As of right now, I'm done driving for a little while. I took Ms. Thang to work this morning, and on my way home, I got a little stuck in a ditch for a couple of minutes. She's getting a ride home from a friend tonight, so I don't have to go back out. Yay!
Here's the thing: I have noticed that, in general, in my neighborhood, we're being fairly considerate. The road is in a lot of spots only 1 lane wide, and by and large, we pull over in wider spots to let each other through, particularly on the hills. On the way home from taking Ms. Thang to work, I was about 3 blocks from home when the road was narrow and someone else was coming in my direction. We both kind of moved to the side so that we could pass, but I slipped a little too far to the right and went partially into the ditch. The guy I was pulled over for went past me, but only just past. He then got out of his 4WD vehicle and came back to help. He couldn't push me forward or backward, but he had a tow line, so he hooked me up to that and pulled me out of the ditch that way. The whole adventure, heart-pounding though it was, only lasted a couple of minutes.
I don't know if it's the holiday spirit, the neighbors looking out for each other spirit, or what, but I have to say that my heart is warmed by the fact that the guy for whom I fell off the road immediately got me back on my way.
And now I'm going to bake brownies for tonight's holiday dinner (tonight, as every other December 24th, we eat ravioli with my red sauce, garlic bread, and brownies with raspberries and whipped cream which we call raspberry fat cake. Later we'll watch a Christmas movie, historically Die Hard, but some years we do change it up, and Love Actually is a strong contender).
Later, I'm going shower, and then work. Fingers crossed that there's enough work remaining for the rest of the week that I'll be able to get in my required hours.
And because tomorrow is Thursday, I should be back with a kitteh blog.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Thursday Kitteh Blog (12/18/2008)
Kittehs in the snow! We had some fairly significant snowfall since last I blogged, and last night and this morning, the kittehs went out onto the back deck to explore the snow. They really seemed to like it, which I find weird, since I hate the snow. But that's just me.
I think the pictures are fairly self-explanatory, and you can see that the snow was pretty deep out in my part of the world.
And now, I must add a few non-kitteh related words.
1. To the asshole in the Focus who felt the need to pass me this morning: I know I was only going 20, but the speed limit there in the best of circumstances is only 35. Dude, I was going as fast as I felt comfortable and safe going. And yes, it gave me great pleasure to flip you off as you flipped me off as you passed me. I don't wish any long-term hurtful evil on you, because I'm better than that, I just wish you a limp dick through the rest of the year.
2. To the fashion critics of the world: Yep, those Ugg boots are ugly. And you're right, no one in LA really has a reason to wear them, but, my chocolate brown fake Uggs (Fuggs if you will; mine are by Body Glove), kept my feet warm and dry while I scraped the snow off my car and shoveled my front porch. So warm and dry, in fact, that I did not realize how wet and cold my jeans were until I took the boots off when I got in the house. So mock the LA girls who wear them if you must, but if the snow's flying, then Uggs are acceptable foot gear in my book.
3. To all the transplanted Washingtonians who "grew up driving in the ice and snow." If you've lived here for more than 5 years, you're one of us. We don't drive in this shit every year, and no, we're not good at it. I spent years driving in places with ice and snow too, including Illinois, Germany, and Ohio (and Maryland, too, where it snows every year although you wouldn't know it from the way they drive); that does not mean that I'm an expert snow and ice driver. Neither are you, so STFU (shut the fuck up) or I'll wish limp dick on you, too . Oh, and if you're reading this, I'm probably not actually speaking to you but to someone else. And BTW, real Washingtonians don't bother with umbrellas; the fact that you carry one is one of the ways we know you're not truly one of us (although you still drive in snow like one of us).
I think that's all I have for today. Now it's time to work before I have to go back out in that shit and drive around some more.
I think the pictures are fairly self-explanatory, and you can see that the snow was pretty deep out in my part of the world.
And now, I must add a few non-kitteh related words.
1. To the asshole in the Focus who felt the need to pass me this morning: I know I was only going 20, but the speed limit there in the best of circumstances is only 35. Dude, I was going as fast as I felt comfortable and safe going. And yes, it gave me great pleasure to flip you off as you flipped me off as you passed me. I don't wish any long-term hurtful evil on you, because I'm better than that, I just wish you a limp dick through the rest of the year.
2. To the fashion critics of the world: Yep, those Ugg boots are ugly. And you're right, no one in LA really has a reason to wear them, but, my chocolate brown fake Uggs (Fuggs if you will; mine are by Body Glove), kept my feet warm and dry while I scraped the snow off my car and shoveled my front porch. So warm and dry, in fact, that I did not realize how wet and cold my jeans were until I took the boots off when I got in the house. So mock the LA girls who wear them if you must, but if the snow's flying, then Uggs are acceptable foot gear in my book.
3. To all the transplanted Washingtonians who "grew up driving in the ice and snow." If you've lived here for more than 5 years, you're one of us. We don't drive in this shit every year, and no, we're not good at it. I spent years driving in places with ice and snow too, including Illinois, Germany, and Ohio (and Maryland, too, where it snows every year although you wouldn't know it from the way they drive); that does not mean that I'm an expert snow and ice driver. Neither are you, so STFU (shut the fuck up) or I'll wish limp dick on you, too . Oh, and if you're reading this, I'm probably not actually speaking to you but to someone else. And BTW, real Washingtonians don't bother with umbrellas; the fact that you carry one is one of the ways we know you're not truly one of us (although you still drive in snow like one of us).
I think that's all I have for today. Now it's time to work before I have to go back out in that shit and drive around some more.
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