Thursday, March 24, 2005
Grumble grumble
In today's entry I feel like I'm re-enacting the Simpsons scene where Homer buys the monkey's paw and gets the free Frogurt.
Ow ow ow. Working from home has its hazards. I logged in from home the past two days while network connectivity was disrupted at work due to the server move. And now I find myself with a splinter embedded in my palm from trying to scooch my chair closer to my desk. [That's bad.] Not that being back in the office is much better. My computer keyboard has developed a relentless squeaking noise whenever I hit the space bar. [Also bad.] Anyone got any idea how to fix that? All I know about fixing squeaks is using WD-40, and somehow I suspect that wouldn't work so well in this situation.
Yet another thing to complain about... my apartment has ants. [Bad.] On the plus side, though, I found some organic bug spray at Strawberry Fields last night, so hopefully I can take care of them without having to inhale fumes all night while I sleep. [Good.]
Also, I almost froze my hands off while biking to work this morning. [Bad.] How does moving that slowly stir up such a wind chill? But at least I did use my new in-shower Olay body lotion for the first time, so now I smell faintly of lovely flowers. [Good!] Seriously, I keep sniffing myself. I think I'm going to like this stuff, because the thing I always hate about regular lotion is how putting it on makes me chilly after I've just gotten out of a nice hot shower. This one you can put on while you're still under the water and enjoying the warmth.
I'm getting a little nervous about the upcoming storytelling festival, but I'm looking forward to trying my new story out on an audience too. I hope it works as well as last year's Those Three Wishes. (Link goes to RealAudio file.) That was a pretty energizing feeling, to get people so caught up in the story that they didn't see the end coming. I don't think I'll ever forget that collective gasp from the audience at the end. This year I think I'm ready to try out for the Verde series, too. Probably with a version of a family story that I've been working on. [That's good.]
Last night I wore myself out so much doing the elliptical trainer that I could barely do 5 reps on the dip machine at the gym. (And that was after I adjusted the weight twice to make it easier.) [That's bad.] But... on the way out of the gym I saw that Lincoln Square Mall had an Easter zoo of bunnies, chicks, and ducklings!! [That's good.]
Ummm, and thus ends today's recap of good news-bad news.
Owner: Take this object, but beware it carries a terrible curse!Anyway...
Homer: [worried] Ooooh, that's bad.
Owner: But it comes with a free Frogurt!
Homer: [relieved] That's good.
Owner: The Frogurt is also cursed.
Homer: [worried] That's bad.
Owner: But you get your choice of topping!
Homer: [relieved] That's good.
Owner: The toppings contain Potassium Benzoate.
Homer: [stares]
Owner: That's bad.
Ow ow ow. Working from home has its hazards. I logged in from home the past two days while network connectivity was disrupted at work due to the server move. And now I find myself with a splinter embedded in my palm from trying to scooch my chair closer to my desk. [That's bad.] Not that being back in the office is much better. My computer keyboard has developed a relentless squeaking noise whenever I hit the space bar. [Also bad.] Anyone got any idea how to fix that? All I know about fixing squeaks is using WD-40, and somehow I suspect that wouldn't work so well in this situation.
Yet another thing to complain about... my apartment has ants. [Bad.] On the plus side, though, I found some organic bug spray at Strawberry Fields last night, so hopefully I can take care of them without having to inhale fumes all night while I sleep. [Good.]
Also, I almost froze my hands off while biking to work this morning. [Bad.] How does moving that slowly stir up such a wind chill? But at least I did use my new in-shower Olay body lotion for the first time, so now I smell faintly of lovely flowers. [Good!] Seriously, I keep sniffing myself. I think I'm going to like this stuff, because the thing I always hate about regular lotion is how putting it on makes me chilly after I've just gotten out of a nice hot shower. This one you can put on while you're still under the water and enjoying the warmth.
I'm getting a little nervous about the upcoming storytelling festival, but I'm looking forward to trying my new story out on an audience too. I hope it works as well as last year's Those Three Wishes. (Link goes to RealAudio file.) That was a pretty energizing feeling, to get people so caught up in the story that they didn't see the end coming. I don't think I'll ever forget that collective gasp from the audience at the end. This year I think I'm ready to try out for the Verde series, too. Probably with a version of a family story that I've been working on. [That's good.]
Last night I wore myself out so much doing the elliptical trainer that I could barely do 5 reps on the dip machine at the gym. (And that was after I adjusted the weight twice to make it easier.) [That's bad.] But... on the way out of the gym I saw that Lincoln Square Mall had an Easter zoo of bunnies, chicks, and ducklings!! [That's good.]
Ummm, and thus ends today's recap of good news-bad news.
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