I quite enjoy it, actually.
Just string a bunch of garlic around your neck. That’ll keep him away. Of course, it might also keep your friends, family, and coworkers away, too.
FFUUCCCKKK
So I thought all this sewer crap (heh) was supposed to be done yesterday. That’s what the city said. That’s what the company said.
They’re back.
It took us until 10pm last night to de-funk and clean the bathroom and basement from the sewage.
To top it off, TheKid caught a nasty stomach bug causing her to spend a lot of time in the bathroom today.
AND I have a mandatory meeting in about an hour that my boss will not allow me to attend by phone. All the towels that just finished drying from yesterday are being placed back down in the bathroom, garbage bags at the door to prevent crap (literally) from possibly spewing onto the wood floors of the hallway, and the window is back open in this balmy 22F weather.
Christmas time is that special time of year for vandalism.
No new employers want me, none of them love me, I’ll just go and eat worms.
Seriously, I know it takes time! But I can’t help but feel like my life is wasting away while I wait for these ninnies to realize my value.
AND parking was $22 fricking dollars for two hours. Ridiculous!
(Luckily, no sewage was spewed while I was gone)
Same thing again today. I think it’s my mascara - gonna toss that sucker in the trash. I can’t think what else could be causing it, and it’s definitely the skin around my eyes and not the eyeball itself (i.e. it’s not pinkeye or something like that) so it must be an allergy to that brand and/or the mascara itself is old/contaminated.
I remember this during the Kagan nomination broo-haha. Absolutely ugly filth that people were spewing, just because they happened to consider her to be not-fuckable, like that somehow has anything to do with her qualifications for the friggin’ SCOTUS.
I happen to LIKE garlic. Ain’t no keepin’ me away!
That’s totally effed up. 
Did she listen to my prolific navel-gazing during the last ten months, which I spent pouring all my creative energy into producing half a million words of smutty sci-fi, which completely absorbed my attention, my time, my effort, my heart, and make up the four best damn books I was capable of writing at the time?
No.
No, her ears perked up when I suggested that sci-fi/fantasy is largely chosen by authors for its “fun” and/or “too lazy to research historical fiction” aspects. And then she got all shitty with me. Now I am the fucking establishment, grinding down the validity of her childhood rape experience or some fucking shit like that by casting ALL sci-fi/fantasy EVER written as “less than”.
I mean, seriously bitch? Keep your own fucking issues off my fucking LiveJournal. You are not my problem.
One of my (four) cats has feline idiopathic cystitis. I just got the call from the vet that all cultures and blood tests were negative. Our orange boycat had this a few years ago, so I knew the symptoms and took her in as soon as I noticed. Problem is, there’s not really much to be done, except figure out what’s stressing her, and making some adjustments to her food, making sure she’s drinking enough water, etc. Orange boy finally stopped having this problem when I tried a new wet food and kept it up for a while. But that food has been discontinued, so I can’t try that again for Miss Girlcat.
I think it’s at least partly a litter box problem. Husband is supposed to be in charge of day to day litter box maintenance, but he’s in such pain lately that he’s been seriously slacking off. So now I’m going to have to figure out how to add litter box maintenance to my daily chores, in addition to working full time, doing all cooking, laundry and shopping, etc. etc. Great, just great.
Oh well, time to plug in that extra Feliway diffuser and check the litterboxes.
You are right, I won’t use the electrical tape because then those things will get damaged out and cost the stores money. I will continue to reverse the batteries. That hurts nothing and gives the cashiers a few hours of quiet.
They aren’t allowed to shut those obnoxious things off, but sure do seem happy when a customer does.
Paula, I’ve had lots of success by adding water to canned food. All cats need to drink more water, it really does seem to help. Plus regular litter box cleaning.
I’m confused, flatlined and Drunky Smurf. How is putting electrical tape on the sensor vandalism? And why won’t the tape just get taken off? If you are afraid the store personnel won’t figure out the tape use a bright colored plastic tape. And if they’re too dense to notice the sensor is covered what makes you think they’ll figure out the battery problem?
Many of these toys have “furry” bits around the sensors. Removal of electrical tap will remove some of the fur, and leave adhesive residue on some more of the fur that gets left behind.
Oh whatever, they’re beat up display models, who knows how many they even go through every week. A tiny piece of tape is discreet and quick and probably less likely to get any attention compared to someone picking them up and putting a screwdriver to their butts. Tomato tomahto.
This is very reassuring, thank you. There will be cakes, crisps and sweets 
Mystery solved - the apathy was me coming down with her bugs. Ugh. Another sick day, but one with a trip to the supermarket to buy cake, yay.
I don’t know if it’s in your budget, but I’ve found the CatgGenie self-washing box and the LitterRobot to be worth every penny. I got them because I have a houseful of cats (9, at the moment) and scooping duties and litter cost were nuts, but a friend who has just one cat says it’s still worth it (the CatGenie, that is) because she’s not lugging litter in and out, there’s no smell, and her finicky boy always has a clean box and so no excuse to pee elsewhere.
The Robot does need regular litter and litter removal, but it’s so much easier because you only have to change the bag every so often. I have 4 that use it and I change the bag about every three days.
Anyway, good luck with Miss Kitty, I hope she’s feeling better soon and not adding to your stress.
Oh, and for the sensors, how about a piece of mini post-it note? That glue doesn’t leave a residue and the thing will fall off eventually, but it’d give some temporary peace and quiet.
Today’s Stupid Media Stereotype Award goes to ABC News online for a feature on “Holiday Health Hazards To Avoid”, featuring a photo of a blooming poinsettia.
Dear Nimrods: Poinsettias are NOT poisonous. They’re not a tasty snack and you might conceivably get a bellyache if you ate a big plate of them but they’re not a freaking health hazard (the actual story, when you get into it refers to mistletoe and holly but doesn’t rag further on poinsettias).
Oh, and it also warns about decorative pine cones being a choking hazard. Remember children, don’t eat the pine cones. And whatever you do, don’t consume yards of ribbon and wads of wrapping paper. Keep that stuff out of the home.
Gimme dap, sister. I’m sick today too. Second time in a month. What’s really offensive about it? The kid isn’t sick.
Why the hell does a year’s supply of contacts consist of enough contacts to last 48 weeks? 8 boxes * 6 contacts*2 weeks / 2 eyes = 48 damn weeks.
Every year about this time I have to start stretching wearing time past the limit to make it to the new year when my vision plan reloads. And why won’t the stupid counter lady let me get 9 boxes of the damn thing? because the doc doesn’t want people going longer than a year without an exam, so I can only get a years supply. But it’s not a goddamn year’s worth.
Then the doc bitches at me because my eyes look a little red because of the extended time I have had to wear them.
So on the next batch, add the time at the front end. Or, add a tiny bit more time to each set, or every other set. Or ask your doc if he can give you an extra sample pair, just to tide you over and keep your eyes happy til the next visit.
They are mildly poisonous to cats & dogs though.