3 posts tagged “question for the masses”

Over the last few months I've been thinking about moving back up to Sacramento.  The only real thing that makes me feel like I shouldn't is my job.  I don't know what kind of job I'd be able to find up there.  But part of me doesn't even want another office job.  I actually want to go to this school that i randomly found up there to be an esthetician.  I've wanted to do that for a year or so, but haven't gotten the courage to do it.  But now I'm worried that people will think I am moving up there cause of the guy.  Which I'm not.  And wouldn't do.  I'm a big believer that unless you 're planning to marry someone (as in a ring on the finger, or now, maybe even more), that you don't pick up and move your life for someone.  At first I was wanting to make sure that I wasn't just thinking about moving up there cause of the break up.  Then around Thanksgiving time, and since then with subsequent visits, I realize that I just kind of miss being up there.  It's cheaper.  My good friends are up there.  Lots of reasons.  Aside from being able to go to the beach whenever I want, I don't feel a real pull to stay down here.  But I really don't want anyone, especially the guy, to think that it's cause of him.  I haven't really said anything to anyone that I'm considering this.  I talked to my brother a little yesterday about it, cause I know he'll be moving into his own place around the time I was thinking of moving up there (if I was going to move up there).  But I swore him to secrecy.  How, if I do finally decide to do this, do I bring it up to the guy?  Cause I don't want him to think it has anything to do with him, and to put any sort of pressure that things have to move to any sort of level or anything. 

So we're having a gift exchange thing at work between some of us coworkers.  It's to bring in a bottle of wine, beer, whatever, but has to be under $10.  I'm not a huge wine or beer drinker.  So...I'm asking all you people out there, what are some good ideas, that will be under $10?  I need it by next Friday, the 21st.

So remember that apple cider I made?  Well...I didn't exactly take it out of my car first thing upon arriving home on Sunday night.  Monday I was in a hurry to get to work, so I left it there.  Tuesday came, and I went to get in my car, and there was this...puddle in the floor of the front passenger side.  It was the cider.  It had somehow leaked out of the bottle, and two, yes TWO plastic bags.  Overnight.  So I pulled out the floor mat, and the cider.  I rinsed off the mat and got all of the cider out of that.  But there is still the cider in the actual carpet of the floor.  And it is starting to smell.  As in I-need-to-keep-the-window-rolled-down-a-little-it's-getting-so-strong smell.  My plan currently is to dump water in to bring the cider out, and then blot it all up with a massive amount of paper towels.  Is there a better way to go about this?  Cause for serious, this is bad.  Aside from getting my car detailed, which I really would rather not spend the money on, is there a better way to do this?