Dust Bunnies.. fluffy but sooo not cute.

Posted on August 3, 2008 by borysSNORC

I moved some furniture today. Or rather I had some beefy manly men types move some furniture for me. You should have seen the dust piled up behind my book case where it has sat for the last 8 years. The burgundy carpet was bright and unfaded and the dust was thick and coagulated. Can dust coagulate? I’m not sure it can – but it certainly seem to have some clumping tendencies that brings coagulation to mind. Whatever.

As per usual I’m getting off the topic and definitely rapidly en route to pixie territory (yeah situation normal there). Anyway, we moved the bookcase, there was copious amounts of dust and now I can’t get Kathy Bates playing the maniacal sociopathic Annie Wilkes in ‘Misery’ out of my head. The dust bunnies are coming to get me… I know they’re there now and no doubt also lurking behind other items of furniture that haven’t been moved for ages. I dread to think what it looks like behind my computer desk… ewww dust mites… yukk! 🙁

As you do when you’re having menfolk shuffle the furniture around for you, I totally changed my mind and had them put everything back where it was when we started :S

If you don’t laugh you cry.

Posted on August 2, 2008 by borysSNORC

I had a fleeting moment of idiocy this morning when I decided to contact some tree loppers to get some quotes to fell a tree in our front yard. You see I have one of dem t’ings… a husband… but he kinda gets dizzy whenever his head is more than 6 feet off the ground which means he hates cleaning gutters let alone getting up a tree and pruning, trimming or cutting the bastard things down…. I miss my Dad.

I called half a dozen tree loppers in the hope that one would show up and I’m quite surprised that a few of them showed. I’ve had trouble getting landscapers and builders to come quote in the past. Guess how much to chop down and remove a six metre Brush Box???

Well.. First time.. lots of jiz….. Second time… not so much jiz…. Third time.. hardly any jiz at all!
(If you haven’t seen Magicians btw it’s well worth the effort). Ok. What? Tree quotes. Yes.

First quote – $1200
Second quote – $1144
Third quote – $ 1177
Fourth quote – $ 990 (kinda crap that this is sounding cheap)
Fifth quote – $1500

So I think we’re in the wrong business. Every single one of these guys said it would only take about 3-4 hours. So if a coupla guys with a truck and decent insurance can make up to $500/hour… makes you wonder.
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There should order in the universe…

Posted on August 1, 2008 by borysSNORC

I’ve always had a neat freak side. I remember when I was a teenager and sharing a room with my sister, BigSal, it drove me absolutely barmy that she couldn’t or wouldn’t keep her shit tidy. I was constantly arguing with her about it and frequently throwing her things back onto ‘her side of the room’. I think I can honestly say I learn most of my conflict management/resolution skills (for better or for worse) in that bedroom. I don’t think I know any kids that share a bedroom anymore… this is probably both a reflection on how parents let children rule the roost more these days (I know one famliy who gave their only child the master bedroom in their home because ‘she has so many more things than we do’) and no doubt also due to families choosing to have fewer children now than they did in the 70s.

Give me one good reason why the drawer handles shouldn’t match…

So I guess the whole anal retentive, slightly OCD thing has been with me for a while and I am not sure if it’s anything to do with my extra ‘special’ (and I use the term loosely) and often convoluted medication regime.. but I’m noticing the things I do and find myself saying… is that normal?