Nostalgia and appliances

So... it's been a while since I posted, huh? I feel like a terrible blogger :p

Where do I start? Well, things were somewhat boring until a couple of weeks ago, when I was deemed the Appliance Killer. Allow me to explain.

It started with the washing machine. I put a load of laundry in the wash, and later discovered that it had gotten stuck in the final spin. It must have been spinning for hours! My dad tinkered with the dial a little and eventually it started working properly again.

Not long after that, I put some clothes - track pants, fuzzy polyester shirts, etc. - that I had washed into the dryer, and I opened the door while it was running and checked on the clothes. They were cold. I figured it just got stuck, because the dryer is fairly old and gets stuck sometimes, so I went ahead and put my other load - t-shirts, light pants, and my sheets - into the dryer. But when the cycle finished, my laundry was still damp. It turned out that the heating element was burned out, so I didn't kill it exactly, but my dad still had to take my laundry to the laundromat to dry it. He later went shopping for the element he needed and got the dryer back into working order.

If that wasn't enough, our microwave decided to die on us, too. Mom was trying to thaw some slices of bread in the microwave, and it was taking forever to heat up the bread. That evening, I put a four-cup measuring cup full of water in the microwave to fill my hot water bottle, and the water was cold after five minutes on the highest power level. I even tried a lower power level, but that didn't work either. So, for about 48 hours our microwave became a big, glorified kitchen timer (because the timer still worked). My parents went out and bought a fancy new microwave with a convection function. I think my mom loves it :)

So there you have it: I am an appliance killer. I should have a theme song.

And now, for the nostalgia. I finally saw Spice World all the way through last week. It's a pretty cute movie, and because of it, I indulged in some Spice Girls songs via YouTube. Shameful, I know.

Well, I should close this post, as the soccer game is coming on in about half an hour - Toronto FC versus Vancouver Whitecaps. Should be interesting.