So I've been home the last few days alone. Kids are gone for a couple of weeks. And to get my personal vacation off to a great start, I came down with a UTI. I only have one kidney, so any infection in that system is alarming and the docs have me on strong antibiotics, which have made me feel worse than the damn UTI did. Lovely. I'm sure a good ole yeast infection is next on the agenda.
Today, I've been watching the destruction of Dennis, sad and worried about what is happening in Pensacola. My nephew lives there and got stuck, riding out the storm in his house. He didn't decide to leave in time to get his car filled up with gas - all the stations were out by mid-afternoon yesterday. When he finally found a station that still had gas, they were charging over $4 a gallon. Price gouging is illegal and my nephew phoned in a report as he filled up. Then, roads were already closed or clogged, so he decided to stay put. I hope he is ok. Pensacola hadn't recovered from Ivan a year ago and Dennis was stronger, although it went through the area faster. Maybe the damage won't be as great as feared.
I have to say I had sick little fantasies all afternoon of seeing Anderson Cooper - CNN reporter/entertainer/let-me-show-you-how-macho-my-wimp-ass-is-
by-standing-in-the-middle-of-a-hurricane-idiot -
be blown off his feet and disappear into the swirling storm clouds of Dennis just like Doroththy's house in Wizard of Oz.
Just once, I would like to see this happen.
To pass the time I began looking for new ringtones for my cell phone. I lost patience with the process and downloaded "Who Can It Be Now" by Men At Work rather than searching for a really amazing song clip that would impress all my friends. I wanted to make my own sound clips and use them as ringtones, but had no luck. Just image this being the song that announces someone is calling...
Good huh?
If only I could have pulled it off...
Then. I found Ringbacks. You can assign songs to your phone for your callers to hear! Sounds like a great and simple idea right? Just choose a song you like, and your callers hear it, rather than a beeping noise. And, you can choose specific songs for specific callers. Now... the complexity begins.
How would you feel if the song you heard was...
Red Hot Chili Peppers singing "Scar Tissue":
Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Sarcastic mister know it all
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you 'cause
With the birds I'll share
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view
Compared to this song...
The Cranberries singing "Linger":
But I’m in so deep
You know I’m such a fool for you
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger
Do you have to, do you have to
Do you have to let it linger
See... you have to be very careful in planning who gets which song!
So for now, everyone hears this:
HAAA!
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