I’m a little short on time today, so here are a few blurbs…

We got a new kitty… her name is Dala.  (short for Padme Amidala, from Star Wars.)

She is cute, and sweet and wonderful!!

More pics of her on my flickr stream: Here 

Secondly, I made some FANTASTIC oreo truffles. I got the recipe from the lovely Monika… recipe HERE.

Lastly, Kyle’s birthday party was yesterday, and we had a blast! We played the Wii, and now, I totally want one. Happy Birthday Kyle!!

well… this morning, Dmac and I went out to get our newest family member (to be blogged about tomorrow), and we stopped for breakfast at IHOP on the way to the shelter.

Yea, I know that IHOPs can be a little sketchy… but we’ve never had any real issues there, so its not the end of the world that we went there. We were seated at one of those tables where on one wall there is one looooong booth bench, and then they put out these little two-top tables and a chair in the aisle. Meaning, when we were seated, we could have easily reached over and picked up the food off of the plates of those dining next to us. Anyway…

I ordered my viva french toast, which is french toast with eggs (I get my eggs on the side. Who the hell wants eggs on their french toast?!?) and before long they brought out our meal. Now, like any sane person, I ate my eggs first… cause lets face it, french toast/pancakes/waffles/any other item drenched in syrup is really just “dessert”. I prepared myself for the glorious sweetness that is delicious french toast… I poured on some syrup and looked down.

Well… Daron and I were not dining alone. Amidst my buttery, powdered sugary goodness was this little guy…

holy god.

Believe it or not, this exactly how the following 8.5 minutes went down…

Me: *eyes widen*. *eyes examine*. *disbelief*. *a little more disbelief*. “Um.” *turns plate around so that BEETLE is in Daron’s view.* “um, babe… there’s a… um… bug in my syrup.”

Daron: *looks down.* *eyes widen*. “um, wow.”

Me and Daron: *recognize the proximity of our neighboring diners.*

Me: *waves at waiter*

Daron: *whispers in waiter’s ear* “Um, there is a bug in her food.”

Waiter: *eyes widen* “oh, um… okay” *picks up plate… and takes the check.”

Me and Daron: *watch the other diners talking and eating their breakfast…*

Manager: *leans over, praying to god that we’re not going to say anything louder than a whisper, being that the people sitting next to us are literally 18 inches from our table*”um, can I get you anything else, or anything?”

Me: “no, I’m really… um… full.”

Manager: “okay, I’m gonna take care of this ticket for you…um… sorry.”

Daron: “want a bite of my pancakes?”

Me: “um, yea, it’s cool… I’m good.”

Daron: “if it makes you feel any better, that was an outside bug… not like a ‘their-kitchen-is-dirty-bug’… he probably just flew in and landed on your plate… if thats any consolation…it was like, a beetle… so, um…”

Me: “yea… that doesn’t exactly make me feel better, but… ”

[and... scene.]

On a related note, we talked about it as we were leaving the restaurant… I felt good that I hadn’t responded like a raging b*tch. I mean, what good would it have done if I had responded (exactly how the manager assumed I would have) and shouted, made a scene, and completely ruined the meals of those other people. I don’t think it would have solved anything, and it would have just caused drama. I was proud of that…

Anyway… so that french toast… yea…more like… french ‘roach’…

Product: Album: The Con By: Tegan + Sara
Website: Tegan + Sara.com
Purchased at: Target
MSRP: Probably around $15 ($9.99 on itunes) I Paid: $10.99
Pros: I really don’t have a strong grasp on their previous work, so I got to come into “The Con” with fresh ears. That being the case, I now know the words to almost every phrase on the record, and there is something… a beat, a lyric, a melody-SOMETHING I love on every track.
Cons: Their voices took me about 3 full album spins to get used to. They do not have “typically beautiful” voices… but the tone of their voices really almost isn’t even the point. It is a whole package thing with them, it is about their voice, singing those words, to that tune, over certain chords…
Rating: [rating:4.5/5]

This is my new favorite record…. and this is my new absolute favorite song:

I want to thank my friends and family so much for making today such an awesome day…

Today, I turned 24! wowza… but I got to see my great friends, and I even got an IOU “good for one cat”!! (thanks, honey)

Today, I went to take my fly new ride for a bath. I took it to one of those places that you drive up, get out, they wash it, while you wait inside that little shop thing…

I am a sucker for car wash gift shops. I swear to god, I never would have guessed that I would have such a deep pining for a faux leather steering wheel cover, or a pair of fuzzy dice, but I was seriously struggling.

What is that? Why would I think, even for a second that their limited and over priced merchandise is something I need.

I’m at a loss.