me to a T - Tracey Odachowski

I’m sitting here watching one of our new guilty pleasure shows, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. There are things that this man does that I just cannot believe he would subject himself to. Last week it was a snake farm. Tonight it is the San Francisco Zoo.

And what Dirty Job is he doing? Oh, cleaning up poop. I’m beginning to think that most of the Dirty Jobs that he does involve poop in some way, shape, or form.

He’s going around with the man who drives the Poop Truck. This same man says that he would rather drive the Poop Truck instead of working with people in Guest Services (his former job). Seriously? Must be some great poop. But, of course, Mike Rowe just had to take it a step further and ask the man what his favorite poop was. His answer? Giraffe poop. Why???

“Because it looks just like Cocoa Puffs.”

You know, I used to like that cereal. Can’t see my buying it again.

Of course, Mike had to check it out, and, go figure, it really does look like that. Why? Evidentally giraffes have a very efficient 4-chambered stomach that is very efficient and extracts almost all nutrients, leaving very little waste in the form of these itty bitty pellets.

Which Mike Rowe then called Milk Duds.

yup, not buying them again, either.

Now if only Mike Rowe could find crap that looks like carrot cake, chocolate, and well, anything else that manages to ruin my diet, I think I’d be in great shape!!!

(sorry for the nasty post…he is at a cheese factory now. Things are a little cleaner there. )

So, I’m supposed to be writing up project sheets right now, but what’s the fun in that? (Jen’s gonna kill me when she reads that). Instead, I think I’ll write a little update, sans pictures b/c, frankly, I’m comfy on the couch on the laptop right now, and all of the pics are on the other computer. Deal with it.

And, well, that gives me an excuse that I still haven’t posted the pictures of our completed bedroom…you know, the ones I still haven’t actually taken yet? hehe.

Speaking of the bedroom, omg, it is a dream. It’s so nice that even Chris, my significant other who could really give a care about anything decorative, cannot stop commenting on it. He calls it the Nap room, bucause it is so dreamy looking that it is perfect for napping. I do still need to paint all five doors, and I need to figure out what i want to use to pull the curtains back, but, other than that, it is finito. Dreamy. Love it. Really must take a picture of it to share.

Evidentally, it is home improvement week here. We talked to my friend Kasey’s dad a few months ago about doing some simple home improvements around the house (and in the future, some more advanced ones), and we’ve just been waiting for his schedule to open. It finally did. WOOHOO! He stopped by yesterday to go over some rough estimates, then I went to Home Depot this morning to pick out a new storm door for the front door. Finally, when the nice weather comes, I’ll be able to open my front door to circulate air in the house. This excites me. They started the framing of it this afternoon, and they’ll be back tomorrow to do some more. (It’s a slightly complicated install because of our sidelight). We’re also reconfiguring the downspouts on our garage roof. The downspouts from the main house dumped onto the roof and was causing some leaking in the garage. Um, not good, and, quite frankly, a stupid way to put downspouts. I can’t wait for this problem to fixed so that next spring we can finish the inside of the garage. Let’s see, he’s also going to put some flooring down in the attic (yay! more storage space), and power wash the roof. Like I said, lots of little things. We’re supposed to be putting in a sprinkler system and completely replanting the lawn (currently known as the weed garden), so the budget only allows for little things right now. My dream list includes quartz countertops, recessed lighting, and a screened porch in the back. haha - this is obviously a very long term dream list. I need a job first! LOL!

So, that’s about it. Like I said, home improvement central. Gotta love the sound of banging hammers in the afternoon.