Loo Thats Who

From Libby
1. If you could become an expert in one subject instantly, what would it be? Languages. I think they are beautiful, especially Japanese, so delicate. Never mind they make you invaluable if you know multiple. (and you know if someone is talking smack)

2. What is the first thing you would say to an alien? President bush is not my fault.

3. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes, I lived in a house that was haunted and scary and yes I was 8 and scared of the dark but still, I swear there was something living in there....WITH MEEEEEEEEEE.

4. What is "windows networking?" Long story short. We've never had an IT dept. I am the IT dept(and the marketing, admin, web and lead electrical designer. sigh.. mother effer!). Okay so we got an IT guy to help us, he got us a storage drive that we all could access for our drawings. Well, the fit hit the sham and some windows update caused a bug and we were all crashing. I tried to fix the issue and my computer went from crashing twice a day to twelve times a day. So, my boss got me a new computer but it came without a DVD drive, so I couldn't install ACAD. argh. So the IT guy came and shared my DVD drive to the new computer. Then he said I could use my computer as the server...and then he left. I had no idea how to connect the other computers to my new computer or to get my networked plotter to print. ARGH! But, I was sassy mcsassy pants and I'm a google master level five and figured it out.

From marybeth
1. Who had the cutest puppies in 2006? (LOL) Oh my gosh, they were so cute. You are lucky you didn't live closer, Id harass you, your puppies and your hubby!

2. What was the best thing that happened to you in 2007? Ohhhh, getting married to the love of my life of course! I have never EVER been so happy in my life, he makes living easy. And he gets me Bugles at night.

3. Is dog ownership what you thought it would be?No. Not to talk bad about The Boy but things weren't exactly 50/50. The dogs were his and his ex wifes and I felt like I was the primary care taker. It left me resentful and that made me feel bad. So when Matt and I talked about getting a dog I was apprehensive at first and then when we met Bonnie, I couldn't pass her up. Nothing is put all on me except for walking her after work, however if I'm hurt (which I have been), sick or just plain tired I have Matt to lean on....or Bonnie too! (even though she smells like corn chips)

4. What is your dream vacation? South Pacific for four weeks. Two weeks in Australia, then a week in New Zealand, then a week in Tahiti.

From Kathryn:
Do You have any names for your future children?
Damian, Declan, Fiona & Madeline.

Posted by Krista at 9:09 PM | 2 comments  

I am going to pull a Libby and BEG of you to ask me questions so I can have SOMETHING to post. Please, I am on my knees.....lurkers, friends, faithfuls...asssssssk.



After a crash course in "windows networking" I am spent. So I present myself as an avitar.



Avatar Maker

Posted by Krista at 9:05 AM | 3 comments  

The manufacturing area of our building has been transformed into a Nasa space lab.

For filming of the Movie “The Box”

That Cameron Diaz is in

And James Marsden from the Xmen

I havn't spied anyone cool just a lot of extras

Posted by Krista at 2:46 PM | 2 comments  

Matt and I are scheming to go Clark Griswold on the house. I cant wait for this weekend! I want me some lit snowmen, animated whatever, 39458934791 lights.


In reality I will probably have a modest lawn decoration and one flickering bulb.

Posted by Krista at 6:14 PM | 2 comments  

Soooo. I have to go to PT for a few weeks. Strangers touching me, fun! meh. I have flat feet, too. And a UTI (she thinks) (and I had no idea?). On top of GERD and cataracts.

What am I 60?

Posted by Krista at 12:21 PM | 4 comments  

I wanted to wall up the pass through, Matt did not. Matt wanted the TV above the fireplace, I do not. I suggested the current layout when we first moved in; 11 months later, Matt finally conceded. Not ideal but overall it works. We can get love seat in, which is pretty nice for company.

Posted by Krista at 8:13 PM | 6 comments  

December has been our regular Jordans shop-a-thon. Today we bought myselfish a swivel recliner and the dresser and chest that goes with our bedroom set. We rearranged the living room, hung some pictures and added some garland to the banister.

Now I eagerly await the arrival of the treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Next week for us, how about you? When do you get your tree?

