Ka ching

I've suspected many times before that there is a conspiracy against me. And lately I'm starting to believe it all over again. This time its about shopping. I'm always screwed one way or the other. Its freaking annoying!

I'm constantly overcharged. I just don't understand. Few days ago I bought some fruit, got home and check the slip: they added items on my bill which I don't recognize, and obviously didn't get. What do I do....go back and demand a refund? What proof do I have I didn't get the items? Other times I'll just pay much more for stuff than it was marked on the shelf - this I moan about of course if I notice in time, but I don't always notice in time (especially when the kids are with me). The other day I bought 6 breadrolls, got home and only had 5 in the pack. When I buy clothing, there's often something wrong with it when I get home....I soooo often have to exchange it. Lately I'm so suspicious, that I double check the cashier while she's ringing stuff up, just waiting for a mistake. *sigh*

Very very annoying.

Not on par

What is it with people and golf? I just don't get it. People are interested in different things (how boring would the world be if we weren't).....but tell that to them! I freaking can't stand it when they act like you're such a fool for not being interested in it. Good for you if you enjoy it. But...hello! Do I think you're stupid for not liking knitting like me? Ugh. And its not just one person, but all female golfers that act that way. Freaking annoying. To me golf is just so boring, never been interested. The husband is good at it though, although he only gets a chance to play once in a while. He would do it more often if he could get me to join...I just can't see myself ever getting interested. I did actually take lessons (uhm, well...gave up after one) - trying to get involved in something he likes. Didn't do anything for me (sorry hubby). Guess I'd like it more if I was good at it....but oh well... I knit pretty cool jerseys though :D

Why don't they come back for more?

I hate when they change the actors in movie sequels. I guess sequels should sometimes be viewed as independant movies, and not be compared to the previous. But still...it doesn't work for me.

We watched Prince & Me 2 on DVD last weekend. Didn't even know there was a sequel, just noticed the DVD in the rental shop while we were there looking for something for the kids. We enjoyed the first movie. It was predictable of course, but a nice romantic story. So when we rented the sequel, we thought it would be similar.

Not that it was a bad movie, but the fact that they changed too many characters spoiled it for me. I guess I could have lived with Eddie's parents being different actors. And the butler guy...what's his name again, Soren I think.....well, he wasn't bad - still felt weird to have the new guy though. But why did Julia Stiles not star in this movie? She had a totally different personality than Kam Heskin. She fitted in the role of Paige Morgan so well. There was an innocence about her in the first movie that got lost in the sequel. What a pity.

Oh well...maybe the pay wasn't good enough for Julia? :-/

Sometimes husbands are useful

A few nights ago, while putting the youngest to bed for the night, there suddenly came a pounding noise from the other side of the house.... sounded like someone was breaking the house down! Quite confusing...and a little unnerving since we're all still a bit rattled after having a burglary a few weeks back (while we were in the house). But as I walked down the passage in the direction of our bedroom, it sounded as if someone was breaking through the roof.... weird.

As I walked into the bedroom, I found my darling husband....standing in front of his open closet. He looked up with this wierd innocent look on his face, and said: 'I don't have any more shoes....'

Uhhh....*frown*

Huh?

Turns out he had been throwing all his shoes against the bathroom ceiling...trying to kill our latest (unwelcome btw) visitor. A rain spider. Man, this thing was Ugly! It had been wandering around our bathroom for a few days already, and we'd hoped it would find its way out the window by itself....but no. It had finally stationed itself right above the toilet, and since it had front legs in the air (which appently means attack mode), this posed a little problem. Everyone refused to use the damn toilet!

So my peace-loving husband decided that was it. His shoe plan didn't work though (his aim was totally out...kinda odd for him), but he did get it with the broom. (I had proposed the more friendly, kind, nature-loving approach....you know, the catch-it-in-a-bottle-and-set-it-free-somewhere-else approach... but I was certainly not going anywhere near it!!)

They say: "They are among the biggest non-tarantula spiders in the world." This one was really huge. And I don't care that they aren't dangerous.....they ain't no friends of mine!