Domestic Geek

Well, Christmas 2001 is almost history in the Lingl/Droll house this year. I'm in the process of getting the tree itself down. As I hate to waste a perfectly good tree (chalk it up to my Indian roots), I always chop the branches up and use the tree in the fireplace. It makes less of a mess than dragging it through the house to the outside, doesn't clog up landfills and pleases the senses since I LOVE the smell of burning pine. (Have I ever mentioned I'm a pyromaniac?) After that I need to find a couple of boxes to pack the after-Christmas bargains I got this year (Thanks to everyone who didn't go decoration shopping this season), take the stuff to storage, and I'm all DONE! Well, not quite, but I'll put scrubbing the floor and vacuuming,etc. into the housecleaning category, not the packing up Christmas category.

Next on today's agenda is changing the oil in the car and getting some crafting done. I've been working on a latch-hook wolf rug since 1994 and I resolve to finish it this year. I'm sure I'll look back on this next year and laugh my head off. Oh, well. I also need to do some research to find out why ICQ is not working on our home network anymore. It used to work, now it doesn't. Neither ICQ, Earthlink (our satellite provider) or WinProxy (our proxy client) knows what the problem is. Dang it, I like ICQ better than AIM. ARGH!

I wanted to wash the car this week, but they're saying it's going to be cold all week. Dang it!

I'm not sure if I like the new iMac design or not, but they are different. Regardless, check out the iMac Dance.

I just followed a very bizarre link at chrystalmeth. If you're offended by male nudity, don't go there. It does prove, however, that you can find just about anything on the internet.

Whew, just got the cages cleaned. I've been a bad mommy and have put that off way too long. I try not to disturb Kane (the Lovebird) after she's laid eggs for awhile because she gets really testy. In my blue mood I've been in I just kept putting it off. Well, I hope they feel better now. I even put in some treat sticks in the cages as a "sorry" gesture.

Now tomorrow I have to work on reviving the plants I've been ignoring.

This is why I don't have kids.

Always the last to jump on the bandwagon, that's me. But, hey, I've been reading other people's Friday Fives for weeks now and I was feeling kind of left out. I know, I know, it's not even Friday, but better late than never, eh?
1. What was your first job?
I used to work the summers while I was in college as a band camp counselor in Colorado Springs. My first "real" job was delivering pizzas for Blackjack when I got out of college. It was supposed to be temporary until I found a teaching position. Sadly, eleven years later I'm still working for the same company. (I have had other jobs in the meantime, though. I'm not that much of a loser! )
2. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
I was sixteen. The guy kissed so hard he made my lips puff up! I didn't have the heart to tell him it hurt so he'd stop. I told everybody I practiced my clarinet too much that weekend. LOL
3. What was your first car? What happened to it?
My first car was a 1973 gold Ford Pinto station wagon. It was like the unofficial band car. I used to cram 8 or 9 people plus instruments in it everyday. I drove it until it fell apart. I miss that car.
4. What was your first concert?
I saw Barry Manilow (with my friend Kelly who was a fanatic) at McNichols Sports Arena in 1983.
5. How do you plan to spend your weekend?
Sadly, working. I'm going to try and get the bird cages cleaned and get the Christmas tree down, though. How's that for fun?