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It asked if I wore red nail polish…wonder what this quiz would think of my purple toes?

This morning, Jeff woke me up before the alarm went off and said, “The hedgehog cage fell down.”

My hedgie, Furrow, lives in a cage on top of a baker’s rack in my “craft room” (the sun room off the living room).  Apparently it had tipped off the baker’s rack during the night.

I went downstairs and saw the destruction…bedding and hedgie stuff all over…but no hedgie.  I got on the floor and started looking under everything that he might have crawled under, thinking that either he was hurt and hiding, or had run off somewhere and fallen asleep (hedgies are nocturnal).

I didn’t see him anywhere…I crawled all over the first floor of the house (which I assure you was just as sexy as you think it might have been).  I knew he couldn’t have gotten upstairs, since the door up is always closed, but I wasn’t sure that he couldn’t have gotten downstairs.  We leave the basement door open a bit for the cats - the litter box is down there - and if Boris’s fat cat self can squeeze through, then a one pound hedgie would sure be able to.  I was worried, however, that he’s not big enough to get safely down the stairs - he must have fallen.

Hoping that I had just overlooked him upstairs, I went to look through the basement.

The first place I looked was behind the washer and dryer.  Lo and behold, there were a couple of beady little eyes and a sniffing hedgehog nose!

But how to get him out of there?  The washer and dryer are pretty tight against the wall, and the dryer, which he was behind) is gas, so I wasn’t really keen on having us move that and break something.  Jeff was able to wiggle the washer out so that I could reach behind the dryer….but no hedgie.  I thought that maybe there was a crawl space under the dryer that he had climbed into, so Jeff and I started debating whether Hedgehog retreival was covered under our Centerpoint appliance plan.  I crawled back there to check out the crawl space, but found that there was nothing big enough that he could scoot into - he must be on the move again.

Jeff started checking out the perimeter of the basement, and found him all the way on the other side, looking up at him.  I scooped him up - he wasn’t even scared and rolled up in a ball!  He had a little bit of a cut on his nose, and looked like he’d ripped of a toenail, but otherwise was fine.

I gave him a bath, made sure there were no more injuries, and took him outside to dry off and run around so I could see that all of his legs were working.  Not only were his legs just fine, but he was running all around the back yard just as bold as you please - he’s never been outside where he didn’t at least startle or start out in a little hedgie-ball.

So, having made sure he was fine and calmed my pulse down a bit, we put his cage back together, cleaned up the sun room, and put him away for his day of sleep.  I’m sure he’s tired.  He is now going to live in the spare bedroom, on the dresser, which is wider and has less chance of cage-wiggle.

Dear Old Navy -

You used to be my favorite store.  You let me get fun fashions at affordable prices, and had nice, basic stuff that I could build both a work and a “play” wardrobe with.

But then, Old Navy decided that they no longer wanted fat people in their stores, and went “exclusively online” with women’s plus size fashions.  That meant that I could no longer go shop at my favorite store and instead had to buy from the website if I wanted something.  I don’t like doing that - not only are your sizes a bit off so that I like to see how the clothes fit on me, but I am a “browsing” shopper - I don’t usually come into a store with a fixed idea of what I want.  I liked being able to go into Old Navy and find cool stuff that I wouldn’t have looked at on the website.

Now Old Navy won’t take returns at the store from the “exclusively online” women’s collection.  When I do order something online (which iI don’t like doing) and it doesn’t work out (which often it doesn’t), I can’t even go to the store to return it and browse for other ideas- I have to make a whole separate trip to the post office (which somewhat negates the negligible “convenience” of shopping online to begin with).

I hear you loud and clear, Old Navy.  You don’t want teh fatties in your store.  Our money isn’t as good as anyone else’s.  We’re not worth looking pretty and having fun, affordable options.

You now have one less fattie to deal with.

Are you pissed too?  Write to Old Navy at custserv@oldnavy.com

I know that I should at some point sit my ass down and write a real blog post, but the fact of the matter is, I’m probably not going to right now. I’m happy, there’s not much going on, and I don’t feel that the world cares enough about my rambling thoughts to write something out of nothing. So, here goes with some randoms of teh interwebs for your viewing pleasure:

First, the Cute

A cat that is also a hedgehog? Sign me the fuck UP!  From Nebogirl.

Sugar Bush Squirrel Go.  Now.

I don’t know why, but this one was I Can Haz Cheezburger a few weeks ago, and it’s made me giggle at least once a day since then.  Apparently I need an injection of Kids In The Hall, stat.

Second, The Wants

Lolspeak Magnets!!!

Suzanne from CUSS teaches me something I desperately needed to know:  There is a musical called Co-Ed Prison Sluts.  Must.See.

BBQ sauce: “authentic food court flavor” by David Pescovitz

Pretend To Work poster by David Pescovitz

Third, the Fatosphere Speaks

Fat, genes, and environment  by fillyjonk

Fat is a symptom, not a disease, Part One: Medical Malpractice on a Victorian Scale by RioIriri

I am a person, not an epidemic. by RioIriri

A rant by jamboree

Fat lot of good it’ll do ya. by (author unknown)

A look at some of the companies behind your employer’s wellness program by Sandy

Body Mass? Irrelevant. by paul

Time to restate some basics by TR

Pictures, words and all that. by jamboree:

Fourth, The Sickosphere (?) Speaks

From PostSecret:

Fifth, Things I Want To Make

tutorial: reusable sandwich wrap by craftapalooza

Let’s Get Clean and Healthy: Herbal Housekeeping by Christine

pies baked in tiny jars by megan

HOWTO make a cardboard playhouse by Cory Doctorow  (For Paige and Alice, of course!)

