Happy Surprise

My bathroom sink was slow to drain. When I felt like having some fun, I would take the drain apart to clean it. It's so gross (decomposing hair turns black and gelatinous) but it's sort of a hobby of mine. After my last disassembly, I noticed that the drain was still slow. After telling my-mom-the-English-teacher, she suggested I use a plunger to clear the drain. Even though I don't (usually, eh, ever) eat out of my bathroom sink, the idea of using a toilet plunger repulsed me.

I got over it and tried the plunger and can not get over how well it worked. Two plunges and my sink drains perfect now. I discussed my success with my mom and she was shocked by my incredulity. “Why are you so surprised that it worked?”

I told another engineering friend about my success and she was equal parts intrigued and skeptical. Her shower drain was slow and she used Draino to help, but with little success. She called me after our discussion and delightfully reported the plunger’s success with her shower drain. You wouldn’t think two engineers would be so amazed that a plunger would work in places besides the toilet…

Mutitasking, to the Nth degree

I work all the time now. It's not fun.

I get home from work most days between 6:45 and 7:15, clean the house a little, sometimes start to make dinner, and generally decompress before heading to the gym around 7:30. I spend an hour at the gym, then shower, and work on my laptop while I eat dinner, until bedtime. I've accepted that this will be my life, for who knows how long.

My brother called and left me a voicemail while I was at the gym last night. I really wanted to talk to him, but really didn't have the time. All the cardio from the gym made me realize I would have to spend some "me time" on the can when I got home. I called my brother and the first thing he says is, "You don't mind if we talk while I'm shaving?" I replied, "You don't mind if we talk while I'm dumping?" We laughed for a long time about that one. This is what it's come to. It's sad that we're grown up and have to multitask, but it makes me happy that I can still laugh about potty humor with my brother.

Last time, I wrote about some of my random favorite things. One of my LEAST favorite things are seeds in grapes. Grrr.