Today I spent time with my mom. She drove over around 11am, which is way before I usually wake up. I answered the door in my pajama pants and furry sweater. In complete "mom fashion", she walked up the steps carrying a brown grocery bag full of home cooked goodies. She brought a big pot of "bun reiu", a vietnamese soup noodle dish, that she can cook like no one else=) So I went to take a shower and she boiled the noodles. We had a late breakfast at the kitchen table. Afterwards, we ventured off to Cosco.
I got a box of frozen chicken bakes! Ooh, and a bunch of vegitarian burger patties, 12 cans of 99% fat free chicken broth (I'd prefer the 100% fatty chicken broth, but its gone out of style it seems...whats the harm in a little chicken blubber?), one of those fat cartons of oj, The Shrek dvd, and some other jazz...all the while partaking upon the free morsels scattered about the store...corn chips, soups, salsa, vegi patties(responsible for my purchase...this type of advertising really works!), and yogurt.
We unloaded everything into the car and went back for the food court...damn, if more people got hip to the Cosco food court, I don't know what I'd do. I've been a fan since it was called Price Club baby.=) Polish dogs! Followed with either a chicken bake or a slice of pizza...I'm glad I'm a dude, and don't have to worry about my girlish figure, cuz if I was...well, who am I kiddin', I'd be fat. But in a jolly way, hey? hey?? yeah=)
Afterwards, mom and I drove to a mall off the freeway and did some shopping like back in the day. Man, I remember those days when I was a wee tyke, following my mom around Ross and Marshalls, hiding behind the clothes racks...hanging onto my mom's purse strap droning "are you done yet? can we go now?? Maaaaaaa...." That was back when my mamma still dressed me...heh. Its different now that I have an interest in what I wear.=)
Yeah, it was great time with mom. Moms are special people aren't they?
I won't talk about how we got lost multiple times to and from where we were headed.
Our stove light has been burnt out for a few weeks now, and just yesterday, I found out that the buttons for the light and stove fan were all grimy and stuck in position, so today when I got home, I decided to take screwdriver in hand, mosey on over to that stove and handle it. My housemate came home in the middle of it, and I could tell she was surprised. I'm convinced that if I didn't do something about it, they'd "learn to live with it" like someone learns to live with a missing toe nail. Heh...living with chicks is funny sometimes. Plus, I gotta admit, I kinda felt that primal satisfaction from playin' the handy man...put a tool belt, some overalls and a wifebeater on me and I would've grunted with the best of them. Its a feeling akin to eating a steak. Steak...its a carnal experience man...that freshly killed (by someone else) vicious (grass munching) cow, found only in the rugged jungles of (your local grocer's meat isle), grilled to bloody perfection...fat drippin' down onto the plate, mingled with pink meat juices...salt and rosemary rubbed in...I mean, *grunt grunt* someone give me a spear and a loincloth already!
I'm gettin' ready to watch my Shrek dvd...on my brand new dvd rom. Aww, its gonna be grand. I installed it myself, with the help of some troubleshooting by friends. Like I was sayin' before man, I can dig this whole workin' with my hands thing=) Someone buy me one of those tool boxes from Sears...I'll wear a grease rag as a bandana, oh yeah baby.=) I definately learned some things installing it, and now I'm pretty confident I could upgrade my computer myself...when fate decides to bless me with a few meager dollars.
Tomorrow there's a workshop at school...just once a week during the intersession, so I really want to make it. Off to Shrekland, then bed for me. Take care you. Talk to ya later.
1/22/2002 11:12:20 PM
