Oddities and Lightsabers

So... I look at the pilfered box of Special K (I was HUNGRY and didn't want to eat my lunch too soon)... and at the bottom of the bag are some suspcious looking non-flakey rice puffs. Yes, I think I'm seeing Rice Krispies in my Special K. It's all Kellogs, and its a different shape, but, I wonder if it isn't the exact same forumla?

What a rip off then, because Special K costs more than Rice Krisipies I think. Rice Krispy treats are better than the Special K milk bars they make anyway.

And of COURSE I'm going at midnight tonight to see the last of the Star Wars movies. Thank god, and I can only echo what Dan at Angel Moxie said, "I'm expecting bad dialog and some kickin' lightsaber fights. As long as I get that, I'll be happy with the film."

Amen brudder man.

What I Have Learned-

Guacamole, when left unrefridgerated, turns brown.

Video game violence is preferential to releasing frustrations.

Sometimes people just want to keep you from getting where you want to go because their brains were once basketballs and they get a kick from it.

How you say something can mean 80% than what you're verbally expressing.

Heath Ledger would win against Orlando Bloom.

Newsweek sucks, continued in News Section.

Friends are a part of your state of mind.

Sometimes wishing someone a good day just doesn't work.

But smiles work better.
I'm really excited about tomorrow night, we've had our tickets for almost a month now! I know it isn't exactly the good old school stuff, but as long as the action doesn't fail me... WOOHOO! And hopefully I can explain to my job that I'm a lot more useful than they think I am. Otherwise I'll be kicking myself for passing up some bridges. Hopefully it won't be that worst case scenario. I like my job, but without there being a second income in the house, the pressure is all on me. I'd rather stay at a job I like.

Have a good day folks. :)

The Quicker Picker Upper...

I feel kinda angry today.

Oh yeah, and sorry for not updating- the weekend was pretty busy and it feels awkward trying to write entries with my husband looking over my shoulder. Monkey.

I have for the past month being visiting an old school chum's webblog, kinda as a link to the way things used to be sort of nostalgia. I pretty much started blogging because she complained about the length of some of my comments. I stopped some weeks ago. I've pretty much realized that I need to stop hanging on to people I don't have any real connection to anymore because I have a desire for friendship. I wish I knew how it was so easy to close up shop on so many people. In reality, I know said people didn't have a desire to understand me. It's cruel how we, people, are so self-absorbed. It alienates us so effectively. So I archived the comments I made. They're really only important to me, I don't think the site I posted them on thinks them as much as I do. I at least recognize that they really should erase them.

But I don't need to be validated as a person to feel whole. I feel the need for fresh baked items though.

On the brighter side, mom said when she gets a new digital camera this summer, she'll send me her old one. Held together with duct tape, but that is some awesome news. It takes really sweet resolution pictures.

Saw House of Flying Daggers last night. Artist in me says, love it. Bibliophile in me says, interesting, but what's with the obsession eastern culture has with "There must be no happy ending"? Do eastern movies as a whole not have happy endings? Or merely the ones that get imported to the US?

Words Express Too Much

Well, my mother's day card is done and in the mail. Not as neat and clean as I would have liked, but the materials I needed weren't available. I'm pretty sure I could have improvised better. Meh. I know she'll love it, past few holidays I've just been sending Hallmarks, and I know she likes my own artistic view a lot better than someone elses. I have the luxury of time to do that now. Retail beats all the desire to be creative out of a body I swear.
I used the automated post office thingie, I've never seen such a fangled stamp in my life. It printed letters in tiny text and a 1"x1" square of computer binary gobbelty gook. The receipt says Mom should get it by Friday. With that weird stamp, I'll believe it when she says she got it. If so, I'm not using anything else from now on.

Intuos 2 9x12
I've wanted one of these so badly for two+ years. I need to do something to earn one... One job isn't enough to pay for the bills and a tablet that is roughly half the cost of my rent.
Logitech MX100
This is the cheapest I've seen this mouse though. Wow. My husband has one and it's nifty neatso cool. And when I clean out my computer, it would be nice to have some thumbscrews instead to take off my casing.

Basically my birthday is coming up in two months and I know how much money I'll be sent to blow on whatever I would normally not be able to get for myself. Trying to plan it out the best I can now so I can make a wise decision, as opposed to impulse and regret it later.

Like wanting cherry lotion and body wash from Bath and Bodyworks when I don't even know what it smells like. I bet it smells good though, and I'm out of my winter candy apple wash.

Luckily the rest of the family is supposed to get gift cirtificates from places like Linens n Things or Bed Bath & Beyond. We need stuff in the kitchen. If it totals up to enough from the family, we are thinking about getting a food processor or some pots and a wok if the processor doesn't work out. This looks like what we want.

I have my eye on these rasps though... to use on this. I like soapstone carving, and I wouldn't mind picking it up in times when our computers aren't options to spend time.

Hangers would be good too. And Crab wontons. mmm.

Astonishingly Simple, My Dear Watson

Update in News Section.

Frustrations in Red

I love my cellular phone plan.
But it is four years old.
So last Wednesday it dropped from my hands for the last time in line at Sam's Club.
It is still usable.. however the battery back cover is kinda not firmly attached anymore. So Goody elastic hair bands are.

So I need this.

A Nokia rep e-mailed me this:

Thank you for e-mailing Nokia's Contact Center.

We appreciate you contacting us about obtaining a new battery for your Nokia 5165 phone. We thank you for choosing Nokia products and can provide the following information.

The Nokia BMS-2S battery for your Nokia 5165 phone is currently out of stock on the web site at www.nokiausa.com. Please continue to check this site for updates on the availability of the battery you need. The Nokia BMS-2S battery has not been discontinued.

I'll believe it when I see it. Especially when places like Radio Shack want to sell it to me for 49.99.

In other news, buffalo is good. I've had buffalo burger before at Smokey Bones, but the service and 'wow factor' in the food is declining. And my husband and I are talented in that area. We try our best to cut out the MSG and preservatives to cut down on allergic reactions. That means less eating out and more eating fresh, unprocessed, natural foods.

That's a lot harder than it sounds. So we pick up the Greenwise magazine from our local Publix each month. I had been told by a co-worker at a previous job that some stores sold buffalo meat. That was about five months ago. Back to now, the Greenwise magazine had ads for buffalo meat! We tracked down a local Publix with some in stock, a little pricey (5.46 for 1lb.) but we had a 1$ off coupon.

That stuff made the best chili ever folks. I wish I could it every day. You have to read the site, because it is truely a red meat with as much or less fat than a boneless, skinless chicken breast. I can't praise this stuff enough. It's just the buffalo.

Mmmm for leftovers.