Mood:
lyricalNow Playing: XM 71 - Watercolors (light jazz)
Busy day today !
Did the grocery shopping - I don't know what it is, but let it be cold two weekends in a row, and I start laying in supplies ! You can't get a lemon wedge into our freezer, it's so packed, and the pantry, small as it is, had to be completely redone to accomodate everything. There were sooo many good deals this week, I took advantage of as many as possible ! Even our fridge is full of food. For some reason, I take comfort in the abundance.
As noted yesterday, our printer's been screwing up. Hated to shell $30.+ on an ink cartridge - the printer says our current one is still half-full, so it may not be the cart that's the problem. Well, I found a sort-of solution. There's a 'moderate yield' cartridge now, for $20. While the packaging for neither size says how much ink is inside, I figured I'd save the $10. or so, and go for the moderate. That'd tell me what I needed to know, and if we don't get a new printer - Beloved Hubby's looking at laser printers lately - before it empties, I'll just get a full size next time.
And, as it turned out, it was the ink, printer works fine now. Printed out a skirt pattern I hope to work up for Aria later this week. I just think it's a kind of rip that there's two sizes, and no information to compare them. If one is 18mL and the other is 28mL, for example, I'd know what I'm dealing with. But for all I know, I just bought 3ml, there's no way to tell. At least I can get a free ream of paper from Office Max for the old cartridge. We usually donate those to Dearest Son's school.
In other off-topic news, I have a 9am optometrist appointment tomorrow. By this time Tuesday, I might have new glasses. I have a spare pair that I hate wearing, so I invested $2.28 in some stinky epoxy to try a repair on my much-missed sunglasses. They're drying now, I hope it worked. Probably not, but I had to try.
Did a little Christmas window shopping for Son. Beloved Hubby and I just upgraded our computer, and we're getting a new TV - and I'm getting glasses ! - so we're pretty much shopped for already. But we haven't yet decided what the boy who wants everything is getting. He's been vocal about two specific Cars toys, a mountain race set and the Mack truck playset. And more of the individual Cars characters, specifically Guido, the other two racecars, and a tractor (to tip). If everything's in stock, we could finish his shopping in ten minutes !
But I don't dare hope. The mountain race set - 'Radiator Springs Mountain Challenge Track Set', to be precise - has bad ratings for being unstable, but I know our son. He'll most likely use the parts in other ways anyway, even if it is flimsy as pictured. Heck, we played with Lisa's 'Earthquake Manor' (the first edition Barbie Townhouse, it got recalled for falling apart) until her mom boxed it for returns. We liked it better when we didn't know if it'd stand or topple, and the furniture was fun. Here's a leeched image off eBay. Man, I remember this thing soo much, and I didn't own it.
I'll probably hit TRU tomorrow, if there's time after my appointment. See what's still out there. I ain't leavin' the house on Black Friday. For one, Son's home, and even if Hubby's here, I just refuse to be caught up in the insanity. That video game system fracas has about turned me off to 'bargains' I have to battle for. I'm better off hunting the specials at the grocery store - those don't hurt anybody !
I can't believe it, I'm still thinking of 'Earthquake Manor' ! Well, I guess it's the season for memories and musings, of toys and holidays passed.
