Nothing like car expenses to get me blogging again. Seriously though, hello, I'm still around. I have randomly thought of blog topics over the past few months, but can't seem to find the time to sit down and write a blog. Thought about giving up all together, but have decided that instead I am going to try to blog weekly. We'll see if I succeed. In the mean time, since I mentioned the car, I learned a new car part today while getting my car inspected: ball joint. I've actually heard those words before, but had no idea what they did on a car 'til I got home and googled it (after eating a brownie b/c I was depressed about how much it cost to fix said loose ball joint, then got depressed about eating the brownie b/c I'm supposed to be eating healthier). So I think my credit card is going to be a little mad at me right now, but why spend money on Christmas presents or fixing a bad heater when you can spend it on ball joints? In case I don't blog again before Thursday, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and I hope your cars are behaving! :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Don't Sweat
Why don't aerobics instructors sweat? I'm serious! So a few months ago I started doing a Jilllian Michales DVD--definitely a good workout, but as I'm exercising away and yes, sweating, I realize neither Jillian nor the two ladies working out with her are sweating. Additionally, they never drink water during the whole work out. Now, I bet you're thinking, but that is TV, they can wipe the sweat away and edit it out, heck in this day in age, they can probably edit the sweat right off their foreheads. And as for the water, they can edit out water breaks. Okay, I'll grant you that, but I also take aerobics classes at the gym and my instructors never seem to sweat or stop for water and they are working out the whole time. I just don't get it. Do they have special genes? When you train to be an aerobics instructor, do they teach you not to sweat or drink water? Weird.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
More Letters
So September is one of my busiest months at work. June is another one. April and January are also a bit busy too, but I think Sept and June win for busiest. Why am I telling you all this? Because I'm trying to explain why I have not been blogging lately. So to make up for lost time, I'm bringing back my "letters." It should give you a glimpse into recent events.
Dear Painters,
What is the deal with you? Why do some of you charge literally over twice as much as others if you all are telling me you're using the same paint? Do painter A paint better than Painter B so he can charge twice as much?
Dear Contractors,
I am about ready to group you with mechanics. If you give me an estimate, the total should be close to that estimate. I learned an estimate is "an educated guess" when I was a student. It should be close to your answer, not off by over $1000.
Dear Spiders/Flies/Moths/Other Bugs that Crowd Around my Exterior Light,
How do you always manage to sneak in during the 3 seconds I have the door open.
Dear Vaccuum,
Why did you have to break the same week I had to pay the contractor?
Dear Christopher Meloni?
Why are you leaving SVU? The show will not be the same without you.
Dear Young Friends,
Thank you for providing me with funny stories to tell.
Dear Neighborhood Landscapers,
Hurricane Irene has long since passed, when will you be picking up all the branches she left behind?
Dear Mother Nature,
Why do you have to go from high 80's to mid 60's? How about some 70's?
Dear The Band Perry,
Even though your song is really depressing, I really like it, perhaps too much as I actually sang along to it with the windows open. Those poor drivers who may have heard me when they drove by. Forgive me drivers for subjecting you to such horrid singing since I cannot carry a tune.
Dear Anyone,
What is the deal with Spongebob? Why do childre like him so much? It must be an age thing because I just don't get it. I've heard so much about him lately from kids and on the news.
Dear Seafood Fest,
You have such delicious food. Keep coming back and maybe next year, I'll finally remember to try the lobster quesadillas.
And on a more serious note, in honor of 9-11
Dear Firefighters, Police Officers, and Soliders,
Thank you for all you do to keep us safe.
Dear Painters,
What is the deal with you? Why do some of you charge literally over twice as much as others if you all are telling me you're using the same paint? Do painter A paint better than Painter B so he can charge twice as much?
Dear Contractors,
I am about ready to group you with mechanics. If you give me an estimate, the total should be close to that estimate. I learned an estimate is "an educated guess" when I was a student. It should be close to your answer, not off by over $1000.
Dear Spiders/Flies/Moths/Other Bugs that Crowd Around my Exterior Light,
How do you always manage to sneak in during the 3 seconds I have the door open.
