What Does Bimmer Man Do In His Spare Time???

He doesn't really have spare time but he likes to think so.


Putnam Park Finale from HaraM3 on Vimeo.

And this is what he does. There's another one coming up and unfortunately he ruined his own anniversary present. I was going to get him a fabulous video camera, but he beat me to it.

I'll have to think of something else for him!

Way to go, Bimmer Man!

Holy Buckets! Who Wants Cool Tips?

For everything!

So I decided to join StumbleUpon because I had no clue what it was (um, yeah, that's a great idea McTatty - join something you know nothing about!) but they send you an e-mail once a week or so with websites that you might like.

And I'm an idiot sometimes and delete e-mails that I should probably read.

But not this one!

They sent me the website for TipNut.com.

Wanna know how to grow 100 lbs of potatoes in 4 square feet?

Um, yeah! Thought so! This is totally cool - there's tips for being frugal, baking and cooking tips and even how to make meat last longer...

I'm so addicted!

Video: Deer Goes Through Cat Door

Have you seen this before? Amazing!

Hmmm... Decisions, Decisions....

After careful thought and consideration.

I still have no clue what I'm going to do with my tax refund.

Probably pay off two credit cards.

But I'll have some leftover money. So what do I purchase to help stimulate the economy?

Ummm...

This?
Or should I be true to my photography passions and go for some books, renew my NAPP membership and join the PPA? (National Association of Photoshop Professionals and the Professional Photographers of America)

Hmmm...

Or I could completely ignore the previous and save it for this summer.

Or I could get a new dresser from Ikea for $279 (and be more organized) -

Or there's lots and lots of cookbooks.

See? The possibilities are kind of endless at this point.

But I'm just stuck. I have two good things to do to boost my credit score, but then I need to reward myself for being good. I'd rather spend less money, but it looks like the dresser and stand mixer are about the same price (the stand mixer would be $275 after coupon codes instead of $359!!).

Argh!

I could save money too for this summer -

Ok, I need to stop with what I could do with my tax refund. And just stick it in a savings account and make my decision later.

Argh!!!

Do You Remember the Bread Dipping???

Oh, yes - we dip the bread!

But as I was perusing Amazon (one of my daily doses of sanity in my disorganized world), I noticed something that I had never seen before. Ok, I have at Italian restaurants and places like Willams-Sonoma, but never before on Amazon.

Instant gratification.

Dipping Seasoning Spices

For $18.51 it's a variety pack of 3 different mixes.

This is way too good to pass up! A glass of wine, sitting outside with some bread and olive oil... that's the summer life!

so I feel like a kid again!

Check out this height chart! It's totally made for adults, but it's theme is: "I'm as big as..."

How about the average size supermodel? A panda?

BWAHAHAHA!! This is great! Although I have to admit, for $9.99 I think I might have to purchase it. I'm pretty short though, so I'm probably not going to have too many interesting items on my height line!

You can find it at Perpetual Kid and they do free shipping on orders over $75. You'll find lots and lots of other stuff that reminds you of what being a kid is all about, hence the name of the store.

Obviously.

Obsessions

1. Bagels
2. Reusable bags from Pier 1.3. Peanut Butter M&M's
4. Running shorts (I have an unhealthy addiction to Nike shorts)
5. Running shoes (Um, New Balance only, please)
6. My blogs in my Google Reader, especially Post Secret (My life is an open book, if I had to send in a secret it'd take me a week to think of one!)
7. Getting organized (well, kind of)
8. Coming up with a cute name for my photography business in MN
9. Treats for the MONSTER10. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium- yes, the whole Suite, not just photoshop

This Is BARF!!!

Oh, yuck! I really don't want to start reposting what Perez posts, but this is absolute BARF!!! The Hills and everyone on it need to go away, back into their little rabbit holes and stop coming up with crap like this! Argh!

And on another note, Happy Easter! Check out MONSTER's blog for a lovely Easter greeting!

Seriously? Who Does This???

So last night was kinda scary - I mean, Bimmer is at his lovely car racing /driving school and I'm home. Alone.

And guess what happened.

I watched Twilight (Oh - ok, so my review - totally a rip off movies like Interview With A Vampire and several other 80's & 90's vampire movies all rolled into one. Robert Pattinson is super cute though!) and then brushed my teeth, washed my face, turned out the lights, dragged the dog to bed and then went to bed myself.

There was a knock on the door.

At 11:30 at night.

OMG.

None of the lights were on. I hadn't even been in bed 5 minutes. MONSTER was snarling and growling and barking. I had never heard him like that before. At this point I was freaking out.

And so I went to the door and stood on my tip toes to look outside. I didn't know who it was so I didn't answer the door. I peeked outside to see what kind of car they drove (I know ALL of our neighbor's cars because there's limited parking so if they take my spot, I'm generally kinda pissed). They drove a small pick up - dark in color, dark blue or black, either a newer model Dodge or a Chevy because they had those stupid brand covers on the back lights and the corners were rounded - but I need glasses so I couldn't make out the pattern.

I wouldn't make a very good witness with my eyesight.

I called the police instead.

Seriously? Who knocks on MY DOOR at 11:30 at night when I'm trying to sleep? So not cool. They had to have been watching the house - otherwise why would they have waited until I turned the lights out to knock on the door?

Scary, right??? What if it had been one in the morning and I had actually opened the door thinking it was a neighbor that needed help???

There's a park across the street where homeless people sometimes sleep - that freaks me out enough, let alone strange people knocking on my door at night.

So in any case, the police came. They patrolled the neighborhood. It didn't really make me feel any better.

But MONSTER did. I didn't realize that he had "Guard Dog" in him!

As it turns out - there were two men and they were looking for a guy named "Steve" and probably drugs too.

So not cool! Generally I don't panic. But I was alone - and when a strange person knocks on the door at 11:30 at night, I'm not about to answer the door!!! That's what the cops are for.

Moral of the story: next time set up the web cam pointed towards the door, grab a golf club and call the non-emergency line because it's better to be safe than sorry!

Oh yeah, and I can't wait for the sequel for Twilight!

This Kid Can Dance!

Totally reminds me of N*SYNC. Oh, yes. It's a miniature dancing Justin Timberlake...

So, in any case. Enjoy! Happy Thursday! One more day left of the week and then it's time for the MONSTER to have a grooming...