New MMP

[Dolores Reborn]

Nothing special, I'm afraid. Just a place to jump off and start.

I'm eating Chipotle's tacos. They are the yum.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Nothing special, I'm afraid. Just a place to jump off and start.

I'm eating Chipotle's tacos. They are the yum.

First?

Thanks Rebo!

[Dolores Reborn]

:D

[Tupug Anachi]

Heavens to Betsy, this week is beginning very strangely.

I had an Enchilada bake for lunch. It was good.

It is hot, humid, and will be rainy later.

Tupug

[Lissla Lissar]

Warm and sticky here. Good in desserts, not so good in temperature.


Other Quasi-Daughter and her husband are supposed to come here on their way back from Ottawa, so everyone cross your fingers that Nat goes to sleep very soon. Very very soon.

[FairyChatMom]

Came home early because I'm a good Mom. I found out that King George County is still hiring elementary teachers, but they don't take resumes - just on-line apps. So I left work early and came home to fill out daughter's app as much as I could. Thankfully, most of it was covered by her resume, so it was just a copy job. There are a few blanks, but I left her a voice mail and asked her to call so I can get the rest of the info - like her PRAXIS scores and a few other things.

I've got a hunk o'cow flesh thawing for supper - it's gonna be rotissed, I think. And I really should get grubby and get some work done in the basement. I should. I really should...

FCD is now in the doghouse. He got caught running a red light - doggone red light cameras. So there's another $75 down the toilet. grrrrrrr

Yesterday was a short working day. My sweetie and I took the afternoon off, got some lunch, got me a new pair of sneaks and a nice canopy for craft-showing, and we did some wandering in Home Despot. After we got back, I cleaned up part of my studio and actually got my hands into come clay. I had bought some stains, so I mixed up something over 2# of clay with some supposed red stain. Interestingly, it didn't stain my hands. We'll see how it looks when I fire it. I'm intending to do some blue, green and yellow, too. Then I'll commence to throwin' again. Yay!

Other than that, just another day in paradise. rah.

[olivesmarch4th]

Good times, Friday was my last day of work and I'm enjoying the time off before the big move to New Jersey. Of course there's packing to do. I'm also waiting on a job lead, an inter-company transfer and promotion to bilingual financial counselor in Manhattan. If that happened, it would be really great. I'd have a desk, an office, you know, a real job. I do Spanish all day long on the phones, but the vocabulary range is limited and I've reached the point where I can't really improve at my former position. Having the face-to-face experience and adding a wide range of new conversational topics would really take my language skills up to the next level. The paycheck wouldn't be too shabby either.

It's funny how life transitions can make you feel so inexperienced and small. Buried underneath all that existential angst there is some hope though -- I've been trying to tease it out through positive actions and thoughts.

I had a very bizarre experience the other day. I was at the park running and this guy I'd never met in my life came up to me calling my name. Turns out he recognized a picture I'd posted from a running message board we both frequented. I was kind of stunned, and then he was kind of embarrassed and backed off. It's just funny what a small world we live in.

FairyChatMom it's so awesome that you do pottery. I am a person who is very passionate about that sort of thing but has very little talent for it.

[gotpasswords]

Welcome to what has got to be one of the top three ever mundane-est and pointless-est MMPs in our history.

Back in the office today. I'm really liking that telecommute non-commute where I grab a cup of coffee then go upstairs, being careful not to trip on the dog who seems to be programmed to passively kill us by sleeping at the very top of the stairs.

Debating on whether to call the chiropractor or wait and see if what feels like a dislocated rib will settle down. It's a semi-chronic problem I've had for ten years since I fell down the stairs because some idiot screwed a stair railing to the wall with drywall screws.

My first-ever picture frame is all built, finished and hanging. Looks fantastic with the art mounted. This was just a "trial" of printing one of the photos at 26" tall. If I can sort out where to hang them, I have several others to pick from, and I can make them BIG. An eight-foot long picture of the Golden Gate bridge would not be hard do do. Just expensive...

We had a brief meeting with our caterer - plans are starting to jell. The logistics are worthy of a Dinner: Impossible episode.
Will our baker be able to get in to deliver and assemble the cake without being charged for parking?
Will there be enough electricity to plug in coffee brewers?
How do we manage crowd control going from a semi-private ceremony to a controlled guest list for the reception? This one's vital - Faire folk can absolutely inhale food, especially if it's free.
How many rolling hotboxes or cambros do we need? Or can we use someone's kitchen space?
On and on...

[taxi78cab]

I'm copying my comment from the end of last week's MMP because I wanted rigs to see that she wasn't the only one who heard that bizarre story on This American Life.
I heard that too and thought the weirdest part was that the mother who knew didn't say anything at the hospital when the babies were born because her husband "didn't want to embarrass the doctor." WTF? If you realized that the hospital switched your baby with someone else's, who cares who would be embarrassed?? I'd be raising hell!

Glad the SIL got to work around the house, FCM. You're daughter's eventually going to appreciate it if you get him well-trained now! :p

Good luck with the move and the job hunt, olives. I probably missed the story somewhere, but why are you moving to NJ?

We had a pretty quiet weekend (which is good... I needed it!), and now KT's out of town for work overnight tonight. So I have the place to myself! Yay! Or I will after work anyway.

Work's been one of those crazy, "OMG everything's an emergency!!" kind of days. Has anyone invented a aerosol form of a chill pill? I'd love to spray something into the ventilation system that would Make. Everyone. Relax! Grrrr!

[Noone Special]

:: Drives by ::

Hi everyone!!

:: vrooooom... ::

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

MMPing at the pool....

Worst guards ever this year... :(

[Sunspace]

Hi Everyone! Happy summer! We've had so much rain here; everything is intensely growing and fecund. The rivers are roaring torrents. The gardens are incredible. Unfortunately, so are the mosquitoes.

I'm back at work after two weeks away. So of course I have to check out the newly functioning SDMB.

I gave a presentation in front of a small but international audience during these holidays--first time ever, and I got compliments on it! (Good thing my friend sent me a link to a YouTube video on How Not To Make A PowerPoint Presentation a month or so ago.) I got rained on. I slept in someone's basement whern the youth hostel lost my reservation. I bought a beautiful rock, and I hope a friend is going to make it into a pendant.

Also, I now have an iPhone. Want Monkey has been satisfied. :)

[swampbear]

taxi set a bong near a vent. That should help mellow everybody out. :D

Howdy Y'all! I'm home too. Ok, I'm home workin' but still home. I was given a choice of whether I wanted to hang at da office or bring stuff to da cave. It was a really, really tough decision. Took me all of a nanosecond to decide! I'm glad I did cause it's RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN' big time. I'd much rather be home all cozy in a pair of shorts and a tshirt even if I am still workin'.

I was given a really nice bday party Saturday. Before anybody gets all concerned that ya missed the big day, it ain't til tomorrow. Anywho, we had a great time. We went swimmin', ate lots of snackies. For real homemade Chex Snack Mix even! Not the store boughten kind, mind you. And a nummmmmmmy guacamole dip. Dindin was steak, baked N.O.T., broccoli sallit and of course cake and ice cream. Oh, and peach cobbler, of which there's a leftover pan full in the fridge. Beerverages a'plenty also, of course.

Other than that not much went on at da cave. I did clean up the place somewhat yestidday bein' as I had to find some way to occupy my time.

gotti apparently it ain't a weddin'/reception without drama and angst. So, y'all are right on track. :D Don't let that achy rib thing go too long, ok?

Back to the excitement that is voice apps!

Later Y'all!

[SpazCat]

vrrrrrrrrrrbeepbeepHi!vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[taxi78cab]

taxi set a bong near a vent. That should help mellow everybody out. :D
That'd be awesome. I'd love to see all my coworkers stoned. There'd be a run on the snack machine!

What's everyone doing stealing our rain?? It's really dry around here, and coupled with a veeerrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyy late spring, the local produce isn't so hot. My grape tomato plant's doing ok - it's producing, but half the leaves are yellow. Dunno what I did wrong; it's my first summer growing tomatoes! So at least I did well enough to get some actual home-grown tomatoes!

[Mahna Mahna]

Phew.

All my reports are done for today. So now I've got a big fat lot of nothing on my plate for the rest of the day.

Seeing as I came in at 7am today, I suppose I could leave at 3:30 without getting any grief... but then again, if I find a reason to stay to 5, I'll be able to claim the hours as overtime instead. So I guess it boils down to whether I'd rather get home early today (and walk home, something I've been slacking on lately) or get some extra moola on my paycheque.

That said, the "extra moola" part seems to be a question mark since I haven't been paid for OT on the last couple of paycheques. Not surprisingly, the person responsible for inputting the OT has conveniently been ignoring my emails for roughly the same amount of time. :mad: When my manager returns from vacation next week, I'm tattling on slack-off OT woman. No one gets between me and my money, dammit.

[gotpasswords]

gotti apparently it ain't a weddin'/reception without drama and angst. So, y'all are right on track. :D Don't let that achy rib thing go too long, ok?Right now, DH has me one better. A little backstory - about a year ago, he had a tooth crowned (Or was it a re-crown?) From Day One, he's complained of it not feeling right, only to get a pat on the head from the dentist saying it's OK, and he just has to get used to it.

It came out today when he was at his office. The pain's not the issue - for now, it's more of a "Hey, Where's my hat? I'm a bit annoyed that my hat is missing!" than actual pain, but he said that he nearly passed out from the smell.

Seems that part of not feeling right involved not being sealed right, so stuff has been rotting away for the past year. UGH! At least that explains the Dragon Breath he'd have now and then.

[olivesmarch4th]

Good luck with the move and the job hunt, olives. I probably missed the story somewhere, but why are you moving to NJ?
My husband is going to Rutgers for his Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
I'll be applying there this fall - for social work though, not psych. I still don't really know what I want to do with the rest of my life but I'm 25 already so I'm just going to fake it until it works itself out.

So at least 5 years in Jersey, and maybe a job in Manhattan, a HUGE change from this easy Midwest existence we've been living, but also filled with a lot more opportunity.

gotpasswords it sounds like you've got a wedding coming up! Congrats!

[Man With a Cat]

I got nothing

[FairyChatMom]

SIL and I just set up my Brand New Canopy!!! I got it yesterday on sale, and it's a wonderful replacement for the cheap plastic canopy I used the last few craft shows. Heavy, tho, and definitely a 2-people setup process. But now that I know how it goes, I can teach daughter and she and I will pop it up in no time! YAY! It's blue - kinda boring, but that's fine. What matters is what's under the canopy - that would be my works of art.

:D

Which reminds me - I need to find the application for this year's show and send it in...

[Nava]

gotpasswords it sounds like you've got a wedding coming up! Congrats!

Yes, his! Him and DH did the paperwork already but they're having the wedding in September.

Today the Dope was funky. Then I get home and WoW's login servers are down... what's up with the servers, eh? Is it Server Rebellion Day?

I mean, I'm not even counting the network problems at work, as those are daily.

[nashiitashii]

I think my mom's out to make my wedding planning as interesting as humanly possible. We were about 2 days away from setting an appointment with a venue we liked near Sarasota when she mentions a site she wants me to look at in Mt. Dora. Yes, it's pretty, but I wish she'd thought of this earlier. If I can get an appointment with the lady that runs the wedding stuff there, I'll be up on Wednesday to take photos and learn about how artsy fartsy historic towns do weddings.

In other mom-related news, we got back on Sunday from visiting her and going to her friend's 85th birthday party. Acid Lamp got to meet more Icelanders, including one who looks a bit like Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame; it didn't, however, occur to me that he looked like that until after we got the introductions over with. It was a fun little party, and I can't wait 'til her 90th birthday party; there's always interesting people to chat with and awesome food. Yum!

[Mindfield]

It's Monday. Dope was down for too long. Blah!

Work's busy, home's busy, too much busy the last few days. I need a vacation.

We too had a wet weekend, though not terribly so; they didn't hang around long, though they were fairly angry when they arrived.

One hour to Quit O'Clock and it already feels like three hours too many.

I think I'll just curl up and have a nap.

[swampbear]

gotti the fallin' to pieces before the weddin' thing... I think y'all should understand that that does not mean literally fall to pieces. :D Here's hopin' DH gets the tooth problem fixed soon.

Ok, it's thunderatin' all around. Sounds like a nasty storm movin' on in. I'm takin' it as an omen and shuttin' down puter which means stoppin' work for the day. Poor me.

Later Y'all!

[SmartAleq]

Hullo, I'm back and I'm tahred! The SCA event was great, everything went off without a hitch and the Grandboy had a fabulous time. I swear he barely slept the entire weekend and we were having a rough time nailing his foot to the ground long enough to make sure he ate! We managed to keep him totally in the dark about the exact nature of the weekend right up until we hit the gate and he saw the signs, helped ably by my dear prevaricatin' daughter who totally crushed his little hopes ahead of time--see, he was guessing we were taking him to an event, right up until this exchange:

So [Grandboy] has been bugging me nonstop about where he’s going this weekend. He kept asking me to tell him and then he started asking over and over if it was an SCA trip. Well, yesterday he pretty much figured out it was a camping trip because I asked him to pack his sleeping bag, tent, etc but he kept pressing me to find out if it was an SCA trip. I really wanted it to be a surprise so I said, “How could it be an SCA thing? What would you wear as garb? You have to have garb!” So that got him all worried and thinking about it and then he tries to grab old costumes from his closet and saying he could wear this & that and I kept putting it down as not period or whatever and I finally asked him, “Look, did Grandma take your measurements?” He said no and then I said, “Well, if it were an SCA trip, she would need to make you garb and for that she would need to measure you!” Oh man, you should have seen the look on his face!!



This is the true joy of parenting I swear it!! :D

Nope, she ain't her mother's daughter a bit! Just for the record, he looked absolutely stunning in his garb, easily outshining kids who've been doing SCA since babyhood--there's an advantage to having a dinosaur for a grandmother--especially one who has spent years outfitting and garbing a large household. He was also the belle of the ball due to his spiffy boffer swords, courtesy of Grandpa Himself--that man can definitely put together an incredibly sturdy sword and the three he made got quite a workout over the weekend. Grandboy hooked up with a 14 YO kid we kept calling "Too Tall" because he's something like 6'3" and still going--really nice boy. They were having a competition to get the most spectacular bruises, up to and including being used as human pells (posts used to practice sword swings against) by kids using Dragon boffers (rattan, but with lots of padding, have to have light armor to fight with them) which I guess is a macho, testosterone thing wimmins don't understand. :p

For my part I did discover that I've been missing the SCA more than I realized over the past ten years. We got a very warm reception from a lot of people (especially those who were interested in the intricacies of our one-of-a-kind tourney trailer) and were urged multiple times to make it to various events different groups are sponsoring. I had a WTF moment when I finally put it together in my head that I attended my first event in Anno Societatis 20, that Grandboy was born in AS 30 and it's now AS 42! Holy crap, that's a long time! I'm an official dinosaur--this is made even worse because my active SCA years took place in the Kingdom of the West, which is where the whole thing began, and also that we were very well connected within that kingdom to a whole bunch of founding members, Board of Director's members and miscellaneous royalty. It's very interesting contrasting that experience with the quirks of a whole different kingdom with a much shorter history--An Tir (Oregon, Washington, part of Idaho and British Columbia) was originally a principality of West Kingdom so there's a bit of a "chip on the shoulder" attitude toward the parent kingdom.

