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mousmeI lost a vicious argument with an arrest warrant today. I sliced the tip of my right middle finger so badly that blood *gushed* from it. I've never had a paper cut do that before. A few minutes of pressure+elevation fixed the problem, but I now make lots of typos due to the ow and to the *two* bandaids on my finger. That arrest warrant was one mean son of a bitch.
I am loving the weather. I would probably love it less if I had to dig my car in and out of snowbanks, but this is the upside to not having a car anymore: no more snowbanks. I made the "mistake" of doing some grocery shopping when I got home, thinking that I would just take the bus back with my heavy bag (it's a large ecologically-friendlier thing). Unfortunately, it appears that the 36's operating schedule is b0rked due to the snow, and I ended up having to walk home. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bought two cans of tomato sauce *and* milk *and* yogurt all at the same time. Mind you, I don't know how I would have made dinner or prepared my lunches for the next few days if I hadn't.
I made lasagna tonight. I was going to make it last week, but I forgot to buy tomato sauce, which put a crimp in my plans to say the least. I made chili instead, which was delicious. However, I had a hankering for lasagna, and I determined to make it this week. It is currently in the oven, and I am beginning to suspect that I need a deeper baking dish for it, because it just about overflowed. Drat these shallow baking pans! I used cottage cheese instead of ricotta, and I'm hoping it'll be as good.
Grocery shopping was brought to a grinding halt on Sunday by the snowstorm: since I now operate by BMW, lugging home heavy bags of groceries on foot during a near-blizzard was not high on my list of priorities. I then thought of borrowing the parental units' car, but that plan got nixed as well once I got there. My parents' condo is under repair these days, and the weight of the snow actually ripped off part of the scaffolding on their building. It hung swaying in the wind, and we had to call 911 and seal off the street while emergency repairs were made. It was pretty exciting, with the police and fire trucks and such. Unfortunately, they cordoned off the garage with yellow tape, which meant no groceries for me.
They closed the green line for a couple of hours on Sunday, which resulted in my walking a good portion of the way home. Luckily it re-opened and I was able to hop on for the last few stops. It was kind of neat to walk through snow so thick that my face was actually wet, with water dripping from the tip of my nose. I couldn't see much through my glasses, but what I could see was absolutely lovely.
I spent a lot of time shoveling on Sunday and Monday, and eventually ran out of room to stack the snow, as it was higher than![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ai731 and baronscartop's front porch.
I haven't seen this much snow in years. In fact, the only comparable snowfall I can remember was in March of 1993, when my father was in India. I opened the front door to go to school in the morning, only to find that the *entire* doorway was blocked with snow. Most of that was due to the wind making the snow drift against our door, but I remember wading through hip-deep snow all the way around the house to get to where our front walk ought to be, and then digging my way *toward* the house. My school stayed open that day, but it took me four hours to clear the front walk, so I called it a snow day. :)
Christmas in a week! I may be working (I'll find out Thursday or Friday), but I'm still excited. Even if I'm working, I ought to finish early enough that I can still see the family and all that. I am ridiculously behind on my Christmas shopping. This is the first year in a long time in which I'll actually be able to get presents for people apart from getting a plant for my mother and a gift certificate to Archambault for my father (although last year I got them a VCR that was on sale). I'm excited.
Speaking of consumerism, I have re-joined the consumerist masses and obtained a credit card. It has the lowest limit known to man (by choice), but the credit card company has seen fit to increase my interest (it was supposed to be 19% and is now 26%) due to my still-iffy credit rating. Since I plan on using this puppy only for RCMP-related expenses and the occasional online purchase, I'm not going to worry too much about it. I'm irked, but if I'm responsible and pay on time, then there will be no interest to pay. Here's to fiscal responsibility and accountability.
Anyway, that's what's been happening at Casa Phnee lately, in a nutshell. What's going on in LJ world?
I am loving the weather. I would probably love it less if I had to dig my car in and out of snowbanks, but this is the upside to not having a car anymore: no more snowbanks. I made the "mistake" of doing some grocery shopping when I got home, thinking that I would just take the bus back with my heavy bag (it's a large ecologically-friendlier thing). Unfortunately, it appears that the 36's operating schedule is b0rked due to the snow, and I ended up having to walk home. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bought two cans of tomato sauce *and* milk *and* yogurt all at the same time. Mind you, I don't know how I would have made dinner or prepared my lunches for the next few days if I hadn't.
