So my life has been kind of crazy lately. And not just the usual crazy either. A lot of things have happened. Some good, some bad. Some REALLY good, and some REALLY bad. And then there are always a scattering of unexplained things, funny things, stupid things, etc. And yet, every time I want to sit and write a blog, I can't think of a damn thing to say. Why? How is that possible? I know I have lots to say. Just ask some of my friends and they'll tell you that I never shut up. So why is it that I can't blog worth a shit these days?
I think it's because some of the stuff I'm not quite ready to share. And other things, I don't think I ever will share. And the remainder of it all leaves me with nothing but the unexplainable and stupid stuff. And I worry that everyone is starting to think I'm a total loon. Of course, lots of people probably already thought that....but oh well.
But he's a little recap of some of the things in my life that I can share. Like another unexplainable ghost incident. This happened a few days ago. We were lying on the couch watching TV and one of our cats walked down the hall. We didn't really pay that much attention to her until she started freaking out. She was meowing and hissing, so we both looked down the hallway to see what might be happening. And that's when both saw what looked like a person peering around the corner.
They were all in white, and it was totally different than anything I'd ever seen before in the house. But just as we saw that, the cat came tearing around the corner all puffed up, like her ass was on fire. So we diverted our eyes to the cat for a second, and by the time we looked up again, the figure was gone. I had to go down there and investigate it, but I saw nothing. The hallway was empty.
But all of this happened right around the same mysterious corner and the cabinet with the knob that keeps getting unscrewed and falling off. I think there's something weird about the cabinet, and all these strange things seem to revolve around it. Plus, we have 4 identical cabinets in the hallway. Two on each side of the wall. And all of them are painted white inside, except for this one. This one is paneled with brown wood. It doesn't match the other 3 cabinets on the inside. Or anything else in the entire house. But either way, it's totally weird.
Now on to something that made me laugh yesterday. Nat and I were going grocery shopping, and we were driving along listening to the radio. And that No Doubt song "It's My Life" came on. Nat and I both like to sing along and don't really care how stupid we sound. But I couldn't help laughing at her when she was singing with this one. She started singing these lyrics:
"It's funny how I find myself in love with you...Oh, if I could buy my Raisenettes, I'd pray to you, one hand won't do...."
I started busting up. Raisenettes?! I asked her if she really thought Gwen Stefani was singing about Raisenettes, and she shrugged and said, "maybe?" Then she asked me what it was she was really saying, and I had no idea. That's the part of the song I just hum and mumble to, since I can't understand her. But I looked the lyrics up and apparently she's saying:
"It's funny how I find myself in love with you, if I could buy my reasoning, I'd pay to lose, one half won't do."
Huh. I guess that makes a little more sense. Sort of. I still don't know what that means really. But at least she's not talking about Raisenettes. Nat said she likes her lyrics better and will continue to believe the song is about someone's obsession with movie theater candies....
Our grocery shopping excursion was kind of fun too. We belong to this online mailing list that sends you special grocery coupons that you can't get anywhere else. And we had one for $20 off if we spent $100. Plus Nat's work had given her a $50 gift card for the store, in honor of Thanksgiving, which was really awesome. So we made it our mission to get the most of out of our money.
But a few weekends ago, we had a coupon for $25 off a $100 purchase and we totally messed it up. We only spent $81 and the coupon was useless. I still don't know how that happened, because I swear we bought a ton of stuff. And normally I'm shocked at how 2 bags of groceries usually cost us $60. It figures when you WANT to spend a lot, you fall short of the mark. And when you're broke and pinching pennies, three items end up costing you a fortune.
But in order to ensure we spent enough this time, we brought our calculator with us. I'm sure we must have looked like total dorks punching everything into that as soon as we placed it in the basket. But it worked! We actually spent more than a $100, but with the coupon and the gift card, we ended up getting a $130 worth of stuff for only $60 bucks! Not bad huh?
When we got home, I took most of the groceries in myself, while Nat went next door to check on our neighbor. Last Wednesday, she was actually one of Nat's patients at work. She had a breast reduction done. Ouch. But I guess she's super lucky that her nurse lives next door huh? Especially since she had some sort of bad reaction to the antibiotics they gave her, and she ended up needing to go to the hospital because of it. But she's doing okay now, I guess. And she's the one who we termed 'The Cupcake Fairy' because she's always baking us stuff and bringing it over.
The last thing we got was a key lime pie and it was pretty tasty. We're so spoiled. But she promised that as soon as she's feeling better, she'll bake us a lemon cheesecake with stolen lemons off our tree :-P Sounds good to me!
