What broke my day: Fruit Flies. Not the act of pineapples, pomegranates, apples and oranges soaring through the air with the greatest of ease. Drosophilia...the common fruit fly. I am such a nerd for knowing the scientific name of a fruit fly....great. Now, I have worked with drosophilia before, they are often used for scientific studies related to genetics (meaning I'm going to be working with them for my entire life), and they are amazing for that. But for the past week we have had an infestation of Drosophilia in my house. This has happened the past two years, and it's disgusting. For some reason the outbreak of flying annoyingness starts in our bathroom. I know it's not because our house is dirty, because the plague started when the bathroom was clean, but somehow they got in there and started multiplying like rabbits. One fly turned into hundreds in 2 days, and they spread everywhere. It's absolutely disgusting, and they are so friggin hard to get rid of too. Every time I go into the bathroom they are on the walls and it almost makes the air seem hazy with their flitting around in front of my face. It's like they are sticking their tongues out and saying 'na-na-na-na-boo-boo' mocking me. They are in my room, the bathroom (which makes me want to not shower because I feel like they are just as bad as cockroaches...gross) and now in the kitchen. I don't remember how we got rid of them last year but we better figure it out soon because it's frustrating and gross and annoying. But I am determined to have the last laugh. Bring on the re-cleaning of the entire house! (Eeeewwww) Little does this army of Drosophilia know that I have a secret weapon that is such an engineering feat even the German(cockroaches) would run away from. I will win this war using military tactics and Raid. Bring it on.
What made my day: TJ Maxx. I used to think that it was only a place that rich, cheap, snobby people shop. But then I was illuminated. I was shown the wonders of discount shopping. It's like thrift shopping for clothes that haven't been worn by a stranger. And by that I mean you don't have to wonder if some 75 year-old crack-whore that was featured on The People of Walmart wore those shorts you are trying on. Anywho, I went to TJ Maxx today because I was bored and had an hour to kill before I had to pick up my mother. This is a bad habit of mine, shopping because I'm bored, but I digress. So, I went to TJ Maxx and was immediately enthralled by their bags. I have been on a quest to find a new bag for school, because I don't really like backpacks, and I figured to look there. Success. I am now the proud owner of a blue faux-alligator skin purse with silver chains. It says, "I belong in a sorority and have a bright, fashion-forward, future ahead of me." Granted I probably won't be able to hold more than 2 textbooks in it and my computer barely fits in it....but it's adorable so I got it. Every time you go into a store like TJ Maxx it's like a treasure hunt. If you look long and hard enough (that's what she said) you can find that perfect little jewel. I could wander that store for hours and hours and not get bored, and I appreciate that in the utmost. Yes, some of the stuff is totally not worth getting, but when you find something you feel accomplished and in my case, ecstatic. I even got a cool idea for something that I could totes make myself. But it's way to complicated to explain. However, there is one downside to going to TJ Maxx... I now have this intense need to go back and buy more stuff like running pants, knock-off Sperry's, clothes, and bedding. That's exactly what they want you to do, and they succeeded. But as long as I can buy a 100$ dress for 15$ I will keep coming back, because no one needs to know I only paid that much, and I can act like a rich, pretentious snob. Okay, not really, but sometimes it's nice to pretend.
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