domestic outrages chronicle

when i lived in japan i always knew when summer was at hand bcz our building's garbage would get the WORST fish stench. oh it'd get in my nose for hours, so awful

Oh god the worst was living next to the live poultry store in bushwick my first summer in nyc. It was a hot one, with many 100 degree days, and with no a/c our options were a) stagnant 100 degree chicken air, or b)turn on fan & blow hot chicken breeze all over the room. On top of it, when the garbage truck came, the act of picking up the bags that had been cooking on the street all day and throwing them into the truck where they were mixed up with all the other hot trash would release this pugnant stench into the air that once woke me up and almost made me vomit it was so bad. What an outrage!

Lol pugnant? I don't know if I meant pungent or repugnant there but lol.

EW hot chicken breeze!

wait how is that different than the delicious aroma of chicken coming from your oven?

^vegetarian

why don't you let a TOFURKEY rot in the fridge for a month then put it in the garbage and leave it out in the hot sun for a week

wait, scratch that, you've done that before

guffaw

Oh snap

It still wouldn't smell as bad as poultry I imagine. Something about animal flesh is just so prone to rancid stenchiness. Also remember that it was a live poultry store, so you got the smell of animal waste, too.

uh, ok, got it let's move on now, k?

Yeah, ok.

Btw not so much an outrage but a word to the wise: if you buy fat free brownie mix do not expect brownies but rather spongey chocolate rubber.

lol @ fat-free brownies!

I know, what a silly idea!

the locus of outrage is in the initial plan, not in the unsurprising result.

Last night I found a slug on my lettuce! It was a little outrageous but I calmed down and took him outside to roam free.
http://twitpic.com/8fqqh

uh, that's a really great pic

wow. welcome to seAttle

slugs are a good source of protein

slugs are a dismal source of protein.

seAttle

that represents the spAce needle

iphone likes cap A

(hi sandbox!)

Even after a good talking to and clear instructions on how a roomba would do it, the vacuum cleaner is still sitting forlornly out in the main room, just can't manage to put itself away in the closet.

it is outraged

(hi jaq, welcome back, we missed you!)

i discovered my 'last peeler you'll ever buy' in the trash can under a mound of vegetable peelings, and to add an extra layer of outrage it was my second last peeler you'll ever buy, my first last peeler you'll ever buy got thrown out the first week i owned it and i didn't realise in time.

(hi jaq!)

Hi Jaq!

Estela, I think you have a peeler problem. I will attempt to dream up a solution to this outrage.

Also reminds me: need to buy vacuum cleaner.

maybe jaq's roomba can be programmed to roam over to your place occasionally. for that matter, maybe jaq's roomba can be programmed to roam over to MY place occasionally.

stela, maybe it would be more economical and less outrageous if you just bought the disposable peelers from now on.

oh i thought it was just a normal vacuum and jaq was trying to shame it into roomba-like behavior by telling it all about how a roomba would go about cleaning the floors and then stowing itself neatly away.

domestic outrage resolved: working internets!

^^ this

I felt bad for my outrage though and apologized as well as for yelling when it sucked up the belt from my robe.

hooray for working internets!

(I am actually afraid of roombas tbh)

i guess i was having a domestic fantasy. also, i'm a careless reader. oopsie.

i do like the idea of a roomba trundling about the city and letting itself into our homes to work while while we sit with our feet up, cocktails in hand.

"oh hi, thanks for coming over. i'll just be out here on the porch if you need anything. say, next time you pass through the kitchen would you mind bringing me that pack of smokes on the counter? i'd hate to get in your way."

i've had this step ladder for a long time but i only just noticed the lolabel:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3681080863_c813ec556a.jpg?v=0

looks perfect for http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

:) sent the picture just now.

just got soooooo much hair cutoff my head
not really an outrage, more like a wonderful feeling

*fruit flies*

oh man, i have a fly infestation problem atm

we had one for a while but finally got rid of them
posting about it will probably bring them back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ew5dAISAUI

i built a trap for them, last year

that made me shiver.

i don't think i want to watch that video

xp

t. flystelashiver

i was shivering about your trap, not the youtube.

oh it was made of a small jar and a square of saran wrap with a small hole in it, sealed with a rubber band. you put a piece of fruit in the jar and watch the flies go in. they can't find their way out. works like a charm!

harb n/l

you could patent it and call it The Jarbl

lol

I bait my Jarbls w/ cheap balsamic vinegar or a nice foamy yeast solution for max fly attraction. Li'l dudes are swarming all over my indoor gardening so gonna take some action on 'em.