Just at random, I typed “spoend” into the Google search box. I’m amazed that people make this typo for “spend” even 2600 (indexed) times. It’s not like the o and e keys are near each other. Is some other word starting with sp more common than spend? Is it because o and e have some sort of symmetry when one is typing?
The over-the-range microwave has stopped working. Now how am I supposed to make oatmeal?
We don’t have a final plan, let alone any kind of schedule or idea of when we might be moving, but let me tell you, I am so ready to leave this house.
I spend lots of time thinking about how much nicer it’s going to be when I can put everything in my kitchen away, when I can park in the garage, when I can turn on the fireplace with a switch, when I can have hot water.
Today, especially, since our water heater leaked all over the basement. Nothing significant was damaged, being “up on blocks” as it were for just this eventuality. “Eventuality” because the thing was manufactured in 1984. It’s older than some of my friends. We got our use of it, but I sure wish it would have failed on a weekday.
But we’ve got the new one installed and heating up, and I can finally take the shower I was wanting about 10 hours ago. Too bad it’s in my cruddy old bathroom.
It’s funny how fashion works. I’ve been reading some home decorating forums, where there have been many discussions about “style” — threads on being able to name one’s style, people asking if some particular paint color is going to go with their rug1, questions like “can I use this table even though it’s not MCM (mid-century modern)?”
There’ve been a few threads recently about hardwood flooring vs. wall-to-wall carpet. The current consensus is that carpet is “yukky” and “dirty” and that hardwood is “much easier to care for.” And I’m amused by this because not too long ago, wood was the “low end” covering and people rushed to put carpet in. Plagioclase’s mother had beautiful hardwood in her house that she kept covered by carpeting because it was more stylish (made the new owners very happy to see the nice-quality wood underneath, though).
It’s all a cycle, isn’t it? We’ve gone through the new-neo-Victorian stage, are careening past the new-neo-Deco era, and are running headlong into “neo-modern-retro.” I figure in about 5 years or less we’ll start to see gray and pink again, with “vintage” Nagle prints all over the place.2
Wonder why we didn’t get the new-neo-new-colonial? Could it be because we don’t feel like celebrating like we did in the mid-70s?
A friend recently celebrated her 40-somethingth birthday by having what she called “a 12 year old boy’s” party. People, pizza, and video games. (We had wine, too, but in general…)
The hit of the evening was an extended play of Rock Band. They have two guitars, a drum and a microphone, so we played in various quartet arrangements. But you know, most everyone there was >40 years old and there wasn’t one song there that everyone couldn’t play along with. I can’t imagine trying to “perform” something newer than 2000 vintage, and apparently, you can’t acquire them.
Interesting that. Though once you pay for the Xbox (and the connection and the TV) and the game (and the specialized controllers), you’re at a price point that your typical teen probably can’t afford. Given the content, your typical teen probably isn’t interested in it, anyway.
We had a great time, and my friend is asking me if I’ve bought one yet so we can play online. Since I’m not a video gamer in other circumstances, that would be pricey. I think I’ll just wait for another invitation. Gotta give my throat a chance to recover.
