be careful what you ask for...

my mother always asks me "can't you put music on your blog like stacy does?".  well, mom, yes i can. but the real question is do you really want to hear it?

knowing that the answer is most likely "probably not",  i've decided (anyway) to embed music that reflects my current state of mind. i'll give a little introspect as to why i chose it and change it out as i deem appropriate.

my first pick is fell on black days by soundgarden.  chosen to reveal my unmitigated frustration of putting down pergo flooring only to have it ruined by flood a few months later.  but i must sing the praises of pergo flooring.  it dried up nicely and looks as good as the day we installed it.  still, we have to rip it out and replace it to avoid any mold infestation.  and a shout out to our "guardcat" chewy for alerting us to the leaking toilet.  it could have turned out to be much worse if not for him.   

my first job: forced child laborer on local cherry farm

i filled tanks of cherries with water and used a badminton racket to skim off all the undesirable stuff that floated to the top. did it for one or two seasons and was paid minimum wage (around $3/hr) which was just enough to cover room and board, meals, transportation (even though i lived with my folks right across the street), and ER visits (from heat stroke).   even had enough left over every month to buy a new album, an ice cream cone and the latest issue of tiger beat.  matt dillon, what a babe he was - and still is!

my fear of public speaking

always had it, always will. the "i see naked people" technique never worked for me. anyway, i prefer to blog in semi-anonymity.