Hmm. Hi. It seems I’m supposed to be posting something here or else you’ll all go away and never come back and that will make me sad. Don’t go away. I’ve been busy and uninspired and frankly, well, not being able to blog about work makes me feel seriously disabled. Gagged. Seriously uncomfortable. Cranky!

But there are other things. L. went to Paris and had a great time and brought back lots of pictures and chocolate. Look! It’s the Eiffel Tower! Sisu and I missed her mightily, but lest I drown in my self-pity and fear that I will never again be able to have such fun travel adventures, I simply went to work, spending 5-6 hours each day of the Labor Day weekend at the office. I felt important! Useful! At least until I got back to work on Tuesday and learned that most of what I’d spent all that time on was just busywork that I could have simply not done at all. Lesson learned.

Speaking of which, I’ve been learning tons and tons, none of which I can tell you about, except that there’s really nothing better than getting in your car and driving very carefully while shouting along with the Postal Service on “Sleeping In.” You simply have not heard this song until you’ve felt the bass shake your whole body while you’re belting out the two verses at the top of your lungs in the middle of traffic. It helps to have the windows open so people can hear you and turn and stare open-mouthed at your idiocy. But you won’t mind their stares because the song in that precise context is just that good. Trust me on this one.

What else? The weather has cooled here but the Derby Mountain fire continues to devastate southern Montana. I’m enjoying the transition into fall and looking forward to carving punkins soonââ�¬â��we have not one but two porches of our very own and maybe, just maybe, we’ll actually get trick-or-treaters this year! Of course, someone shot out the rear window of my dad’s car last night while it was parked on the street in front of our house so maybe, um, this isn’t really the prime trick-or-treating ‘hood. On the plus side, while we were outside being pissed about the shattered window a cop just happened to drive by and he was kind enough to take a report for insurance purposes. Gotta love those helpful men in blue!

Home ownership continues to be a joy. Our garage door no longer opens or closes from the outside and must be jammed shut with a pair of pliers to keep out intruders, so on my todo list is definitely a garage-door opener. I purchased one last week at the Sears Labor Day sale; while there I also got a garbage disposal. I know some people hate garbage disposals but I am firmly in the camp that would much prefer to just grind up the gunk rather than fish it out of the drain to prevent clogs. Where do you stand on the garbage disposal question? Vital home appliance, or smelly nuisance?

Regardless of where you stand, I can tell you that installation looks difficult. I will report back soon on whether that appearance actually matches with reality. If our house burns down or explodes, you’ll know why.

So yeah, garbage disposals and garage door openers and broken windows. Life moves pretty fast on the big city merry-go-round and I’m just trying to keep up. I’ll continue to try to wave occasionally as I fly by on my plastic horse.

Oh, and about this 911 anniversary: What Ze said (transcript). [tags]music, home ownership, paris[/tags]

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