Oh and one last thing before I finally shut up and stop rambling about nothing, I wanted to share that I'm able to drink coffee again. It's awesome. Now, for people who don't drink coffee, that might not be a very exciting piece of news to hear. But it was really upsetting when I got sick and it seemed coffee was just off my menu forever. I was always so tired and grumpy without it. I had nothing to look forward to in the morning anymore. And tea just wasn't cutting it. Tea is okay once in awhile, but it's no substitute for the awesomeness of coffee.
But the first time I tried to drink coffee again after going months without it, it was a disaster. It made me SO sick. But I also realized that the coffee I made tasted funny too. It wasn't yummy like I remembered. And I thought maybe my coffee was too old, or my coffee maker wasn't good anymore since it had been MONTHS since I used it. Nat likes coffee, but she usually just drinks it at work, and doesn't make it here at home. So the maker just sat there forever doing nothing.
So I decided that maybe I should clean it out. I ran vinegar and water through it because I'd read that it was the best way to clean it. And oh my god, you would not believe the shit that came out of there. Chunks of black mold! It was seriously disgusting. And I had DRANK that shit. Along with some small flowers that had been hiding in my sugar, if anyone remembers that post. So essentially my first cup of coffee in months was not only made with old coffee, but it was filled with black mold and dehydrated Baby's Breath flowers. It's no wonder it made me sick. It's a miracle I didn't die on the spot.
I tried in vain to clean the mold out, but every batch of water that came out was filled with chunks. So I just threw the coffee pot away and bought a new one. And I'm pleased to say that I'm back to starting to my day out every morning with a nice pot of fresh, moldless coffee. Yummy.
So how's that for a random blog of life events? I tried. Maybe I'll have something more to share real soon.....
evil_twin posted on Nov 16, 2008
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kruuyai said on Nov 16, 2008....
One question: Did you have this many ghostly events in your previous houses? -
evil_twin said on Nov 16, 2008....
Kruu--Not quite this many, but there's always been something happening around me. I think I bring it out, but I also think my house is a hotspot too. -
Mr_Box said on Nov 16, 2008....
That stuff about the chunky black mold in your coffee pot was disgusting! Man. You drank it?? It makes me want to clean my coffee pot out too, just to make sure I'm not being poisoned....I always have trouble understanding song lyrics. I had to listen to that song you mentioned, and I can see why she thinks it's about Raisinettes. It does kind of sound like that :-PYour ghost issues are really intriguing to me though. I do think it's a combination of you and your house. Because I think you attract things to appear. But your house just has a lot of things in it too.So interesting. I really wanna spend more time there so I can see this stuff happen too! -
queenparanoia said on Nov 17, 2008....
kyle i bring my calculator when grocery shopping too...lol... anyway that was creepy about the ghost!!!!!!!!!! and eww about the coffee!!! you can get sick from that!!! -
Twylarants said on Nov 17, 2008....
I'm so glad I read this post, Kyle...you've managed to make me smile. You're not loony at all, you're very bright and personable, and very entertaining.
I'm sorry bad things are happening in your lives....you two kids deserve only good times.
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fragglesrock said on Nov 17, 2008....
that was awesome on the random scale :) -
gingersoul said on Nov 17, 2008....
Kyle..........i just love reading your posts....:-)
First, about the coupons thing...i so relate to that...i seem always unable to gain any advantage from things like that..i always end up using the coupons when they are expired or not having enough items to cover the discount...lol...
Second, I had a cat in Italy who was constantly scaring the crap our of my ex and me ....he used to stare beyond our shoulders intensely..and then you could see his hair spiking up and he would start growling and running all over the house....bah!....
Third, Nat and her songs ....lol. ..i do the same and my daughter - anytime- looks at me, shakes her head and says "Moooommm........you didn't get one single word right"...
To this i often comment "You have to own the song, baby. Own the song"
Have a great week. You guys are just too sweet...{hugs} -
uniquely-ironic said on Nov 17, 2008....
