- Yesterday morning I got to the church building at the usual 6 am and the furnace wasn't working. This was the first time we've had to use it this season, and it had been running on Saturday, so I knew it was likely a circuit breaker or something. After checking around and looking at several breaker boxes and fuse boxes - not discovering anything wrong - I took off the furnace cover to see if there was a reset button or something. On a whim I pressed the door sensor and.... presto: we had ignition. Apparently the furnace door had jiggled loose or something. I duct taped it shut just to be on the safe side.
- I bought a new office chair Friday. It is nice compared to my old one. I hadn't noticed just how bent and void of padding the old one was. I picked out a black leather (likely fake leather), but when I opened the box it was brown. I actually like the brown better. And.... it was already on sale - from $139 down to $79 - plus I had a 20% off coupon. So it was only like $65 dollars.
- The lovely lady and I attended our first halloween party in about 25 years on Saturday. The infamous MR invited us, and it was great fun meeting some new people. I met MDH for the first time. He has commented on here before, and he didn't look at all like what I expected. Nice guy (who had a tire track across the front of him and a knot on the head - I guess he was an accident victim. At first I wasn't sure if it was a costume or if he'd just had a bad day). Also got to meet Rachel's hubby. Rachel has commented here, and her husband wins my award as 'best costume.' He came dressed as a woman, and was hilarious. Jane and I both thought he reminded us of a former co-worker, and one of my better friends, from when we lived in Illinois. Jane and I were, as usual, a couple. She dressed as a cat, and I as a burglar (cat burglar). Mine was pretty lame though. Basically just some old overalls from a gas station with a stocking hat. MR's dog is very cool. I wish I'd have brought my camera (for costumes and dog pics). I also thought it was neat to be invited into this circle of friends. Most of the people there met in a sort of internet chat room BEFORE there was an internet. I think that's wild. At any rate, we had to leave early but still had a good time, and it was nice to be invited to a party again.
- I am feeling much better now. I still have an occasional ache or pain, but that's probably normal. Must have just been a random bug in my system.
- We had a free preview of showtime on our basic cable (dish, actually), and after viewing the selections for a few days I am wondering why in the world anyone would ever pay for it. I don't think there was a single movie I wanted to watch the whole time. And not only that, but there were some TERRIBLE movies on (as in 'bad acting; poorly written; downright stupid').
Peace out; peace in.
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"I took off the furnace cover to see if there was a reset button or something. On a whim I pressed the door sensor and.... presto: we had ignition. Apparently the furnace door had jiggled loose or something. I duct taped it shut just to be on the safe side."
Funny. I too like to disable all safety devices with duct tape to be on the safe side.
Thanks for coming. I knew you two would blend right in, since all my friends are "real" people. And what do you mean your costume was lame, the overalls were a big hit! Jeff was going on and on about them. In my over-sitcom'ed and over margarita'ed brain while he was coveting your overalls, I pictured a few minutes later him wearing the overalls and you wearing the wig, dress and purse, then sealing the deal with a handshake.
Tom,
Duct tape makes everything better.
MR,
Well, yes, he did like my overalls. His wig just wouldn't have looked the same on me though - you know - me not having a beard and all.
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