Right now I’m watching The Haunting (1999 version) and it’s SCARING THE CRAP OUTTA ME!
(Even though I’ve seen it before.)
I threw together a pretty yummy supper - roast beast, peas-n-carrots, and onions-n-mushrooms. The dishwasher is now washing the dishes and we’re in full chill mode. Kitteh is snoozing on FCD, puppehs are snoozing at my feet. Like I said - full chill mode.
All I need to make it perfect is a hot fudge sundae…
I can’t watch scary movies–seriously, the Wizard of Oz just did me in at a young age, and never again…
I took down and put away the Snow Village that I put up every year. Still bored. Still have nothing to do. Thinking about going to Borders either tonight or tomorrow, but what to buy? Not much “mad money” at present (or for the rest of my life, really… <sigh>).
I need a diverting activity, dammit.
450+ flights were canceled at O’Hare today. :eek:
I don’t have a hot fudge sundae available for you, FCM, but I do have some Turkey Hill Eggnog ice cream. Yummy, yummy, and yum! It is definitely Teh Sinful.
Speaking of sinful, I forgot to mention that on Christmas morning, I was awakened to the fragrance of fresh-baked white chocolate chip/macadamia nut cookies. Papa Tigs had baked me some for Christmas breakfast! Needless to say, I did my best to live up to his efforts. 
Of course, snowbunny then yelled at me because I never let her do that when she was growing up, but as I pointed out, she’s a grownup now and can do it any time she wants!
Papa Tigs just spent 45 minutes on hold with the TiVo folks – all of a sudden, every channel he turned to above over-the-air channels only gave him one program, a Spanish language version of public TV. :dubious: Of course, as soon as he got to level II tech support, it fixed itself. :smack: Is Mercury retrograde again?
I think it’s almost time to go to bed. I’m starting to get very agitated. PieDad is cleaning his room and bringing out things that are mine and handing them to me. This would be ok, except for the fact that his room used to be my room and the room that I am currently sleeping in has all his stuff in it. Therefore, there’s nowhere to put all this crap that he’s handing me. Aaaand, supposedly he’s going to move out of his room and into the room where I’m sleeping and I’m going to move back into my old room. Confused? Well, anyways, if I’m just going to be moving into that room in the near future, then why is it necessary to take my stuff out in the first place??? :smack:
why are you two switching roms at all, then?
Currently watching 20/20 … collection of celebrity scandals over the past year. Man, Britney Spears … that girl is messed up. Poor thing.
We just finished The Simpsons Movie here.
And, I just stared at the screen for three minutes after I wrote that, so I guess I have nothing much to add.
OH - my snowblower gasped it’s final breath today, when I was about 3/4 done with the driveway. Tomorrow will be Buy a New Snowblower Day here.
all that snow that you mid-US-ers are getting (have gotten) . . . DON’T SEND IT HERE!!!
Home and tired.
Welcome back, hugs, drugs,(hi pugs)
Well, I got nuthin’, but I waited over an hour and no one is going to take it, so I will.
First on page 6. Whoo!
The excitement that is my life continues!
Morning all. It’s cold here - 13C (about 55F), which might not sound cold to the snowed-in Mumpers, but consider that the house is not insulated and we don’t have central heating! It’s butt-freezing weather for a girl used to very hot temperatures!!! :eek: <- that’s me turning blue with cold!!!
Hugs to all who need 'em. Welcome back Nooner!
I met a young man last night who was an excellent ambassador for Dubya’s armed forces! [insert sarcastic smiley here] This young man, a 21-year army boy who hails from somewhere in the South, was a +1 at a dinner party my sister and I went to last night. He sent the night dominating conversation with tales of his exciting life back home going “noodling” for catfish and the occasional dynamite fishing trip! I have no problem with the noodling, although I think it’s plain weird, and I can’t otherwise put my finger on it, but said young man was overbearing, loud-talking and generally moronic. My sister told him she was Australian, but he repeatedly asked her what she thought of her country’s former Prime Minister, “you know, the one who was Dubya’s best friend, what’s his name? Tony Blair, yeah, that’s him”. No, I’m Australian … “So, you’re British right? What do you think about …” No, I’m Australian … And on it went! The guy was just a waste of space!!! If it wasn’t for most Mumpers and other US Dopers, I doubt I would have a very positive impression of most Merkins!
Oh well, off to find something worth cooking for breakfast that doesn’t involve turkey!
Hey look, it’s the night crew.
Whoops, submitted that too soon.
That’s too bad to hear the story about that army brat (literally I guess). I’ve been fortunate enough to have met many professional, smart, and compassionate members of the armed forces. One of whom happens to be my best friend, and I’m going to get to be the Best Man for his wedding this November.
Sig test ah’ commin’…
Oh, and someone stole my car two weeks ago. Not really the best part of the holiday season, no?
bb sorry about the car jackin’! Any leads? Will you be able to get a new vehicle?
Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’ here. We’re wild ones here, let me tells ya. We watched A Tuna Christmas then went to bed. Thus I’ve been awake since six a.m. Ol’ y’all know who will snooze on for a while yet. He does not know it yet but he’s takin’ me to breakfast at Waffle House cause we didn’t go yesterday.
Oh and I made a change of plans for New Year’s Day dindin. Instead of peach cobbler we’re havin’ banana pudding. I want me some ‘nanner puddin’ and since I’m head chef I get to make those decisions.
Dotty I’m sorry you had to put up with a bad one. Unfortunately loud mouth idiots come in all nationalities and you had the misfortune of gettin’ an Amurrkin one. Most of us really do know the difference between Great Britain and Australia.
rigs I can’t watch scarey movies either for the same reason. Apparently the Wizard of Oz is very traumatising to young minds.
Checked in online for tomorrows flights. :Crosses fingers and hopes for an upgrade:
Having paninis (sp??) for lunch then I have to pack.
**Dots ** - I spent 11 years on active duty in the Navy and while I was mostly exposed to sailors and Marines, I found that as a rule, they were either normal, decent human beings who just happened to be doing a job in uniform or they were macho buttheads whose attitude came from the uniform. Except for the uniform, they were just like people I meet every day in just about every situation I’ve ever encountered. But then you know that. Sorry you encountered the butthead.
That reminds me of the stereotypical Ugly American who crossed my path in Paris, circa 1983. I was in one of the nicer department stores just looking at stuff when I heard this whiney nasal voice saying “I know what it costs in French - I wanna know how much that is in American!!” Then there was the subdued murmur of the clerk, followed by “Twenty dollars?? I’m not paying $20 for that!!” What a fine ambassador she was for her country.
**bbs ** - that doth well and truly suck about your car. I sure hope you didn’t enable the crooks by leaving your keys in it or anything. I absolutely don’t understand the folks I see most mornings who leave their cars running and unlocked while they dash into the convenience store for coffee. Then again, the ones left running are not generally the sort of vehicle one *must * have. Still, criminy, must you waste gas and pollute for the 5 minutes you’re conducting your transactions? eeeeesh.
I managed to sleep till just after 6:30 (waking once for a potty trek and once for a feline invasion) so I’m feeling pretty good. It’s raining, which is welcome, and relatively mild for now. Bernie is scarfing down her kibble, but the rest of the household is pretty much crashed. **FCD ** will be taking me to breakfast, then we’re going to Lowe’s so he can spend his gift card on a sander he’s been wanting.
**mmmmmmmmm ** - hope you get your upgrade - we were bumped to first class once. It was a very short flight but very nice all the same.
Happy Saturday, all!
rosie, a long time ago, when my parents were still together the room that I am sleeping in was my dad’s office. It’s decorated in a tropical theme. Gosh, this is harder to explain that I was expecting. When I moved out into the great world on my own, my mom took over my old room as her office and decorated it with all things Mickey Mouse. When I moved back in I moved back into my old room. When the worst of the divorce fighting was going on one day, I single-handedly dragged my bed (a twin) downstairs and decided to live with my grandparents. that was ok until I fell down the steps at TVMan’s house and sprained my ankle. Then I was relocated upstairs. But instead of taking the twin back with me, my parents set up my other bed (a queen size) in the MM room. Well, because of all of my mom’s furniture and crap still in the MM room I felt closterphobic. At the time, my dad wasn’t living here at home, but instead was wondering around like a homeless man from friend’s house to friend’s house. But for some reason he had decided to set up my twin bed for himself in his old office. Well, he wasn’t using it and there was alot more room in his old office, so I decided to sleep in there. So now we’re switching rooms and taking our beds with us when we go so that I don’t feel trapped in the MM room. Also because after 30+ years of sharing a California King with my mom it would be a bit strange for him to sleep in a twin. That was a really long and convoluted story and doesn’t even take into account the whole closet situation. Such is divorce, though, I guess. I nasty, ugly business.
beebs, I’m sorry that your car got stolen. Has it been returned?
rigs, did your daughter make to Boston?
mmmmms, I hope you can get an upgrade, that will be a long flight otherwise, but I’m wishing you a safe and speedy journey.
swampy, I know I didn’t mention it before, but I really really enjoyed your drunken post. It made me
Ok, I think that’s about all. I’m going to the shop today. I’ve conned my best friend into spending quality time with me and helping me to scoop cookies. 
That is, if she can make it. She’s just recently found out that she’s pregnant and is having morning sickness in the afternoon.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Appropriate/inappropriate appendages crossed for the upgrade mmmmmmm.
It’s raining here. YAY! We need it and it’s raining pretty good right now. Ima go make ham and cheese omelets in a minute. I know I said ol’ y’all know who was takin’ me to brekkies but since there’s no other reason for us to have to get out in the rain, I’m bein’ all sweet and makin’ breakfast. I’m soooooo nice!
Ok, it lives, so I shall start omelet makin’.
Later Y’all!
ETA: CutiePie I live to amuse.