Posted by Krista at 7:07 PM | 5 comments  

Hmmm.

Everybody loved it and I'm still hmmm. I spose if I am still thinking about it, it means something.

hmmm.

I THINK I enjoyed Beowulf better. "I AM BEOFULF!" and all 3D nakedness.

Fun stuff though, I've unpacked Matts beautiful Tiffany espresso set and out it into the china cabinet. It's ALMOST like we are sassy sophisticated adults, almost.

Posted by Krista at 4:24 PM | 2 comments  

Cheesecake came out awesome! Woot for me.

I'm so full. My mother and her AFTER feasting meatballs!

Le quintessential what I am grateful for.

1. Being happily married. And this is REALLY important to any one that has been unhappily married!

2. Bonnie and Demmis great health after a turbulent year!

3. My health especially 9th year with no melanoma.

4. My friends who put up with me when I get self involved.

5. My job even though its been trying my patience.

6. Stuffing

7. My home that hugs me when I enter it

8. cashmere

9. contentment

10. Garmin tech support

11. Awesome In-laws

12. Love.

Posted by Krista at 9:36 PM | 7 comments  

So besides my obsession with big cars I am now all over Le Creuset Stoneware which is not the odd thing but I want it in kiwi. Matt’s friends got me the deep dish lasagna pan for a wedding present and it arrived last night. I was so excited! Matt’s all "green? hmm" and then I pulled out my matching french onion soup bowls. I'm not too sure but I don’t think he's excited as I am.

I also have a new affection for white cars.

ODDNESS is upon us.

I am so excited for tomorrow, I am making cheesecake for the first time, bannana cream to be specific, and my standard spiral ham and deviled eggs.

Posted by Krista at 1:35 PM | 3 comments  

Its very convenient that this has been a pretty eventful month, ay? Todays tidbit was my rental. I picked it up Monday, the choice was a Saturn or a VW Bug. The VW may have been fun but considering I am interested in buying a sedan, I thought I'd see how it felt to drive. As soon as I got in it I felt bad juju and then the smell hit me, mustard and ketchup; McDonald's. blah and its chinsey. It was only supposed to be two days so I figured I'd just deal, however; I called to see the status of my car and its going to take over a week. I called enterprise and they said I could switch no problem. I picked up a Toyota Carolla and because of my previous complaint; the branch manager must have sprayed the shit out of the car. Now I am assaulted with fabreze but the car is fun and sturdy.

Now for some unrelated news about how stupid i am. Am I the only one that walks into the house, turns on the TV (which takes a few seconds to start), walks into the kitchen and the JUMPS twenty feet when they hear voices? I do it almost every night. Dumb ass much?

Posted by Krista at 9:43 AM | 1 comments  

Okay, so I've never had an "emergency" before so besides the great GERD incident of 2K6 my doctor visits have been infrequent. I called Thursday for a referral for a chiropractor and they wanted to see me first. However, all I heard was "Monday" and thought sweet jesus, some relief. What I didn’t hear was Monday, the 26th. I went to the Doctors yesterday and they couldn’t/wouldn’t just take me. I expressed again that I was in a lot of pain and uncomfortable and they both just kind of looked at me and said…sorry see you next Monday.

I think this is REDICULOUS! Am I being a ninny or is this just how it is with a PCP? She can bite my butt, I'm hopping mad!

Posted by Krista at 9:06 AM | 8 comments  

The visit was so far beyond what I could hope for. I went over at noon and left at six-thirty! My grandmother, she is 85 and so, so spry! I’d guess her for 70.

We talked about so much, obviously. So, the biggest shock was my father was adopted "from good Irish stock". And it’s so nice to FINALLY say yes to this question I get ATLEAST once a month "oh *last name* were you related to the Lowell firefighter?" Now instead of (embarrassingly) saying "I don't know" I can say "YUP!".

My Aunt Mary was so sweet. She would try to stay positive about everything they wanted to tell me about my father, the good and bad and I appreciated every story.

“when your father…uhm was….ahhhh…..at the….no….ummm, VISITING yes visiting….the ahhhh thebillericahouseofcorrection”

Something else that I think is worth mentioning is they had a Corgi named BONNIE!