I made lasagna tonight. I was going to make it last week, but I forgot to buy tomato sauce, which put a crimp in my plans to say the least. I made chili instead, which was delicious. However, I had a hankering for lasagna, and I determined to make it this week. It is currently in the oven, and I am beginning to suspect that I need a deeper baking dish for it, because it just about overflowed. Drat these shallow baking pans! I used cottage cheese instead of ricotta, and I'm hoping it'll be as good.
Grocery shopping was brought to a grinding halt on Sunday by the snowstorm: since I now operate by BMW, lugging home heavy bags of groceries on foot during a near-blizzard was not high on my list of priorities. I then thought of borrowing the parental units' car, but that plan got nixed as well once I got there. My parents' condo is under repair these days, and the weight of the snow actually ripped off part of the scaffolding on their building. It hung swaying in the wind, and we had to call 911 and seal off the street while emergency repairs were made. It was pretty exciting, with the police and fire trucks and such. Unfortunately, they cordoned off the garage with yellow tape, which meant no groceries for me.
They closed the green line for a couple of hours on Sunday, which resulted in my walking a good portion of the way home. Luckily it re-opened and I was able to hop on for the last few stops. It was kind of neat to walk through snow so thick that my face was actually wet, with water dripping from the tip of my nose. I couldn't see much through my glasses, but what I could see was absolutely lovely.
I spent a lot of time shoveling on Sunday and Monday, and eventually ran out of room to stack the snow, as it was higher than
ai731 and baronscartop's front porch.I haven't seen this much snow in years. In fact, the only comparable snowfall I can remember was in March of 1993, when my father was in India. I opened the front door to go to school in the morning, only to find that the *entire* doorway was blocked with snow. Most of that was due to the wind making the snow drift against our door, but I remember wading through hip-deep snow all the way around the house to get to where our front walk ought to be, and then digging my way *toward* the house. My school stayed open that day, but it took me four hours to clear the front walk, so I called it a snow day. :)
Christmas in a week! I may be working (I'll find out Thursday or Friday), but I'm still excited. Even if I'm working, I ought to finish early enough that I can still see the family and all that. I am ridiculously behind on my Christmas shopping. This is the first year in a long time in which I'll actually be able to get presents for people apart from getting a plant for my mother and a gift certificate to Archambault for my father (although last year I got them a VCR that was on sale). I'm excited.
Speaking of consumerism, I have re-joined the consumerist masses and obtained a credit card. It has the lowest limit known to man (by choice), but the credit card company has seen fit to increase my interest (it was supposed to be 19% and is now 26%) due to my still-iffy credit rating. Since I plan on using this puppy only for RCMP-related expenses and the occasional online purchase, I'm not going to worry too much about it. I'm irked, but if I'm responsible and pay on time, then there will be no interest to pay. Here's to fiscal responsibility and accountability.
Anyway, that's what's been happening at Casa Phnee lately, in a nutshell. What's going on in LJ world?
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Date: 2007-12-19 03:16 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-19 02:34 pm (UTC)You want news? The short of it is that I'm sick as a dog. Christmas shopping? I laugh and laugh. Well, I would, if my throat allowed me to. I'm on a second kind of antibiotic for The Worst Strep I've Ever Had, and even the codeine syrup is making little more than a dent in the amount of pain I'm in. Anyways, I haven't been in any shape to do much shopping, and since finances are tight as well, I've been working on crafts for gifts. Adam's been taking care of the shopping. Also, a note: do not bring your three year old shopping with you -- he can't keep a secret because he doesn't understand that it's supposed to be a secret. One of my gifts from Adam has been spoiled.
But yes, having groceries delivered makes sense -- I know you can even do online grocery shopping if you can't get to the store at all (http://www.iga.ca). I've used it in the past on a few days when I was either sick or snowed in, living by myself.
Are you going to be at the party on the 23rd and Hilary's birthday dinner beforehand?
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Date: 2007-12-19 03:37 pm (UTC)- call your credit card company and ask them to lower your interest rate. they should do it.