Besides disaster reality shows, I've found myself watching a lot of storage auction shows now. I didn't realize how many of these shows there were! While I do enjoy Storage Wars on A&E (they seem to find an awful lot of gold bullion in those lockers), I think I like Auction Hunters better. I know that AH doesn't show the bad lockers like SW does, I like that they show the really big ticket items that the guys find. On the other hand, I do hate the haggling that Alan and Ton do with their customers. It kinda makes me uncomfortable. I guess I just like knowing how much I am paying for things up front instead of having to bargain. That part seems like a big waste of time but it must work for them since they manage to talk people into paying big bucks for stuff.
Disaster shows
It's kinda funny watching those reality shows on Discovery channel. Disaster Preppers is definitely one of my favorites. One of the things I find funny is some of these people want to flee to Mexico (instead of doing something dumb like fence Houston in) when "the shit hits the fan." They seriously think that people will murder them for their food and supplies but they want to head to Mexico. Do they really think it would be safer there? Of course, I don't think that people would go into a frenzy. We've had some major disasters happen already and, yes there was some looting, but no one tried to kill their neighbors for food. I just don't see that ever happening.
The surgery is over
Amazingly, my husband came through the wisdom teeth surgery with flying colors. Instead of laying around sleeping all day, he's been up and around playing his video games and whatnot. It almost made my time off unnecessary. (I did have to drive him home from surgery since he had anesthesia.) While he was getting worked on, I spent my time googling universal vs term life insurance and watching a couple episodes of Hito ni Yasashiku. I only have 4 episodes left. With any luck, you'll have a new review next week. Of course, that all depends on how my husband's recovery goes over the next few days. Supposedly Saturday will be the worst. Wish us luck!
Mens Jewelry
My husband is having his wisdom teeth removed today. I'm working from home this afternoon so I can take care of him. To help him feel better, I was thinking about getting us new wedding rings. (We didn't really do anything special for our 10-year anniversary anyway.) While looking at jewelry, I came across a website for mens black diamond earrings. Instead of being really nice men's jewelry, the website is full of cheesy-looking bling. So, I turn to you, readers. Where you do usually buy your jewelry?
Bean bag chairs?
A couple of years ago, my husband bought an (ugly) orange Star Wars bean bag chair for our daughter. After awhile, the bean inners became smooshed and the bean bag lost its support. One of our dogs ended up taking it over. My daughter frequently complains that her favorite chair is no longer any good for her (even though it is perfect for the dogs) so I've been looking at other bean bag chairs to replace it. Who knew that bean bags could be so freaking expensive! I believe we bought the Star Wars chair for around $30. The ones I found online run $80 to $100! And there are bean bag sofas. Seriously, who is buying bean bag sofas? I don't think college kids would even buy those. Not when you can buy a 'real' piece of furniture from IKEA for a similar price!
Playground equipment prices
I don't think I realized how expensive children's play structures can be. I came across a website that shows a piece of equipment similar to the one at my daughter's school. It costs almost $19,000! The smaller one that I've seen at some other local schools is $10,000! And that one is basically a couple of slides linked together with a bridge. It's pretty unbelievable how expensive that one is, especially in comparison to the 'super deluxe' one. It makes the smaller one seem very overpriced. Now I kinda feel bad when schools have to replace their equipment. They are totally getting shafted.
I think I miss Maury
Before I bought my video player, I used to watch a lot of Maury episodes while I was at lunch. Unfortunately, the television at work only gets a few channels so it was either Maury or soap operas and I don't like soap operas. Since I acquired my video player though, I've been watching jdoramas instead. I think I might miss the paternity test episodes, despite the fact that they played those episodes way too often. Sometimes a little trash TV keeps one sane. They can do away with all the lawyer and continuing education commercials. Those are awful.
Carnival Season is Here!
My geek life has been tossed aside for a little while. Mostly because I've been pretty busy with other things. (Though I would like to talk about Wil Wheaton's YouTube series some time this week.) One of the things I accomplished this weekend was taking my daughter to the local carnival. She was excited because this is the first year that we went after dark so all the rides were lit up. Amazingly, some of the scary carnies from last season were not there this time around. (Maybe they failed one of the background checks for employment. We are talking carnies after all.) I think that made the carnival just a little more enjoyable. My daughter had tons of fun and she came home with two pictures and one stuffed frog. Carnival season has officially begun!
Stephen Fry in America
Lately, I've been watching Stephen Fry in America. Basically, British entertainer Stephen Fry drives around the United States in a British taxi trying to get a feel for all things American. While it is fairly interesting, it's also really short. He hits all 50 states in only six episodes so some states kinda get the shaft. However, it is nice that he does show some of the poorer sections of the country. It's not all rich white people. (By the way, if you are hurting for money, things like car title loans Nebraska are terrible ideas. The interest rate is so high that it's not worth borrowing the money in the first place. Just a helpful hint!) I only have two more episodes to watch. I'm interested to see what he thinks about the west coast.
Carnival time!
Once again, this week has gotten away from me. Memorial Day fell a week earlier than usual this year and it has messed me up big time. Everything seems to be going faster than normal. My daughter's last day of school is this coming Thursday. That is so much earlier than last year. And her dance recital is an entire week after that. It's just so weird! But there is a carnival in town this week so that will help relieve a little bit of end-of-school-year stress. And I'm hoping to pick up some lovely smelling body wash to relax my muscles a bit as well. Summer time, here we come!