Unfiltered

This morning when I came downstairs after waking up I took my 64-ounce purple water bottle to our fridge filtered water dispenser to fill up. I do this every morning and make sure that the bottle is empty every night--a post-surgery requirement. But the fridge dispenser wasn't working. It made the same noise it always does, but no water came out. This is the first thing that has broken in our new house. However, the fridge is less than a year old so it may still be under warranty? We'll see.

The funny thing is that when Torsten opened up the dispenser from the inside to see if he could fix it, he discovered that there was no filter in there, and thus we've been unknowingly drinking unfiltered water for the last month. I don't really have a problem with that, especially since Denver has some of the best drinking water in the country (thank you Rocky Mountains), but it is kind of funny, and Torsten is so religious about filtered water that he was very annoyed.

Anyway, I am definitely not drinking filtered water today, because I filled the bottle directly from the sink. So, you know, if I'm dead tomorrow you'll know why. Or at least Torsten will think he knows.

Are we allowed to talk about American Idol on blogs today? Can we safely assume that everyone who wanted to watch has already done so, or at least knows better than to be on the internet today? OK then. From what I can tell, most people are making fun of last night's show, but I actually really enjoyed it. Maybe I'm secretly ten years old inside? But I thought it was just so fun. There were only a couple acts that I fast-forwarded through (including Lil Rounds and Queen Latifah). I liked everything up until the last five minutes when Kris was pronounced the winner. Not that I don't like Kris--I think he's a nice guy and a pretty good singer--but I just think Adam is really special.

Of course, I actually think that it's for the best that Adam didn't win. Now he doesn't have to release a treacly single of possibly the worst Idol winner's song ever written--and here I thought Kara DioGuardi's songwriting skills were the reason she was picked as a judge--and he'll have a lot more creative freedom, which he needs. I hope he becomes a worldwide star. And I wish people would stop talking about his sexuality. I can only assume that if he does become a worldwide star, he will sleep with many people of many places on the gender spectrum, because isn't that the whole point?

Lastly, yesterday I went to the grocery store and stocked up on yogurt, cottage cheese, and protein shakes. This is all I intend to eat for the next week. I'm halfway through the puree diet. The end is in sight. I almost think I can do it. I'm just crossing my fingers that I don't suddenly take against one of those three things, because if so I'm totally screwed.