Dependably Quiet, My Ass

I made the mistake of taking a nap after work today and now find myself awake at 12:30am even though I have to get up for work at 6am.

I decided using the dishwasher for the first time would be good use of these extra hours I'm awake this evening. You know, get something useful done while watching my TiVO'd episodes of NYC Prep and So You Think You Can Dance.

I haven't had a dishwasher since I lived in the condo in Pacific Beach with Sara six years ago (yes, I endured Pacific Beach for a year when I first moved to San Diego; luckily I got out before it did any permanent damage). And I don't think I ever actually started the dishwasher then. I was a good unloader though. Turns out it's pretty easy:

1. Put self-desolving dish soap pouch in main soap tray
2. Close soap tray
3. Close door and select wash setting ("normal cycle" - I'm going to have to figure out what the "rinse & hold" and "quick wash" cycles do)
4. Wait waaaaay to long for dishes to dry
5. Get bored and read all the text on the Maytag door. I call bullshit on the tagline "jetclean dishwasher/dependably quiet" - that thing sounded like a plane starting up in an enclosed hanger during the entire wash and rinse cycle.
6. Blog and Facebook while waiting ... and waiting...for the dry cycle to finish.