Wednesday
This started off as “a day,” but wound up well.

After a fitful night’s sleep, I woke up in something of a mood. And, it only got better: On the way out the door, I dropped my coffee mug and watched as the sweet gift of the Lords of Caffeine splashed all over the door, welcome mat and the landing.

::: braincramp :::

Then, the strap on my backpack broke and the pack dropped to the landing. Normally, it wouldn’t have been a bad thing… except for the fact that my laptop was in it.
::: clusterfuck:::

A little of the coffee got on me, but I didn’t have time to go back inside to change. Nor did I have time to clean the mess. And so, it would have to wait until after work. Whoop-de-damn-doo.

Then things got really weird: After I got to work, the day did a complete 180° and it wound up proceeding very smoothly. And, there was no apparent damage to/problem with my laptop. While I was glad for the turnabout, it was a little… odd to think that a day that started so poorly could finish so well.

After work was dinner and beer at The Bayou (yes, it’s another “private club for members”). They had over 100 beers on their menu. ::: bliss ::: Just what the doctor ordered. I even called home to consult my “Go To” guy as to which beer I should have. Co-dependent? Maybe… but I can live with that. Their Jamabalaya was good, too.

Arriving at home, I found a curt note from the neighbors across the landing asking that I clean up the “garbage mess” that had gotten “under our matt.” No… it didn’t get under anyone; they meant their “welcome mat.” O_o As I mentioned above, I was planning on doing this anyway; I got the mop, bucket and some Pine-Sol-enhanced water and got to it. Took a couple of minutes. Then came the difficult part: Writing the response – part apology, part “get your head out of your ass and unclench.” It took a couple of tries to get (most of) the venom out of it. But, I managed to do it.

Song of the Day
Mustang Sally by the wicked, wicked Wilson Pickett

Stray Toasters

  • ::: covet mode :::
  • Someone made a Micro based on this picture. Not a bad likeness.
  • I am not a fan of AOL, but was a fan of The Six Million Dollar Man. I have to confess that I think that their commercial that parodies the opening of that show is funny. Not just because it is a spot-on spoof, but also because they got Richard Anderson to do the voiceover – he acted and did the voiceover on 6MDM.
  • And on the flip side of that coin: Fruit Harvest cereal is using the theme from The Waltons. *shiver*
  • I never knew that Todd Rundgren sang Hello, It’s Me until I saw him perform it tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman… and then looked it up.

That about wraps it up. Time to kick back and relax for a bit before bed.

Namaste.