Sixth, Memes I Have Been Saving And Will Now Do

The Anti-”Sex and the City” Meme by Suzanne

What’s the cheapest pair of shoes you own?: I honestly don’t have many cheap shoes anymore - since I have such pressure issues with my feet, I have determined that I will just suck it up and pay what it takes to have shoes that fit and aren’t uncomfortable.  That being said, I did just score a pair of Naturalizer brown sandals (up yours, they’re comfortable) at Marshalls or TJMaxx or something for $25.  I <3 them.

What’s your favorite piece of jewelry, if you own any?: My wedding rings.  While I heart my wedding ring, I miss being able to wear my engagement ring with it (I have developed some sort of freaking rash under there that my ring pisses off.  I’m lotioning like a fool to get it to go away).

What’s your favorite t-shirt?: My Emily the Strange t-shirt: it says  Emily has a mind of her own and shows her dissecting a brain.  Now that I think of it, I need to find that t-shit.

If you could wear jeans every day, would you? Pretty much, except during the summer when it’s too warm.  I don’t mind a pair of capris or a skirt.

Do you comb your hair every day? Kind of?  I mean, I run the brush through it to make sure it’s not tangled before I dry it, but I never touch it again.

The Friday Five, stolen from Christy

“With the following phrases, post a single image of the strongest thought/idea that pops into your head.”

1.) Favorite Food:

2.  Least favorite food:

3.  Favorite Thing

4.  My least favorite thing:

5.  A phobia

6.  An addiction

Seventh: Random Shit That Doesn’t Fit Above

If songs were put to PowerPoint by p2

United States Ranked 97th Among “Peaceful Nations” by Technology Expert

Why Bush Quit Golf: The Iraq War by Technology Expert

This is America by Davezilla

Top Ranked Sticker on 20 May 17:52 by Caitlin Berman

Stove Ownership from xkcd

Finally, an explanation for Short Man Syndrome? Slow-growing infants may become hostile adults

In which it is scientifically proven that I am a shitty wife: 1939 marital rating scale for wives by Mark Frauenfelder

Eighth:  Overheard (I only wish by me)

I Thought There Was Just Solid, Liquid, and Gas? on Overheard Everywhere

Student #1: I went to Mankato State.
Student #2, also a TA: There’s a state called Mankato?!
University of Minnesota, Minnesota

(funny only because I actually went to Mankato State!)

Would You Mind Taking a Picture Of Us With It? from Overheard Everywhere

[A young woman in a wetsuit and a young man in normal clothing are standing near the packaged meats.]
Female employee: Can I help you with anything?
Young woman: Oh, no thanks, we’re just admiring the bacon.
Female employee: Oh. Okay! Have a nice day!

Vons
Ventura, California

Bring a bib (Overheard in Chicago). by Ziggy

1. Villa Durazzo Pallavicini - Tempio di Diana, 2. 20070317 Corned Beef and Cabbage, 3. Johnston High School Chamber Choir, 4. Amazing Thailand, 5. 4978-John Cusack, 6. CokeCan3, 7. A TRIBUTE TO A DEAR FRIEND. (KILKENNY, IRELAND), 8. Carrot Cake, 9. Wise Man, 10. spreading the love, 11. sister swelly swell, 12. It’s a big pink world - National Geographic

Stolen from Schmutzie:

The concept:
1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, and pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.

The questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food? right now?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. What is your favourite drink?
7. What is your dream vacation?
8. What is your favourite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. What is one word that describes you?
12. What is your flickr name?

Shamelessly Stolen from Blog Blah Blah

Outside My Window… Window? What window? I’m at work, and they don’t believe in putting people by windows.

I am thinking… about how long this day is going to be. About how much I have to do at home. About the new little one that is entering the world tomorrow. About my trip this week to see Dr. Barb get her PhD, and to see my family, and show my sweetie one of my favorite cities.

I am going…to try to look productive today. And then actually be productive tonight.

I am thankful for… honestly, just about everything right now. I was just telling Jeff yesterday how much better I feel now that I can sleep through the night, thanks to my new appliance that helps me breathe while I sleep. Although I didn’t fall asleep until after one o’clock this morning, I am feeling just fine. When you sleep, everything looks so much brighter.

I finished… a project that I have been working on for a very long time, but cannot go into detail about because the person I made it for reads this blog.

I am wearing… my new favorite skirt, a brown/white/salmon top with a cream tank top, my brown sweater (still too chilly in the office for short sleeves), my new sale sandals, and the necklace I made for my first wedding anniversary.

I am creating… my first garden. On Friday night, I planted tomatoes and peppers (thanks, Sarah!), green beans, a raspberry bush (I’m a bit worried about it – the stick looked dead when I planted it. We’ll see.) and some flowers.

I am reading… Be Sweet by Roy Blount, Jr. and Listening to Prozac by Peter Kramer

I am hoping… that my stomach stops hurting soon. I ate way too much last night.

I am hearing… the shuffling of my co-workers, and our white noise feed.

I have to tackle… a bunch of household stuff before we head out for the weekend.

One of my favorite things… is when my sweetie comes home from work in the morning and crawls into bed for snuggles.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: Tonight: grocery shopping and cleaning up around the house. Tomorrow: more of the same unless Sarah wants me to visit, Wednesday: I have to work (boo), dinner with Heather and then we’ll go see the baby. Thursday: the beginning of our DC weekend!!

Please flush ALL the poo down.

Thank you.