27 April 2008

Chip of the Month Club

Who knew?

http://www.anchorsfoodfinds.com/chipofthemonth.html

26 April 2008

Spring Fever

Periodically I get an energy surge that puts me on the active side of mischievous, as opposed to the just thinking about it side of mischievous. and yesterday I moseyed past a coworker who was enjoying a snooze. I was travelling with a friend at that point and she saw me whip out my phone, and thinking that I was going to snap a photo of sleeping beauty, she sprinted for the door trying desperately and failing to repress laughter. I didn't even think to snap a photo, I triggered my ring tone which as luck would have it is a snippet of the theme song from the movie, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, complete with rifle fire.

Yes, I guess I'm kinda evil.

23 April 2008

So

I skipped town last week to go visit my sister M and her kids C, M and Z. Her husband was out of town on business during my visit so I will have to visit and harass him some other time. They're in Newport RI these days and well, one of these days I'll post some photos. It's beautiful there.

So now I'm back and uncertain as to what kind of energy I'm giving off because people from my past are appearing. D called me up out of the clear blue to see if I wanted to reiki the horse of a friend of a friend... maybe, which tends to beg the not. R, a former coworker/minion turned up at work today and wow, that woman is still a freakin' rollercoaster ride. So I'm wondering who the 3rd blast will be. V who was my reiki student for a while, one or another of my former classmates from massage school. Oh and yeah, there's a 25 year reunion coming up for that Catholic Penal institution I graduated from back in the drunken day. Further updates as events or inanity warrant.

15 April 2008

Good Lord Ain't I Prolific?

So the homeowners association (or as I prefer to call it the homeowners ass.) arranged for powerwashing of the facades. Apparently, the powerwashes were quite diligent as I came home to backwash of the powerwash in my foyer. It's a good thing they didn't blow any slugs in here, I'd a been pissed.

Who Knew?

Again from AOL - Pretty in Pink

Although you may acquaint it with a bad case of the runs, Pepto-Bismol works double duty as a facial mask. Thrifty women looking for the benefits of a spa facial, apply the chalky pink substance to their face and let its salicylic acid, a great facial peel, do its duty. Some believe that Pepto may be even milder and gentler than most commercial salicylic products because the same ingredients that coats your tummy also coats the face.

I could segue into a smart anatomical remark say about tits and ass, but will refrain, cuz I'm classy like that.

I can't let go...

from AOL - Butt Really

Preparation H cream is marketed to treat hemorrhoids, but beauty queens have long used a tiny dab under the eyes to reduce bags and dark circles after a long night. One ingredient in Preparation H is shark liver oil, a folk remedy for skin conditions. In Canada, the cream is formulated with BioDyne, a yeast derivative thought to smooth wrinkles. However, the maker of Preparation H, states that the product is not to be applied on the face.

Yes, it fascinates and yes, I'm still looking for that answer about flavor. And having fed shark liver to the beasts in my house, I would fear the use of the big H on either my face or its intended locus. As Sharkbutt the cat has no qualms, none, about pawing open my mouth to peer inside for remnants of fish of any ilk, I cannot take the chance he'd be looking in any of my other girlish orifices.

Freakin' Taxes

I have not done my own taxes in years, instead entrusting them to my trusty friend Jim who does them with a swift diligence that impresses and amazes me. So I'd given him my assembled materials a week and a half ago, but he'd not been back to work having ended up in the hospital. I know the federales and the state owe me some coin so I flied my request for extension and Jim says they'll be done tomorrow.

NP.

Diligently Researched Tankless Water Heater

Ok, if I was running 1-800-clean-shit here, I could see getting a tankless water heater. But we're talking 4k and I just don't use enough hot water to warrant it. So we have a new tanked water heater, it's fabulous, water is hot and floor and more importantly ceilings are dry.

13 April 2008

Son of a ...

I am a recovering worry addict, back when I was an active worry addict my major household concern was the hot water heater (yes, I realize, it might ought to have been the propensity for leaving the house with a stove burner on, but I digress.) My concern about the hot water heater was such that I replaced it first thing upon moving here ten years ago. Since said hot water heater does not appear to be panned (have a drain pan beneath it, in order that it might drain into said pan instead of say the kitchen ceiling) my concern was that it let rip and flood me house. Well, the good news is that it didn't do that. The leakage was small and relatively minor but of course, I discover it after 9 oclock last night. So, had to drain hot water heater, which should have been the hard part and was not. And had to turn the water off to the HWH which should have been the easy part but was not.

So yes, I blathering about all this to put off the inevitable cold shower and duly researching the magic that is a tankless hot water heater.