So, I did have a bunch of fun, got my old bard book out and did some entertaining, guarded the sheep for the kids (they were running a sheep stealing competition and a bunch of the kids banded together to form an alliance--they ended up winning the war point, too!) and got thoroughly smashed Saturday night, which was fun since I seldom drink and I have a lot of fun when I do go for it. I made the boys Poop Juice, which is a sweet and creamy coffee based drink they love for the wide awake kneewalking drunk it provides. I drank a nice version of my favorite, Swill. I made this batch by mixing up a concentrated Pomegranate/Blueberry juice, added a bottle of strawberry margarita mix and a bottle of gold tequila. It makes just short of a gallon, all told, and I drank one hell of a lot of it! I did find that this version requires a day or so after mixing to mellow and meld, but once it does it's delicious and it has the advantage of not messing up my vocal chords with too much sugar so I could sing even when schnockered. Singing while schnockered is a useful trait in a bard... :D Amazingly enough, none of us had hangovers the next morning (although I did get some hellacious leg cramps in the night) and any residual rockiness was quickly dispelled by fresh brewed coffee and blueberry pancakes. Have I mentioned how much I love my tourney trailer?

We got home yesterday afternoon, unpacked most of the gear and took a nap, woke up, pretended to watch a movie while snoozing then went to bed--and I could still use more sleep!

Picked up SpaceDawg from her boarding adventure, she appears to have been spoiled rotten and is none the worse for wear. Pratchett apparently missed us sorely and has been following Himself around carrying his leather strap encouraging us to throw it for him--also climbing on us, licking our faces and nibbling fingers. Silly cat thinks he's a dog!

I see the board suffered a bit of a mishap while I was away--I wondered why the Mumpers were so uncharacteristically quiet! Glad it's fixed... Hope none of you were too freaked out by it... :D

[The Blue-Sighted Shadow]

That said, the "extra moola" part seems to be a question mark since I haven't been paid for OT on the last couple of paycheques. Not surprisingly, the person responsible for inputting the OT has conveniently been ignoring my emails for roughly the same amount of time. :mad: When my manager returns from vacation next week, I'm tattling on slack-off OT woman. No one gets between me and my money, dammit.
Paying overtime is optional in Canada? :eek:

I had to spend the weekend reading depraved books instead of the Dope. :( :D One of them was a M/M/F romance set in Regency England. It was hysterical. The novel ends with people commiting bigamy everywhere - gotta have one of each, you know! I laughed so much, I scared the cats.

Saturday, I finished buying the backpack stuff for the Back to School drive. I picked a nice plum backpack, with colorful goodies to go inside. I hope it goes to someone who appreciates the color.

[FairyChatMom]

Meatloaf is a bakin' - a last minute supper decision. I've got seasoned fries waiting to be baked (would that make them seasoned bakes??) and some broccoli to steam. Yum will be had. It smells good in here...

[whiterabbit]

*yawn* I confessed a minorish screwup I made at work on Saturday today, so I feel better now. There's nothing anybody can do about it and it's the sort of thing I really can make sure never happens again, so I can quit worrying about it.

I still feel stupid, though. I think somebody put something in the air today that made us all flaky or nuts. My boss has been running her butt off the last couple of days since we have a big group here and I think I might bring her chocolate once the whole thing is over. I don't know where she gets the energy!

I could use some Swill right about now. If I'm ever involved in the SCA again I am so making it. :)

[Sunspace]

I had to spend the weekend reading depraved books instead of the Dope. :( :D One of them was a M/M/F romance set in Regency England. It was hysterical. The novel ends with people commiting bigamy everywhere - gotta have one of each, you know! I laughed so much, I scared the cats. If we ever legalise marriages with more than two spouses, evidently there's an entire sector of literature that will be rendered obsolete. Who knew?

[Lissla Lissar]

Argh. OQD and Husband are late, and Nat has decided this would be a great time to starting vomiting on everything.

Keeping a close eye on him, and worrying. If OQD gives me any grief she's meeting an uncordial Here's-Your-Hat-What's-Your-Hurry?

[VunderBob]

Played hookie today. :D

Anyone know how to make a beaver (in the aquatic rodent sense) cake, per chance?

[Mahna Mahna]

Paying overtime is optional in Canada? :eek:

Well, yes and no. We have plenty of employees who are not OT eligible on this project, including the entire management staff.

However, I am NOT one of them and it's pissing me off mightily that I am putting in the hours, following the appropriate procedures to get paid for them, but am not actually getting any money due to someone's incompetence. *

Anyhoo, I'll keep working the hours and letting them pile up. It'll make for a nice paycheque once they finally cough up the cash, which they will have to do eventually even if I have to go to HR with a complaint.

*(This may not necessarily be incompetence in her ability to input the hours, but it certainly is incompetence in that she's not even acknowledging my numerous queries asking for an update... she's a freakin' admin assistant, so her job description does involve being able to respond appropriately to email inquiries in a timely fashion)

[taxi78cab]

MMPing at the pool....
P'ing in the pool??? And you're telling us about it? :eek:

Oh, just MMP'ing while at the pool. OK, that's not so bad. :D

olives, I started grad school when I was 23 for the same reason... no idea what I really wanted to do and working life sucked so I thought school might be better. Well... long story short, I managed to get a Masters but quit the Ph.D. program and made the opposite move from you - I moved from the East Coast to the Midwest and finally found what I'm supposed to be doing. So here's hoping the move and all the upcoming adventures will lead you where you're supposed to be, doing what you're supposed to be doing. I think the idea that you're supposed to have it all figured out by the time you've finished undergrad at ~22 is crazy. A lot of times it takes a bunch more time and life than that!

Or maybe I'm just slow. :p

Um... why do you need to make a beaver cake, bobbio?

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

Shadow, I have to know the name of that book, it sounds hilarous!!!

I've been reading as well. I just finished "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer and now need to get the rest of the books in the series. My little sisters have laid claims to Twilight already, I think they will like it.

[Flutterby]

You know, I never got into Twilight, it doesn't appeal to me.. which is really odd because I have a long term love affair with anything vampire and have read some of the most absurd, horrible and laughable vampire stuff.

The only good thing that I think has come out of it is they are reprinting my beloved Night World books by LJ Smith (another teen vampire/witch/supernatural world I enjoyed as a teen).

[Lucky 13]

FCM, , glad to see I'm not the only one who calls it Home Despot.

SmartAleq, I loved your post, it reminded me of my daughter's cosplaying experience at Anime Expo (remind me to post about that sometime if I haven't already).

Am home today with a cold. I mean, who the hell gets a cold in the middle of July? Besides me, I mean. :mad: I'm just posting and half-looking at the TV while the Princess watches Nickelodeon, the Diva offers everyone fake tattoos, and both run off periodically in search of the ice cream truck. My sis (not Diva's mom) is in the process of moving to her new house and stopped by to help Mom paint the kitchen and drop off stuff she doesn't need for her new place. I'm too sick to help paint so am stuck in my room, away from the paint fumes.

Still wondering why everyone loves the Twilight books so much. I know it's vampires vs. werewolves, but why has that become such a favored theme over the past few years? Personally, I prefer pirates vs. ninjas. :)

[anyrose]

I saw many doctors today (ok only two, but with all the other errands I ran, it felt like many)

Lupus-specialist confirmed I don't actually have lupus, but may as well for the all the symptons and the treatment. But she also said it's not necessary for me to have any more cycles of biologics (the drug that cause the issue that made them admit me overnight list summer, only to tell me 14 hours later that there was nothing wrong with me - and that cause the anxiety attacks in March)

Dentist said my teeth and gums are healthy but, by Og, I'd better start flossing or that won't be the case much longer.

PT was a chore today - every little move caused pain - the kind of pain that makes stars and little birdies circle around your head.

It's only 6:45 ad all I want to do is sleep.

But before I do - a word about yesterday's monsoon - that word is Yikes! It started thurdering and lighteninging (?, !) early in the day and then in poured on and off until abbout 5pm. Then the power went out about 5:45. Fortunately it was only out for about 90 minutes, so I didn't loose any perishables. But there were floods all over the Guylandt. Fortunately, I'm in a high ground area.

That's all. I'm going to surf for a bit then take my meds and turn in. Nitey nite

[eleanorigby]

Taxi--wasn't that show something? I was just standing by the radio after a while, my mouth to the floor. I really didn't like the mom who knew--she was an odd duck.

Smartie--for this ignorant slut--what on Earth is SCA etc? I'm glad he had a nice time (I think!)


It's hot today and yuck. I went up and got 2 new uniforms (it's a heck of a drive), so that's done. The kids go downtown tomorrow with my MIL, so I'm home alone.

It was weird the board being down, but I got some things done. Thanks for the new MMP, Rebo. :)

[Flutterby]

SCA = Society for Creative Anachronism

The (very) little I know is from the crew I used to run with as LARP and SCA seem to have a decent cross-over. One guy would make his chainmail while we hung out plotting deeds as vampires.

I always thought it would be fun. That or going to a Renn Faire..

[anyrose]

LARP?

I once dated a guy who belonged to whatever "Tribe" inhabits Western PA. He told me stories about how the WPA chapter and the EPA chapter would fight battles and the loser got Scranton for a year.
He also taught me the TwoChucks counting song

[swampbear]

Glad y'all had a good time SmartiePants. Even though I don't get all that stuff it does sound like grandboy had a blast.

I played the Star Wars feud thus uppin' my geek cred on the board. :D

I have been roped into volunteered to teach an adult confirmation class. There are four adults at church (ol' y'all know who is one of 'em) who have stated they would like to be confirmed when the Bishop visits in November plus a couple of adults who said they'd like to participate in a class as a refresher. I have taught this class before and well, since ol' y'all know who is one of the ones who wants it, what could I say, I guess. Ain't a whole lot to it really. Just teaching The Catechism and talkin' about what it all means. So once a week for an hour durin' September and October it'll keep me off the streets.

That's the latest news from swampland.

[anyrose]

Why these Google ads?

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Hugh Downs Reports

[SpazCat]

Your post made me want to join SCA, Smartie. One day I will. One day when I move west and convince my equally geeky friend to join with me.

I have a TV and a DVD player in my room now. I had to get an RF modulator to get the two to play nice together. When I tried to watch Nosferatu the picture got so pixellated I had to stop it before Jonathon made it back to Bremen. Betting is now open on how long it'll take the high-pitched whine to drive me crazy and buy a new TV. My current one is so old the pawn shop won't take it back.

[swampbear]

Dunno Rosie. I get an ad that wants me to open my very own Quizno's. I refuse to even eat at Quizno's after seein' that commercial they had a few years back that featured what looked like freeze dried rats singin'. :eek:

[Lissla Lissar]

Have eaten dinner and beaten the child until he slept. Am starving again.

Nat hasn't puked again, but stay tuned. He seems better, but I don't trust it.

[Dolores Reborn]

Every time y'all mention weird Google ads, I look down and see Houston attorneys... what's up wit dat?

Tonights dinner is homemade hamburger helper.

Hamburger Hash

1 lb hamburger
1 onion, chopped
4 medium NOT, diced
salt and pepper
2 c beef stock
1 tbs cornstarch

Brown hamburger with onion. Drain grease , if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Add diced potatoes and beef stock. Simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes until potatoes are tender. Thicken with a slurry of cornstarch and a little water. Serve with crusty bread.

Easier than Hamburger Helper!

Mr Rebo is working late, poor baby. They are having to make up for 2 rain-out days last week.

Earlier today I was reading the Unaboard. I read how Mr Rebo and I met, and our early dates and stuff. It was so sweet! I really love that man. :)

[Lissla Lissar]

That's almost classic English mince (minced beef). We used to eat it at home. Mr. Lissar's utter loathing of onions keeps me from making it. :sniff:

[dogbutler]

Heeellloooooo, Muuuuummmmmppppeeeerrrrrssss! Great to be back, though it was nice to chat with Haze on IRC. Sunday I went to the Booster Club summer picnic (http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/dogbutler/Booster%20Picnic08/). Today I worked, it was a bit slow, which was good because all my ailments were acting up. I need a sugar mama. Or a winning Powerball ticket. Or both.

FCM, you're a good mom to do that.

Welcome back, Sunspace(Lightbox?)!!! Did you have to spank Want Monkey?

I'm just going to fake it until it works itself out.
Heck, I'm 37 and I do that every day! :D


Aleq, sounds like a blast. I've always wanted to repress the peasants. I should buy a sword for Christmas.


I had to spend the weekend reading depraved books instead of the Dope. :( :D
Sorta of a tamer paper version of Room 304, huh? :eek:

rosie, hope you feel better tomorrow.

swampy, a refresher course? What do they do  you don't stay current, exile you to live with the heathens?

LiLi, I like onions. Leave Hornkboy with dad, and let's have dinner. ;)

[SmartAleq]

Hey, don't be dissin' on the SpongMonkeys there, Swampy! They're the tits!

Whoops, didn't mean to be opaque there, yes that would be the Society for Creative Anachronism (http://sca.org/). Here's a map, (http://misfit-robots.com/sca/map/index.html) so y'all can find out what kingdom you never knew you belonged to! Here's a pretty decent Wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism) that covers the basics. Basically, the SCA is a lot of fun, a great way to spend a weekend and the perfect place for those whose ethical/moral structure is endoskeletal. Great place to learn new stuff, great place to be weird in since weird is pretty much a given. Also a fabulous place for kids since everybody watches out for the little ones, there are a ton of activities for them to engage in and getting teenaged boys into combat is an excellent way to keep them out of trouble.

If it interests you, look up your local group! The intensity of your participation is entirely up to you--as long as you make an attempt at medieval period dress and don't act like a jerk you'll fit right in. Fair warning, though, it's definitely habit forming if not outright addictive. I personally have served as a chronicler for two groups, deputy seneschal, chatelaine for two groups, autocrat for many events, bard of two groups, charter member of a principality Bardic Guild, marshal (heavy, light, tournament and war,) waterbearer, listkeeper, and general dogsbody. I also coedited a non-official publication called "The Interesting Times," which got around a bit, back in the day. I've been an active brewer, cook and seamstress and have a few awards for those activities as well as my bardic efforts.

At one point it got a little too all-encompassing, which led to my falling away along with moving to another kingdom and being just too tired to reestablish in another kingdom. Now I have my second wind and a twelve year old bundle of impetus so I'm feeling much more capable about diving back in. It's feeling like railroad time, in that both of my kids have been getting kinda nostalgic for the old days as well and have been making noises that I should lead the way back so they can follow... :p

I'd start an "Ask the SCAdian" thread but around here it'd be coals to Newcastle!

[swampbear]

SmartiePants those freeze dried rat lookin' things totally oogy me. :eek: Seriously, I have not eaten at Quizno's since the first time I saw those things. I am afraid they'll be there. :eek:

doggio I have no idea why they want to sit through confirmation class again. Religious fervor perhaps? I prefer to think it's because of my brilliant teachin'. :D Ol' y'all know who was baptized in the Methodist church but never confirmed. I am assuming, of course, that Methodists do confirmation. I have no idea. One of the other confirmees was baptized in the Southern Baptist church and I know they don't confirm. Two others were actually recently baptized and want to go through confirmation. Confirmation is not a hard and fast requirement in the Episcopal Church but it is highly recommended. I think we have several kidlets to be confirmed also but that's someone else's class to teach. I'm strictly a teacher for grownups.

Bear_Nenno started the July 29er birthday thread already. He's servin' in Iraq right now so he lives in the future where it's already Tuesday. He beat me to it again.

