Thursday, October 26, 2006

lunch time

Prelude To A Six Month Microdiscectomy Anniversary Post

I now know why the surgeon forbade me from vacuuming after my surgery.  Apparently, he removed the vacuuming common sense part of my brain.  Today, I started doing a tiny bit of vacuuming just to clean up one of the fans we keep on the bathroom counter because the master bedroom gets so damn hot, unlike the rest of the house, which has cross-ventilation.  Anyway, I did a lovely job cleaning the fan, then thought I’d vacuum the counter and get some dust & dog treat crumbs sucked up.  What did I do?  Sucked up a tube of Phoenix’s expensive eye meds.  It’s not in the canister, it’s not in the hose, it’s trapped someone in the middle of the vacuum, to be heard, not seen.  And this, this is why post-surgical patients should never vacuum again.

I’ll update more later about the success of my surgery and how I’m feeling so much better than before the surgery…and quite a bit after too.  Uh, right after I pick up my refill of pain meds at the pharmacy.  Yes, while I’m much much better, I still have some bad mornings and evenings.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

late at night

Toddler Trapped In Claw Machine - Awesome!

As a former avid claw machine player, it’s obvious those stuffed toys are way too big to win.  No wonder the kid was forced to crawl into the machine.  Ha!

late at night

A Product Review Triumvirate - Bad, Meh, and Great

BAD

Meet Dannon™ Light & Fit™ Crave Control™ yogurt.  We tried the peach w/ cereal.  First of all, the cereal is soggy bits of nothing in the yogurt.  I guess it’s supposed to be more filling, but I expected some texture.  What I got was really gross bitter tasting peach yogurt.  Yuk!

MEH

Reach Cleanpaste floss seemed like an interesting idea.  Toothpaste on your floss, in some kind of cool packaging.  It’s exactly the same as your basic flavored floss, so don’t buy it and pay extra because you think it’s anything else.  We had a coupon for $2 off, so it didnt matter that it was pricey floss.  But, still, nothing special about it.

GREAT!

Dole Fruit Parfaits are delicious.  We’ve tried all three flavors; Peaches & Creme, Pineapples & Creme, and Apples & Caramel Creme.  It’s like a Dole fruit cup on top, with creamy yogurty creme on the bottom.  I think I like pineapple best, but it’s a close race with peach.  They’re both fabulous.  The Apple one is okay - I wouldn’t kick it out of my mouth, but it’s not the flavor I’ll buy over and over and over again.  The other two, I want them in the fridge at all times.