Lazy-Ass Friday

Digital Cable is pretty awesome. Last night I watched two NBA games, Celebrity Rehab, and Food Network until 3am. Needless to say, I don't feel like doing much today.

Grrr! UPS was supposed to deliver my Threadless t-shirt today. As of 6:15am it was "out for delivery." I tracked it at 4pm, and UPS says, "A CORRECT STREET NUMBER IS NEEDED FOR DELIVERY. UPS IS ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION." AKA: the driver was too lazy to get out of his truck to look for my house, which is directly behind the apartment building in front of it. I've received UPS packages before, so I'm guessing that the usual driver has the day off. I called UPS to tell them my address is correct and behind another building, so now it's supposed to be delivered on Monday. Here's the new tracking message: "A DELIVERY CHANGE REQUEST FOR THIS PACKAGE WILL BE PROCESSED / THE PACKAGE IS BEING HELD FOR FUTURE DELIVERY. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON THE DATE REQUESTED." And this is why I usually have stuff shipped to work. When M has stuff shipped UPS to our house, he doesn't have problems. And my shirt would've been perfect for Halloween, too.

Tonight I'm going to watch the Blazers game and whatever awesomeness digital cable has to offer. M has a gig tonight with that band, but I'm not going. Tomorrow is the Picadilly Flea Market. The last one (my first) was pretty cool. I plan on going whenever they have one on a Saturday.

Upgrade

M and I finally made the upgrade to Digital Cable yesterday. The combo of Blazers games, Battlestar Galactica (in January), and Comedy Central made it too difficult to resist. The upgrade is supposed to kick in in 24 hours. We've been checking every few hours, and hopefully it'll extend to the tv in the bedroom. It's more money ($30 each) than we were paying before, but the weather is gonna start getting worse soon, making us more likely to stay home.

A Fun Thursday Night Was Had

I met up with Katie and Dusty at Davis' for a friend's birthday dinner. The poor service and the fact that I never got my change back on my beer reinforced my dislike for the place. Granted, it was $1.50 change on a five, but maybe if I wasn't a member of the working poor, the principle of it wouldn't bother me. Especially when I asked for my change, and she said she'd bring it.

Davis' sure is pretty looking. I like the color scheme. However, the menu is too chi-chi and spendy for my low-wage job taste. I'm not a yuppie or yuppie-in-training, or aspiring to be one, and that is the crowd that it desires & draws. I am normal folk who like kicking it with normal folk. The positive I can give Davis' is that you can dress casually and still fit in. And that their burger is the shit--get it with blue cheese and bacon.

Next we got dinner (mmm chicken strips!) and drinks at Horsehead. I like Horsehead because all kinds of people go there. You've got your resident alcoholics, business people getting a drink after work, aging hipsters, troubled hipsters. It has more of a feel of a neighborhood bar with awesome food than its uptight prissy cousin across the street.

M was supposed to meet up with us when his band practice ended, but of course, some stupid bullshit happened like it always does. Katie and Dusty walked me home because M's band practice didn't get started until late, and we were ready to leave by then. Anyone got a band my BF can jam with?

Anyway, the three of us hung out at my house for awhile. They got to check out the Memory Foam mattress pad, and we talked about all kinds of pop culture. I wish I got to hang out with Katie and Dusty more often because I like them so much. They are super-cool and we think alike on a lot of the same things. I'm glad they're my friends.

Chelsea Handler PSA

Ants and Neti Pots

I noticed in the bathroom this morning that our yearly infestation of tiny black ants has begun, possibly because of the change in the weather. Our landlord is good about contacting the exterminator, but I still get overwhelmingly grossed out at watching them cross the bathroom floor and go walking on the hallway carpet. I put some Tarro out, which they are enjoying. We have also been vacuuming them when they're on the carpet. At least they're not in the kitchen. Yet.

I finally started using the Neti Pot that I bought last summer at the end of allergy season. It's pretty cool once you get over the sensation of drowning. I can't wait to use it when I get really stuffed up.

I Don't Feel So Good

Yuck, I'm getting the same cold that M has. I have the sore throat, I want to jab a pipe cleaner inside my ears they itch so much, and now I have to blow my nose a lot. M has band practice tonight, so I picked up the House Curry from Sweet Basil. The new issue of Blender arrived today, and I've already perused it front to back.

I do enjoy M having band practice because it gives me back some "me time." Unfortunately, I feel crummy--not that what I'm doing tonight would be much different if I felt better. I lived by myself for six years before we started dating, and I did enjoy having my space. M used to work weekends, which gave us Friday together and Saturday by myself. Now we have the same days off, and I could have time to myself if I wanted, but I want to hang out with my BF when we get the time.

I think it's time for my evening nap. Should I sleep on the living room couch or the uber-comfy bed?

Memory Foam Rocks

Friday we bought a memory foam mattress pad for the bed. M and I are orthopedicly challenged--he has a bad shoulder and back, I have lower back, sciatica, wrist and shoulder issues. Our chiropractor recommended the mattress pad. M has a memory foam pillow that he loves, so we figured we'd give it a try. Shop-Ko had them for 60% off.

It wasn't cheap, let me tell you. But it's up there with the best things ever. You truly melt into the bed like quicksand.

Today we went to the Picadilly Flea Market for the first time. I found AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and the Watts/Stax soundrack on vinyl. Then I cleaned the house while M made chili.