[The Blue-Sighted Shadow]

MCUNE, the book is Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander (http://www.amazon.com/Phyllida-Brotherhood-Philander-Ann-Herendeen/dp/0061451363/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217289559&sr=8-1). I have to warn you, it's only depraved in the 19th century, it's pretty tame for the 21st. It does have a Magical Hoo-ha, so if those annoy you, you might want to pass.

I discovered Cake Wrecks (http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/) this weekend. I love looking at food disasters. The censored cake (http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-censored-cake-wreck.html) (SFW) is uh, interesting. I ran into the pattern for the dolls the day after I saw the cake. The internet is a small place sometimes.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Husband made ribs on the grill tonight. Yum. Ate too many-- tummy ache. :( :D

He's off on a trip tomorrow to wednesday-- so I'll be a lonely denizen.

Beaver cake? Hmmmm. Not going to make a joke there, nope.

Rosie feel better dear! And that was quite a storm we had in these parts yesterday, wasn't it!

See y'all on the flip side!

[gardentraveler]

Hi Mumpers!!!! Thanks for getting us started, Rebo! I'll adjust my sig and move MamaT to next week (if she wants). I've skimmed and am quite sleepy, so I think I'd best dispense hugs and come back with something more substantial tomorrow.

I had a wonderful, crazy busy weekend, including visiting a very cool garden, visiting a friend's estate (we'll just call it that because it was so beyond beyond what we expected, and then seeing David Sanborn live at the local jazz festival. That was all Saturday. Yesterday was national errand-running day. That was about my only accomplishment.

Off to beddie bye!

GT

[Taters]

I'm gonna pop in here early to sing. Everybody but Swampy, plug your ears!



HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SWAMPY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!


....AND MANY MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Papa Murphy's made dinner tonight.

We're mucking out the garage and then I have to pick my daughter up at 11:00.

I would sooooo like to relax, but we want to get the Beemer in the garage and of course, I want to be able to park my rig in the garage. Actually, the area where I park my rig is squared away, but now we need to rearrange the third bay so we can get the new car in there.

I'm gonna be one tired Tater tomorrow...

[SpazCat]

That's almost classic English mince (minced beef). We used to eat it at home. Mr. Lissar's utter loathing of onions keeps me from making it. :sniff:
I do not comprehend these people. Then I remember how most people don't understand my utter loathing of fresh tomatoes and the universal balance is re-established.

Sunday I went to the Booster Club summer picnic (http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/dogbutler/Booster%20Picnic08/).

Those pictures made me homesick. Damn you, sir.

Ol' y'all know who was baptized in the Methodist church but never confirmed. I am assuming, of course, that Methodists do confirmation. I have no idea.
I freaked out an ex-boyfriend back when I was still Lutheran by taking his Methodist self to a Lutheran Communion service. He about passed out when he realized that the shot glasses had honest-to-God-and-Sonny-Jesus wine in them. I had to remind him that Lutherans are German and we must have our weekly dose of alcohol to keep us happy.

The censored cake (http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-censored-cake-wreck.html) (SFW) is uh, interesting. I ran into the pattern for the dolls the day after I saw the cake. The internet is a small place sometimes.

My reply is the last panel of this comic (http://www.rhymes-with-witch.com/lwr02012007.shtml) .

[Mahna Mahna]

Glad Nat stopped puking, LiLi. Here's hoping it's not just a temporary reprieve.

rosie, in case no one answered this one yet... LARP = Live Action Role Playing. Basically, what happens if you mix SCA with a side of D&D. In the grand scheme of geekdom, LARPers fall slightly below SCAdians and role-players, given that they`re combining both into a single hobby. :)

Shadow, that Cake Wrecks site is AWESOME. I laughed so hard I cried when I found this one (http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/most-disturbing-cake-ever.html) .

I made my own version of pasta aglio olio for din din tonight - bacon, pine nuts and garlic fried up in some good-quality olive oil, and then tossed with cooked spaghetti. `Twas yummy.

However, I now have a wicked bad craving for cake.... wonder why?

[SpazCat]

Before I retire for the evening:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWAMPY!

I made you a present. (http://ryl.livejournal.com/640666.html)

[swampbear]

Hee! Nobody's ever given me snark as a present before! Thanks Spaz. Thanks Taters for the bday wishes.

I need to take myself to beddybye.

Nitey Nite Y'all!

[tarragon918]

Shadow, thanks for the link about the Cake Wrecks - that was bizarre yet funny at the same time. :D

And what's this ... a birthday for Swampy?! Happy birthday, Swampbear, a little early 'cause I might miss it in the AM. And good on you for teaching the adult confirmation class, btw. And on converting MrACBG too. :)

Did not make my foray into DC on Saturday, but did make it to Whole Foods on Sunday. Boy, that place is expensive! :eek: Tomorrow am headed to the local farmer's market. Hopefully we'll have fresh local grown veggies and fruits.

[Flutterby]

Live Action Role Play anyrose.

Only we weren't like those D&D geeks with the wizard outfits. We were all dark ages and vamped out, and one girl even brought a pigs heart she'd bought at the butcher and made 'blood' out of corn syrup and red food dye and 'read' entrails at the meeting..

Happy Birthday Swampie!

I kinda skimmed but I'm too shaken to absorb much. I just found out my insurance was canceled last Monday, apparently by my request. I got a refund in the mail.

I've been driving all week, and very nearly got hit on Saturday by some chick in an SUV who wasn't watching where she was going.

I'll be going over to the insurance people (by bus) with all my paperwork and going WTF in my most politest manner. And if they say its because I didn't turn in my inspection of the car, I'm going over the counter because I turned it in on the 12th, more than a week before it was due in or else my insurance would get canceled.

If it's any other reason I still might go over the counter because that is NOT COOL to cancel someone's insurance when they think everything is kosher.

Now I'm going to have a mug of tea, and try to calm down and get some sleep. If I can.

[Heffalump and Roo]

It does have a Magical Hoo-ha, so if those annoy you, you might want to pass.
How could anyone be annoyed by a magical hoo-ha?!

It would be a whole different story if there was a mysterious doo-hickey. :p

[Morgyn]

I had a nice visiting weekend, so I didn't even notice the boards were down until Sunday evening. A spare rib barbeque, with friends, is a wonderful thing. Getting to sleep over and have breakfast with said friends is better. I'm trying to talk them into coming down for a visit. Living 3 hours or so apart means we don't see each other often enough. And now I have a guest bedroom with an actual bed in it! First time in my adult life I've had someplace for guests to sleep that was meant for guests.

I have two cats, named Neko (http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1179/2/54/11/23/8/2/208231154203_0_ALB.jpg) (large, grey, about 12 years old) and Shiva (http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos1728/3/2/96/92/18/2/218929602303_0_ALB.jpg) (smaller, brown tabby, about 4 years old - in the picture he's still a kitten). Either Friday or Saturday morning I woke up convinced that I'd actually named them Bo Diddley and Twinkletoes, respectively. I have no explanation for this.

I'm starting to settle into the new job, I think. I'm still worrying at myself that I'm not picking things up fast enough, except I probably am. It is, after all, a whole new company, product set, architectures, etc. They tend to use multiple terms for the same thing and the same term for multiple things, so like a good little tech writer one of my mid-range goals is to establish a glossary that nails down one word to one meaning. If only so my "poor little cranium" doesn't burst trying to work out which word is being used in which sense this time. At least I get to use FrameMaker again, which makes me a very happy tech writer.

[HazelNutCoffee]

Morgyn, no can see pics.

I'm still annoyed at the world in general because of my once-in-a-blue-moon period. I went shopping today to see if I could find new sandals - my old ones, red ones from Nine West which I absolutely love, caused me to trip and fall down an escalator last weekend, which finally forced me to admit that they have outlived their usefulness. Everything is gaudy and overpriced. Grumble.

Maybe I'll try going shopping again tomorrow. This time not at the department store.

I'm all for magical hoo-has. But what does a magical hoo-ha do? Does it spout kittens and butterflies? Sing a little song when it's happy?

Happy birthday, Swampy!

[Noone Special]

Skimmed briefly, retained nothing... (sorry :o)

Except for Happy SwampDay!!!

So, good morning everybody... back to the salt mines for me (going on vacation in 3 days has a steep price-tag now!)

[VunderBob]

Happy Birthday Swampy, Y'old Fart!

[VunderBob]

I thought SCA was the Society for Creative Adultery. :D

The beaver cake is for Monday's Rescue Squad meeting, seein' how a rabid beaver sinking a boat is the strangest call of the year to date. I think I've figgered out a way to make it out of 2 layer cake batches. Of course, lots of white frosting at the mouth is required. ;)

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

Happy Birthday Swampy!!

[swampbear]

Good Mornin' Y'all! Up and caffienatin' here. Actually purtification has also been achieved. Shortly I am leavin' to go meet ol' y'all know who for brekkies. I'm also bein' taken to dindin at Sonny's BBQ which is where I want to go. Yay.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes y'all! I am particularly honored that MCUNE used her 666th post to wish me happy birthday. :D

Later Y'all!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Happy Birfday Swampster!

I didn't make you any snark, sorry :D

[gardentraveler]

Good morning and Happy Birthday, swampy!!!

Sorry for the angry-at-the-worldness, Haze.

Hope the insurance thing works itself out easily, Flutters.

Guess I should get moving...

GT

[dogbutler]

*.....................*.............................*..................*..................*
Happy Birthday swampy !!!!
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Up, caffeinated, off to work soon.

Flutter, had that happen, it sucks.

Hope things get better, Haze

Spaz, that comic describes my reaction to a lot found on the IntarWeb. And you can come and party here anytime. :)

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

I had 666 posts??? Wow. How did that happen? I didn't think I talked much at all.

My pharmacy just started using an online service for perscrption refills. It was awesome!!! Before I had to go through a stupid phone system that seriously took me about 15 minutes to refill my 2 perscriptions and with the online system it was less than 2 minutes. Sweet! Then they get mailed right to my house for free. I LOVE it. It's the little things that make my day.

Oh and I also love the Borders.com deal right now. Any book that isn't on sale you get $5 off though August 8. I had $120 worth of stuff in my cart (mainly Christmas gifts for the kids) and it brought my order down to $29.98. Plus I have 2 books for Ma in there, and she will pay me the $10 for. So twenty some books for $20? Works for me!!! Plus free shipping with orders over $25. :D Now today at work I'm off to look for el-cheapo books for me that are less than $5 so I can get them for free.

[Dottygumdrop]

Afternoon all. Another busy day - went to the hospital to visit my friend and her new baby girl, Joscelyn, who was born on Sunday evening. Such a cutie - sorry, no pics!

Instead, I give you a picture of my early birthday gift from my husband - tadaaaa (http://picasaweb.google.com/nmphil/GeneralPhotos/photo#5227760904626174066)!!!! :D :D :D Me like!!!!

I also decided I needed some new shoes for my new job, so I stopped at the mall on the way home and bought these (http://picasaweb.google.com/nmphil/GeneralPhotos/photo#5228406720830525634)! Speaking of the mall though, I now know for certain that the world is coming to an end. How, you say? Because there is a Krispy Kreme shop opening in the mall very shortly!!! :eek:

Okay, off to tidy up and get stuff done while HRH sleeps. Oops, before I forget ...

Happy Birthday Swampus!!!

[Lissla Lissar]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWAMPY!!!

Morning, everyone. Back later.

[Dolores Reborn]

Happy Birthday, Swampy!

I've skimmed, but like always, I have CRS and have nuthin' to say. :(

Gotta get busy...

[Mahna Mahna]

Happy burfday, Mr Swampus D. Bear. Hope it's a good one!

Hope everything is OK with the insurance, Flutterby. Hopefully it's just a "small administrative error" which can be fixed quickly, but it's really really annoying when those little things mean instant panic and freakout on your end of things.

Haze, I'm also curious as to what a Magical Hoo-Ha does. I'm hoping for the "sing a little song when it's happy" option, because that would be cool.

Vundy, shouldn't the frosting be white and frothy? :) Some Cool Whip oughta do it, actually.

Nice present, Dotty! To be honest, I'm usually not a fan of diamonds, but I'll make an exception for a gorgeous piece of hand candy like that one - clearly, your husband has excellent taste. Want Monkey is very pleased and is demanding a sparkly of his own... please feel free to send it over this way if you happen to grow bored of it. :D

[eleanorigby]

'Ull, all.

Happy Natal Festivus to our Ursus.

I'm up but grumpy. Not great sleep last night--my neck is cricked and I can't uncrick it, plus the heat is back with a vengeance--I don't sleep well in AC.

I THOUGHT I'd be home alone today for the first time in over 2 months, but TH has decided to work from home today. Ever just really need alone time? That's me right now.... His car has to go in. I offered him mine, but he turned it down. The kids are going downtown with his mother today. Of the 3 of them, none of them are looking forward to it, I'm sorry to say. They do the same thing every year, despite the kids asking to do something different. I'm not saying that kids should be in charge of the the agenda, but after 5+ years of the Wendella boat ride down the Chicago river, I think they're entitled to do something else. Ah, well, it won't kill 'em! :)

[Morgyn]

Morgyn, no can see pics. Hmm. I'll have to retry when I get home this evening. Sorry about that!

Meantime, Happy Birthday swampbear. I hope ol' you know who does something ... appreciative for you tonight.

[tarragon918]

First off ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWAMPBEAR!!!

Many happy returns and hoping for some appreciatin' later on. :)

Caffeination in progress still, at work. I think I've et too much though - my tummy is full! It was (mostly) good stuff, though - I mean good for you stuff, like fresh fruits. LOL Okay, I slipped a bit of chocolate in there too. That may be what pushed me over the top. ;)

[whiterabbit]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWAMPY!

*yawn* Must caffienate. Back later.

[SmartAleq]

**HIPPO BEARDAY, SWAMPY!!**

*Checks preview--yup, that's tacky, yet heartfelt!*

Bobbio, you would!

*Neck rub for Rigs*

Purty sparkly there, Dotty!

Poor Flutters, hope all gets fixeded...

Add me to the list of those puzzled by what a Magical Hoo-Ha is/does. Iz a pozzlment!

Happy shoe thoughts for Haze!

My calf hurts like I've been climbing mountains in my sleep. WTF is up with that, anyway?

Mmm, I smell cawfee, laterz...

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

I need to figure out what to do for my Software Tip of the month. It's my turn to come up with a tip. Before I did shortcut keys and that was well received. This time around I have no idea.

[taxi78cab]

Happy Birthday, swampy!!

And yes, swampy, Methodists do have Confirmation. I took the class and stuff when I was ~13. I think that's pretty standard. It's not as formal as Catholic Confirmation, but I don't know enough about the Episcopal process to know how it compares. Ours was very casual: we met with the minister once a week for... I don't know, probably 6 week, and then we had the service where we joined the church. That was it. I think the church I'm in now though has a much longer (like a whole semester) process so it's probably more varied than some other groups.

I don't sleep well in AC.

<snip>Ever just really need alone time?
Me either and yes. It's been so humid here for the last couple days that we've had to have the AC on overnight, but it's wreaking havoc with my sleep. Bleh. I hope it cools down soon.

And yes, I'm a big Me Time kind of person. Fortunately, KT was out of town last night so I had the whole evening to myself. I was even going to order Papa John's (KT doesn't really like it.), but the local store had a power outage! So no pizza for me.

