Overtime has been kicking my ass this week, and will continue to do so possibly forever. You see, another department wanted to borrow me for a while, and my boss said, "Oh no- she's much to busy!" Then came to me and said, "We need you to put in some overtime everyday so we can prove you're too busy to help them." Uh, yeah. Granted, I had offered to put in overtime if needed (I need extra $$ for painting, etc.), but I didn't think it would be everyday. Or for reasons like spite.

I've discovered that I have a possibly horrible perception of sugary toppings... several weeks ago I noticed a half-eaten container of Cool Whip was about to go bad. We didn't have anything to put it on, and I didn't want to throw it out, but it seemed wrong to eat it straight out of the tub. My solution? Put rainbow sprinkles on it. Cool Whip, while traditionally considered a "topping," ceases to be a topping by putting another topping on it. Now it is a tasty snack. Later I applied this same rationale to some leftover frosting: eating frosting straight out of the container is wrong, but add some rainbow sprinkles and Voila! Tasty snack. Today I took it one step further. We didn't have any leftover toppings, so I melted down a square of semi-sweet baker's chocolate and put rainbow sprinkles on that. Delicious.

Our elderly Greek neighbors have been yelling at each other all day again. Part of me is annoyed, and part of me really wants to learn Greek so I can figure out what they're saying. It could be really good ("Stop fucking my sister!"), but it could also be not fun at all ("This is the wrong kind of Metamucil!"). It's really a gamble as to whether it's worth learning another language. Maybe I'll just find a book on how to swear in Greek and start from there. After all, if they're not yelling obscenities at each other, how good can it be?

Speaking of obscenities, I've been experimenting with baking:

Yes, my cake says "Eat a dick." I started out slow, with Betty Crocker cake mix and frosting. I did make the light blue frosting by myself though. And I had to pipe it on with a plastic baggie, so give me a break on the lettering. It's a two layer cake, and it came out pretty well. And yes, there are rainbow sprinkles on it. Next time, I will actually make the cake from scratch (but still with pre-made frosting). And perhaps I will invest in one of those, um, frosting-piper thingies. You know, with the different tips?

The weather finally cooled down. I'm actually a little cold today, and last night I had to turn the heat on in the car- now that's exciting. Suddenly I'm very excited about knitting, and Halloween (which I'm taking off this year, just for funsies), and Thanksgiving... I love Thanksgiving more than life itself. Gasp! I just realized that September is nearly over. I have to go knit something.

My Lucky Day?

Yesterday I found this:

Yup. It's a four-leafed clover. My sister found one in her yard a couple of months ago as well, which amuses me to no end because our family is historically rather unlucky. I had hoped today would bring good luck, but alas... it was a day just like any other. Right now my lucky charm is being pressed, after which I will stick it in a little frame. Hopefully the color won't change! And I'll keep my eyes open for any luck coming my way... or leprechauns.