July is traditionally the strangest month of the year: Random Tuesday Thoughts
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 3:47AM 
How are you guys coping with the apple-pie-and-explosives aftermath of July 4th? Okay? Ready for another big celebration? This one is really special, because it's TUESDAY.
And we all know what Tuesday means, right? It means RANDOM. I won't rest until those two are side by side in the dictionary, I tells ya.
(Don't tell Michele, but I've been ripping pages out of dictionaries at the library just to make that happen.)
From the "things that make you go WTF" file:
For Canada Day last week I took the kidlet out to my parent's Ranch for dinner. After eating and considerable whining about having to leave (what? It's nice out there and they feed me), I got him buckled back into the car and was chatting with my mother behind my SUV when I noticed that there appeared to be some kind of crumpled furry thing resting on my rear windshield wiper."What is THAT?" I exclaimed. My mother shrugged. I inspected it closer. It looked like half of a long-dead squirrel, held in place by the wiper blade over it's tiny paw.
"What the - WHY IS THERE A DEAD SQUIRREL ON MY CAR??" I demanded.
"Well it didn't come from here," my mom protested, while my dad picked it off and flung it in the bushes. I thought Mom was probably free from suspicion, but she certainly found it funny.
Seriously, though, wtf? How does half the corpse of a largish rodent end up under my wiper blade? Did it get trapped there and spend weeks starving slowly while flailing away on the back of my vehicle? (And then...split into two pieces?) I think I would have noticed, right?
I finally decided that it had to be the work of my crazy octogenarian neighbour Max. Because that is totally the sort of nutjob thing he'd do if he found a dessicated rodent during his daily rounds of MY property. Why do something like, oh I don't know, THROW IT OUT when you could leave it on my car as a passive-aggressive notification that maybe I need to clean up the joint?
Lately hubby has been kind of obsessed with pomegranate juice and it's value as an antioxidant. I don't worry about my antioxidant level much; that's what I have red wine and dark chocolate for. However, the other day he found the POM brand teas on sale at Wal Mart, so he stocked up. He generously offered to split his stash, giving me two of the bottles.
I don't have much use for pomegranate juice as an antioxidant, as I said. But it goes very well with vodka.
Speaking of hubby, many of you pointed out how lucky I am to have him on my post about the cleaners. Believe me, I know. He's generous, funny and almost everything I want my son to grow up to be (I can always hope my son doesn't work awful hours in the restaurant industry). If it weren't for the job thing and the menopause thing (which of course is connected to the lack-of-second-baby thing), I'd be one of those obnoxious and boring people with an idyllic life who doesn't have anything to
complainblog about and so resorts to reposting LOLcats and canned product reviews.
I think I have a product review coming up.
Today I went for coffee with someone I haven't seen since high school (and haven't really been close with since grade school). It was only slightly less awkward than it sounds.
She has a PhD in Biology, so I think she wins. We'll meet up again in another 18 years and have a rematch.
If you Americans didn't all have one of these on Sunday, I'll be terribly disappointed.
I'm starting another cleanse tomorrow. Because apparently I like starving. And inflicting my ravenous, under-caffeinated self on those around me.
(Actually, that part I do like. Sometimes you have to stay in touch with your inner bitch.)
Bring out your random, bitchy or otherwise!
Reader Comments (44)
OMG!! That junk food pizza made me gag! I think I threw up in my mouth a little!!!!!!! No! I did not have one of those! I did have mac n cheese which was TDF!! Does that count? And I had a fabulous glass of wine...well maybe more than one glass!! And a Mimosa and a Mojito!! Had a great weekend!!! Ha!
Hugs
SueAnn
So your the one! Good thing I didn't have this information when I attended the librarian conference last week. Nothing like 30,000 librarians onto you.
I think you should start your cleanse and your dual PhDs in art and creative writing all at the same time. That should take care of your inner bitch and the high school friend all at the same time.
