Hi, everybody!
I want a car without back seats. I don’t need backseats - I have no kids, and really, no one ever sits in my back seat. I want a two door little zippy hatchback. In a couple of years, I even plan to buy one!
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Why do I bring this up? Because adding jicama to a salad doesn’t make it Mexican. Especially not when you use * French dressing*. Also, beets, peanuts, and bananas together are very much Do Not Want in my book.
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Could you come talk to my office cafeteria people? Those people are so screwed up that they’ve transcended the “add sprouts or avocado to make it California-style” and a dollop of “zesty” French dressing is enough for them. :rolleyes: The only problem is that whoever claims to be their chef de cuisine has a horribly heavy hand with cayenne pepper, so “zesty” is often nothing more than “Ghahhh!!!” and you can’t taste anything at all for three hours. I keep wanting to track them down and tell them to stick with bland mush. That way, people will get exactly what they expect from an (non-tech company) office cafeteria and nobody gets a burned tongue.
I’m starting to think that “mind over matter” has finally failed for me. My body knows that an actual definitive surgical repair has been planned, so now it’s free to switch off the learned defenses and compensations it’s been doing for the past decade and let the radiculopathy and pain go all to hell.
It’s amazing. This is far from the first such house I’ve done. My in-laws were Depression Era and theirs was the usual tonnage of empty jars and cans of nails with little caches of cash here and there. My brother-in-law was manic depressive and his was piles and piles of old newspapers, things he meant to recycle, things he was going to pass on to others. In other words, garbage.
This place is piles and piles but of basically new and/or useful things. New clothes, with tags still attached, back to the 60s, cheap pots and pans still boxed, flea market treasures bought and brought home but never unpacked.
Usually with places like this I expect 75% trash to the landfill or recycling to 25% donation or sale worthy. This place is going to be more like 80% donation and 20% trash.
Which leads to the complication. The estate is roughly 7 grand in the hole. The house is worth maybe 5 g’s empty; nothing as it is. The executor tried and no bites in a year. 99% of the contents are worth a buck or less per shot. How to empty it and get to the main value (the house itself and some key items) and not run afoul of bankruptcy wanting my ass over 70-100 vanloads of low value not-trash hauled to local thrift outlets? Luckily I have a good attorney - I got a feeling I could some day use him.
This place is tall and skinny, 4 stories and a basement with a kitchen on three floors, built into a steep hillside here in Pittsburgh. And like I said, its full to the point where I can’t get into most of the rooms let alone closets and crawl spaces. But there are signs that maybe - just MAYBE - I can help the executor get out with all the debt paid and something for herself. In the basement is a bedroom that hasn’t been entered since 1960 or so when “Uncle Bob” died. One thing I spotted is an early Edison - model and condition unknown. I’m 90% sure its one of the first record versions rather than wax tube. There are also three wardrobes. Guns? Gold? Either would surprise me ------ or not.
Time and a lot of sweat will tell.
Forget the hatchback. Two words ---- sports car.
Two more ------ Alpha Romero
Spider
You wanna pay for it? 
I can’t wait to find out what’s in that bedroom!!
Ashes - methinks we’re talking about different snuff.
We’re having a hard time getting moving today. It’s so grey out that it doesn’t feel like it’s almost noon. A call from the firewood guy finally got us moving but not very fast or far.
Oh and I loooooooooove hatchbacks!! My first car was a Geo Metro. I was so despressed when I had to get rid of it. My third car was a Hyundai Accent (brand new!!) but I only had it 6 months before a twat in a truck squished it for me. My Sweetie bought an Accent shortly after I did (it wasn’t intentional but it was also brand new!!) It is now the car we both drive and we looooooooove it! I’d like to get a Suzuki SX4 Crossover but it’s way too expensive. But if the opportunity arises, I’ll be getting me a hatchback with 4WD!! :D:D
Romero? What, it smells good or is it going on a pilgrimage?
(In Spanish, Romero is rosemary-the-herb, a person taking place in a local pilgrimage, or a woman’s name)
A car that smelled like rosemary would make me hungry all the time…
HUGE! weight off my shoulders! My nutrition professor sent out an email letting everyone know that the research paper really isn’t optional and she gave us an extra 3 weeks to do it. I am so happy. Now I am officially back to not being behind and I can get back to focusing on my homework and my history midterm!
I’ve had nothing but Toyota Corollas my whole life, handed down. I am grateful, but I really want to get something I like this time around.
P.S. Nava, it’s Alpha Romeo.
Actually I could be talked into shares if I get 5 weekends a year riding.
The car, or course. 
OK, Woody, you’re not allowed to die. I have spoken. End of discussion.
