Signing in at a miserable, bone-chilling, teeth-clattering 12º. I wish I didn’t mind apartment life! To go to an apartment in Sacramento would be easy as opposed to renting or buying a house there. It may be quiet and peaceful here, save for occasional car doors next door and car stereos, but it’s sooo cold! The insulation under the house is a joke because the bathroom floor feels like you’re walking on an ice-skating rink and of course sitting on the toilet is like sitting on a ring of ice.

That car left next door shortly after I spotted it and hasn’t returned since that I know of.

I crashed at 3 PM yesterday and woke up cold 6 hours later. I thought my heater broke but found that when I went to pee the light wouldn’t come on. Meanwhile, most of the other lights and outlets worked just fine. So I went into the kitchen and heard Tom out in the utility room. We not only got a few inches of snow and are unusually cold for this time of year, but the wind was so fierce that apparently, it blew the snow onto one of the fuses. Both porches were completely covered in snow which is something I’ve never seen before. I’ve seen only a corner of it get snowed on.

I’ve been running hot water in the bathroom and kitchen sinks to keep the pipes warm every hour.

If I thought January’s wins sucked, February’s sure have been even more of a bummer. Tom thinks it’s simply too soon for me to hear about any wins from December and January. I just got a coupon I won 6 months ago for a couple of bucks off string cheese. I didn’t even know I won it and it was sent to the Shasta address.

I hit a rather insulting IW earlier. I got all excited first when it said I won a $20 Mattel toy, but the so-called toy is just a stuffed animal of a hideous, distorted creature that I can’t believe it’s even worth that much. It’s worth more than the DVD which was another one of their instants. I’d rather that than this ugly creature. It’s from some modern cartoon.

I hope my candy gets here next week. Meanwhile, I’m surprised to say that I actually did get that iPod. I really thought they were full of shit! It’s just a cheap iPod that doesn’t even have a display. It’s the Shuffle. Tom thinks it’s cool, so he’s counting it as the last of the prizes I owe him. He’s going to sign me up this weekend at a survey site for my second to last prize. Then for my last prize which will be about 8 more porn dolls, assuming I like the two I’m getting next week, and I think I will, he’ll get them whenever it’s a good time to do so. Thanks to President’s Day, we’re looking at a wimpier check.

I can’t wait till we can turn off the heaters. Oh, the savings we’ll rack up then! But sadly, we’re still 3 months away from any warmth – argh!

Well, I’ve definitely decided that cones/sticks really are the best way to go. The warmer and burner are just too inconsistent, and like I said if it’s going to smoke anyway, it may as well do it in a more efficient way. I’ll just wash the doll’s clothes as they get dingy.