I love things that make me go WTF??? Go to my bloggie and check out my funny pic.
I sometimes think about trying to make a rude comment just to see the velociraptors. :)
Just think about how it looked to the drivers behind you for all those weeks BEFORE you noticed the squirrely corpse. :-)
I just got had heart palpitations seeing that monstrosity of a pizza. Yuck.
A dead squirrel?? WTF? How did it get cut in half?!?! :O
Ummmm....I'm first? How the hell did that happen? I'm sure it's some kind of mistake.
What a coincidence. We were going to have that pizza for dinner on the 4th but changed our minds and went with something a little more unhealthy.
Ewwww! To the dead rodent half on your car. Kinda creepy neighbors if you ask me.
That pizza is disgusting, and no we don't eat like that for July 4th. We eat BBQ. Sheesh.
And I totally forgot it was Tuesday so no random from me, but yours was great.
Ok, if your neighbor put the squirrell on your windshield that is officially creepy.
I am a little too in touch with my inner bitch; is that possible? My kids would say yes.
I love pomengranate anything, but never thought of using it with vodka. Now I know what I'm having later!!
We didn't have pizza with hamburgers on it but we did have hamburgers!
Sorry about the dead squirrel thing. I would have waited until I was on the highway and then used the wiper so it would have flung itself off so I wouldn't have to deal with it!
gross on the dead squirrel thing. ugh. and good luck with the cleansing - sounds like getting your fingernails torn off would be more fun.
Ummm........the dead half a squirrel - that kind of sounds like something I would do - to a friend though, to a friend. I can kind of relate to the sick mind who did that....unless it was some weirdo neighbor who wanted to deliver a message, like don't park here. Weird!
Happy Tuesday!
Ummm........the dead half a squirrel - that kind of sounds like something I would do - to a friend though, to a friend. I can kind of relate to the sick mind who did that....unless it was some weirdo neighbor who wanted to deliver a message, like don't park here. Weird!
Happy Tuesday!
We love the pome juice, but its too expensive, so we haven't let ourselves get into it. LOL.
Happy RTT
Okay, the squirrel...well that is random and completely disgusting! Lucky you. :)
Stupid country internet...I had a comment all done and it crashed. :( The comment has something to do with the squirrel. Really...that's just gross and well, completely random too. Aren't you the lucky one. Hope you are enjoying some of this fine heat we are feeling in my little corner of Ontario (although I think it's all over Ontario)!
Stupid country internet...I had a comment all done and it crashed. :( The comment has something to do with the squirrel. Really...that's just gross and well, completely random too. Aren't you the lucky one. Hope you are enjoying some of this fine heat we are feeling in my little corner of Ontario (although I think it's all over Ontario)!
Last week I hit a stupid squirrel that was running around in the street. The thing committed suicide under my wheels. I tried to avoid it but the thing ran under my tires. I think that is better than driving around with a dead one.
Seriously about the dead rodent on your window, ew! I must read more about this neighbor you speak of, he sounds interesting. While I didn't see any fireworks this year, I've heard them the last 3 or 4 nights (yes, even last night). I'm glad my cat isn't bothered by them.
I like a good pom-tini. :) I have also heard of pomegranate in guacamole. Ole!
The squirrel thing is very creepy. Don't worry, I'm sure you would've seen it there prior to that day. ha!
Maybe he fell.. Because you see so many squirrels plummet to their death..and all...
I want to do a cleanse!! Send me your recipe, or whatever you call it, lol! =)
The zombies put the squirrel back there. It was their passive/aggressive warning that they're coming for you next.
As for the cleaners, I'm sad for you. Did they offer something super special to try to get you to stay? Like a price cut or something?
Good lord, my heart stopped just looking at that picture.
I gotta say that food link looks strangely good to a pregnant gal.
Ok so what I need to put in my grocery cart tomorrow is Promogrante and Vodka? check! :)