Odd Thomas late last night – and liked it a great deal – but I was so blindsided by the twist at the end that I burst into tears. Hmph. Gotta love that Dean Koontz. Next up is Bad to the Bone (from the Casey Jones series by Katy Munger), followed by Autobiography of a Fat Bride, followed by the next in the Casey Jones series, followed by The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club, followed by the next in the Casey Jones series. When Fred suggested that I read Odd Thomas, I had just finished reading Blood. “I can’t read that next,” I told him. “I have to read a book from the Casey Jones series next, because my plan is to read one series book, then one non-series book, then a series book, and so on.” “Okay, RAINMAN, ” he snarked. He’s one to talk.
Brian fooling around on the Gazelle and I think the spud was on an elliptical trainer.
Anyway, while we were there I took advantage of the moment to try out the elliptical trainers and decided that I really liked the NordicTrack elliptical trainer. Fred and I had been talking for a while about getting an elliptical trainer, but wanted to wait until I had actually tried one out.
When we got home from Maine, I mentioned to Fred that I liked the NordicTrack, and to my surprise – usually when I suggest that we need a new piece of exercise equipment, he tells me we have no room in the garage (which is true) – he said he’d stop at Sears at some point and check them out.
Long story short (too late!), the NordicTrack elliptical trainer was back-ordered and so Fred ordered one and it arrived yesterday, so he went and picked it up. When he brought it home, he decided to put it together immediately.
And then he spent three hours putting it together. At one point I had dinner cooking on the stove and was trying to help him.
“Tell me what the instructions say to do next,” he said. I picked up the book and looked at it, and honestly, it could have been written in another language completely. It made no sense to me at all.
“It makes no sense to me at all,” I said. “It’s like it’s written in Greek!”
Fred took the book from me. “I’ve GOT it,” he said. “I’ll do it, go back inside.”
Note to the husbands out there: You don’t actually have to say the words “You’re a dumbass” to get the idea across, and thus when your wife is mad at you later and you so very innocently say “Are you mad about something?” and she says “YOU CALLED ME A DUMBASS!” and you say “I did NOT call you a dumbass!”, you are wrong and she is right and you’d best commence to begging for forgiveness, you fucker.
So the elliptical trainer is put together, but we need batteries for the display thingy (as the spud would say), so I haven’t really used it for exercise yet, though I’ve been out in the garage a few times trying it out. What I really like about it is that it’s quiet enough that I’ll be able to watch a movie or a TV show while I’m on it, and actually HEAR it (the stationary bike is too loud to hear what’s going on if a TV or movie is playing). I’m thinking I’ll start taping the Ellen Degeneres Show every night, because that is one funny-ass woman.
Spanky might be a little dumb, but he’s certainly HAPPY.
Tubby does his thing…
…while Miz Poo considers kicking his ass.
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I don’t know what’s up w/ Paula–maybe it was ’cause she said she was starting to get sick at that point in time, who knows. But if I had to listen to as many horrible singers as they did, one right after the other, and you know we only see a small percentage on TV, I’d be wanting to take it out on someone! And she’s too nice to be as outright mean as Simon (even though I love him), so that was her venting.
I sure am glad some of those rotten singers who think they’re the bomb are getting a reality check! Like when they took the chick last night to the mall and nobody thought she was good. It’s one thing to be confident, but blindness (or denial, or impaired hearing, whatever) is a whole ‘nother story.
Elizabeth, did you see when she started singing to the guy who was sleeping? Talk about a nightmarish way to wake up! Heh.
Ha! You think an elliptical is fun to assemble…try the Crossbow. I swear we almost divorced over that one! Seven hours and thousands of unlabled parts later…And now what do we say? We should have bought the elliptical. And yes, husbands, Robyn is right…no words necessary to convey certain unspoken things.
The Spud and Brian are starting to look like brother and sister!
I too was shocked at Paula’s little outburst last night. It was so uncharacteristic of her. Maybe it was because she was getting sick?
I was starting to wonder if anyone in Houston had any singing talent at all. Sheesh it was depressing. Still nobody that has really knocked my socks off yet. Maybe next week?
It was blatantly obvious to me last night while watching AI that Paula was simply suffering from some good ‘ole PMS. I sure as hell can’t stand cute young blonde girls belting out high notes whilst bitchy and bloated…can you? yucko
That tall blonde kid who sang to Paula knocked something off me and it wasn’t my SOCKS! Ba dum ching! Aye-carumba!
Hey, I hate basil, too and I’m completely normal. Really, I am!
To me, it does not have a mild flavor. It very much flavors anything it’s in. Yuck. I much prefer oregano or cilantro.
Hey Lady. Okay I confess I’ve been reading and reading and reading and I think I’m addicted!! Love the cats Love your writing and LOVE SURVIVOR ~ I am not sure what I shall do if they ever cancel it…I guess buy the entire series of each series (I don’t think that made sense) and rewatch?? I am a “real tv” junkie (Okay phew I’ve confessed feels so good).
