thai delights

last night ralph and i had the best dinner at thai delight.  it hit the spot because i've been craving thai for a while, especially the wood-like taste of the sweetened iced tea.  it's on my top five list of favorite beverages.

we also decorated my tree, using ribbon instead of garland this year.  i was happy that ralph figured out how to turn on my pilot light because i have a feeling it's going to need relighting throughout the season.  my manager called right after ralph had fixed it, how psychically (sp?) convenient.  ;0  although i can't complain because they are quite responsive unlike the previous managers who needed a fire lit under their ass to motivate them to fix any unit problem(s).

i'm currently stuffed beyond comprehension which i can't believe because i only had soup for lunch.  it usually takes more than soup to get me this full but it was fairly hearty, chicken bones and all!  lisa saved me some caramel chocolate gooey dessert so that will fuel me through the evening.

i have tpr lsat class tonight from 6-9.  i hope it is an intro course where i claim my books, have a general review, etc., etc.  looks like i can still catch scrubs at 9:30 so i'm all set even if it is a full-lengther.  wish me luck and dinner.

tidbit on counterfeit money:

a co-worker's boyfriend cashed a check at a bank of the west in reno and some of his money was given in $100 bills.  of the bills, one was counterfeit but it made it past the bank!  how could such a thing happen...it was a real $5 bill that somebody had overimposed a picture of ben franklin on and changed the corner 5s to 100s.  it looks real, feels real, and smells real (i'm probably the only person who would think to smell it but then again i smell everything).  her boyfriend tried using the $100 at a store and they told him it was counterfeit (which he didn't know at the time).  they pointed out that ben franklin's face may be on it but that abraham lincoln's face appeared in the hologram (hologram must be the same as bill face).  in addition, the strip that runs through the money reads "us 5.." and if the bill were a true $100 it would read "us 100."  you catch the drift.  so, next time you go to the bank, check your money before you leave.  the bank didn't catch this one because it was real money that needed a "visual" inspection (but didn't get it) and made it past the "pen" inspection.  as they told her...they can't exchange the bill because her boyfriend is at fault for not checking his money before leaving the bank.  how is the lay person supposed to know what to look for- read above, again.