for Potluck Bitch? Here you go (she's known around the office as Edith Bunker - solely due to the voice).*



*further proof that if there is a hell... I am going there :P

I am excited to see my nieces :D and dreading most everything else !!
This is going to be the most awkward and uncomfortable holiday gathering ever! (For my family). I am planning to park my self in front of the tv to watch football... and if you know me you know that I could care less about football :P

That is what I was greeted with at 7:30 am this morning! The day before Thanksgiving! By Glorified Admin Asst - hereafter known as Potluck Bitch!

I somehow remained calm and was clearly able to think (thank you Starbucks Triple Venti Skim Latte).

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving airs Tuesday night on ABC @ 8PM EST :D

**This post was originally going to about some minor HOA drama related to Bulk Trash items (exciting I know!!) but has been superseded by workplace drama :D

I have been in the office setting workplace for over 12 years now (whoa time flies when you are having fun!). Usually around this time of year someone gets the bright idea to have a potluck holiday luncheon. Except I hate potlucks (on a large scale). I can't maneuver MARC and Metro with a covered dish.... I like my food HOT (the stuff that is supposed to be hot) not lukewarm. In the past I have sometimes made a cheesecake, ie when I used to drive to work.

Fast forward to this year. I work on a small team, mostly males (its IT afterall!) An email went out a few weeks ago mapping out the plan and asking people to sign-up for food. After briefly considering making cheesecake I decided against it... Mainly due to this guy.... After previously seeing him sneeze snot all over his lunch and then proceed to eat it I knew I wanted no parts of this potluck.

Fast forward to today -- Glorified Admin Assist (another blog post forthcoming) sent out an email to each person asking them if they were going to being in the office and what food they would like to bring. I responed yes, I would be in the office, but No I would not be participating.

3 hours later, Glorified Admin Assist send out a chart of all team members and what they are bringing..... Next to my Name - "Opted Out". (some others had TBD next to their name).

This is the same woman that made a co-worker "share" his calendar and then snooped on it and found a Happy Hour that she invited herself to!

So after her above juvenile move, I have decided the next Happy Hour I plan... I am going to let her know that I opted out of inviting her :P

I thought Axel Rose would have died first!

I adopted Madison about 5 years ago and she is not de-clawed. When I first got her... I could not even imagine trimming her nails myself. I could barely hold a paw! So every few months I would take her to PetSmart to get her nails trimmed. But it got to be a hassle, because getting Madison in her carrier is no fun ( I get to shut us in a bathroom!) then listen to her cry the entire way, over, during, and back.

A few years ago ( since I became able to hold a paw!) I tried trimming myself... it definitely took a while, and I still don't get them as short as PetSmart (or the Vet!) but its getting done. When I made my list I added "Trimming Madison's nails once a week" because I knew it needed to be done more that I was doing it. Once a week is overkill. I think I should aim for once a month :)

By now if you are a regular reader you know about my love for handbags (and shoes)!

For a while now I have been wanting to get a L.A.M.B. Carlisle Clutch (at least a year). And luckily they have a version very season, and they go on sale at the end (usually at least 40-50%)... but I am usually too late to whatever website has it on sale.

So this season my plan was to stake out the local "Off 5th Ave" Saks outlet. They carry L.A.M.B. and usually have a good selection at about 30-40% off. I went a few weeks ago... and they had one... but it had a mark on it... so I restrained myself. Then I went last week.... it was still there....with the same mark... so I somehow restrained myself again :P

Then I went home and hit Google! Nordstrom had it ... Brand New... 40% off and Free Shipping!!! So I ordered it... and it will be delivered today!

The heat on the metro car was fully functional!

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Man found with assault rifle...

(i was not on this train)

Title: Virgo Horoscope for November 17, 2008

Date: Monday, November 17, 2008, 2:37AM

Beware of the people who boast about their achievements, today. You don't brag about how great you are, because you choose to let your actions and behavior speak for you. When people resort to tooting their own horn all the time, it's because they don't have any other way to show people what they are capable. These people lack substance, and should be avoided at all costs. They are a total waste of your time, especially on a busy day like today.
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Ever since Footballers Wives wrapped up on BBC America a while ago, I have been waiting for a new British series to draw me in... and looks like I finally found it.

I finally did this Friday.

I went with the Painters Tape - Finger in Baggie method and it worked out well! Fast and easy cleanup. Glad I didn't waste money on the "As Seen On TV" product! :D

• Double Jeopardy - can't be tried for the the same crime twice (Thanks General Hospital!)
• Going to Mexico? Make sure you have your driver's license for return entry (Thanks 90210!) *this is no longer applicable due to law changes but it was good for a while
• Having Sex? Don't want a baby? Use some birth control! (Too many to name, but thanks GH, 90210, Melrose Place, and Roseanne!)*

*oh and if you don't know where to go to get said birth control... you probably should not be having sex!!!!!!

Thanksgiving Dinner is going to be a barrel of fun this year :-/

Time for another personal products/hygiene post!

Last week when I was at Sam's Club I was contemplating toothbrushes... I have been thinking about upgrading to an electric one.

Then I saw the Oral B Pulsar . Its a manual toothbrush that pulses (it has one battery inside).

I got a 3-pk to try it out. I used it for the first time this morning....and I think its great! deep clean... I can already tell a difference :)

I applied about 4 weeks ago to be a Notary, I got a letter in the mail today from my State Senator telling me that I should get a notice to pick up my commission within the next week.

Yay me!

My mother has been wanting to go to a clothing store located "somewhere" in Bethesda. I have been putting her off, because I hate the traffic around there during week days... so when Veteran's Day was approaching I said we could go then because Federal Holiday = No Traffic in DC.

So mom arrived around 9am in Odenton and after programming the address in my navigation system we were off.

Navigation had us headed down Rt3... which I thought was odd. I said I guess we are taking 50 into DC (I thought we would have went over to 495 and around DC) anyway... were making good time, were on NY Ave, then Navigation is saying veer left... so I veered left ....too soon! not sure what road it wanted us on... but were were in some tunnel headed towards 395...

then navigation is telling us to get off.... at this unmarked exit... that looks very familiar. I say... well get ready to see my office building ....and there it is. We are then heading up E St SW towards Independence.... Mom's like "There's the Washington monument!" We made another turn... then she says "There's the WWII museum!" I correct "Memorial!!"

We continued on our way and finally made our destination.

Then we went to the The Container Store ( I got a new water bottle, some hooks for some hangbag organization I am going to attempt, and a pet food scoop).

Next up... White Flint mall.... I didn't get anything, but mom scored big on stuff for niece # 1.

Headed home and saw gas in Laurel for $1.94 WOW!

Make your own Muppet @ FAO Schawarz !

And the Spanish version I found on YouTube contains some stuff the US one does not :P

I have debated for a few days what to write, if anything. Basically I am just really happy. I feel like a horrible weight that has been building during the last 8 years has been lifted from my shoulders. I cry tears of joy when I watch this....

Someone's (aka my sister) favorite Sesame Street clip !

Kermit is great.. and you can get sucked into surfing YouTube for hours :)

It's not easy being green...(or growing up with red hair :P)

So if you know me, you know I am an ebay selling junkie. My awesomest sale - a Pearl Jam concert poster that I bought for $20 and sold for over $400 :)


Last week I listed a coat that I originally got from The Gap for probably $60. When I first got the coat I noticed it on a character when I was watching an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! So when I went to list the coat I found screen captures from the episode...and included them. I listed the coat at $15 and a bidding war broke out and drove it up to $41 ..... w00t!!!!!

Free Tall Coffee, if you tell them you voted!