My roommate was a serious blessing this morning. I was out late last night, joining the Bunny Hash at a big to-do at a place called Fairvilla. I won't go into what's there as I intend to keep my blog safe for the little eyes. Suffice to say, it was a great adult time.

This morning my alarm went off, as usual at some random time before 6:30. I attempted to reset it to 7:30, but it took several tries. By the time I succeeded and rolled back over, I had to pee desperately, and the cats were scraping at my door.

Sigh. I got up and turned off the alarm. There was no point now. Once I fed the cats and peed, I was not immediately getting back to sleep. I prepared myself for washing the coffee pot (that I was too busy to wash yesterday) so that I could start pumping the caffeine into my blood. I was in serious need of a caffeine transfusion.

I peed, went to the kitchen to feed the cats, and found the coffee pot already set up with coffee in it. My day is already improved.


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From a news bit on my home page: "The tiny long-whiskered owlet found in the Peruvian jungle has never been seen in the wild before."

Isn't the Peruvian jungle already the wild?


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The fact that Yaw is foreign is sometimes an added entertainment to me all by itself. He and I were at Winn Dixie yesterday, getting some lunch at the deli counter. The meals we ordered automatically came with a cafeteria-style roll if you wanted it.

The deli worker asked, "Do you want a roll?"

Yaw replied, "No I'd rather stand." Pause.

She laughed, sure that he had said "I don't understand." He is very soft spoken sometimes and was a bit distracted yesterday, so he was very quiet.

She explained herself. "Your meal comes with a roll. Do you want it?"

Yaw looked puzzled. "Roll?"

I said, "Bread, not rolling on the floor." The lady at the counter looked slightly stunned, abashed, and several other random emotions, all of which she tried to hide, but failed.

"No, thank you. I do not want any bread."

I laughed and teased him all the way back to work. It's a good thing he has an easy sense of humor.