Sunday, August 07, 2005
Cricket carcasses and other weekend tidbits.
Exercise: Cleaning house.
Ok so owning a cat or two does have its advantages. When pesky insects make it into the house, the crazy little furballs enjoy the new "toy" and usually don't waste any time taking care of them for us, however, I can't say I look forward to all the little dead bodies I have to pick up when they are done. Their motto is....We kill 'em, you clean 'em. I think I came across at least four cricket carcasses today when I was sweeping the kitchen and dining room floor downstairs. YUCK! I still like dogs better.
Sample day at work on Friday wasn't too shabby but there have been better ones. I managed to score half a case of some sugar free strawberry preserves for a cool lady from "down south" who has been Lep Trekking like crazy recently. I also managed to score a nice big bottle of laundry detergent for TBB. TSSB I would have gotten you some stuff too but I don't know what you use - you'll have to give me a list some time so I know what to look for. :) For Chi, I was able to score two cases of diced tomatoes for the curry he likes to make, three boxes of the sugar packets he likes, and some instant tea mix. The rest of the stuff amounted to several bottles of body wash, a bunch of kitchen/bathroom cleaner, and beaucoup de air fresheners. All in all, I would say what I got would have cost upwards of $200 if I would have purchased it at the store. Not bad for a days "shopping". LOL As fed up as I can get with my job, it does have its perks. :)
Friday night I went visiting again. My auntie had come into town for a few days too so I wanted to be able to see here when she was here. After we ate, my cousin, her daughters, and I all went over to the balloon field. There weren't a lot of balloons that took off from the field (most of them were flying in from another location) but we did get to see some. They were doing a baggy drop and attempting to pull the flags off the poles again. Unfortunately, none of the pilots were as lucky as they were the other night. Most of them missed the target entirely and no one got the flags. After all the balloons had gone over the field and or landed, they started setting up for another night glow where spectators could be on the field to watch. There were five balloons that had actually landed on the field and kept their balloon up for this event. Once they were settled, that's when everyone got to go out and get up close and personal with the pilots and their crew. We were listening to this one guy talk about the cost of a balloon and he basically said you can get your basic balloon for about $15000 - $20000 but if you want something more custom and intricate, it could cost you as much as $75000. OUCH!
As the rest of the balloonists were returning to the field, my cousin and I started wondering where J Man (my eldest nephew who had been crewing) was and if "his" balloon would be one of the ones setting up. A few minutes after our comments about the subject, we looked up and to our surprise, "his" crew was right there in front of us getting ready to put up the balloon. If you want to see the pictures from that night, please visit this link. My nephew is the one in the dark blue shirt that says Great Britain on it. Sorry for the poor picture quality on some of them. There were some people that decided to be rude by getting in my way and stuff.
Yesterday, I got 11 hours of wonderful rest (had to catch up from the past week) but it it also brought about a real dammitdammitsonofabitch moment. I went to get some cleaner out from under the kitchen sink and something didn't look right. The bottles towards the back looked like they were sinking. When I pulled them out, I discovered there was a puddle of water under them and the wood underneath had been completely bowed. At first I couldn't figure out what happened but after five minutes, I had the problem sussed out. The hose that leads to the spray nozzle had decided to come loose enough to just break the seal which meant everytime the water was turned on, it would drip back down into the cabinet. I was NOT a happy camper when I found out about this. I mean the thing is only three years old and has hardly even been used. It only solidifies my thought that this place should rightfully be deemed The Money Pit. It's sad when you fork over nearly $200000 for a house these days and crap like this happens because the workmanship and materials used are so cheap. I mean I had thought about redoing the cabinets at some point but not this early on - CHRIST!
And now for something completely different.....
As you know, I had to move this blog because of some wack who wouldn't leave me alone. Well, I found out the dumbass had put this on his blog. I'm 99% sure he was referring to me (this isn't the first time the asshat has done this sort of thing WAY after the fact).
"When a relationship ends, you're automatically removed from the "sending the bday card" and the "holiday occasion gift giving" list. Just be happy with an E-Card (if I care to remember). And hey, look at it this way, E-Card is better than no card. Besides, I don't expect anything for my bday and/or holiday occasions."
This just shows how delusional this person is. He obviously thinks that we had a relationship. Um "word to the mutha" dipshit - we were aquaintances at best. We never met, we never even talked on the phone. We chatted online for a couple of years and sent text messages. You decided to be a dick with your lies and try to play me for a fool. I forgave you once and you continued to play your game so I wrote you off. What the hell makes you think I'm going to be concerned about getting a card or a music CD you made from you? Wake up and blow your ego out your ass buttwad, you aren't all that!
Ok, I feel better now so I'm off like a dirty shirt.
Til next time......
Knocked Off By The Fashion Diva
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