I’m sure you’ve all noticed that I haven’t been on as much recently.  I haven’t been on Plurk, Twitter (through Brizzly), or Facebook.  Well, I’ve been on Facebook mostly playing Farmville, Mafia Wars, Castle Age, and Mouse Hunt.  I haven’t been posting through Ping.fm or commenting much or even chatting on Trillian Astra.  I haven’t been reading blogs (though if you post of LiveJournal on my friends page I do read that) or posting on my own.  So what happened?  No, I didn’t just lose interest in the people I care about.  I went on a downward spiral and it was not fun.

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I have been struggling all year to work on Blog 365 and for the past two or so weeks I’ve been doing a really good job. I decided last night to take a nap before posting. This is not a bad thing. I was very tired and I had just gotten off the phone with Tom. What could a short nap hurt? A lot, as it turns out. Imagine my anger and dismay as I wake up at 6 in the morning and realize that I never posted last night. *sigh* I feel like kicking myself. I was doing so well! Now, once again, I’m in the position of starting over. This is getting very frustrating. Very frustrating. I can’t even blog right. *sigh*

Good morning everyone, it’s time for another shout out! This morning it is one of my good friends from the dolling world, Yvie! Yvie was a blogger in the past, but just yesterday she started her new blogging site Serendipulous. Stop on over and say hi! She’s a really sweet lady who lives in Hawaii (lucky, ain’t she?) with her family. She was one of the founders (if not *the* founder) of Tickled Pink which used to be one of my favorite dolling forums. Sadly, it no longer exists. Then again, I no longer doll so I guess its not as bad as I think. LOL! Yvie loves all things pink and all things Twilight. Stop on by and say hi!

I was going over an old LJ today and found this.  Note that it is from 2004 so all of the prices have only gone up!

A Gallon is a Gallon!

To keep things in perspective, even though it still hurts. For those who have forgotten their measurements and prices:

1 cup = 8 ounces
2 cups = 1 pint = 16 ounces
2 pints = 1 quart = 32 ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 128 ounces

You Think A Gallon Of Gas Is Expensive?

It makes one think and puts things in perspective.
Check out these prices:

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ….. $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ….. $9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ….. $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ….. $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ….. $33.60 per gallon
Vicks Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ….. $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 ….. $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ….. $25.42 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 ….. $84.48 per gallon

This is the REAL KICKER:
Evian Water 9 oz $1.49 ….. $21.19 per gallon.
$21.19 FOR WATER! And the buyers don’t even know the source.

So, the next time you’re at the pump, be glad your car doesn’t run on water, Scope, Whiteout, PEPTO BISMOL or NYQUIL.

Hi everyone!  I’m here to welcome my newest reader, Barbara of Barbara’s 365.  Barbara found me as a link in the comments of one of her friends.  She is a good photographer and participating in Project 365.   Check out her blog to discover her friends, family, and quirky things going on in her photo stories.

Are you a new reader to Aribitrary Elucidation?  Comment and let me know – you could get your own shout out!  Have a great day!

How many triangles can you see in Kit Kit’s head and face?

I’m working on my blog with Darren from Problogger with the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. My first assingment? Come up with an elevator pitch. Its not going to be easy. I know what I want to talk about (knitting, Tom, exercising, memes, and depression) but how to make it into a nice, short, interesting blurb? That’s a different story.

Depression isn’t fun. Come see the everyday struggle to leave behind the horror of clinical depression and anxiety…nooo. Not going to work. Hmm….

Knitting. Boyfriend. Exercise. Depression. Join me in the journey back from the edge and into normalacy. Damn. Not going to work.

When did you decide to change your life? I am recovering from major clinical depression and anxiety. Join me in the everyday triumphs and tribulations as I knit, laugh, talk, and exercise my way out of the hole. See what it takes to become better.

Hmmm….that sounds good. Sarah thinks it works. I’m going with it.

Now to see what lesson two is!