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03/25/2009 20:25 #48203

quick quick quick this and that
Category: quickies satisfy
My windows and front door are open!

It smells so good outside! The milder temps and a little rain sprinkle makes the earthy yummy smells that I enjoy so much.

I can hear those awesome spring creature sounds!

After being sick a week, my icky germy apartment got a decent partial clean. I got the major rooms done, just need to finish up tomorrow.

I'd complete it tonight, but I go hang out with my elderly gentleman friend. Overall, even mild dementia is sad, but it sure has its funny moments too. He never fails to make me smile.

So said cleaning, feels really really good. Now that I am sitting and typing (and eating) real quick before I go, I am cooling off. Windows and door will be shut soon. Cats enjoying the air too. I almost wish I could stay home tonight to enjoy it, haha

btw, I am currently obsessed with Clorox Clean-up. I am very sensitive to cleaners, and can only use mild ones, as most irritate my lungs. I've been using various earth friendly varieties for years and Murphys Oil soap. Thats pretty much it. However, my BF uses the clorox stuff, and somehow things just seem more clean- look, smell and feel clean. So, I bought a bottle of Target brand for myself. Wish I could use it on everything, but it was good just to go over my kitchen and bathroom with.

Made a quick super yummy dinner. Simple cut up piece of boneless chicken breast sauted with some 'Asian' seasonings (a blend of dry spices- too many to list, but super good). Then tossed in a vegetable mix (cauliflower, carrot, snap peas, onion and red pepper). Mixed together, so delicious.

I ordered my netbook. After much deliberation, I went with the Acer. I can't hardly wait for it. I'll post more about it once it comes in. yay!

crap, gotta go.

have an awesome night!

edit: wow, I just realized this is my 600th post. Neato!


rory - 03/27/09 07:31
I just bought (e:Ladycroft) one of those for Valentine's Day! It's cute but the spacebar's a bit of a bitch.
deeglam - 03/26/09 16:36
the sweet smell of spring is so amazing!!! :)
paul - 03/26/09 10:18
Netbooks are nice

03/18/2009 18:52 #48112

cerebral spring clean
Category: life
I am so ready to do some spring cleaning.

I just really can't wait to move everything around and wash it all down. Vacuum, dust, scrub and refresh. Clear out the cobwebs and bring a sense of revitalization to my simple living quarters. It feels good to do that. The fresh air outside has me itching to do all this. But I am still sick and not physically motivated after pulling a few all nighters with the older gentleman I take care of at night. (e:theecarey,48091)

soon though, sooooooonn!

in the meantime, just the basic cleaning will commence.

the occasional Super Deep cleaning is rather fun with the right music and energy levels.(and strong coffee!)

I think the day to day stuff is boring- such as dishes and litter box duty. It is always just there and it never feels like I accomplished anything. Nothing feels or looks different.

Vacuuming, dusting and floor washing is done sorta regularly, but still nothing special.

But getting all crazy and moving things around and really getting into every surface level, whether it needs it or not, is equivalent to clearing up some mental clutter. I personally feel good afterward; like I just had a cerebral spring clean. Clearing out the dark and dusty spaces of my mind and home after a long winter. Lame, yeh, maybe. But I bet some of you are on par with this? :D

Not sure when my clean-fest will be. I usually make a mess as I get into cupboards, drawers, closets, and other regularly neglected spaces and then organize and purge as part of the process. Then it all comes together so nicely. mmmmmm!

I'll probably find stuff that I don't want anymore, so I mind as well begin a pile to donate and maybe even have a garage sale again come May or June. I did well last year, with my first one ever.

so just maybe..


ladycroft - 03/19/09 08:36
I sooooooooo need to clean! I've been away for almost a month, it's not pretty! I managed to get the most necessary laundry done but the apartment is suffering. Must do this weekend before giving tours of it to potential candidates!!! Yikes.
libertad - 03/18/09 19:20
I'm sick too. I'm pretty sure it was from my all day drinking on St. Patrick's Day. I did some cleaning today including the oven and scrubbing the walls of the bathroom. My floors are gross and need to be vacuumed and mopped but I am waiting for new vacuum bags and I am really busy so don't always like spending free time cleaning.
metalpeter - 03/18/09 19:01
Well if after you are all done and feeling all good about your self and you get that you would like to feel that way again, you can all ways come and clean my place. Hey I like my mess the way it is, I'm thinking about you getting to that higher state of mind, HA. I'm kidding of course but not about my place being messy. Really the reason you feel that way isn't from the cleaning it is from getting your place nice. Hope you get better soon and have a good time.

