calculators and phones

If you haven't noticed by now, there is a small difference in phones and calculators keypads. Actually, it's a big difference, they are opposite. And it's been screwing with your brain for years without your knowledge.

Well, I say, it's time for action!

Call your phone company and call your keyboard company. It's time to talk.

I imagine a world where telemarketers can also get jobs as bank tellers.

Here are some other noteworthy items of news:

I have a twitter account.

The Weekly Dig party is tomorrow from 6 to 8.

I can show you the world

Yes, fair princess, shining shimmering splendid. When did you last let your heart guide you to PA's Lounge, 345 Somerville Ave., Somerville? There I'll strike against that dirty vizier and his conniving ways, with the help of my trusty Javelin. And with the distraction provided by the Musical Theater I've hired to ride down the central way, will he suspect me? Never!
That's what I can give you, that your 3 foot tall father never could - a new fantastic point of view.
9 pm. Tonight.

Happy Lent! Goodbye Bedbugs!

Lent starts today guys.  So I'm giving up the You comeback, Degan is giving up self-sacrifice, and the house as a whole is giving up bed bugs.

The exterminators are coming on Friday at 9:30 AM.  If you want them to do your room, you need to follow these instructions:

-remove all clothing/papers/objects other than furniture from the floor of your bedroom and closet, including from under the bed

-remove any curtains or cloths hanging near the bed

-remove all clothing from at least the bottom drawer of your dresser

-strip all sheets/blankets and pillows from your bed

---all of these objects that you remove should be placed in a large trash bag until you have the chance to wash them

---stay out of any treated rooms until  at least four hours after the treatment

---procure a vinyl mattress cover for every mattress and box spring in the room, to be placed on those mattresses after the treatment. Jack the exterminator reports these can be bought at Bed Bath & Beyond or Target for approximately $12-15.

They will return to retreat as a matter of course in about 4 weeks.  Let me know if you have any questions. 

Josh on George: Totally fine

Upon learning of the Cloon's expected absence last night, Josh was able to watch the Oscars without fear of running into his long-time nemesis.

A Love Letter

Dear Valentines,

I love that you all cook at home.  Its so romantic and endearing, and I deeply appreciate both the hard-working, self-supported ethic of cooking for yourself and the wonderful quirks of seeing how different all of our eating habits are.  I also love that I can always find some good-times and usually an offer to try some new delicious treat in the kitchen.

However, I think the time has  come to admit that we have a problem.  A sink problem. I respect that often, it is not possible to wash your dish right away; sometimes, you're still eating! how could you possibly wash it immediately without your food become cold and soggy?  That said, I'm sure you can all imagine (having probably all been there) how dispiriting it is to need to use the kitchen and have to remove stacks of dirty dishes from the sink and then stick your hands into (sometimes steaming hot, sometimes ice cold, but always dirty) water in order to slowly drain the sink which is now filled with food debris.

As you eat, and set aside your dirty dishes, please keep your housemates in your heart.  Especially the neurotic ones who come close to hysteria when they come across situations like the one pictured above.  Let's try and keep these loving February feelings in our hearts, and let roomate comeradeship spring eternal, by all placing dirty dishes that we are not able to wash immediately on the counter, and never, ever in the sink.

With love,

D. 

House Expenses

I encourage anyone who buys something for the house to post it in the blog. There are a few obvious advantages to doing this. Everyone can be made aware of the things they are paying for (which is, I believe, something they should have the right to know). They can know how much they are paying. They know they can use the products.

So I'll start:

I bought 23 ounces of Frank's RedHot. It was $3.29, which means you are paying 33 cents for it. If you are upset you are paying for this, feel free to comment. If more than one or two people don't plan on using this, I'll pay for it myself. If you are happy to have it for 33 cents, feel free to shout it out (in comment form). If you say you don't want it, then I see you using it, I'm going to evict you myself.

Live by the Code of the House. Die by the Code of the House.

Stains goes to his happy place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUbsc_a-e3g