Wednesday Rants/Raves/Randoms

[niq]

I've been MIA on the board for the day. I skipped the gym because I needed to help my mom shop for individual health insurance. Every time I deal with insurance companies I feel like I'm turning into a communist. I can't tell if I was using just freshman-level college math class, or if I needed my junior/senior level math to figure out which plans made the most sense. And I'm not even sure I got the right answer!

Pity party for one, here. Use this thread for rants, raves, and randoms

[amandasw]

I'm in a weird mood because I got in an awkward "we're not arguing but we kind of are" conversation with a classmate at lunch over the stupid grocery bag thing. somehow she is the ONLY person that this happens with for me - she just gets really stubborn and then somehow makes me feel bad when it should have been a lighthearted conversation. ugh.

bottom line: I think the no plastic bags thing is stupid because I reused them (and also had reusable bags, I just sometimes would get the paper/plastic ones because I use them!), now I have to BUY plastic bags to use when I would have just used my grocery bags. somehow she couldn't explain how she never needs plastic bags for her garbage... regardless, now I'm cranky.

[madDawg228]

I'm annoyed that I have to keep a bulky Xerox printer at my desk for pick up tomorrow morning, because another branch of the company I work for can't bother to keep normal business hours, so I have to help THEIR customer. I am only an admin for one branch not two. I will probably have to lift the bulky printer too.... grrr I want to kick someone in the shin.

[jennlin]

amanda..totally. i use garbage bags for doggy poo, bathroom garbage cans, diaper pail, and my parents use it when cleaning out cat box.....i even sometimes run out of bags and use plastic bags that i've bought before for doggy poo. it's annoying.

my random vent for the day? just my parents. boo.

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I'm so happy for my friend. I took the afternoon off of work and went to the M's game to watch him throw out the first pitch. He's a huge M's fan and this was on his bucket list. I've never seen him so happy.

[niq]

Jul 25, 2012 18:41:49 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

I'm so happy for my friend. I took the afternoon off of work and went to the M's game to watch him throw out the first pitch. He's a huge M's fan and this was on his bucket list. I've never seen him so happy.

That is pretty awesome.

Did he do anything to get the first pitch gig? Or did he just apply?

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Jul 25, 2012 19:29:53 GMT -5 niq said:

Jul 25, 2012 18:41:49 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

I'm so happy for my friend. I took the afternoon off of work and went to the M's game to watch him throw out the first pitch. He's a huge M's fan and this was on his bucket list. I've never seen him so happy.

That is pretty awesome.

Did he do anything to get the first pitch gig? Or did he just apply?

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He raised a bunch of money for the Washington Coalition Against Domestic Abuse 5k last week.

The top 2 fundraisers got to throw out the first pitch as a prize.

I'm so glad that he got this. He worked so hard for this and he totally deserved this.

[niq]

Okay, here's my rave:

By far the most awesome we've gotten as part of the move was this tiny compost bin. We keep it on the kitchen counter, but it has filter to keep smells out and we empty it every day or every other day. It's like having the garbage bowl that Rachael Ray always recommends, only it's always ready!

It's $30 at BB&B and totally worth it.


www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=122920&RN=2686&

[jennlin]

koosh, that's really sad

[amandasw]

Jul 25, 2012 17:24:21 GMT -5 jennlin said:

amanda..totally. i use garbage bags for doggy poo, bathroom garbage cans, diaper pail, and my parents use it when cleaning out cat box.....i even sometimes run out of bags and use plastic bags that i've bought before for doggy poo. it's annoying.

my random vent for the day? just my parents. boo.

THANK YOU. I was mad at myself for not bringing up the littlebox (remembered it while I was still annoyed on the bus thinking about it) - and they're going to get a cat soon too! I bet she'll wish she had those bags...!