I am a little concerned about what's going to happen when, someday in the undefined future, KT gets a job closer to home. Right now he leaves at 6:45 and comes home at 6:15 so I get an hour alone in the morning, often an hour alone at lunch (if I go home from work), and an hour after work. I'm not going to be a happy taxi if that suddenly all evaporates. I've been bugging him for 2 years to get a hobby or join a group that gets him out of the house one night a week. When he gets a job closer to home, we're going to have to have a Serious Discussion about giving me some alone time once a week. Going out of town overnight ever 3-6 months does not count. Hopefully the incentive of a kinder, gentler taxi will help. There are times when I'm really jealous of my friends who are in LTRs but who each have their own house. Yeah, it costs a lot more, but one's sanity might be worth it!

[swampbear]

I'm home with a story to tell. But first...

OOOOOOH Dotty sparkly shiny ring and shoes to match! :D

Thanks for all the birthday wishes y'all! Makes me feel real special.

I got a snail mail card from BBBobbio with that most sentimental birthday sentiment of all...

Happy Birthday Ya Old Fart!

Heart cockle warmin' I tells ya!

I got ecards from MOOOOOOM and Rebo. Funnnnnneeeee!!! Hee!

Oh and rest assured there will be appreciation tonight. ;) I also get ice cream cake and champagne. It's a tradition.

Now for the story.

I started out this mornin' really good. Goin' to meet ol' y'all know who for brekkies then go to work. Ok, so brekkies happened and I start to work. I was drivin' twuck today for some reason. Anywho, I'm behind this dump truck and a rock flew out and busted the windshield. Right in the center. :mad: Of course the dump truck keeps on goin'. Anyways, since I was near work I went on in cause I had stuff I needed to take in that I'd worked on at da cave yesterday. I told 'em what happened and that I needed to go see my insurance agent and start whatever I needed to to get the windshield fixed. The good thing about comprehensive insurance is that I don't have a deductible for stuff like cracked windshield. So, off I go to see good ol' Tim. He looks at it, tells me to come inside, gets on the phone and five minutes later I have an appointment with a local glass company to get it replaced. So, twuck is gettin' a new windshield. The folks at the glass company brought me home even. It'll be finished sometime this afternoon and they even offered to come pick me up if I need 'em to, which I won't cause ol' y'all know who will take me to pick twuck up. That's my story. Excitatin' huh! Oh and lest y'all think I've decided to be a birthday slacker, I have work stuff to do for the rest of today and tomorrow, bein' as tomorrow is a telecommute day. I like this workin' from da cave thing a lot.

There is one fortuitous thing from all this. I have decided that when twuck's insurance comes due in September I am droppin' coverage down to what I just have to have since I only use him around town these days. So, I guess it was a good thing I decided to drive twuck if I just had to get hit with a rock while I still have comprehensive coverage.

Life. One great big adventure. :D

OOH! I got an ecard from a friend that's the Arrogant Worms singin' The Happy Birthday Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzXO_5e8oO0). HEE!

[VunderBob]

I got a snail mail card from BBBobbio with that most sentimental birthday sentiment of all...

Happy Birthday Ya Old Fart!

Heart cockle warmin' I tells ya!!
I got you the card because of the front, and you don't even mention it to the Mumpers. :mad:

ETA: I just got back from the doctor's office, for a happy reason. I got all updated on my shots, 'cuz they're required for EMT school. I's gonna go back and get my Intermediate shingle, starting 25 August.

[HazelNutCoffee]

That's a lovely ring, Dotty, and I approve of the shoes. :D

It's so hot, and I've been bleeding so heavily that I actually feel light-headed. (Sorry, TMI. Deal with it.) Early bed for me.

[eleanorigby]

I am now in deep mourning for Scrabulous. :(

[gotpasswords]

Now for the story.
What a weird way for someone to give you a new windshield as a birthday present!

It's just what I wanted! How did you know clear was my favorite color?!

[Taters]

Flutterby, I hope you get the insurance thing squared away with a minimum of hassle and sailing over counters.

I can so relate to the "me time" thing. Unfortunately, I really don't get any either. Someone is always home or with me. Frankly, the only "me time" I get is on the commute to and from work. Not exactly quality time, is it?

Glad to see you got a shiny new windshield with a minimum of fuss, Birthday Boy. I hope your day is as nice as you are!

I am a tired Taters [/B] today. I could literally crawl under my workstation, curl up and take a nice nap.

Well, back to the grindstone...

[Lissla Lissar]

Urgh. Tired today. Nat seems better. My Dad wants to come over and wash dishes, so I'm creating dishes for him to wash. I'm doing a big pot of beans with a smoked turkey leg. Some will be soup, and some will turn into chili. Yum.

[Flutterby]

They got it fixed.

What happened is what I figured once I calmed down and noted dates. You see, since my car is older than 12 years I need an inspection done. They gave me insurance for two weeks to get it done and handed in then it would extended in full. So I turned in the inspection papers on the 12th (they were due the 21st) and paid the remainder of my policy for six months.

Well the girl who took a copy of the inspection sheet made a note of the payment.. but not that I had handed in the inspection sheet. So my policy was cancelled on the 21st like they told me it would be if I didn't hand it in.

The nice lady took my info again, made me a new policy, used the check they sent me of my refund to pay for it, and made a note in my file that it wasn't my fault.

So I'm on the road again, but damn that was a shock to open that letter!

[taxi78cab]

Where is everybody? Only 2 posts in the last 3 hours!

It's sunny and almost 90 out. Why am I at work instead of sitting by the pool?!

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

I'm here, I'm here! I'm ordering books on Borders. Have been looking for the past hour or so. Great exciting life I lead here. :P

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I'm here- just met with a student and should head home...

Parents had a bad day yesterday and I'm feeling a bit blue and not chatty...

ordering books might help, though...

[swampbear]

AWWWWW... don't be mad BBBobbio. The front of the card was a bear with it's mouth open like :eek: and a pair of those plastic google eyes glued on. The inside said "YOU'RE HOW OLD!!!???"

I took a little break from the work pile. Actually I'm not worried about gettin' it done cause I have tomorrow to work through it too.

gotti the least they could do is write happy birthday on the windshield after they install it. :D

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

Anyone who wants $5 off of each regular priced book at Borders.com just put in this code at the end: BR41925 You can have it shipped to a Borders store for free, or if you have over $25 in stuff you get free shipping as well. So far I have 52 books in my cart for $29.32. Christmas gifts and books for me. I have a TON of under $5 books there for myself. A lot of classics that I've been meaning to buy. Free books for me! And if I don't like them, I can toss them on PaperBackSwap.com :D

[Lissla Lissar]

Running errands. Do you think you can freeze falafel batter?

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

I kept forgetting. Beebs thank you for the comment on my blog!!! :D I love comments and you made my day. :)

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

LiLi from what I googled, it sounds like you can freeze falafel batter.

[Noone Special]

Yay for an insured Flutter, Scourge of the Highway!! :p :D

Haze -- hope you feel better tomorrow. Obviously no personal experience, but does not sound like fun :(

Ivory -- hope your parents are better. We're not getting any younger, nor are our parents.... :(

Rigs, Taxi -- I'm with you on the "need ME time every so often." Don't get nearly enough of it....

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

Fine ignore me Lunch. :( *pouts in the corner*

I so understand you guys on "me" time. I need it myself. It's awesome when I get to go to the scrapbooking store, and I love my Friday evenings at home when hubby is working. That's about all the me time I get. I want more me time at home to get things done without him around or without having to be quiet because he is sleeping!

Why do I keep getting the "Undo Circumcision Damange" ad?!?!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Ivory -- hope your parents are better. We're not getting any younger, nor are our parents.... :(
Thanks for the good wishes....

But I plan to stay young forever!!!

[Mahna Mahna]

Blargh. Working. Sort of.

Glad it was something relatively simple, Flutter, and that no counter-jumping was required to resolve their snafu.

Speaking of administrative snafus and the like, I finally resolved my overtime situation - it seems the girl who inputs the OT quit on July 11th.

Of course, since I'm still not on the email distribution list after 5 weeks of working here, I had no way of knowing that. On the bright side, it's not like the messages we send her are going into a black pit of forgetfulness without the courtesy of an Out Of Office to advise she's jumped ship.

Oh wait... they are. :rolleyes:

It's pretty sad to think that a company that is in the business of communications can't even figure out how to keep an email distribution list up to date. Especially when you consider that my division's mandate is to simplify and streamline our operations. :dubious:

On the bright side, they did finally update my job title this morning. I can now officially tell people I'm a "Business Analyst" (which is nearly as descriptive as my previous title of "Business Consultant").

[taxi78cab]

Speaking of administrative snafus and the like, I finally resolved my overtime situation - it seems the girl who inputs the OT quit on July 11th.
Well, at least you know she wasn't just ignoring you. Sort of similar situation here... a coworker was trying to contact a vendor, but hadn't heard back from the guy she usually talked to and thought maybe he didn't work there any more. Until today when she found out he's out because he fell out of a tree! :eek:

I think we all need seats on that bus to hell because we all laughed.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

I think we all need seats on that bus to hell because we all laughed.

Um, can I sit next to you? (snicker- a tree?)

[taxi78cab]

Um, can I sit next to you? (snicker- a tree?)
I know! I really want to know the whole story... why in the world was he IN the tree?

And why can't I stop laughing about it?

[Taters]

I know! He was rescuing a cat!

No! Wait! He was trying to get a kite out of the tree!

I'd like to know the story behind that too.

Soapy, I'm sorry about your folks' setback. I'll keep sending good healing vibes.

I am ready to throw in the towel today. I keep trying upload, ironically enough, a lost workload report on our Sharepoint site. It keeps hanging up. Dammit, I just want to get done today.

[VunderBob]

AWWWWW... don't be mad BBBobbio. The front of the card was a bear with it's mouth open like :eek: and a pair of those plastic google eyes glued on. The inside said "YOU'RE HOW OLD!!!???"

The bear was what caught my eye.

I was home early from work. We had a base-wide blackout. :cool:

[anyrose]

two things before I go b ack and catch up.
1) check out my silly thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10048301#post10048301)

2)
Happy Birthday, swampbear!!!

I shall now go back and try to catch up

[gardentraveler]

Hope the parents are doing better quickly, Soapy.

::waves at beebs::

Hope you feel better soon, Haze. (Is it normally this bad or do you need to be seeing a doctor....??? /Mom mode)

I think if I got into an LTR at this point I'd have to live separately from him cuz I'm really spoiled. My poor brother and his kids got in my space really quickly over the weekend.

Gotta go out and work in the garden a bit....

Back later.

GT

[anyrose]

ok - caught up - nothing to add (sigh)

[FairyChatMom]

OK, you can all relax and stop worrying - I'm here. :cool:

And even tho I did this in private, I guess I'll make a public declaration:
Happy Birthday, Swampasaurus!!
I got home and went to work in the closet - I sanded, then re-mudded the seams and corners. Then FCD and I started working on the ceiling - I think we figured out the best way to do the texture. So yay!

And while we were working, my sweetie got a phone call from a contractor at the base where I work. He has an interview on Friday. It would be so cool if he got a job there - we could carpool and everything! I dare not hope, but it would be great.

Meanwhile, is it Firday yet??

[whiterabbit]

It's my Firday! And I have to be here for another three and a half hours! Shoot me now, please!

[swampbear]

I'm full of ribs, baked beans, fries and cornbread. Then we came back to da cave and JoeDawg's daddy and partner came over and we had ice cream cake and champagne. URP! Excuse me. :D

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Y'all are the bestest!

In just a little while Ima get what I really want for my birthday. ;)

[anyrose]

In just a little while Ima get what I really want for my birthday. ;)and will you show your appreciation for the appreciatin'?

[dogbutler]

Home again, off tomorrow. Dinner is cooking, kind of a gumboish mix. I had to run out and get beans for it. It's 89 still.

snowbunny, I would, but it's not wabbit season in Idaho. :D



Until today when she found out he's out because he fell out of a tree! . He was nailing down his Norwegian Blue to keep it from flying away.
I have a ticket for the 0930 express handbasket.

Muppet, that's how my vacation got pushed back. My DM didn't see the message marked "dogbutler vacation request" in his inbox.

Haze, I'd go to a doc, just to be sure.

[whiterabbit]

Well, fine then. I'm tired. I wanna go home. But I have to be here until close tonight, which means 9 PM. That alone isn't a problem, it's just that I've been here for six days and I'm tired dammit!

[HazelNutCoffee]

Obviously, the dude was sitting in the tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Duh. :P

Thanks for the concern, gt (and Noone and doggie). It's better now, though. My body is weird - I only have periods about three times a year, and when I do it's like my organs are all falling out. I haven't been to the gyno in a couple years, but last time I went she said it was just a hormonal thing and that it should right itself soon. :dubious:

I suppose I should make an appointment next week, just to make sure everything is still working properly.

We just had a torrent of rain and the weater has coolled down considerably, yay.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Can't sleep. Boo.

Haze- hope you feel better soon... a gyn visit may not be a bad idea...

[The Blue-Sighted Shadow]

Happy Birthday, Swampy!

Today was a long, long day, but I think I'm almost caught up on everything at work. We have mandatory training all week, plus I need to leave early tomorrow, and all that time has to be made up somehow. It's really a pain in the butt, since it's slow season for everyone else.

I think I need to find another vet. I call in today to find out why I haven't heard back about Skunk's test results. I found out his vet only works Tuesdays and Thursdays. She was supposed to call me today, but didn't. So I'm supposed to wait a week to find out why my cat is losing weight and meanwhile, he's starting to look like a feline Skeletor? There's no other vets available to look at his test results? I'm definitely looking for another vet, but it seems like there aren't many non-VCA clinics left. :mad:


Magical Hoo-ha
1. A vagina that cures someone of anything (warts, depression, bad hair, psychosis, PTSD, fear of commitment, teh Ghey/Straight/Bi) once they put a body part in it. The woman the vagina is attached to isn't terribly important, just the vagina itself. A very common (and tedious) romance novel trope.
2. The hymen (or other anatomy) is placed in very unusual positions, as in anatomically impossible. Mostly found in badly written fanfic, but weird hymens, AKA Hymens of Steel, show up in a lot of historical romances, too.
3. Multiple orgasms the first time, and every time, no matter what, taken by the owner of the vagina as proof of having found her One and Only Tru Wuv.

I have read far, far too many romance novels, of every possible persuasion. Perhaps it's time I give up that particular form of amusement.

[Morgyn]

For those who actually wanted to see my menaces, this link is to a Kodak Gallery (http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=pc03hor.by30h4qn&x=0&y=mcl3qy&localeid=en_US) with the most recent pictures that I've actually uploaded (note that I haven't in a few years, should remedy that). Let's hope it works this time.

[Dottygumdrop]

Morning all!

Nice kitties, Morgyn!

Hope your insides are all in good working order, Haze! Best go to the doctor to make sure! (and [TMI] if you haven't been to the gynae in a couple of years, I hope you have at least been getting your cervical smears done regularly like a good girl!)

Flutter, I am glad your car insurance is sorted!!!

Here (http://picasaweb.google.com/nmphil/July2008) are some new pics of HRH - she gets the hair from her father, 'cause I sure as shootin' didn't have that much hair as a toddler!!!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

still not sleeping... :(

will try again....

[tarragon918]

Cute kitteh pics, Morgyn--is the stripey one a Bengal, like FCM's Taz?!

