Why don't you like going to the dentist? http://www.local6.com/news/4285281/detail.html

What a disgusting thing.

The worst was his quote: "I have never injected semen in any patient's mouth," he said. "I never would. I've got a 10-year-old daughter..."

Of all the non sequiturs I've ever heard, this one takes the cake. Unless he actually meant what he said. Somebody call Child Protective Services. Jeez.

thirtysomething men who possess zero DIY skills (and in my case the lack of resources to pay for someone else to do the job).

Also soy sauce for today's lunch spilt all over my bag and the yoghurt I bought this morning for breakfast was covered in mold. It is going to be one of those days.

Boiler problems? You have my deepest sympathies, AmpleT.

The usual: put something under grill, think to self: no, don't need to put alarm on, am crouching here keeping a close eye on things, what could possibly happen?

Start talking to painter.

Grrrr.

clb

2 today --
Mrs JPW went out to a bitch-about-work happy hour. Just me and Peanut for dinner. Had specifically bought self nice dry-aged rib eye to grill for dinner. (Peanut had more sweet potato) Fire up grill. Turn over, looking good. Go back out to check on dinner. No flame. No propane. Finish in fry pan. Just not the same.

Halfway to work this morning. In typical jam on beltway. Cell phone rings. Mrs JPW tells me that day care called and I forgot to take bottles in this morning.

I've been known to do a bit of minor rewiring and small appliance repair. There was a sweet old fellow who used to work at the local hardware store and who was always amused at my capacity for DIY. One day I went in to buy some wire and some insulating tape and a few other odds and ends and he asked “playing electrocutioner today, are we?”

Have you noticed that going to the dry cleaners to have a man's 44" shirt laundered is at least half the price of having a size small ladies blouse done:

My haircuts are also more expensive than a man's - even in a unisex salon.

Men wouldn't stand for it. Why do we? I hate being a woman who has to fight to be treated evenly with men.

Even the banks are prejudiced and ask for a co-signer even if you have developed 100 years of good credit

I think it is actually illegal to charge more for a ladies haircut. They are supposed to do it by length and complexity, etc.

Anyway, my annoyance for the day is that the croissants at Fairway are like lead.

My annoyance today is bagged mixed salad. Why is it always 90% tough romaine spines?

I can't WAIT 'til I have mesclun growing in my garden again!

Flyfish

I like to think that my reasons to be cheerful outweigh my reasons to be annoyed, but this is a dilly and I might vomit.

I started to do my taxes: I've used Quicken for about ten years now. But when I went to open it to export my report, it couldn't find my file. Period. The most recent file I have is from the first of July, 2004. So I am supposed to reconstruct six months (actually nine, now that it's March, 2005) of checks, debits, and deposits...without being able to find all my ledgers, even.



And now I'm sure my ill fortune will cheer someone up, so that's useful.

We went to see Candide this evening. The guy sitting next to me decided to sing along for parts of the first act.

Arg. I am tired and trying to sleep but my neighbors are Italian and are moaning and grunting with abandon.

Thanks John, will definitely buy that book.

today: i fell over on the way to work AGAIN. Bought 3 pairs of tights on Saturday and have already runined two pairs.

Tube not working properly second day in a row

Then on getting to work I go to check out the swan's nest (gestation period coming to end but their eggs tend to be sterile so there's some suspense right now) to find the normally peaceable female swan (unlike Grumpy, her husband) in the process of trying to murder one of the ornamental ducks. She may have succeeded. I stand guard to prevent further attacks until our bird guy comes down, picks the duck up, ascertaining it is still alive and removes to his den for hospital treatment. He tells me lady swan has been like this for past 3 days although this is the first serious injury caused.

An unpleasant way to start the day.

v

Bagpipes.

Various power outages on the East Side IRT yesterday.

My father used to do that, at any show featuring songs he knew. And between songs, he would fill his time by reading the program. Then he would ask me what had happened.

I am singing *that* song from Candide right now.

Ah ah ah ah ah ah. Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.

You know the one.

(Okay, okay, it's "Glitter and Be Gay")

Who sang it in the show - who's playing that part which I can't remember spelling of right now - Kunegonda? Cunegunda?

Anybody ever heard Kristin Chenoweth sing it? Very wonderful.

Cunegonde.

(Because she asked, Glyn.)

I forget which reviewer said it, but his point was that once you hear Kristin Chenoweth sing the role of Cunegonda you've been ruined for all others.

BTW, Barbara Cook who debuted the role was in the audience last night - she was awarded some prize earlier in the evening.

Danny Boy, how much calling do the sodding pipes have to do?

Some how I got stuck with cleaning the oven (we don't have a self-cleaning one). I just sprayed the 3rd application of cleaner -- it's going very slowly.

goddamed syracuse...

Have been working like a bloody donkey all year. Had to work today.

Meanwhile, Scott kicked off the worlds longest birthday celebration yesterday by having a boys weekend with Mr Marshall. Involving Garys local, The Star at Harome and L'Enclume tonight.

Bastard.

And the little shit hasn't phoned me.

L'Enclume? Without you?

Heads would roll (on your behalf), were I Empress.

My fucking router literally caught fire. It also shorted out the ethernet port on my main computer, it seems, so that needs to be replaced.

Typing on the laptop.

GAK.

So after something like 6 weeks, I finally sit down to watch Desperate Housewives and its'a repeat I already saw.

I am wearing a blouse which keeps unbuttoning. It's not too tight or anything like that, it's fairly new and it was very expensive.

Where did you find it? I may wish to give these blouses as gifts.

I bought it in London. Makes it hard to return it.

you could try replacing the buttons with slightly larger buttons. A pain, I know, but at least it would mean that the blouse wasn't a wash out.

Larger buttons?