Things on Tuesday - 5/6/2008

I Loathe:

• poor spelling/grammar/punctuation/etc.  it's one of my biggest pet peeves.  I'm also not very fond of the txt talk... the UR 4 ME O RLY 2NITE.  if you get text messages from me, they will almost always be full words, no abbreviations or acronyms (although some chat acronyms and abbreviations I do use...).  I can get annoying like that.
• veterinarian prices.  I'm going to take the "Boo Boo" to see the vet later today, and I KNOW they are going to charge me a kidney for the visit.  since she MIGHT have worms, and they aren't sure yet, the vet tech was already talking about "we'll do some tests, and then send it up to the mainland for more tests..." blah blah blah... yeah, I'll have to hold off on larger purchases for now.
• having to get to work earlier than usual.  The owner of the company said, "we'll come down there sometime soon to check up on things and see what we can do to help and improve."  He didn't say WHEN exactly... so he could appear at any time this week or next.  Need to make sure we're all here from the beginning of our Hours of Operations.
• having to teach "Boo Boo" to use the litter box.  She pees in there, but she doesn't always poop in there.  She tends to poop under the table in the kitchen, hidden away.  Maybe that's where she went at the foster house...  the foster lady should've already taken care of this litter box problem.  I've never had to teach a kitten where or how to poop, so I have no idea what to do.  I hope she starts understanding it on her own.
  
• waiting.  I hate waiting in all its forms.  I hate waiting for a vacation to start, hate waiting to find out what happens to Doctor Who in the next episode, hate wondering whether I'll get the full stimulus package amount (I know they have a calculator, but I keep forgetting to pull up my tax info at home and checking it), hate waiting for the work day to end, etc.
  

I Love:

• taking silly photos of kitty.  She's such cute little thing.  Everytime she's in a cute position, I want to take a picture.  There have been a couple of times when Mike has caught her trying to eat Bela's food.  Bela's food is bigger than she is, and she's trying to eat it!  I haven't seen it yet, or else there would be a photo of it.
• having a nice barbecue birthday party for friends.  Kristie's birthday party at Kaka'ako Beach Park was really nice.  I'm glad she liked her gifts.
• Netflix.  I rent movies AND can view certain movies online.  I watched the first season of Dexter, which I enjoyed.  Quite a good storyline, for an American series.
  
• getting approval for a somewhat large purchase.  I asked Mike if I could buy a new knife, specifically a Kyocera HIP (Hot Isostatic Pressed) ceramic Santoku knife. 
  

  Kyocera_KT-140-HIP-D_Santoku
  it's a high density ceramic blade with a damascus-like design on it.  Ceramic blades won't brown vegetables and fruits, and stay sharper for much longer than steel.  I'm also going to order the ceramic peeler they have.  I'm going to wait for payday next week (or if we get our stimulus package on the 9th?) before making this purchase.
• watching kittens practice their pouncing.  You know what I mean?  When they crouch down low, shake their butt, and then dash over to what they want to pounce.  it's hilarious.
• salsa.  not the dance, the food.  yum.