I was changing the sheets and fantasizing when I thought of something totally awesome! Maybe we can afford a second window unit once I'm working my new job and then we can get some sweet sweet air conditioned air flowing in our bedroom!  All night long, all summer long ( Read more... )

No, I did not go to the Chicago Reader Bookswap,damn you Chicago Reader, because it was way over by the United Center. And yes I think I may be one of those assholes that will not leave their neighborhood for love or money. Well, you would be too if you had to pay $2.25 to take a train that travels at 5 miles per hour.

Instead klepto and I hit up ( Read more... )

I ran out of deodorant a couple of weeks ago. I know that this is not an issue for normal people who would just go to the store and replace it. But for a stubborn asshole such as myself it is brain exploding conundrum. Do I walk to the conveniently located Jewel or CVS and pay their super premium price or do I pay $5.00 round trip to take the bus ( Read more... )

I finally got around to making my own damp mophead replacements. I only had the mophead that came with the mop and I refused to purchase another at the Target because they were around $8! Forget about it! I don't damp mop the wood floors too often because it really isn't good for the finish but I use the mop frequently for the kitchen and bathroom ( Read more... )

I wouldn't call myself an Oprah fan but some Oprah show episodes really engage my feminine cooking and cleaning and caring  for the home side. So today's show involved celebrity chefs doing some household visits/interventions to teach the lady of the house to prepare her family some home made meals. Kind of a lame premise but I really find what ( Read more... )

Holy cow I loves my new camera! I received a Kodak Easyshare something for Christmas and when I exchanged it (the name of the model alone makes me shudder) I added in some monies of my own so that I could upgrade a bit.  So now I've got a Fujifilm Finepix J10 (my first digital camera) and I'm very pleased with the picture quality. I set up a ( Read more... )

It has been Holy Cow! entertainment times for us recently. Firstly, we went with greenfish and
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There are many reasons why I think morning television is a waste of breath. Filler, pseudo news, and vapid chit chat is par for the course for the likes of the Today Show et al but this segment from the CBS Early Show really drives home how worthless this style of programming is.  It is all about a "shoestring" budget meal for $35.  ONE meal for a ( Read more... )

So I found this website called Mouse Print off of the U.S. Food Policy blog. It's all about the fine print on products and advertisements! Disturbingly, many of their recent posts are concerning the downsizing of food packaging. Their most recent example was two nearly identical looking boxes of Apple Jacks found on the same shelf; one box was 8.7 ( Read more... )

I have decided not to leave the apartment today so that I am not tempted to spend any money. So I'm kinda bored and my thoughts have turned a little crazy ( Read more... )