1. The giveaway continues on my review site – leave a comment, and be entered to win a $100 gift card from Coffee-mate.
2. I wrote a quick step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own Scrabble tile pendants. It’s super easy, fairly inexpensive, and has a nice result.
3. We saw Iron Man 2 this weekend. I wrote a brief, uneducated review here. It’s mildly spoiler-y, so beware if you haven’t seen it yet.
Actual post to follow this week, but wanted to pass along those links today. Enjoy!
I don’t really like talking on the phone.
Now, talking to extremely close friends and family – that’s fine. I can handle the basic service calls required to get my cable fixed. But I’ll always opt to order pizza online rather than by calling the order in. I don’t like to chat on the phone, I don’t like to “call to say hello.” I generally don’t use the phone to keep in touch with people. I use e-mail, figuring that folks can read it on their own time, and get back to me at a time that’s convenient for them.
This is also why I don’t typically give my cellphone number out to folks. Because while I’m an early-ish adopter for electronic gadgets (when the pocketbook allows) I still haven’t completely accepted the idea that I need a cellphone. I used to pay for a monthly plan, but when I realized how little I used it, it seemed ridiculous to even pay for the lowest possible contract. So I use a pay-as-you go plan, and the $25 I put on the phone every three months is constantly being rolled over.
That being said, Mr. Martini does need a cellphone for his new job as an emergency contact. He hasn’t had one in over a year, so we went out and got him a new pay-as-you-go phone this weekend. And while I don’t use my phone that often, I decided it was time to get a new phone for myself, with one very specific feature:
My new phone has a QWERTY keypad. It’s not a smart phone, it’s still pay-as-you-go and doesn’t really have web connectivity (in other words – no Twitter, no blogging, etc.). But now I can TEXT people with much greater ease.
And since I pay about as much for a text as I do for a minute of conversation, and my conversations rarely last longer than 3 minutes, I figured that it was worth it. That’s how much I dislike talking on the phone.
I’m such a Luddite. Now hand me my iTouch.
What a week! I feel like so much and so little has happened. A typical week with a few atypical moments thrown in.
1. I went to the dentist today, and had a tooth filled. Luckily, the “groove” was shallow enough that I didn’t need any novacaine for the drilling. It felt a little strange, but I gladly accepted a few minutes of mild discomfort rather than experience that horrible post-novacaine pins and needles and drooling. Definitely a plus.
2. Mr. Martini and I go to the same dentist. While looking at my chart, the assistant said:
“Now, who is Mr. Martini?” (Remember, we have different last names.)
“He’s my husband,” I said.
“Now it says we just saw him a few weeks ago, but I can’t seem to remember who he is…”
“He’s about my age, with brown hair.” The assistant shakes her head, so I continued. “He’s something of a character.”
“I remember him! Of course, Mr. Martini! Oh, he IS a character!”
Yes. yes, he is.
3. Speaking of Mr. Martini, I haven’t really mentioned this much here, but he’s been job-hunting for quite awhile since he was laid off from his last job. But patience and persistence have paid off, because today he started a new job, just a few blocks from my current workplace. It’s temporary right now, but it sounds like there is a possibility it could become permanent if everything works out. Any job is a blessing in this economy, so we’re maintaining a cautious optimism that everything works out. If it does – hurray! If it doesn’t – we’ll keep plugging along, like we always do.
But let me just throw a little “Yay!” out there, because this forward momentum feels awfully darn good.
Am home sick today, so I’ll keep this quick:
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What a nice weekend! I had Friday off, and took full advantage of it by running errands with Mr. Martini. The errands turned into a spontaneous matinee and dinner out. Mr. Martini and I don’t go to the movies that often, so this was a treat, and we had a great time.
Since we hadn’t planned on being away from home so long, I worried the cats would fret over our sudden disappearance. Yeah, right:
Oh, were you gone?
Saturday was Kentucky Derby Day in Louisville. After the gorgeous weather on Friday, Saturday was rainy and windy. Not the best weather for a big outdoor sporting event, that’s for sure. But we didn’t really mind, since we weren’t planning on attending.
However, we did make a run to the grocery store on Saturday morning for provisions. I learned last year that I don’t like Mint Juleps, so I figured I’d try a different bourbon recipe to celebrate the big event – an Old Fashioned:
Here we have orange, maraschino cherry, sugar, bitters and a splash of water waiting to be muddled. Then you add bourbon and ice, and voila! an Old Fashioned.
Sadly, while I’ve lived in Kentucky for a year now, I haven’t gotten a taste for Kentucky bourbon. I had to top off my Old Fashioned with 7-Up to make it palatable. And I just heard a collective tongue click and tsk tsk and forehead slap from all of the true bourbon connoisseurs in the crowd. I’m sorry! What can I say, I’m more of a margarita girl.
After all of this, we kind of missed the big race live – whoops! But the horse I probably would have picked won, so that’s always a good feeling. Granted, hindsight is 20/20 and all that, but still! Go Calvin! (He always get so choked up and emotional, which chokes me up, which – gah. I’m such a softie.)
Sunday was more rain and wind and I spent the day wondering if our basement was flooding, without actually being brave enough to go down there to check it out. I figured if it was flooding, the downstairs neighbor would let us know. Ignorance is bliss, and all that. I figure there are some things I can afford to be an ostrich about.
Especially since today is sunny and warm and beautiful, just in time to go back to work. Figures, right?
How was your weekend?