Dear Vaccuum,
Why did you have to break the same week I had to pay the contractor?
Dear Christopher Meloni?
Why are you leaving SVU? The show will not be the same without you.
Dear Young Friends,
Thank you for providing me with funny stories to tell.
Dear Neighborhood Landscapers,
Hurricane Irene has long since passed, when will you be picking up all the branches she left behind?
Dear Mother Nature,
Why do you have to go from high 80's to mid 60's? How about some 70's?
Dear The Band Perry,
Even though your song is really depressing, I really like it, perhaps too much as I actually sang along to it with the windows open. Those poor drivers who may have heard me when they drove by. Forgive me drivers for subjecting you to such horrid singing since I cannot carry a tune.
Dear Anyone,
What is the deal with Spongebob? Why do childre like him so much? It must be an age thing because I just don't get it. I've heard so much about him lately from kids and on the news.
Dear Seafood Fest,
You have such delicious food. Keep coming back and maybe next year, I'll finally remember to try the lobster quesadillas.
And on a more serious note, in honor of 9-11
Dear Firefighters, Police Officers, and Soliders,
Thank you for all you do to keep us safe.
Monday, August 29, 2011
The 100th Post
I just realized this is my 100th blog post. Yay! I feel like I should write about something significant since it is the big 1-0-0, but I have rarely written anything terribly significant on here so why start now? hee hee. So instead let's do a year in review in the form of a top 10 list. Approximately one year and one month ago, I bought my first home. Approximately a year ago I moved into said home (as you may remember it needed some work before I could move in). Being a homeowner has taught me many things and I'm sure I have many more to learn. So in no significant order, here we go...
10. Paint is expensive--even if you have a coupon and know people.
9. Megan was right, contractors, electricians, plumbers, etc do not always show up when they are supposed to despite you rearranging your schedule for them (but don't you dare be late for them).
8. Roof rakes are a great invention.
7. When you live this close to the woods, like it or not, you're going to be visited by a few spiders, oh, and a few branches are going to fall on your roof and all around your home.
6. Knowing people who can fix things like electric baseboards, garbage disposals, and hot water heaters is amazing. Thank you!
5. I now know what kind of floors I do and do not want in my next home.
4. If you're going to have a leak, it's going to happen on a Sunday night when most plumbers are closed and charge extra to come out., oh, and I think plumbers make more in an hour than I make in a day.
3. Finally having a purple room is great. :)
2. Coming home on a cold day after working for 12 hours and finding you do not have heat is annoying (not to mention FREEZING). Waking up the next day and having no heat or electricity is worse.
1. Owning a home is certainly an expensive adventure, and though I could do without large bills, power outages, and broken things, having one's own space for peace and quiet, dinner parties, game nights, silly decorartions, etc is wonderful. Here's to the next year and the next 100 posts. :)
10. Paint is expensive--even if you have a coupon and know people.
9. Megan was right, contractors, electricians, plumbers, etc do not always show up when they are supposed to despite you rearranging your schedule for them (but don't you dare be late for them).
8. Roof rakes are a great invention.
7. When you live this close to the woods, like it or not, you're going to be visited by a few spiders, oh, and a few branches are going to fall on your roof and all around your home.
6. Knowing people who can fix things like electric baseboards, garbage disposals, and hot water heaters is amazing. Thank you!
5. I now know what kind of floors I do and do not want in my next home.
4. If you're going to have a leak, it's going to happen on a Sunday night when most plumbers are closed and charge extra to come out., oh, and I think plumbers make more in an hour than I make in a day.
3. Finally having a purple room is great. :)
2. Coming home on a cold day after working for 12 hours and finding you do not have heat is annoying (not to mention FREEZING). Waking up the next day and having no heat or electricity is worse.
