Yes indeed, it's a pimping post - but you'll get something out of it too!

Deb Counts-Tabor of Prudential Northwest Properties and Gary Boyer of Guarantee Mortgage will be holding monthly home-buyer workshops. Those attending will receive information about the Portland real estate market, tips and tricks for finding the perfect home, how to increase credit scores and prepare for buying a home, and access to their FICO score for FREE!

Workshops will be held the 4th Thursday of each month beginning January 25th, from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, at 1730 NE 10th Avenue. Please contact Deb at 503.913.1103 or via email at deb@prunw.com to RSVP.

HAY PEEPLZ!

First off, thanks to everyone for your input on yesterday's heavy question about your favorite TV shows. I didn't get a chance to reply to every comment, but I made a list of a bunch of stuff to check out. Thanks.

Now to the important bidnizz: I'm borrowing a buddy's guitar to noodle around and see if I want to get serious about taking some lessons. To help me do this, can you recommend:

1) a decent music store in North-ish PDX that can adjust the action on my git and replace the strings?

b) a decent online "Teach Yerself Some Gee-tar!" resource that'll show me some chord fingering and maybe even some tablature for a few songs?

Finally ... a Deep Thought for the day: will Will Smith's recent Oscar nom for "The Fursuit of Happyness" mean that he'll go away now please if he's given the award?

Holla.

Does anyone else have shrimp-shaped bugs in their basement or is it just me? They are about 2" long, with a million legs and they look like a... SHRIMP?!

What the hell are those things? Are they from outer space? Everyone I've talked to in town claims they've never seen one. People have suggested it may be a silverfish, but I have seen those guys and believe me, it's no silverfish. A scorpion, maybe?

I wish I had a photo to post, but every time I see a land shrimp, I get all froze up with terror. It's not quite as grody as a jerusalem cricket, but pretty close.



The closest resemblance I could find is this image. It's about the same size, but gray. Also I found a see-thru one in my bathwater (while I was in the tub, scream). It was masquerading as a fuzzy but when I went to scoop it out, I realized the f*cking thing had EYES! Eeeeewwwwwww.

So please, if you have any idea what this could be - and if it's harmful - I would really appreciate some insight. Thanks guys!