Ooh, cute pics of HRH too, Dotty--boy, is she growing! And btw, your hubby got you a very nice birthday present!!! :)

I'm up and caffeinating - will get to work early this morning, I hope. :) So happy Wednesday/Hump Day all. Two down, three to go!

[Morgyn]

Cute kitteh pics, Morgyn--is the stripey one a Bengal, like FCM's Taz?!Nope. He's an "ordinary" brown tabby. His fur is super soft, though.

Ooh, cute pics of HRH too, DottyDefinitely a cute little girl. I bet she's a handful, Dots!.

[Noone Special]

Fine ignore me Lunch. :( *pouts in the corner*Join the club! :)

(Send your application to either Ivory or Roo.)

Once you're in, your first assignment it to recruit at least one more cute female to the club :D

Sorry you couldn't get to sleep, Ivory... although I guess you did in the end. Hope the parents are doing a lot better today.

"Fell from a tree!" :snicker:
Where's the loading platform for the Handbasket train?

Haze -- second the advice on seeing a Gyn; hope you have one you trust over there!

2 more work days to go before vacation. More like one and a half, actually. And about a week of stuff to be done.... Well, some of it just won't!

Happy Humpday, everybody!

:: pointedly ignores Roo, lest she get thrown out of the club she started! ::

[swampbear]

Maybe he was rakin' leaves and fell out of the tree. Hey, I don't wanna be left out of the Handbasket Express. :D

Good Mornin' Y'all! Up, purtified, caffienated and brekkied. My mornin' commute from the coffee pot to the study was amazingly light. Yay for work from da cave days!

Thanks for all the bday wishes. Rosie there was much mutual appreciation last night.

Ok, time for work. If I'm a good bear I can be through by early afternoon.

Later Y'all!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Mornin all...

Very sleepy eyed!

McUNE, love to have you in the club!

(ignoring Lunch)

[Lissla Lissar]

Morning. Sleepy. Very rolly baby all night.

Need nap.

[VunderBob]

Blurf. Caffeination underway, but I cannot forage. Because of the power situation on the base, the mess where I get brekkified is closed. I left early yesterday because of the blackout to go home and take a nap, only to be paged for a grass fire. :rolleyes:

We've been told to expect to lose power this afternoon, again.

Today is VWife's birthday. She has 5 years before AARP starts bugging her.

VWife has been having a problem with her Percocets coming up missing. It's been a few at a time, and she thought it was a matter of being forgetful about taking them. Well, she filled her big ol' pill box Sunday with the new refill, and the house cleaner came Monday. Voila, missing pills, and a lot more than usual. I've also noticed some change missing in the past, and thought it was VWife doing it.

Sharon (name changed to protect the guilty) has a checkered past, and is going through a very rough patch with her marriage. Up to this point, she's been trustworthy.

We're not sure exactly what we're going to do. We don't want to lose her, because she does a good job, and we like to stick by people having a rough time. We're also not pushovers, and won't put up with petty theft, or theft of a drug that my wife relies on to function. At the very least, the next time Sharon comes to clean, the percocets will be out of the house. I'm also tempted to make up a big sign that says

BUSTED!

and leave it in the drawer where the pill box normally lives.

I also think she'll lose her house key and be forced to deal with one of use being underfoot the entire time she's there. She's had the luxurty of cleaning by herself.

[Mahna Mahna]

Awwww... cute bebbeh and kittehs first thing in the morning sure do cheer me up. Thanks for sharing, Morgyn and Dotty.

Personally, I like Haze's theory as to why Stumble McFallerson fell out of a tree. :)

I'm up, I'm caffeinating, and I'm cursing a blue streak over today's to do list. It's gonna be a long one... blargh.

[Dolores Reborn]

Mornin'.

Blergh.

[Tupug Anachi]

Belated birfday wishes to dah Bear!!! Sorry I missed it but yesterday was "Preview of Hell Work Day" for me. See, an RFP for a local tourism office was being addressed and it required one two-and-a-half-inch-thick original and 17 bound color copies to be prepared for submission. My cow-orker is on a cruise this week and would have been useless anyway but I needed to take up her slack. But I WAS thinking of you.

bobbio, I went into the B-listers thread with you in mind among others but you'd already been there to poop on it so...

dots, Baby Dots is sooooooo kee-UTE!

Adorable kittehs, morg!

I am having another go-round with my vertigo and finally gave up and made an appt to have my ear canal adjusted. This better work cause otherwise I might falls offa the Leaning Tower.

Off to do more works.

Tupug

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Dotty-
HRH is adorable- love those curls and big dark eyes!

I miss Pie...

[VunderBob]

bobbio, I went into the B-listers thread with you in mind among others but you'd already been there to poop on it so...

Shirley Ujest and I won't care if you post anyway... ;)

[taxi78cab]

Obviously, the dude was sitting in the tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Duh. :P
HAH! I think we have a winner.

That sucks about the cleaning lady stealing from you bobbio. Hope you can get that resolved somehow.

Morg, I agree with tarra, that kitty looks an awful lot like a Bengal! And the super-softness sounds like a Bengal too.

Good luck finding a new vet, Shadow. What's a VCA or non-VCA clinic?

I think if I got into an LTR at this point I'd have to live separately from him cuz I'm really spoiled. My poor brother and his kids got in my space really quickly over the weekend.
Statements like this from various folks here and my own recurrent feelings of I'd-kinda-rather-be-alone make me wonder... how many people 1) who are married or are living with a SO at least sometimes feel like they'd rather be living alone and 2) who are living alone have no desire to move in with someone? We seem to be taught as we grow up that it's The Thing To Do, but I find myself wondering if it really is. The people I know who seem happiest are those who have a relationship but live in separate houses. (Generally, they're all planning to eventually live together or get married or whatever - probably because most of my friends are in their 20s or early 30s so it's still The Thing To do - but I wonder if they'll be less happy once they're living together than they are now.)

[Tupug Anachi]

Shirley Ujest and I won't care if you post anyway... ;)
Psssst. (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10050137&posted=1#post10050137)

:D

taxi, I can't imagine day-to-day life without Mr. Anachi. Maybe it is an age thing but I can attest that I had an "eye-opening" when he had a heart attack three years ago. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate him, but I realized then how much he really was a part of mine.

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

Was it here that I heard of a fabulous recipe for Zucchini cookies? I didn't bookmark it since I didn't grow them...but my neighbors gave me some....

[Taters]

Good morning everyone.

I'm here at work, caffienating. I wish my power would go out and they'd send me home.

I think I'm still too tired to address anything so I'll just send hugs and smooches to everyone for now.

[dogbutler]

mmmmm........Pie.

Off today, will forage for bacon&eggs in a bit. Nelly and Thrak restaged the battle of Agincourt on my head at 0700. If they weren't cute (http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/dogbutler/Pets/005-1.jpg), I'd sell them to a shady Chinese place.

Vbob, hope you can get some resolution with the cleaning lady.

Cute kitties, Morgyn. Does that fountain filter well, I could use one because Nelly is a litterbox grazer.

HRH is adorable, dotty!

[Mahna Mahna]

Yikes! 'Tis thundering somethin' fierce out there. Hopefully it'll dry up by dinnertime, though, as tonight's plans are supposed to involve Greek food and a patio.

Shadow, I know exactly what kind of Magical Hoo-Ha you speak of now. The one that tends to make me go :dubious: is the Mystical Hymen, a close relative of the Hymen of Steel... the one that is incredibly resistant and profusely bleeding, but miraculously stops hurting/bleeding by the time you get to the next sentence.

Why yes, I have read a lot of really really bad romances. How else was I suppose to occupy myself during 2 hr bus ride at the crack of dawn? My brain is only capable of processing unchallenging predictable prose at that time of day.

[Lissla Lissar]

Seems to have stopped thundering.


Dotty, HRH gets cuter and cuter.





Still very tired. Not planning on doing anything today. Can't focus eyes.

[taxi78cab]

taxi, I can't imagine day-to-day life without Mr. Anachi. Maybe it is an age thing but I can attest that I had an "eye-opening" when he had a heart attack three years ago. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate him, but I realized then how much he really was a part of mine.
I think maybe my parents' now-42 year unhappy marriage skews my view of the world a bit. That and the happy people tend not to talk about it too much, while the unhappy ones are often very vocal. So that can make it seem like there are more unhappy marriages than happy ones. Good to hear that there are happy marriages!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Statements like this from various folks here and my own recurrent feelings of I'd-kinda-rather-be-alone make me wonder... how many people 1) who are married or are living with a SO at least sometimes feel like they'd rather be living alone and


I think it's normal to want this, even in the happiest of marriages. I think it's critical to keep a bit of yourself, to get away or have alone time. In fact, this time and space to yourself probably keeps your marriage happy....

[SpazCat]

Was it here that I heard of a fabulous recipe for Zucchini cookies? I didn't bookmark it since I didn't grow them...but my neighbors gave me some....

A quick search turns up this (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Zucchini-Cookies/Detail.aspx) -- is that it?

The dust of an old political campaign has covered me. Ah, the fun of restricted collections. Take everything out of the folders it was originally shoved into, shove it into another folder, and pray that someone orders more Permalife paper before the newsprint acidifies itself into oblivion.

[Flutterby]

Lissla is HRH at least sleeping a little better than before?

I have no tips, I was insanely lucky with mine who more or less slept through the night after 6 months. Except he'd wake me up at ungodly hours of the morning to be up all day. (I watched a LOT of the CBC turning on aka Oh Canada at 5am and Canada AM every day for the better part of a year.)

Greek sounds yummy, Muppet. I'm not even sure what I have for lunch, my Mom was kind enough to throw something together because I'm having a bad day and overslept.

Can I go back to bed?

[anyrose]

between Morgyn's kitties and HRH, I've overdosed on cuteness for the week. that's enough of that!
I'll "return the favor" after my visit to the MA branch of the fambly next weekend

[swampbear]

Takin' a break for some N.O.L.. I've gotten through most of the pile. YAY! I'm thinkin' I should be through in another hour. Have I mentioned how much I like these work from da cave days?

We're supposed to have rain. I want rain. Rain dangit!

Puggy thanks for the bday wish. I felt you thinkin' of me all day yesterday. :D

BBBobbio y'all are much nicer than me. I'd have told her not to come back after the drugs went missin' the first time. Good deal on not lettin' her have a key to the VunderLair. Happy Birthday VWife!

Ok, gonna go eat me a sammich and get back to work

ETA: Y'all should go check out the feud for today. It's fun!

[Mahna Mahna]

I think maybe my parents' now-42 year unhappy marriage skews my view of the world a bit. That and the happy people tend not to talk about it too much, while the unhappy ones are often very vocal. So that can make it seem like there are more unhappy marriages than happy ones. Good to hear that there are happy marriages!
Funny, I was just talking about this exact topic the other day with a friend.

He and I have been friends for 7 years now - we started off dating, which ended rather terribly (he dumped me via email after ducking my calls for a week), and eventually re-connected as friends a few months later (once he owned up to being a tremendous jerk). We've been each other's shoulder to lean on through some incredibly disastrous relationships, breakups, breakdowns, jealous BFs/GFs and everything in between. (I'm sure part of why we're such good friends also has to do with the fact that it pissed off our exes to no end that we were so close, and we're both rather contrary folks)

Strangely enough, though, he knows WAY more about my bad relationships than he does about me and The Boy, because when he asks how things are the only answer I have to give is "Good. Really good." instead of the 1 hr "OMG, you won't believe what he did this time!" rant he used to get. I guess the good stuff doesn't make for entertaining stories the way the bad stuff does.

(For the record, he and The Boy get on like a house on fire)

Flutter, if there are any leftovers, I shall try to ram them through my CD drive and send them to you. :)

[VunderBob]

BBBobbio y'all are much nicer than me. I'd have told her not to come back after the drugs went missin' the first time. Good deal on not lettin' her have a key to the VunderLair. Happy Birthday VWife!We just figgered it out yesterday, after she was there Monday. The fecal material has not yet hit the rotating air movement device.

[Mindfield]

Busy morning with some blogging done. The last guy I hired to blog with us ended up doing one post and buggering off to parts unknown. I've just hired a new blogger who volunteered. He's young but he can spell and put a sentence together with a decent amount of coherence most of the time -- at most, some constructive criticism and a few corrections should have him doing a halfway decent job. He definitely needs to develop some style though. He's not bad, but his writing is fairly dry. I'm cool with that, but I think I need to nudge him a bit to loosen him up to get the more humorous and/or sarcastic and/or snarky juices flowing.

N.O.L. today is a new packaged pho I haven't tried yet: Vifon brand Pho Bo. (Beef noodles) This one is ... interesting.

To start with it comes with a wee fork and four packets: A soup base packet of course, a vegetable packet (looks like small leek or green onion bits), a packet of chili sauce, and a packet of palm oil that contains chili and beef flavouring.

I tried it with just the soup and veggie packet. Rather bland, and thin too. The oil packet baffled me a bit. It didn't really add any flavour to the soup, and I couldn't figure out why there was beef flavouring and chili added to a packet destined for a beef-flavoured soup with its own chili packet. But, whatever. It didn't seem to add any flavour, just made it a bit oily. The chili packet added a wee bit of heat (very little though -- black pepper would kick sand in this stuff's face) and a bit of extra flavour.

It has an ... odd ... smell. Unlike any Pho I've had. The flavour is weak but also not tremendously beefy. There are also two pale brown ... things ... that I presume came out of the veggie packet. I'm assuming they're supposed to look like bits of beef, but they have no flavour and the consistency of foam rubber, so I'm going to go with tofu. (The ingredients say "textured wheat gluten" ... or maybe it's the "eryngium" whatever the hell that is.) The noodles are soft and thin though -- probably the best part about the soup.

It's not unpleasant, but it's hardly inspiring either, so I think I'll avoid getting this one next time.

Also, "eryngium" sounds vaguely disturbing for some reason. It sounds like the medical term for a bit of internal anatomy. "I'm afraid there's a blockage in the left eryngium. We're going to have to operate."

Also, it rained today. Hard. The thunder was boomy enough to set off someone's car alarm.

Vbob - I think she should be called on it somehow. That's just not right, especially stealing prescription painkillers. I'm not saying fire her ass if you're trying to help her out, but it's definitely gotta stop.

ETA: First on four! That makes up for the crappy pho.

[Lissla Lissar]

Well, I have a good marriage. I think so, Mr. Lissar thinks so, and we've been told by others that they think it's good. I think we're generally nice to each other, and that's one of the big secrets. Of course, we've only been married five years, but we've been together for almost ten. It's better now than it was in the early days.


I don't think my parents' marriage is great, but it's functional and sometimes affectionate. Mr. Lissar's Dad and step-mother have a great marriage, very loving. Also sarcastic. I love watching other happy couples- a lot of them develop a sort of ongoing comedy routine that's loving, exasperated, and funny.

Hm. Happy marriages I know:

Us
FiL and step-MiL
Best Friends
Best Friend's parents
Other Best friends (Nat's godparents)
Other Quasi-Daughter and her husband
Mr. Lissar's godparents (an amazingly ill-matched couple who nevertheless have a great marriage, and have for thirty years)


Those are the ones I know well enough to say with certainty.

I like time alone, but we're both able to be alone even when we're with the other person, not intruding on each other's space. It's nice. And we miss each other terribly when we're apart, which is one reason why this week sucks.

