Writer's Block: Anthropomorphic buddies

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I probably did this as a kid with my cabbage patch dolls when I was a kid, but I don't remember their names anymore. It was so long ago.

I don't really befriend and name inanimate objects per se, but I do have a couple of things that I am very partial to. They are:

1) My laptop because I'm on it all the time and would feel lost without it. (Actually, I take that back. It does have a name. I've always thought of my laptop as being named Pearl after my husband's grandmother. It's white like a pearl and my husband bought it for me not long after his grandmother died. It seemed like the right thing to name it at the time. She was a sweet, intelligent lady and she was more of a grandmother to me because I was never really close to my own. My maternal grandmother went crazy after taking valium for years. Because she was violent, we were never allowed to see her. I don't know what was up with my paternal grandmother, but she was mean to my sister and I. I think it was because she didn't like girls. She was nice to my brother, though, and spoiled him every chance she got). My husband nicknamed the laptop I had before this one "Brick" because it was heavy, ran slowly, and had a tendency to overheat.

2) My little red Prius. I'm really happy to be getting 45 to 50 miles per gallon now that gas is almost four dollars a gallon.

3) My ipod. I do a lot of walking, which is very good for me and is something I need to do right now. I don't think I would be able to motivate myself to go out there and walk every day if I didn't have something to entertain me while I was doing it. Yesterday, I checked out two audio books from the library, and I'm going to try to load them onto my ipod and listen to them while I walk. I'm really happy about this because I haven't been reading as much as I used to because of some issues with my neck. This seems to be an adequate solution. I can't spend that much time reading, but I can listen. So...expect more "Books I have read/listened to so far this year" posts in the future.

4) My house. It's cozy and I like the neighborhood. I'm also closer to both family and friends here. And I now have a garden!

More Squirrel News

Yesterday, doomsey moved the small bookcase that was built into the wall of our room and looked at the crawl-space behind it. He noticed that some of the insulation back there was ripped up. He said that he thinks that there's an entrance from the attic into that particular crawl-space. So...yep. It looks like we have a critter.

By the way, I think I could use one of these right now.

doomsey and I went to a party last night and didn't get back until late. I was annoyed at being woken up this morning so, before I went to bed, I pounded on our bedroom ceiling and said, "wake up!" to the squirrels. I hope they liked them apples...

Follow that squirrel!

This evening, I was waiting for doomsey to finish working on our outdoor spigot so that we could go get sushi for dinner. I wandered into the front yard, and saw a squirrel sitting on our lawn. I got the feeling that it might be the squirrel that was causing our problem. It saw me and then ran towards the back of the house. I assumed that it was headed for the porch. (I had seen a squirrel or two shimmy up our porch and onto the roof a few weeks ago). I told doomsey what I had seen and told him to keep an eye out and watch what it did. I lost it for a few seconds, but doomsey spotted it running across the top of our roof. We both watched it approach one of the vents, duck under it, and wriggle its body into our attic.

Busted! So totally busted!

doomsey and I are thinking that it chewed through the screen that was covering the vent. It looks like we're going to have to get that replaced once Terminix comes out and traps the squirrel. I'm also guessing that it built itself (or is building) a nest in the attic too.

[ETA: doomsey told me during dinner that he officially hates squirrels. He had a squirrel problem at one of the apartments he used to live in. Said squirrel chewed through the screen door leading to the balcony. He came home from school one day and saw it sitting on his dining room table eating a muffin].

Fun with Memes -- Part 161

Swiped from bxwrrm_tx

Go here and browse the random quotes until you find five (or however many that works for you) that you think reflect who you are or what you believe. Repost and tag five friends (if you want). I'm not going to tag anyone, but if you want, feel free to play along.

"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -- Jules de Gaultier

"I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it." -- Rita Mae Brown

"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." -- Albert Camus

"Woe be to him that reads but one book." -- George Herbert

"I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat." -- Will Rogers

"The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him." -- Russell Baker (*snicker*)

So...yeah. I got bored and posted six. Whatever.

As always, I'm not tagging anyone. I'm sure that at least one or two people on my friends list will do this.