Reacting with unholy glee to an old flame really going to seed is expected and normal, Tel. I just hope none of MY old flames ever have the opportunity to react to ME that way…
Urgh. Morning, all. I think. I didn’t sleep well in spite of staying up FAR too late to finish that admittedly short congressional [del]drivel[/del] hearing – I took something for my headache and then got caught up looking at the stupendously gorgeous knitting patterns available from Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill, the folks who made the yarn for one of my favorite scarves from the Scarf Style book, Ene’s Scarf (the book the Lady Eleanor stole is also from). I ended up ordering several hat and lace shawl patterns, sticking strictly to shawl patterns that that are marked for “advanced beginner” or “intermediate” – staying strictly away from the “adventurous intermediate” and “expert” ones, which are beyond gorgeous but would probably take a year off my life to even attempt, let alone finish, at this point. I spent FAR too much time looking at their lovely patterns and yarns. Why had I never gone to their website before? Their yarn looks gorgeous, too, and it’s not at all expensive for how beautiful it is!
Anyway, now I’m off to watch last night’s Lost finale – I TiVo’d it to watch today, since Alice is a couple seasons behind and I figured I’d wait and watch it while she’s at work so she doesn’t get any more spoiled than she is already from all their stupid commercials. Everyone have a good day!
Yeah. Eat a lot of chocolate. That makes excellent penance.
I personally think The Secret is a load of hooey. I find it hard to respect a book that is supposed to be serious and has printed-on aging on the pages. As I understand it, the principle is that by putting out positive or negative energy, you attract positive or negative things to yourself. That is fair enough, with some reservations. After all, thinking positively can help you accomplish stuff, and thinking negatively can hinder you. But as I understand it, it isn’t just getting your head in the right place- you’re sending out energy that is supposed to physically change things.
My extreme problem with it is that it’s an excellent way to blame the victim- if you get cancer, your kid dies, you lose your job- it’s all your fault! You weren’t thinking right! You were attracting negative energy! And that’s a great way to start off a chain of unecessary guilt that will make the situation even worse.
There have been a couple of books with the same message that have recently become popular. The Secret is the most sucessful one.
I’m feeling a little better today, and I was a little better yesterday. I’ve only puked once this morning, and I’m getting ready for my couch-lounging in preparation for work. It’s a damn good thing I don’t have a full-time job. It takes me all day to muster enough energy to go in for six hours.
The really funny part is that said old flame is only, let me think, twenty-one. I would feel bad if it were a result of say, health issues, but no, he’s apparently completely healthy, just sporting an ill-considered Will Turner-esque hairdo and having gained a surprising amount of weight. He still dresses the same way, though.
I haven’t gone to seed; I always looked like this.
Here’s a little Ellen Snark that’ll make you feel better, Tel – I consider myself better looking* than ANYBODY my ex-husband dated, including his new wife.
I have been told by my boat-owning friends that the second happiest day of their lives was buying the newest boat. The happiest, of course, will be when they sell that same boat.
Rascal is on antibiotics now. It was easy giving him a syringe full down the gullet this morning - he wasn’t expecting anything. But I’ve got 19 more doses to give him in the next ten days. I can’t imagine that it will get any easier.
And he may have FIV. Not sure how this could be, since he’s only ever spent time with his little buddy Toy. But my mom is going to contact the vet she used to take them to, and see if maybe he inoculated both of them for the disease. That’s the only other way that the test can give a postive result, I’m told. It wasn’t in the medical papers that the previous vet faxed to me yesterday, but then again those papers didn’t show that the cats had been fixed either.
We have a [del]sucker[/del] gracious volunteer for Monday’s MMP.
All in favor of Rebo bein’ our hostess with the mostess say “AYE”.
AYE!!!
All those opposed just sit there and keep yer mouths shut… I mean say “NAY”.
::CRICKETS::
The “AYES” have it… take it away Rebo!
Well, if the lizards did go at it yesterday they were a bit more discrete than usual. Perhaps I have been able to instill a sense of propriety and some morals in 'em.
Today is my last day as JoeDawg’s nanny til next time. Currently he is engaging in his daily regimine of lyin’ on the sofa and snoozin’. If he acts spoiled when he gets home it won’t be my fault.
Ok, I’m off to learn some stuff about the folks I’m interviewin’ with this afternoon. Homework time!
Yup, that’s my take on it so far as well. BUT since it was a gift to me, then I feel obligated to at least give it a go. As far as there being other books along the same lines out there, Norman Vincent Peale wrote The Power of Positive Thinking in 1952. :rolleyes:
Go out and buy a big pair of vise grips. Then, when you’ve taught her the lesson she needs, you can stick them on the boat and use them for maintenance.
Hey all. Haven’t had much time to do anything other than keep the house clean and hope someone will hire me. Frankly, the temp agency that I’m trying with here hasn’t got much in the way of leads for my area, so I’m probably going to have to take whatever I can get, even if it’s retail. ::sigh:: I just want to be employed.
Since I had a few minutes on my hands, I created a thread to show you our new house. In a few months (given that I get a job within the next couple of weeks), we should be able to get a few more chairs and wall decorations. I’m even contemplating learning to quilt, as there’s a quilt supply shop in downtown that’s got a good selection of neat fabrics. I already have a sewing machine, and I wouldn’t be doing anything complicated right off the bat.
Sage Rat, my worst puke experience was with Chicken and Corn Chowder. It is one of the worst feelings in the world to puke and then have to find something to rinse the damned corn kernels out of your sinuses. It even looks like puke before you eat it. Blech!
Yeah, uhm, I haven’t really read much of the MMP. I’m just popping in willy-nilly to say hi.
Nice digs nashii! I really like the sleigh bed and the chaise lounge/fainting couch. One needs a place when one has the vapors after all. Gongrats to you and Acid Lamp. All chowder looks like puke to me. So does sausage gravy. I like both of ‘em though. Ok, this is not helpin’ LiLi at all so we shouldn’t do this should we? So, in the interest of protecting her in her current pukey state I’ll add the following statement…
LiLi you shouldn’t read this post or nashii’s last post. For that matter you shouldn’t read Sage Rat’s last post either. There. Done. It won’t be our fault if readin’ 'em makes her feel all queasy.
ems we anxiously await wedding dress and house pics.
Ok, I’m all suited up and ready for this afternoon’s job interview. I’ve done my homework and am ready to just wow 'em.
hi
migraine is mostly gone - at least I can tolerate the daylight. (I felt like a vampire yesterday) I still have a dull headache - the kind that dances around on the edge of consciousness threatening to knock you over but never quite does.
I never did say congrats to LiLi or cross my fingers for the TPlays or wish luck to all the new homeowners. Mea Culpa. Sacreficial gifts of chocolate going out to all (in spirit anyway)
I was just thinking how long it’s been since I’ve had a really good piece of chocolate. Not Hershey’s or Nestle’s but Ghiradelli’s or Schafenberger’s. sigh.
Off to grab a yogurt and kill some time till the PTist gets here.