Class was productive today, and I got an idea for a sculpture project as I was driving home. I may start messing with it this afternoon. At the moment, I’ve got a couple of mini-pizzas in the toaster oven for lunch. And I’ve also decided what I’m going to make for supper. So it’s a good day, despite the rain.
**Mika **- I’ve got a Scion xA -it does have a back seat, but the seats fold down and leave a TON of space for hauling stuff. It’s a great little car - too bad it’s not made any longer. I think the Honda Fit is similar.
That’s about all I’ve got to share at the moment. Plus my pizza just dinged, so it’s lunch time! 
MOOOOOOM shouldn’t you be worried about eatin’ pizza that dings? 
I’m at da cave. Took some time off because I decided to be insane and go ahead and smoke <snerk> butts <snerk> this afternoon. I picked ‘em up at noon with the intention of bringin’ ‘em to da cave to refrigerate. They were in a huge case which I already knew they would be. I envisioned puttin’ the <snerk> butts <snerk> in plastic bags and settin’ ‘em in the bottom of the beerator in the laundry room. Then I got to thinkin’ about haulin’ ‘em all in there, haulin’ ‘em out again to <snerk> rub <snerk> ‘em, then puttin’ ‘em back in da fridge, then haulin’ ‘em all out early tomorrow mornin’ to put on the smoker. I got a few hours comin’ in comp time so I declared this afternoon to be a good time to take ‘em. Thus, the <snerk> butts <snerk> are smokin’ away and smellin’ good. I can wrap ‘em in foil and put ‘em in the fridge after they’re smoked. Then I can take ‘em over to the church house tomorrow and put ‘em in the fridge there and finish ‘em off in the commercial convection oven on Sattidy. I also envision chippin’ ‘em up Sattidy so’s on Sunday all that will be needed is to warm it all up. Also, all the other food will be cooked or otherwise made (one does not cook coleslaw, after all) and what needs warmin’ can be warmin’ Sunday mornin’ while church is happenin’. YP tends to frown upon folks in the kitchen cookin’ durin’ services. He’s weird like that. Like the main reason to show up on Sunday is for Eucharist as opposed to cookin’.
Surpirse YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! I’ll have a reuben, fries and a side of cole slaw.
That is not a bad deal at all! I don’t even drive my car most weekends, so I could probably give you more than five.
Have your people call my people!
I take you survived?
Mika, just a suggestion, look at the Mitsubishi Eclipse. They’re inexpensive, very reliable, and go like a bat!
Unfortunately, at my age, having a vehicle that’s easy to get in and out of trumps sportiness. :rolleyes:
Happy belated Rebo Day!
Yay for hungry kitteh!
I forget what else.
Who wants a puppy?
The little guy is full of piss and vinegar today. Well, mostly vinegar. The piss is on the dining room carpet, the spare bedroom carpet, the sewing room carpet, get the idea? And it’s not like he hasn’t been outside four times today. Think I need to stock up on more Nature’s Miracle.
Happy Virtual Firday!
VWife’s surgical site is draining serum externally. I’m not surprised, but what a mess. A trip to the doctor tomorrow is in order.
I hate irk. I can haz lottery? Whoever mentioned Doper withdrawal, yeah, it sucketh mightily.
Bambilance Saturday night! Yay!
This is the kind of puppy story I need to make me not want one. Thanks gotti! 
Dindin is done et. Ham steak, scalloped N.O.T. and succotash.
<snerk> Butts <snerk> are smokin’ away and smellin’ smokilicious!
I just bought a massive bottle of Nature’s Miracle. Huge. One dog wont pee in the house even if it means her bladder explodes. Ginger and Iggy are pretty well trained but if we’re gone too long or they just feel like being buttheads, they’ll pee in the house.
Bought the girls a huge Kong bed for their 2nd birthday (tomorrow). Iggy likes to jump on it and spin around. It’s squishy.
Had to go to 3 friggen banks before I was able to take out the damn money for the wood guy. The first bank, a nice stranger warned me just before I took money out that it took money out of his account but didn’t actually give him any. Next atm I went to was down for replacement. The third one worked though.
I am so tired. I’ve been driving since 1pm. Had to bring sweetie to work then had to go to the pet store and then the bank and then Job Lots and now I’m finally home. Driving didn’t used to be this draining.
Should be doing homework but I’m still reeling from the relief of not having a paper due next week and I’m feeling lazy. Might play with my new clay instead. Mostly though, I’m wicked thirsty. I can see me drinking a gallon of water in the next half hour or so.
It was mostly raining while I was out. Kept getting raindrops that were a bit slushy though. Right before I got home, it started sleeting. Sweetie doesn’t want to use the fireplace before it gets cleaned on Monday and the firewood doesn’t get here until tomorrow anyway. BooHoo.