03/14/2009 00:52 #48046

A-HA! Toshiba Tecra A2 notes, con't
Category: nerd
A-HA! The mouse and touchpad do not work (or stop working shortly) once the power cord is plugged in. unplug. works. plug in, stops working. hmmmmm

yet, works better at home, stationary, with power cord plugged in for days as opposed to then when taken to BF's or some coffee shop, and laptop starts up with little to no battery power and so I need to plug the cord in... and mice/touch pad issues are at their worst.

it's in the power

I'm getting there.

but I'm still buying new/newer stuff soon.

(e:theecarey,47962)
(and (e:theecarey,47877) and (e:theecarey,47879))



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tinypliny - 03/15/09 19:09
The truth about chatrooms. Heh

03/17/2009 19:16 #48091

Mortality
Category: reflection
ack been sick.

everyone I know has been sick, and normally I can bypass the effects of shared germs by getting extra sleep. When I don't sleep, I'm screwed.

I have been taking care of a friend of the family at night. He is 90 years old. His wife of the same age is in the hospital recuperating from a fall. She is mentally with it and sprite. He has some mild dementia that leaves him a little confused at times. Each day is almost a new day. Some things carry over, sometimes I am listening to the same loop of conversation. Anyway, between family and friends, someone is with him all the time. He goes to a day program then visits his beloved wife (who he is insanely in love with- if nothing else he remembers that everyday) in the evening. At night, someone stays over. He tends to not sleep all night and needs reminders to do a few hygiene things in the morning. Someone is there to pretty much ensure his safety in case he falls or something. Not to interfere too much or take away his independence. Just be there.

So I have been helping out 4 nights a week. I figure that it is temporary (until she gets back home) and it greatly helps everyone out. Although I can fall asleep if I want, I find it very hard to do so.
1. it isn't my own place
2. the tiny couch is uncomfy
3. He is asleep by nine or so then up for a few hours by midnight, then on and off regularly the remainder of the night. I'm definitely awake when he is.

Some nights I can doze off for an hour at a time for a combined and broken 2-3 hours max. Thats a good night. I go home in the morning and eventually grab three hours of straight solid sleep. That really messes with me!

I'm not complaining- just leading up to my being sick this weekend. As when everyone around me was getting sick, I ended up the same, especially after a few sleepless nights. Pretty much a cold- snots, stuffed nose, achy eyes, disconnected feeling.

Overall I'm not concerned about the lack of sleep situation, as it is temporary (otherwise couldn't continue for long term), and this gentleman is such a joy to be around.A true personal learning experience.

I've never been around "older" people. Actually, I am rarely if ever around anyone on either side of my life age continuum- ie; no one especially advanced in age or babies/toddlers. My grandparents died around the time of my birth, I have little family so no babies around, and my friends don't have/don't want kids- so no babies lurking around. I don't personally want any and the youngest kid I am around now a days is my boyfriends 3 yr old son, whom I see/hang out with on part of the weekend.

For the oldest I am around on occasion would be my aunt and uncle who are 70, so I guess that could count, but they are so young, hip, worldly and energetic that I have in my mind that that is the standard for that age. Maybe it is, if not, I hope to be just like them.

But 90- wow. It is surreal to think how much someone of that age has seen and gone through. For those that are healthy and mentally clear, I imagine it to be quite an experience to look back on their lives and realize what things were important and what things were stupid time wasters. What are the regrets, what are the moments of satisfaction that carried throughout the years?
and what it must be like to fade away, if you happen to suffer from mild dementia. Some times you are there, sometimes not, sometimes you hover in between. It must be difficult to watch someone you love hang there too. As dementia worsens, they aren't dying per se, but they are slipping away. That is scary.

So this has made me think of my own mortality lately..

where I want my life to go, what I want to put more effort into, what I want to put less effort into, what matters, what really doesn't, what sort of care and prospects do I want/need if I happen to get into late geriatric years. Also, what do I want to leave behind in terms of who I am... and does it matter?

So those are some of my thoughts as of late.

that and which netbook I plan to purchase this week. Asus? Acer? HP? Dell? I'd like to keep it cheap. My laptop is working at the moment and is why I can post, but I need something asap for the next round of when it doesn't work.


Well, right now, I have to get ready to head back out to his place. Being sick and sleeping part of the day, I have totally missed out on the nicer, warmer sunnier weather. Hope you have been enjoying it!
metalpeter - 03/18/09 17:53
Just wanted to mention something, I don't think about that stuff very often. But it does factor into why I print all my pictures out. Yes I do have some on old discs that I would like to convert, still haven't figured out the best way to do that. I picture is a picture and you just look at it and you don't need any other device. Yeah pictures on a disc are great, if you have a computer. What about when CD and DVD formats get replaced and then there are no way to see those pictures, then they are gone. Yes they may also be online. But can a web site really hold say 60 years of pictures and what happens if the web site goes away?

