Disney On Ice and Mice Are NOT Afraid of the Pilot Light

Sometimes when I touch something dirty I think that I can feel the germs slinking up my hand. I imagine these little green creatures, a lot like microscopic worms but with big heads to accommodate their large mouths which they use to bite me and spread their endless diseases. Sometimes, when I'm feeling especially OCD, I can feel them oozing and biting. Just biting and oozing and chewing and spreading. *shudder*

That is my intro into a portion of why I quit work.

Now I know what you're thinking: "Sally. You're a quitter. You need to suck it up and put on your big girl pants because this is what being an adult is all about! This is the REAL WORLD."

To you I say: "Perish in a flame."

Last week or so I believe I related my story as to how I found mouse poop in the bottom of all the drawers, right? Well, for some ODD and NAIVE reason I believed them to be old droppings, like the area had just suddenly gone broke on mice. Upon my thirdish day of work I met at least four of the culprits. I was preparing for lunch after doing dishes in the crap face dishwasher and out came two little buddies. They were coming out of the walls and onto the filter at the bottom of the dish washer where all the excess food and crumbs had fallen.

I stopped preparing.

They stopped scavenging.

And there we sat. Staring.

Under my breath I uttered, "You're gonna die."

The one most in my view twitched at me and then they both rushed back in their hole like a light the minute I took a step in their direction.

Later that day the exterminators showed up. The homie that came into the kitchen started placing these annoying little white boxes everywhere. I looked at them incredulously, doubting their success rate. I showed him where they were coming out of and his advice was, "Fill in the hole. That way they can't get in."Obviously he wasn't banking on the stupid little white boxes either.

The next day I was cooking on my own. I overestimated my abilities to handle it on my fourthish day of work and it was super stressful. Luckily, I had Cindy there helping me. Honestly if she hadn't been there no one would've had any meals on time. (Time out: Seriously, Cindy saved my life. You guys have no idea). After lunch, we left some of the potatoes on the burner while I finished the dishes. As I turned around to get some more I saw another little buddy race down the side of the potato pot and back into the oven.

I gasped and rushed over to the oven where I saw his tail disappear down through the oven. I contemplated turning the burners on full blast and crisping the little dude but thought the better of it. All I could see was his tail quivering through the burner cover. How was he not afraid of the pilot light? Does this behavior make him incredibly smart or just enormously stupid? Two things I knew for certain: 1- Biggest health code violation ever in life and 2- There is no hope for the stupid white box plan.

This is what he looks like:

For some reason California mice are different from Utah mice in that there ears are weirdly bigger than usual. I'm posting this particular picture because this was the twitching face I received constantly. Look at that face. He knows what he's doing. Suddenly all the cartoon mice in the world from Jerry to Cinderella's little helpers seem menacing. You can't pull my heart strings with your beady little eyes and cute ears. You're going down...

And that is how mice drove me to unemployment. Honestly, it wasn't all the mice but I won't go into serious detail. Fact is, I need a new job. I need a job good enough to help sustain us. For real guys, any prayers and fasting you can offer would be so greatly appreciated.

Anyway. In other news Ryan and I went to Disney on Ice as a belated Valentines date. It was a serious blast and made us miss Disney Land so much. We want to go back like, yesterday. We have a series of plans designed to ensure that we someday live in Disneyland thus experiencing happiness and joy for the rest of our young lives. All of these plans are illegal other than the one where we get season passes and do it up right.

Alright, so last post there weren't any pictures so I waited till I had some pictures to post so you will keep reading :). I won't be a Mr. Parker poopy chemistry teacher, nuh-uh, not me.

Okay, so how cute are we? Just for the record:

A. I was begrudgingly wearing those mickey ears

B. My husband is an ear wearer. Totally something I've come to terms with ;)

C. We were like...two of three adults wearing ears....

Yay, Disney on Ice!

Mini, skatin' it up

They had a 'Princess Section' where all the couples came out and danced with one another to their particular theme songs. It was really quite beautiful. Belle's man was one of the more 'straight' looking men ;)

If you can't tell, this is Mulan and her man (Yung Chu? I don't know what his name is). Anyway, it was really funny because SHE was Asian but he looked like a total white boy. And not just any white boy...a REDHEAD white boy. The ultimate white boy. Anyway, you can't tell in this picture but I swear he's a redhead.

Cinderella and Prince Charming (Thanks parents, right?) doin' their thang.

Ariel and Eric. Eric was for sure the most straight looking of the Princes.

Anyway, they did pretty much all the Princesses except Pocahontas which was lame that they left her out but whatever. So after they did the Princess section they did this 'around the world' section which was pretty cool! For all the different places they traveled they had this cute music and ice skating routine that made you smile and think of walking through Disney Land. Well for some reason when they got to Japan they seriously dropped a beat. It was like walking into a Japanese strip club without the stripping. I was sure something inappropriate was gonna go down, especially when they took out their fans. Check it out:

Slutty, right? I don't know. Maybe you just had to be there.

They also did this New Orleans Marti Gras thing. I had to raise my eyebrows at this one. (*disclaimer* Don't read this part mom) I guess I just love finding the suggestive in the innocent. I know. I'm Satan. ;)

Okay for real. Just kidding guys. It was really cute and totally fun. No suggestiveness haha

After they did the around the world thing they did a Christmas finale. It was really beautiful and they made it snow (only Disney, right?). Unfortunately, my camera's batteries died epically so we didn't get any pictures. Sad face.

Okay, so in conclusion (member how in college they docked points if that's how you closed any of your papers? Yeah, thanks a lot High School for teaching me bad habits) I've decided to leave you with some makeup fun. With all this time on my hands I've realized how much I love makeup. I'm really into doing 'classic eyeliner' which instead of a cat eye is just a straight line. It's very 60's and suddenly very modern as well. Normally it's done with black instead of brown eyeliner but I wanted to tone it down. So here it is:

Ignore my eyebrows. I swear, I need some eyebrow gel...and a good plucking...

See how it's more of a straight line and less of a swoop at the end? Anyway, I love makeup. And you guys :)

Happy thought of the day: I quit! Yay? Also, we got to house sit for Harry and Cindy and it was so fun. We just relaxed and took the day one second at a time. We rented Princess and the Frog and Planet 51 (which is really funny by the way). It was a blast. Very fun to get away.

Annoyance of the day: I have to find a job! Boo! Also, Kitty (newly named Eva) does this heart wrenching thing when it's raining. She'll come out of her home and sit by the door meowing. Her new home is totally protected from the rain but yet she'll come out and SIT in the rain, occasionally scratching at the door with her 'pet me I'm helpless' face. It's terrible and makes me feel like the worst owner in the world.