1. Owning a home is certainly an expensive adventure, and though I could do without large bills, power outages, and broken things, having one's own space for peace and quiet, dinner parties, game nights, silly decorartions, etc is wonderful. Here's to the next year and the next 100 posts. :)
Words
Are there any words you don't like? The other day as I was getting ready to go in to work (yes, to work on a my day off, lovely huh?), I had "Regis and Kelly" on for a few minutes and Jimmy Fallon was on. He happened to mention that he does not like the word moist. Lightbulb goes on and...a blog idea! I don't necessarily have any strong feelings about the word moist, but there are some words I dislike.
Thorough--I think this stems from the fact that when I was a kid and it was my turn to clean the kitchen, my dad always said to do a thorough job cleaning it about 8000 times.
Potty-- I don't know why it irritates me, but it does, especially when adults say it in an annoying little voice.
caca--I knew an adult who regularly used this word around her child, really, can't you just say go the bathroom?
inflammable--I don't so much have a problem with the word as the definition, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. Doesn't it sound like they should be opposites?
idear--it's IDEA, not idear, there is no r
ant--as in my Ant Lucy (and no I don't have an Ant Lucy). Ant is an insect, it's aunt (but yes, I get that if I lived elsehwere, I would probably say ant, however, since I live here it's aunt).
So what words annoy you?
Thorough--I think this stems from the fact that when I was a kid and it was my turn to clean the kitchen, my dad always said to do a thorough job cleaning it about 8000 times.
Potty-- I don't know why it irritates me, but it does, especially when adults say it in an annoying little voice.
caca--I knew an adult who regularly used this word around her child, really, can't you just say go the bathroom?
inflammable--I don't so much have a problem with the word as the definition, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. Doesn't it sound like they should be opposites?
idear--it's IDEA, not idear, there is no r
ant--as in my Ant Lucy (and no I don't have an Ant Lucy). Ant is an insect, it's aunt (but yes, I get that if I lived elsehwere, I would probably say ant, however, since I live here it's aunt).
So what words annoy you?
Saturday, August 13, 2011
It Isn't Broken so I'm Not Fixing It
Have you ever heard the (poorly worded) expression, "If it aint broken, don't fix it?" Well, that applies to me right now. I have a phone, an old phone mind you and many of my friends like to constantly make fun of me because the phone is old. Truth be told, I had phone even older than that, that worked just fine, but I finally gave in to peer pressure and upgraded. Here is my thinking, there is NOTHING wrong with my phone. Sure it's a few years old (which I guess makes it antique by phone standards) and perhaps having a real keyboard would be nice (okay, I confess I have considered upgrading to a phone with a keyboard), but otherwise, it works fine. It can make and receive calls and send and receive texts. It even has a calculator, calendar, alarm clock, and camera. It has other things too, but I don't use them. You see people, I am cheap. Okay, not so much cheap as lacking in money (and who isn't these days, well, aside from really rich people I guess). I can't justify getting an iphone and paying an extra $30 a month for internet access when I can get the internet at home and at work. (I would much rather spend my money on traveling). Sure, it would be nice to have it when I'm at a bar or something and everyone around me pulls out their phone and starts looking stuff up on-line or playing Words with Friends, but on the other hand, if I'm out with my friends, I'd like to think I'm there to see them, not play with my phone. I was once on a date and the guy was on his phone every 10 minutes. Seriously?! Am I that boring (okay, I am but that's beside the point)? The date wasn't bad, we even had another one, but really, put the phone down for an hour or two and talk to me while. So for now, I am sticking with my "antique" (and by "antique I mean 4-5 years old) phone.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Do Tacos Cause Weird Dreams?
Do you ever have weird dreams? I imagine most people do, right? Well, the other night, I had quite a strange one. It was the first day of school and I was teaching, or at least, trying to. First, I couldn't teach because one of my students kept biting me. Then I was trying to meet my students, but none of them knew their names and the few that did had names that I couldn't spell or say so I couldn't write them down. Later on, I somehow settled them down and the head of the school district came to visit as I was getting my kids ready for a field trip to the casino. What kind of teacher takes her students to a casino for a field trip?! Especially since they were only in elementary school. What would the dream experts say about that? I didn't even eat anything that weird near bedtime. About 4 hours earlier I ate a chicken taco, maybe something weird was in the taco lol.
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