Rat Runs

Dixie, our rat terrier, has this peculiar habit of running frantically back and forth. From the living room to the kitchen and back again. And again. And again.

She also collects sneakers in the living room. Most often one of a set, but given enough time, she will move every sneaker in the house into the living room.

Additionally, she hunts down dirty socks and eats them. Tonight she is exhibiting all three of these behaviors.

Most of the time she is happy to sleep in a crate and lie in the sun.

I don't understand her.

I love her.

Maybe I will start a new list of things I don't understand.

1. Rat runs

2. Electricity

3. Buying ringtones

Cross the Last One Off

Remember when I needed a day off, a dermatologist, and a dishwasher? Here is the update: The dermatologist: check. (This is a thing I should have blogged about, but I was in a blogging funk, and so lets just say 'check' for now, and leave it at that.) The day off: I was off today and I am off Friday and Saturday. Yeah and double check. And now, the moment I have been waiting for: the new dishwasher came today and it is installed and it works and it is quiet and it makes me happy. Check it out.

*happy little dance*

Okay, I am unable to post a pic of my new dishwasher :( This makes me a little sad, only because it will be more dificult for you to share my joy. Maybe seeing my great new dishwasher would make you jealous, and that is why I can't post it here. Maybe you can come and see it in person, and I will even let you run it.

When I finally get my new kitchen floor installed, there will be no living with me.

Promotion-The Easy Way

Today at work a co-worker turned in her resignation. Thus, with no effort on my own part, I climbed one step higher on the seniority list. Kind of like a promotion. When I explained it to Alex, he said it was like an episode of Star Trek, where assassination is an effective means of rank advancement. This opened some new ways of thinking. Alex naturally reminded Amanda that there is no benefit in assassinating someone with a lower rank than yourself. That, and the fact that this happened in a parallel universe, makes Alex feel pretty safe. Stasi and Abi, on the other hand, might have reason for concern.
There was no increase in compensation with my 'promotion'.

Additional Adverb Slated For Use Today

im·pede /ɪmˈpid/ [im-peed]
–verb (used with object), -ped·ed, -ped·ing.

to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.

[Origin: 1595–1605;
Related forms
im·ped·er, noun
im·ped·i·bil·i·ty /ɪmˌpidəˈbɪlɪti, -ˌpɛdə-/ [im-pee-duh-bil-i-tee, -ped-uh-] noun
im·ped·i·ble, adjective
im·ped·ing·ly, adverb

The actually use of this adverb in a sentence is progressing impedingly in my head.