Red Flag Day

Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 - 6:58 a.m.

I really have to stop making mistakes in the kitchen. One of these days it's going to cost me more than it already has.

Yesterday began on an astoundingly stinky note.

I was not paying attention when I was making waffles.

I grabbed the wrong thingie, and ended up putting a half teaspoon of baking SODA into the batter mix instead of baking POWDER.

I killed the waffle iron, and I made a big brown square thing that smelled like Play-Doh.

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This wound is really looking yickety. And it's largely my fault.

Yesterday's medical discovery was that it's a very very very very bad idea to put an adhesive bandage on a burn of this size, because if you take the bandage back off, the adhesive strips on both sides of the pad will pull up the blistered skin it's adhering to.

Today's medical discovery is that it's a good idea to have cold cereal in the house if you ever get burned, because that feels almost as good in your system as ibruprofen.

I am considering posting an image of my owie every so often so you guys can see the progress. Blister Watch, yes or no? :)

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It's been -so- fucking hot.

This is the latest and worst Indian Summer I can recall in many years. The humidity is so low I could probably successfully strike a match on the inside of my nose.

However, since we're under a red flag warning through the state of California, I am not allowed to make the attempt.

There is so much particulate matter in the air that I am forced to keep my bronchodialator nearby, and I have to be very careful not to get too close to the windows unless the air purifiers are both going full tilt boogie.

I have a feeling we're not gonna like the power bill for this month.

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5 of my readers commented on this entry

Redneck Bob an mah dog Flick
I need some peanut butter.
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John
re: Redneck Bob's comment: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Brin-- You forgot to mention that YOU remembered the thermal mylar blanket that Terry Whittier sent to us, which, after hanging it in our West-facing bay window, reduced the temperature on Sunday to a tolerable level!
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an avid fan of wounds
blister watch! yes! who could say no to blister watch?
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co5girl
Blisther watch *pondering* that would be somewhat interesting.
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Bindyree
John -- the first comment was from Paul "Pull My Finger" Schultz, who as you know, has a sense of humor that is about as subtle and unavoidable as a hairpiece with a chin strap. (Then again, that's why I adore him...) Yes, I may have remembered the space blanket, but YOU moved the furniture so we could get to the window and put it up. As for the rest of y'all, Blister Watch 2003 commences tomorrow! :)
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