Entries from October 2007

October 31, 2007

Allergy tests.

My son went for allergy tests yesterday.  They pricked his back so many times, they ran out of room and had to move to his upper arms.  And his skin is so sensitive, the marks left big red welts for everything, not just things he was allergic to.  But not to worry, they didn’t mistake any of the little [...]

October 30, 2007

Heard.

I know, I know, I’ve already told you how much I love XM radio.  But I just have to say it again:  I love XM radio. 
I also love the station called LUCY, for they play the most awesome music.  Here’s what I heard today (all in this order):
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Someday I Suppose 
Green [...]

October 29, 2007

Open letter to a cat.

Dear Cat Who Hangs Out Outside My Door,
You do not live here.  You have never lived here.  Please stop trying to come into my house every time we open the door.  And please stop just sitting outside the door and meowing.  It is driving my dog crazy.  She attacks the blinds, whines and barks, and [...]

October 26, 2007

Carry on.

Carrying on with the certain theme I started yesterday (Things That Make Me Crazy or TTMMC, for short,) I couldn’t help but tell y’all about my toilet paper.
You see, I bought some toilet paper.  And while I usually do not stray very far from my usual brand, I was enticed by a new! kind, and I thought I would [...]

October 25, 2007

I’m going off the rails on a crazy train.

I sat in the car line, waiting to pick my children up from school, and noticed a woman walking with an umbrella.  And it bothered me terribly.
I know, I know, an umbrella is usually not the sort of thing to send a mildly-obsessive person into a tailspin, but this time it did. 
It was not the [...]