That Deserves an Arbor Mist

Tonight Shan and Laurie are coming over and we are going to eat Hostess Sushi, as seen on Not Martha's website. It is an improptu celebration as well because Laurie was just accepted to grad school. I told her that deserves an Arbor Mist (remember those commercials?). So, for those of you who can't make it we'll think of you foundly as we sip Arbor Mist. Chrissy will now post a comment about how only the uncivilized drink Arbor Mist. But it's cheap, it tastes good, and one large bottle will get me drunk! These are, of course, the three criteria I use when choosing an adult beverage.

Pics of my desert sushi to come. I am so excited about it!

All...be sure to see my post title Fisheys. It was drafted a long time ago, but I juts posted it today, so it went on the blog out of order...but it is new. More pics of the aquarium to come.

Toilet Paper Rant

Someone sent me an e-mail with the title "If Women Were in Charge of the World" and it had funny photos and this was one of them. I share this because it looks like the toilet stall in Kenosha that I was so amazed by. Also, becasue not replacing the toilet paper is among my top ten annoyances. I have considered several options for getting the toilet paper roll changed. One was to hide the all of the toilet paper and write on the spindle where I had hidden it. Thus forcing the empty tube to be removed from the spindle in order to locate more toilet paper. I figured if you had to go that far into the process just to find the toilet paper you'd might as well put a fresh roll on the actual spindle while you're at it. The other was to tape a copy of this article to the next empty tube I found. I ruled both out. The first option might cause some sort of embarassment if guests were over and the second just seemed a little too mean. One option that I actually did try was to simply get rid of the spindle altogether but that was unpopular with a certain someone in my household (hint: it wasn't the cat). Oh, how I long for the day when I can simply stock my own bathroom with this many rolls of toilet paper. Then, again, I might just be doubley pissed to go in and find all 20 rolls empty. Will there ever be a solution?

Not Martha

Firends,
I just came across this blog...is this not me? She has the cutest little craft ideas!. The best was an idea for twinkie sushi. I don't want to give it away as it will debute at my next party, but tell me that this person is not just like me! I love it!

http://www.notmartha.org/

Recent Books

Recently I have read a few books that I would like to endorse (I realize I am not exactly Oprah)

Anyhow, I read the children's book Because of Winn Dixie and I enjoyed it because it was simple and yet met all my criteria for being a good book. It had quirky characters, a southern town and taught a lesson about being a better person. A cute, quick, easy read.

After that, I read The Time Traveler's Wife by Aurdey Niffenegger. It was fabulous! It's about a husband and wife and their love story. However, there is a twist, the husband has a disease that causes him to uncontrollably travel in time. On the surface it sounded a little too sci-fi for me but it is written in a realistic and beleiveable way. It is closer to magic realism than it is to sci-fi. I really want for someone else to read this book. This is one of those books that makes you question love, fate, and purpose and the need to discuss it is great. After reading it, I went online to see if I could find a book discussion group and the local library had JUST finished one about this book. I was so mad for not having read it earlier!

If anyone wants to borrow it, I am more than willing to lend it out.

Also, in my quest for a good reading group I considered starting my own. Would anyone be interested? One thing that I really miss from being in school is reading and then talking about what was just read with others. I thought if we made one then everyone could have a turn suggesting a book with the group and then we could meet once a month and talk about it.

P.S. Now that all of my good friends have blogs, I feel obligated to blog more.

Extreme 007ing

This was from News of the Wierd.

In February, Kimberly Dasilva, 40, was charged in Boston with putting explosives into condoms and mailing them to people she believes are associated with her longstanding mistreatment by men, including two strip clubs where she used to work.

Apparently hotdogs weren't strong enough to satisfy her taste for revenge.