Good News

My stepdaughter got accepted to the medical school at University of Texas at Houston!  She found out on Feb 1st and I forgot to post it. She’s thrilled, BP’s thrilled, we’re all thrilled. She’ll make an excellent doctor.

Power of Observation

http://oldjoeblack.0nyx.com/thinktst.htm

I guess I’m not too observant–I got a 16

In Court

I went to court today for the $1100.00 small claims judgment I got against some tenants back in 2008. It’s been two years and they haven’t paid me a nickel. The man didn’t show and the judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest or $500.  I hope he sits in jail for a few days. The woman showed and whined, “So I might be able to pay her out of my tax return.”  Uh huh, yeah. The judge said if she doesn’t we’ll be back there in May. I’m like a dog with a bone. I’m not letting them off the hook for vandalizing my house.

‘Berries, Soups, Teas

I’m snackin’ on this:

defrost frozen blueberries (or fresh)

Put them in a Gladware plastic box

sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar on them

shake and let sit in the refrigerator for awhile

then eat them with a spoon . . . eat ALL of them! They’re yummy.

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I’m also making a lot of soups lately:

SOUP FOR ONE

chicken broth

grated, fresh ginger

1/4 onion, diced

1 clove of garlic smashed

1 T tomato paste from a tube

Then add whatever vegetables you have: carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, parsnips, celery

and add a palmful (see? I’m so Rachael Ray-like) of orzo or rice

bring to a boil and cover and simmer for 20 minutes

s’wonderful

(LP prefers Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup)   :\

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I make a lot of hot tea in the wintertime:  put tea bag in a mug of hot water, add a slice of fresh ginger, cover with a saucer and let steep for 4 minutes.

s’marvelous

Obadiah Verse 17

I’ve got enough to read for awhile. I got a great deal:  $1.00 per title

You Staying Young by Dr. Oz

Illustrated History of Ireland

Reader’s Digest America

Katie Brown’s Outdoor Entertaining

Improve Your Brain Power

Carve, a cookbook by Ludo Lefebre who was on Top Chef Masters

Master Chef Recipes

Nora Roberts’ High Noon

Alice Sebold’s The Almost Moon

Michael Chabon’s Gentlemen of the Road

A Crack in the Edge of the World—the story of the 1906 California Earthquake by Simon Winchester

And a few others.

I love getting a deal on books!

Weatherwise, it’s been very cold here. We have old snow on the ground.

Today I went to the ATM and it wouldn’t give me the money I wanted, but it finally returned my card. I went inside (thank God they were opened) and told the teller that it charged my account but didn’t give me any money and she told me I was the fourth person today that happened to.   Well, why don’t they put an OUT OF ORDER sign on it then? Wouldn’t that make sense? Anyway they photocopied my card and the transaction receipt and yadda   yadda   yadda   it’ll be a while and they’ll credit the money back into my account.  Blech.

While I was waiting for the teller, I stood in line behind a very old man who talked to (at) me about the weather “We had an ice storm in 1986 in April!”, his service in WWII, “I was stationed in the tropics and we saw monkeys in trees and a fella had a 5 foot green snake and he told me that the only snakes that were poisonous were the ones with triangular-shaped heads.” And religion, “Did you know that Jesus said ‘He who believes in Me shall never die’?”  He also quoted the Chapter and Verse in the Bible that says that, but I can’t remember which chapter or verse he quoted from.

What made me think, how in the hell do you know if someone is telling you the truth when he quotes the bible chapter and verse?  I could tell you, “God said ‘Women shall have dominion over their own bodies.”  Obadiah verse 17.  And how the hell would you know??  Do you know the Book of Obadiah—let alone Verse 17 of it?

An Additional $2.10

All day long I thought it was Sunday, so tomorrow I’ll have a pleasant surprise!

BP and the cat are asleep in the chair “watching” tv.  LP is over at a friend’s apartment. I’m seriously considering taking a bath.  My sister Connie sent me some L’Occitane stuff for my birthday and I’ve loved using it. My favorite is the lavender bath bubbles.  The whole bathroom smells great when I’m finished with my bath.

