Thursday, May 26, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
I gave that mouse a cookie
I haven't been doing much knitting. Actually, I haven't knit a stitch since Florida. Yesterday, I did at least finally pick up the yarn that the cat had violated while we were in Florida. No, he didn't pee on it. He's more of a barfer anyway. No, while we were gone, he was lonely and he ran amok with several skeins of yarn.
This long over due clean up took place because we are getting a new dishwasher. Remember how our house was for sale? Well, you dodged a bullet not buying it. All the appliances are shit, and the air conditioning never works. After having the dishwasher fixed twice, we decided it was cheaper to just get a new one.
I felt obligated to clean up the house so the dishwasher guy can install the new appliance and not think mean about us. Yes, I care what that person thinks. Plus, I don't want said person to trip over yarn and then file a lawsuit. It's actually quite practical.
Now, we still have a bunch of stuff in a storage unit. Sadly, we can't put any of it in the basement because, our toilets leak. Yes. Toilets. (Sounds like I live in a real shit hole.) So, next on the list, we are replacing toilets. If we're going to replace toilets, we may as well replace the cheap faucets in the bathrooms too. If every thing is getting all shiny and new in the bathrooms, we may as well repaint.
With all this going on I realized that we are remodeling our house in the style of...
If you are not familiar with this fine story, here is wiki's summary: Its plot deals with a boy who gives a cookie to a mouse, which in turn asks for various other favors. At length this leads back around to the mouse wanting another cookie.
Oh, there is a lot of crazy going on in this joint, and it all goes back to the kitchen. You know I'm going to want another appliance.
Come on people! The oven is rusty, the door doesn't shut all the way, and I keep feeding the Ogre and the Pigs raw chicken. It can't sit in there all busted up next to that shiny new dishwasher! I wonder what gets done in the house between new oven and new refrigerator? Newly painted living room and furniture? Even the mouse book had sequels.
This long over due clean up took place because we are getting a new dishwasher. Remember how our house was for sale? Well, you dodged a bullet not buying it. All the appliances are shit, and the air conditioning never works. After having the dishwasher fixed twice, we decided it was cheaper to just get a new one.
I felt obligated to clean up the house so the dishwasher guy can install the new appliance and not think mean about us. Yes, I care what that person thinks. Plus, I don't want said person to trip over yarn and then file a lawsuit. It's actually quite practical.
Now, we still have a bunch of stuff in a storage unit. Sadly, we can't put any of it in the basement because, our toilets leak. Yes. Toilets. (Sounds like I live in a real shit hole.) So, next on the list, we are replacing toilets. If we're going to replace toilets, we may as well replace the cheap faucets in the bathrooms too. If every thing is getting all shiny and new in the bathrooms, we may as well repaint.
With all this going on I realized that we are remodeling our house in the style of...
If you are not familiar with this fine story, here is wiki's summary: Its plot deals with a boy who gives a cookie to a mouse, which in turn asks for various other favors. At length this leads back around to the mouse wanting another cookie.
Oh, there is a lot of crazy going on in this joint, and it all goes back to the kitchen. You know I'm going to want another appliance.
Come on people! The oven is rusty, the door doesn't shut all the way, and I keep feeding the Ogre and the Pigs raw chicken. It can't sit in there all busted up next to that shiny new dishwasher! I wonder what gets done in the house between new oven and new refrigerator? Newly painted living room and furniture? Even the mouse book had sequels.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Zombie Apocalypse?
Sure, you may be worried about the impending doom of a Zombie Apocalypse tomorrow, but I worry about it daily.
I hope that you have your Zombie Survival Plan intact, because we are not helping any of you possible infectees. You my friends, are on your own.
Also, don't get all liquored up and confused over Zombie Apocalypse. I know it sounds a lot like a rum punch Calypso party.
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Also, don't get all liquored up and confused over Zombie Apocalypse. I know it sounds a lot like a rum punch Calypso party.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
A Dream Come True!
I have been reading the business section of the newspaper since I was 12. I was planning ahead for my future career. I was following trends, I was keeping an eye on the pulse of my community. I also sort of wanted to order on of those "ARMY JEEP! Only $39."
But I was afraid to ask to have my meager savings transformed into a check and sent off to random Army guy with a shed full of WWII jeeps. Which also leads to the question, "how many jeeps did they have for WWII?"
As an adult, I moved on to the Kalamazoo Gazette's Business section. There they have the At the Watercooler section. Goings on, pictures, names, companies doing good things are all in this section. Usually included is a photo.
This Sunday while flipping open to my favorite section, a loud expletive escaped me. There all fancy and with a color photo was my Best Buddy Sarah and me at the Kidney Walk!! A dream come true! I was in the business section of the newspaper! Sure, it's Sarah and I being our normal goofy selves, not all business suited up and wearing pearls. I am sure that Tina Fey would be proud!
