ahm tired

I’m starting to feel anxious about giving away the kitties, but I realize it must be done. I finally capitulated and signed up for facebook because I was lured by a farm game. Tomorrow my sister is getting married and I am doing a reading in Vietnamese and am about 98% sure that I will find myself at the pulpit spewing nonsense words.

We had Morningstar Veggie burgers for dinner last night and they were freakin’ delicious. Veggie burgers so trump meat-substitute burgers like those Boca things. UGH.

The apartment is a mess and the weekend will be busy. I can’t sleep. *phew*

AHM HUNGRY!

Curt made a quiche. I can smell it baking, and I slaver.

Later: Okay, that was a scrumptious quiche. See recipe here. We’re trying to cut down on the meat.

I got new Banana Boat sunscreen today, and I find the fragrance so attractive I keep sniffing my arm.

Play with your food

Voted for Matt Kemp to be center fielder in the All-Star game. Had allergies today and took Zyrtec, which works better than Claritin. Ate three boxes of Nerds and called the Willy Wonka hotline to get calorie information because I got bored of eating and work. We’re watching Patriot Games on TV. I love this movie, but I can’t stand the way Tom Clancy writes. To bed!

The adventures of Curt

Curt and I have a contest to see who can sing the national anthem better. We go to the pet store, where Curt is left alone too long, wanders off, tastes a dog cookie and then announces, “THEY’RE JUST COOKIES!” He insists they are people cookies labeled as dog cookies to trick people.

“Now granted,” he says, “I didn’t eat the cookie part, so I don’t know what the cookie part tastes like. But there was nothing in the ingredients that indicated dog food, period! The ingredients were identical to the ingredients of a cookie!”

“You said you could literally buy those and eat those with your dog.”

“That’s right!”

And then we went to Target, where we looked at pinatas and Curt says, “Hey, there’s no candy in these pinatas!”

“You have to put candy in them!”

After turning the pinata this way and that and finding no ingress, Curt gestures accusingly at the pinata and says, “Where’s the candy go?”

“In the CANDY HOLE!”

“There’s no hole in this pinata.”

At which point Curt literally tears that poor little purple pony a new one.

(Curt the ombudsman would like me to say that he did not really tear it. He just…”opened” it.)

(Curt the ombudsman would also like to add that he checked the ingredients for the Golden Oreos while we were at the Target and confirmed that the ingredients of the Golden Oreos were the same as those found in the dog cookie. “In the same order, indicating they were present in ROUGHLY the same amount.”)

Except one was labeled a dog cookie, and the other was an Oreo.

Goodnight. :)

Bravo, indeed…

Curt and I went searching for parrots in San Gabriel Valley today, because apparently they live there. We did not find them. Instead, we went to some Asian supermarkets where we picked up mochi, more broad beans, and a parking ticket.

I have found the sweet spot in our freezer that will freeze my yogurt to creamy perfection, however we bought more freezeables today and I’m afraid it will throw a wrench in the gears. (Damn those pesky wrenches!)

The apartment is spic and span. I finished four books in three days. It was only a two-day weekend for us, however it felt like more because Curt actually got both days off and we were able to spend them together. :) Happy night.

How I feel about him

Manny Ramirez is back with the Dodgers tonight after his 50 game suspension for ‘roiding.

Now, I can understand not wanting to destroy the man for cheating. We’ve all had some slips in judgement, we’ve all done things that we may not be proud of. There’s such a thing as forgiveness. Apparently, though, there’s also a mad dash to embrace the cheater. What the fuck?

I would rather have Juan Pierre, who played hard and did his job when Manny dropped the ball, out in left field than glorify some cheater just because he’s a power hitter. I’m irritated that all these fans have whored their adoration out to him. That isn’t being a fan, that’s being a sheep!

Okay, now I will say something positive to offset the rant: tonight we went to the 99 Ranch and stocked up on Asian junk food and now I have a stomach ache from all the yummy snacking. :)

Credit Card Issuers Raising Rates, Fees Ahead of New Law – washingtonpost.com

Credit Card Issuers Raising Rates, Fees Ahead of New Law – washingtonpost.com.

They just never start these stories with true-life accounts of how Gloria, 32, spent lavish amounts of money on dining out, clothes, and a huge flat-screen TV, and is now at a loss for how she will pay her credit card bill. “It’s just not right what these credit card companies are doing. I mean, I think it’s so wrong that they’re making money off of people suffering because they can’t pay their bills.”

Viva Giang!

The mockingbird that lives near the office has learned to mimic the sound of a car crash. On the way home from work, I discovered a redwood tree that had been planted by the Chicago White Sox of 1914. I came home from work to find that Curt had made a seven-layer dip and decorated the apartment with balloons, crepe, and a sign that said, “¡VIVA GIANG!”

Ai discovered the State Budget Balancer on the Los Angeles Times website. What did this little module teach me? That balancing the budget is a lot easier when it’s not actually your job. Also, it taught me that raising the gas tax is the quickest way of shaving 5 billion dollars off your deficit. The problem is, it’s probably the least responsible way of shaving 5 billion dollars off your deficit.

Hence, expect a hike in gas taxes. VIVA GIANG!