Stories from an ordinary life

My weekend

I think I now officially qualify as a neatfreak. I'm washing my ironing board cover because I dripped rootbeer on it. I really hope that thing doesn't shrink; I'm not sure it's meant to be washed. It's also going to drive me nuts that I'm leaving the ironing board and clothes that need to be ironed out in the living room. On the plus side I think I've finally come to terms with having cat toys constantly all over the floor. Only took me a year! Cat toys are kind of like outfits. If you leave one in sight but kind of forget about it, sooner or later it will become appealing again (most of the time). Champ and Jazzie suddenly found their nylon cubes interesting again while I was trying to take a nap on the couch. I was less than amused, but at least they weren't a waste of money.

Ok, done with ranting, onto the fun stuff! I took a mini-vacation and went to the State Fair on Monday. I had a really good time and it was nice to see Kristina and her family again. This year 4-year-old Troy had a blast and didn't want to leave. He was so cute, he even thanked me for coming with him! Unfortunately I never found my fried pickle chips. I looked everywhere! But I ate plenty of fair food, including a foot-long hotdog, roasted corn and apple dumplings covered in homemade ice cream. Then I made up for not getting the fried pickles I was craving by stopping by Goodberry's this morning. I can't believe Charlotte doesn't have one! No ice cream can compare to a Carolina concrete. If my tongue could have reached the bottom of the container, I would have licked it clean. Mmmm, yummy.

The only downside to the trip was after the ecstasy of Goodberry's I had a major sugar crash on the drive home. That, coupled with not sleeping well (I always miss my own bed), made the ride pretty hellish. I got a latte which kept me awake until I got home, but I crashed right after "My Name is Earl." I'm a little disappointed in myself, I missed the Halloween episode of "The Office." I was hoping to get some costume ideas. I think it'd be pretty funny and original to go as April O'Neil (since I work at a TV station, and it would be ironic because I'm not a reporter), but A) where the hell am I going to find a yellow jumpsuit? B) Would anyone have any idea who I was? and C) It would be way better if I had some Ninja Turtles to go along, but I don't know if I can convince anyone to dress up as one. I always kinda had a crush on Raphael, I guess that makes me really weird. But hey, he had a sexy voice and I related to his attitude.

Speaking of the Ninja Turtles, I really miss Super Nintendo. I kicked ass on the Ninja Turtles game. My cousin Russell and I played it over and over again one summer so we could keep beating our fastest time. Those were the good ole' days.

Damn, I better get to bed. I'm working another 6-day work week again. At least that means I can party harder on Halloween weekend because I'll be rested from only a 4-day work week. Plus I'm going out with the boys again tomorrow night for media night at the Gin Mill. I have to set my DVR so I can take my time on my free pint of pumpkin spice beer. Hell yeah.

posted by This one time . . . @ 12:28 AM