2-? Lots of Stuff

So I haven't been posting regularly. That's what happens when you procrastinate. By that, I mean this: I procrastinated putting up new posts, thinking I could just get to it, you know, whenever, the next day or the next day. And then OUR FREAKING HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE. We are fine, and most importantly, our material possessions are fine, but it's been a damn stressful time dealing with the landlord's insurance company and blah de blah blah, I won't bore you with the stresses. I'm sure you can all imagine. Well, okay, maybe one thing. The stench of smoke and fire-killing chemicals was AWFUL for about 10 days. Better now. But I'm pretty sure I killed some healthy cells breathing in that shit air. That is all.

On to the new things I've tried since my last post. I have to admit, I haven't done something new every day, but close. Every other day, maybe? In no particular order of date, cause I can't remember dates anymore:

1. Hosted a wedding shower - it was made clear to me from this experience that you only ask people to be your bridesmaids if you hate them.
2. Made crafty little takeaways for said shower - which I sucked at, but did anyway.
3. Tried new pasta salad recipe - yeah, that was a mistake. It was a crappy recipe.
4. Ate at awesomely cool college-town restaurant in bellingham - OMG, best hash browns EVER!
5. Went to a Mindemporium, this place where a local geek built all these miniature science-world type exhibits and only charges people 2 bucks admission. It was pretty damn cool, actually, to know that someone cares enough about science to build all that shit and write the blurbs to explain wtf was going on to dummies like myself.
6. Tried new torture device in the dungeon, ahem, tried new exercise equipment at the gym. I think the closest approximation is the Gazelle, by that guy with the long pony tail. I wasn't a fan.
7. Convinced a border agent not to arrest my mother. Long story short, she was not arrested, but she did not come to Canada.
8. Thanks to Margarita, developed an obsession with True Blood. You must watch it if you enjoy wonderful writing, directing and acting. Best show on TV right now, period. Yes, even better than Project Runway, or that work of artistic genius, Hole in the Wall.
9. Was in a wedding party. New one for me. All my best girl friends are single! People should not drink and do emotional things on the same day. It leads to drama. I don't do drama, unless it's acted out by good looking people that I absolutely do not know and can be turned off when I get sick of it.
10. Tried a new... ah... erotic aid? Is that what they're calling them now? Anyway, we had a presentation at Nikki's stagette and I bought it cause I've been wanting it for a while now. I'm not selfish! I'm not! It's called a "We", so Chris likes it too. ;)
11. Went to a gourmet cheese store. Hard to believe I've never done this, given my love affair with hard, moldy cow's milk, but yet... it's true. The cheese was fabulous. I want to roll in it. And build an apartment in the shop.
12. Cleaned up after an upstairs fire. Learned A LOT about insurance companies. Dear reader, please please please check your policy to see what is covered and what is not in terms of alternative living arrangements, who gets to decide whether to replace or just clean, etc. My landlord is getting SCREWED.

I think there are more things, but I feel guilty typing because my husband is doing the dishes, and I feel useless. I promise, now that we are getting more settled after the fire, I'll be posting more often. I also promise that I have learned my lesson about procrastination - don't put it off cause you never know what will happen tomorrow!