The final test and shiny diamonds

Test number two is complete, the towels are finally dry. I really hate dryer drying! Again it's taken over an hour for this load to dry. I know it's not the dryer, because it's running hotter than I normally would run it on. So my conclusion so far on these fan-dangled bumpy blue dryer balls is that so far they aren't doing what they claim they'll do. If this is supposed to be saving me money on hydro by cutting down on the drying time, I'll have to beg to differ to this point. Are my towels fluffier? I don't think they're really any fluffier than if I hadn't bounced those balls around with them. I guess I'd have to take a picture of them all folded up and then wash them again without the balls and take another picture. I'm not interested in conducting this comparison that closely, so I won't be doing that. In other words, I'm not that friggin' crazy to cause myself more work than I have already!

With that said, I'm giving these balls one last chance before they end up chew toys for the dogs. I've tossed them in once more, this time with a queen sized microfiber blanket. What I'm testing here is not a matter of fluffiness, or drying time, but rather to see if they will prevent this large blanket from twisting itself up into a ball itself. I hate when I have to run downstairs half way through drying time to untwist the load so it will dry properly and I won't have a big damp spot where it was all gnarled around itself. I guess in a sense I am still testing the drying time for this load, because I've remembered to set my little digital timer for a half hour, so I don't waste any more time than I have to. I really do miss having that buzzer on my dryer let me know when it's ready to switch loads. So yet again, we'll have to wait and see how things pan out with the bouncing balls!

On another note, my friend called me a few minutes ago on her cell phone from the theatre so I could hear David Gilmour singing "Shine on you crazy diamond", which is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. "Wish you were here" is my all time favorite. If she calls me during that song, I think I'll have to cry for not going!

Olivia

What I gave up today...

Today, I was supposed to go see a concert playing at a local theatre. This is the David Gilmour concert, "Remember That Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall". I'm a HUGE Pink Floyd fan, and would have loved to see this concert live, but the big screen was going to have to do. I've had my ticket for about a month now, and was looking forward to going. But since I have this stupid cold, and I'm not feeling really good today, I've decided to pass. I don't want to go and just hack a lung through the entire show. So I guess I'll have to wait and get the DVD when it comes out and watch that instead. Not the same as on the big screen and of course no comparison to being there live, but it will have to do.

We were going to go out for dinner after the show, and then to a local bar where a friend of a friend has his band playing tonight. They're really good too, and I always have a good time at their shows, but again, with not feeling up to par, I don't much feel like drinking and partying tonight. Plus I don't think it's a good idea with all the cold medicine I've been ingesting lately.

I know I've passed up on a really fun day, but I need to be feeling better for tomorrow, when I have a can't miss function I have to attend. Friends of ours are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary by re-newing their vows tomorrow, and they'd be really sad if we couldn't make it. So I'll just have to hang out here and catch up on some posting while I test out my dryer balls in the laundry.

Olivia