Craigslist and Limericks?

I love Craigslist….It’s one of my favorite spots on the interweb to surf for Bargains. And as anybody who knows me well can attest, I love a bargain.

Several months back I found a beautiful old wooden desk listed on Craigslist for free. It was in rough shape but just needed some love. My dad helped me refinish it and it turned into a BEAUTIFUL piece of furniture that looks fantastic in my living room.

I try to check the free items listing most days to see if there are any cool free deals out there…and today I found this:

Date: 2009-01-25, 1:21PM EST

Small celtic harp. 22 strings, about 3′ tall. Good condition, includes tuning key. Three strings are “missing”, as in not installed on the harp (I was exploring a hexatonic scale and removed them). I think I have all three of them, as well as several extra replacement strings.

Free to whoever sends me the best limerick (as judged by me) in the next week.

Location: Durham

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Awesome….if I only knew how to write a good limerick I could be sporting a harp soon!

Filed under: Pick me....Pick me!, Seriously?, Stuff that proves how fun I really am

Talent and Grace…

I usually sit at my desk and eat lunch and do some interweb type surfing. I try to always bring my lunch because it is cheaper and most of the time, healthier.

Today I had a frozen weight watchers meal of pasta – with red sauce. I heated it up and started to walk back to my desk while balancing it on top of my drink….because it’s hot dude! Can you see what’s coming? I rounded the corner to walk back to my desk and promptly dumped the entire red cheesy mess all over the carpet next to somebody’s desk…nice job!

I was thinking about renting out my services for all your food serving needs since I have such mad skillz in this department….any takers?

Filed under: Pick me....Pick me!, Seriously?, What was I thinking? , food service, graceful, mad skillz

Rats….

Okay guys…..it didn’t work out. The great scheme that I wrote about here didn’t happen. I didn’t win the HGTV dream home. (Like anybody really thought I would right?)

I didn’t actually think I would win, but I sure would have liked to! The funny part is that both of my kids were CONVINCED that we actually had a shot….they wouldn’t go to sleep last night and kept coming into the bedroom where I was watching the show and asking if they picked the winner yet….poor things, I guess they thought this was our big chance to make millions!

So, no dream home for us this year. I guess we will have to make our money the old fashioned way….until next year! There’s always a chance kids.

Filed under: Apparently Random Thoughts, Pick me....Pick me! , HGTV Dream Home Loser

I have a confession….

I’ve been holding out on you guys. I have a little secret……Since January 1st I have gone every day to enter the HGTV Dream Home Contest. Every day! The contest is over now and they won’t announce the winner for several more weeks, but I have big plans if I win this 2.2 million dollar home!

First on my list would be selling the house (it’s in Florida and way to large for me to ever practically live there – I couldn’t even afford the taxes!) Then pay off debts, buy a real home for my family, pay off the debts of other family members, donate to the church, sponsor a bunch of kids, etc, etc, etc. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but somebody has to win, right?

I’ll tell you what, if I win maybe we can all take a trip there for some fun before I sell it….What do you think?

Isn’t it pretty?

Filed under: Apparently Random Thoughts, Pick me....Pick me! , HGTV Dream home