Christmas is almost here, and I'm not ready!!

OKAY! There's a week until Christmas!! I'm starting to pull my hair out! Why you ask?? I don't know what to get anyone for Christmas!! AHHH! I usually finish all my shopping before Thanksgiving, and I'm MORE than done by now. Thsi year, I've procrastinated so much...that I'm scared to go to the stores! I'm also looking for the best deals I can find. I'll never go to the store on Black Friday morning, I'm not THAT into being a deal shopper...but I'm definitely behind!! I looked up some of the hottest gifts to give this year...and I'm not a fan of any of them! The first was a Tablet PC. I CAN NOT afford that! That's out of my budget even for myself! The second is a lego set. While that is a cool gift for kids...I'm not buying for any kids this year, so that's no help, unless I give my parents and Godparents lego sets that are put together (HA! I'm NOT doing that...I don't have the time!) The third was a travel coffee mug. While I can see that being a practical gift, I think it's really a cheap way of saying to someone 'I didn't know what to get you soooo...' Yeah. I'm skipping that. I personally don't use the one I have, so if someone got that for me, it probably wouldn't leave the closet. I think that's a pretty bad gift idea, but it's tops this year! Go figure!!

Damn Stubborn Turkey!!

Okay, well let me preface this post by saying in the end...everything turned out okay. It was a production and a half!!! We named our tukey Henry this year. (I'm not sure why, I didn't even pick the name out!) I'll now formally refer to the turky as 'Henry.' It wasn't a total crisis, but Henry decided ythat after siiting in the fridge since Sunday, he didn't want to be entirely thawed out yet. So here I am, trying to get this turkey apart to get it ready for the oven, and I can't budge anything because he's still FROZEN!! I spent about an hour running it under cold water. I was finally able to get the turkey apart the way it needed to be...and all was good. I basted him up, popped him in the oven, and it was a success!! He looked like he went through a little trauma after he came out of the oven...his leg was kinda hanging there...but it was just because I was having SUCH a hard time getting him thawed out! This led me to look online about rinsing the trkey under water. I actually learned that the only reason they say not to rinse pultry with water is because of the splatter of water with bacteria...which will get on countertops, and any other surfaces in your kitchen. I'm a lysol fiend...so that was no problem! The worst thing that happened to me was nearly frostbitten fingers! That was quite an experience...and would have been a disaster if it had been frozen any more than it was!! I was talking to a co-worker today, and he informed me that usually it's 5 pounds per day for thawing in the fridge. So a 15 pound turkey would thaw for 3 days. That was Henry, he didn't follow the guidelines at all!!! Thank goodness that's over until next Thanksgiving!! Do I HAVE to cook!?

Lindsey Lohan Strikes Again!

This time on herself!!!! Oh Lindsey - you will NEVER learn!!! I know everyone is probably about as sick and tired of hearing about her as I am, but she really keeps doing the craziest things. Since she had her probation revoked for numerous violations reently, she showed up 40 minutes late to the L.A. City Morgue yesterday. That clearly did not please the supervisors...but they got everything cleared up. Now she will be FORCED to be on-time! Being late is not only disrespectful, but it can easily be avoided. Her council says she was stressed and confused - which is why she was late. However, it appears the greater issue was she was running 40 minutes behind on her own schedule...which made her late. EARTH TO LINDSEY!! You'll be in these situations the REST of your life if you don't wake up!!! I'm not sure what's going through her mind - then again, I don't think I want to know. What I do know is - Lindsey will always be known for her crazy shenanigans, and not for her roles in all those movies. Money can't fix everything!

HERE COMES IRENE!!!!!

I know it's the big talk, but I can't help but share all the harrowing experiences I HEARD of with everyone! I have had no problems personally, but I know it's been crazy. Some local gas stations are out of regular gas...which is kinda freaky. Almost EVERY store within a 500 mile radius has no water since everyone is counting on being without power for days...and any store you walk into is filled with absolute mass hysteria!! It's insane out there! I hope everyone is safe this weekend, and stocked up. I'll be at the station working all weekend, so I feel fearless!!! For now, until it really starts getting nuts. Watch creeks and streams...and major rivers for flooding!!!

HOLY CRAP IT'S AUGUST!!!!

Well...almost! I just got back recently from my vacation. I went all over the place! The mountains, the ocean and saw some historic sites in Savannah, GA! I also stopped by Hilton head Island, SC...I definitely recommend that for anyone visiting South Carolina...it's beautiful! Just be sure to bring extra dough, because it's expensive! An inexpensive place to go is Myrtle Beach....I also stopped there for a few days. It's one of my favorite places!
I'm glad to be back home in the Valley...if you think over the past few weeks we've had traffic problems here...try this: I-95 CLOSED near Richmond with a 25 mile back up! People sat for 3-4 hours trying to get out of that mess. I only lost an hour using my trusty map!

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!!!!

I never thought it would get here this year, but tomorrow starts a week-long vacation for me! With the cold winter we had...and all the various illnesses floating around the office, it sure is good to finally break away! I'm just hoping it doesn't go too fast...because if you're like me, you like to relax on your vacay, but also do some really cool stuff!! I'm headed to the beach...so if you're looking for me, I'll be the dude with the cooler hanging out in the shade! I had a BLISTERING sunburn a few years ago - I'll NEVER do that again! I was miserable all vacation!

Hope you all get a chance to break away too!

Talk atcha soon!

Sal

That's What She Said!

It may be an old joke...but lately with co-workers...everything has turned into a statement that ends in 'that's what she said.' It may have been around forever, but we're all getting a lot of mileage out of it!
...that's what she said.....

- Sal