So an arctic air mass has settled in over the Central Valley of California. It is freakin' cold. Our pool in the backyard has frozen over, and not just a skim of ice, there is at least 3 inches of ice on it--completely crazy. I don't like to go outside when it is below 50 degrees and our highs are in the 40's and our lows are going to be in the teens! WTF? So needless to say me and the comfy couch and the down comforter are great chums right now. At campus the wind sweeping off the lake made for a ridiculous trip to the parking lot. Fortunately Edson was kind enough to shuttle me to my car at the Lake Lot -- although we did have to run the gauntlet to the S&E lot so it was a bit like being in the Yukon.
Geriatric Melrose Place continues it's ridiculousness in the 'hood over here. Now the widow Bobbie's home is being put on the auction block and she is leaving for Colorado. So strange goings on there, apparently some insurance money she was expecting got diverted to one of the deliverance stepchildren and there was some unpaid property taxes and other goings on...sooooo...somehow this ends up with the lovely Teenie becoming the proud owner of whatever random cast offs the widow does not wish to box up and take to Colorado. Thus far we are the proud recipients of a nose hair trimmer (I kid you not); a copy of "Jay Leno's Police Blotter - Real-life Crime Headlines" required reading in the 4th circle of hell; one of these with the hilarious promo action shot:
And the wonderful addition of a white wicker bookshelf/cabinet combo with matching white wicker plantation chair. Yay! White Wicker the ultimate in old lady decorating! I am not pleased.
We have also to look forward to a navy blue queen size sleeper couch (OMG) and oh who knows what else when all of this is said and done with. I have already endured the parade of dead guy suits (thank goodness he was a hefty short guy so nothing even remotely fit). SO more to come on that stuff, gosh, just what we needed more random crap to shove into the shed. Joy.
Well written article.