Fishy?

The holidays were great. We're exhausted from running around like crazy. We had a nice time with our families, though, so it was worth it. We managed to get the (increasingly crispy) tree taken down last night, and we're looking forward to getting our home back to normal.

On an unrelated note, my brake pads need replacing. And I need an oil change. I'm trying to find a place that won't scam me, which is super annoying. I went to a website for a local place and found the following coupons, which seem great at first glance:

until you look at the fine print. You can only use the coupon if you present it prior to any estimates. What? So, basically the price will vary depending on if you use the coupon. Heath said they told him that it was because the give the discount "anyway" even if you don't have the coupon. So that's totally dumb and weird. I'm not sure if I'll go there, but I don't have a ton of options and I'm afraid the dealership will rip me off. Ugh what to do?!?!?

Love/Hate

Last night, Heath and I were watching the news, and the reporters were trying to get comments from Rod Blagojevich. He was trying to go for a run (apparently he's quite an avid runner), and at some point said something along the lines of running being healthy, helping you clear your head, and ...

"...hopefully putting love in your heart."

I turned to Heath "Does running put love in your heart?"

"No, it makes me hate things."

(It's true. It makes him hate things. It makes me hate things, too, sometimes.)
(But he still goes out and does it because he knows its good for him.)

Oh the Muppets

Heath and I watched The Muppet Christmas Carol (awesome-ness with Michael Caine great as Scrooge) last weekend, and I was reminded of how adorable they are! Today BoingBoing featured some great videos that are now up on YouTube. I'm sure there is even more muppet goodness out there, but these two were easy for me to grab right from the BoingBoing site. Enjoy!

Beeker's rendition of Ode to Joy



Gonzo & his Chicken Orchestra's version of The Blue Danube Waltz

a thick icy coating

so yesterday was downright balmy. but windy. then rainy. and today is FREEZING. so last night's rain + today's frigid temps = an icy coating on EVERYTHING. including my car. my car doors were frozen shut one day last week (grrrr), and i knew they would be again today. so i brought my cup of warmish water to pour along the top of the door. (how i long for a garage!) hooray! it worked and i was able to get the car started while i chipped away at the 1/4 - 1/2 inch of ice on my windshield. there has to be a better way...

so this morning when i got to work safe and sound (thank goodness - there were a number of accidents and close calls on the way), i saw this blog post on the simple dollar with frugal ways to beat (or at least deal with) the snow and ice. i'm definitely going to get a squirt bottle and do the alcohol + water + soap spray for my windshield. it will surely save me lots of time and labor on these icy mornings.

now, if only there were a way to warp heath work so he didn't have to walk and stand in these temperatures waiting for the train! definitely check out the post -- it has some really good (and cheap) ideas!

missent

not what you want to see on an important package shortly before Christmas! here's hoping it gets here safe and sound!

too weird

last night on the way home from school, i saw a car with some crazy damage on the side of it and was thinking it would be cool to snap a picture. then my mind wandered and i started to think about how if you had a fake eye, wouldn't it be handy to have a camera built into it so you could just snap a picture of whatever whenever! am i weird?

now this afternoon comes, and i find this article!

there is a filmmaker who lost his eye and is seeking to have a webcam installed instead of a glass eye! creepy but cool, and how weird that i just thought of something like this last night!