She sent me off with a pamphlet on diabetes (my father had it so just in case) and a loaf of frozen pumpkin bread and a invitation to Sunday Mass (I knew it was coming).

Posted by Krista at 1:51 PM | 8 comments  

Tagged by Susie, for seven random Loo facts.

1. I really really want a big old lady sedan, like the Buick LaCrosse or a 2005 Impala, but mostly I have my eyes on her (I'd name her betty).

2. I want to learn how to knit. REALLY bad.

3. I <3 cheese in a can on my wheat thins. Yup, I know, it's so gross.

4. My petite pants are always still too long. I use hem tape a lot.

5. I sing to my plants. "My shamy likes when I feed her water, then she grows for MEEEEE...MY SHAMYYYYYYYYYYYY" (shamrock plant)(usually I do this while Matt is sleeping, really loud.)(he loves it) (not so much)

6. I like the new Brittany song. Gimme gimme more gimme more gimme gimme more...I love it. Oh the shame!

7. I watch sunday morning religiously. I am indeed turning into an old lady.

Posted by Krista at 10:01 PM | 3 comments  
Labels: meme

So thank god for cute dogs and their stuffed animals.

Posted by Krista at 10:10 AM | 2 comments  

Matt: Anything else you want at the store
Loo: flakey puff
Matt: A what?
Loo: a Puff that is flakey, you can find them with the souzie-Q's
Matt: ah-hu

*half hour later*

Matt: I got you a key lime pie.
Loo: that is no where close to a flakey puff
Matt: I could'nt it find it
Loo: I want a flakey PUFF!
Matt: I think YOU are a falkey puff.
Loo: *sniff*

So then I went to Market Basket and Hanniford and nothing......was my flakey puff eating all a dream?! Matt thinks I am insane, so I goggled to see who makes them and look what I found at uncyclopedia.org

. History of the Flakey Puff
They existed the past? Was it your past or a past altered by a Delorean and a time traveling 80's pop icon and a crazy scientist? (See below for more explainations of the Flakey Puff mystery). Some say they remember eating one, or should we say, swear to eating one, dismissing the sheer fact that if its not on the Internet, it doesn't exist.

What could a Flakey Puff be?
Puff Pastry Froma Vachon
Rasberry and whipped cream filled .. or is it
Flaky
Puffy
Delusion Inducing, but highly delicious mystery food
A Memory

Where do you find Flakey Puffs?
You don't, they never existed in the past, and they only exist now because of this entry, the only entry that will ever exist on the Internet. This will make them exist in the present and in the future, but only in your mind.

Various Theories of The Mystery of the Flakey Puff

-Shared memory experiement of children in the North East of the United States of America

-8th dimensional beings put the Flakey Puff memory into you

-It was a donut, just a really really good donut

-It did exist, but it doesn't because its fading slowly out of memory - aka. The "Blame Marty" Theory.

-There used to be a flakey puff, but one went back in time and came into contact with the past flakey puff, thus causing both to cease to exist.

-There are many dimensions of flakey puffs in existence, but one flakey puff is travelling through the dimensions, eliminating the other flakey puffs and thus becoming "The One Flakey Puff" with all the powers of the others combined, just that your flakey puff lost.

-The flakey puff is a ghost, and only you can still see it.

-It came from a destroyed world and when the power of our sun hit the flakey puff, it learned to fly and returned to its homeworld only to find it was not there anymore and thus came back to save the world yet again, but no one noticed, because it was only food.

-The elusive flakey puff is in fact the fourth Powerpuff Girl, who has a rather unfortunate case of dandruff.

Posted by Krista at 8:26 AM | 5 comments  

Four advil, a bottle of riesling and an ice pack. I was in bed by nine. This morning I am about 30% myselfish. blah. Better than getting worse, I suppose.

And people. It's balmy outside. Nov. 15 and balmy.

I scored a fabulous bargain. I got my Mother White Akoya Pearl Necklace for $60 (I had a coupon). they came in the mail yesterday and they are fabulous. I hope she likes.

