Well good god, I'm glad it wasnt what Plei thought!

It's thundering and lightning here, which is kinda cool but not sleep-inducing. And a neighbor needs to change the battery in their smoke detector, which is annoying.

But tomorrow is Friday! And also the day the landscaper starts making me a patio!

ION, I may be owed a toaster of some description. I have finally convinced Biyi that The Wire is not in fact wall-to-wall disturbing violence. We just finished episode 3 last night, leading her to muse, "This just gets more and more interesting." I believe she's hooked.

How big are the JIllifonts that eat scorpions?? We have lived in vastly different deserts.

Just daddy longleggeds. I have this lovely vivid memory of coming into the kitchen early one morning to find a scorpion caught in a web, with a daddy longlegged wrapping it up. I promptly promised the friendly arachnid that s/he and all its children were welcome in my house from that day on. After that I would occasionally knock down webs, but never killed another daddy longlegged since.

A lot of people, before they see the Wire, think that. I know I did, because I watched things like "New Jack City" when I was younger. But The Wire is closer to "Clockers"

Still haven't seen the Wire. One day.

I was in the same place as Plei, with the rubber band. Glad it was NBD.

Last time I was in thrall in a Marshall's I bought a cute little old-school ice bag with owls on it. I looked at it yesterday and thought, "damn, that was kind of a waste. when am I going to use that?" And so of course today my faithful ice tea pitcher from Crate and Barrel, into which I have poured boiled water over a hundred times, today cracked in three pieces and dumped scalding water on my left hip, shin, and foot. Heyo! I can't wait to see if it blisters! Wearing shoes may to be interesting for the next couple of weeks.

Very unhappy to be a trend follower. Just splashed boiling soup on my foot. Better on me than the cat, I suppose but ouch.

Dammit, Cass! Don't do that!

I've still got to go clean up the mess, been lying down and chilling the burnt bits. ::sigh:: I was going to cook an actual meal for lunch but I think simple and fast is going to win.

Ok people, enough with the boiling licquids on your feet. Heal quickly.

I was thinking, "Hmm, should I go wash the ladle or can I just carefully pour this straight from the pan?" Should have washed the ladle. Because I am not so good at the careful pouring.

Ice and an easy lunch, smonster! Possibly something you don't have to heat. IJS.

I went with tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.