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Nothing special, this is just my third effort at writing a blog about my life and what goes on in it: Hobbies, cooking, work, maybe the occasional book or DVD review, and so forth. Nothing really noteworthy, but this is sort of a little subset of my world...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Counting down to vacation time...

Most of the evening was pretty uneventful last night.  I watched some hockey and baseball, and was pretty much just useless.  The girlfriend and I split a couple of games of Othello before we headed off to bed.  I slept pretty well, but I think the girlfriend had another restless night, as she was pretty terse this morning when she was getting ready for work.  I just pretty much kept my mouth shut and tried to keep my head down.  Before she left, she asked if I would move the TV and dresser and tape off the baseboard and ceiling in the corner and put Kilz on them, so she could paint the baseboard when she got home this evening.  I told her I would do that, and she headed off into the world.

Just a little after she left, she called and asked if I could bring her phone charger down to her, since her phone was showing low battery.  I told her that I would, but that it would be an hour or so.  As it turns out, it took me a little longer to get the corner done, so it was about two hours or a little more before I finally got down there.  I also sorted out some more of my books to take to Recycled, keeping in mind the things they weren't interested in the last time.

I spent a little longer down there at her work than I expected, since she was by herself and was apparently pretty bored.  We talked a little about the upcoming vacation and a few other odd things before I decided that I should head back this direction.  I had enough stuff to do and little enough time to do it that I decided not to stop at Recycled on the way home.  The books are all still out in the car, so I can stop tomorrow.  I don't think I have a whole hell of a lot else that I need to do tomorrow, so I'll have time to stop there.  Hopefully I'll be able to make a little more money than I did last time.

The girlfriend asked me to slice some bread to make lunch when I got home, so I went ahead and did that, plus filled the water jug for the plant food.  I then went ahead and tossed my laundry into the dryer, since I forgot to do so last night.  She had some other laundry she wanted me to do for the trip, but I haven't done that yet.  I should hop to it and get that stuff done, since I haven't really accomplished most of the stuff I wanted to get done today, and sports is coming on in the near future.

I sliced up the rest of the Irish soda bread for our lunch, and we had some toast with cheese on it.  The girlfriend wound up burning the tip of one of her fingers on the burner of the toaster oven, then a while later stubbed her toe on the bowl of water I'd put down for Kala in the kitchen.  Not a great lunch, I guess.  She was also not too happy because I used the wrong paintbrush for the Kilz, and despite my having cleaned it pretty well (I thought), the stuff doesn't want to come out of the brushes.  She had apparently kept the little one we used before, I but I didn't realize it.  Anyway, such is life.  At least the painting stuff got done.  Worst case scenario, we have to get a new brush.  I think even now, we can afford a paintbrush...

I'm seriously considering making some cinnamon rolls today, and maybe that loaf of whole wheat bread that I was planning to make last week.  I don't know where all my bread bags are, but I wish I could find them, because we don't have any bags around that can easily hold a loaf of bread.  Guess I'll have to make do with the plastic wrap or foil, like I did with the last one.  It's just that it came out a little dry, and it might be because the seal wasn't all that airtight.  I'll figure something out next time around, though.  Might as well get started on it soon...

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