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it bugs me when people use "literally" and "seriously" when they don't mean it.

"my head literally exploded!" (she's still alive)

"i'll be back seriously in two seconds!" (she walked away for five minutes)

Posted by bekee at 4:48 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

can't believe it's almost may. we have only three weekends to prep and paint our kitchen before our annual memorial day party. that, of course, doesn't take preparing for the party itself. :/

they should sell motivation in a bottle.

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i've been wanting a flip video camera for about a year now, and the price keeps fluctuating... it's at it's lowest right now. so, i was happy to see that i could get a refurb'd on woot today for almost half.

they're out of orange.

Posted by bekee at 8:21 AM | permalink | licks (2) | tracks (0)

i'm not sure why it bothers me so much, but i absolutely hate it when i'm the only one in a bathroom with more than 2 stalls (how about 5?) and the next person who comes in chooses the one adjacent to mine.

Posted by bekee at 10:57 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

we've decided on ralph lauren's mango gold for the kitchen walls and old violin for the cabinets. i tried linking to their swatches online but they aren't anywhere near accurate so i won't bother.

the trim and ceiling will be an off-white that goes with the mustardy color.

the goal is to have it done for our annual memorial weekend party.

Posted by bekee at 10:07 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

all in all, a good birthday was had. we went to the magnus for a delicious dinner on saturday night. kurt had the elk (which he described as "awesome") and i had the sesame-encrusted ahi, which was delectable.

sunday morning, we met mom and george at the old fashioned and then came home and lazed about. around 3, kurt decided to open the blinds and said, "you shouldn't leave your bike out in the rain." so i asked him to hold the door while i brought it in. imagine my surprise when i didn't see it in the driveway! the non-emergency police weren't too hopeful that it would be recovered.

i'm kinda hoping the kid's mom will make him return it.

so, we get to go bike shopping this week.

Posted by bekee at 9:51 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i've tied up as many loose ends as possible and i still have 4.5 hours to go before my vacation officially begins. i may sneak out early. :x

i've spent the last 20 minutes trying to find an iphone app which will allow me to upload pics to flickr. really, it shouldn't be this difficult.

i got to see two ducks in the neighbor's front yard yesterday:

also, since i got to the dentist early yesterday, therefore got home early, we were able to enjoy some sun at the dog park:

Posted by bekee at 8:29 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

bought the tix last night. should be a good show.

according to my records, it's been over a year since i've done anything show-like. not counting dub trio and el valiente. that wasn't really planned, so much as i decided the night of the show that i wanted to go.

we're also trying to figure out which night to go to the magnus and then which night i get second birthday dinner at takumi (it's kind of like being a hobbit having elevensies and second lunch).

i just have to get through the next four days.

Posted by bekee at 7:33 AM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

as i've previously mentioned, i'm taking next week off work... i wonder if i can get kurt to find someone to come in early so we can go see louis ck on thursday. i find him to be quite amusing:

Posted by bekee at 8:26 AM | permalink | licks (1) | tracks (0)

i'm distracting myself for a minute with the help of the internet and i keep finding cool things.

those who know me well know that i have a weird thing about storage containers.. particularly those involving the storage of food. even tho i stopped bringing my lunch to work in october (thanks subway!). well, i found another unnecessary container... i won't buy it today, but i will add it to my amazon wishlist. it's the alladin lunch & go.

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how lame the blog looks when i do not update.

unfortunately, the most exciting thing going on right now is they're doing a controlled burned of the adjacent prairie and everyone is freaking out because no one sent out an email.

i swear, it's like the office.

Posted by bekee at 1:22 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i used to love peanut butter balls. i think i'll get the bits to make these soon.

if i remember correctly, we (mom and i) used plain powdered milk and i always was amazed that there was such a thing as powdered milk.

Posted by bekee at 1:18 PM | permalink | licks (0) | tracks (0)

i seem to facebook more than blog any more, it's just easier with the iphone and what not... so i apologize to those of you who are one of my fb friends and still bother to read this, but i'm really excited. i just bought this shirt from the most hilarious episode of the office:

in other news, i still haven't heard a resolution from the insurance company from the accident that happened over a year go which resulted in renewing my faith in chiropractic treatment... if i can get a decent settlement, i could afford to go see the dr. on my own dime for a while (his particular office isn't covered by my health insurance; what a bunch of crap).

also, at work, we're having our annual silent auction to benefit the united way and i think i out bid too many people on a couple of high-ticket items. the auction ends at 5 today, so i'm hoping there are some dog lovers among us that want one of the two "doggy baskets" that i've bid on. :x

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