Friday 5

Friday 5 for September 17: Nagging


What kinds of nagging injuries do you have?  No injuries really.  Just a nagging round of bronchitis that I hope is coming to and end soon.

What long-procrastinated task is nagging at you lately?  Reading a book that I purchased a year and a half ago.  It looks like a really good book and I've been meaning to start reading it forever now....

In what way have you been a nag to someone else?  I find that when I call a company and have to deal with their customer service reps to get something done, it usually takes numerous calls to actually have the issue taken care of.  I always feel like if I don't follow up on it, it won't get done...and most times that is the case.  So, I guess to the customer service people I speak with, after the fifth call about the same issue I may seem like a nag to them  ;)

Who in your life is a world-class nag?  My grandmother.  I won't elaborate... ha!

Nag is such an ugly word. What would be a nicer way to describe someone who exhibits nagging tendencies?  Persistent  :)

This weekend...

I'm baaa-aaack  ;)




This weekend I:


* Went shopping with my Dad to pick out an anniversary gift for my Mom.  Not that he really needed my help...he does a pretty good job of selecting gifts on his own!  A couple of weeks ago he came into Yankee Candle with me and while I was paying for the things I bought, he was looking at the new fall collection of tart burners lol.  He was pretty into it too...I went over to him when I was done and he was showing me the one he wanted to buy for my Mom.  He's got pretty good taste :)

*  Celebrated my parents 29th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

* Re-painted a hutch I bought last week off of Craigslist.  It was purchased with the intent of using it in my bedroom to display my collectibles, but I later decided it would look better in our office/computer room.  And this meant that it needed to be black now so it would match the rest of the furniture in the office.  What I didn't know is that you cannot use latex paint over the shiny laminated surface without priming it first. oops.

This was what the hutch looked like before:

* Had a *teensy* meltdown when I saw that I ruined the hutch.  I will spare you by not posting an 'after' photo.  It looks ok enough, but I can see all of the flaws in it and it bugs me.  It will have to do for now until I find something else to replace it (and it will NOT be painted by me!  lol)

* Had to have blood drawn for some blood work my doctor ordered.  I think this was the fifth time being poked in the last month.  I have always hated needles and if you told me I had to have blood drawn, my blood pressure would shoot up.  I'm happy to say that after all these times I am finally getting used to it and it's not as bad as I always thought.

* Found out what Burning Man is.  After reading that two bloggers I follow were going to it recently, I had to find out what it is.  Basically, it's an arts festival held every year during the week of Labor Day at Black Rock Desert in Nevada.  They literally build a 'city' (called Black Rock City) and for one week over 45,000 people camp there and there are art exhibits, music, performances, etc.  When the festival is over, they leave no trace that the city ever existed.  It's kind of hard to explain.  I find it very, very odd....yet interesting at the same time.

* Relaxed and caught up on some blog reading.



I have lots to say, so I'm going to try to post some more this week about what's been going on over the past couple of months.  Stay tuned :)