A role in community well-being
Forensic Fluids Laboratories workers Karen Karr, left, and Holly Bishop hug after participating in the 2011 Southwest Michigan Kidney Walk in Portage on May 1. Five Forensic Fluids employees participated in the walk, raising donations to help fight kidney disease and helping to call attention to the risk factors for chronic kidney disease. Employees of the Kalamazoo-based company were touched by the services provided by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan to families in area neighborhoods. Last weekend, 15 Forensic Fluids employees participated in the Borgess Run for the Health of It, which included various events. Forensic Fluids Laboratories, a seven-year-old company that specializes in saliva drug testing, was a corporate sponsor of the event, which for the first time included a marathon.
That was from the Kalamazoo Gazette. The person I am hugging is Sarah Boven, and the photo was taken before the walk courtesy of our very own Carter's Little Ray of Sunshine Kidney Walk Team Mate, Katie Wingle!!
So another big thank you to Forensic Fluids for being a Corporate donor at the Kidney Foundation of SW MI. Also a HUGE THANK YOU to all my friends at work for their personal support.
But I was afraid to ask to have my meager savings transformed into a check and sent off to random Army guy with a shed full of WWII jeeps. Which also leads to the question, "how many jeeps did they have for WWII?"
As an adult, I moved on to the Kalamazoo Gazette's Business section. There they have the At the Watercooler section. Goings on, pictures, names, companies doing good things are all in this section. Usually included is a photo.
This Sunday while flipping open to my favorite section, a loud expletive escaped me. There all fancy and with a color photo was my Best Buddy Sarah and me at the Kidney Walk!! A dream come true! I was in the business section of the newspaper! Sure, it's Sarah and I being our normal goofy selves, not all business suited up and wearing pearls. I am sure that Tina Fey would be proud!
A role in community well-being
Forensic Fluids Laboratories workers Karen Karr, left, and Holly Bishop hug after participating in the 2011 Southwest Michigan Kidney Walk in Portage on May 1. Five Forensic Fluids employees participated in the walk, raising donations to help fight kidney disease and helping to call attention to the risk factors for chronic kidney disease. Employees of the Kalamazoo-based company were touched by the services provided by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan to families in area neighborhoods. Last weekend, 15 Forensic Fluids employees participated in the Borgess Run for the Health of It, which included various events. Forensic Fluids Laboratories, a seven-year-old company that specializes in saliva drug testing, was a corporate sponsor of the event, which for the first time included a marathon.
That was from the Kalamazoo Gazette. The person I am hugging is Sarah Boven, and the photo was taken before the walk courtesy of our very own Carter's Little Ray of Sunshine Kidney Walk Team Mate, Katie Wingle!!
So another big thank you to Forensic Fluids for being a Corporate donor at the Kidney Foundation of SW MI. Also a HUGE THANK YOU to all my friends at work for their personal support.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Rum, it's all the Rage. You're a Pirate, right?
I haven't talked much about rum lately. I love rum. It all started when I read the Master and Commander or Aubery-Maturin Series. Oh, whatever. You read your Water for freaking Pachyderms-style lit porn (now a major motion picture starring the dude from Twilight and the chick from legally blond!) , and I'll read my high seas adventures about seamen. It's really all the same. It's literature with occasional dirty stuff!
Wiki says "The Aubrey–Maturin series is a sequence of nautical historical novels—20 completed and one unfinished—by Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician, natural philosopher, and secret agent. "
What wiki fails to mention is a sailors' love of grog.
As Zombie Slayers and Pirate lovers, (oh, how I'd love to love me a pirate)
you know about Grog, but for the rest of you, I'm a gonna have to drop some science on ya. Grog is the rum drink that pirates, and seamen love oh, so much.
Here is a part of the article about drunk sailors "Until the grog ration was discontinued in 1970, Navy rum was 95.5 proof, or 47.75% alcohol" I would have joined the freaking Navy for the rum alone. Ok, the outfits are totally sassy too.
Now that I have you hooked, here are some recipes-also from wiki.
"While many claim to make a traditional Navy grog recipe, there are only several accepted forms. The Royal Navy's grog recipe includes lemon juice, water, rum, and cinnamon. A commonly-found recipe in the Caribbean includes water, light rum, grapefruit juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, cinnamon, and honey."
If you will note the citrus in both listed grog recipes you will go "OMG! Grog is actually a scurvy preventive!!"
Now, you may wonder how my love of Captain Aubrey caused me to also love rum, oh, and gain 30 pounds. Well, when I read a book, I totally get into it. You know, I want to experience what is going on in the book. Like when I read the Lord of the Rings, I totally got into pints of ale, eating coneys, and eggs and bac. Really. My favorite parts of books are when they talk about food.
As a side note, the book "A Gathering of Witches" is written by a food editor. The food parts in that book are OUTSTANDING!!
With the Aubrey-Maturin series, there were like 20 books. Per book they drink roughly 20 barrels of rum. In modern times this equates to a shit ton of rum (20 barrel equal 40 liters. Don't bother questioning this)
So to keep up with the series, I took it upon myself to drink a modern amount of rum. It is possible that I have been drinking a whole ship's worth of rum a week or 10 gallons, but really, once you get past 1 liter, you may as well make it 20.
