I just had an interesting frozen dinner. It was a Japanese affair, but rather strikingly laid out with an outer black container and an inner red compartmentalized container, looking like a Sushi board. There was seasoned sticky rice, a couple hunks of salmon, a pork dumpling, and some sort of green bean affair. It even came with wooden chopsticks, which I ate with just for the novelty. (They cramp the hand with extended use, though, if you’re not the sort who eats with them regularly.)
As I was outside on my break, an ice cream truck came by with the most singularly annoying tune blaring out of its loudspeaker. It was some childish melody over top of a beat kept by dog barks, duck quacks, and the occasional pig oink. At 450dB. But as if that weren’t enough, the break between rounds is punctuated with a female voice saying, “HellOOO?” Not content to just drive on down the street, the truck decided to meander down the driveway of the building immediately next to ours, its loudspeaker set to “hemorrhage.” Which meant, of course, that it had to return whence it came when it left. I wanted to beat the speaker horn in with a 12 gallon tub of runny, overpriced soft serve.
Oh good Og, are you being subjected to that annoying ice cream truck “HELLO!” too? First it haunted me daily, year-round, in New Orleans, and now it just started up again here in Maryland. At least the one here changes its tune out every few days, so it’s not ALWAYS that excrescence upon my ears. So it’s even invaded Canada? Aaugh!
Sadly, yes. This seems to be the first year I’ve heard this version; the last two years, the ice cream truck that rolled by incessantly played “La Cucaracha.” (Mind you, this is not exactly the sort of thing you want to be blaring from a truck that delivers food items.) Now that I’ve heard this new variant, however, I may have to go about designing that targeted EM pulse rifle after all.
“Hello? HELLO? That’s right, bitch, say HELLO to my little friend!”
Around here, name-brand gas is going for $3.79, and we’d have to drive about 40 miles to find a Safeway that has gas. There’s a Shell about three or four blocks from here that’s charging $4.33. I don’t even want to think what the gas stations a block away from the SFO rental car return are charging. :eek:
Blast from the past:
I just finished helping one of our “forex” (foreign exchange) users, and was stunned to find that they’re using Borland Paradox. For the young-un’s out there, Paradox is an ancient database program that came out well before anyone at Microsoft ever thought of “Excel.” I thought real mainframes were bad enough, but man, we gots ourselves some ancient stuff out there!
Mindfield, are you eating a President’s Choice frozen bento box? I succumbed to the naan pizza yesterday.
Tupug, I think I’m morning sick. I haven’t thrown up yet, but I’m definitely queasy and my tastebuds seems to have gone nuts. Right now they’re insisting we don’t like barbeque sauce. I love barbeque sauce! I will not let them win!
swampy don’t forget the last ever episode is on tonight. Don’t miss it.
Welcome home, Rosie (My computer is color blind, so I can’t type out the color coding.)
And there was something else, but I forget 'cause it took me too long to review the last day-and-a-half of posts. But you would have all liked it, I’m sure.
The IT dept. swapped out monitors in my office today and now I’ve got this huge! 21" monster!! Too bad I can’t surf the SDMB on it! Ah well. I love it and am already coveting one for home.
LiLi, sympathies on the morning sickness; try sipping ginger ale between small bites of saltines. Yes, I know it’s the old-time remedy, but it worked for me at least. Hopefully, after the first trimester it will go away … that’s when you want to eat everything in sight.
Ooh boy, you folks are on a TMI streak today. LOL Fortunately, I have nothing to add!
Glad you’re back home, BioRosie, and hopefully Smokey is being appreciative. Get well wishes to others who need em!
I don’t think it’s possible to be too TMI up in here. I mean, the things some of you folks talk about! :eek: If only everyone had the good sense and decorum I possess…*
Sean, I’ll be watchin’. Maybe Kirk’s finally gonna snap, climb the gazebo and shoot everybody dead! Wouldn’t that be just the perfect ending?
*Do not look directly at my halo. It may cause blindness.
Whew - long training day today, and I came home to multiple piles of cat hork. Since a certain spousal unit is now off work till after Memorial Day, I left the hork for him to clean up, and I fed the critters and emptied the dishwasher. In a little bit, I’m going to have a quick dinner, then go to class. Tonight is finals <snerk> and a pot luck. I’m hoping it wraps up early. I’ll need to find out when I can pick all my stuff up, since she has to grade lots of it yet.
I’ve decided I’m not taking the class again unless someone else teaches it. Ada is just not that good a teacher.
Hugs, smooches, and flung confetti as appropriate. I’m off to forage for something edible…
Also, cite or shennanigans. No need to tease the animals like that.
I also wish to add that I’m posting just to post from the comfort of my couch with a beagle puppy curled up under a fleecy blanket right next to me.
I am home. But I am very freaked. Getting home was very stressful. (details will be on my blog shortly) I don’t know how I am going to manage by myself. My brother won’t be here until Thursday evening. I can’t do this alone. I am scared and lonely.
In other news I am covered in cat hair and having trouble typing because she keeps climbing all over me.
Sorry things are so tough/scary, rosie. If I were’t half a continent away, I’d come bring you dinner.
I’ve decided I need to learn to knit so I found someone at church who’ll teach me. So that part’s all set. But knowing there are all sorts of knitting people here, I thought I’d come ask what sort of yarn I should look for (as a beginner!) to make a simple, square/rectangular baby blanket. And where should I buy yarn? Is Michael’s ok? Other suggestions of what to look for or to avoid? Thanks!
Ah well. I love it and am already coveting one for home. 
Get well wishes to others who need em!