I haven't posted in awhile because I have been working long hours at both jobs, I'm cranky from the humidty, and every time I start typing a post I'd get pissed at myself for sounding so boring.
Well, it rained last night and cooled down so I'm not cranky anymore, and because of that, I really don't care if I'm boring. Deal.
SSB and I replaced a dishwasher in one of our rental units last week. We have never installed a dishwasher before, but that has never stopped me from doing things. I say that you come into this world not having done anything before; you didn't let that stop you then and you shouldn't let that stop you now.
Dishwashers are surprisingly light! And it wasn't that hard to hook up either - mostly because we were just taking out the old one and putting in a new one. If we had to start from scratch (like, tying it into the plumbing and all that) I would have a very different story to tell.
Yesterday we went shopping. We looked at canoes and tires, both of which are very expensive. We didn't buy either, but we did get a bowling ball. It is so gross to get the loaner balls at the lane. They are always greasy and sometimes have some sort of gunky residue on them. Eventually we will get our own shoes.
We ended our shopping day at Kowalski's (an upscale grocery store). It was dark (around 9:30pm). As we were walking up to the store we could hear this woman in a car is arguing with this guy in a wife-beater standing on the sidewalk.
She screams, "I don't want to talk to you about this here!"
He mumbles something about going somewhere and talking to her about it later.
She screams, "GET IN THE FUCKING CAR AND QUIT STANDING THERE LIKE A JACKASS!!"
He mumbles something to her.
She screams, "Look you FUCKER, I can't sit here all day! I gotta go drop these kids off!!"
At that point we had reached the store and thought it rude to just stand and watch. When we left a half hour later, the car was gone, but he was still standing there. You can all make up your own story about what they were arguing about.
We've got a BBQ to go to today and next Sunday too. Both should be pretty interesting. Today's is at Elle's house (see "Family and Friend's" sidebar thingy if you want to know who anyone is). The people that I work with get a little rowdy when they get together, so it should be fun. And Elle made sure to let everyone know that her dog has
giardia.
So it sounds like it will be like going to Mexico without the culture.
Next week we are having a BBQ over at Ned's. I think he misses us. He drove by our house yesterday at 8:30am to see if we were out in the yard. Usually on the weekends we don't get up before 10am, but it was going to rain and I had just woke up SSB to help me get the old dishwasher out of the yard and into the back of the car. I waved and thought that he would probably circle around to come talk to us, neither of us were really dressed nor in the mood for socializing. This morning I had to get up early to go grocery shopping for the BBQ (it is a pot luck and I'm making chicken wings). As I was going out to the garden at around 8:45am to dump out coffee grounds, Ned pulls up again. We talked for awhile and set plans for a BBQ - he's making the kabobs and we're bringing the Leinie's.
He's one of the friendliest, down-to-earth guys I know. And he's funny and fun to talk to. Both SSB and I enjoy his company a lot. I think the reason he's so lonely lately is because his wife left him and his daughter is going away to college. He has tons of friends, but most of them seem rather dull. I think SSB and I are probably the most interesting friends that he has. He's can seem very white-bread suburban on the surface, but I always get the sense that he has some fun darkness brewing underneath. It's a treat to see it peak out now and then. Maybe next week we can get him drunk enough to get a good show.
9 comments:
Maybe he was just admiring your new floors.
LOL! Maybe he wanted to snuggle with you guys too.
Was there a talking moose nearby?
I think he did have a Wattsamatta U tattoo on his butt...
Shamus, you always make me laugh at work!
Shannon, I read that flying squirrel were quite sociable, so maybe they would be into group snugglefests.
DrMax, no, and I didn't even see a moose in Grand Marais either.
SSB, I think that was just a rub on.
Cool! We get deer in our yard. And regular squirrels. But no flying ones.
Wow! I had a giant moth on my screen door once but a flying squirrel beats that by a mile.
Elizabeth, we live 2 blocks from our city's center and we have had deer in our yard too. Our neighbor said that one tried to "mate" with his deer statue.
Laurie, You probably had an emperor moth on your screen. I actually have a kind of funny story about my first encounter with one; which I may post about...