http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com Mutts, Magic, Muggles, and More... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:22:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have realized that I have been siriusly neglecting this blog.  Yes, that was a Sirius pun.  Anyway, I haven't posted anything in over a week, which is rare.  This time it is not due to any Plurking.  I have not Plurked in over a week either.  Life has just ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/long-time-no-blog/ Most of you probably know that I work in a grocery store.  Last week I was talking to someone I work with and she told me that some guy came into the store with his suit and asked her 'Do you have dry cleaning here?'  Wow.  The store is big, ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/do-you-have-dry-cleaning/ I am thoroughly enjoying my summer and not having to drive to school everyday.  Gas just keeps going up and is about $4.15 here at the cheapest.  I am happy to report that I just got gas for $4.10 at a gas sale today.  It cost me about $57, which ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/gotta-love-it/ My car stalled on the way to work on Saturday, although I didn't know that's what it was doing.  I was driving down a hill and all of a sudden the steering wouldn't work and neither would the brakes.  It was scary.  There was a curve coming up and I ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/why-must-you-do-that-saab/ I too, have been caught up in the new online addiction that is Plurk.  My blogging friends, Baja, Tortilla, Yoon, VaZ, and PrincessGinger have also joined in on the Plurking.  I blame Yoon for my addiction.  However, since it is summer and I have no homework to do, I don't ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/blame-it-on-the-plurk/ JK Rowling has written an 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter series!  It was written for charity and auctioned off.  A bunch of authors wrote stories and they were compiled together into this book that was auctioned off.  You can also buy a copy of it online. However, the stories ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/800-words-of-awesomeness/ Broomsticks And Owls, the first Harry Potter forum I ever joined is not working.  It's driving me crazy.  I'm thoroughly addicted to that forum and rarely go a day without visiting it.  It stopped working last week and was down for a few days before the administrator fixed it.  But ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/bao-bao-wherefore-art-thou-bao/ I just thought I would share something funny about work.  There's a certain kind of potato that comes in a five pound bag.  When I ring it up on the register it says '5# Idaho Pot'.   It makes me laugh every time.  Then when the receipt prints out, it says ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/five-pounds-of-what/ Yep, today was pretty fun at work.  They had this event going on for employees to get everyone to live healthier.  They had a bounce house set up in the parking lot, along with basketball, power walks, whiffle golf, and a Wii set up in the break room. An hour and ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/fun-at-work/ One of my neighbors has a sign in his yard that says 'Stop Obama'.  This same guy had a 'I support the second Wal-Mart' sign in his yard a couple months ago.  Then he put up a 'McCain 2008' sign.  That has now been removed in order to put the ... http://essenceofinsanity.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/go-obama/