OMG. Lunch was so bad I had to Yelp it. Ugh. Bland food = bad reviews yo.

Other than that these 2 days off were just peachy. Really! The nice part about trying not to spend money is that Richard and I have spent a lot of time at home. Together. I like it, actually! I forget how nice it is just to hang out with nowhere to be and nothing to do. Together, though. I have had a blast! Plus we have the new kitten to play with/fight over all day. Heh. The only downside is that leaves little blog fodder.

UPDATE: I can’t believe I forgot this part! I had to take my car in to the shop! You see, last week or maybe it was 2 weeks ago I had ran over something on the freeway. I was on my way home, it was late at night, and it looked like just some cardboard. I knew as I went over it that that was not the case. It was wood. And I basically hit it as I went over it. There was a load crash, but my car seemed to be okay, so I continued home. Over the next few days something seemed off with the alignment. The steering felt funny, but not *that* bad. I drove as normal the next week or so. Until yesterday.

Yesterday I had parked with my wheel turned and that action somehow motivated me to look at my tire. I saw that it had a gouge, as well as being split in three places. It also looked much more worn down than the one on the other side. Uh oh. So I brought it in today. I was so afraid I had bent something, because the alignment only seemed *funny*, not that bad… Anyhoo, 523 bucks later and all is well. So much for catching up on bills this year. *sigh*

Oh! Do go kiss Brian for me though. He needs some love! (Hang in there my friend! We are here if you need us!)

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I like salty snacks. I really do. I have always been a salty-crunchy over the sweets. I love potato chips the most, but I do not allow myself to eat them very often. So snack crackers are my thing. Namely Cheez-Its. I have my reduced fat Cheez-Its with my lunch at work every day. I always choose Cheez-Its. Then today I wondered why? What is my aversion to Cheese Nips? So I thought of this post idea, as far as which do YOU like, and found that this is a hot topic already! Crazy! SO I ask of you, dear reader: Cheez-Its or Cheese Nips?

cheez-its or cheese nips?

total votes: 29

cheese nips!

 14% (4)

 

cheez-its FTW!!

 72% (21)

 

they are like.. the same.

 7% (2)

 

neither (in comments)

 7% (2)

 

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So I wasn’t really feelin’ my lunch today so I decided to skip it and go out to eat. I would normally get take-out and just return to my desk. Not anymore. Now I have my new toy to play with! So I grabbed my phone, switched on the wifi, and strolled I over to Panera Bread. I have been boycotting this location for the past few months due to super s.l.o.w. service. I mean like really slow. Anyway, I don’t think they’ve noticed or care. Plus they do have that free wifi, so here I am.

It’s alright. I was expecting a huge difference in speed using the wifi connection instead of the default Edge that the iPhone uses. It’s not that much faster. Heh. Still, nice to see the iTunes Wifi Store and high quality YouTube. Good times yo.

And that is how I spent my lunch (dinner) break. Remember when I used to work across the street from an Apple Store and went over to blog every day? LOL.

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Those of you that have been with me a while know that Richard and I have this rule. No gifts. Not on Christmas, birthdays, or any other gift giving holiday. It has worked for us. Instead of sweaters and cologne and junk throughout the year, we do meaningful purchases. Like our bedroom set this year. That was Christmas, and then some. Over the years we have been able to get things we may not have otherwise. So it’s good. ‘No gifts’ works. Oddly though, the rule has exceptions. I guess most rules do. Heh. So Valentine’s has been one constant exception. No matter how much we discuss the ‘no gift’ rule, no matter how often he refuses any exceptions I want to make, Richard has always sent me flowers on Valentine’s. Well, until last year. That was when he hid an iPod Shuffle in the mail box. That was classic! Naughty, but classic. I think he subconsciously is compelled on VD. Scott said it well with his Valentine post:

If you are hooked-up, partnered, or married, the situation isn’t much better.  Ads on television and the radio remind your special someone that if you don’t buy them at least the Hope Diamond for VD, then you must despise them and you are little more than cow manure in human form.  Don’t think that you can get away with just one VD gift or card either.  According to a recent television ad I saw from a card company, you must find a humorous card that smartly sums up your love for this person in a funny way, a “I can’t bear to be without you” card that you slip into the person’s briefcase or tote bag, and then finally the “You are so completely perfect in every way that I need you more than oxygen itself” card.

LOL. I hope that isn’t why he does it. I am delighted every year to be surprised. This year was a total surprise! He has been so against my getting an iPhone that it has been a bit scary. We have even argued about it (I was going to get it last week as I had saved enough actual cash while still taking care of my bills). So imagine my surprise when I opened the card he had stashed in my lunch I took to work yesterday and found an enormous Apple gift card! Not an iPhone, but a nice chunk to put towards an iPhone! I am sooo excited! An still a bit shocked. I am so spoiled by that man! I love him! Heh.

