The Mazdabator is parked out back, unlocked. Please do not go into it and steal the 80 pounds of wood pellets we use as cat litter, or the 12 litres of Diet Coke in the back seat. Thank you.
They’re doing construction or something on the crack house down the block, and large trucks with industrial vacuums are making a heck of a lot of noise in the alley. It set our car alarm off repeatedly, so I just shut it off. There’s nothing of value in the car except for my Diet Coke, so I don’t think the car is in any danger .. but I’ll probably go rescue the bottles at some point anyway. I like Diet Coke. I don’t have a problem, I can quit any time. I’m not hurting anyone! You’re not my science textbook! Leave me alone!
I’m debating growing my hair out. I’m worried that I’m starting to look old – or at least closer to my real age than I ever have before in my life – and perhaps more hair will help coax the illusion of youth along for a while longer. Ed claims that at every point in an Asian woman’s life her age catches up with her and she looks 80 overnight. I am truly hoping that is not the case with me – I’ve really enjoyed the part of my genes that routinely has me looking 5-10 years younger than I actually am. I am too young to look 80, and I don’t own a boathouse yet. I also am far too jaded and cynical to buy into commercials for creams that will help stop the signs of aging. Fie on you, expensive creams – bright green eye shadow does the exact same thing, for much less money.
Why isn’t the postman bringing me packages of mystery? There’re at least half a dozen things I’m waiting for, probably more – I want my stuff. And Ed’s stuff, although that is not as interesting to me.
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I’m obviously not asian, but I’m sort of wondering the same thing about my hair: if I cut it shorter (to a bob) will I look younger? When it was really short (near pixie at one point) 3 years ago people thought I was 19 when I was 26-27. I’m not sure, however, if cutting it that short again would make me look 19 again, because I think my face might be aging at a really fast rate, or maybe I’m just obsessing about lines and stuff.
Do whatever you want with your hair. Whenever you’re supposed to get suddenly 80, according to your guy, it’s probably not going to be soon.
For several years I’d been growing my hair longish in the misguided attempt to look younger/more girlie/skinnier/whatever. I got it chopped into a really nice well-shaped bob and I look oodles better. Don’t grow the hair. It won’t turn back time. YMMV.
Fuckin’-A on the wood pellets! We buy 20kg of horse stall pellets at a time. You can buy smaller packs for cats, but they cost four times as much. Regular litter gets tracked out so much, and we never noticed until we moved into a place with hardwood floors. Gross! I wish I had known about this stuff 10 years ago.
Oh, and go long hair. If you’re gonna ride my ass, the least you could do is pull my hair. Guys? Am I right?
Where do you get yours? We buy them from Rona for $5 a bag; I think they’re the same size (about 40lbs). I’ve seen them for sale in pet stores, but you’re right – a tiny 5lb bag for like $10-$20. Um, no. It’s compressed sawdust.
Rona, eh? We buy them from a local pet store, Creatures Great and Small for 7 or 8 bucks. I have not seen them at my local Rona, which is one block away, but no matter what I am looking for, they never seem to have it in stock (yet the store remains mysteriously full…)
Petcetera sometimes has the big bags on sale, 1/2 price which makes them worthwhile, too!
Boo cat litter! Yay horse stall bedding!