03/07/2009 16:15 #47976

Baileys Ice Cream Freudian Dreams
Category: silliness
Although I had enough sleep, I wasn't ready to get out of bed when I looked at the clock. Instead of getting up, I switched positions, buried my head under two pillows to block out the light, and fell back into a light sleep and equally light dreams.

Usually my dreams are replete with adventure, sex, espionage, quantum physics and tons of weirdness.

One of the last ones I had this morning was one where I dreampt of alcohol, of being in a liquor store shopping for a small dinner party later that night. For reasons that do not necessarily mimic real life choices, I was searching for super sweet selections. ie; ice wine, Tequila Rose, Kahlua, Baileys*. I recall finding odd shaped bottles of pre made martinis. On the shelf were several frosted glass isosceles triangular bottles, the long tip being the opening, and somehow, also the bottom of the bottle. I bypassed those momentarily, as the thought of making mudslides sounded really good.

Still dreaming, this idea prompted me to entertain the idea of alcoholic ice cream. I spoke about it to the friend in my dream. Lovely cool scoops of ice cream that tasted like any sort of beverage you desired, and actually had that alcohol contained within. MmMmmMmmmm. My dream proceeded onto more interesting material, and there was a lot more to even this one, but this little bit remained as a fresh memory upon waking.

Now I could go for some Baileys icec ream- maybe in a soft serve custard? nice!

Alcohol ice cream has been done:


Makes me want to try making of my own.
Snoopy snow cones made with vodka doesn't count. Who was that? I bet it was (e:mike)?

I think the alcohol element derived from all the sweet drinks and various 'martini' talk around here, and I'm pretty sure that the ice cream element rose from my reading material last night, one of Augusten Burroughs many memoirs, Running with Scissors. (Is this a movie now?)

In a chapter titled, "School Daze", young (13) Augusten is reflecting that things going on in his life are much more interesting than anything in school. That when in school, he felt completely unable to identify with the lives of his fellow students. He didn't want to go to school and only went when necessary. An excerpt from one passage:

"How could I just sit there obediently pinning a butterfly's wings to a lab tray or memorizing prepositional phrases? When the other boys in the locker room were showering and talking about their weekends playing soccer, what was I supposed to say. "Oh, I had a great time. My thirty-three year old boyfriend said he wished they could package my cum like ice cream so he could eat it all day."
:X
and that last sentence stuck with me.

If I am to take anything away from my dream, it is to get drunk and laid pronto.


I can not draw with this. Some of you can create masterpieces.
I've got master pieces of crap. Not that that stops me :)

triangular martini bottles
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licking a cone of baileys ice cream
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  • Are other brands of Irish Cream any good? If so, which? I've only purchased Baileys, but I've seen a few others and was curious.
libertad - 03/09/09 13:31
Why not do bananas foster? It is so fun and easy to make and you get to light the booz on fire which is super fun. The rum in vanilla ice cream is so yum.
theecarey - 03/08/09 19:04
seems you are right, (e:jenks), that it is tricky to infuse ice cream with alcohol for that very reason- alcohol would keep it from reaching true freezing temps. So I'm all for some soft serve style!

Also, I'm working through Burroughs memoirs. I just read an excerpt from, "Dry" late last night. David Sedaris is fun to read if you like memoirs.

Dreams are fascinating, the things our minds come up with at night are so bizarre and at times, telling. I am reading/rereading a book titled, Dreaming as Delirium: How the Brain Goes Out of Its Mind" by J. Allan Hobson (2000). It is an interesting perspective into our sleeping lives.
jenks - 03/08/09 13:30
I think the problem with alcoholic ice cream is that etoh will keep it from freezing well.

Running with scissors is indeed a movie- I'm actually in the middle of it now. great cast (anette bening, alec baldwin...). Loved the book- not sure yet how the movie stacks up. His autobiography, Dry, is also really good.

I had a crazy dream last night... in which i proposed to a boyfriend. Bought him a ring and all. But regretted it. Through the whole dream had no idea who the BF was. til at the very end I saw his face- he said 'are you sure you want to do this?'- and it was my BF from med school- but he had no teeth. Yuck. WTF. I was happy to wake up from that one.
metalpeter - 03/07/09 17:13
That article said more then I was going to add about a good way of doing it is adding alcohol to things that would go in the ice cream like Rum for an example. I have all ways wanted to try drinks that combined Ice Cream and Liquar but I don't know if my insides could Handle them both at the same time. The thing I wonder about is How fancy people would get, in terms of drinks and Ice Cream. What would Flavored Vodka do for the taste?