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so last night there was this show I watch on, which distracted me from the thing I was going to post about my class yesterday. Which is this.

I was sitting there feeling a little sulky because I did the homework, and so many other people hadn't that the teacher gave us time in class to do it, but as mentioned, I had done it already, but couldn't even check my email because the school internet doesn't reach into that classroom. And I wasn't paying much attention and she was answering some questions and went up to the board and said, "So if you need mumblemumblesomething the acronym is FANBOYS mumblemuttercan'thearbecauseshejustwroteFANBOYSontheboard"

F.A.N.B.O.Y.S is the acronym for something grammar related that I will have to find out next week.

THIS MAKES ME HAPPY, OKAY?

*glee*

The first quote of the day:

Dad: *sits at dining room table reading paper and drinking coffee* "So people are accusing Obama of being a geek."
Mom: *makes noises with water in the kitchen sink* "In HEAT??"
Me: *considers flurry of fangirl reactions to Obama in bathing suit picture* ... *guffaws*

The second quote of the day:

MCI (phone credit card) computer lady: "To make a call, press 1. ... For Golden Retriever, press 4."
Me and Mom: o___0


And the day has not been entirely without presents. Inigo got a new scratching block, and Grey cat got a new catnip sock. ( Which is to say Inigo got two presents and Grey sulked. )

I also got an ornament that is a heart with a picture of Inigo on one side and "My First Christmas" on the other side. It's very cute. *smishes his little cheeks*

AND thank you to mickeym for my lovely card, cormallen for my snow globe, thenyxie for my cookie, and deirdre_c for my Dean with detachable penis gingerbread man with detachable head!

I just went to turn on the light at the top of the stairs and the bulb blew. Now, usually when this happens, it blows the circut and sometimes it makes a small popping sound. This time there was a series of clanks and the whole of the glass portion of the lightbulb landed at my feet. I was completely mystified. What made the metal collar pop off? Why is none of the bulb broken, seeing as it bounced down a flight of stairs and landed on the kitchen floor? And most importantly, how the HELL am I going to get the metal cuff out of the fitting? It's a bayonet bulb, and the fitting is quite fiddly and difficult to get bulbs in and out of anyway. I'm not interested in ringing an electrician just to get a damn bulb fixing out, but I'm not interested in sticking a pair of pliers in an electrical fitting either. Even if I turn it off at the breaker. Not in a country with 220V electricity anyway.

WTF?