So, another appliance bites the dust. I had been thinking, no, obsessing over a big bowl of popcorn all day. I was going to save it for the evening when a good movie would be on TV. I wanted it so bad I could taste it. Ten minutes before the start of the show I went upstairs and prepared the butter for melting. I got my Toastess hot air popcorn popper out of the cupboard and poured in a carefully measured amount of kernels. I placed the lid back on the popper and plugged in the appliance. Before my hand had left the plug a spark came flying out of the outlet and the corn popper made a loud "CRACK" noise. I quickly unblugged the useless hunk of plastic and dejectedly poured the corn kernels back into the bag from whence they came. No treat for me that night. Even the movie didn't seem as exciting as I'd expected and I just knew it was due to the lack of a buttery, popcorny snack.


*sniff, sob*Farewell good friend. I wonder if it's recyclable.