Overenthusiam

• Overenthusiastic Consumer: I got my first batch of "soil" from our indoor (now located in the garage due to the smell and the noise) composter. Apparently, I didn't have enough brown elements in there because it was the nastiest, foulest, most disgusting pile of rot ever. Cleaning out the tray was absolutely awful. Fortunately, I had a mask and put that on before I started and I also had latex gloves, so I felt fully protected from the foulness. I called the company and they recommended I put in 4-5 cups of sawdust and 2 more cups of dirt. You put the dirt into the unit the very first time you use it to activate the cultures and since my effort went so far astray, I might need some more cultures. I said, "But I don't have any wood shavings or saw dust." He told me to go to Home Depot and ask for some of theirs. So out I walked with my free bag of saw dust. Anyway, we'll see how this next batch goes. Apparently the drip tray is supposed to be bone dry when you get the composition just right; my drip tray was full of a nasty yellow liquid that looked like ... I'll stop there. Thank me later. The guy on the phone said I'd just have to trust him that he has his in his kitchen next to food and it doesn't smell at all, even when they open it up to put stuff in. So I guess I will have faith that once I get the combination of ingredients right, it'll clean itself up.
  
• Overenthusiastic Blogger: I think our Smith Review is dying a slow death. It was only a matter of time, of course. I am trying to decide if I should leave it up or just delete it. Ah, well, it was fun while it lasted. I think I shall delete it. I will keep my grades and the Yahoo! Review grades on this blog. I like the comparison.
  
• Overenthusiastic Parental Concern: So, after my last post, my dad (hi, Dad!) got a bit concerned and set off a chain reaction of concern that I have Lou Gherig's disease. Fortunately, I have a rational explanation for most of the clumsiness posted in the previous post, so there is nothing to be concerned about. Rational explanation is not funny, though, so I left it out of the post.