The Matron of Honor’s husband and I started our local chapter of People Against Organized Dancing. We’re okay with conga lines, but anything beyond that is against our rules.
Speaking of conga lines–we played a little game at the reception where the DJ had us pass a dollar bill around our table until he said stop. I ended up with the dollar, meaning that my date won the centerpiece, and I was now Table Captain. And let me tell you, Table Two had the best damn team spirit in the place. Either that, or we were all drunk and just excited to be yelling “TABLE TWOOOOOOO!!!” while making devil horns with our fingers. As Table Captain, I had to be one of the first conga-ers. The Bride had control of the conga line, and it swiftly ended up in just one big circle until somebody told her that she should maybe head to other areas of the room. I hopped out of the line when we passed the bar, as I was feeling a little parched by then.
“Honey, the folks in the MMp say Happy Birthday.”
“What’s an MMP? How do they know it’s my birthday?”
“The MMp on the SDMB. And I told them.”
“Who are these people, and what the hell else have you told them?”
Strange, one of the Google ads is this:
Virginia Beach Florist
Surprise someone w/ fresh flowers. Daily free delivery. Order today! bayfloral.com
I think the Google Ads are stalking me. The GF is working today, and she works in Virginia Beach.
Or else it’s a sign from Og.
Sean it is a sign from Og. See, when you have to explain the MMP and SDMB and the fact that you told teeming millions of folks to day is her bday, you can also say that the MMP and SDMB also told you to send her flowers. Or maybe that’d oogie her out even more. Either way, you should send flowers.
You haven’t told your girlfriend about the MMP? Shame on you! You have to, so she won’t get suspicious and weirded out when you receive cookies, or soap, or kittens in the mail. She’ll ask, “Who are these from?”, and if you’ve told her about the MMP you can say, “Oh, just a little something from my internet friends, dear.”, and she’ll understand. It saves stress.
Happy Birthday, Ellen!
I’m glad the wedding was less horrific than you thought it would be, Draelin. You look lovely in the dress, and the pose is great.
I did the Chicken Dance at the goth club on Friday. I also tried to get Driving Husband to do the Alley Cat (line dance we were required to learn in grade 7) but he doesn’t remember how to do it.
It is Thanksgiving here, and most people have Monday off, so it’s a three day. I’m not eating turkey because I worked Saturday and Sunday, and I’m working tonight. I may buy a turkey tomorrow when they go on sale, and we can eat turkey for the next three weeks. I love turkey. Actually, I love mashed potatoes and gravy, but turkey is necessary as a side dish.
I have the day off for the Columbus Day holiday and am contemplating the possibility of going in to work. What I really want to do is go out and buy a laptop, but I’ll probably be good and stay here and get some stuff done. I can get some work stuff done here, so it’ll be a compromise.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Ellen!!!
Pass the doughnuts, please.
Sean, you’d be safe to take the ad as a sign… Signing the card on behalf of the entire MMP is optional.
I love that picture, Drae! Sounds like a fun wedding, even if it did rob us of the opportunity to be snarky.
Happy Thanksgiving, Lissla, even if you have to work.
The neighbors have an emergency plumbing service truck in their driveway. Does the fact that it’s really loud mean they have a really bad emergency? These are not next-door neighbors and I can hear the plumbing people quite distinctly. It’s a really annoying drone. I’m considering it a sign that it’s time to go run errands.
Hi y’all! I haven’t been back to the MMP for a while, life’s been kinda hectic. We had to get about seven things fixed on our van. Yuck! This weekend, however was pretty good. No weddings from hell, but good anyway. The weather warmed up from the cold snap, it rained Sunday(we need rain here), all my football teams won, and we are taking our daughters to the bargain theater to see Madagascar! Oh yeah, at work, the management trainees grilled hamburgers for us! Poor things, it was before it warmed up outside, and it was raining too!
I wish we could have a MMP Dopefest. I want to meet alla you guys, and I know we would have a blast.
Now I have to go do another fun thing, we’re goin’ to the laumdromat! Woo-hoo good times!
