January 15, 2005

• Of Women, Bling Bling and Power Tools    There aren't many channels on TV that are able to hold my undivided attention for long. More often than not I struggle to find  a show that I will enjoy watching other than my rabid addiction to Law and Order...ALL the Law and Order shows, or CSI. They must have been peering inside my family room when they decided whether or not it would pay off  to make not two but THREE of each of the above shows. Its a good thing I can multitask or else all would do is watch police dramas every evening!    I also need to admit that I am a huge fan of HGTV. I am one of those people that have both the creative arsty-fartsy side combined with a nerdy techno brain. When in the space of a 1/2 an hour you can learn how to carve a cow out of a bar of soap using only the plastic knife from your Chinese take out, how to built a house from nothing but bales of straw and bumble bee spit,  or how to survive for a week in the woods with only a shoe lace, the elastic from your underwear and the guts from your cell phone, well heck, what's NOT to love?    Seriously though...that channel is addictive. As the proud co-owner of a 2700 square foot, 200 + year old farmhouse with a walk up attic, stone cellar and separate 700 square foot separate garage and multiple flower, vegetable and herb beds, I am in love with HGTV.. I can go from show to show, soaking up information on the latest, newest and best-est annual and perennial plants *which will break my bank account with  attempts to fill a flower bed*; how to redo an kitchen with minimal monetary outlay *insert the words cheap cheap cheap right here please*, and enjoy the naiveté of a pair of new homeowners who attempt to do a full bath tear down and rebuild in a three day weekend *BUHAHHAH what were they smokin??*.    I love to drool over the latest power tools. "OH YA GIMME that 24 volt battery operated...thingy..I don't care what it does but ITS COOL. After all the one I have is only 18 volt, so...its no good once the 24 volts come out.!  and to be heard from the redhead walking through the tool isle in Home Depot "OH YAH...lookit that...10 inch, 150 amp Makita Table table saw! 27" rip capacity, large deck, nice fence...Can I have it Mikie? Can I... can I?" Hubby laughs.   *heavy sigh* Party pooper.    Talking to a friend on the phone one night, I was telling her how excited I was over getting my new ... sumpin or other power tool from my husband for my birthday.    There was dead silence on the other end of the phone... Me: Er...hello? Her:  "Umm...Kath...we need to talk." Me: " Eh?" Her: " You're a GIRL. Girls are supposed to want diamonds, jewelry, or shoes and clothes. Not POWER TOOLS!" Me: *whine* "But I LIKE power tools!" Her: " No, no...let's talk about this. Think perfume, make-up, or shoes, what about some shoes? Or think shiny glittery platinum or gold or silver. Ya know...Bling Bling!" Me: " No...I lose Bling Bling or am afraid I will lose Bling Bling. The more Blingy the more likely I am to lose it *thinking of my $1500 engagement ring I lost when I took it off because I was using a POWER TOOL and paint and was afraid of damaging it* I would rather have Vrooom Vrooom! " Her: "Sigh" Me: *snicker*   Who wants to be predictable???!! Gimme HGTV! Gimme Vroom Vroom! GIMME POWER BABY!                                                                                       Kathie

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