this isn't a "new year's resolutions/year in review" post. but i do mention my addiction to veronica mars. she's so cool. kidney stones are not.

i'd tell you what my new year's resolutions are. but they're probably the same as yours. i will slow down on carbs. i will exercise. i will drink more water. i will stop spraying the neighbor's cat with the water hose. etc etc.

and. i'd tell you where i've been the last few months. but seriously. no one wants to hear about how often i sit on the pot. so that leaves me with netflix and veronica mars. and kidney stones.

i watched all three seasons of veronica mars in like one week. and i can't believe they just stopped the show like that. she's the reason i asked for a stun gun this christmas. i had visions of stunning random people on the streets. alas. so did my hubby. which is why he got me a hammer instead.

go figure.

anyway. a few months ago, my hubby escorted me to the emergency department for pain control related to a kidney stone the size of a strawberry. or maybe it was the size of a strawberry seed. in any case, there was a lot of screaming and crying. not to worry. my girls ended up having a great time with the babysitter.

this was not my first kidney stone. which is why i didn't save it. i did, however, the year before, save my first. unfortunately, i didn't have a strainer when it came out. so. yeah. i dipped my hand into the toilet and picked it out.

don't make a big deal out of it, folks. urine is sterile. also. i don't have water saving toilets or elbow gloves which is why i free handed it.

so up until now, my first stone remained lost amongst my belongings. i have no idea why i put it with my earplugs and ipod accessories. maybe because it looks like a shark's tooth. see?

well. it *looked* like a shark's tooth. now it just looks like garlic powder. see the thing is. i've got some bad pms. and this month's insanity led me to smash the stone with my hammer. and by smash, i mean rest the hammer head gently. it's not a two million volt rechargeable pink stun gun. but still. isn't it the most beautiful hammer?

my hubby says veronica mars could never pull off a floral hammer the way i do. bam! and check one off of my resolution list: i will forgive my hubby for not buying me a stun gun.