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extremely low pressure and low effort.

Posted by bekee at 10:38 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i live by these people who have three border collies and they only seem to let them out at 7:30am and 9pm and they yell at them the entire time to "go potty! hurry up! knock it off!"

it's actually kinda weird how many people who live a stone's throw from our house don't seem to walk their dogs, but there are a lot of people who have to (and do) cross busy fair oaks to take their dogs over to the park.

i don't get people. really.

Posted by bekee at 9:09 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

so, i'm driving to work down the avenue, and all these kids (like 40 of them) start crossing the street at 4th to get to east high school. on a red light! yea, the intersection where at least 2 people have died doing the same exact thing.

so, i stop, cuz it's the law (even though they were breaking it), and one sassy gal looks at me and smiles like, "i'm so cute, you have to stop."

i gave her the finger.

she yelled something profane.

Posted by bekee at 9:08 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

the inevitable weekly visit to menards came on tuesday night. we needed tinsnips for the steel to repair the cold-air return vent that george insisted we disassemble to aid in feeding the electrical wire through the holes in the joists. :/

anyway, since i've got the layout of the store memorized, we headed straight for the hand tools. there were two boys stocking an aisle. there were boxes and product everywhere. i said, "i'll bet the tinsnips are in here." kurt had gone around to the other end in order to view them closer. one of the guys said, "yup! right behind me. you want straight or curved?" me, "straight." him, "left or right?" me, "right." him,"$5.98 or $14.99?" me, "$5.98."

the other guy proceeded to ignore me and share his tinsnip knowledge with kurt.

kurt picked out the straight, right-handed, $5.98 snips.

i just checked the receipt to ensure that we got the cheaper ones, and guess what? we got 'em for free. peggy, the checker, must have been distracted and didn't scan them. guess we should have opted for the $14.99 ones.

Posted by bekee at 12:39 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

someone was signaling to pull out into the street, it was a small suv with a canoe on the top, and the car in front of me slammed on his breaks to let the guy go and i subsequently rear-ended the red pontiac something-or-other and woke myself up. and i couldn't get back to sleep for an hour.

p.s., don't fret, this was a dream.

Posted by bekee at 11:34 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

i feel like a kid who needs her tonsils out. and sinuses vacuumed. and head examined.

luckily the tonsils aren't white. hopefully i didn't spread this around at work yesterday. i could smell that i was coming down with something, so i tried not to talk to close or touch other people's things.

Posted by bekee at 10:46 AM | permalink

kurt and i went to dinner at a new(ish) sushi place on the east side. it's called takumi and you can read my review at yelp. i even told the chef that it was better than takara and he told me that takumi's owner used to own takara but sold it to open the new place.

it was fantastic and delicious.

i was a little uncomfortable because they were not at all busy and the waiter was highly attentive, and kurt took a little long to decide what he wanted.

we ordered too much, which is always the case when we go out for sushi, but we brought the leftovers back to mickey's kitchen staff. they were highly grateful.

Posted by bekee at 9:18 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

we have to do something to retain sanity... so we're trying a weekly event. someone just happened to have a camera today, so we could document it. evidence below:

oh, and my unofficial goal for this event is to have it company-wide in about a month and a half. the tie can also be worn as a belt or headband.

i need to get some more ties.

Posted by bekee at 9:52 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

so i thought i'd try to be all frugal by getting a generic cheerio cereal.. since it's just cheerios, you'd think there was nothing to it. so i got shurfine's toasted oats.

i will be the first to tell you that bring frugal in the cereal department is absolutely not worth it. the bag wouldn't open like a normal cereal bag so i had to cut the corner off. the box wouldn't close on it's own, i had to persuade tab A to get into slot B.

and the taste is kinda yucky. like cardboard.

Posted by bekee at 7:21 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

my lower-left eyelid has been twitching since friday.

i've read that eyelid twitching is a result of stress, but this has never been present over the course of a whole weekend.

it's so annoying.

