Unfurnished Brooklyn

Food, glorious food!

Nothing tastes as good as a big ole egg/cheese/bacon sammich after fasting for 10 hours. Nothing.

And it was right on time: right after giving five big vials of blood and drinking a horrid concoction to check for an ulcer. And hey- I'm anemic, and you're rechecking my iron levels, so you take that much blood??

Cheb has the week off from school, and is staying uptown with my sister. My time off is being spent catching up on doctor/dentist checkups. And working on a sooper seekrit project. My only resolution this year is to see this project through, and hopefully it will lead to something better (yes I'm being vague- it's sooper seekrit).

I'll be busy for a few days, so see you on the other side, people. Happy New Year!

I rebuke thee, cold!

I have no time to be sick right now. I cast you out!!

I'm sitting at my desk in a sweater vest, scarf, and with a portable heater blasting my bottom. And I'm still cold. My coworkers have their windows open, because they are evil and not fighting a cold like I am.

I only have a little elderberry syrup left, so Cheb has been getting a daily dose and doesn't seem sick at all. I took one for the team, I guess. Hey- did you know Duane Reade now sells elderberry syrup? Didja? I need to pick some up. I may be slightly delirious and rambly.

Next week two of the four people that work here will be out. That leaves me & the Big Cheese. So I can't be sick. I said that already, didn't I? Cold medicine makes me goofy.

I need answers, people.

Because I got questions.

Where can I get a really good, rummy fruitcake? Either a decent recipe, or a good bakery. Because I want one.

Whose abuela threw that chancleta at the president? 'Fess up.

Why am I so dry that no amount of conditioner and lotion will help? I look like I've been dredged in flour.

Who changed the station on my clock radio to classical music? It puts me right back to sleep, which defeats the purpose of the alarm.

Can we fast forward to January? Please?

And you? Leave your own questions in the comments.

Murder most foul

And I was left with the body.

You'd think the word would've gotten out by now among the mice in my building that there are two bloodthirsty cats living in my apartment. Unless, of course, that mouse was aware of it and committed suicide by cat.

Either way, ewww.

The mouse situation is one of the many violations in this building that need to be corrected. And, because I was so friendly to the housing inspector, he tacked on a few extra to the report. My landlord is not happy. Boo hoo. Now fix it.