Also, I meant to add last week, after teasing Stephanie with this story, that Febreeze is not the only substance my mom sprays on her dog Sophie. Prepare to be horrified: As my mom explained it, because Sophie's long, white hair gets so flyaway, sometimes she sprays Sophie with Static Guard to tame the flyaways. Oy. I can only assume my sister the vet is ignorant of my mom's dog-grooming habits because she'd throw a hissy fit, if she knew. Maybe I should suggest my mom try using a creme rinse when she shampoos Sophie; I'm sure the dog would prefer that to being sprayed!
Speaking of pets, this picture of Cairo made me laugh because she looks so snooty and haughty:
I definitely captured her personality in that picture.
Daniel is driving (haha) me crazy about taking the test for his learner's permit. I told him he needs to study the DMV booklet, but he scoffs at how "easy" it is. Whatever. I think flunking the test would be more embarrassing than waiting a week or two to make sure he knows the rules backward and forward. I took this picture the morning of his 18th birthday, but his look of barely concealed impatience hasn't changed in the two weeks since then:
I definitely captured one major aspect of his personality in that picture.
I don't know how Kevin's going to make it through this week. He's so excited about the convention for horror show movie hosts this coming weekend in Cleveland that he can barely sleep. Ghastly Ghoul, the host of the weekend horror movie show in Dayton, Ohio, hosts a big party Saturday night and has asked him to DJ again this year. When I lived in Dayton, the horror show host was Dr. Creep, but Ghastly is his "heir." Apparently, Rob Zombie is a big fan of Ghastly's, so, uh, there you go. Last night at dinner, Kevin was telling me about his plans for music he wants to use Saturday; Ghastly had e-mailed some requests to him. I asked him if Ghastly is married, and Kevin said, "Yes, his wife goes by the name Suspira." I told Kevin not to harbor any delusions that I'M going to adopt some horror show character name. I can't even imagine what name I'd come up with--Grammar-cula? Please.
Kevin's also made plans to get together with his two best friends from his high school and early college years in Cleveland. He found one, Peter, by Googling, and Peter put him in touch with Scott. When That '70s Show first came on, Kevin was thunderstruck by Ashton Kutcher's character's resemblance to Scott, in both looks and behavior, but I understand Scott's matured just a wee bit since then. Heh. I hope so--I can't picture a 48-year-old Kelso. Well, I can, but it's not an attractive image.
Work is continuing to get busier, but the increased cash flow is certainly nice. I've been scrimping and juggling bills for months, and it's such a relief not to worry about which utility's cut-off date is coming up first. The trade-off, of course, is less spare time, but until I figure out the road to independent wealthiness, those are the breaks, right?
4 comments:
Static Guard! Ha ha! That's sending me off to physical therapy with a smile on my face!
OMG. Lisa. Dan(iel) looks so annoyed and impatient. I -love- it.
Um, and I think you meant Suspiria, right? Because that's the name of another thoroughly horrible Dario Aregento horror film. I really hate his movies. I've only watched one all the way through. The last one Travis and I got from Netflix went back quickly because we could only bear about 20 minutes of the foolishness.
Don't all cats look snooty? I'm also glad to hear someone else out there is a killer of houseplants!
Linda
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hehe I have killed off all my houseplants years ago. One of them remained in the pot to mock me and advertise my shame. Finally I tossed it and have since to buy another. I kill everything but those ivy-like ones that you put in water to root and 3 mos. later you notice they've grown all over the room.
Great that you have more work so more $. Yikes! My gas bill for this past month was crazily high. I thought I was in the clear but apparently I only paid a partial bill last month so I got one of those dreaded Turn Off things too. I quickly paid it to get rid of the evidence. Didn't want to keep that shame around to remind me what a dufus I've been lately.
I can't wait to hear about Kevin's adventure. All I can picture is when grown men go to those superhero comic book conventions.... there has to be some good stories in this adventure.
If you go, make sure to take pics so we can snark! hehe
Oh and Daniel...ahh, I am suffering through my son asking me ?? about driving WHILE I'm driving. Apparently he thinks he can learn as he goes...before he takes the class. Which isn't such a bad idea until he catches me disobeying a few "no turn on red" lights. oops. Nothing like your kid criticizing your driving to set the tone for the day.
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