, "I made you some coffee"
this morning. I taste it and it tastes funky. I can't beleive
he tried to pass that off on me like I wouldn't notice. And
then tonight, he starts going on about how I better grind
some beans or else tomorrow I'm going to have to drink the
2nd flavored coffee pack, whatever that one is. HE'S the
one that needs to wake up and smell the coffee.
...I finally bought a new makeup/blush brush to replace the
one that I dropped in the toilet last week. Hurray for me!
Tuesday,
11
....Things
are woefully uneventful this evening, compared to two straight
nights watching opening episodes of 24. I've never watched
this show before but now i'm hooked. I mean, as hooked as
I ever am on any tv show. Cause on the one hand, it was exciting
and intense and on the other hand, i just don't need that
kind of stress when i'm trying to relax.
Sunday,
09
....Friday
night, after mexican food with friends, we had an impromptu
movie night. It was just like old times made of bad movies,
good laughs and hot tamales. We watched THE HOWLING -- which
i thought might be a little scary, but turns out that its
terrible.
....Last night, we gathered around to watch the Chargers.
There was hot wings, potato chips, carrots and ranch, dr.
Pepper -- A recipe for delicious.
....Today, we drove up to the new art store that Snail found.
I could hardly believe my eyes. The place is REAL. A real
art store where you buy art supplies to make art with. Who
do I need to thank for this?
Thursday,
06
...We are half-way
finished reading the Fellowship of the Ring. The book and
the movie are very similar and yet different. Soon, we will
watch the Return of the King on DVD. I can't wait. I kinda
hope that one day, we do a LOTR all day marathon, but i haven't
brought this idea up to Snail. I would love to see the whole
story, all together.
...Snail made Poke for dinner tonight. Remember Poke that
we had in Hawaii? (raw tuna, sesame oil, seaweed, asian pear
[snail's addition] It was delicious and not unlike something
I might find on the menu at my favorite sushi restaurant,
UCHI.
..It was cold like winter today. My hands were frozen from
freezing all day. I drove home with a glove on my left hand.
Its a fuzzy glove and I have to have at least one hand that
isn't fuzzy for any allergy/nose adjustments. I should probably
get some leather ones. I don't think leather attracts hairs
and fuzz.
...Snail and his mom made a trip to the dump the other day.
They got rid of bags of christmas trash and other trashy
items. Is there anything better than the ability to throw
ANYTHING away? I can remember making trips to the dump with
my dad. It was a long drive out and it seemed to me to be
the place where all material goods come to an end. I mean,
doesn't most everything end up at the dump eventually? I
guess not if you have a bunch of nice things -- like priceless
antique furniture made of real wood instead of dressers made
of IKEA. But, i can look around this room and pretty much
imagine all of it being at the dump, one day down the road.
I don't have the same sense of relief when I give things
to goodwill. To me, everything at goodwill carries the burden
of being unwanted and sitting on a shelf with other unwanted
items. Which is why I'm not much for thrift shopping. I mean,
there are certainly some lovely things that people get rid
of, but in order to find those, you have to sort throw the
super unwanted items. The dump is similar in the theme of
the unwanted, but the dump is like the final destination
-- the heaven for things. And goodwill is more like yet another
stop on the way to the very final resting place.
OK---- that got really deep. Good night.
Tuesday,
04
...I highly recommend
drawer organizers/compartments. Go get some today. You know
you need some.
My jewelry drawers were making me nuts. I couldn't find an
earring from a bracelet from a barrette from my elbow. I
finally took some measurements, marched up to the container
store and now my whole world is better. And even more better
after I go there again tomorrow for another set of compartments.
Sunday,
01
...We spent a rockin
New Years with some friends over dinner and munchies. We
left the party at 11:30 and got to our couch at 11:57, just
in time to turn on the tv and kiss at midnight.
I tasted a new salsa/dip thing at the party that I enjoyed.
Chimichurri.
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
1 clove garlic
2 minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced basil, thyme or oregano, or mixture
Salt and pepper to taste
Very tart and delicious.
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