I am against the use of the word "flick" in place of "movie" or "film" or even "motion picture". It's just a little...man wearing cashmere sweater and skinny jeans. I don't know. I actually think that I dislike "flick" in any form. Flicka as a nickname for some perfectly good first name, such as Felicity? NO. Why? Why would you do that? Flick also makes me think of BOOGERS. And I am SORRY I felt I had to mention that.
Nearly every time I wash my face in the shower, I think I "hear something" at the precise moment the soap is applied to my face, thereby rendering me blind and helpless. Usually what I think I hear is someone slowly pulling back the shower curtain and raising his knife/clearing his throat in preparation for that REE-REE-REE noise from Psycho. So, I wash-wash-wash all quick-like, preparing to catch him in the act, and then when I open my eyes...nothing. One of these days someone will actualy BE trying to kill me in the shower and then I'll be like "I KNEW IT! VICTORY IS MINE!".
I use Yahoo Launchcast to stream music while I work. Launchcast plays songs that it thinks I will like based on my ratings of songs and genres that come up randomly. Right now, Launchcast (correctly) feels that I will enjoy Raffi's "Baby Beluga". Is this because of my Showtunes rating, which I am not prepared to divulge? Also, should I rate it "can't get enough", or merely "love it"?
AD was bitten by another kid at daycare yesterday. So, we've gotten that toddler milestone out of the way. What a relief. When I was relating this amusing antecdote to a coworker, she asked if AD "turned around and punched (the kid) in the face". Um, I didn't see that in the accident report, but maybe the teachers have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to punching biters in the face. Who knows.
Do you like delicious snacks? ME TOO! Here's one that's in heavy rotation at our house (look away, meat-avoiders):
HANKY PANKY
1 lb. Hot Pork Sausage
1 lb. Lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1/8 tsp. Garlic salt or powder
1 tsp. Oregano or Italian seasoning
½ lb. Velveeta, cut up
salt and pepper to taste
2 loaves cocktail rye bread
Brown the meats and onion. Drain off grease. Add the other ingredients and stir until cheese is melted completely. Spread one tablespoon or more of mixture on each slice of rye bread. Bake on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 350*. I like to add a slice of green olive to each one also. This freezes really well and also keeps in the fridge for a long time. I won't say how long we keep it at my house.
The End.
23 comments:
Blind in the shower. I can so relate. As for the tunes, I would say that perhaps Raffi si not bad for a Friday, but any other day of the week I would probably rip the speakers off of my computer. LOVE the snack! That has been a staple at get-togethers my whole life. YAY!
I sometimes hang my shirts over the shower rod while they're drying from being sprayed with Downy Wrinkle Releaser (I do not iron).
Last week I was showering while Jason was shaving and I turned and thought I saw someone peeking in the shower.
I screamed. And then Jason screamed.
And then I realized it was just my shirt.
Oooh that Yahoo launchcast sounds like fun...I'll have to give it a try. It reminds me of Netflix's ability to recommend movies based on your ratings. I love this feature on Netflix and they are pretty dead on.
I too have similar shower paranoia. Especially when husband isn't home.
Mmm. I do like delicious snacks. Tonight is "Dip for Dinner" night. Oh yes it is. The new one I'll be trying is Roasted Garlic and Brie in Bread. IN BREAD.
My kids routinely give me a scare in the shower. I'll reach down to get the shampoo and there will be their little faces, just peeking inside the curtain. The buggers know it freaks me out now, so they're sure to sneak in quietly.
I have to shut and lock the bathroom door when I shower to avoid being killed. The knife-wielding killer will just have to wait politely until I am out of the shower and dressed. My clothes are in the bathroom, too. No way am I walking out of the bathroom naked, only to be killed NAKED. I will be properly dressed and groomed when I am gruesomely murdered. Always a lady.
Lori-You must post that recipe IMMEDIATELY. I have a good one for Roasted Garlic Pate I'll post sometime.
My sister once received a chemical burn from a similar shower/face wash scenario. However, it involved a spider and that threat is very very real when showering in a basement.
Also, I'm hungry now. You had me at "hot pork."
