Anyway, there was a small toaster that looked coolio. And one thing I’ve been thinking for a while is I should get a smaller toaster. I don’t have alot of counter space and I have a hunking big toaster that’s a pain to take out and put away every time I want to make toast etc. This was the perfect size.

I asked the woman if it worked and she said it did. Said it was from the 1930′s. She was asking $40 but I bargained her down to $30 and I bought it. Check it out…

Cool looking, right?

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Right! I think it’s cool!

I took it home and plugged it in and it totally worked! The thing heats up literally in like 2 seconds. Faster than anything I’ve ever seen heat up ever. Within five seconds the temperature in the room was going up fast. I seriously think it could function as a space heater.

The problem is my Mom burned into my brain that any household appliance can (and will) friggin burn the house down if left plugged in. (I can understand the paranoia. If I grew up around stuff like this I’d be fire paranoid too. Especially if the fire department was all keystoney and stuff.)

But then again, if this thing was really that much of a fire hazard– it hasn’t caused one in 80 years, right? I mean if it had caught fire– I assume it would have been charred up or at least thrown away. So that’s a pretty good safety track record.

Underneath it says it’s an Electrahot brand toaster from Mansfield Ohio. I guess somewhere in Mansfield back in the day they used to make toasters that could last for 80 friggin years. I youtubed up Mansfield to see what it looked like today and here’s what came up (turn down the volume):

Bummed me out to see.

Anyway, I haven’t made toast in this thing yet because I don’t have any bread here but I’ll let you know how it goes. I think it’ll make toast inside of a minute! Maybe 45 seconds! Take that space-age microwave!

Umm… I just won’t leave the room. And I’ll unplug it when it’s done. And yes, I do have a fire extinguisher.

ok bye!
tOdd

PS. Here’s a vintage toaster blog with other Electrahots…

Reason #1 is probably because I wear regular prescription glasses and without question if I got prescription sunglasses I would lose them inside of six weeks. They’d vanish. Left on some bar or in someone’s car or something.

Reason #2 is because I’m bald. And I feel weird wearing sunglasses. I’m not sure what it is but I think bald guys look strange with sunglasses. Maybe not all bald guys do– but I think me for sure. (I look strange in most things in general so that probably doesn’t help).

But like, if I wear sunglasses I think I look like a cop. Or some sort of robot cyborg or something. They’re so full blast on my face front and center. When you have hair I think sunglasses are like an accessory but when you’re bald it’s the main event. It’s a statement that says ‘I’m wearing these sunglasses! Right now! Right in your face! Deal with it!’ Unless you’re goateeing or earringing or whatever– glasses are the only other thing going on face-wise for bald guys. So whatever sunglasses I’d wear I think would be amplified in terms of statement just by default.

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But the other thing (on a semi-side note) is I’m half-convinced that sunglasses are 80% unnecessary half the time. Unless you’re at the beach or live in Arizona or like have to deal with lots of snow somewhere– do sunglasses really do all that much? I’m thinking most of the time people wear sunglasses just to look cool. To mix it up. Which is totally fine. But realistically the sun isn’t all that bad unless you’re staring right friggin at it. I mean my eyeballs ain’t fried out yet and I haven’t worn sunglasses in years.

Which is another reason why I’m sunglass-less right now. Because sunglasses for most people are just for the cool star power factor– and for me I think they just makes me look like a narc– or maybe robot face? Or robot faced narc? Or robot faced cyborg narc with laser eyes? Or something?

Maybe I’m over thinking or I’ve just never tried on sunglasses that fit my face and head. I mean sunglasses look best on big bald melonheads? If any?

ok bye!
tOdd

I’ve heard about Omega-3 Fish Oil blah blah but never really paid attention to the dilly. I eat alot of fish so I’ve never been concerned extra. And I sort of rolled my eyes at the idea of buying this sort of thing because I don’t believe in vitamins or any of that stuff. In the past whenever I’ve bought some multivitamin on St. John’s Ginko or whatever the natural thing of the moment is– it’s always like totally whatever. And later proven to be bullsht. I think 95% of all supplements are unnecessary scams. (I once got a B- on a science test so I do have some experience here…)

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Anyway, I put the bottle of these fish oil capsules on my computer table and for a week or so I’ve been taking a few tablets a day just out of boredom and because the capsules look sort of like magical honey or something.

The weird thing is lately– I’ve been feeling weirdly good. I’ve just been kind of energized and I feel sorta sharper in conversation or whatever. Plus, I’ve been running up the stairs more. I didn’t really think much about it– but today I woke up feeling pretty good again and popped one of these things and was like, ‘Wait a sec… Fish oil? Are you actually not doing nothing?’

I realize it might be total crap and a coincidence or whatever. But for the first time ever in the world of taking some natural whatever for the hell-of-it-ness– I am honestly suspicious about the possibility that these things might actually be doing something good. (Yeah, it is sort of gross to think about ‘fish oil’ as a thing. Kind of brings up the image of smushing some flounder eyeballs or something. But whatever…)

So I don’t know. I’ve been googling around trying to read more about it but Omega-3 definitely hasn’t helped my ADD– because I can’t focus on all the info. It’s all sort of blah blah blah. I’m like what’s the difference anyway what it says–I guess it can’t hurt.

Sure, maybe I’m just in a good mood because the weather has been nice– but I keep looking over at this bottle with a raised eyebrow. I’ll let you know if/when this passing phase passes.

ok bye!
tOdd

PS. Daily Scan! Send me something! PO Box 23133 Brooklyn, NY 11202!

Never received your banner! Can you resend toomasooba.com ? And thanks for the tenner!! Good vibes to ya toomasooba!

Anyway, the other day I was in the drug store staring at toothpastes for 10 minutes when I decided to pull the trigger on *New* Aquafresh Iso-Active Whitening.

Worst. Toothpaste. Ever. First off the packaging is dumb! It’s in a metal can that feels like shaving cream. And it dispenses like shaving cream but stupidly. Like a streamy gel that turns into gross foam. Plus, you can’t control how much is going on your toothbrush! It just spurts out random willy nilly! You gotta push down hard just to get anything going– and once it goes it’s too late!

And at night if you don’t turn the light on you have zero idea how much is coming out! You push down on the top and it comes out in this terrible stream spurt which ends up everywhere! It’s all over my sink and back of my sink! Look at that photo (above) Imagine that wildly splattered all over your bathroom! Plus it hardens like a rock!

AND as a toothpaste it sucks too! It’s like weirdly gritty or something and it tastes unrefreshing totally! And then for a bonus when you put this stupid toothpaste back on the sink it’s got toothpaste mess all dribbled down the side of the can so it looks like crap! People come over my place and must immediately think, ‘Oh man, here’s a guy who can’t control his toothpaste at all! Sad.’ It’s a friggin embarrassment!

Aquafresh in the past has been a solid go-to toothpaste but this is fuckin bullshit Aquafresh dickheads! Motto on the can is ‘Works Beyond Paste’. Works how? Works as Silly String? AND you can’t tell how much is left in the can either! It’ll run out one day with no warning! The whole thing is a disaster!

Get it while you can because I guarantee you won’t see this garbage product on the shelves three months from now! Epic Fail Aquacocks! I’m gonna buy friggin Arm & Hammmer Baking Soda grossness out of spite next time to spite myself and you! I hate that gross baking soda toothpaste– but it’s one-upping your crap product! In your face, Aquassholes!

ok bye!
tOdd

PS. btw Iso-Active?! What kind of BS term is that?! Iso… Active. F… U.

PPS. Got the message about the swearing thing. I’ll be mindful when I get angry…