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WalMart Crazies

Nikki — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:57:49 +0000

Last night I was in search of some special chemicals to treat the water for my fish. It seems they have “Ick.” My boyfriend said that I have to buy a bottle of this stuff called “Soppersafe.” I don’t know why they call it that. I wish I had paid more attention in chemistry class in school.

So I found the Coppersafe at the pet store next to WalMart, and I thought, since I’m all the way over here I might as well go to WalMart and pick up a few things so I don’t have make another trip over this way.

Big mistake. That place was jam packed with weird and crazy people. The aisles were crowded, people were bumping into me – I HATE that! – and I couldn’t find the right size or the right color or the right flavor of whatever I was looking for. The lines to check out were huge. I said “Fuck it!” and left my basket in the line and walked out of the store. I don’t need all that cheap crap bad enough to stand in line for 40 minutes to pay them for it.

New Coat

Nikki — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:50:19 +0000

Its turned cold and I dug out my ski parka from the back of the closet and took one look at that dingy old thing and threw it out. I have had that coat since I went skiing in Park City, Utah, about 9 years ago. That is crazy too long for a coat, even though it was expensive and it kept me toasty warm on top of those bitter cold mountains out west.

It’s in the trash and I’m on my way to the mall to buy a new one. Let’s see what I can find this time.

On the Road for a Free Dinner

Nikki — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:46:44 +0000

Leaving tonight for a couple of days. It’s my annual duty appearance at my brother’s house. He always hosts the family’s Thanksgiving dinner. He is the only one in the family with a nice house big enough to accommodate everyone, and his wife is a decent cook. She tries to do all the traditional foods, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. and won’t let anyone help her in the kitchen. So, all I have to do is drive 8 hours and sit around drinking white wine with the family the entire day at my brother’s house. If it wasn’t for the white wine I wouldn’t be able to tolerate that much time with those freaks. But, you knew that.

Its the Money

Nikki — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:55:53 +0000

I have a huge bowl of loose change. If I had a piggy bank it would have filled u[p all but the biggest one of those by now. The bowl is a pretty handmade wooden bowl from the Philippines that was a gift. So I like to leave it out on the dresser and look at. Except now it is filled with coins. So I need to find a way to transport all these coins to the bank and cash it in.

Handicapped Parking

Nikki — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:26:26 +0000

Do they call it handicapped parking spots anymore? The whole politically correct way of talking about people with disabilities, disorders, handicapped, challenged, etc. is getting too hard to keep up with.

Eat or Talk?

Nikki — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:21:16 +0000

For a first date, would you rather go to a restaurant and eat? Or go to a show/movie/concert? Or would you rather just go somewhere nice and semi-private to talk?

For me, if I am serious about a guy, I want to have a chance to talk and get to know him better without a lot of noise and distractions. And I do not like to eat in front of people I don’t know. I seriously do not understand why so many first dates involve dinner. That is the LAST thing I want to deal with on a first date.

Flat Rate Shipping

Nikki — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:18:46 +0000

When is the last time you had to ship anything at the post office? I can tell you it has been a very long time since I had to find a box, put stuff in it and then haul it to the post office.

Nowadays they are making it easier for you to deal with the box end of it. They have free boxes in several sizes that you can use to ship your stuff. Anything that you can cram into the box goes for a flat rate. How cool is that?

Different Kinds of Clubs

Nikki — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:34:08 +0000

Have you ever been in an unfamiliar town and wanted to go out for a few hours? I was in Chicago and wanted to go to some blues clubs. I told the taxi driver to take me to a good club. I didn’t even know the names of any clubs but figured it was Chicago – any taxi driver should know these things. Well, the jackass took me to a club and let me out and when I went inside it turned out to not be a blues club but a strip club. I still had a lot of fun though!

Getting Real Tired of the Shit

Nikki — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:31:50 +0000

When did my job turn into this? I’m nothing but a shit collector around here. Enough!

Lightning Strike

Nikki — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:29:15 +0000

Unbelievable what happened to me this morning. My house got hit by lightning and it blew up all my TVs, my Playstation and my computer. Thank God my lap top was not plugged into the wall or it would have been struck, too. What a pain in the ass to have to deal with replacing all this stuff and paying a big fat deductible to the insurance company just to get my stuff back.