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we need more things on our walls. so i bought:
it may prove difficult to find a frame, since these are imported from england, they're a standard paper size (a2) in their land, but i can't seem to find the right size on this side of the pond.
also, beware of imitators. i almost bought the poster from amazon, but the letterforms are terrible. look at that awful "M". blech.
along those lines, today's xkcd is perfect.
i had been meaning to post about this for a couple weeks now...
a friend of mine was biking his daughter to school recently, when he heard a noise and turned around to see that a mini-van had hit his daughter (at a very low speed), and she was laying on the ground, no longer on her bike.
no one was injured.
but he received two ordinance violations; one for not having registered his bicycle, and another for riding an unregistered bicycle!
imagine my surprise after having just had my bike stolen.. no one with whom i spoke had anything to say about the fact that it hadn't been registered. according to the bicycle registration website, registering increases the possibility of a stolen bike being recovered; even though i had the serial number, which is all that is really needed (aside from a description).
the site also states dealers are required to register bikes at the time of sale (wouldn't that have been handy!) but willy bikes said nothing about it when i replaced my stolen one with a spiffy new one.
so, i'm still trying to decide whether or not to register. and if i don't, whose nose i'm actually rubbing it in.
after almost exactly four years, ishkur has gone and upgraded his definitive guide to electronic music
the house party went very well. all of the beer was gone by midnight or so, luckily we thought ahead and got plenty of cans. the fire was enjoyed by a small crowd until about 1am when i had had enough and went to bed. was up at the crack of 9 on sunday... i finally rolled kurt off the couch and cleaned up the back yard; a couple partyers came back to help.
the fire was going all day, and kurt stayed up watching it until 5am on monday. i finally got to mow the lawn all to the same length yesterday, so it looks much better now.
so now i'm back to work... it seems moderately more painful than my 9 days off in april. maybe a four-day weekend is just too short.
ok, this is for me so i don't forget.
cream cheese rollups
"ham" and pickle rollups
caprese salad on-a-stick
edamame-stuffed wontons
goat cheese and tomato crostinis
apple zucchini crostinis
japanese pizza
vegan pumpkin cheesecake
*edit: i kinda want to make a pasta salad... knowing that will require a fork... i'll think about it.
and PEANUT BUTTER BALLS!
i think i'm getting in over my head with the food planning. i just found these (thanks to the miracle of social internets and google reader):
chile pea puffs. excellent for not needing utensils.
coworker kevin put an idea in my head to serve only potato salads at our party, since there are so many kinds.
i probably won't tho.. i do need to finalize the menu and make a shopping list. soon.
we're getting a newused oven from kirch on friday. they're halving the charge to come look at our mouse-infested for buying the oven from them. i considered, for a second, getting a new one, but it's obvious we don't use it often enough to warrant spending $800 on a fancy machine.
part of me can't help but think we're getting swindled, tho. "yea, the mice got into the insulation so i wouldn't even bother fixing it, it'll stink forever. buy this one!"
we have to buy a new oven cuz they chewed stuff and pooped everywhere and it will stink for years if we turn it on.
:(
so you get some pictures.
here's the morning dove that is having a second go at raising a family in mickey's back patio:
here's nora noodlebutt with all her legs akimbo:
a neat little article about shel silverstein. i didn't know he was such a playa with the ladies.
on another note: we got our party invites, but i ordered them about 3 weeks later than last year so we haven't had time to hand them out to as many people. i'm toying with the idea of doing a facebook invite, but only if it'll let me pick the category(s) of friends.
i just sent the following message to subway:
i just want to write and say how awesome i think the employees at this location are. they are always cheery and never seem annoyed when it gets busy and customers are being slow. i go almost every day for lunch and everyone has learned the sandwich that i like and sometimes i don't even need to say anything! the past few times, the bread-gentleman has had my sandwich in the toaster before i even get to the counter. these actions make me feel valued and i appreciate that.also, the veggies (i get the veggie delight with almost everything on it) seem far fresher than other subways i've tried.
thanks for providing a healthful meal at a very reasonable price!
i always want to make gazpacho for our annual party, but it's not that convenient to eat. plus, i'd like to try to shy away from wasting plastic utensils this year, if we can help it.
i've found some cream cheese roll-ups; i usually make vegan pumpkin cheesecake and grilled eggplant. i'll probably make some tomato, basil, mozzarella skewers. i usually make a vegan noodle salad with bell peppers and green onions, but i think i want to try this edamame salad with wasabi dressing. if my oven was working (i've asked kurt to call hirsch no less than 10 times in a week), i'd like to make little baby quiches.
or some gougères!
also, according to the weather channel, it's supposed to be 71 and no rain next saturday, yay!
so i get home last night and my wireless wasn't working... so i quick ordered dinner from burrito drive via campus foods using the desktop, and start fussing with the modem; eventually my dsl stopped working all together.
then i get a call from burrito drive that my "campus foods account was overdrawn" and can i pay cash? uh, i know for a fact that i have enough money in my checking account but i agree anyway because it's storming and i'm hungry and i want my fish tacos.
i decided to not deal with the dsl because i was gunna watch eternal sunshine and just didn't feel like traipsing back and forth from the office to the dining room all night.
so now there's a pending charge to my checking account from campus foods for the meal for which i paid cash; and my dsl still isn't working.
it took 16 total man-hours; this is my favorite picture:
my biggest problem today is that i have a $25 amazon gift certificate and i want a pair of sandals but onlineshoes.com is having a buy-one-get-25%-off-the-other sale and the pairs are the same price.
and i have to decide. either i spend more and get two pairs or spend less and get one.
finally ordered the invites for our 5th annual party:
i can't stop saying it when i walk into the kitchen now.
we're not nearly done.. we still need to throw on another coat and cut in the ceiling and do the trim, but i couldn't move on sunday let alone wield a brush.
i'm taking this coming friday off, so i should be able to get it all done.
ferserious, we're buying paint and supplies today. i'm cleaning the walls this afternoon or tomorrow and hopefully we'll get started painting this weekend. i'll take before and after pics.
maybe, while we have the stove pulled out to paint behind, i can fiddle with whatever it stopping the oven from working.