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In the category of things that make me really effing pissed off:
(Cutting this so that my vitriol doesn't accidentally bring you down.)
1) It's 51°F right now. It's the middle of fucking June. You know, the ONE thing I really loved about Seattle was the beautiful, perfect summers. But apparently it no longer has even that. It feels like autumn going into winter, not that we're supposed to be in the middle of summer. This is seriously ridiculous. I guess, because my life has been SO GREAT lately, I can't even have some decent weather during the first growing season of trying to garden. No, apparently that has to fail too. All my newly planted seedlings are so going to die off in this relentless cold and rain. Yes, I'm being super bitter and whiny right now, but DAMN THIS COLD FUCKING WEATHER. Damn it to HELL. And while it's there, maybe it could bring back some heat.
I was really, really, REALLY looking forward to possibly growing some nice tomatoes in my SFG. I have so many tomato-based recipes I want to try. The past year or so has been, like, the epitome of suck, and I had that small thing to look forward to -- that summer would be summer. So the fact that, day after day after fucking day, we get nothing but gray, clouds, cold, and rain, after dealing with all that the other 9 fucking months of the year, I'm really losing it. I shouldn't have to fucking wear my thick coat EVERY DAY! IN JUNE!
2) I have now had two *separate* sellers cancel an eBay transaction (for the same item!), claiming that they didn't have any more of the item. Never mind that they were both Dutch auctions that claimed to have like 10 or more. Aren't you only supposed to list as many items as you have?? Why are they all saying they have like 10 billion of the item when clearly they do not?
3) The two things I mentioned the other day: defacing my own car and the suckage of Barnes and Noble.
4) People at Paperbackswap who request a book, then put all these conditions on it ("book cannot have ANY highlighting or underlining on it" "no musty-smelling books" etc). Then you have to say whether or not the book meets their conditions, and if you say it does and they claim it doesn't, you won't get credit. After spending the time and money to mail it out. EFF THAT. You aren't getting the book, then. I mean, that is so subjective! Musty smelling? What if they have a super sensitive nose or something and claim something I've sent smells musty when I obviously didn't think it did? I have to risk not getting credit on top of expending energy and funds to mail it out? Eff you and your stringent conditions.
In the category of things that make me happy:
1) Seeing the D/G gals this weekend, or possibly the next, we're still sorting it out.slitherhither, inquiring minds want to know, will you be joining us?
2) I went to Matsu Sushi two nights ago for dinner. I was craving Japanese food, and I decided to indulge myself. It is SO good there. The sashimi is so fresh, and the tempura is good, too (Rikki Rikki has the best batter though). The assortment of veggies is top notch; usually places just serve the same 3 or 4 veggies. It totally hit the spot and was worth every penny. I'm thinking of taking my dad there, even though he'll probably balk at the cost. (Not that it's SO pricey, but sushi in general isn't cheap.)
3) The Groupon yesterday was $10 for $21 worth of food at Fatburger. I was on that like white on rice. I'm like, if I have to live in this depressing place, I'm going to stuff myself to the gills with Fatburger, it might make things a teensy bit better.
4) I received my Stieg Larsson books and have started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
5) Talis and Jaime snuggling up next to me without fighting.
6) Dog.com selling packages of 240 rawhide chew sticks for $9. Talis LOVES those things and goes through them like candy. I let him go at it because he loves to chew and it's good for his teeth. Still, it's not cheap. A package of about 100 sticks can go for like $13 even at Target! And I haven't even found them at Wal-Mart at all. So yeah, getting that deal online was awesome. Obviously I should have looked for them before.
7) Finally, at long last, finding Bob's Red Mill dry buttermilk powder (at the Redmond Whole Foods). I've been looking for it for ages, because it's brilliant. Now, whenever a recipe calls for buttermilk, I don't have to actually go out and buy buttermilk, which is usually wasted after I use the cup of it or whatever that I need for my recipe. Now I can just make however much buttermilk I need each time, at least until it expires (about 2 years, but can be kept in the freezer for even better freshness).