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

8 dozen Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies have been made. 2 dozen Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are baking. Laundry is done. Productive. Need to eat lunch, shower, and head to work here eventually.

[Taters]

I've just finished eating my salad. I know you all just really care about that.

There is nothing of great note going on in the Taters household.

My mother called me day before yesterday to inform me my cousin's wife had died. She was 40 years old. It was cancer. I guess her last six months were just horrible and my cousin is not taking her death well.

The last time I saw this cousin was back in 1970 when we left Germany. I haven't had any contact with him since then. My mother feels I should send a card to both my cousin and his mother.

Uh...my cousin probably doesn't even remember me (I'm the oldest of all the children). Oh, I'm sure he's aware of me as his "cousin in America", but that's about it. I haven't heard from this cousin...EVER. I haven't heard from his mother since I lived in my mother's house.

I think it would be awkward to send a card. Am I wrong?

[swampbear]

Taters I wouldn't send a card. Y'all don't really know who each other is anymore. I wouldn't send one to his mother either because a sympathy card on the death of a daughter-in-law, well, just sounds strange to me.

Dindin tonight is chicken 'n dumplin's, green beans and squash. One of the advantages of work from da cave days is bein' able to slow cook dead bird all day and makin' a really nummy broth for the dumplin's. MMMMMMMM....... gonna be soooooo good!

Oh and I finished work a couple of hours ago and have been a bear of leisure. Gotta get busy on the cookin' deal soon though.

I am becomin' a feud addict Rebo. :D

[FairyChatMom]

Morgyn - I could have sworn you stole my evil kitteh and posted his pic to torment me - except that he's here tormenting me in the flesh!

Dotty - HRH is just too cute for words!

BBBobbio - You must be nicer than I am, dammit. I'd fire anyone who stole from me.

So, I'm home, I'm tired, and I'm not motivated to work in the basement. But I'll change into grubbies soon and have a go at it. Supper is leftover turkey tit that I froze a few weeks ago, Amish corn on the cob, and another side or two, depending upon how I feel.

Have any of you heard of banoffi/banoffee (http://www.hungrymonk.co.uk/pages/banoffi.htm)?? One of my daughter's English coworkers made one for us a couple of weeks ago, and FCD is in love with it! I googled it, and discovered it's even easier to make than I'd thought, since the "toffee" part is dulce de leche. The girl who made it for us used a graham cracker crust, which I will buy premade, and she used heavy whipping cream, but I'm inclined to just buy a can of whipped cream (Not so classless as to use Cool Whip!! :eek: ) I'm supposed to take dessert to a party at my sister's next week, so this will be one of the offerings. Brownies will probably be the other.

That's all for now. MWAH!!

[Mahna Mahna]

Taters, I'd probably send a card.

It won't cost you much, beyond the price of a card and overseas postage, but if your coz is in rough shape it might just mean a whole lot to him. I know it seems a bit weird and perfunctory, but those little gestures can mean a lot when someone is hurting, even if they come from a near- (or even total) stranger.

Is it quit o'clock yet? Huh? Please?

[dogbutler]

Well, I have been productive. I went to the laundromat and did the comforters(it was getting so I couldn't tell where the pets ended and the comforter began ;) ), bought a memory stick to move my Firefox bookmarks, and went on a beer run. It rained a bit here.

I'd send a card, Taters. If Internet hugs can help, then a card from a forgotten cousin surely will.

[Dolores Reborn]

I am becomin' a feud addict Rebo. :D

You're not the only one! :D

I keep trying to work, but I got the donwannas.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Feud addict, checking in....

Anyone want a really annoying cat?

Taters- I'd send the card. When my husband;s father died, it was touching to be remembered.

[Taters]

Well, if my mother provides the address, I'll send the card. The problem is that I'm not sure my cousin speaks English. He's about two or three years younger than me.

I could try to write a note in German, but I'm sure I'd jack it up. I'll look up a German/English dictionary and try to do it that way.

Thanks for your advice.

Ugh, I just wanna go home, for goodness sake! I don't know why...I have to go home to try and finish rearranging the garage. I think that speaks volumes about how little I want to be here this week.

[taxi78cab]

Work's been so boring today (after Monday being filled with AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH EMERGENCY!!!) that I'm really tired now. Why is it more tiring to not do work than it is to do work??

[Morgyn]

Wow, thanks for all the kitty compliments. If it weren't for the fact that, as cats, their heads are already as swelled as they can get, they'd be puffing up.

dogbutler, I got the fountain so the water wouldn't get stale standing. They seem to like it, and I rather enjoy the splashing sound it makes.

To those who think Shiva might be a Bengal, I'm pretty sure he isn't. Bengals run to the large side, he's only 10 pounds. Also, Bengal fur has a shimmer to it that his totally lacks. He is a mighty pretty boy, though, and the fact that he chose me makes him pretty special in my eyes.

FairyChatMom, which of my kitties did you clone?

Current annoyance: I can't log into LiveJournal. Every time I enter user name and password and click Login, it simply redisplays the login page, with my info entered. I am not happy. Since it's happening in both IE and Firefox, I'll have to assume it's a problem with the site, but I'm still unhappy about it.

Also a current annoyance: I seem to have misplaced my Palm Pilot. It's not in my purse, it isn't at my computer desk, in either of my bathrooms, in my bedroom.... I have to have put it down somewhere! Luckily I backup regularly, and the confidential information on it is well protected, but I am still not happy that it's missing.

Hmmmm. Two things I'm unhappy about. Can I find something for a trifecta, or should I just go pet the kitties and get over the annoyance?




[thinks]




[thinks]




[thinks]



I think I'll go molest the kitties. :D That way everyone here can be annoyed about something!

[swampbear]

So I'm the only one who wouldn't send a card. Guess I am Mr. Meanie Pants after all. :D

Supper was teh num! I do good chicken 'n dumplin's if I do say so myself. Dessert was ice cold watermelon. YUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!

That's all the news from da cave right now.

[FairyChatMom]

Morgyn, the clone would be Taz (http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/fairychatmom/Bengal/?action=view&current=P2090013.jpg), the idiot who torments my poor, long-suffering puppies. His coat isn't a good example of a Bengal according to the woman who runs the rescue, but his love of climbing is definitely characteristic.

FCD brought home a brownie cheesecake. Yummmmmmmm!

Dishes washed, third load of laundry in the dryer. Life is good!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Parents are doing better, though my dad is still depressed. He's convinced he's going to have to stay at the rehab/nursing home for good. He really won't. My mom just needs to get stronger, as does he. But his thinking is very childlike right now- he's scared and not responding to reason very well...

My husband's plane lands back home tonight-- it was lonely in the tower last night! But I'm grateful he hasn't had to travel so much lately.... :) Oh, and his user name is officially Moment Slayer now.

We need to send Nooner Bon Voyage wishes tomorrow as he leaves soon for his vacation! It's a good time to give room 304 a thorough cleaning- :D

That's all the news fit to print!


ETA: Swampy-- you're too darn cute to be a meanie!

[gardentraveler]

Just a drive by....

I think it's more a personality thing than a marriage thing, taxi. I know quite a few very happy couples and they each handle couplehood differently. Some of them can't imagine spending much time apart; others need that time and space and find ways to give it to each other. I'm from the "needs time and space" group and have lived alone long enough that I know togetherness would require some work.

I'm tired (didn't sleep enough AGAIN), but should get some stuff organized so that I can continue painting.

Hugs to all.

[mmouse9799]

Hullo All. Happy Hump day!

Happy belated B-day Swampy!!

McUne I tried your promotion code, but all I got was $5 off of my entire order. So, apparently you got a lucky glitch!

Cute Kitties and Kiddies!!

Laterz all!

[Morgyn]

FairyChatMom, very cute. Shiva certainly liked to climb, although that seems to be something he's mostly outgrown unless it's a new area.

And I am now having a similar problem to LJ with the Straight Dope Board. The cookies don't seem to be sticking, and it also doesn't seem to matter which browser I'm using. Both of these are issues I've had in the past that were "fixed" by turning off my ZoneAlarm firewall. Since it is still off, I am at a loss to explain what is happening now.

Is anyone else having issues staying logged in to the site? :confused:

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Is anyone else having issues staying logged in to the site? :confused:

I can't seem to get off this site... so, um, no. :D

[gardentraveler]

I've had LJ lose my cookies regularly, lately. (That doesn't sound pretty, now, does it?) But that's the only site I've had the issue with.

GT

[Morgyn]

I've had LJ lose my cookies regularly, lately. (That doesn't sound pretty, now, does it?) But that's the only site I've had the issue with.

GTI'm not having the issue on my laptop, so I guess it's an issue with my computer itself. It affects both browsers I have, too. I'm trying a defrag first. May try deinstalling my virus software and using a different one. And I may hie me over to GQ and seeing if one of our computer experts has any thoughts.

[tarragon918]

Evening all. To be honest, I'm glad that tomorrow is the last day of July. It's been a very odd month indeed. Two co-workers, one a very good friend and the other who works directly in my office, were both hospitalized earlier this month. The man in my office went in for a stress test and the doctors didn't like what they saw, so kept him in the hospital overnight -- in cardiac care! The released him the next evening, but he was off the rest of the week, then had to wear a halter cardiac monitor the next weekend. Turns out that he had an arrythmia that he'd been taking meds for for a while; before the stress test the docs took him off the meds... which is why the arrythmia showed up and made them freak out. So the verdict was for him to continue to take the original meds.

My female co-worker and good friend, on the very next Monday, was taken out of work via ambulance to an area hospital that specializes in early stroke intervention, because they thought she might have had a stroke! She's younger than I am, btw. She had apparently gotten numbness in her tongue, and lost the ability to speak. They kept her in the hospital for 2 days--she was released on Wednesday evening, and she stayed off the rest of the week. According to her, all the tests didn't show anything; they couldn't find out what had happened, but she's on blood pressure meds now (her personal doctor switched her to a different bp med than what the hospital docs had her on). I am not a doctor, but think she may have had the TIA (transient ischemic attacks) which are also sometimes called mini-strokes.

Then, just this past week, two other co-workers passed away. One of them had a stroke several weeks ago - a lady, younger than 50; she also had lupus, but had seemed to be doing okay. She had the stroke, and went into a coma from which she never emerged. :( She passed away on Sunday. Another co-worker passed away last night; he'd been ill for some years and in fact had been hospitalized for the past few weeks for surgery. I think the doctors released him from the hospital so that he could spend a bit of time with his family before passing away. It's so awful; like I said, he'd been ill for a number of years and had in fact gotten so thin that he was practically just skin and bones--he couldn't even walk and had been using one of those scooters to get around, but he was still working up until about a month or so ago. He was about my age (mid-50s), and I'd known him for nearly 30 years.

So July 2008 ... I am ready to bid you farewell.

[swampbear]

{{{Herbs}}} Here's to a not sucky rest of the year. I'm so sorry about your friend.

Thanks for the bday wishes Mousie.

I have a hankerin' for a peanut butter sammich and a glass of milk. I'm tryin' to fight it off because I need to go beddy bye and don't need to eat anything else tonight.

Still... peanut butter sammich..... mmmmmmm........

[gardentraveler]

Extra hugs for you, tarra. My work has been filled with icky stuff this month, too. Several hospitalizations/serious injuries/surgeries (of SOs as well as co-workers), two deaths in the family, a couple of car accidents (no one hurt in those, at least). We should probably have a party on Friday to celebrate getting through the month.

Here...have some almonds, swampy.

Off to beddie bye...

GT

[The Blue-Sighted Shadow]

Another long day over! My gastro dude says I must be fine, so he doesn't need to see me anymore. I have a case of HellifIkno. Everything is back to normal, I'm negative for Hepatitis everything, including auto-immune hep, and apparently the ultrasound didn't show any fat in the liver after all, but they're going with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as a biopsy would be overkill, since I seem to be doing fine. I've come to the conclusion that my body is weird and I should stay away from doctors unless I'm spurting blood or a bone is sticking out or something, since I seem to be way off the curve for normal. Maybe I'm an alien! :D

Work was a little weird today. It felt like high school, not necessarily in a bad way. I wonder what tomorrow will be like? What should I wear?

I am considering taking up square dancing (http://www.reelers.org/) again, even though it's on Wednesday nights, which are difficult. I'll have to think about it. The introductory classes start next Wednesday.

I hope August is better for everyone.

[swampbear]

I haven't square danced in forever! It's kinda fun and good exercise what with all that runnin' around swingin' each other and all. :D

I et a peanut butter sammich. It wasn't my fault. I walked by the pantry and the peanut butter jar dared me. I had a glass of milk too. Gotta wash it down!

Anywho, I did it. Now Ima go beddy bye.

Nitey Nite Y'all!

[The Blue-Sighted Shadow]

I forgot, VCA is a vet clinic chain, and they seem determined to buy up every independent vet clinic in the state.

[HazelNutCoffee]

Huh. My IP address was banned, and now it's not. :confused:

I ended up staying out last night and getting rather drunk - so drunk that I ended up spending the night at Cute Co-worker's place. Nothing happened, though - we shared a bed quite chastely. (Sorry to disapoint y'all. :p)

I feel rather hungover, though. I had to force myself to get up this morning so I could come home, feed the cat, and get ready for work. Blech. It's going to be a loooong day.

[tarragon918]

G'morning all - happy Thursday, and thank Og it's the end of July! Thanks for the hugs and prayers, too. It's just been a rather strange month, like lightning strikes all over the place.

I'm up and caffeinating, will hopefully get into work early today. Haze! You are back to your old self, I see. How is Olive doing, btw? I hope she's adjusting okay to the move.

Have a good day, all. :)

[eleanorigby]

Hi. Ugh--it's 0430 here. I spent yesterday attempting to get #1 son his driver's license, which we couldn't do after we sat there for 40 minutes because the BTW place never submitted his name to the state, verifying he had completed the course.
:mad: That emoticon does not fully express my grrr at this. They're "looking into it", but I got no return phone call to tell me either way yesterday (hell, I had to call twice just to get that). I'm about to call the BBB etc. Now the only day he can go is next Tuesday--IF they get this sorted out. :mad:

And the rest of the day I spent high o Flexeril for my trick neck/left shoulder. Dunno how I triggered this old injury, but it's down to a dull roar at this point. I can't fully turn to the left and it feels like something is out of alignment. Nice.
Didn't read page 3, sorry.

Have a good Thursday, all. Off to work now.

[Noone Special]

Ivory -- thanks for the Bon Voyage! :)

Crazily trying to get some last-minute work done here, so I'm afraid I only skimmed....

Did notice Haze is (almost...) back to her old (well, actually, not so old) self ;) Methinks that by the time I return there shall be more lurid tales of your escapades...?
You know we're looking forward to it... :D

Dunno if I'll get another post in, so see y'all August 13 if I don't!

[Nava]

Have a fun holiday! When come back bring pictures :)

One of my coworkers is leaving today for Cuba, I'm eeeenvious and it isn't even because of a particularly burning desire to go to Cuba, I just have a terrible case of the donjuanas.

[HazelNutCoffee]

I wanna vacation! :: pout ::

OMG, I'm so tired.

Last night was a bit weird. I normally would have taken a cab home, but I was a bit too drunk to feel okay about it (taxi kidnappings/robberies are not uncommon crimes here) so I took up Co-worker's offer to crash at his place. He has a big bed (and no sofa), so we were able to both sleep in it without being crowded at all. I guess the weird part for me is that I've never been able to sleep next to a guy so neutrally before. There was absolutely no tension whatsoever, even when we bumped against each other under the blanket. I felt like I was sleeping next to my mom.

