things that die

January 17, 2009 | Filed Under ordinary 

ernie and i went on a date tonight.  a short date, but a date all the same.  a neighbor came and played with the boys (”all she did was read her schoolbook!” jude pouted later.  hmm.) and we took lola with us for a fast trip to look for new glasses for me as my beloved and totally rad, yet old, glasses that i’ve had since henry was a baby, these have died.  this long living pair of glasses i got after having to replace the green and red and blue pair that i smashed after falling asleep with them.  the latest pair literally fell apart in my hands when i was putting them on my face.  ernie says that he is surprised they didn’t die sooner, which is very true considering that i am often very klunky with things like glasses.  i think we found The Pair that will hopefully last at least as long as the last pair.  the inspiration for them comes from the lovely sylvia and hopefully i can get away with something just as black but not quite as large.  ernie assures me that i can, and he is hardly ever wrong about this kind of thing.

it’s cold in the house, across the floors.  the washing machine is not working because (i think, fear) i jammed a giant comforter inside it and broke something.  tomorrow is saturday so ernie will be able to try to fix it.  there is a pile of laundry as tall as i am next to the drier.  it is held up by two wooden folding chairs that i scored at the liquidation goodwill yesterday, but it is a large pile all the same.  i love to wash laundry and really don’t like this kind of hold up.  i don’t know what i was thinking when i tried to wash that king sized comforter.  tonight my bed is covered in The Rest of the blankets that just don’t do the job.  it’s a good thing for socks and a baby that likes to sleep close.

my computer is also fighting for breath.  it won’t turn on now and i am stuck using a PC up in ernie’s studio.  on the one hand it is nice because i am not distracted by the internet being downstairs and at hand.  on the other hand, it’s really hard to use a PC after using a Mac.  it’s just not as pretty, and seems like i’m using one of those giant computers we used to play the oregon trail on at the library when we were kids and had paper library cards.  and it’s far away, up the stairs where lola can’t be put on the floor because there are no railings.  i also know that i’m slightly annoying to ernie up here, poking my head over his shoulder, trying to slip into the awesome chair brannon gave to him while he’s trying to work, but it’s kind of fun, too, to sit up here being on computers together.  nerdy.

oh, be sure to check back tomorrow as i’m having a little celebration giveaway you may not want to miss.

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