After Midnight jonesin'

(Prologue-y side note: What is wrong with my internal clock that I am most awake at this time of day? Seriously effed up. Internal clock, how dare you screw with me that way. I need to function along with the rest of the world, and this messy Australia time you've put me on really sux. [extra side note: I recently pondered this particular spelling of "sucks" and decided that I think it's hilarious. I want to use it in texts, sentences, email, etc. Admittedly, it's funniest when used as a one-word sentence response. As in, "my dad's standing in the kitchen internally combusting an egg and I want to clean my nostrils out with bleach," followed by the succinct reply, "sux."])

Where was I?

Ah, yes. I am grateful. Some people are grateful for loved ones, food on the table, yadda yadda. Oh, believe me I value those things, too, but right now I'm really thankful for the beauteous bounty that is Amazon dot com. Exhibit A:


The harvest is in, and it includes lemony vampire and werewolf-filled fiction from Kresley Cole and J.R. Ward (Wharden me, baby!). Interestingly, it also includes three Kleen Kanteen sport top cap replacements, because Baby Wright

**This blog has been interrupted by Baby Wright**

I can hear him whimpering on the monitor...wait for it, wait for it...? Okay, I hear nothing. Child has been a complete wreck the past couple nights, whimpering & keening half the night from, I dunno, molars coming in or growing pains or something. He keeps chewing on his hand and drooling, so I'm wondering if his last set of molars are finally coming in. Oh joy. He's in such a good mood all the time already, molars just really put some sprinkles on the whole thing by eliminating sleep. Yesssss!

Okay, another scream...I better type fast.

**Interruption maybe slightly over for the time being, but imminently about to possibly be interrupted again by Dee Arr Bunsington**

...anyway, Baby Wright keeps throwing his Kleen Kanteen and saying, "ball!" which merely dents the Kleen Kanteen, but let's face it the plastic cap can't really hold up to that. Not to mention two of our other caps lost their pressure plug thingee and are total drip-fests. Upon drinkage, they completely soak Dr. Buns and cause Violet to whine uncontrollably. Enter Amazon, where hardcover fiction can be bought at a deep discount, and Kleen Kanteen sport caps are a mere $3 each! Hello, these cost $4.20 each on the KK website. I ordered three, but I should have gotten five, just to be on the safe side. (Crap, what was I thinking?!) Anyway, they have free shipping over $25, so all this stuff came unencumbered by outrageous shipping costs, gasoline, or stress from trying to take kids to the bookstore and/or crunchy place where you might be able to buy BPA-free water bottles. Not to mention, it was all in one package. Where else? God bless America, it freakin' kicks kicks capitalist a$$.