(Cutting this so that my vitriol doesn't accidentally bring you down.)
1) It's 51°F right now. It's the middle of fucking June. You know, the ONE thing I really loved about Seattle was the beautiful, perfect summers. But apparently it no longer has even that. It feels like autumn going into winter, not that we're supposed to be in the middle of summer. This is seriously ridiculous. I guess, because my life has been SO GREAT lately, I can't even have some decent weather during the first growing season of trying to garden. No, apparently that has to fail too. All my newly planted seedlings are so going to die off in this relentless cold and rain. Yes, I'm being super bitter and whiny right now, but DAMN THIS COLD FUCKING WEATHER. Damn it to HELL. And while it's there, maybe it could bring back some heat.
I was really, really, REALLY looking forward to possibly growing some nice tomatoes in my SFG. I have so many tomato-based recipes I want to try. The past year or so has been, like, the epitome of suck, and I had that small thing to look forward to -- that summer would be summer. So the fact that, day after day after fucking day, we get nothing but gray, clouds, cold, and rain, after dealing with all that the other 9 fucking months of the year, I'm really losing it. I shouldn't have to fucking wear my thick coat EVERY DAY! IN JUNE!
2) I have now had two *separate* sellers cancel an eBay transaction (for the same item!), claiming that they didn't have any more of the item. Never mind that they were both Dutch auctions that claimed to have like 10 or more. Aren't you only supposed to list as many items as you have?? Why are they all saying they have like 10 billion of the item when clearly they do not?
3) The two things I mentioned the other day: defacing my own car and the suckage of Barnes and Noble.
4) People at Paperbackswap who request a book, then put all these conditions on it ("book cannot have ANY highlighting or underlining on it" "no musty-smelling books" etc). Then you have to say whether or not the book meets their conditions, and if you say it does and they claim it doesn't, you won't get credit. After spending the time and money to mail it out. EFF THAT. You aren't getting the book, then. I mean, that is so subjective! Musty smelling? What if they have a super sensitive nose or something and claim something I've sent smells musty when I obviously didn't think it did? I have to risk not getting credit on top of expending energy and funds to mail it out? Eff you and your stringent conditions.
In the category of things that make me happy:
1) Seeing the D/G gals this weekend, or possibly the next, we're still sorting it out.
slitherhither, inquiring minds want to know, will you be joining us?2) I went to Matsu Sushi two nights ago for dinner. I was craving Japanese food, and I decided to indulge myself. It is SO good there. The sashimi is so fresh, and the tempura is good, too (Rikki Rikki has the best batter though). The assortment of veggies is top notch; usually places just serve the same 3 or 4 veggies. It totally hit the spot and was worth every penny. I'm thinking of taking my dad there, even though he'll probably balk at the cost. (Not that it's SO pricey, but sushi in general isn't cheap.)
3) The Groupon yesterday was $10 for $21 worth of food at Fatburger. I was on that like white on rice. I'm like, if I have to live in this depressing place, I'm going to stuff myself to the gills with Fatburger, it might make things a teensy bit better.
4) I received my Stieg Larsson books and have started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
5) Talis and Jaime snuggling up next to me without fighting.
6) Dog.com selling packages of 240 rawhide chew sticks for $9. Talis LOVES those things and goes through them like candy. I let him go at it because he loves to chew and it's good for his teeth. Still, it's not cheap. A package of about 100 sticks can go for like $13 even at Target! And I haven't even found them at Wal-Mart at all. So yeah, getting that deal online was awesome. Obviously I should have looked for them before.
7) Finally, at long last, finding Bob's Red Mill dry buttermilk powder (at the Redmond Whole Foods). I've been looking for it for ages, because it's brilliant. Now, whenever a recipe calls for buttermilk, I don't have to actually go out and buy buttermilk, which is usually wasted after I use the cup of it or whatever that I need for my recipe. Now I can just make however much buttermilk I need each time, at least until it expires (about 2 years, but can be kept in the freezer for even better freshness).