Posted by Krista at 8:26 AM | 3 comments  

I am in a pretty impressive amount of pain right now. And since I like to diagnose myself I went on to WebMD and it seems I may have a herniated disc. My lower back is raging with pain, and it lingers down to my bum and is now traveling down my left leg. I put a heat pad on it last night but the site is suggesting an ice pack. I never get that right! What ever the fuck it is I hope it goes away. If anyone has ANY advice, pass it on over.

I see a few Jameson's in my future.

Matt is totally picking up pizza tonight, I am OUT of commission.

Posted by Krista at 9:13 AM | 6 comments  

Well, that was easy...sort of. We chatted for about ohhhh two minutes when she said "Mary wants to talk to you!" Which really confused me because I thought I was speaking with Mary. Seems my Grandmother Mary and my Grandfather Francis had a son and a daughter ....Mary and Francis (my father). what? So, Aunt Mary got on the phone, she was all "whats up?". I had explained that Matt had lost his Grandmother and it made me think a lot about my grandmother. I told her I waited to long to reconnect with my Father and I didn't want it to be too late again. She thanked me about fifty times and apologized another fifty for not making the call herself.

They were both so excited. We made plans for Sunday afternoon for me to go over for some tea.

While talking my Aunt asked when my birthday was, "SEPTEMBER 18TH!" my grandmother shouted from the background.

So not only do I have a Grandmother, I have an Aunt....which happens to be my only one.

Posted by Krista at 11:45 AM | 14 comments  

and left a VM.

"I am looking for grandmother Mary ...., this is Krista, my number is ..... hope to hear form you..........."

Krista: I stalked my grams via peoplesearch.com
krista: i left her a vm
krista: i am scared
amy: rock on
krista: it sounded like an old lady, i hope it was her
amy: i'm sure it was
amy: i'm very impressed
krista: im all crying
amy: awww boo
krista: im such a basket weaver case
amy: it's ok
amy: you don't have to do anything you don't want to
amy: you are in complete control
krista: But shes IRISH CATHOLIC
amy: not THAT
krista: scary peeps them

Posted by Krista at 1:32 PM | 5 comments  

I'm one of those. You know, I let it fester ......I'm a festererer.

We went to The Police show last night and I enjoyed about half of it. The other half, when I had to move one seat over, I did not enjoy.

I had to sit next to a man that smelt like wet sneakers and was a space invader. The kind that opens his legs wide and drapes his arm (and jacket) over the arm rest into MY arear. BUT this, this I usually can get over, however; he was a nose picker.

Okay. pick it, but then he was one of those. He picked it then rolled his nose nugget in between in thumb and pointer.

*gag*

So I sat there grimacing for the next half hour singing to myself PLEASE DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO LOOOOOOO.......................

Posted by Krista at 11:09 AM | 2 comments  

The wedding photos (by Janet) are up!

Posted by Krista at 4:37 AM | 8 comments  

Fun, 495, Friday night, worked some OT and I just want to get the eff home, the right lane is going nowhere fast so I check my blind spot to switch lanes and *BAM* I rear end a mini van.

Errrrrrrrr CCHCHCHHCHCHCHCHCH. Poor Sylas and his broken face.

Posted by Krista at 9:12 AM | 2 comments  

The best times in life are often the unexpected ones. Last night I was offered two 8th row Bruins tickets. Woot! My friend Amy had the other pair so we took the train (we were serenaded by a snorer)in to meet the boys at the harp and grab some beer dinner before the game. Amys new boy hadn't met me yet so when he asked me why I wasn't eating my lettuce I Loobily replied "lettuce is for bitches" where he then promptly choked on his beer. Charming I is! Although they lost we had a great time! Bruins games always offer many interesting charecters (and arrests).

So its going to be a long Friday for me, my ass is draggin.

Posted by Krista at 8:54 AM | 2 comments  

I didn't know my father at all. Things I do know, he had jet black hair and bright blue eyes and he is an amazing artist but a miserable drunk. I met him a few times, I was eight, he was still an alcoholic, so my mother put an end to that. When I was in junior high this girl came up to me and said "I am your step sister, here is your fathers number". At twelve, this was a little too much for me to deal with.

