26 July 2008
What a Rush!
When I take that first bite of a chocolate chip cookie, fresh out of the oven.... whoosh! What a rush! It's a like a drug. A very yummy drug.
Labels: food
25 July 2008
Quote of the Week
Estelle Getty passed away the other day, and lots of people are doing tributes and retrospectives. One of them had this great quote from a Golden Girls episode:
Blanche: I don’t really mind [my brother] Clayton being homosexual. I just don’t like him dating men.
Dorothy: You really haven’t grasped the concept of this “gay thing” yet, have you, Blanche?
Blanche: Well there must be homosexuals who date women.
Sophia: Yeah. They’re called lesbians.
Blanche: I don’t really mind [my brother] Clayton being homosexual. I just don’t like him dating men.
Dorothy: You really haven’t grasped the concept of this “gay thing” yet, have you, Blanche?
Blanche: Well there must be homosexuals who date women.
Sophia: Yeah. They’re called lesbians.
Labels: GLBT, random silliness
20 July 2008
Hey, Who Turned Out the Lights?
I managed to keep my power last Wednesday, but when I came home from work last night, I found a sign from the building manager on the building bulletin board saying "power will be restored by 4 pm". Since it was after 7 pm, and the lights in the stairway were out, my first thought was, "Uh-oh."
When I went up to my apartment, there was no power. I called the power company and there were several messages on their reported power outage list, but my building wasn't in any of the areas. I reported my outage and dug out my candles and flashlights (again).
Around 9 pm, my mom called to say that the news said all the power in my area had been restored. I called the power company again, and this time I talked to a real person. The very nice lady who answered told me that the news was very, very wrong, and they were still working to restore power. She said that most recent report she had said that power would be restored between midnight and 2 am.
I went to bed around 10:30. I woke up at 1 am and realized that my bathroom fan (which I had left switched on) was running. I also realized that my living room light (which I had also left switched on) was not.
My bedroom clock indicated that power had been back for a half-hour, which meant that power had come back on around 12:30 am.
I called the power company again, spoke to another very nice lady, and she entered my partial power outage into the system. I went back to bed.
Around 5:30 this morning I woke up and realized that the power in my bedroom was out. Again. I called the electric company and listened to their messages. This time they reported a second power outage, starting at 12:49 am.
So, I'm guessing that I had full power last night for a whopping 20 minutes: from 12:30 am to 12:50 am! But I slept though it -- silly me!
Anyway, the message said that they estimated the power would be back on by 6 am.
Around 6:30, the power for my entire apartment returned. I dragged myself out of bed again to check the food in my fridge and freezer. (Since, other than that 20 minutes, I had been without power for 17 hours, I was concerned about my food.) Luckily, everything seemed chilled, so I went back to bed. At 8 am I got up and went to work.
Since there were two outages last night, that makes a total of four in the last three weeks!
When I went up to my apartment, there was no power. I called the power company and there were several messages on their reported power outage list, but my building wasn't in any of the areas. I reported my outage and dug out my candles and flashlights (again).
Around 9 pm, my mom called to say that the news said all the power in my area had been restored. I called the power company again, and this time I talked to a real person. The very nice lady who answered told me that the news was very, very wrong, and they were still working to restore power. She said that most recent report she had said that power would be restored between midnight and 2 am.
I went to bed around 10:30. I woke up at 1 am and realized that my bathroom fan (which I had left switched on) was running. I also realized that my living room light (which I had also left switched on) was not.
My bedroom clock indicated that power had been back for a half-hour, which meant that power had come back on around 12:30 am.
I called the power company again, spoke to another very nice lady, and she entered my partial power outage into the system. I went back to bed.
Around 5:30 this morning I woke up and realized that the power in my bedroom was out. Again. I called the electric company and listened to their messages. This time they reported a second power outage, starting at 12:49 am.
So, I'm guessing that I had full power last night for a whopping 20 minutes: from 12:30 am to 12:50 am! But I slept though it -- silly me!
Anyway, the message said that they estimated the power would be back on by 6 am.
Around 6:30, the power for my entire apartment returned. I dragged myself out of bed again to check the food in my fridge and freezer. (Since, other than that 20 minutes, I had been without power for 17 hours, I was concerned about my food.) Luckily, everything seemed chilled, so I went back to bed. At 8 am I got up and went to work.
