I haven't had a landline since graduating college. Just never saw the need.

I am kind of stunned at my electrical bill. It's more than double what I was paying in PA, and trying to cut down on my electricity use won't really do much, since about two thirds of the bill is fixed fees, not things that depend on how much I use.

I've just been doing stuff today, and I'm getting ready to go run some errands. It's a really pretty day here, and the Plaza Art Fair is this weekend and I am debating braving the parking and the crowds to amble about that a bit.

But segue: I have a question that I don't think that I could ask anywhere else but here. Ok, the phrase balls of steel, I've often translated it to ovaries of steel or gonads of steel, I've used adamantium or titanium. You get the gist.

However I, and other people, no longer possess or never had gonads so here's my quandary -- what phraseology can I use that is similar to that phrase which doesn't reference my no longer existent gonads?

I'm certainly not offended by my gonad-free existence. I certainly am NOT upset if someone references gonads, ovaries or balls of steel, whatever. It's just a curious thought that I cannot get out of my head. I can't come up with a really good answer.

Nunya left me a gift that was missing its tail, legs, and brain. I say brain because I still have the nose and whiskers.

Its official.

I have a zombie cat.

Strix, I think it separates into two cases: whether you're talking about physical courage, or moral/ethical willingness to speak truth regardless of the consequences.

For physical courage, I might go with anything from "heart of a lion" to "ice-water in his/her veins" to "Wonder Woman without the invisible plane."

For moral/ethical courage, I might use "spine of steel," or possibly just "impeccable integrity," or "courage of his/her convictions."

Other folks will no doubt come up with better suggestions.

Vagina of Vibranium

The handheld game contraband that I confiscated from mac's room last year, I finally sold. I had told him that I would give them back to whomever they belonged to if he would get the kids to have their parents call me, but he never did. Looking through the 3DS I found pictures and I do not recognize the kid. I really hope he did not steal them.

anyway, gone now. 1 3DS with charger, 1 GameBoy Advance with both wall and car charger, 1 Pokemon Leaf Green for the GBA missing the label. $44 cash money.

I have 5 more games to sell, but those I am doing on ebay where I should get at least $15 each.

I could have sworn that I found 2 DSes in his room during those sweeps, but didn't find but one in the safe. I must be mistaken, because I cannot imagine him finding the key to the safe and going in for just one thing leaving the rest. He does not have that kind of self-control. I still have 2 old ipods in there to sell soon.

Also dropped of the previously mentioned bags for thrift store. The thrift store bin is empty again. I'll try to get it filled up again over the next month.

There's so much I should be doing, but none of it is really urgent so it's not getting down. I just have no energy today. Maybe it's the supermoon, tidal forces and whatnot.

Looks like I'll be SOL wrt to the eclipse unless the clouds miraculously break. S'ok, I've been lucky to see many others including the one in 82. First I actually remember, actually.

Did nothing fun this weekend, but did knock a bunch of things off the list. Mostly. I need a new project. My ish is that I have so many potentials, I'm letting that paralyze me. And then get down on myself about that. Stupid cycle.

Yeah, we've got heavy clouds rolling in, too.

It's a pretty long time span of totality, isn't it? Or maybe penumbra. Maybe things will clear up (not even sunset here, yet, so I don't know how visibility is gonna be)