I'm not totally back to normal (whatever that is), but I'm feeling much better. Lots of sleep and killing the minions of evil seems to be working.
I added a link/graphic to the right for Diabetes Day. For thems who didn't know, I'm an insulin dependent Type 2 diabetic. Whatever you do in life, don't become diabetic. It, to put it mildly, fucking sucks.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Running on Empty
Between worrying about the mister's health (heart problems I have yet to write about) and my own (some you know, some you don't) and now my mother's health, I have nothing left to give.
If someone said boo to me, I'd crawl into bed and never get up.
If someone said boo to me, I'd crawl into bed and never get up.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
New and Broken
New:
I finally have a new blog name that suits me. I never liked Silverbee Says. It's from an Evanescence song named Hello.
Broken:
Just spent a few days at Mum's; she fell last Thursday. She did okay for a couple days but called for help on Sunday. Got her to the doc on Tuesday. The xrays show she broke her pelvic bone. There isn't really anything they can do except let it heal. The doc told Mum she'd probably be in pain for a couple months until it healed. Fun, eh? At least she has a prescription for Tylenol #3, although she's complaining that it's not really helping
I'll be visiting Mum overnight every Thursday for the next while (laundry, tidying-up, garbage pick-up, etc.). Bro#1 will see her earlier in the week (he lives about 45 minutes away). Thanks to the internet her grocery shopping is taken care of. And it's a good thing she can afford cleaning every two weeks or so (no, I can't vacuum for her due to my own limitations). The only sticking point will be entertainment (library books and dvds). I'll do my best, but taste in books can be quite different than Mum's.
New:
500gb external hard drive. Tried to download WoW's newest patch and was told my hard drive was too full to install it. Yikes. Off to Staples we went and bought one for $125 or so.
Broken:
You may remember I mentioned my uncle availed himself of Oregon's Death with Dignity act after being diagnosed with cancer. Since then a cousin of mine, who lived in California, has also died of cancer. Kendra was two years younger than I. By the time she was diagnosed, just like Jack's, it was too late to do anything except try to keep her comfortable. I found out today that she committed suicide. Too bad California doesn't have a DWD act. Kendra hid her sleeping pills till she had enough to end her pain. The State of Washington has a Death With Dignity act on the ballot for this November. I hope it passes.
I finally have a new blog name that suits me. I never liked Silverbee Says. It's from an Evanescence song named Hello.
Broken:
Just spent a few days at Mum's; she fell last Thursday. She did okay for a couple days but called for help on Sunday. Got her to the doc on Tuesday. The xrays show she broke her pelvic bone. There isn't really anything they can do except let it heal. The doc told Mum she'd probably be in pain for a couple months until it healed. Fun, eh? At least she has a prescription for Tylenol #3, although she's complaining that it's not really helping
I'll be visiting Mum overnight every Thursday for the next while (laundry, tidying-up, garbage pick-up, etc.). Bro#1 will see her earlier in the week (he lives about 45 minutes away). Thanks to the internet her grocery shopping is taken care of. And it's a good thing she can afford cleaning every two weeks or so (no, I can't vacuum for her due to my own limitations). The only sticking point will be entertainment (library books and dvds). I'll do my best, but taste in books can be quite different than Mum's.
New:
500gb external hard drive. Tried to download WoW's newest patch and was told my hard drive was too full to install it. Yikes. Off to Staples we went and bought one for $125 or so.
Broken:
You may remember I mentioned my uncle availed himself of Oregon's Death with Dignity act after being diagnosed with cancer. Since then a cousin of mine, who lived in California, has also died of cancer. Kendra was two years younger than I. By the time she was diagnosed, just like Jack's, it was too late to do anything except try to keep her comfortable. I found out today that she committed suicide. Too bad California doesn't have a DWD act. Kendra hid her sleeping pills till she had enough to end her pain. The State of Washington has a Death With Dignity act on the ballot for this November. I hope it passes.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Twitch
Gotta question for all three people reading this. Do you twitch while you're trying to fall asleep? I also have Restless Leg Syndrome, but I don't think the two are related. It's not a hypnic jerk (they're little twitches, not a big jerk :) but it might be related to it. I'm not overly disturbed or annoyed by this; I just was wondering if anyone else had the same thing happen.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
*tap tap tap*
Hello.
Good-bye Vox! They finally made it clear that they've done what they're gonna do regarding a blogroll. You have to put in each link by hand. No thanks, that's why Blogrolling was invented.
So, in the greatest tradition of blogging I give you a new test/quiz/watchamacallit:
The rules:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here and at Very Good Taste, linking to your results.
Cynical and I have parenthetically added a few comments and definitions to the list.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison (under duress)
2.Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4.Steak tartare
5.Crocodile
6.Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8.Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi*
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23.Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25.Brawn, or head cheese
26.Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28.Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (sort of an Italian fondue)
31.Wasabi peas
32.Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi*
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36.Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo (as long as it's not seafood)
40.Oxtail
41.Curried goat
42.Whole insects
43.Phaal (wicked hot curry that I never heard of)
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whiskey from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46.Fugu (poisonous pufferfish)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48.Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50.Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi (pickled fruit)
53.Abalone
54. Paneer*
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle*
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62.Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin*
64.Currywurst
65.Durian
66.Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68.Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70.Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72.Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost (more cheese, this time from Norway)
75.Roadkill
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78.Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum*
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef (as long as it's well done)
86.Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89.Horse
90. Criollo chocolate (how is this different from regular chocolate?)
91. Spam
92.Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel andlox
97.Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (don't like coffee, but that doesn't mean I'll never drink it)
100.Snake
*Don't know what this is
(snagged from Cynical)
PS: Yes, I realise I'm a very picky eater.