Not sure if he felt the same way. I will say this - if he wanted to do me, he showed remarkable restraint last night. :dubious:

I think there was a sort of tension between us before, but oddly after last night I don't think it's there anymore. I wasn't remotely tempted to do anything anyway, but last night did remind me of how much I like being in the same bed with another person. This has nothing to do with sex. I just like the close presence of another human being. (On a related note, Scottish Darling and I would often be on the department lounge sofa with her head in my lap, which probably did nothing to discourage the rumors of our lesbian tendencies. ;) )

[gardentraveler]

Have a nice vacation, SO! ::waves handkerchief::

I'm up. I've watered plants even though it looks like it might consider raining today. It looked that way yesterday and didn't, so I have no reason to trust it today. Harumphhhhh.

Sounds like completely no fun, rigs. Hope the driver's license stuff works out quickly.

I'm going into work early because I need to get one thing done before my two morning meetings. After my meetings...I get to come home!!!!! Yay!!!!!!! It'll almost be like a vacation! (Although I still have to go in tomorrow.) My life is almost sad, isn't it?

GT

[anyrose]

zzzzzzooooom
ack! I'm late for work!
zzzzzzzzzzzoooom

[swampbear]

Good Mornin' Y'all! Up and caffienatin' here. Brekkies soon to follow. Purtification has already been accomplished.

Have fun Special1!

I have visions of bein' at work this mornin' and hopefully bein' able to bring stuff home to work on this afternoon and tomorrow. Hope, hope, hope.

It's really cloudy out. As in, bottom could fall out anytime cloudy.

Ok, off to forage then to da workplace.

Later Y'all!

[Noone Special]

I wanna vacation! :: pout ::Well, I'd invite you to join me if it weren't for a few, er... minor complications (and one very much of-age one... :eek: ) ;)

I think you'll find out soon enough whether Cute Coworker now assumes he's been relegated to the "Friend Zone" or not.... I'm kind of guessing "no, he didn't want to take advantage of you drunk and he's biding his time," but time will tell....

Rigs -- I hate it when bureaucracies don't even try to pretend they're competent :mad:. Hope you can get things to work out, there.

Hi, GT, and thanks!! :) You too, Swampy!

[SpazCat]

Off to 14-hour day. I'm going to fix my schedule in the fall so that I don't have to do these anymore. Assuming certain departments get off of their asses and ensure that I'll be here in the fall.

New Roommate is now moved in. I shall christen her Toy Roommate because she works at a toy store and has several action figures. She brought her puppy Stormydog, who is an Outside Dog. Zeldadog doesn't know what to do with him. She's finally been out-hypered. :D

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

bon voyage!

See you here on the other side!


Haze- you can come camping with us in a couple of weeks! Tents, campfires, hiking... it'll be fun! :D

[HazelNutCoffee]

Haze- you can come camping with us in a couple of weeks! Tents, campfires, hiking... it'll be fun! :D
Oooh, Girl Scout nostalgia.

I'm not a huge fan of camping, but it's been forEVer since I've been. We used to go every summer too. Boo.

I'm literally dozing off here at my desk. Luckily it's a test day for my 7pm class, so I don't have to do anything.

[Lissla Lissar]

Morning. Last night was better. Not a lot, but better. I feel like I can move today. Hugs to everyone who needs them.


I'm going to Costcovia today- anyone need anything? :D

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

I wanna go too Soapy! I so love camping. I don't think we will get to go again this year. :( Once a year is usually all I get anyway.

[VunderBob]

No one has noticed. :sniff:

[dogbutler]

Morning Mumpers. Another day at work today. Gonna watcha friend play hockey tonight.

SpecialOne, enjoy the holiday.

Hope your neck feels better today, rigs.

[Most Creative User Name Ever]

*~*Happy Birthday VBob!!!!*~*

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Happy Birthday to youuuuuu

Happy birthday to you......

Happy birthday dearest Bobbioooooo

Happy birthday to you......

[VunderBob]

Why, thank you from the bottom of my insecure little attention-whore heart. I now have 3 years to go before I tell AARP where to shove their card.

[Mahna Mahna]

Happy Birthday Vundy!!!

*throws confetti*

Blargh.

Mornin'

I is tired, and my stomach seems to be angry with the amount of Greek food I consumed (which, actually, wasn't all that much). It was nice to catch up with friends though... I feel like I've been living under a rock for the last few months, what with work consuming my entire life for the first half of this year.

Now if only my married friends would quit trying to convince me that I need to get married too, it would be awesome. :rolleyes: I happen to LIKE living in sin, dammit!

[Lissla Lissar]

Happy Birthday, BBBobbio!!!

[ScareyFaerie]

VRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Drive by!

:flings hugs, confetti, yays, boos, happy buffdays and random stuff:

VVVVVVVVVVVVVRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM

[Nava]

My, from the amount of noise in that car BooFae drove by it must'a been breaking the speed limit!

Sorry, Bobbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbio!


Happy,
happy,
happy bithday VBob!

[Tupug Anachi]

BONNY BIRFDAY, BOBBIO!!!

HAVE A GREAT TRIP, NOONEY!!!

haze, maybe cute co-worker would rather you had all your faculties about you when he puts on the moves. Nothing kills a mood faster than when your partner pukes in your bed...I'm just sayin...

I ordered a travel bag to use on my trip. It's got all kinds of theft deterrent stuff. I also found a travel pillow Chez Target for cheap that I'm gonna get for the plane. Now all I have to do is buy a few travel clothes and a soft cosmetics case...I think. But I got two months so it's all good.

Last night was grilled sirloin o beef and spare guts with hollydaze sauce. And Mr. Anachi had apple pie but I was good.

Tupug

[Dolores Reborn]

Happy Birthday, Bobbbioooooo!!!


Between reading the MMP, the Feuds, and work - I'm a busy little beaver!

I'm caught up.

Yays, boos, hugs and kisses....

[taxi78cab]

Happy Birthday, BBBobbio!!

Must be a good day to have a birthday. It's my boss's boss's 40th birthday today too. So her boss brought in bagels. But so did my manager (for an unrelated event). So we've got a TON of bagels here. Can I shove one through the cd drive for anyone? We've even got 4 kinds of cream cheese if you want! (Although I don't know how well a bagel fits in a cd drive!)

So far I'm being good and avoiding the bagels. I didn't know about them ahead of time so I had breakfast at home so I really don't need a metric buttload of carbs now. But they look really really good. We'll see how long I can hold out!

I probably just missed it because the story, but I'm guessing Spaz got rid of WowCrackRoommate ok if there's a new roommate now...? Was it relatively drama free?

I'm taking tomorrow off so today's my Firday. Yay! And my team's having an off-site "meeting" on the patio of a local restaurant/bar starting at 3 this afternoon. So I only have a few more hours until I'm done for the week! Thank goodness. Other than Monday, it's been an incredibly slow week and I just wanna go home where there's actual stuff to do! Or sit by the pool if there's nothing else to do! :D

[Taters]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BOBBIO!

Today is my last day of work until August 18th! Woot! Woooooooooot! I'm free!

Today I also drove the "baby" to work. It was fun. I couldn't get my phone configured though in the car computer, so I'll have to fart around with it later.

I should actually do some work now.

Hugs and smooches to all!

Oh! Swampy, I don't think you're a meanie. I was thinking the same way you were, but with the other folks' advice here, I was starting to feel like I was a meanie.

[nashiitashii]

Happy birthday, Bobbio!

Morning all. This is a drive-by post. Still have lingering bits of gross from the flu I came down with on Monday. Spent my day off yesterday in Mt. Dora, looking at a potential wedding venue, which we liked and I hope my mom will like; spent the other 6 hours of that day helping Acid Lamp with the kiddos who gave me the flu in the first place. Took a photo of the strange Victorian Mason house (http://picasaweb.google.com/nashiitashii/MountDoraLakesideInn/photo#5228880059697574114) near the center. I don't want to get out of bed to get to work today, but I have to. At least 5 hours is better than having a full day shift?

[anyrose]

Happy Birthday, VunderBob!!!

[mmouse9799]

As I was walking from the train to work this morning, I stepped wrong or something, my left ankle gave way, and I fell. Hard. It hurts. I limped and hobbled into my office, got ice and sat down. Took two advil and that seems to work OK as long as I don't move at all. Hawkeyeop and I were planning on renting a car this weekend and going to either New Hampshire/Maine or Cape Cod for the day, but now I don't know...My ankle is pretty bad, and I think I want to stay off of it. But he said, "how do you know now what your ankle will feel like this weekend?" Uh...because I have a pretty good idea of what my body is like and this is going to take more than two days to go away... Grrrr Boy!! So, all non-essential walking is being eliminated from my plans...some essential walking too if I can get away with it. We'll see what happens. My manager and her manager have been great though. They gave me a voucher to take a cab home which will greatly help alievate the stress that walking to and from the train, and taking the train itself would put on it. They also said that I could leave whenever I want to, but I won't get paid for the rest of the day, which I already knew. But ... but ... but I don't wanna spend my birthday tomorrow with a hurt ankle. :(


It does seem like it's Birthday week in the MMP.

Happy B-Day, V-Bob! hee hee Fireman's yellow...

Happy Vacation, Noonie!

[Flutterby]

Happy Birthday VBob!!!

Man I'm tired. I just can't seem to get enough sleep lately, though I go to bed at a reasonable hour. I'd better get some sleep though since Sunday we'll be going to the lake again.

Muppet, I'd probably prefer living in sin too. In fact, I don't know if I'll ever get married, or if I'd even be lucky to have a long term boyfriend. The longest relationship I had went down in flames because it was more he used me and I was a naive girl. Now I'm just stuck in my ways and prefer things as they are, I don't know if anyone would put up with my crap or if I could put up with someone else's.. it doesn't help that the last guy to show interest in me proceeded to tell the people he was living with (my friend's neighbours) he'd scored with me when nothing of the sort even happened.

I just want a decent guy who won't rub me wrong and I (hopefully) won't rub him wrong who can handle the fact that I can be a bitch at times (usually when I'm overwhelmed and feeling shitty), and do have a child. I don't want a guy who wants me just for sex (I can take a lover for that) or to have me pay the bills (been there done that).

meh I'd better go before this turns into a weird ramble of crap which I'm afraid it already has.

[Dottygumdrop]

Hi guys! Busy day with the little chickadee ... vrooommmmmm!

Oops ... screeeeecchhhhhhh!!!!!

Happy Birthday VBob!!!

Later folks ... vroooommmmmmm!

[VunderBob]

I think I've figured out what I/we are going to do about the house cleaner.

1) Prior to her next visit, we'll move VWife's drugs and the other valuables out of the house and put them under lock and key.

2) It started as a joke, but I'm making a one sheet sign that says
BUSTED
and put it in the drawer where the percocets live.

3) If I can find a camera fast enough, hide it and aim it at the drawer.

4) Let her clean house unattended as before.

5) Return home before she's done, and deliver The Lecture, which will go something like this:

Sharon, we know about your past, and we know about your present problems. We're the type of people who would and have given the clothes from our backs to help someone out. We're not schmucks, and stealing is way over the line; stealing prescription narcotics my wife relies on to function is even worse.

We have you on tape going through that drawer. Need I remind you that I'm on a first name basis with the sheriff, the county probation officer, the DA investagator, and two of the magistrates? (for real, MMPers) We could have you charged with a felony within the next 20 minutes if we wanted to.

We're also the forgiving type. You can figure that out easily because we're not firing you now. However, you have exactly no chances left. If anything goes wrong or comes up missing in the future, you'll be at the head of the list of suspects and out of a cleaning gig, even if it didn't happen on your watch.

I need the key to the house. You can expect to be cleaning from now on with one or both of us present at all times.

You asked for AA information for your husband the last time you were here. You should consider Narcotics Anonymous for yourself.

Whaddaya think of this?

[SmartAleq]

HIPPO BIRDY, BBBBOBBBBIIOOOOOOO!!!!

Bon voyage, Nooner!

I'm all worried this morning--SpaceDawg is now refusing food, which she NEVER does. I don't know if she doesn't like the smell of the meds in her food or if the new NSAID is giving her stomach troubles. I looked up the medication (meloxicam) and nausea, appetite loss and diarrhea are common side effects and might be transitory or might be signs of a graver intolerance. Unfortunately, there are very few NSAIDs that are approved for vet use due to renal and liver issues so if she can't tolerate this drug we have very few options for her. I hate this part of pet ownership... :(

[SpazCat]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBBIO!

Today is also the birthday of one of the people at Archivin' Work. Rare Book Guy's wife made ooey gooey fudgy brownies. We all died and went to heaven when we ate them.

I like The Lecture. It's firm and to the point.

Today I found $20 of Confederate money in a scrapbook I was copying. That is officially the coolest thing I've ever run across at any work ever.

[gardentraveler]

Happy Birthday, Bobbio!!!!

I, too, liked The Lecture.

I've had NOL and am waiting for the meter reader. I have a couple of online chores to do, then I'm going to do some gardening in the front yard.

It would be nice if they came soon, though.

Back later...

GT

[taxi78cab]

Whew! I made it through the morning without succumbing to the call of the bagels. And I went home and made up a very yummy sesame fake-crab salad. On a really good pita. The whole thing was Teh YUM!

Sorry about the doggie problems Smartie. It sucks when our pets start having problems, especially when we can't fix the problem for them.

That's really cool about the Confederate money, Spaz! Will it stay in the library? Be on display? Go to a museum?

I also like The Lecture, bbbobbio, but I'm guessing you won't be able to get all the way through it... no matter how many times I practice speeches like that in my head, the people I deliver them to are never considerate enough to let me get all the way through a lecture uninterrupted. ;) But as long as you convey the most important points to her (We know what you did. It was wrong. We're not firing you, but we won't let you be here unattended. If you screw up, we'll call the cops. Consider getting help.), I think it'll have the intended effect.

An early Happy Birthday, Fluttery! I'm off work tomorrow so I won't get to say it then.

nashii (Do we have an approved nickname for you??), the place you're looking at getting married in looks a lot like the place KT and I were originally planning to get married, except our historic hotel was in Upstate NY. But similar historic period, I'd guess. Really neat place. (The only reason we didn't get married at that place was that it closed - as in went out of business - a couple weeks after we booked it... fortunately, we hadn't put down any money yet though so it was ok, but it left us scrambling a little to find another nice-looking historic sort of place.)

[anyrose]

Lecture sounds good, but be prepared for Sharon to get uber-defensive and try to throw the blame on you guys

[anyrose]

Greetings from beebs:
Dearest rosie,
How are you feeling? Despite my absence I have done my best to continue to keep up with the MMP... among other threads (see how I'm not the only frustrated one (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10049524&postcount=80)?).
Anyways, would you do me a favor and forward this link (http://leeanndavesweddingjuly202008.site.shutterfly.com/251) and my well wishes onto the MMP? These are wedding photos I served as the best man for last weekend. Just clarify that I am the short one (http://leeanndavesweddingjuly202008.site.shutterfly.com/460) wearing the black vest, standing next to the groom wearing the white vest.
Your resident best man (again in November for my brother),
beebs

[SpazCat]

That's really cool about the Confederate money, Spaz! Will it stay in the library? Be on display? Go to a museum?

