Timely Demise of Sanity

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

I helped move my niece, then sis to eye doctor

Well, we got a later start. I had hoped that we would have left at 9:00 a.m. but that was wishful thinking. My niece wasn't fully packed and so we didn't leave until 10:22. She had more paperwork to sign and then got her apartment assignment -- third floor.

I have agreed to my niece's request and won't disclose the location of the apartment.

My sister and I tried to hurry unloading for two reasons.
1.) It was supposed to and did reach the nineties today
2.) My sister had a 3:00 p.m. eye appointment

We lugged that stuff up the interior stone steps to the apartment, load after load. The hallways smelled of smoke -- yummy.

After it all, we were all hotter than heck, parched, tired. Still our work was not done. My niece's was just beginning.

Living room full of stuff
Many boxes were unlabeled.

the girls sweaty, hot, wiped after a hurried unloading

My other niece agreed to this shot when she was cooler and rested.

closet space not a problem here

small kitchen, large pantry -- interestingly gas stove

bedroom full of stuff. The dresser (back left) is a heavy monster.

Later my niece's friend came by to help. She will have hours of work ahead of her to unpack and sort stuff.

The girls on balcony. I was naughty and locked them on the balcony.

We drove off to eat at Taco Hades. The one we visited was clean, neat, with new decor. The staff there was busy hanging sunglasses from the ceiling and taping flip-flops and sandal paper decor on the walls. We then stopped to get gas at Kroger. What I didn't know is that if you have a Kroger card, you get 10 cents off gas there. Diane paid $4.02 to put in gas in the U-Haul.

We got it to U-Haul and by golly, since we had a fudged up truck at first, we returned it, they docked a day's charge+ about halving the cost.

My niece and her friend took two more boxes and left. My sister showered and stinking me (sans shower) left with her to the eye doctor. My other niece, I presume left for her boyfriend's after she showered.

We got to the eye doctor on time and my sister got in around five minutes. Time ticked by, but I was smart enough to bring something to do -- my computer. There was a twenties mother who had a premature boy there. Cute two were they. She was looking forward to a whole night's sleep she commented. The little boy was attached to monitors. I remember those with friends' baby boy. It was touchy and went off like a slot machine often.

My sister finished her visit with no work done. The doctor saw that she had lots of blood in her eye but she supposedly has 20/20 vision. We got back and I left for the day. Who knows what my future holds for Wednesday?

+ "for nappin' on the job"; Blazing Saddles.

Hiss! You naughty serpet!

Perhaps not, but when I saw this I thought of Disney's Robin Hood with "King" Prince John striking Hiss his companion.

one man, 2nd cup

"That's funny, he never has a second cup at home." +

It isn't nearly as exciting, but it isn't graphic and sickening either as two gross girls doing wrongful things.

+ from coffee ad, later used in Airplane.

stay

Stay here ... it could be your last (k) night. They are missing out on a chance for haunted hotel.
They "appear" to be renovating, but honestly ... it looks like a sci-fi or horror scene.
Perhaps they can film Identity II here or Dark Water II or something. Dare I suggest Psycho VI?

Monday, July 14, 2008

makeshift flash filter

room without lights, just flash

room with overhead light and flash

bottle on bright orange fabric, which I used as filter

yellowed with petal

natural, both were night shots

flash with green leaf cover as filter

purple leaf cover on flash

flash with purple petal cover as filter

natural color, shot at night

I used a post-it note on a few, then used petals and leaves for the other hues. By placing the material directly in front of the flash, I got some dark images.

Santa begins

Ho Ho Ho
Batman' smells
robin laid an egg
Batmobile lost a wheel
and Joker got away

Come on MR .... waiting to read Kathy's line regarding Nancy's version.

location of headaches

The doctor gave me a sheet and asked me where it hurt.

Who can argue with that?

"He pushed me off his lap"

Girl recalls going to heaven care of FW News

irony, tips

now hiring

How it works. [link]
Oh, come on! I can't have been the only one to see this.

be what you want to be

At Career Bewilder, you can be what you want to be.

I was changing my resume on Career Builder and it took many, many, many steps. I had to continually answer "no" to higher education. I believe I was asked three times by different universities.

Thank goodness for my, "silly brain", I can avoid it.

+ YouTube series (Retarded Policeman) [link]

happy family

Charlie plays while L holds K.

Charlie's ladder

As luck would have it, I saw Charlie today. Oh, I also saw his parents K. & L. (Monkeyjack). He is clutching a dollar that he found earlier in the day. I understand he found another dollar the day before. Their trip to the lake was curtailed as L. was called into work. Darn them!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Hungry?

For those who aren't afraid of more meat on their buns.
Protein

pulled off center

This shows how bad the alignment was. We returned the vehicle for one that was "better". The first one also made the sound of grinding metal. Wonderful!

Charlie's pain

Well, Charlie had a nagging pain. Lori and Keith thought it might be a low-tolerance issue to a minor problem. Upon further looking, he has a new molar just bursting to come out. Well, literally, not figuratively.

Marcus, by chance alone, had some oragel-like ointment and he was much relieved with the deadening of nerves from the aching tooth.

Charlie has new teeth -- ah, the days go by and he grows older, as do we all.