Wiki says "The Aubrey–Maturin series is a sequence of nautical historical novels—20 completed and one unfinished—by Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician, natural philosopher, and secret agent. "
What wiki fails to mention is a sailors' love of grog.
As Zombie Slayers and Pirate lovers, (oh, how I'd love to love me a pirate)
you know about Grog, but for the rest of you, I'm a gonna have to drop some science on ya. Grog is the rum drink that pirates, and seamen love oh, so much.
Here is a part of the article about drunk sailors "Until the grog ration was discontinued in 1970, Navy rum was 95.5 proof, or 47.75% alcohol" I would have joined the freaking Navy for the rum alone. Ok, the outfits are totally sassy too.
Now that I have you hooked, here are some recipes-also from wiki.
"While many claim to make a traditional Navy grog recipe, there are only several accepted forms. The Royal Navy's grog recipe includes lemon juice, water, rum, and cinnamon. A commonly-found recipe in the Caribbean includes water, light rum, grapefruit juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, cinnamon, and honey."
If you will note the citrus in both listed grog recipes you will go "OMG! Grog is actually a scurvy preventive!!"
Now, you may wonder how my love of Captain Aubrey caused me to also love rum, oh, and gain 30 pounds. Well, when I read a book, I totally get into it. You know, I want to experience what is going on in the book. Like when I read the Lord of the Rings, I totally got into pints of ale, eating coneys, and eggs and bac. Really. My favorite parts of books are when they talk about food.
As a side note, the book "A Gathering of Witches" is written by a food editor. The food parts in that book are OUTSTANDING!!
With the Aubrey-Maturin series, there were like 20 books. Per book they drink roughly 20 barrels of rum. In modern times this equates to a shit ton of rum (20 barrel equal 40 liters. Don't bother questioning this)
So to keep up with the series, I took it upon myself to drink a modern amount of rum. It is possible that I have been drinking a whole ship's worth of rum a week or 10 gallons, but really, once you get past 1 liter, you may as well make it 20.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Kidney Walk Recap
Let me set the scene...
Excitement and discussions about the need for rain coats were in the air. Volunteers were folding t shirts
and wielding knives.
Why? Because it was the Annual National Kidney Walk of SW Michigan's Kidney Walk!!
I only had one job, er, volunteer activity, during the event. I was to yell at people. No, really, I was to yell "WELCOME WALKERS!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! If you are pre-registered, yes, on the computer, go to the front of the tent! Day of registration...go to your left!
Luckily, with this difficult task, I had a co captain...mon amour Sarah...
Yes, I meant amour. I totally like to SAY IT IN FRENCH!!
Honestly, it was a totally rockin' fun time. We had a great turn out, loads of fun, and a great walk!
Thank you to everyone who helped, donated or came out for fun!
A special thank you to Forensic Fluids for being a corporate sponsor and having a team! I really appreciate it!
We hope to see you next year!
Excitement and discussions about the need for rain coats were in the air. Volunteers were folding t shirts
and wielding knives.
I only had one job, er, volunteer activity, during the event. I was to yell at people. No, really, I was to yell "WELCOME WALKERS!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! If you are pre-registered, yes, on the computer, go to the front of the tent! Day of registration...go to your left!
Yes, I meant amour. I totally like to SAY IT IN FRENCH!!
Honestly, it was a totally rockin' fun time. We had a great turn out, loads of fun, and a great walk!
Thank you to everyone who helped, donated or came out for fun!
A special thank you to Forensic Fluids for being a corporate sponsor and having a team! I really appreciate it! We hope to see you next year!
Sunday, May 01, 2011
National Kidney Foundation...Walks at 1!
Ok. Honestly with that title I was going for a Bunnicula...The Celery Stalks at Midnight sort of vibe, but I'm thinking it didn't really work.
I was going for a last minute push on the begging for money front this year. Sadly, Thursday night when I was pulling out the sob story, the NKF took the money contribution website down. All I have to say is "BRILLIANT FUND RAISING TECHNIQUE!"
Soo, if you are feeling all last minute, don't fret!! The site is back up!
Please donate your tax deductible dollars to either my corporate team with Forensic Fluids or to my sister Team Little Carter's Ray of Sunshine! Either way, it goes to a good place :)
Heaven. Yes, your money goes to heaven riding on a unicorn.
I was going for a last minute push on the begging for money front this year. Sadly, Thursday night when I was pulling out the sob story, the NKF took the money contribution website down. All I have to say is "BRILLIANT FUND RAISING TECHNIQUE!"
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Soo, if you are feeling all last minute, don't fret!! The site is back up!
Please donate your tax deductible dollars to either my corporate team with Forensic Fluids or to my sister Team Little Carter's Ray of Sunshine! Either way, it goes to a good place :)
Heaven. Yes, your money goes to heaven riding on a unicorn.
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