I watched a little of George Clooney’s Hope for Haiti telethon and saw all these famous people manning the phones: Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Mel Gibson, Hallie Berry, etc. and I couldn’t help wonder if they give their money, not only to Haiti in their time of need, but to the homeless people who they pass by on the way to getting their mani-pedis, on their way to eat sushi, and on the way to their fittings to their Golden Globe dresses and tuxes. I hope they do, but who knows.

This must be a big charity push time. This week I receive calls asking for money from Amnesty International and the Democratic National Committee.  The woman calling from the DNC, obviously reading from a script, “blessed my heart” three times during the conversation. Are they trying to show people that we Democrats are not Godless people??

Anyway, both of these organizations wanted $100 donations. They’ll have to settle for $25 each. At the end the DNC gal also asked for an additional $2.10 for the year 2010–what the heck. I told her I’d kick in the additional$2.10 and she was pleased as punch and blessed my heart yet again.

Yeah Yeah

Schell, my sister used to be a bank vice president in charge of student loans until the department was eliminated two years ago. She got a very nice severance package and really hasn’t had to look for work. She’s now bored and wants to find a job but is having no luck.

I’d like to be in Arizona for a few months. I’m tired of my job. Big time. And if one more person says to me, “In this economy just be thankful you have a job.”  Yeah, yeah–but putting up with shit is putting up with shit whether the economy is good or bad.  Blech.

I made a Facebook page and now these people I went to HS with are emailing me. I didn’t really like most of them way back then, so why would I want to reconnect?

Haiti’s Collective Soul

Happenings

1. I saw that Pat Robertson again proved himself a complete loon by blaming the people of Haiti for the recent earthquake. He states that Haiti sold its’ collective soul to the Devil in the 1700’s so it could be released from France’s rule.  He said, “It’s the Truth.”  Well, then.  Pat, go stand in the corner with the dead, decaying Jerry Falwell who blamed 911 on America’s acceptance of gays and pro-Choice.  Wacky “Christians.”

2.  I have a 3-day weekend and I’ve gotten most of my household chores (the toilet, tub and bathroom sink are immaculate) done already, that means I can kick back on Sunday and Monday and watch recorded TMC movies and read.

3. I’m excited. The Golden Globes are tomorrow but better than that . . . . Joan Rivers is back on E! and will host the GG Fashion Police on Monday. Cool!

4. Mel Gibson is supporting Tiger Woods. Bless his heart.

5. My sister is house-sitting in Phoenix for three months while her friends are taking a cruise around the world. Lucky her. Lucky them.

6.  The NBC vs Jay Leno vs Conan O’Brien thing is just strange. If I have to pick a side, then I’m on Team Conan. I can’t stand Jay Leno and I think it was the height of stupidity to give Leno five hours of prime time for his dumb show to begin with. And NBC is stupid to want to move The Tonight Show back to 12:05 am.  That aint “night”, you Dumbos.  But I don’t really care because all three of the parties are making millions and millions while unemployment is still sky high so BFD all ‘around.

7.  My new girl crush: Sandra Rinomoto from Property Virgins.  Her facial expressions are priceless: You know if she thinks one of the house hunters is stupid . . . she needs a “word balloon” atop her head “You are sooooooooooo stupid. You want everything but you’re being CHEAP!”

Faster Surfing the “Internets

I love Chrome Google. It’s about three to four times faster than Internet Explorer. Download it now!

January 6

Needless to say BP and I made up, and we had great make up sex on New Year’s Eve.

Massive amounts of snow is expected all the way through Friday.

I found a biography on one of my favorite second bananas of all time–Agnes Moorehead called I Love the Illusion.  She lead  a very private and non-conventional life, and was in my all time favorite movie, All That Heaven Allows.  Had she not been a conservative Republican, she would have been near perfect.

I do not care about dead Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson.  Maybe I should, but I don’t.