As I believe I’ve mentioned before, I frequently find myself having hot, sweaty, lustful thoughts about cleaning products. The most recent object of my obsession has been this, the Sonic Scrubber.

Words truly cannot describe the joy I felt in my heart when I found this at my local Kroger and was able to purchase one of my very own. And then, for MANY days afterwards, the second my husband got home from work he would be accosted with up-to-the-minute reports of my progress in The Battle Against Soap Scum.

Meanwhile the rest of the world has been getting all caught up in that new book and movie called “The Secret”, which is all about learning how to understand and apply the Law Of Attraction to the various circumstances of your life. I was actually introduced to this about 5 years ago, but the recent press on this subject has made me think about what kind of changes or additions I’d like to make to my life.

So I took a little inventory of how things have been going, and then I had myself a little talk with the Universe.

Did I address such issues as money? Career? Relationships?

Nope.

“Universe,” I said, “I could sure use a bigger brush head for my Sonic Scrubber so that I could clean more of my shower in less time.”

And then, the next time I went to Kroger, what to my wondering eyes did appear?

Seriously? There might have been some drool.

But wait-the Universe wasn’t finished yet. Because a few days after that I went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, and I found THIS:

I couldn’t wait to get home and show this to my husband.

His response: “So, are you gonna take the other one back now?”

…

WHAT?! W-hh-yy would I ever do that?

“No,” I said, trying patiently to explain. “Because now? I have 8! Interchangeable! Heads!”

And people? The fact that all he did was sigh slightly and walk quietly away, leaving me to my passionate love affair with cleaning? That. Is love.

was Dial deodorant’s new ad campaign targeting men, which offers protection for your “hair-covered, meat-powered man suit”.

(This is a sticky post.)

I just learned that the awesomeness that is Oh, The Joys has nominated me for a Blogger’s Choice Award. Thank you so much!!

I have been nominated in the category of, “The Blogitzer”, an award which “will be presented to the blogger who demonstrates the best writing ability on his or her blog.”

The stats at the moment I am writing this post show the following: Dooce: 282 votes, “Using My Powers For Good”: 3 votes.

But I’m not really that upset because, Holy Cow!! I’ve been nominated in the same category as Dooce!!

And also, I have another cool button to add to my blog!!

I am very easily excited

And so, if you feel like sharing a little blogging love, you can click on that cool little button and vote for me-maybe we can break into the double digits!

You can also vote for all your other favorite blogs while you’re there-there is no limit on the number of blogs you can vote for in each category.

Happy Thursday!

Last night my husband and I were watching the Mythbusters test the myth that diving underwater will protect you if someone is shooting at you.

As they were explaining the rig they were going to build that would allow them to shoot some ENORMOUS guns into water in the middle of Jamie’s shop, my husband paused the show (and let us all hail the awesomeness that is TIVO!) to share his thoughts on the matter.

My husband: You know, I bet they could just calculate that. They know what kind of drag the bullet has…

Me (interrupting, because I was kind of being bitchy last night): Dude, nobody wants to watch people just sitting around doing equations. People don’t tune in to see Mathbusters!

Kari: Well, the myth is busted. But the rockets were SPECTACULAR!

Adam: Well, hopefully that’s our job-to strap rockets onto…everything.

“I reject your reality and substitute my own.”

-Adam Savage, Mythbuster

All this week I have been working so hard to take care of my back-bending at the knees, not lifting anything heavy, going to physical therapy, etc. I was so proud of myself for taking such good care of my body, until I went yesterday and got a massage. As I was happily relaxing away, suddenly the massage therapist piped up to ask, “Why are you wearing a knot in your ass?”

At first I panicked and thought, “Oh no-did I wear strange underwear?!” But then I realized that no, she was just asking how on earth I had managed to acquire a knot in the muscles of my ass.

“It’s a special talent,” I replied.

“Well, then I wanna see you crack some walnuts,” she declared.

Did I mention that she works in my chiropractor’s office, the office where, ever since I limped in bent over at a 90-degree angle and had to crouch on the floor until the doctor could see me, the receptionist now affectionately refers to me as “Gimpy”?

It’s good to be loved.

I found these yesterday at Stray Thoughts when I was making the Thursday Thirteen rounds and I just had to post them here because they are so funny.

1. “I don’t want anybody stepping on anybody else’s thunder.”
2. “You can’t pull the sheep over my eyes!”
3. “That guy’s a bullhead in a china shop.”
4. “We don’t want this project to snowball into a can of worms.”
5. “We were up the creek in a hand bag.”
6. “It’s best not to open that can of wax.”
7. “Let’s pair up into threes.”
8. “I just thought myself into a corner.”
9. “We really need to hang on to our coattails to ride the waves of change.”
10. “Once you open a can of worms, they always come home to roost.”
11. “She grabbed the bull by the horns, and ran with it.”
12. “They were up a tree without a paddle.”
13. “He’s got too many oars in the fire.”
14. “We’ll tackle that bridge when we come to it.”
15. “I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.”
16. “You can beat a dead horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”
17. “Those two get on like a horse on fire.”
18. “You’ve buttered your bread, now lie in it.”
19. “Grasping at the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
20. “Don’t burn your bridges till you come to them.”
21. “He’s been burning the midnight oil at both ends.”
22. “It’s as plain as the egg on your face.”