yes, this concerns a snail

but it's a previously unknown snail! Plus, Zoologix is a great blog...you're lying if you say you didn't laugh when you got to the end of the post!

this looks like a Japanese horror film remake. I'd run if it came dragging up to me across the driveway.

how did I miss.....

......hearing about the Naked Chef killing a chicken on TV? He is apparently on a mission to raise awareness of the treatment of food animals on factory farms. And we should also be going above and beyond "free range" chicken to "pastured" chicken....I'm going to have to read the labels more closely the next time I shop because I've never heard of pastured chicken before...
htw

who's with me?!?!?!?

Dude.

check this out!

come on, KT! you know you and z and Lady are DYING for a good movie! We haven't been on a movie night since Halloween (the movie, not the over-commercialized American holiday)!!!!!!!

Erica?

Elizabeth?

ExTrEmE eMbArRaSsMeNt

I admit it! I was going to lie, but KP (excellent art today, BTW!) left a comment welcoming The Doorman to the fold on a previous post and I started feeling guilty on top of embarrassed and here we are.

So I bought The Doorman on Sunday and he had gone to the big fishbowl in the sky by the time I got home last night. I described his symptoms to a coworker and she diagnosed him as having "ick" and that I should get some "ick medicine". I will get the ick medicine before I get another fish because it was so pitiful to have to dip his little body out of the bowl and dispose of it. I didn't even have time to get to know him so I could be sad instead of embarrassed. We've determined that it was probably a water issue despite the conditioning tablets I used that were supposed to take care of that. I think I'll have to find somewhere to place the bowl that keeps it warmer too. Maybe I'll try a fish at work instead of at home and see if I have more success. I have a petsitting job coming up, so I'll wait until after that to try fish husbandry again.

htw

small world syndrome

So, I put up this post a couple of days ago...or maybe yesterday. It's hard for me to keep track of things sometimes. Anyway, I didn't even have a link in there and the company found me and commented. Excellent customer service bow-up from them if I may be so bold....and I'm still sorry about the "cheap @$$ products" comment :)
htw

adventures in cooking

As I searched my barren cabinets for something to supplement my tasty Gorton fish fillets and seasoned turnip greens, I happened upon a lone package of Uncle Ben's Spanish Rice. Since it only required water and butter and 10 minutes of my time, I threw it in the pot and ended up having a nice meal. I was cleaning up my dishes and wiping off the stove when I noticed that the package of spanish rice had an expiration date of July 2004. Here's hoping I don't keel over in the night! I did think The Doorman was definitely trying to tell me something, but I paid him no heed. What's that? Who's The Doorman? Why, my new fish!

You can see my teapot to the right there and bare tip of a stove eye on the left.

That's right, all you people who worry about me, I took on the responsibility of a new pet!

Allow me to translate, "Oh sh1t! What is she doing now? What is that bright flash of light? AHHHH, my fish corneas!"

Is it morbid of me to keep The Doorman on the stove? It just gets so cold at night due to my own cheap @$$ habit of keeping the thermostat turned down; I thought he could use the heat of nearby cooking a couple of times a day. So, The Doorman watched me cook my old, busted rice and said nothing but he looked nervous. I guess he just thought he was next :)

Just look at that power and grace! Never you mind about this giant, looming figure with a shiny flashing camera.

After dinner, I came in here to talk to you people and have my lovely new favorite nightcap (thanks KT!):

So, now I'm just the teensiest bit warm and fuzzy and a lot sleepy :) Plus, Binky is calling to remind of the hour. And tomorrow is, YAY!!!, my doctor's appt to talk about what to do with my numb hand! I'll wish myself luck and assume I have ya'll's (is it possible to have two apostrophies in one word?)!

evenin' ya'll!

htw

statement of the day

PATRON: Hi there. I was wondering if you would look something up on that computer of yours. I don't have an internet at home.
ME: Certainly, what are you looking for?
PATRON: I just need a number for Reader's Digest.
--------------------
I did go on to find this information for the nice patron who doesn't have an internet at home. In the process I learned of a vast network of complaints against Reader's Digest because people were randomly getting invoices from RD saying they owed $10 here and $15 there when they hadn't ordered anything. I didn't ask the patron what department they needed help from but I wonder if there will soon be a world-wide beef with RD and their cheap @$$ products.......mysterious!

if you do nothing else today.....

go here.

googly moogly

I had some good phrases this week as well as visits from New Zealand and Croatia!

• the genetics of being color blind - I don't remember blogging about color blindness but it is not outside the realms of possibility. My maternal grandfather and my brother were both color blind. It has been my understanding that it skips generations and tends to affect males so I guess if I were to have a grandson (with the prerequisite child for myself of course) he could face the possibility of being color blind?
• the barbar of fleet street - great movie (I thought)! However, I feel compelled to point out that it is the demon barbar of fleet street. Hey, maybe they live somewhere where there actually is a Fleet Street and they are in need of the services of a barbar! How creepy would that be? I wouldn't be able to make myself visit such an establishment after watching the movie.
• if all plags are plogs and all plogs are tregs, then all plags are definitely tregs - Okay. I admit it. When I blogged about narrative nonfiction and used this little phrase, it was lifted (for educational purposes only, obviously) from an academic test prep book. I assume this person is studying for said test. Good luck, compadre!
• del torro frankenstein - obviously a very savvy individual with good cinematical taste
• locks of love - I've actually gotten a lot of hits from this little phrase. There are alot of individuals out there looking to get philanthropic haircuts! :)

Thanks for visiting, everybody! Hope to see you again!

htw

those crazy zooligists and their enrichments....

I always KNEW this was a fun toy! I hope Mr. Potato Head can swim. :)