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Pictureless Wednesday Factoids for You.
Since Claudia is certainly not random today, I thought someone had to fill her shoes, large though they may be. (Ha ha ha ha, I'm not saying you have big feet! No really I'm not!)
1. I am obsessed with dollhouses (and dollhouses) and dominoes (and dominoes and dominoes and dominoes...).
2. Between my tights and my corduroy (lined skirt), I am wearing Cuddle Duds long underwear shorts. It's not that cold out but the spot that falls between the top of your boots and the bottom of your coat = that is always the coldest spot. Other than the ears.
3. I moved all my lists from html to movable type. So I can update them at my "secondary browsing location". Should I need to.
4. It is hard to find me happier than I am when surrounded by S*N*O*W. Now if only I were surrounded by snow ON A MOUNTAIN ON A SNOWBOARD instead of here. now. ugh.
5. Just as I keep finding more mysterious clothing that hasn't been worn in years (I have taken more than 10 bags to Goodwill in the past five months), that is apparently birthing itself in the depths of what many people have agreed are the world's tiniest, most shallow closets, I keep finding old cameras with unfinished film in them that turn out to have very funny (kinda cool) stuff on them. Including negatives that aren't even printable and look all melty.
6. Somehow every time I make a quilt these days, I wind up making a second that matches. Why? What? How? Anywho (or Anyhoo should that spelling please you more yes I am purposely not saying Anyhow), should be another Curious George making an appearance shortly.
7. I have kitchen problems.
a) The sink is both dripping and mysteriously creating under-sink in-the-cabinet standing water, sometimes post-dishwashing, sometimes when there is no dishwashing.
b) The oven has ALL pilot lights ON and LIT and FIRED UP yet the oven itself sometimes just won't fire, won't heat up. i.e., pilot light = LIT. turn on heat = NOTHING. 10 minutes later = NOTHING. 10 minutes later = MORE NOTHING. This makes cooking an interesting proposition. I mean, you really shouldn't be mixing the (raw) ingredients if you may or may not have to leave them sitting there for 30-60 minutes because your oven just won't turn on. (Pilot light = LIT. It's not dangerous, it's not a pilot light issue.) Sunday night, turn on oven, fires up within 5 minutes. Monday night, turn on oven, takes OVER 30 MINUTES. Tuesday, turn on oven, fires right up. URGH>
8. This is bigger than just a "problem" because I HATE HATE HATE my super with a burning illogical hatred. I mean it IS logical, the man was a TOTAL DICK to me more than once. But he is the super. He's the only option.
9. What does December mean to you? To me? BUYING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR MYSELF!!! Yay!!! Lots of presents! That I get right away! That minute! Yay! I mean, COME ON, when there is no one special in your life and you are not on anyone's actual priority list, who else is going to fucking buy them?????
10. I have to go now. I mean REALLY PEOPLE there is christmas shopping! for myself! to be done! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...............................
Comments
Hahahaha! I'm thinking about doing some Christmas shopping for myself today too. Never mind that I still haven't done even half of the shopping for others.
Gotta say the crazy amounts of snow and blisteringly cold temps are something I do not miss about the Midwest. Heck if it wasn't for that I might have actually stayed.
What are you going to do with a dollhouse?
I've been christmas shopping for myself too. My mom told me yesterday that since I don't wear make up, there is NOTHING she can get me for christmas. Logical, right?
if i buy eleanor a dollhouse, will she let me play with it when i come to portland? that's what i would do with one!
There is nothing so fine, as a good Random.
Just started "The Used World" after reading your thoughts on it.
You crack me up.
I think you should make a Christmas quilt, so that you'll make a second one, which will be for me. Dibs.
YOU are totally insane.
Sounds like you have to make nice with the super. If he doesn't help, no xmas tip for him...he knows that!
oh i stopped giving him a christmas tip years ago after he MADE FUN OF ME FOR DOING SO.
isn't that like biting the hand that feeds you? what a PRICK.
You crack me up as well ;) And OH MY GOODNESS how can one person see so many films and gigs and still read THAT MANY BOOKS! I am most impressed by your industriousness... However, I have yet to see Maddox so stop reading and get finishing!
Bat for Lashes is one of my most favourite CDs this year and she is amazing live. I also have a copy of 'Thou Shalt Always Kill' bought on UK iTunes which I will try to send to you, if nasty iTunes will let you play it....
I am in awe of your lists. And I love dollhouses.
dude I just skipped over a bunch of posts all annoyed seeing the word "pictureless" in the titles and I refused to read them! Then I get to your site and it says it too, ugh. but I read yours anyolway and thankfully you had links to photos in it :) sorry to hear about all your kitchen woes. enjoy shopping!
That kitchen stuff totally sucks! What the. But what I really have to tell you is that I have been strangely attracted to dominoes for the past week myself.
I only want to buy presents for myself too.
This is pretty dangerous if you don't do it correctly. But I have had many crummy apartment stoves in my life (and survived) that responded to this trick: take off the metal plate thing covering the gas burner on the bottom of the oven (or top if that's how yours goes) and light a match. Quickly turn the gas on and light the burner with the match. The only bummer is if you wait too long between turning on the gas and lighting the burner. Why bother with an obnoxious super if you don't have to? Oh and try cleaning the burner holes, that might help. Good luck
I have kitchen problems too - in the form of weird little fruit flies!!! I have NO idea where they're coming from, since I have no (visible) fruit outside my fridge. God, something probably fell behind the dishwasher and I'm going to be plagued with this problem until I move.