I....am awesome.

Let me preface this blog by stating that I am *not* a handywoman. I tried to fix a closet door that had come off its track earlier this year, and I wound up having to call my landlord to come and do it. But, calling people to fix things is a pain in my ass. They never come when they say they're going to come, and then they usually charge you an arm and a leg on top of that. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I fixed my freezer. I am awesome.

Yesterday evening after I went grocery shopping (of course) I noticed that my refrigerator was less than cool. My freezer also seemed to have accumulated some ice and frost. I had had a problem with this before, back when my building was an apartment building. The maintenance guy figured out that the motor on the evaporator fan in the freezer had stopped working. Instead of fixing it, though, since he didn't have the part, he just swapped my unit out for another one in the building. So, I figured that this was what was wrong with this unit as well and sure enough, when I opened up the plastic thing in the back of the freezer, the fan had stopped. After doing a little research on the internet, I was confident (?) that I could change the motor out myself. Unfortunately, Home Depot didn't carry the part and no appliance repair/part shops were open on a Saturday night. (You're totally surprised, I know...). Anyway, when I took everything apart, there was a lot of ice and wet and yuck. I tried to dry everything off the best I could, and since I couldn't get the part, i decided to put it all back together. But not before blow drying the fan motor. I thought perhaps it wasn't working properly because it was all wet. Well, who knows what the problem really was, but once I put it all back together, the fan worked! I was amazed. I *fixed* something. And, more importantly, all my groceries didn't spoil. You're impressed--I can tell.

The weatherman on channel 7....

just said "Mee-ah-mee." Why?? I mean, he doesn't say "Aventoorah" or anything like that. Frankly, I'd be terribly amused if he called it "My-am-ah" like the long-time residents (or, alternatively, my Civ Pro professor). Anyway...

Randomness.....

Why would Esserman Nissan put someone named Chris Assmar on TV as their spokesperson? I mean, really....is that some kind of joke?

In other news, I believe I've learned something very valuable and time saving recently. The best time to run your errands in Miami is at night. You can actually get from point A to point B in a reasonable amount of time, and there aren't 10,000 people in the store so you can get in and out quickly. And who really feels all that bad about missing Entertainment Tonight or Extra?

Final random note.....I had to go to Babies R Us today to get a gate. Is it just me, or is it hard to tell which of the women there are pregnant or just fat?

Happy New Year! (A little late, I know...)

Hope everyone had a nice, relaxing New Year. I know I did and am dreading going back to school, although this semester shows promise. (I'm getting to take some classes I have been wanting to take for a while and have also been assigned a book to read that is--GASP--NOT a law book! In fact, it's actually quite interesting so far). I posted a few pictures from my oh-so-exciting break to share with you, dear readers. The first is myself and Kira trying on some beautiful masks at the Leather Master in Key West. To ring in the New Year we watched a lovely drag queen descend from the top of the Bourbon Street bar in a giant red pump. Definitely a first for me. Also tried out Chad's new toy, a "slack line" kit. Kind of like a tight-rope, but you can hook it up between different kinds of things. Like the house. Or the world trade center. (Well, not anymore).