Well, now that you've told me the ghost cabinet is different I have several demented theories as to who the ghost might be. *sigh* my mind is a scary place to be.Yeah for the coffee! That's disgusting about the old coffee maker. Now I'll have to go look at mine at home. Fortunately it's pretty new. Maybe that's why the old one died.I respect that you guys use coupons for groceries. I always look through the papers and such and see them. I even mean to use them, but ......... I'm totally lazy. -
winterslight said on Nov 17, 2008....
coffee thing wonder if it could of been your pot this hole time???i dont drink coffee but pepsi is my thing and so i no it would suck if i had that taken away! but incase take it slow and see how you do..love the song by your daughter better! cause now when you here that song it will always bring you back to that day you 2 shared!and your friend in the house....did the cabbnet come with the house??? if so because it is the odd ball could there be something in it behinde it? you may want to check every inch of it.. mave have to remove it to see if anything is there???? cause i dont think he is trying to steal your knob. so maybe he wants you to pay attion to it and look???never no. -
evil_twin said on Nov 17, 2008....
Mr. Box--You're welcome to come over any time you want and hunt for ghosts :-P But it's hard to predict when something is going to happen. It'll be quiet for a long time, and then suddenly a ton of stuff will happen all at once. It's weird!
queen--I'm glad someone else takes a calculator with them to the store. Now I don't feel so lame :-P And I know I could get sick from that coffee and I did!
twyla--Thank you :-) I'm glad you don't think I'm loony and that you enjoy my posts. And don't worry, good things are happening to us too :-)
fraggles--Glad you liked it.
ginger--Coupons are hard to use sometimes. We usually forget about them. But at this point, we need to save all the money we can :-P That's funny that you get the song lyrics wrong too. Sometimes even after I know what they're really saying, I still sing the wrong thing!
uniquely--I wanna hear your demented theories about my spooky cabinet. I never really noticed they were different before because they're crammed full of too much crap. But I'm curious what it is you think that might mean....
link--Yeah, that can happen.
winterslight--I don't think it was my coffee pot that made me sick in the past, only because I stopped drinking it for months and was still sick. But it definitely made me sick the day I drank the black mold! Yuck. And just to clear up any confusion, that was my wife who was singing the song wrong :-P The cabinet came with the house, but it's just different on the inside from the others. But I don't think anything could be behind it the way the walls are. But I really don't know actually....
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uniquely-ironic said on Nov 17, 2008....
Just remember you asked and that I have a vivid imagination.Maybe they found a body in there, so they had to replace the insides because there was "body juice" by the time they found it.Maybe someone locked a child up in there for punishment, so it became a focal point of anger and sorrow.See what I mean? My mind runs amuck if you give it half an excuse. -
evil_twin said on Nov 17, 2008....
uniquely--Body juice? :-P That reminds of the post I made about buying a couch that had dead person juice on it! Your theories aren't really all that wacky though. Because either of those scenarios could be right. This house has had a lot of residents in it, and there's no telling what could have happened in that cabinet.... -
uniquely-ironic said on Nov 17, 2008....
whew! glad to know my mind isn't that far gone. I should have remembered that you live near Lala land where anything is possible :) -
evil_twin said on Nov 17, 2008....
uniquely--Anything really is possible out here...or at least at my house! :-P -
the_infernal_optimist said on Nov 17, 2008....
Raisinettes? LOL! :-D That should get featured on a misheard lyrics site!
I hold out your old coffee maker as proof that coffee is vile and not a viable beverage. ;-) Ewww!
~Infernal
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evil_twin said on Nov 17, 2008....
Infernal--Don't you just love her Raisinette song? :-P It was so funny. There's another song she sings wrong. I think it's by Avril Lavingne. And it says something about how she's never gonna see you begging. And Nat says it sounds like she's saying, "I'm never going to see your bacon" She's so funny.... -
wombat said on Nov 17, 2008....
I'm late to this, but I so enjoyed reading! I am amazed at your calmness with the continuing mysteries of your house! I would have done a fair immitation of the cat if it had been me!
And about the groceries, we sometimes opt to buy alot of groceries at once to stock up on things like can goods, and we take a calculator, too. We spend about $200 on these trips, but often end up with alot of junk food we didn't mean to buy. Nowdays, it's just smart shopping to stay in a budget!
And about the coffee pot---I recently did the same thing! My coffee was coming out so slow I was about to chuck it and get a new one. But I cleaned with the vinagar, also. And, walla! Like brand new. (and I had the gunk, too!)
Good to read a nice post from someone right now--my nerves are jangled, so thanks for this to read! Take care, both of you--and your cats, and all your nice ghosts!
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evil_twin said on Nov 17, 2008....
wombat--I'm glad you enjoyed my blog :-) The ghost stuff is a little freaky sometimes, but overall I guess I do stay fairly calm about it. And it's easy to buy too much junk food at the store, but we try to be as good as we can too. I'm glad your coffee pot was cleaned successfully. Mine was just a lost cause.
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