Since there were two outages last night, that makes a total of four in the last three weeks!
Labels: random weirdness
18 July 2008
Quote of the Week
From the aforementioned "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"...
Dr. Horrible: [I obtained the wonderflonium] at my famously successful heist last week. I say "successful" in that I achieved my objective [of stealing the wonderflonium]. It was less successful in that I inadvertently introduced my arch-nemesis to the girl of my dreams, and now he's taking her out on dates.
Dr. Horrible: [I obtained the wonderflonium] at my famously successful heist last week. I say "successful" in that I achieved my objective [of stealing the wonderflonium]. It was less successful in that I inadvertently introduced my arch-nemesis to the girl of my dreams, and now he's taking her out on dates.
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
17 July 2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Go watch it! Quick! It will all go away on Sunday, so don't miss out! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
And then wait until Saturday for Part III! Wait! Wait! Wait!
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
16 July 2008
Power Outages
After two Wednesday night power outages in a row, I am pleased to report that I still have power this Wednesday night.
So far.....
So far.....
Labels: random weirdness
14 July 2008
The Writer Formerly Known as Miss Alli
First of all, let us pause to marvel at the breadth of subjects the-writer-formerly-known-as-Miss-Alli has convinced people to pay her to write about: wedding television programs, general pop culture, and the legalities of the gay marriage court decision in California.
Secondly, that article about the court decision was a perspective I hadn't heard before.
Secondly, that article about the court decision was a perspective I hadn't heard before.
Labels: GLBT, Linda Holmes
12 July 2008
Quote of the Week
Time to watch Due South!
[Fraser and Ray are reviewing past cases to see who might have a vendetta against them and burned down their houses.]
Ray: What about the Bolt Brothers?
Fraser: The Bolt Brothers were not arsonists. They were demented terrorists whose M.O. involved impromptu thermonuclear devices.
Ray: Right, Right. I'm thinking of...
Fraser: [You were thinking of] other demented terrorists whose M.O. involved impromptu thermonuclear devices?
[Fraser and Ray are reviewing past cases to see who might have a vendetta against them and burned down their houses.]
Ray: What about the Bolt Brothers?
Fraser: The Bolt Brothers were not arsonists. They were demented terrorists whose M.O. involved impromptu thermonuclear devices.
Ray: Right, Right. I'm thinking of...
Fraser: [You were thinking of] other demented terrorists whose M.O. involved impromptu thermonuclear devices?
Labels: Due South
11 July 2008
Grammar
Bad grammar in print -- especially in advertisements -- drives me batty. Yesterday I saw a sign advertising "Smoke 'n Hot Deals". Aarrgghhh!!!!! It's not "Smoke and Hot Deals", it's "Smoking Hot Deals". So it should have been "Smokin' Hot Deals". See? It's not that complicated, right?
But at least that was a local roadside advertisement. I still have nightmares about watching a program on Bravo (a national, basic cable television station) and seeing a blurb in the corner of the screen informing me that "Your watching Bravo!" Ugh. I actually emailed them to complain about that one.
But at least that was a local roadside advertisement. I still have nightmares about watching a program on Bravo (a national, basic cable television station) and seeing a blurb in the corner of the screen informing me that "Your watching Bravo!" Ugh. I actually emailed them to complain about that one.
Labels: grammar
04 July 2008
Quote of the Week
I've been watching a lot of Supernatural lately. Here's a funny bit from a recap by Drunken Bee:
"The brothers get in the car, and Dean asks Sam what's he's got on the case, and I brace myself for what's sure to be a number of lame acronyms. Aaaand I must have E.S.P. or something, because Sam tells Dean that 'There's definitely E.V.P on the cockpit voice recorder.' And I totally LOL'd about how D.O.A. that line reading was. I mean, WTF?"
"The brothers get in the car, and Dean asks Sam what's he's got on the case, and I brace myself for what's sure to be a number of lame acronyms. Aaaand I must have E.S.P. or something, because Sam tells Dean that 'There's definitely E.V.P on the cockpit voice recorder.' And I totally LOL'd about how D.O.A. that line reading was. I mean, WTF?"
Labels: Supernatural
