Monday, December 28, 2009

my robot "it"

  • i don't think i really like the roomba
  • and not just because the cats won't ride on it
  • it is SO RUDE - it does a 180 degree turn if it sees dirt in front of it
  • and it hides in the laundry room and pretends to get 'stuck'
  • i follow it around pushing dirt right in front of it and it refuses to pick it up every single time so i have to do it - but it's IT'S JOB!
  • it plays this triumphant little fanfare when it's done even though the floor is still an inch thick with cat hair
  • and in the event that it is feeling lazy, it plays a sinister tune to let me know it's not feeling well and it's going back to bed
  • or worse still it goes somewhere really dusty and gross (usually under the bed where it flatly refuses to actually CLEAN) and says 'uh-oh' over and over and over again like it's taunting me to go and find it and get all dusty and gross
  • then i have to clean it's brushes using a special comb (eye roll)
  • it follows the dogs around bumping into their legs and makes them all skittish and crazy
  • it goes over the same little area over and over again (by the dog food - it seems to have it in for the dogs...) and seems genuinely to be messing with everyone's mind (dogs included)
  • i always end up giving up and doing the damned job myself :(
  • it requires cleaning : did i mention it has a special comb???!
  • it can't go from the wood in the kitchen to the pebbles in the hallway without huge drama and upset and the above mentioned sinister music playing
  • it has the work ethic and personality of a spotty teenage boy
  • there it goes again to the dog food bowl
  • off to vacuum - thanks for nothing roomba

1 comment:

  1. now this is why I can't read it everyday! I am cracking up! I want to write all these comments - seriously - you are hysterical!

    I love the pic of D and Black Jack. You da bomb.

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