Zombies Need Love Too
Mostly Closed
The thinking man’s game.
#45
Five Reasons I Don’t Own My Own Business:
1. Lack of motivation
2. Would give too much away free
3. The saying the “Customer is always right” makes my brain hurt
4. Requires dealing with employees
5.The average net profit of a sole proprietor: About $11.
My Maiden Voyage
My husband and I have this thing. We love each other like crazy and know we are both borderline geniuses. So it’s hard for us to teach each other things. He couldn’t help me when we went skiing. I can’t help explain him anything I know. So we get out on this sailboat, and cords and sails are whipping around – and apparently I was supposed to know (never having even seen a sailboat in action before) that I was in charge of some of them.
Once we figured out a system though, we were sailing. Like professionals. Like a team. Like we should get endorsements. Apparently all the big fancy boats look out for the little boats assuming those people are learning and don’t know the rules of the open water, but man did we impress them. I had to learn when we had right of way, all the names of things, and that I wasn’t just ‘flipping the front sail-thingy’.
Now that I’ve passed the first test, we get to go out on way fancier boats, which the great guys at the club MK belongs to let us check out. Some of them are nicer than our apartment…
Here are some pictures. I’m most proud of this one of me – I jumped out and parked the thing. WooHoo!
Best Bars In America
Well, I counted five that I’ve been in – that’s not bad. Can you beat me?
Esquire’s List of the Best Bars in America
All In Good Fun Of Course
This sign was over at Seaport Village in San Diego not all that long ago. I forgot about it until I started pulling all the pictures off the camera phone. Which you have to do when you end your service…
Bonus: Here’s one I took of Papelbon at one of the many Mariners/BoSox games I went to in Seattle:
Motivation To Work Out
Here’s a link to an article with FIVE WHOLE PAGES of tips and suggestions to help your body overcome your brain when it comes to working out. My fave is the one I use all the time that totally works – I put on workout clothes. I force myself to get out and do something with the energy it gives me and for some reason the clothes feel like I’m halfway there, so it’s harder for me to say no.
Instant Motivation from prevention.com
(don’t mind the part about 40+)
Bed In The Wall
Always funnier when they are true.
#44
Five Reasons We’ve Said No To Houses:
1. A Murphy bed
2. No off street parking
3. ‘Senior style’ living (?)
4. Rent: 6000$/mo. (or 6000$/week here, it happens)
5. What’s next door:
Grammar Humor
Do You Do Knockoffs?
There’s a time and a place for everything, is the way I see it. Here’s my story:
We go to our super cute little Farmer’s Market every Sunday. I saw a ring I liked and tried it on. Vendor-lady let me know it was 45$, and it was a copy of a Tiffany’s ring. I’ve seen this ring but did not know that it was a ‘big deal’. I of course also didn’t have 45$ at a farmer’s market…but I did go hunting online, and found out that Tiffany’s does indeed sell the ring (for 175$!):
Fascinating. Seeing as there’s no giant “T” that they would knock-off by writing “Y” or anything, I figured the cheap stand in would do. I then found my awesome (possibly more closely imitating) ring on ebay, for 15$. Sorry Vendor-lady.
I’m fine with this one. I don’t get how people would by a Coach bag with “G”s all over it instead of “C”s and think no one would notice, but I also would never spend more than (at least I don’t think I’ve ever spent more than) let’s say 50$ for a purse unless it comes with someone to do my ironing.
What’s your position on the name brand crazy world, that gave way to the rip off world?
Fulfilling Contractual Obligations
There is nothing quite so sweet as accomplishment. Be it passing a test, making a deadline, scoring big in a sport. When your main duties are as thrilling as mine – cooking and cleaning, running and writing – these accomplishments end up being thirty times smaller and a hundred times more exciting.
I have been a customer of Sprint since I was 16 and DL got me my first cell phone in Texas. I converted my husband way back when we were dating and I could no longer afford to not have him on the same plan, for free minutes. I have been in a contract for as long, getting free new fancy phones as often as possible.
For the last few weeks, we haven’t been under contract. We finally made it two whole years without upgrading anything. We are unencumbered. The joy! The success! The avoidance of temptation! The freedom!
Mainly, the best news regarding this freedom is flirting. We are flirting with all these NEW phone companies. And it doesn’t feel like cheating anymore. Since Sprint service has only gotten worse since I was 16, especially anywhere near a beach, mall, road, or small child.
Too bad I bet we’ll be roped back in by the end of the week. I’m just enjoying while it lasts.
Cat Killfoil 
