Paula Does California: Part 1

So I didn't perish in an airplane crash like I thought I would. I made it to California and back in one piece. The first touristy thing I did after arriving in LA was go to the Petersen Automotive Museum. I was hoping that Squad 51 from Emergency! would still be on display, but NOOOOOO! NO Squad 51! I was wailing in agony. I'm sure the Petersen personnel were ready to investigate my mournful cries which were carrying through the entire building. BUT!! I got to see the Batmobile:

And the Mach 5:

And Herbie the Love Bug:

And the Hannibal 8 from The Great Race:

What I still want to know is: Squad 51, where are you?!!

Da Plane, Da Plane

I'm getting on a plane this afternoon, heading to LA for some fun. YAY! But I am really not thrilled about flying there. Back when I was young and thought I was immortal, I loved air travel. Nowadays I think I qualify as air travel-phobic. If my plane crashes, just know that my last words were probably IT JUST FIGURES!

I've Lost the Will to Live

Ack, look at my stove and countertop! WAAAH I don't wanna clean that up! My three-year-old daughter wreaked this havoc on my cooking surfaces. Obviously I am a lousy mother who can't watch her kids properly. At least this orange nightmare smelled nice. It consists of Penzey's Taco Seasoning, dried minced garlic, and coarse salt. My husband said I should've re-bottled it and sold it as Paula's Special Taco Seasoning Blend.

Here's an oldie but goodie from 2003, courtesy of my oldest daughter. Mini Fudge Stripes Cookies stuck to the hallway wall:















Mmm-mmm-mmm! Just peel one off the wall and enjoy!

It's All My Doing!

I think my recent imbibing of Cuba Libres during our nearly four-day power outage is why Fidel Castro has passed his Cuban power mojo to his hermanito Raul(supposedly temporarily, yeah right!) while he has surgery for some kind of intestinal problemos. WooHoo! Now I have an excuse to get out the rum bottle and limes again and try to finish him off. Cuba Libre!

Eureka!

Our beloved electricity came back on at 4:40 pm today. WooHoo!! No more Green Acres electrisicall from Mr. Generator!

Wastin' Away Again in Cuba Libreville

I'm sure most of the USA is unaware of this, but St. Louis has been thrown back to the Victorian era via a series of thunderstorms. We have been without electricity since Wednesday evening. Luckily we have a generator or else I wouldn't be typing this blog entry right now. It's just like Green Acres... if I want to plug in the hair dryer, I have to unplug the lamp, or else the generator stalls. I am having trouble adjusting to this "electrisicall"(as Lisa Douglas would say).

Oops

Mr. Generator is our friend

Can't make it through a 3-day power outage without junk food and booze:

Mmmmm, Cuba Libres! Who says power outages have to be unpleasant?

Valuable Workplace Lessons, Part 587

Workplace Lesson #3,666: If you work with pranksters, don't go on vacation for two weeks. They will Saran Wrap your office.

They will have enough time to Saran Wrap your office door too...

Workplace Lesson #3,667: Don't trust the boss to keep office pranksters in line.

Workplace Lesson #3,668: After you return from vacation and clear away miles of Saran Wrap from your office, don't be a good sport and let your coworkers wrap you in Saran Wrap. It's also a bad idea to let them wrap you to your chair.

Workplace Lesson #3,669: Don't expect your coworkers to assist you when you are overheating inside layers of Saran Wrap.

Workplace Lesson #3,770: Coworkers will not help you clean up any prankster debris.

Note: These photos are from 1991. I am too lazy to have a job anymore.