http://truespies.org/kelvicious this girl is poison. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:13:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en our house was broken into yesterday while we were at work.  "they" took wood from a neighbors porch and made a ladder to our second floor balcony and got in through an open window.  they took our computer, ipods, camera, 2 stereos, 50+ dvds, my grandmother's jewelry, chris' passport and social ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/09/20/burglary/ on saturday night we tried to get a table at cafe roma in bloomfield but it was packed (chris swears the mayor was taking up half the restaurant).  we walked further down liberty to maybe get a table at tessaro's (fat chance).  on our way back, we noticed a big FOR ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/09/18/only-the-good-die-young/ reading andy's post about the recent weather in pittsburgh reminded me that i have little (but constant!) rivers of water flowing into my basement lately, and how much it sucks, and wouldn't it be great if i knew who to call about this crap... ...OH WAIT I DO KNOW SOMEONE: leakyBA!!! i haven't ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/08/21/leakyba/ our icemaker done shat itself last wednesday night.  we woke up on thursday to water water everywhere (and not a drop [of ice] for drinks) and all contents of our freezer encased in a two inch layer of ice.  for shits and giggles we went to price new fridges at home depot.  then ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/08/21/maybe-prayer-could-bring-my-icemaker-back/ i had lunch with someone yesterday who, in the course of conversation, mentioned that two of his clients work on coal barges.  "dream job!" i shouted.  he raised his eyebrow and asked if i was being funny. not at all, i told him - although i do realize that i'm romanticizing the job:  ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/08/20/coal-barges-daughter/ it's quarter after eight on a saturday morning and i've been up for a good long while.  i'm sitting outside on our back deck because it is PRAISE JESUS twenty thousand degrees cooler out here than in the house.   today is going to be ninety degrees.  nine zero.  i'm sick of talking ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/08/04/soon-you-will-be-as-cheese-boy-melty-melty-melty/ check it:  every august for the past four or five years, holly (of black coffee fame) and i have made the trek to somerset for the town's annual antique show.  it's a chance to escape the city for a day with the added bonus of church fair food (hot dogs and sauerkraut, ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/08/04/but-hands-off-my-welcome-back-kotter-juice-glasses/ you may or may not have treated yourself to the literary masterpiece that is the "about kelvicious" page.  go ahead.  i'll wait.  you should know this isn't my only blog.  i've got another one.  it's the place i carefully record information about my menstrual cycle, my chihuahua, my coworkers, etc.  and i'm ... http://truespies.org/kelvicious/2007/07/11/why-hello-there-you-gorgeous-yinzer/