#1. Exploding Curling Iron
Clearly, luscious waves were not in my cards this morning, because my curling iron blew itself up. The "On" button was not producing its usual result this morning, even after testing it in all six bathroom outlets. Seeking to solve the problem, I wiggled the cord around at its connection point with the body of the curling iron while it was plugged in (I'm not very smart in the morning) and was met with a fire ball in my face. Luckily, nothing was singed or otherwise damaged. But whoa. I beheld spark turn to flame and smoke before I had finished my morning glass of Carnation Instant Breakfast.
#2. Exploding Beverage
This tale is not as exciting as my curling-iron-turned-flame-thrower, so I'm including pictures.
When I'm pressed for time in which to chill canned beverages, I put them in the freezer, but sometimes I leave them there for too long. I did that this weekend.
The good news is that I found it (hopefully) before any of my roommates discovered it and had time to resent me and my caffeinated cola. Also, I got to wear my floral-print rubber gloves, which was nice. It felt like cleaning day, which is one of my favorites. It also gave me an excuse to break from accounting and watch "Psych" on Netflix while I scraped and wiped frozen Dr. Pepper off of my roommates chicken.
And look! A stupid face to top off my excellent accounting break at home.
7 comments:
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Fire? I thought that was Carter's speciality...
Sad about your curling iron and yet explosive.
The exploding soda is also a great story.
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An exploding curling iron?! What the what?? However, it does sound like an exciting morning.
And I love your Paula-face cleaning picture.
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The curling iron explosion sounds frightening! I once had the heating element of an oven explode (fortunately not in my face) and that was rather scary and messy.
I so love those gloves and now want a pair!
The curling iron explosion sounds really scary.
Yikes! Explosions don't make for a good day in my book. Maybe if I enjoyed cleaning more... Love seeing Grandma's necklace on you!
A fireball in your face?! This is alarming, indeed! I'm glad you weren't harmed in the process. Clearly, whoever coined the phrase, "What price, beauty?" knew what she was talking about.
This makes me a little nervous because my curling iron (yes, the expensive ceramic one) is having issues that seem to indicate a short in the cord as well. Your experience will give me pause the next time I wriggle the cord in an effort to make it turn on.
Cleaning frozen and exploded Dr. Pepper off of chicken? Sounds like my kind of hobby.
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