It'll be deacidified and encapsulated in mylar before being returned to the collection it came from to sit in a box, waiting for a researcher to find it and squee. Where in the collection to put it is the question. I don't want to put it back in the restricted box with the original scrapbook, but...it'll be safest there. I'll ask the bosses when it comes back from treatment.

A beebs message! With pictures! (How you doin'? ;) )

[swampbear]

HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!!!!!
HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!!!!!
HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY DEEEAAARRR BBBOOOBBBIIIOOO!!!!!!
HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!!!!!


I like the lecture but as others have said be prepared for some bodacious wailin' and nashin' of teeth and denial. Y'all are still too nice. Her butt would be fired as of yesterday if it were me. Da bear does not tolerate stealin' at all.

Rosie please tell Beebs that it's good to know he does not point at his wienie in every picture taken of him. :D

I went in to work and was given the option of comin' home to do stuff. I took it. Ok, acutally I'm about to start on stuff. What I did was come home and mow cause we keep bein' told we will have massive tstorms and such later this afternoon. So, da yahd is all mown and I'm all showered and clean.

Now, it's work time.

Later Y'all!

ETA: Sorry about SpaceDawg SmartiePants. It's tough when a pet gets sick like that.

[Noone Special]

Happy Birthday Bobbio!!
I Like your plans for Sharon. But I agree she probably won't let you get through your speech.... Tell her she has a choice: shut up and listen or walk out the door now.

Happy Birthday Flutter!! (Won't be here on the right date)

Spaz -- I gather WowCrackRoomie is gone? Good riddance! :)

Yay, boos, hugs, gropes etc... to all!

Not singling anybody out for teary (temporary) farewells -- I'll miss you all while I'm gone! see you all again on or about August 14th!!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Happy Birthday Bobbio!!
I Like your plans for Sharon. But I agree she probably won't let you get through your speech.... Tell her she has a choice: shut up and listen or walk out the door now.

Happy Birthday Flutter!! (Won't be here on the right date)

Spaz -- I gather WowCrackRoomie is gone? Good riddance! :)

Yay, boos, hugs, gropes etc... to all!

Not singling anybody out for teary (temporary) farewells -- I'll miss you all while I'm gone! see you all again on or about August 14th!!



Bye....

[VunderBob]

I Like your plans for Sharon. But I agree she probably won't let you get through your speech.... Tell her she has a choice: shut up and listen or walk out the door now.
That is my style, too. I've done the same thing to VWife on occasion.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BBBOBBIO!

Would you believe that this cake template already has your name on it, VBob? So I know one year ago today was the last time I modified it in any way. Dontcha feel extra special now? Oh, and I like the camera/note/lecture idea. The stealing of change -- fine, it's stupid but forgivable. The stealing of prescription drugs someone obviously needs for their condition -- so not so much. You've a bigger heart than I would in those circumstances (ass, meet curb) so she should feel damn lucky and privileged to be under your part-time employ. Does she clean for other people too?

So I saw something really cool this afternoon. I was outside on my afternoon break having a smoke as usual when I was looking up at a passing cloud that was presently obscuring most of the sun. It'd kind of neat because with my sunglasses on, polarized as they are, I see the sun's corona peeking out from the fluffy edges of the cloud in a rainbow of colours.

So I did that today and noticed something else was up there with the colourful corona: The floating puffs of airborne dandelion seeds. And then the sun came out, so I moved closer to the side of the building I was on so as to place the sun just beyond the rooftop. Sure enough there in the blue skies, backlit by the sun's corona, were hundreds upon hundreds of the seeds floating by in the day's moderate winds. Through the magic of parallax, I could see that there were little white puffs floating many hundreds of feet in the air, little white specs high above increasingly larger little puffs closer to the ground, all floating more or less southward. It was a bit like watching snow fall, if snow fell towards the equator.

It's probably a little mundane and certainly pointless, but it was a rather pretty scene. I wish I had my camera.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

That is my style, too. I've done the same thing to VWife on occasion.


:eek: Yikes!!

[FairyChatMom]

No one has noticed. :sniff:I noticed. Nice shoes - wanna f.... ;) Oh wait, that's not what you meant, was it??

Happy BBBobbio Day!!!!

And good luck with The Lecture. You're a more patient individual than I.

Pretty good day at work, despite finding out that my old project has come back to haunt me a bit. The Proj Lead and some above him decided that we need to change the format of our final product. So while I don't have to rewrite it, I do have to rework it, and the program we use isn't the most user friendly. I think I got 3 of 11 or 12 pages done. I promised them to him by the middle of Aug - I think I can make it.

FCD has an interview tomorrow with a contractor that works on the same base where I am. If he gets the job, we can carpool - their office is maybe a mile from the gate where I enter the base. And since he wouldn't be commuting all the way to Goddard, he could afford to take a pay cut (within reason) and not lose any money. So we shall see...

SIL is at work till 9. I have to give the lad props - he worked several hours on his own yesterday, sanding walls and putting mud and tape on the bedroom ceiling joints. He has a good touch with joint compound. And yes, I've told him so - gotta give positive reinforcement and all that. Anyway, while he's at work, I'm going to try to finish the ceiling in the closet and maybe mud all the corner joints in the bedroom.

Plans for the weekend will be tiling the bathroom and laundry room. Which means I have today and tomorrow to get the laundry done. No biggie - only 2 loads to go. And since daughter is staying at the camp this weekend, we won't have the invasion of dirty laundry to contend with.

All I need to do now is get motivated. Yeah. That's gonna happen.

[SpazCat]

Spaz -- I gather WowCrackRoomie is gone? Good riddance! :)
No, he's still around, but he's on strike two. That means he and his disrespectful brats have a high place on the On Notice board and one more strike from any of them will result in a swift kick in the balls and a toss out the door. Complicated Roommate is trying to be a peacemaker. He came by his name honestly.

Have a good vacation Nooner! We'll straighten up Room 304 for when you get back.

[Flutterby]

*blinks* My birthday?

It's not until.. November. Thank you though!

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

*blinks* My birthday?

It's not until.. November. Thank you though!


That's quite a vacation he's taking!

[Taters]

Bobbio, you are a much kinder person than I, were I in your situation. I hope she takes it to heart.

Rosie, tell Beebs he looked very handsome and that I miss seeing him here.

Hmm, guess I should get back to work. I donwanna.

[phil417]

Can anyone help? I've been a subscriber to the dope for about two years. In that time we've had two grandkids (one girl back in 11/07) and one boy (7/08) all faithfully noted in mmps. Everyone wants pics.

Okay, I've got $107.75 saved up for a digital camera. What do I do now? Digital camera, that I know (also for sending pics to other grandparents/aunts & uncles, etc). Then what?

Once I've got a pic saved, how do I transmit it to dopers? This from someone who's had the same email addy since 1998. Thanks for your help.

PS if you answer soon, I might also add pics of two of the cuter cats (sunshine & Lynx) around.

Love, Phil

[Noone Special]

*blinks* My birthday?Sorry.... I blame Taxi, she mentioned it first :o

It's not until.. November. Thank you though!Heh; I'm a November kid (well, not really a kid anymore... :() too! Which day in November?

Well, definitely signing out, now.... see y'all in two weeks!

[FairyChatMom]

Phil - I've found the best way to share photos here is to get a photobucket (http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/fairychatmom/?special_track=nav_tab_my_albums)account, or something similar. Then upload your photos following the site's directions, and post a link.

Easy-peasy!

[eleanorigby]

I thought it might be someone's Bday when I got up this morning, but I was wrong.


;)




I am home from work and it's monsooning out--it's pouring with thunderboomers and lightning! I love it. It's hot as hell out--yuck. I had a nice, but BUSY day at work--Annoying Coworker wasn't there. I don't like getting up at 0400, but I like getting out at 230pm.



Off for nappies (as in sleep, not diapers!)

[taxi78cab]

Sorry.... I blame Taxi, she mentioned it first :o
Oops! That should have been "Happy Birthday, mousie!" Their posts were right next to each other, and I must have gotten the two posts confused. Sorry about that! And happy birthday a day early to mousie!

We were supposed to be headed to a team offsite at 3... it's now 3:25. I wanna leave! (The team "offsite" is more of a let's-get-together-and-go-have-a-beer, which should explain why I'm eager to go.)

After that I'm off for the weekend. See y'all on Monday!

[Mahna Mahna]

Sigh.

I love my job. But right now, I'm trying very very hard to choke back the urge to strangle a particular coworker who blithely walked away from her mess and has left me to clean it up.

She decided, at the last minute, that she'd "work from home" today, despite the fact that she doesn't have the appropriate setup there to access some of our key systems. She did this knowing full well that she already scheduled a day off tomorrow, and that Monday is a holiday. So, by my count, she's just taken herself a 5 day weekend with a major deadline breathing down our necks - as in, TUESDAY morning.

So now I'm trying to decide whether I also blithely walk away from her mess and let her deal with the consequences, or clean it up because everyone is going to suffer if it continues to get ignored.

Oh, and on top of that, I'm out of legally allowable overtime for the week once you factor in the 2 hours I'm putting in tomorrow morning by coming in at 6:30am... which I'm doing so I can finish something else for her that absolutely needed to be done before noon.

AAARGH.

/vent

[swampbear]

One wonders what exactly Mindude might have been smokin'... :p

MOOOOOOM sounds like you laid (layed?) down the law but good to SIL. Maybe you should look into that as a career option. Like, Motivation Consultant. :D

Muppet you're too nice. I'd let her stuff alone and when it all comes down next week you can innocently say "Well, I thought that's what you were doing when you took that work from home day last week!" Then again I am Mr. Meany Pants.

Ok, back to work. I promise. Really. Goin' now.

::VRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOM::

[FairyChatMom]

Muppet - your coworker needs a serious wet trout treatment. What a slacker!!!

[Flutterby]

That sucks Muppet *hugs*

Noone The 18th is my b-day. Close enough to the cusp that I get asked if I'm a Saggitarius sometimes but still quite a Scorpio..

[Mahna Mahna]

swampus, I'm inclined to play Meany Pants too... but the fact is that when the shit hits the fan, I'm gonna get splattered with it too because it doesn't matter WHY you missed the deadline if you've got a pissed off client. Might as well do it now and save myself the pain.

There are two types of people in this world - the Velcros and the Teflons. I'm a Velcro. :(

However, I'm done playing along with her delusional belief that I'm her flunkie and that she can just pass of something to me whenever she decides that it's beneath her. She may be a Fully Qualified Project Manager (as she never fails to remind me when the opportunity presents itself), but on this particular project she's just a plain ol' analyst... just like me.

Or as the five-year old in my head puts it "She's not the boss of me!!!!"

[SpazCat]

Five minutes ago was not a good time to realize that I left my umbrella at home.

*shakes like a wet dog*

[Morgyn]

Happy Birthday, VunderBob.

I like your lecture too, but I'd not put the note in the drawer.

Why?

Because I'm betting that if she found the note, she'd be out the door after (possibly, depending on how delusional she is) cleaning you out of as much stuff as she thought she could get away with because she thinks you won't miss it.

And I'm also betting that opening that drawer is the first thing she does as soon as she walks into the unoccupied house, too.

So if you want her there for you to deliver the lecture to, don't use the note. And make sure you review the evidence the camera catches beforehand, or you may find yourself in the sticky situation of making accusations without proof.




Cynic? Me? Perish the thought!

[whiterabbit]

Happy birthday VBob!

Ooh, beebs, how you doin?

The property manager could have warned me that they'd sent out guys to clean our windows today. It's bad enough they're tearing up the street in front of my house, but then to add surprise window cleaning guys? I mean, I'm a woman, I live alone, I notice when somebody starts messing with my windows!

[dogbutler]

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Hiya BooFae! Did you ever get the handovernotes done?

Congrats on time off, Taters!

Hope your ankles better for your birthday, mousie.

Hope the pup gets better, Smartie

Muppet, I'd finish the job, then bludgeon her to death on Tuesday with a stapler.

[kaiwik]

I confess that his is the first I have opened the MMP, and I have read nothing. Happy belated birthday to swampy, and since I could hardly miss the best wishes to VBob it must be yours, so very happy birthday wishes to you too.

I have an issue, and who better to get an opinion poll from than the MMPers? Here is a peek into my personal world. (No TMI, I promise.) No, wait, come back! lol!

First, here is my dirty little secret which must be revealed before I continue. I love my little home that I own and can do whatever decorating/remodeling to, but the fact is, my little home is a mobile home. A trailer. It's in a very small "park", and while not everyone keeps their outdoor area prettified, the neighbors are all okay, and as I said, I own it, and it's comfy. (I may not be first class, but I ain't white trash, m'kay?) :p

So, the bit I need opinions on is this: I love skiffman, and I even married him, twice. However, we have very different views on things like privacy and respecting personal space and belongings, etc. We separated this spring, and as he is out fishing anyway it hasn't been much of a difference. The end of the season is approaching though, and I need to make a decision. I really don't want to leave him, I am in love with him, but I need some space.

Well right next door is another really cute mobile home, which is up for sale. We are friends with the owner and we have made it clear that we would like to purchase it. Moses would live there, and the kids and I would stay here, which would give me my space, and he would have a place to put all of his stuff and we would have a grown up place to spend time together. Time to talk, hell, time to 'appreciate' each other without the kids and the rest of the world bustin' in on us.

My question is, can two people who are completely committed to each other not live together and sustain the relationship? Thanks MMPers, I really need some other views on this.

[Lissla Lissar]

Well, my favourite (second favourite?) author and her husband do, so it looks possible to me. Good luck.


The poetry game in Cafe Society's really fun. We played that game in the car on a 24-hour straight driving trip.

We're trying to nail the kid into bed. He napped (he thinks it was a nap) from five-thirty to six, and now he won't go to sleep.

[SpazCat]

My question is, can two people who are completely committed to each other not live together and sustain the relationship? Thanks MMPers, I really need some other views on this.
Sure, why not. Everyone's relationship and need for space is different. I've recently been told that my personal space rivals the Yukon Territory, so that kind of setup sounds rather intriguing to me.

[swampbear]

kai that sounds like a workable arrangement to me. Y'all are right next door to each other so Skiffman would be around for the kids and to help out with whatever things he helps out with on the home front. If he's happy and you're happy then sounds good to me! Plus if down the road you both decide you'd be happier living in the same place, you can either rent out or sell the other place.

Dang I'm tahred! I am seriously considerin' packin' it in for the night and watchin' teevee whilst laid up in bed til I'm ready to fall asleep which might not be too long from now.

Plus, still no big storms like we were promised. GRRRRRRRR

[FairyChatMom]

kai - the way I see it, as long as the 2 of you agree on the arrangement and it works for you, then it doesn't much matter what anyone else thinks, right? And you know we all love you no matter what.

Heck, I had an uncle and aunt who divorced, but continued to live in the same house - she was upstairs with the kids, and he was downstairs. It worked for them.

So, not to change the topic, but do you have any recent puppeh pics? :D

[gardentraveler]

I agree with the others, kai; it definitely could work. Since the other house is right next door, it'll really be like suddenly having a much larger house. Sounds like a good solution to me.

Hope Nat finally fell asleep, LiLi.

Muppet, that stinks. But, yeah, I imagine cleaning up and then letting her know it's not happening again is your best bet.

Haven't gotten lots done. I planted a couple of things, watered a bunch of plants, did a little bit of garden clean-up, then ran out of inspiration. I think I'm still getting over last week.

I'm watching Hitch. Nice distracting movie.

Back later....

GT