True.

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

total blubber

I love my iPhone.

Love it.

I've had a few "smart" phones but this is the 1st that was actually smart. No manual needed, easy to navigate. Sometimes, it's functionality is so intuitive that it takes a few minutes to figure out how to do something because it's so easy, but nothing like other phones. It took me 10 minutes to figure out how to check my voicemail, because I couldn't figure out how to get it to "call" my voicemail account - it doesn't have to, you just click on the particular message you want to listen to and it starts playing... See? Smart.

www.iphone.com

hmmmm...

IM conversation with my good friend, Sir William:

SW: But we all get $600 from Uncle Sam so we can spend it and save the economy. Maybe I'll just put mine in the bank to piss them off.
saibobby: yep, but a Swiss bank for extra sting.
SW: Right.
saibobby: those things used to make me mad - now they make me shrug.
saibobby: "Sorry you foreclosed on your house, here's $600"
SW: Exactly. "Sorry we destroyed the economy and sold America's assets to the Chinese. Here's $600."
saibobby: Please use it to buy Chinese goods.
SW: Don't mind the lead.
saibobby: giggle...even though it's not really funny.
saibobby: we should be rioting in the streets.
SW: True.
saibobby: but my Tivo has shows I need to watch.
SW: But they just arrest you as a terrorist these days. We have to find more inventive ways to be subversive.
saibobby: good point.
saibobby: hmmmm

hmmmm, indeed. What are we to do? That is, besides hoping 2009's Elected leaders will do better...

OMG, It's been a long time...

It's been weeks. Man, have I been busy. My time has been spent on:

1. Going home to Memphis for Mom's 60th birthday party, which landed me there for Christmas for the 1st time in my adult life. It was a very nice visit, but still pretty stressful...think it'll take another 20 years to get me home for the holidays again...
2. Moving into our new place. We're renting an awesome house closer in, still in the Hawthorne. Our new roomie - Ms. Rachel Rhodes - arrives the first week in February. It'll be great to have a partner-in-crime when Cahen and the Portland vocal crew are all in rehearsals. The house is really awesome. It won't be ready for viewing until late January...
3. The most evil site on the internet: http://farm.avocadolite.com/game.phtml (Be warned - you may not get anything else done today if you visit that site!)
4. I accepted a new job with TicketsWest. As of tomorrow, I'm the Regional Manager, PNW. My emotions are all over the place about it. I wanted out of the ticketing business and I'm realizing that although I'm drawn to management roles, I really don't think I want one. And yet, I took the job. I'm going into this with a fresh perspective, with new insight into myself. I'm going to learn some lessons about myself, one way or the other this time around. Poor Cahen, having to deal with/avoid my many moods and emotions...

The real sign that I've been way busy? Our brand new Wii is still in the box...

Namaste.

Slippery slope

I've had a few busy days this week. I'm a little tired, as I'm sure lots of people are this time of year. Cahen's definitely busier than me. He's went directly from his day job to a concert - won't be home until around 10ish.

I should be doing dishes and vacuuming the carpet. Instead, I walked to Powell's to find some books to read, then stopped in Fred Meyer's to pick up something for dinner on the way home. Quick and easy was the goal. In my hands at the register: Quorn "chik'n" patties (to make a sandwich) and Doritos.

Doritos.

What was I thinking?

I ate half the bag.

Worse yet - now I want something sweet to compliment the salty. I've once again learned a lesson I will no doubt keep learning my whole life - if I bring junk food in the house, I will eat it with abandon. And want more.

Leftover coconut cake, here I come.

2 things.

First, a note to self: Next time, don't buy the family size bag of Frito's Scoops to serve with your chili. You got salt and oil all over the keyboard, the remote, your glasses...

Second, I can't believe I am just finding this. I have been watching episodes all day...and giggling.

Easy Chili

Here's a quick and easy Chili recipe (made it up 2 days ago and almost licked the pot clean).

2 cans Pinto beans
2 cans Kidney beans
1 can diced tomatoes with chilis
1 small can (8 oz.) tomato paste
1 cup (or 12 oz bottle) of Spicy V-8
1 cup water
1 pack of St. Yves ground meat substitute
1/4 medium onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 1/2 tbsp. chili powder
2 tbsp. dried cumin
1 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. hershey's cocoa
*add a few fresh chilis if you like the chili spicy
*add a bell pepper for crunch, if so inclined

Cook over medium heat for 30-45 minutes.

We serve ours with white cheese and Fritos (I know, ghetto, but it's goooood).

Enjoy!