I just wish I knew ahead of time so I could know how much we were spending. I figured from recent happenings (car accident) that this was to be a no gift year for reals. Now I feel cheap. I am going to take him to dinner this weekend, or lunch. He loves a good lunch out. In the meantime, I do think I did well with the card I selected for him . 

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I was thinking about this. I have wanted Richard to post about the accident all day. The hard part is that there really wasn’t much of a ‘blow by blow’.

We had just finished our errands up with a celebratory lunch at the Corner Bakery. We always get lunch after a grueling day of household shopping. Target is soo exhausting… So since it was a bit early to be heading home, I suggested a leisurely drive to the beach and look at the ocean in the new car. We took the 8 west to Ocean Beach. That was apparently the big mistake. 2 blocks later we were cruising down Sea Cliffs Road (or blvd. or st.) it was fairly bumber to bumper traffic, but moving along. We both saw her coming towards us in the opposite direction. She appeared to be looking up at something, paying no attention to her surroundings, and was veering out of her lane into ours (direct quote “the fucking hoor"). Richard honked, but she kept coming. It was a two lane road and the curb was lined with parked cars. Richard had no way to avoid her. She hit us and dragged her car the full length of Richard’s car. The sound of it was unreal. The scraping and crunching of the metal. We weren’t jarred really, but the poor car. The bystanders were shocked. It was almost comical to see their faces of sympathy. All she could (and would) say was “I am sorry”. Info was exchanged. Calls were made. The drama. She was, of course, a tourist. El Cheapo Insurance is the company that holds her policy. Of course.

Two side panels and the entire door will need to be replaced. Not to mention the rear rim, which was scratched pretty bad. I know this because as soon as we were done ‘at the scene’ Richard drove directly to the VW dealer for a body estimate. Poor guy. He had had the car for exactly 2 days. Early this morning he had just switched over his insurance, thank gawd.

I feel so bad for my boo. 

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shocked

Christmas time is almost done. I am soooo excited. Do I even have to tell you? Heh. So excited.

I actually had a nice holiday. Christmas eve we had nibbley things and hung out at the house. We toasted the end of the holiday shopping season with champagne! We watched A Christmas Story. I love that stupid movie! Then the next day we slept in, as I mentioned. I baked up some naughty treats for breakfast. Did a few chores. Oh, come on! I know chores on Christmas kinda sucks… But we had been working the past 7 days!! So anyhoo, after that business was done we got all pretty to meet the girls for Christmas Lunch. (It’s not just lunch that day, it’s got to be Christmas Lunch.) Good thing we dressed up too. You should see how gorgeous the gals looked… In fact you can, on my Flickr! So it was me and my Richard, Sheila, and her two lovely daughters having a holiday meal outside at the waterfront Marriott on Coronado Island. On Christmas. With a view of downtown. Can you even? I love living in San Diego.

Today was a harsh shove back into reality as I once again returned to work. But really it was fine. Still, I cannot wait till my long weekend. 

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So I promised to make this “member’s only”. The curse of real life being so close I guess… Heh. 

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Okay, even I have to admit that a moblog of ducks was kinda lame. You had to be there..

You see, we were at The Wild Animal Park and it was lunchtime. We went over to the food place on the water, the one with such a nice view. We got our food and picked a table outside (all the tables are outside actually). Then the ducks came over. These were not shy ducks. They were begging at the table! One of them nipped at Richard’s legs! Then he chewed on the table! The entire time they were making this amazing racket! We were the entertainment in this place. Of course I kept bolting out of my chair every time the duck got too close to me. It was insane. The ducks were insane. All Richard kept saying is ‘See what happens when people feed them?’ LOL!

See? You had to be there.

Oh, and speaking of Wild Animal Park, I updated the Gallery again…

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Well, I woke up. So that was good. It was about ten thirty. That’s mu usual time when I don’t have to be up early for work. I hate to sleep in later that that, but I rarely will get out of bed on my own before that. It was a normal day. Water, OJ with that Emergen-C stuff, coffee, and some cereal. I skipped the gym today. Actually we skipped the gym, so there was no one to make me feel all guilty. After getting showered and dressed we had a ton of stuff to do. Target, dry cleaners, Starbucks (well, as a side trip), and the aquarium/fish store. Of course there had to be a stop for lunch, so between the Target and the aquarium store we stopped at a taco stand. It was sadly right off the high school and was flooded with emo kids and skaters and stoners. I didn’t know that stoners were still a thing. Huh. So anyway, aside from the hoodlums and the random whaling this one kid in the parking lot received it was a pretty good place. Food-wise anyway.

At the aquarium place I think the fish guy, who was sorta scruffy and wore a belt with his cargo shorts to the side was kinda into my man. It was funny in that not funny way.

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