Insane Random Ramblings

But I have absolutely no idea what it was. I mean I totally forgot what I was looking for in a mere matter of minutes. I had closed my internet browser and was about to power down my computer when I remembered that I wanted to look for something. So I clicked to reopen my browser and waited forever for the internet to reload. The page finally loaded and I went to my handy search engine…..and drew a blank. I could have wanted to look at the barcode scanner for the new air conditioner I want to buy. Or I could have just wanted to check my bank balance. One thing is for sure, I have no idea what exactly it was that I wanted to do.

I feel kinda crazy because it was 3 days ago and I still haven’t the foggiest what it was I wanted to look for. I guess it will come to me eventually.

We meaning the bus that I was riding on. Luckily nobody was hurt and there were only minor scratches to the car but it was still crazy. We were near the preschool furniture store bus stop when a suv pulled out of a convenience store parking lot and the bus side-swiped him. Actually the bus barely grazed the truck. The mirror on the bus did scratch the paint of the suv. We had to sit there for almost 10 minutes while they exchanged information.

The worse part of the situation is that the bus driver will get a mark on his service record even though it was totally the other guys’ fault.

I’m one of the few people that I know that actually loathes when my birthday comes up. Every year I get irritable and moody around that day. Then when people with me “Happy Birthday”, which they invariably do, I get even more irritated.

I never plan anything for that day either. I won’t go to the mall, atv riding or anything. I did want to go on vacation this year since this is kinda a “milestone” birthday. Unfortunately I waited too long to start planning everything and it got way too expensive for me to justify going. I may start saving this year for next year so I can go away for that week.

I would just rather be by myself during this time.

This has been a long week. I think it’s partly because I know that I’m going on vacation in a few weeks so I’m trying to hurry up and get there. I’ve been working on the same project at work and it’s driving me crazy. I just realized today that I have to order some information that will take almost a week to come in before I can finish the job.

At least I’ll have the next couple of days off and I won’t have to think about work.

It is so hot outside that it’s ridiculous. Yesterday was in the mid 80’s and today is going to be in the high 80’s almost 90. I did finally get my air conditioner hooked up so I’m just trying to stay in the house and keep cool. I won’t be outside trying to set up any landscape lighting or mowing the grass like our maintenance man. I know he’s feeling the heat out there. At least they do provide him with a spare work-shop type room that’s totally air conditioned.

I’m not even washing clothes until this weekend when I can get in the laundry room really early in the morning and get it out of the way. I got dehydrated earlier this summer from running around in the heat and I don’t want that to happen again. You don’t realize how hot it really is until you notice that you’re starting to drip sweat. Yuck, no thank you.

I shouldn’t complain too much because this is my favorite time of the year and I’m dreading the fact that winter will be here before we know it.

So I write a post yesterday about the games on FOX and TBS over the weekend. Mainly I just said that they seemed to be the same two teams every weekend. Well guess what changed this weekend? That’s right - the teams.

Saturday on Fox was Atlanta vs Cincinnati. A game I wasn’t particular about watching. On Sunday on TBS the game was the Yankees vs the Tampa Bay Rays. Pretty good game. But notice that not only are the teams different, it’s a totally different league!

It figures that as soon as I point something out, it changes dramatically.

On Saturday there’s a game on Fox. Then on Sunday there’s a game on TBS. They’re usually national games and when it gets close to the playoffs, they’re the playoff race games. Anyway what I noticed is that whatever 2 teams come on Fox on Saturday are the same 2 teams that you see on Sunday on TBS.

Now watch the teams and games will change now that I mentioned this.

And it had nothing to do with the preview channel or the cable company. It was because of my favorite team. Their schedule did not mesh well with the preview week. The preview started Thursday and ended Wednesday of the following week.

Here’s how it played out for me:

Thursday - my favorite team was off
Friday - I got to see the game…yippee!
Saturday - National game on regular tv
Sunday - National game on regular tv
Monday - Off day —again?!?!?!
Tuesday - I got to see the game
Wednesday - Day game —-blah I didn’t get to see it.

So out of 7 possible games, I only got to see 2 because of the free preview. That is one of the main reasons why I don’t put out over $100 for the package. I won’t even get my money’s worth if the games don’t jell with my schedule. Oh well maybe I’ll get to see them again soon on regular old tv.

When the icemaker in our new refrigerator broke, my husband dropped by the store to arrange for repairs. Because the sun was bright, my husband’s eyes hadn’t adjusted to the dim light inside in time to see a woman sitting on the floor examining carpet samples.

He stepped on her leg and she screamed, causing him to jump into a display of fireplace tools that went crashing in every direction. Unnerved, my husband stumbled over to the service desk, and as he went to rest his hands on the counter, he flipped over a bowl full of little mints, scattering them everywhere.

After taking a deep breath to calm himself, he announced to the wide-eyed woman working there, “My refrigerator doesn’t work.”  

“I don’t doubt it,” she replied.