Over the last week, I have had several casual acquaintances mention something about my “immaculate house” to which I have snorted, and commented that clearly they don’t spend much time in my home.  Today at the playground, another casual acquaintance mentioned something about it in front of Caffeine Addicted Friend, who actually DOES have an immaculate house, even when one stops by unexpectedly.  She managed to hold back her snort, barely.

The woman who commented on my immaculate house has never actually stepped foot in it, so I felt justified in asking how she would know anything about the state of my house.  It turns out that another casual acquaintance (who has also never set foot in my house) heard from a close friend of hers who has been in my house once, right after I had cleaned the place from top to bottom in an effort to get rid of the fleas, that my house was so incredibly clean.

This is the stuff a reputation is made of folks.  Random people who barely know you from a hole in the wall talking to other random people who barely know you from a hole in the wall.  But, now, I feel obligated to scrub my house as if it had fleas every time someone other than Rebecca comes over.  I have a reputation to uphold you know…

I am seriously debating turning on the heat.  I know, I know, it is the end of April.  But it is cold!  And damp!  And I already have on a sweater and slippers and my fleece, and I am still cold.  But yet the thermostat tells me it is 63 degrees in here, which is the norm for us in winter.

Maybe I am getting sick.

• Why do people who get books for free on book trading sites feel the need to complain bitterly about one dogeared page?  You just got a $30 book for free, minus shipping costs.  It would never occur to me to complain about a  book I got for free except, perhaps, if there were multiple pages actually MISSING from the book.  And even then, I doubt I would bother.
• Why do people crossing a road feel like they can stop in the middle of it to chat with a friend walking the other way?  Pick one side or the other folks, not the middle.  The next person to come along might not have the self-restraint I showed for TWO MINUTES this afternoon.
• Why must small children who refuse to go to sleep at night feel like it is their prerogative to whine their way through the following day(s)?  I understand wanting to finish a good book, but so sorry, you still need to make it through your normal day(s) after the fact.  Just because you were up late reading does not excuse you from school attendance, even if it is library day and you already have enough books.
• Why must sun block be so slimy and why does it have to be applied so frequently?  I dread the application of sunblock.
• Why does the fish store have to close fifteen minutes before my husband gets off the train?  I really wanted grilled tuna for dinner tonight.
• Why can’t I seem to lose the excess poundage I have been carrying for (gulp) four years now.  Oh, wait, I can answer that one.  Animal crackers, left over grilled cheese crust and wine.  Never mind…

C: “What do aliens have that no one else has? (dramatic pause) Alien babies!”

A: “Awww, how cute!!!”

C: “Wouldn’t that be cool?!?!?!”

Do you Twitter?  I’m trying it out, because I so need another activity to suck time out of my day.  And I know that some of you twitter (is it a verb?) because it found you in my address book.  But I’m a bit unclear how one actually uses twitter.  It is striking me as the type of thing I really don’t need in my life.  Opinions?

As seen everywhere…

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I had to cheat and use my old blogger site, but yep. Still cranky. Go figure.