waa! What do I want to do my annotated bibliography on? It's supposed to be something to do with organziation and admistration of higher education. I have vague thoughts about something to do with women as university presidents, or something to do with access and need based aid. I can't focus though.

can anybody give tips on using a mop to its best capability

Ha! Stupid gestalt. My LJ entry this morning, Gris.

FTR, I found that the vinegar plan works, and mopping a couple times was necessary. I use a sponge mop (which has a scrubber brush attached, very cool), but my housekeeper uses a rag mop and does a good job with it. I just find that I can't get the sticky patches up with the rag mop.

Alternatively, there's the Scooba option.

ION, dinner tonight was completely from the Buffistas Cookbook: Chocolate Guinness Chili, cornbread, Mango and Black Bean Salad, and Tequila Lime Tart. AIWFG.

Scooba looks cool, but $300 is a lot of money to pay for a kitchen floor that, though large for a 2 BR Manhattan apartment that can be half-afforded by a penny-pinching teacher, can comfortably be described as "very small".

Though I could probably use it on the hardwood in our hallway and my bedroom, too, so I might consider it. I do have some extra cash this summer, due to my decision to be a computer-programming bitch for moneys.

ETA: Normal mopping seems to have worked anyhow.

Ugh. My math is gonna kill me.

Only five more days. Only five more days. Only five more days.

Now, I have to decide if I want to move my refrigerator and stove and clear the guaranteed-to-be-incredibly-disgusting area behind them that probably hasn't seen soap since the apartment was last renovated.

We need a Magic Eraser mop. I use a steamer for the tile and wood floors because I hate dragging dirty water buckets around. This isn't the exact one I have, but it looks the same. Fill with water steam away and toss the cover in the laundry. [link] It's very nice, and easy.

Is Pete looming?

Nope. Pete is getting ready to leave the hotel and go to the M:tG event where he's the Guest Artist. *I* am lounging around the hotel room in my nightgown, taking advantage of the free wifi. Soon, I will put on makeup and call Cass. But I can pass a message to the loom-y one, if you need.

Yay Jen!

(I, uh, sorta skimmed, so hugs and ~ma to whomever needs or wants.)

women as university presidents

My univ. has a woman president, but she sucks. Blech.

Yay for Possibility Boy! And boo for math.

Thinking about Fay's lovely if heartwrenching post yesterday, do other people not have a hometown? I mean, I moved around a lot when I was growing up. I've actually lived in Chicago a lot longer than I have anywhere else. My parents now live somewhere that I never really lived. I don't think of anyplace as my "hometown."

Coffee, please.

Too funny video. Internet is for Porn [link] Visiting the google video page was a very bad idea. I'm supposed to be getting ready to go to NY for a month. Eeep. Excellent way to avoid my list though.

I picture you delivering this message with sabre-point at his Adam's Apple. This picture makes me happy

I think Epic has the right idea. Yeah!

Paul put up some of the pictures of Lillian on the 4th...

Adorable, evil, and I can't BELIEVE how big/old she is, AND that I haven't yet seen her in person. DANG.

The insurance company in Monterey decided I wasn't committed enough to underwriting to be a good fit.

Y'know, sometimes workplaces drive me nuts. It's like "If I won the lottery, would I be doing this? NO. But am I going to come to work every day and do the job right? YES. So quit asking me to tell you INSURANCE IS MY LIFE or whatever!"