Tomorrow. Tomorrow can't come soon enough, because The Nuisance will be gone. Off to North Carolina, never to return. Bye-bye. Even if he does return, our door is no longer open. We're not putting him up for any length of time ever again ( Read more... )

I don't think I'm going to order from Della Terra Teas that often. Like Teavana and DavidsTeas, they're ridiculously overpriced. $8.50 for two ounces when I can get that same quantity from Simpson & Vail for $3.75? Come on now. Hell, I can get four ounces from S&V for $6.40! Upton's prices are similar, and they carry a lovely range of plain black ( Read more... )

Made some non-deep-fried dragon chicken for lunch. I don't really eat deep-fried food, so I stir-fry it, and it tastes just fine to me. Feeling a bit better because mmmm, dragon chicken. Spicy food, yes ( Read more... )

I really think he should be denied access to the stove now ( Read more... )

Mom told me last night that the nuisance isn't even buying his plane ticket until next week. He's dragging this out for exactly three months, just like we thought he would. He seems to think giving us a token amount of money and not eating our food entitles him to stay as long as he likes. Because of him, Mom's not willing to let anyone else stay ( Read more... )

My godmother and her boyfriend are a matched set in that they're both flaky and annoying, and neither one knows when their welcome's worn out. Yep, he's still here. He just bought a whole shitload of groceries, so Mom and I are pretty sure that he plans on dragging this out until August 15th; exactly three months. We were given a time-frame of one ( Read more... )

I can coax two steeps worth out of a teaspoon of S&V's violet tea. This pleases me, as it means my 2 oz. bag will last longer than I thought. I should see if the strawberry cupcake and kashmir rose get the same mileage ( Read more... )

Bleh. I don't really know if I like lilac-flavored things. The taste is a bit too powdery and perfumey for me; like I should be using it as a sachet instead of drinking it as a tea. Or spraying it on myself; it's not unlike the body sprays I liked as a teenager. Glad I only bought a 1 oz. bag. Wasn't even $2, so no great loss ( Read more... )

Hot damn, my copy of Suikoden II was up on Amazon not even 24 hours, and already I've got a buyer. $130 for me ( Read more... )

So our guest has gone from 'mild inconvenience' to 'complete pain in the ass'.

He almost burned our kitchen down the other morning. He has this tiny little pot that can't possibly hold more than a couple of cups of water which he uses to boil eggs in. He insists on putting this tiny pot on the biggest burner and turns the flame all the way up. ( Read more... )