I wanted to wait till he was sober or at least heard he was. I didn't want to invite another man into my life that would cause frustration and heartache. Unfortunately, I waited too long; he passed away two years ago. He had been sober for the last remaining years of my life. ..and I didn't know.

Prior to his death, my mother was contacted by my grandmother, who I had never met, for a meeting with me. I kind of brushed it off with the fear of inviting my father in. I was able to meet her at the funeral and that was the last time I saw her.

I am writing this in part to kind of push myself to make that call and take her for tea or something. I do believe I am her only grandchild and punishing her for the faults if others is not fair, anymore.

Posted by Krista at 8:44 AM | 8 comments  

E bought me an easel for my birthday last year and I STILL have yet to paint. It used to be my excuse. I have a 40% off coupon for Michaels and I think I am going to get some paint and poke my husband to help me with technique. It's pretty sad; two artist in the house and our walls are bare with the exception of two tin guinness advertisements (typical).

Posted by Krista at 8:33 AM | 4 comments  

I really have nothing to talk about other then my husband serenading me this morning with Oran "Juice" Jones "I saw you (and him) walking in the rain" except he replaced "him" with "Bon"...and then after we pissed ourselves laughing we painfully tried to remember the rap...or rant rather.

Hey, hey, baby how ya doin'? Come on in here. Got some hot chocolate on the stove waiting for you. Listen, first thing's first. Let me hang up the coat. Yeah, how was your day today? Did you miss me? You did? Yeah? I missed you too. I missed you so much I followed you today. That's right -- now close your mouth 'cause you cold busted. Now just sit down here, sit down here. I'm so upset with you I don't know what to do. Y'know my first impulse was to run up on you -- and do a Rambo. I was about to jam you and flat-blast both of you, but I didn't wanna mess up this $3700 lynx coat! So instead I chilled. That's right, chilled. I called up the bank and took out every dime. Then I canceled all your credit cards. I stuck you up for every piece of jewelery I ever bought you! Don't go lookin' in that closet, 'cause everything you came here with is packed up and waiting for you in the guest room. What were you thinking? You don't mess with the Juice! I gave you silk suits, blue diamonds and gucci handbags. I gave you things you couldn't even pronounce! But now I can't give you nothing but advice. Cause you're still young -- yeah -- you're young. And you're gonna find somebody like me one of these days. Until then, you know what you gotta do? You gotta get on outta here with that alley- cat-coat-wearing, punch-bucket-shoe-wearing crumbcake I saw you with. 'Cause you dismissed! That's right, silly rabbit -- tricks are made for kids, don't you know that? You without me is like corn flakes without the milk! This is my world! You're just a squirrel trying to get a nut! Now get on outta here. Scat! Don't touch that coat!

Then I started rap'n LL's "When I'm alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall and in the back of my mind I hear........"

Posted by Krista at 8:54 AM | 3 comments  

So umm what am I supposed to talk about on Mondays if I journal on the weekend now. Hmmm. OH, this is something I left out. Last year when we bought Matts Explorer I had a moment of genius and traded in my Scion TC and took his VW golf. After a week of driving the golf and then driving it in NYC it became apparent that I had made a very big mistake. The car is nice and all, however; the VW ... it's just not me. So I have been on the hunt for a affordable midsize sedan. And ohhh am I fussy.

Which brings us to yesterday. There is a dealership on the way home that has a shiny new black Ford fusion in the front. I have been ogling her for about a week and decided I should go and test drive it. As soon as I got in I was disappointed. Smoker. Then I got on the highway and the wheel started to vibrate. "its because its been sitting" mmmhmmm.

The salesman was so desperate it was pretty impressive. When I explained that I looked on line and saw that my car was worth $8,600 he kind of chuckled and gave me the "it's competitive right now and you MIGHT if your LUCKY get 8k for it in a private sale" by the time I was leaving he was offering me 10k so I could get the payment to where I wanted it.