Good-bye Vox! They finally made it clear that they've done what they're gonna do regarding a blogroll. You have to put in each link by hand. No thanks, that's why Blogrolling was invented.
So, in the greatest tradition of blogging I give you a new test/quiz/watchamacallit:
The rules:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here and at Very Good Taste, linking to your results.
Cynical and I have parenthetically added a few comments and definitions to the list.
The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:
1. Venison (under duress)
2.
3. Huevos rancheros
4.
5.
6.
7. Cheese fondue
8.
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi*
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23.
24. Rice and beans
25.
26.
27. Dulce de leche
28.
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda (sort of an Italian fondue)
31.
32.
33. Salted lassi*
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36.
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo (as long as it's not seafood)
40.
41.
42.
43.
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whiskey from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi (pickled fruit)
53.
54. Paneer*
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle*
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62.
63. Kaolin*
64.
65.
66.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68.
69. Fried plantain
70.
71. Gazpacho
72.
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost (more cheese, this time from Norway)
75.
76. Baijiu*
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78.
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum*
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef (as long as it's well done)
86.
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89.
90. Criollo chocolate (how is this different from regular chocolate?)
91. Spam
92.
93. Rose harissa*
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and
97.
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (don't like coffee, but that doesn't mean I'll never drink it)
100.
*Don't know what this is
(snagged from Cynical)
PS: Yes, I realise I'm a very picky eater.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Fer Reals?
It looks like our search for a home is finally complete.
The property is half of a duplex that we saw this weekend for the second time. There was an offer ahead of us with a 48 hour contingency (meaning the potential buyers had to sell their house within 48 hours of the owners giving them notice that they had accepted a back-up offer). The other buyers weren't able to sell, so we moved into first place. Our only conditions were/are financing and a property inspection. Our mortgage broker just let the mister know that financing is in place. The property inspection has to be done and approved by us by October 11. There shouldn't be a problem with getting the inspection scheduled and I don't believe there's anything wrong with the property.
The details:
As mentioned, it's half of a duplex. There are two bedrooms and a den, one bath (with room to add a half bath at some point), a large living room with a nice stone-faced wood burning fireplace, a kitchen that has plenty of storage/counterspace and a dishwasher, a laundry room, tons of storage, a garage and a gorgeous backyard with a natural looking fish pond and three fruit trees (apple, pear & plum). It's in a nice, quiet, established neighborhood with lots of big trees. It's much closer to shopping than we are here and it's about 15 minutes to the commuter train. All the appliances are included and, although older, in pristine condition (fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer). The current owners are an older couple who have kept the place immaculate and the husband is a handyman who has done some nice tweaks to the place. He's hinted that he's leaving all the garden tools (including the lawnmower) in the cute little shed in the backyard. If not, we'll deal with it.
Lest you think the place is perfect, there is some updating to be done. The place needs paint and flooring, but not because it's in bad shape, it's just really dated. The current owners have owned and lived in the place for 16 years and they updated then but nothing since. Plus, as I said, they're an older couple - our tastes do not converge in any way that I can see.
I'm so glad we ended up in a house. No strata rules - I can be a crazy cat lady if I want (just kidding, but I'd like one more), we can have birdfeeders (the first place we offered on said no birdfeeders - wtf?), we can get another dog (although I doubt we will), I can put whatever plants I want wherever I want!
Photographs will be posted as soon as I can take some.
Two more cats?
The property is half of a duplex that we saw this weekend for the second time. There was an offer ahead of us with a 48 hour contingency (meaning the potential buyers had to sell their house within 48 hours of the owners giving them notice that they had accepted a back-up offer). The other buyers weren't able to sell, so we moved into first place. Our only conditions were/are financing and a property inspection. Our mortgage broker just let the mister know that financing is in place. The property inspection has to be done and approved by us by October 11. There shouldn't be a problem with getting the inspection scheduled and I don't believe there's anything wrong with the property.
The details:
As mentioned, it's half of a duplex. There are two bedrooms and a den, one bath (with room to add a half bath at some point), a large living room with a nice stone-faced wood burning fireplace, a kitchen that has plenty of storage/counterspace and a dishwasher, a laundry room, tons of storage, a garage and a gorgeous backyard with a natural looking fish pond and three fruit trees (apple, pear & plum). It's in a nice, quiet, established neighborhood with lots of big trees. It's much closer to shopping than we are here and it's about 15 minutes to the commuter train. All the appliances are included and, although older, in pristine condition (fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer). The current owners are an older couple who have kept the place immaculate and the husband is a handyman who has done some nice tweaks to the place. He's hinted that he's leaving all the garden tools (including the lawnmower) in the cute little shed in the backyard. If not, we'll deal with it.
Lest you think the place is perfect, there is some updating to be done. The place needs paint and flooring, but not because it's in bad shape, it's just really dated. The current owners have owned and lived in the place for 16 years and they updated then but nothing since. Plus, as I said, they're an older couple - our tastes do not converge in any way that I can see.
I'm so glad we ended up in a house. No strata rules - I can be a crazy cat lady if I want (just kidding, but I'd like one more), we can have birdfeeders (the first place we offered on said no birdfeeders - wtf?), we can get another dog (although I doubt we will), I can put whatever plants I want wherever I want!
Photographs will be posted as soon as I can take some.
Two more cats?
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