door to door brain surgery

So the new [beater] car has been knocked down for the first time already. Last weekend, I found the master brake cylinder completely empty. The Nissan was just sitting in the driveway, when for whatever reason the master started losing brake fluid. Nice little puddle under the car, and nothing but floor when you try to press the brake pedal. So I’ve got a little bit of a task coming up this weekend or next to get it fixed. I hate bleeding the brakes. We spent the last weekend running around doing kid stuff. Originally, we had a ‘grown-up’ weekend on the schedule. The scheds were changed & Mrs. Master Waster's Son stayed home with us. OK, one kid. Saturday morning, woke up & found his buddy hanging out too. OK, 2 kids. Then I got a surprise visit from the dog that we (not me) were dog sitting. I like the dog, but he’s a PAIN. Chews up all my stuff, digs up the FIOS line in the backyard, and sheds way to effing much. 2 kids and a dog. By the end of the day, both kids and the dog had actually moved on to other houses. We did get a chance to go out for dinner & a couple drinks. Middle Master Waster had her first competition in the WinterGuard last weekend, too. We were there early enough to help carry props on & off the court for their performance. Not a hard job, but it does make me feel kinda needed. I pulled dad duty II on Wednesday by signing up to help chaperone a field trip of 15 year olds to washington DC. The rest of the week has been full of school and work and school and work. Both worlds have been amazingly busy the past couple of weeks, and I’m not sure if things will calm down anytime soon. I’ve got mid-terms in both classes next week, and a big-a55 document that I’m trying to get done in the office too. (big-a55 anything is always funnier if you move the hyphen. A big-a55 document becomes a big a55-document. Lots of writing about a55.) (the adjective cool-a55 works the same way: “wow! that was a cool a55-trick!” Creates disturbing images of a55 tricks, huh?) I’ve got GDays duties tonight, then free and easy for the weekend. Not a whole lot of kidstuff going on, but enough to keep us busy. ============ Almost like a game, but a with a serious twist. Seca caught a little noise from me for submitting this, but she’s right. It’s like time wasting with a purpose. I’m still wondering how I wound up with a suggested vote of Perez Hilton. http://glassbooth.org/ Move and click to shoot. Get ‘em all. Easy, right? http://www.arcadetown.com/armedinvasion/gameonline.asp This was sent to me with very high reviews. I personally think it kinda sucked. However, if I get good feedback, I’ll share the name of the referrer. Otherwise, I’ll take all the flak. http://www.abcarcade.com/cosmic-crush.html ============ Big Game commercials: http://gawker.com/351176/top-25-most-memorable-super-bowl-ads Big Game commentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnC8BtNBNLo Gosh darn it, people might like me. http://thinksimplenow.com/relationships/8-keys-to-instant-charisma/ Dom thinks there would STILL be a line at the ladies room at FedEx Field http://www.femalefreedom.ca/ Nutso offroad biking. Holy crap. This is real world that kicks video game world a55. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1797566 Some things you just don’t buy from the door-to-door sales guy: http://www.kmbc.com/news/6447791/detail.html#