Poor bastid I didn't have the heart to tell him I didn't like the stinky car so I pulled out the all to easy husband card "well, it's ultimately my husband decision and as you can see its 4 and there is no way I can bother him during the game"

*gasp*

Posted by Krista at 8:25 AM | 4 comments  

NaPloBoMo = you will find out just how boring Loos life is!

Todays excitement, we are back from our trip to VT early. On the way home I got carsick trying to finish up Beyond Black. We contemplated dinner for about an hour of the trip, corned beef and cabbage? Chili? The Stew of Beef? Pot Roast? Roast Beast????? ACK!

We decided on Beef stew because I tried to make it a few weeks back and it came out groady toads. So I am feverishly looking for recipes that also offer reviews....if anyone has a great, thick one (eheh) let me know in case I fail again.

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 5 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled (w/a pampered chef choppah haha)
4 3 cups water
1 cup Guinness Loo's revision (1 cup in belly 1 cup in stewwwwwww)
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
4 stalks celery, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cold water


DIRECTIONS

1. In a large pot or dutch oven, (I prepared first with salt and pepper and coated in flower) cook beef in oil over medium heat until brown. Dissolve bouillon in water and pour into pot. Stir in rosemary, parsley and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour.

2. Stir potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion into the pot. Dissolve cornstarch in 2 teaspoons cold water and stir into stew. Cover and simmer 1 hour more.

It was so so GOOD!

Posted by Krista at 1:29 PM | 4 comments  

I sold my old set of place settings on ebay. They carried bad juju! My mother and I went to Macys "completion event" to buy the rest of set we registered for, we were quite suprised when the list showed it was completed! Matt's step sister who could not make it to the wedding had bought everything two days before.

My Mom instead got me some pasta bowls and platters. The most extraordinary part ( to me anyway) was I found the HUGE serving bowl, hard to find crock pot and oval platter on ebay, added up for about $180 w/shipping. I emailed the seller and offered $125, she friggen accepted!

It's so nice to enjoy that calm, I used all the cooking gadgets I've bought over the years tonight from pampered chef as well as the monstrous kitchen aid mixer. All for the love of the punkin whoopie pies!

Posted by Krista at 9:57 AM | 3 comments  

I'm blogging about work *GASP* My computer is dying a slow painful death. Something happen along the way and it just ccccrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee (some sort of driver error I can't figure out). Since we are such a small company spending 3k on a computer is just not welcome, however; before the wedding I told my boss that it was time. It was time to put Sheldon to sleep or give him a lobotomy ( reinstall his OS along with the 8576892795 softwares I use; for the second time). When I came back from the honeymoon *crickets*. It was back to grindy McGrindster.

So yesterday when the boss man come up to me and asked how "it was going" I told him about it and how I was going to throw it out the window.

"We've ordered one but it was supposed to be a surprise and it has the biggest graphics card this side of the Mississippi"

Well honk my horn! I am so excited I could spit!

Posted by Krista at 10:13 AM | 4 comments  
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So I started the NaBloPoMo, which will be a challenge considering I am a weekend slackah. So, I guess I should introduce myself.

First and foremost, I am a townie girl. I design electrical systems for commercial and industrial buildings; lighting design is my favorite part of my job. I am recently married ....for the second time. This is my third blog, I have left the others in the past. I am silly, forgetful, loud, short, awkward, nerdy, weird and a slightly recovering dipsomaniac. I love Guinness, Jameson, cheeseburger sliders, all things pottery barn and sci-fi. Oh and sometimes I draw my life's constant stream of shenanigans.

Posted by Krista at 5:50 PM | 5 comments  

Hi, my name is Krista and I sit on my foot.

Hiiiiiiii Krista.

Everyone is constantly telling me how bad foot sitting is for my joints and back. But I can't reach the effin floor! So it's either I lose circulation or curl one leg under and sit on my foot.

Well, I did it. Something happen to my ankle from sitting on it and I am all busted up. So while limping out of the office my boss asked what was wrong and I confessed my foot sitting and he said "umm why don't you just order yourself a foot rest?"

I don't know; Because I am an asshat? It's the simple things really that just never occur to me. I am eagerly awaiting my new foot rest but the amazon box will do for now.

Posted by Krista at 8:48 AM | 5 comments