Anyway, on to my first blabbering...Laundry Etiquette
My theory on laundry is that the wet laundry of others should not be touched. This means that if you go to your laundry room and someone else has done a load of laundry, but hasn't moved the laundry tot he dryer, the person who has the wet laundry in the washing machine MUST move the wet laundry. He/She may also have another load to do and since he/she is already using the washing machine, they have dibs on the washing machine until he/she is done with the washer. The person waiting for the washer does not have the right to move the wet laundry. He/she must wait until the original person doing the laundry is entirely finished his/her wash before beginning the next "laundry cycle"
This theory was violated this morning, when I got up early and started our laundry at 8:30 a.m., as with Family Day, I expect the laundry room to be quite the happening place today, so I wanted to get a jump. There are 3 machines in the laundry machine in my building, but one is out of service, so I took the 2 and figured that I could plow through the 5 or so loads that I have waiting before anyone else is up.
So after 30 minutes, I go to move the laundry into the dryer and start another load and there is this old guy down there moving my wet laundry on top of the dryer and beginning his own "laundry cycle"! Not only does this go against the theory, but he is totally touching my wet laundry, which really bugs me for some reason.
I have no problem with once a load of laundry is done in the dryer, someone moving the clothes out of the dryer, but since the clothes are wet and the "laundry cycle" has been broken, I am a bit preturbed.
Does anyone else share my view on the laundry cycle, or am I just crazy?
Anywhoo, I guess it serves me right for waiting to do the wash until I have 5 loads of laundry to do!
New Gum
I am a big fan of Extra gum. In fact, Extra probably should also have been listed on my previous brand list. This weekend, I bought a pack of "Stride" the new gum that claims to last a ridiculously long time with its flavour. Here is a brief comparison of the two:
Packaging
Extra comes in what I like to call a "gum suitcase." Stride comes in a "gum book" that opens up with a fold in the middle. Maybe it was my man hands, but as soon as I opened the pack of Stride, the book ripped in half!
Taste
Extra has a hard hitting minty taste. Stride is more of a sweet minty taste that after awhile just tastes like you are chewing sugar.
Longevity
I will give Stride the nod in this category. I chewed a piece during a drive from Toronto to Waterloo and the gum still had its flavour by the time I hit Highway 85.
The Winner
...and still champion, Extra, even though the ads with the little scottish piece of gum annoy the hell out of me!
Here are some Random Thoughts (although after writing about laundry etiquette and reviewing gum, this post seems entirely random!).
30 Rock
This is the funniest show on TV right now hands down. Each character on this show is incredibly funny and has their own type of humour. Alec Baldwin has always impressed me when hosting SNL. Although his comedic movies have never been great (see fun with Dick & Jane? Me neither). His Jack Donaghy character proves that he has the comedic chops! Tina Fey and her writing team do a great job of writing good comedy for women, as well....or so I am told.
"Reodorize"
It's a word I made up to describe the re-application of deodarant. "After work, before I go out, I need to reodorize"
Foo Fighters - Long Road To Ruin
I don't watch a lot of music videos anymore. Probably because I am out of MuchMusic and MTV`s demographic and MuchMoreMusic doesn`t really show videos, but I stumbled across this one for the latest single off the latest Foo Fighters record. The song and video reminded me that there are still some bands with mainstream appeal that make good videos.
(sorry for the ad - this is the only embedable version that I could find!)
The Road by Cormack McCarthy
As enjoyable as it was, I thought that after reading `Slash` that I should more of a literary heavy hitter. Cormack McCarthy`s The Road is a gritty story about a man and his son searching for safety after an unknown apocalyptic event. They trek down the road in search of the coast and other `good guys` and in the process encounter a cast of shady characters and interesting obsticles. The book had sort of a western type of feel and was a very dark, brooding story. I later found out that Oprah had picked this book for her book club. Please don`t hold that against The Road. It is definitely worth a read.
Found Footage Festival
Two guys travel all over the US in search of random videos in garage sales, thrift stores, old production studios, peoples garages. They then edit these found gems together and write some comedy bits in between and hilarity ensuses. I guess these guys have taken this show all over the world. I first heard about this on The New Music. My sister hooked me up with Vol. 1 and 2 for Christmas. If you are into this type of humour, it is totally worth watching!
OK - that is it for what is undoubtedly my most random blog so far.
Peace Out!
2 comments:
The Road is a great book. Glad you enjoyed it.
As for public laundry facilities - always had been annoying and always will. Solution buy a house- have your very own laundry! Doing laundry does not actually become any more enjoyable but a lot of the major headaches are removed. Of course, now you have other headaches - such as a mortgage ...
Dave-O - why no posts? Has been a long time and your public awaits. ;-)
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