I forgot to mention one other bit of fun from Saturday night. The wedding and reception stuff was all taking place during the second half of the Georgia-Tennessee game. I became the official sneaker offer to catch up on the game for the groom, the groom’s parents and the bride’s mother. I would say stuff like “Excuse me, bathroom break” to my table mates and sneak off to the lobby where the game was on. One time I came back in and ACBG said, “Did you go pee in the lobby?” Ok, so I’m not all that sneaky. Anyways we got found out when I passed on the word about the final score and everybody started goin’ “WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!” Jawja fans just can’t help but WOOF! when things are good.
Aww, you’re such a dear to ask. We’re still trying to work out the pain management thing. We were finding that 1 pill every 3 hours was better than 2 every 6. He tried Percocet again, but it made him sick again, so he’s taking Darvocet (I think). On the good side, the symptoms that led to the surgery are all gone. Plus he’s getting his appetite back and eating and drinking more. But the pain in his neck is worse than he expected, and he’s taken to wearing the soft cervical collar periodically during the day.
I’m hoping in the next day or two, he’ll be feeling less pain. I also hope we can get some good sleeps - he’s been having weird nightmares, and since he’s not sleeping thru the night, neither am I. His voice is still weird, but we knew to expect that, and his throat is still swollen and sore. Just lots of little annoyances that add up to general overall uckiness.
Oh yeah, and my mom got back from her European jaunt at 2 this morning. She had a good time, but she said it was tiring. Well, duh - she’s 71 and they walked just about every day of the trip for nearly 3 weeks!
There’s a “pain in the neck” joke somewhere in there, but I should probably wait until he’s off major narcotics and more willing to joke around.
I’m glad the Wedding from Hell turned into the Wedding from Heck, and maybe not even that!
I got a new car on Thursday, and had a relaxing weekend. I have Friday off so I can head out of town, so this is a 4 day week for me. Too bad I don’t get Columbus day (or Canadian Turkey Day) off, because then it would be a 3 day week, which is miles better.
You remember something from last semester? You aren’t drinking enough.
I am eating cream of potato/cheddar/broccoli soup. It’s good. I have a big pot of it so I can eat it for the next couple of days. Maybe I ought to make cinnamon buns again tomorrow. I love food.
Sean, if it’s any consolation to you, despite knowing the facts, I giggle a bit at “cervical collar” when I hear it. Because yeah, there’s too much similarity.
Now, if my cervix were collared, would I also need a leash to take it outside? I would, of course, register it and get the tags so everyone would know whose cervix it was, but it’s a pretty well-behaved cervix, and I don’t think it’s going to wander off …
It seems that there is a conservation of neck problems law in the universe. Much as matter can not be destroyed, and only changed in form, there’s a constant number of people with neck problems. One of our guild members had neck surgery a couple months ago, and only last week was free of the rigid collar, able to pass it along to FCD. Actually, the way my neck was last week, I was thinking I might have been next in line. I’ve got a string of blown discs from C3 to T2, and every so often, they remind me that the radiologist said the intrusion at C5-C6 was “rather large.”
Regarding the nausea he’s having with the meds - taking them with some light food may help. If it continues to be a problem, the doc might prescribe an anti-nausea med like Compazine.
You’d think people would think about joke potential when naming body parts. Wait…maybe they did…?
Took a nap. Read for a while. Tummy doesn’t feel so good.
I’ve gotten some little things done around the house (I have company coming on the weekend, so I need to have things clean and reasonably organized by Saturday afternoon). I was supposed to go to a movie with a friend this afternoon, but I think that’ll have to wait till tomorrow…
Glad FCD’s recovery is progressing. I know several people who can’t tolerate Percocet. Best thing is probably to try something else. Oh and cb, we’re still waiting for your answers…IIRC there are three other kinds of vertebrae.
What kind of car did you get, scout?
Speaking of cars, I seem to have a bum wheel or tire on mine. The front right tire periodically gets low. I suppose I need to get someone to look at it rather than just adding air from time to time.
