Thursday, March 31, 2005
i was greeted by rank this morning at work
the story goes like this:for over 6 months at work, there was this bathroom near the lobby that s.m.e.l.l.e.d. like someone took pooh and mixed it with road kill, let it ferment and then stuck it in the oven. however it smelled it was a very unprofessional odor. against the fire code, we lit candles to combat the smell. we became dangerously used to it in a disgusting way. but visitors never did.
"what is that smell?"
"where is that coming from?"
"Tabitha, what did you do?!"
we tried Oust, Febreeze, Glade, everything.
finally, our facilities department started searching for the source of the smell. was it the sink in the basement below the bathroom? maybe the "water trap" or whatever it is called that keeps gaseous substances from leaking up from underground had dried out.
nope, it wasn't the sink.
was it the drinking fountain in the hallway that hadn't worked for years? they disconnected the drain pipe and put up an "out of order" sign.
nope, it wasn't the drinking fountain.
this building is so old, they don't even have the original blue prints anymore. they couldn't locate old pipes without knocking down walls.
so, they started knocking down walls.
finally they found the culprit. it was a pipe that was quite clogged with unidentifiable brown stuff. but it stank.
after that, we were fantastically smell-free and carried on our general office duties, blogging and craigslist browsing in bliss.
until today.
there are two bathrooms on the main floor. the one that stank, as I said before was near the lobby. the other one is Right. Next. To. My. Office.
it is Rank.
will I have to breath this unidentifiable flith for over 6 months before they find the problem? what if this causes lung cancer or boils? will they pay my medical bills?
i can't work like this.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Introducing She-Ra
here she is ladies and gents! She-Ra the Princess of Power!
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Her Name is She-Ra
i got a new bike. her name is she-ra the princess of power.i have pictures of her, but i can't figure out how to add them to my blog!! help!
i am so proud of her and want you to see her, but i can't figure it out and it is quite distressing!
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
bustin' out
my friend coleen and i made plaster casts of our busts--not our heads and shoulders but our ACTUAL BUSTS--last night. other than the fact that it was a bit cold and it could have gotten strange if the plaster had refused to come off, it was a blast!if i had a digital camera, i would have been able to post some glorious pictures of the process and the finished product.
needless to say, i have two sets of rather lovely breasts sitting up in my attic right now.
i think i'll paint mine with flaming nipples.
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Monday, March 28, 2005
remember the thong song?
this is funnythis link was originally found on christi's blog
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of infants and a game of hangman
my husband and i have meet two new people in the last week or so. one of them was born 3 weeks ago and the other was born about 3 days ago. they are the most beautiful and perfect little human beings on the planet!it is a strange place to be in the timeline of my life as i watch people that i have known since high school become parents.
i am not quite ready to participate in this miracle myself, but i am very happy to be the favorite "auntie" who spoils all of my friend's children rotten.
along the same lines . . . easter sunday was yesterday. this event included a trip down to have easter dinner with my family and some family friends. it wasn't going that bad actually until the little ones decided it would be fun to have a group game of hangman. it was cute for a while, especially when it came to their spelling abilities.
and then came the final puzzle of the afternoon (keep in mind, everyone was playing and everyone saw this puzzle). it looked like this:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then it looked like this:
T _ _ I T _ _ / I S / N O T / P _ E _ N I T
and then u realized what it was supposed to say . . . in her poor spelling the sweet child was communicating to everyone:
T A B I T H A / I S / N O T /P R E G N I T!
what an awkward moment for me! what if she had been wrong? thank god she wasn't! but it was still the most awkward moment of the day. even more awkward than the moment earlier in the day when a family friend had approached my husband and told him how he had stolen his girl by marrying me and made him promise to be good to me and blah blah blah. this guy had never had a chance with me! why would he say things like that?
anyway, moral of the story: don't mention pregnancy to newlyweds unless they bring it up first, beware of the power of hangman in the hands of the young, and spoil other people's children, not your own.
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Friday, March 25, 2005
yummy chicken in a crockpot
-this is how i did it, you can change it any way you like-take your crockpot out of the recesses of your cupboards.
dust it off.
take the chicken that your mother bought for you because you were flat broke out of the fridge. clumsily open the bag, wince at the disgusting giblets and promptly, holding them pinched between your thumb and forefinger, throw them away.
rinse the chicken off over an empty sink. wonder why you are supposed to rinse the chicken off. you are only doing it because you have never cooked a whole chicken before (chicken breasts and thighs, now i know how to do that!) and your mother told you that was what you were supposed to do.
forget about removing the skin from the chicken (looking back, i wish i had skinned that beast) and plop it directly inside the crock.
salt and pepper that chicken to your liking.
pour lentils, split dried peas, and rice over that chicken (i have just decided to name that chicken Norbert).
sprinkle Norbert with at least 3-4 tablespoons of your favorite herbs and spices (ones that i chose i think included basil, rosemary, fennel, celery seed, italian seasoning, and some others. i never remember. we have a HUGE spice rack that my husband's grandmother gave him a few months before we were married, and i usually just grab stuff from it and pour it in. i always joke that i married my husband for his rack and he married me for mine . . .)
take the jar of wild oats brand stewed tomatoes with basil out of your fridge. silently thank your sweet friend for buying it for you last sunday when you were trying to make spaghetti for 7 people and only had half a jar of sauce. pour it all over Norbert.
chop up some onions, carrots, and zucchini (or whatever vegetables you like) and add them to the mix.
fill the crock the rest of the way with water. wish Norbert luck and turn that thing on.
i set it on low for 10 hours because i had to go to work all day.
my husband came home before me and found that it had bubbled over and made a huge greasy mess all over our kitchen counter, floor and floor rug thing. so, maybe you shouldn't fill the crock as full as i did.
and it simmered for so long that the entire chicken got so tender that it just fell apart.
serve with croissants that your husband brought home from work (starbucks) and water because you don't have anything else to drink the house.
pick the bones and pieces of skin out as you go. decide that next time, you will skin the chicken first and wont let it cook for so long. due to the chocking hazard, this recipe is not recommended for small children.
let me know what you think!
and feel free to give me ideas on how to improve the recipe!
