Darth Vader and Cheese
But not together please!
I'm addicted to shopping, but in a very specific way. I love a good deal. 15 dollar Chucks? I'm a happy girl. 5.00 brand new themed teeshirts that reflect the interests of my family? My *dad* gets compliments on his teeshirts regularly from teenagers, and it just thrills him. But those seriously great deals actually leave me feeling a bit high. I have 2 pairs of these in pink even because I found them for 9.00 a pair.
So about 8 years ago, or maybe even a bit longer, I found Darth Vader refillable mechanical pencils clearance priced for 1.00 for a 4 pack, I promptly grabbed 2 packs. Good deal. Not a great deal, then I went up to pay for them, and they rang up for 10¢ a pack, so I went back, and grabbed the rest, and *floated* in a haze that could only be a really amazing bargain. Mike's been using those pencils ever since, and even though they were only 2.5¢ each, he's always been aware, someday, they'll be gone, so he refills them, and holds on to them until they disappear the way pencils and pens always do. We've still got a couple packs left.
Through the years, he's given away 2, he's been asked for them a lot more, and lots of people have asked to borrow his pencil, and then tried to walk away with it.
Where this starts getting funny is that last week, he accidentally left one in a co-worker's office, and he didn't know where he'd left it. It was faded, Darth was almost gone on it, so he shrugged it off, and pulled out his spare. Then the co-worker saw him writing with it, and accused him of stealing his pencil. Mike just sort of looked at the guy while he demanded *HIS* pencil back. And explained the facts to him. "My wife bought me these pencils YEARS ago, and when she did, she bought the complete remaining stock of the store that had them. So if you HAVE one of these? It's mine." The guy of course sort of boggled, and said "Uh.. it got left in my office, I didn't know where it came from." "And you STILL accused me?"
I'm sure there's a moral in there somewhere, something about making accusations and assumptions or some such. Plus I find it incredibly funny that people have been trying for all this time to take Mike's pencils.They come in second for things people try to get Mike to give them or sell them. First is a 2.00 Viagra traveling mug I found intact with the lid at my favorite thrift store that he uses at work every day.
I just pulled that one out of the pack it was in, so I need to remember to put it away so it stays in pretty condition until Mike's ready for it.
Wednesday, at the grocery store, there was a half gallon of organic milk with a use by the 6th date on it marked down, so I grabbed to make simple vinegar cheese with. (the background on that page is set up for a shorter screen width then most people use anymore) E and I are going to mix chocolate and vanilla in it, and use it for a dessert cheese with fruit tomorrow. Yum yum! I think I *need* to make a cheesecake completely from scratch soon using homemade cheese.
I'm addicted to shopping, but in a very specific way. I love a good deal. 15 dollar Chucks? I'm a happy girl. 5.00 brand new themed teeshirts that reflect the interests of my family? My *dad* gets compliments on his teeshirts regularly from teenagers, and it just thrills him. But those seriously great deals actually leave me feeling a bit high. I have 2 pairs of these in pink even because I found them for 9.00 a pair.
So about 8 years ago, or maybe even a bit longer, I found Darth Vader refillable mechanical pencils clearance priced for 1.00 for a 4 pack, I promptly grabbed 2 packs. Good deal. Not a great deal, then I went up to pay for them, and they rang up for 10¢ a pack, so I went back, and grabbed the rest, and *floated* in a haze that could only be a really amazing bargain. Mike's been using those pencils ever since, and even though they were only 2.5¢ each, he's always been aware, someday, they'll be gone, so he refills them, and holds on to them until they disappear the way pencils and pens always do. We've still got a couple packs left.
Through the years, he's given away 2, he's been asked for them a lot more, and lots of people have asked to borrow his pencil, and then tried to walk away with it.
Where this starts getting funny is that last week, he accidentally left one in a co-worker's office, and he didn't know where he'd left it. It was faded, Darth was almost gone on it, so he shrugged it off, and pulled out his spare. Then the co-worker saw him writing with it, and accused him of stealing his pencil. Mike just sort of looked at the guy while he demanded *HIS* pencil back. And explained the facts to him. "My wife bought me these pencils YEARS ago, and when she did, she bought the complete remaining stock of the store that had them. So if you HAVE one of these? It's mine." The guy of course sort of boggled, and said "Uh.. it got left in my office, I didn't know where it came from." "And you STILL accused me?"
I'm sure there's a moral in there somewhere, something about making accusations and assumptions or some such. Plus I find it incredibly funny that people have been trying for all this time to take Mike's pencils.They come in second for things people try to get Mike to give them or sell them. First is a 2.00 Viagra traveling mug I found intact with the lid at my favorite thrift store that he uses at work every day.
I just pulled that one out of the pack it was in, so I need to remember to put it away so it stays in pretty condition until Mike's ready for it.
Wednesday, at the grocery store, there was a half gallon of organic milk with a use by the 6th date on it marked down, so I grabbed to make simple vinegar cheese with. (the background on that page is set up for a shorter screen width then most people use anymore) E and I are going to mix chocolate and vanilla in it, and use it for a dessert cheese with fruit tomorrow. Yum yum! I think I *need* to make a cheesecake completely from scratch soon using homemade cheese.