Nothing's Shocking!

First of all I don't want to offend anyone who might read this so I'm posting the stories behind LJ cuts. You've been warned, so if you click the link don't come complaining to me.

Let me also explain that after working on the HIV hotline so long I have no filters when it comes to anything that has to do with sex and reproductive body parts. Absolutely none. I do know that I shouldn't throw around words like herpes and penis in polite company, but I have been known to discuss penile discharge in line at Wendy's. No filter. Things like don't don't shock or in any other way offend me any longer. Although I can be completely disgusted by some people's sexual habits, but other than that nothing can shock me down to my toes. You can try, but it would take a lot of effort.

So RTL and I had dinner with friends on Saturday and RTL, still retaining most of her filters, has to tell everyone else about a couple of tales that were told by our friends who were just visiting. Of course, she was egged on by George who has no filters as well. We were all laughing our heads off by the end of the first round of tales so since I would like to remember these tales for future "reference" I just thought I'd share.

( Lady Troubles )

( Paper bags are not always a good idea . . . )

If you didn't find any of that amusing, then I guess you just had to be there. I've got another couple funny ones, but I think I'll do those friends only since they are "riding the edge of the law" scenarios and I don't want to give anyone ideas.

Belated Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Heather!

*singing happily off key*
Happy Birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear Heather
happy birthday to you










Sadly, I remembered and still forgot to call yesterday.
I hate it when I do that - have notes everywhere and still forget.
*rolls eyes*

The Bowl

I've been grocery shopping today. What makes this a chore is that I go to two different stores for groceries. The other thing that tends to make me not enjoy grocery shopping is that it seems like everytime I grocery shop, I keep paying more and more for the things I need.
I've started going to the Super Target for the few processed boxed/canned foods that we eat - things like cheese slices for the dog and Cheese Nips. I stopped the real live grocery store route because things at the grocery store cost 2x more than Target and it's the same distance away. And I haven't been buying fruits and vegetables at the grocery store because everything always smells old.
For all the stuff that I don't buy at Target, I go to the Bowl, Berkeley Bowl. It's the mom and pop grocery store around here and it used to be in an actual bowling alley, hence the name. I love the Bowl and I hate the Bowl at the same time. No matter what time of day you go, no matter what day you go parking is next to impossible. The headache of stalking people to their car and hoping you can find a spot in the actual parking lot and not on the street. However, beggars can't be choosers when it comes to parking, you take what you can get. Now, why don't I just shop at the Bowl. Because if I thought that the chain grocery store was expensive, the Bowl is right in line with prices on the processed stuff. But the vegetables and the fruit and the fresh eggs and the fresh meat and the fresh fresh fresh stuff that you can buy there. Fruits and veggies that smell like they just came out of the garden. Ooolala. Twenty bucks will cover pounds of veggies for the week. I would love to go daily just to pick what I wanted that day, yet there is still the parking issue. I should just ride my bike. That would be a whole lot easier.