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we aren't going camping after all
we have our apartment back to ourselves again! my sister's had been staying with us since saturday and, don't get me wrong i love them, but it is WONDERFUL to be able to hang around the house with my husband in our underwear again . . . heh heh.to celebrate, i experiemented in the morning (as our guests were leaving--they vacuumed the apartment precious lambs!) with our crockpot! i tried a new recipe and, my pallette being rather impressed, i will post it for you to try as well.
upon my return from work, i found my husband cleaning up the coagulated mess that occurred when the concoction bubbled over the side of the crock. nonetheless, it tasted superb! we then walked hand in hand the five blocks down the street to the laurelhurst theater to see the life aquatic.
good flick i say. two of the beautiful people in the film: cate blanchett and jeff goldblum. if i went for women, cate would be one of them. so would angelina jolie. but i digress.
after the movie, we went home and our "organizer-of-the-camping-trip-friend" stopped by and told us that this weekend's trip had been called off . . . bummer. now how am i going to make sure i don't eat too much this weekend???
drat.
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Thursday, March 24, 2005
I Missed You David Bazaan, and I'm Sorry!!
i had been looking forward to last night for at least a month. counting down the days. setting aside my small amounts of extra cash. pedro the lion was coming to town and i was not going to miss it. no matter how broke we were!a few weeks before the show, i begin reminding my dear husband ab0ut it, asking him if we should get tickets in advance. he starts making statements that sound as if he doesn't want to go to the concert at all . . .
tuesday night i decided that even if he doesn't go, i am going. i don't have to miss it just because he doesn't want to go. i'll ask a friend of ours if we can go together.
the night of the concert arrives. they are scheduled to play at a new venue the bossanova ballroom --which i had never been to--how thrilling! they are the opening band, so we must be sure to arrive on time. we have dinner at the montage with some friends before the show.
it is spring break. my high school-aged sister is staying with us. she was out with a friend all day. she gets to my house at 8. the concert starts at 9. she calls me on my cell while i am at dinner. she is home alone. i can't leave her all by herself on her last night in town. how boring would that be for her? i do the good, big sister thing and tell my husband i am tired and that i will just go home while he goes to the show.
i missed the show.
this morning i found out that the venue was an all ages venue. #*@&! she could have come to the show with us! that would have been more fun than sitting around in our freezing house and going to bed early!
never again, David, will i fail to see you when you come through town. i have learned my lesson well.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Hey, do you want to buy my sister's car?
my sister needs to sell her car so she can pay for school. click the link and check it out!it is a red, geo metro convertible. get's good gas mileage. is dang cute too.
stereo has been stolen . . . that's what happens with soft tops, you know.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
fire up the oven, we're goin' in!
love to cook. recently tried a new recipe (as recent as last night). was fabulously impressed with myself. have decided to call upon friendly internet contacts to suggest inticing new recipes for me to try quite frequently.tastebuds are already quite excited.
please post your favorite recipe in the comments section for this particular blog.
will reciprocate with a recipe of my own if you like . . . or even have recipe donor over for dinner . . . details can be arranged.
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a change of heart
have decided that scones for breakfast aren't the best idea.will resolve to take a healthier course of action . . . tomorrow.
good resolution.
have decided that spending the weekends watching movies leaves me feeling tired and unproductive.
will resolve to do better this coming weekend.
am going camping this weekend so . . . resolution should be easily attained.
glorious!
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Monday, March 21, 2005
Gmail Anyone?
by the way . . . i have Gmail invites . . . let me know if you want onesay it don't spray it 1:01 PM
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Pre-Raphaelite Perfection
this weekend, i visited the portland art museum. they currently have a collection of pre-raphaelite paintings on display, including some originals by dante gabriel rossetti (pure genius!). the special exhibition is called "waking dreams" and i plan on going several more times before it ends in may.strolling through those rooms of beautiful paintings inspired by poetry, literature, myth, and legend truely sparks the hopeless romantic within me.
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Friday, March 18, 2005
The Pressure Is On
they always say, and i agree, the first blog is the hardest. here i have agonized over the name and the address of the blog, the look and format and everything . . . now what should i say???ok, well tonight i have a piece of art in a show that opens tonight at the Urban Grind in NE Portland. the show is from 6.30-9.00pm tonight (march 18th) and then i think they will be there the entire month of april. stop on by and check it out. the theme is the spirituality of suffering, and mine is a mosaic that deals with women battling a silent inner enemy . . . check out the show and then come back to my blog and let me know what you think! i could use the artistic feedback! (and you should try their peppermint/licorice tea!)
also, my q button is stuck pretty far down on my keyboard and i can't get it to return to it's locked and upright position . . .
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