Domestic Geek

I’m Sick

2008-11-13T12:20:01-07:00

Ugh, my throat hurts, I was up most of the night and I'm coughing. I think I've got my first official illness of this cold season. Blah! It's going to be a long day at work.

Henna Hair

2008-11-13T05:23:01-07:00

Well, I did it. I put henna in my hair tonight. I'll wait and see what it looks like in a couple of days, but so far not really impressed. It may be because I can still see the dye on my scalp. It did cover my gray, though, which is what I was originally going for. It was a lot of trouble since I had to do it alone and was really hard to get it on my hair. The stuff is really thick, heavy and SMELLY. I ended up getting it all down my neck and on my ears and forehead. They're tinged a little orange right now. Hope that fades soon. LOL

For future reference (if I do end up liking how this looks), I bought the stuff from a web site called Henna for Hair.

I Got Screwed

2008-11-12T05:34:01-07:00

Yesterday I got myself a copy of Office Space at Best Buy. There were two different packagings, and since one had a digital copy enclosed so that I could put it in my iTunes, I went with that one. "Bonus," thinks I, since we rip our DVDs to put on the AppleTV anyway. Well, not so much. The stinking code enclosed with the disc doesn't work. Man, I am so pissed right now. See, I tried to do things the legit and legal way. Stupid movie companies piss me off. Well, the only date on the form said it might not work after 2010. Grrrr.

Denver Parrot Saves Toddler

2008-11-11T04:53:01-07:00

Dad told me about this great story he read on Channel 4's news site this morning. A 2-year-old girl was saved when the babysitter's parrot alerted her to the child choking on a pop tart. From the

"While I was in the bathroom, Willie (the parrot) started screaming like I'd never heard him scream before and he started flapping his wings," said Meagan, the babysitter. "Then he started saying 'mama baby' over and over and over again until I came out and looked at Hannah and Hannah's face was turning blue because she was choking on her pop tart."

Way to go, Willie!

Gas Prices Web Site

2008-11-10T04:21:02-07:00

I came across a web site today that I think I may have seen or heard referenced elsewhere, but totally forgot about it: DenverGasPrices.com. It's looking like the cheapest gas in Aurora is now at $1.97 a gallon (and "they" said we'd never see $2/gal gas again). It sure was nice to fill my tank the other day (something I hadn't done in quite a while) and have it cost less than $40. When gas was at it's highest, I believe I filled my tank once and it cost over $50. So not cool. I sure hope the oil companies enjoy their record profits from their over-inflated fuel prices. What a crock this whole thing has been. Now if only the price of cheese would drop ($6/lb today at Target), I would be much happier. Of course, maybe not eating so much cheese is a contributing factor to my weight loss. Hmmm...

On a happier note, I took Dad out for his belated birthday dinner tonight. We went to Texas Roadhouse and once again, it was absolutely yummay!

Have I mentioned that I'm digging this 3-day work week? I know at some point I'm going to have to do a Sunday shift, but it's nice to know that every other week I will have 4 days off. True that those 13 hour shifts (or almost 15 like yesterday) are kicking my butt and it takes me a whole day to recuperate, but I still have 3 days to do what I need and want to do. That said, I'm exhausted and think I'll turn in early. Much to do tomorrow and the weathermen are talking about snow tomorrow, too. I purchased some firewood a couple of weeks ago and I think it may be time for the first fire of the season.

Noooooooo

2008-11-09T05:32:01-07:00

I just watched this week's episode of Ghost Whisperer. Not going to post any spoilers, but if they're going where I think they're going, I'm done with this show. I'm already upset that Jay Mohr is no longer on there. It hasn't been the same since they killed off Andrea (Delia just hasn't clicked for me and making Ned grow up overnight was lame like daytime soap operas).

I just realized I never changed to Daylight Savings in my Expression Engine settings. It's such a pain to do so. I wish it just changed. *sigh* Oh, well. Guess I should figure out how to do that again. That said, I am still digging my bedside clock. I love how it just changed all by itself. The only thing that would make it cooler would be if I could program my alarm more specifically. Right now I can either have my alarm go off on weekends different from the weekdays. Since I work Thursday through Saturday, I have to remember to set different alarms. It's a pain.

Have you seen all the different flavors that Hershey's Kisses come in? I'm particularly fond of the cherry cordial ones. A couple of weeks ago, I had one that tasted like Neapolitan ice cream. I haven't seen that one in the stores though (not that I've been looking particularly hard).

Just Gonna Make It

2008-11-08T05:36:01-07:00

Well, I almost didn't get a post in today. Just going to make it.

I'm so looking forward to my days off this week. The UV coater has been running for two days straight at work and my throat is irritated and my head hurts from the fumes. I swear that thing is toxic. It's going to take four days to get that crud out of my system.

I'm going to try to henna my hair. My gray is getting worse and I've always loved how I look with red in my hair. I hope I don't screw it up. The stuff I ordered came over a week ago, but you have to mix the stuff with lemon juice and let it sit for 12 hours before you put it on and I kept forgetting last weekend. I want to do it on Monday so that it has a few days to tame down before I go back to work.

Marcus and I are sitting here watching movie trailers on our AppleTV. I've added several movies to my Netflix queue. Marley & Me totally cracked me up. I'll definitely watch that one on DVD.

So, that's what's on my mind right now. Wish I didn't have to go to bed. Unfortunately, I'm only going to get about 5½ hours of sleep tonight.

Wow, 73?

2008-11-07T05:45:01-07:00

Today is my father's 73rd birthday. I know he doesn't mind me spilling the beans about his age because he tells everybody he meets how old he is. Looking pretty good for an old coot, eh? Just kidding, Dad, you know I love ya!

Happy Birthday!

He’s Back

2008-11-06T13:21:01-07:00

Hey, guess what?

After a really long hiatus, Marcus is actually writing on his blog again!

Proud to be American?

2008-11-05T19:05:00-07:00

The post election crap has filled up the Internets today and I'm greatly disturbed.

It illustrated one big thing that is wrong with America today and its people. Your patriotism, pride and hope shouldn't hinge on the ONE PERSON in the white house. The great thing about America was its people. The pride they had in themselves, in a job well done, in their resourcefulness and their independence. Personal responsibility is gone, everybody is looking to the government for what it will do FOR them. The person sitting in the White House actually has little to do with how the country is run, people. Now that Obama is President-elect, the world will not be sunshine and roses. I have a feeling some people are about to be sorely disappointed.

You know what will make things better? Get the government out of your lives as much as possible. Learn to be responsible for your own family. Participate in local things and build local communities. The founding fathers would be appalled at what we have allowed the government to get their hands into. Do you know we rebelled against England for less restrictions and intrusion that we have now? Wake up, people!

I'm grateful for one thing: the color barrier has finally been broken. Sure racism will still exist (and always will, I'm afraid, in one form or another), but this was a big step.

(Getting off soap box now - nobody will listen anyway.)