And then lie awake at night until they come back around.

[raybear]

I was attempting to have soft-boiled egg for breakfast but I stepped away and didn't watch the clock and now I'm eating hard-boiled eggs instead, and while slicing it open to view the mildly disappointing results, I was thinking of "chef's salad" and how sadly named that is because no chef worht their salt (ha!) would put iceberg in a bowl and top it with julienned ham of the sandwich meat variety and shredded cheese and half a hard-boiled egg, then wrap it up in saran wrap and sell it to middle- and high- schoolers as an alternative to hot lunch. I don't know why I suddenly was remembering the salad lunch in the cafeteria where I went to shool. Maybe because last night at work I had some sort of semblance of a sandwich that was fried chicken with cheese and diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce on a po boy roll. Something about fried chicken patties paired with shredded lettuce, the latter of which is slightly wilted from the heat, the hint of McDLT 'keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool' combo, reminds of the chicken patty sandwiches of school lunches.

Our coffee maker broke this morning. Add it to the christmas list. DYA and I are continuing the holiday tradition where in lieu of buying copious gifts for each other, we jointly purchase things for the home. This year will be a new mattress (and comforter and pillows). And apparently a coffeemaker. Except, I'm not waiting a month to do that.

I'm terribly excited about a new bed, even though we haven't gone shopping for it yet. My back and neck haven't been so thrilled with this old one for awhile. I'm a little horrified at how old it is and can't believe I've allowed myself to be called a grown-up when I'm sleeping on mattress nearly 10 years old, which would maybe be reasonable if it was some high quality mattress designed to last that long, but I still remember the sales guy telling us it's a great bed that will last for 2-4 years and I thought 'perfect' because I was still in college and didn't anticipate I'd still be using it now, in 2006. Though for 2 years, the mattress was the 'guest bed' when I lived with limenal. I'm tempted to mention the various number of sexual exploits the bed has seen, but rather than it seeming nostalgic or sweet or erotic, it just kinda seems gross right now, since you can't really throw a mattress in the washing machine.

Comments

[magdalene1.livejournal.com]

There are some things you just can't clean up ever.

[louche.livejournal.com]

you should buy mrmturtle's coffee maker... she's trying to get rid of it, accepting offers. it's a very very sweet lookin machine.

[anjibobanji.livejournal.com]

A new bed & bedding is the best gift!

[thebrownhornet.livejournal.com]

The first new bed I bought - ever - was in New Orleans, and then had to promptly leave it behind. I love the one I bought out here even more!

[ex-fish.livejournal.com]

I have never purchased a bed... every bed I've ever owned was given to me by someone. The one I have now, though, is the best because my grandparents bought it for my brother, but he immediately bought a water bed, so it's basically new.

[limenal.livejournal.com]

Obviously I was mildly disturbed at the beginning of this entry due to the eggs, and then you wrapped it up with a mildly upsetting mattress discussion. Nevertheless, I think you can safely say that the mattress is really only 8 years old. But still. I'm glad you're getting a new one. I probably should too, one of these days, since I bet when moander bought this one he was told something similar, and that was 7 years ago.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, this entry should have been "Cut for Limenal's triggers". If only I had somehow managed to include a story about throwing away a full tray of lasagna as well as mentioning the lamb hot water bottle cover.

Ok, this is just mean. I'm sorry. And laughing.

[limenal.livejournal.com]

I am DYING. I can't even be disturbed or triggered because this shit is so funny.

[cocolola.livejournal.com]

no. you cannot wait a month to buy a coffemaker!!!!!!

[dommeyourass.livejournal.com]

i thought of you this morning...this was the scene:

i woke up totally cranky because i was cold and whimpering all night from the cold and couldn't sleep and was (irrationally) blaming ray for not "fixing" it. then i got up and tried to make coffee and it broke, (more irrational blaming happening in my head) so i'm having a mild temper tantrum and put the tea water on. next thing i know ray has made me coffee, put it in my mug, with milk, which caused me to laugh at myself for what a brat i was being and how great he is.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

thank the Archetypes for mini-french presses!!

[cocolola.livejournal.com]

sorry you had such a sad morning!!!!! you definitely pulled a coyapaz!