Outer Monologue

My cat fears Paul Newman

It's true, she does.

And this is a cat that fears little.

She'll happily hiss at evil golden retrievers as they bark across the hall, and take a swipe at any passerby that dares tread too close to her as she sits atop her royal palace (she has a wooden house with a platform on top).

But for some reason, she flees at the sight of Paul's visage, complete with Elizabethan ruffed fringe, that adorns this bottle of Newman's Own Light Balsamic Vinaigrette.

And I should know, I tested it out many times this morning.

Some may call it cat torture... I call it amusing scientific research.

Frankly, I can't blame her for her fear. I mean, look at that picture... with his wee, beady eyes... I bet he puts an addictive chemical in his Light Balsamic that makes me crave it fort-nightly!

What else?

An amusing update on this post... I finally received most of my ID badges and door cards about a week ago and can now access the building I work in unaided. All it took was a mere three months of waiting! I don't know what I was complaining about!

Good timing too, since Indian Winter is setting in here in balmy southern Michigan with a vengeance.

Speaking of wonderful Michigan weather... It snowed again this weekend. For the 4th time since October (yes, October). This place fooled us, it FOOLED US when we first moved here, with it's happy, warm sunshine-y days and clement weather!

At the current rate, I expect to be snowed-into our apartment completely from mid-december until March.

I've planned accordingly, and I don't care HOW much they stare at the local supermarket as I buy cartsfull of condensed milk and Spaghetti-O's!

Did my first boardgaming (besides with Mary) since moving out here over the weekend (awk sentence much?).

It was pretty fun, actually, with a good-sized crowd. I only had time for one (longish) game of Power Grid. Not exactly my cup of tea (a bit more think-y than my rusty gaming brain was ready to handle) but enjoyable all the same. I finished a vastly distant fifth (of five), but enjoyed myself.

The group I found is called "Lansing Board Gamers" and they even have a Yahoo Group and a website.

Kinda reminds me of the Unity Games Group when I first joined it (about the same size too, I think), but there is, I fear, less room for growth in this area.

Anyway, that's all for now. Just wanted to toss out a few odds and ends!

Ciao!

Posted by Campbell at November 20, 2006 07:53 AM