Furthermore, Pickles and Dimes, you make me laugh!
What? No mention of the Thursday night season premier's?! I LOVED the new one after Grey's (Big Shots). That's going to be one of my new favs. I'm looking at AD's picture right now and the thought of her throwing down with another toddler makes me laugh. Hard.
Slim-I'm going to have to rock it next week because half of our new stuff in still on DVR. The only thing we watched from last night was The Office (KICKED EVEN MORE ASS THAN I REMEMBERED).
Yeah, she didn't throw down or even CRY. The teacher was like, well she was touching her back a lot so that's how we knew. WTF? She's a Conscientious Objector.
OMG! That's so funny. She's got to me the most docile toddler ever!! Gavin would be like..."what the hell dude?" And then proceed to execute the Stone Cold Stunner on their ass. (Or that's what I would like to think anyway)Is it wrong to want your kids to kick some ass when they get picked on?
We prefer the People's Elbow.
Listen, our Google Readers totally hate each other. I was using Bloglines but it was so slow, so I signed up for Google Reader instead, and now some posts come out first on one and some on the other. And I've been waiting for you to post ALL DAY, wondering if you were DEAD over there or something, and now it FINALLY comes out (and only on Bloglines, because like I said, our Google Readers hate each other), and there's already 11 comments!
Jess-I know, dude, I don't know what is UP. Here I've been hawking GR till kingdome come and it's making me look like an ASS.
For example, I JUST had Swistle's post pop up, and I saw it HOURS ago when I clicked on her site out of curiosity.
I usually "hear something" when I am rinsing the shampoo out of my hair. At least I am not blinded at the moment. I can truly imagine you saying to Scary Intruder: "I knew it!" That makes me laugh my ass off, but it also worries me a bit...
But I have good reason to be paranoid; A. always forgets something critical to his day going smoothly and has to come back to the house in the morning. Nine times out of 10 he times this for when I am in the shower. The fucker will sneak around the outside and inside of the house and make noise JUST TO FREAK ME OUT.
"toddler milestone out of the way." I would be a parent if I thought for a minute I'd handle it with your grace and sense of humor.
P&D and Erica - too funny!
Jess -- I am having the exact same troubles. ARRRGGGHHHH!
Confession time. I now take my shower after the kids go to bed with all the lights in the house on and the bathroom door open...just in case. I still do the open the eyes with soap though...I also will think that I hear someone kidnapping my children while I'm in the shower. I watched too much television. That recipe looks really good.
Ree Ree Ree- too funny!
Snacky sounds good. I'll give it a try.
Thanks Tessie for the Yahoo Launch link. Especially since when I clicked on it, the first thing I saw was a celluite-graphic-ass cheek. Like I need to reminded of the celluite in my life.
Thanks.
This is why I bath . . . okay lie, I bath because it rules. But I do experience a similar sensation when closing the blinds on the first floor at night. It's like I expect someone to be on the other side of the window grinning maniacally at me in the dark. Freaks. Me. Out. Every. Night.
Drain off the grease? Pfft - wimps. You are eating sausage and velveeta - might as well let the grease hang around.
Sounds kind of yummy though.
My secret fear? If I forget to check out my back seat at night before I get in the car, I am convince that when I look in the rear view mirror there will be someone back there. Now I can add the shower thing to it. Thanks - a new neurosis.
I hate the word 'flick' too. And, also: blouse, moist, ointment, milk.....(sounds like a breastfeeding problem,doesn't it?)
And, I am SICK TO DEATH of the word "literally" being tossed around every 2 seconds. And often incorrectly. Okay. I must stop before my rant takes over your comment section!
Hanky Panky sounds DELISH.
Oh...and the word "issues" being used all the time. ANNOYING. Sounds like I might have some issues, no?
I have that exact same face-washing problem. I loved that whole part, especially how one day you'll be RIGHT!
Oh my god, you just made me feel less like a freak! I thought I was the only nutjob who nervously and rapidly washes my face in the shower, frequently imagining noises and opening my eyes mid-scrub with my heart lodged painfully in my hyperventilating throat! Yes! Thank you!
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