Anyone remember the old-school Rainbow vacuums? The ones that didn't use bags (in the Ye Days of Olde Before Ye Had Canister Bagless-e Vacuums-e), but instead you had a bottom container that you filled with water and after you vacuumed you dumped the nasty water (after first making sure that there weren't any coins or jewelry or stuff in it) in the compost pile or off the porch or in the toilet, etc.

Well, it turns out that Rainbow has been bought out and is back in a svelte, black and forest-green model and is stressing its capabilities as an air filter (which it had even back in the day) more than the wonders of its vacuum-ness.
The reason I won't buy it for a while? Well, including the carpet-shampooer attatchment, it runs about $2800.
For a vacuum/air filter.

Now, don't get me wrong, if I had a spare $3000 laying around and I had the van paid off and had a house bought, I'd SO buy this in an instant. Totally. Not just because I can now disinfect and even scent the water (so that the air returning into the house through the vacuum and air purifier smells all clean and pretty -- it comes with 4 scents: strawberry, orange, plumeria and lemon. I got to smell the lemon. Very natural. Not like Pledge, which reminds me of the formaldehyde the animals we dissected in Biology ... yeah ...).
Part of it is because I can totally get rid of all the dust mite crap in our bedding. Another part is that I have craploads of cat hair in our carpets. Another reason, it'd be nice to only run a air purifier/humidifier for 15 minutes per day. I also wouldn't be spilling dust and dirt when I empty my current (and much appreciated, don't get me wrong!) vacuum. No, it's not even the awesomness of the thought of having our own carpet shampoo-er (which, is a huge consideration on my part, since we still haven't gotten our carpets clean while in this apartment ... yet another reason to move, truly). No, what has me sold is that this is the upgraded version of my mom's old Rainbow system with one important change. It now is a wet/dry vac. Do you even realize how thrilled this makes me?

Or how much of a geek this makes me??

Like, for example, as the demonstrator was packing up his supplies (after I watched the demonstration at my friend K's). He mentioned that he figured out to bring his own towel.
Me: Douglas Adams would be so proud.
K: What??
M: Douglas Adams would be so proud.
K: *laughs because she totally gets me reference* You are such a dork!

Yes, I'm starting to glorify in my geekdom. Worship me, Llanna - Queen of the Geeks!

Of course, I'm not alone in my geekiness. Just this weekend, Michael and I were raving about our mutual admiration of Weird Al Yankovic. Michael was the one who brought up the idea (which we wouldn't be surprised if it was already in fruition) of what if Weird Al did a parody of the Pussy Cat Dolls's "Don'cha." *lol*

I only really thought about Weird Al's age on Sunday night ... when I realized that he really is just about old enough to be my father (he started college the year I was born, that is). I don't know if I feel weird for having a little crushlet on him ... he just comes off as not being too much older. And he's hilarious!

I would try to think of the funny thing I said yesterday night ... but Bruce is screaming behind me so I can't. Think, that is. He's like a frickin' siren. I think he just wants to cuddle and is tired. (Like, who isn't in this house??)

Okay, gotta go before he gets me reported to CPS or something. Crazy loud child.

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So, do I look a little more famous now? - 2006-11-02
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