Posted by bekee at 9:36 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

and it made both weekly publications... the isthmus and the onion (can't find the online article). janie said she thought the isthmus one sounded dumb and she didn't believe that the author had ever been to the tavern.

wait til i tell her who he is and that i'm certain he's patronized the establishment once or twice.

regardless, the food's great, gil's an excellent chef, and business seems to be improving.

i've had dinner there every night this week. :x

Posted by bekee at 11:04 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

i think it'd be cool to have a messageboard (ala group hug or something) specifically where you address someone by their license plate number.

"MKG-123 was real nice this am. he let me in on john nolen!"

or

"3M TA3 was a real a-hole! he cut me off four times and ended up at the same stoplight on allen and university!"

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Posted by bekee at 2:30 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i've instituted a weekly activity at work. mutual appreciation monday. every week, i ask that everyone communicate in such a way that is positive, complimentary, and almost inappropriate.

much like deborah norville, and her awesome web presence. i only wish i had thought to put it in book form first. what a genius.

Posted by bekee at 10:22 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

to tell you guys... when we took nora to the vet for her once-over, i asked sue about rinky and tinker and she told me that rinky had passed away...

but that tinker had made good friends with another ferret and was doing good.

Posted by bekee at 10:10 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

it's been a while since i started thinking about doing this bento thing. basically, it's really just a different container for lunch.. i ordered a laptop lunch system from reusablebags.com and i filled it up this morning. and, of course, i did not take a picture. so i will describe it to you.

tuna salad and avocado wrap. olive, red pepper, celery salad. pasta salad with tomatoes and red peppers. cherry tomatoes. apple fruit rollup. apple granola bar.

Posted by bekee at 10:05 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i'm home sick today, a little bit of malaise, and a little bit of nature-induced cramping (tmi, i know). and i've determined that it would be absolutely impossible for me to ever work from home on a regular basis. i'd have to rent space somewhere.

the dogs are jumping all over me, Kurt's laying on the couch watching the nfl channel and i'm still in my pjs. it's 10:30.

Posted by bekee at 10:31 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

so, joe tried to get me to go camping this weekend at governor dodge and i mostly refused. i'm not a very good outdoorsey. and my back's been bothering me a lot so sleeping on the ground didn't sound like a very fun time.

so, kurt took the dogs and went with joe. needless to say, the house is way too quiet.

Posted by bekee at 12:42 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

apparently, if we discuss the previous wrongdoings with nora, she'll appreciate the severity of past discipline and not tear anything up. i didn't come straight home (and kurt was at work) and nothing in the house was moved.

so, maybe the webcam purchase today was premature, but it'll still be funny to watch them from work. i think.

Posted by bekee at 7:35 PM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

i don't know what to do. i left the house for 10 minutes at the most and nora ate one of our netflix dvds.

so i had to give them $20 to cover it.

and she peed on the kitchen floor.

the frustration is around 7 out of 10.

Posted by bekee at 8:19 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

so this time, she got a bag out of the "office" which really belonged in the bathroom.. containing unimportant hair do-hickeys that i haven't used in several years.

she also tore apart kurt's wrist brace and the guide for the new cable machine.

i wish i understood what she is trying to do.. like, is she bored with her toys and wants to make a mess on the rug? or is she mad that she's not getting as much exercise when they're home with kurt?

either way, i'm wary to leave the house tonight.. i wanted to go visit kurt at the tavern (otherwise, i won't see him til i get home from work tomorrow) but i don't want to lock her in the bedroom cuz i feel bad. but if i leave her out and go, kurt will certainly be upset if she tears up any more of his dvds.

i'll probably just stay home.

p.s., i thought about getting a webcam but i don't think i can do automatic uploads to the server without special software. i'll look into it. she'll probably grab the camera off the table and chew it up.

Posted by bekee at 6:37 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i just made my first catmeme. it's for someone at work.

Posted by bekee at 11:01 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

i'm completely amazed that these people manage to maneuver their vehicles out of their driveways.

Posted by bekee at 8:19 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)