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constanceI am taking pictures to post to you, but I am sort of waiting on this one thing that may or may not happen before I finish up, and while I am waiting, I might as well catch you up on a few other things.
Area Woman Loses Ebay Seller Virginity
I've bought dozens of things on ebay, but never have I sold until this weekend. I didn't know before I listed this stuff just how hard it would be to tear myself away from the stats, but if I'd thought about it, I suppose I could have predicted this. Based, you know, on past ebay experiences. And so if circumstances are permitting, I run up and refresh my browser every half hour or so. How many bids? That's the first thing I check. How many watchers? How many people have viewed my entry? These questions are currently forming the soundtrack by which my life is running. And I still have a week to go. And this is only the first thing I'm selling (I foresee more sales coming in the future, and am eyeing the printer I broke over the Christmas holidays consideringly).
By the way, the USPS charges you a couple of bucks for a small packing box, but, as I discovered when I dropped in this morning on my way to Weight Watchers, gives away their Priority Mail boxes for free. I think this is quite Machiavellianically clever of them.
Compulsion in Kroger Parking Lot Breeds Speculation
Also this morning, I stopped to get gas, and while I filled my tank, I watched the woman next to me carefully cleaning her windshields and windows. She was very methodical and thorough about it; I rarely wash my own car windows thoroughly, especially not with the filthy stuff that passes for water that those squeegees sit in all day. She was at it when I pulled up to get my gas, and she was still at it when I pulled away, out from under the covered pumps. And into the pouring rain.
Household Standoff Continues
I am not currently speaking to Leory the dog, and determinedly taking not one ounce of pleasure in my dealings with him. Were he to do the Cutest Doggy Thing Ever, I'd like to think that I would just stare at him all stony-faced. Because that is quite simply what sort of treatment a dog deserves who (1) chews up the dust jacket of a brand new coffee table book I waited two years to buy, (2) tries repeatedly to father a litter of unnatural kitten/puppy halfbreed monstrosities on Rachel, (3) pees on the bed because he is so happy to see me awake, and (4) busts my lip but good. (Granted, the last two things were probably accidents, but OMG still.) All in the space of twenty-four hours.
I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think he's noticed, except that on the whole there've been fewer apple slices offered him lately; but it is giving me some satisfaction. Because I am, as previously reported on these pages, nine years old.
Area Woman Loses Ebay Seller Virginity
I've bought dozens of things on ebay, but never have I sold until this weekend. I didn't know before I listed this stuff just how hard it would be to tear myself away from the stats, but if I'd thought about it, I suppose I could have predicted this. Based, you know, on past ebay experiences. And so if circumstances are permitting, I run up and refresh my browser every half hour or so. How many bids? That's the first thing I check. How many watchers? How many people have viewed my entry? These questions are currently forming the soundtrack by which my life is running. And I still have a week to go. And this is only the first thing I'm selling (I foresee more sales coming in the future, and am eyeing the printer I broke over the Christmas holidays consideringly).
By the way, the USPS charges you a couple of bucks for a small packing box, but, as I discovered when I dropped in this morning on my way to Weight Watchers, gives away their Priority Mail boxes for free. I think this is quite Machiavellianically clever of them.
Compulsion in Kroger Parking Lot Breeds Speculation
Also this morning, I stopped to get gas, and while I filled my tank, I watched the woman next to me carefully cleaning her windshields and windows. She was very methodical and thorough about it; I rarely wash my own car windows thoroughly, especially not with the filthy stuff that passes for water that those squeegees sit in all day. She was at it when I pulled up to get my gas, and she was still at it when I pulled away, out from under the covered pumps. And into the pouring rain.
Household Standoff Continues
I am not currently speaking to Leory the dog, and determinedly taking not one ounce of pleasure in my dealings with him. Were he to do the Cutest Doggy Thing Ever, I'd like to think that I would just stare at him all stony-faced. Because that is quite simply what sort of treatment a dog deserves who (1) chews up the dust jacket of a brand new coffee table book I waited two years to buy, (2) tries repeatedly to father a litter of unnatural kitten/puppy halfbreed monstrosities on Rachel, (3) pees on the bed because he is so happy to see me awake, and (4) busts my lip but good. (Granted, the last two things were probably accidents, but OMG still.) All in the space of twenty-four hours.
I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think he's noticed, except that on the whole there've been fewer apple slices offered him lately; but it is giving me some satisfaction. Because I am, as previously reported on these pages, nine years old.
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Date: 2008-01-19 08:43 pm (UTC)I keep forgetting to give you my address so we can trade clovers for books. The clovers are a bit out of shape and achlorotic, but peering closely will confirm that they are, in fact, clovers.
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Date: 2008-01-20 01:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-20 04:58 pm (UTC)As soon as I post reply, I'll send you my address via email.
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Date: 2008-01-20 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-21 02:04 am (UTC)And Leory sounds as though he deserves the dearth of apple slices, naughty, wicked hound that he is. I'm afraid I don't have much faith in your ability to keep a stony face, though, if he did the cutest doggy thing ever. You strike me as very susceptible to cute doggy things, and also not much of a longterm grudge-holder.
Also, you have made another dream guest appearance. You and I were at your house, watching 3:10 to Yuma and swilling lemonade, and when you idly made the comment, "You know, this would be a lot better with some vampires in it." they magically appeared, and they really did improve the flow of the movie immeasurably.
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Date: 2008-01-21 02:29 pm (UTC):O Actually, I firmly believe that just about any movie would be improved by vampires! How did you guess this about me? (Except for Persuasion, which in my opinion is perfect exactly the way it is.) I only wish that I did have the magical ability to turn any film of my choice into a vampire movie (or even a zombie movie!), because, you know, that would be the greatest superpower of all time.