Keep writing and love the kitties…keep the pictures coming.(confession: I had a yawning Mr. Bean as my background for a few days)..I’d swear right here just to show I approve but what the… (sock cucking bon of a sitch)
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The Elliptical Trainer is my new best friend! Why just yesterday I was fussing about how I could only stay on it up to seven minutes. And here I am…only one week after saying that and I’m staying on it for 40 minutes!!! Once you get past hating it, you’ll love it!!!
I read today that there’s already a spoiler as to who the final 4 and 2 are for the All Star Survivor (but I’m not telling!). Doesn’t matter, though, I’ll still watch. Ooh, I just bought “Odd Thomas”, guess I better get reading to see what twist you’re talking about! I have a Gazelle. Wow, I just commented on a little of everything! =^..^=
We’ve got an Elliptical Trainer, the 700 series. I like it but can’t use it right now, very pissed since we spent so much on it. But the belt keeps coming off and when it’s not off it make all kinds of noises. I believe it’s because of the way the boyfriend put it together but then since I wasn’t around to watch him I’m not a 100% sure. He swears it’s just the machine and we should send it back. But I think I’ll just find out what the warranty covers and see about getting it fixed. I’ve heard plenty good things about them and when I could use it I liked it a whole hell of a lot. It is very tiring at first but after awhile you can stay on much longer.
And you should definitely tape the Ellen show. She’ll be calling Merideth every week like she did with Bob. She was on last week and Ellen asked her if she was happy, she replied that she’s “in love.” I guess I should really watch the show so I know what everyone is talking about huh? Heeheehee
Tracy doesn’t like parsley. I’m serious.
Elle, you’re a freak but I love you anyway.
Kate, Tracy’s a freak. Hasn’t that been established? How can someone not like parsley? Does he actually do the “Oh, I can’t eat that, it’s got PARSLEY in it”? Because I believe 99.9% of cooked foods have parsley in them. What else does he not like, AIR?
I’m not a big fan of basil- I think I’m slightly allergic to basil and cilantro. They make my mouth itch and cilantro just tastes like soap to me.
But I’ve never claimed that I wasn’t a freak.
Umm…*raises hand shyly* I don’t like basil. I agree with Elle–I think it has a very strong and distinctive flavor that goes throughout any dish it’s in.
*shrug*
I also don’t really like *raw* parsley.
Man. I’m batting zero today, apparently. :c)
Its ok you guys, Robyn is the weird one:P People think *I* am weird cuz I dont like cooked green peppers……bla!
Hmmm. I promised myself I wouldn’t watch AI last night..but..I…can’t…stay…away!
Paula was being a total biotch, but if I had to listen to that many bad singers I’d have been a lot meaner. Hell I know that I’m a bad singer. At least I have the decency to only subject myself to it.
BTW…..I love elliptical machines!
Ah! Philip Spaulding! You have no idea how much that bugged me, that Ian looked like someone and I just couldn’t put my finger on who. Thank you!
If you think that cilantro tastes like soap, parsley hurts your mouth if you chew on a sprig or if basil seems hot (like peppers) or overpowering (sometimes sour-ish), that’s actually a sign of allergy. So you’re not weird, you’re just allergic!
Metrosexual is the new “hip” term out there right now. I heard it on the radio in which it was discussed at length. I def would of NOT used that term, it sounds a little freaky….lol I guess he was just trying to be cool … lol He is a little to much of a “pretty boy” to me!
I loved the elliptical machine when I had a gym membership.I decided to get an elliptical trainer last fall. It took DH and I to haul the box into the garage. Getting it together was horrible. We coulnd’t understand the instructions at all. Pieces ended up backwards and we had to go back five steps to fix it. We had a lot of drama with this machine including a tech coming out to fix it just two weeks ago. All is well now and I am planning to start back on it this weekend.
*sigh* I should stop talking about my elliptical machine.
Do you think a elliptical machine is better than a treadmil? I walk outside with my son often for a good workout but I want something at home that I can do when my son is asleep or sick.Or bad weather days or at night when I don’t want to walk outside.Which do you think is better & why? I’ve never used either so I am open!!
Shannon – I think it’s a better choice for me, because it’s less impact and thus won’t hurt my feet (or at least not as much). I also like that it’s quiet enough so that I’ll be able to watch (and hear!) the TV while I’m on it. I can’t say whether it’s a good idea for you or not, though – you’d really need to give them both a try in the store and check out all the features and everything before you make a decision. 🙂
I went and bought “Odd Thomas” Friday and finished it today (Sunday). The whole way through I was theorizing what twist it was going to be. Man. I was crying like a baby. Great book. Thanks for the recommendation.