Hummus for Breakfast
Hummus for breakfast will make you nauseous. Damn you, chickpeas!
Today I help my sister move.
It is spring in Memphis.
We do not really have much of a spring. The weather goes from freezing to scorching after toying with you for a while, showing you a few perfect days, and then attempting to kill you with tornadoes.
The worst part about our alleged spring is the pollen.
Dear sweet Jesus, the pollen!
My sinuses have gone insane. The sneezing is pretty well under control now. My left ear is clogged with.. something. I am wobbly when I stand.
I do not want to move things today. I fear I will tumble down the stairs.
Kitty Cat Cavities
My precious, precious Edgar cat has what appears to be a cavity in one of his teeth. I am hoping that the vet will prove me wrong and think me silly. I do not want my poor Edgar to go through the trauma of having a tooth removed.
It could just be some cat litter stuck on the side of his tooth.
Cat litter that will not come off is a possibility, right?
My poor kitty.
*Wails*
The wonders of the mixed CD
So I was listening to my iPod today while I was walking to work. I rarely bother with CDs anymore, and that makes me sad. I used to buy an album and listen to it all the way through, over and over. Now I don't do that anymore. I upload the whole thing to my computer, and then I generally only end up listening to the one or two songs that I know.
But I did realize today that some of the best music I've ever heard I discovered through mixed CDs that people made me. Quite a few of my friends on Facebook have been doing that "five albums that changed my life" thing. And I think that, more than albums from one artist, the mixed CDs from my friends have shaped my taste in music more than anything else. The thing that triggered this whole thought process is the fact that the playlist I chose to listen to on my walk today consists of three mixed CDs - two from Lisa and one from Fran - of music from New Zealand bands. I have been listening to these CDs for at least seven years now, and they're still among the most played songs on my iPod.
Snot balls.
Why is it that so many people call me when I'm ill? (And how is it that I am still constantly amazed by the amount of phlegm that my head is capable of producing? It's the same every time.) No, I don't want to go out for supper. No, I really don't want to come over for rhubarb pie (and I love rhubarb pie!). All I want to do is try to forget about work, and recover from my cold..... by drinking more gingerale, listening to Metronomy and playing Spider solitaire. But I might go out later. Heck, it is a Saturday night.
Work. Our executive director just resigned, right out of the fucking blue. In an library that employs only twelve people (at the central branch), it's a pretty big deal. With all the drama that ensued prior to her resignation (and during the two weeks until she was officially resigned), it's an even bigger fucking deal. She's not a bad person, but she certainly mucked things up. There was no goodbye party.
Wow, I sure sound angry today, which could be due to work and illness, but is even more likely due to the fact that I have not seen sunshine in two or three days. I'm in desperate need of a sunny spring day.
(Ok, Genie, I'm here. Happy?)
Travel ranting
So, as it turns out I am going to Japan this May! It's been the only thing on my mind for the past two weeks, and although I keep on reading about it, all I can think is that my research is getting me nowhere, and today I'm finally feeling not so excited anymore. I want to see the nitty-gritty, the cheap, the not clambered up the walls with tourists. But how? I feel like since I have the time to prepare before I go, I should do more research, but this idea has finally phased me. I suppose I will just have to go with the wind and jump in, like I do with most of my life's adventures (and more generally, life).
On another note (and the most probable reason for blogging today), the GAS is down again. Thanks a lot, Steve. I noticed.
Blog whore?
http://thoughtsfromthelogcabin.blogspot.com/
I just thought I'd share my other group blog. This is my house blog. All flatmates past and present are allowed to post here, as you can see we've only been going a bit over a day. I await the moment where it is no longer a novelty and we get bored with it. Until then, enjoy.
Grocery Store
So I was in the grocery store after work today, Safeway to be exact, purchasing some odds and ends that I am out of and as I was strolling down the chip aisle looking for anything that appealed to me, I became disappointed. Here I stood in front of upwards of likely 50 different kinds of chips to buy, and amongst all of them none seemed to pique my interest. I wondered what the problem was, and then it hit me. I wanted THUNDER CRUNCH. I know I have probably said it before, but what the hell ever happened to that chip? Those were fucking awesome! I wonder if there is a Facebook group out there dedicated to resurrecting Thunder Crunch.
On another delightfully hilarious note, it seems that this particular Safeway recently changed the aisles so now everything is in a different place. I guess it was a bit of an oversight when they did rearrange the aisles to place the diet shakes and weight loss supplements directly across the aisle from the cookies and junk food?
cleaning
I know you feel better for it in the end, but sometimes cleaning up is just a shitty task that has to be done.
Today I will clean our fridge and freezer. Its going to be disgusting.
Post Your Desktop!
Here is my Ubuntu desktop.
Post yours.. even though it can't be near as awesome as mine.
The glory of Can Rock and their most embarrassing moments
Remember when the CFOX seeds artists were the guys that we admired and worshiped?
Digging around in my old old long-since-archived-and-removed-from-my-hard-drive files, I came across this and laughed and laughed and laughed. This makes me question everything I ever believed in as a kid...Happy New Year