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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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You won’t try any funny stuff, will you? I’m not in the mood for lesbian sex…she said, grumpily while dragging the blanket over her. I feel the way the Wiley Coyote looks AFTER the Acme bomb explodes.

Thanks for the cookie.
Bah. More Bah. The library I went to wants to “think about it” for a week! Like anyone needs to think about getting FREE help for 10 weeks. Double Bah.
I need to do some stuff, which I know I’m not going to. How’s that for mature and proactive and responsible? I’m going to take a nap instead. Sleep-the refuge of losers who’ll never get a library job and be stuck forever in the hospital working Saturdays and Halloween for the rest of her days…
'Ullo,** BelZ**. No idea who you are, but we welcome all to our whine time, I mean thread.

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Oh, this is whine time? good

[whimpery annoying voice]my back hurts. I have a headache. I donwanna go to PT tonight. my neck hurts. I hate Mondays. I wanna go home and to sleep.[/wav]

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News flash: VWife just called to say her daily [del]torture[/del]therapy was done, and they had her walking without the braces. :cool: :slight_smile: and : ouch :

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Interesting OP, FCM. It is good to know that different government groups can work productively together and that preparations are being made for different scenarios of Bad Stuff. Hope when something bad happens, the PTB remember your meeting and others like it and put those ideas into action.

Any news on a new job? Or are you going to have to stick with the old one for a while?

My uncle just got his knees bionified a week or so ago too. So he’s joined the rest of you in the Bionic club.

Busy weekend here. Did a bird watching thing through the community center’s adult ed program. Found out that my Eastern Birds book is woefully inadequate when it comes to north Midwestern birds, especially ducks. It was a beautiful morning out and a great time to be outdoors.

Looked at appliances in the afternoon for out hopefully-new-house-to-be and picked up a really cool engineer-y drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge to go in our office (at home). Found a good pizza place for dinner too.

Church Sunday morning and as I was getting home from that KeithT was headed out to meet the reator to make an offer on the townhouse. So now we’re just waiting for their counteroffer so we can really begin negotiating on that.

Went to one of the local parks/wildlife areas in the afternoon to enjoy the nice fall weather. Went home after that and made a big pot of spaghetti sauce. Turned out well, despite the fact that I forgot to put red wine in. Oh well. And then I went to a performance of Vivaldi’s *Gloria *at my church with a coworker. Oh and then I caught up with a college friend on the phone after that. Whew! Very busy weekend.

This morning was fun at work. :rolleyes: It looked so promising as I started a project, but a bunch of stuff was screwed up before it got to me. ::sigh:: And I found out I’d screwed up something last week. So not off to a good start so far.

But I’ve got a pot roast in the slow cooker at home so even if I get home late, we’ll have a good dinner.

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FCM, good OP. I work for local gov’t, and often joke about sitting around the office wasting taxpayers’ money. I’m glad you guys aren’t, and that concrete plans are being made for different scenarios where humanitarian aid might be needed, especially in light of the recent SoCal fires.

{{{purpl}}}

I just got back from the dr. with the results from my physical. Everything’s OK except for my cholesterol (217) and my triglycerides in particular (forgot the number, but it’s sky high according to the dr.) She said she was going to give me a diet, but then the phone rang so I guess she forgot. Fortunately I don’t need to take Lipitor or any other drugs. It’s still gonna be a bitch, though, since I love red meat and shrimp. Eggs I can do without, as I usually don’t have more than one or two a week. Oh well, off to buy some oatmeal and veggies…

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Real, authentic, manly chili is supposed to have meat, grease, maybe beer, chiles, cumin, oregano. And the meat should either be coarsely gound or in small cubes. You can put a little bit of tomato in it if you have to, for moisture. It ends up being a beefy, spicy stew in thick dark-red gravy. Yummy.

Of course, what goes into real chili is a hotly (hee!) debated subject. I’m just quoting what I remember from a John Thorne essay on the genesis of chli.

Still lounging, although I’ve discovered that my sort-of 12th century bliaut picture of a bliaut here. still sort of fits, so I’ll probably wear it and Mr. Lissar’s cloak on Hallowe’een… If I’m feeling really excited I’ll make a quick Oriental pelisse or something to wear over it. Probably not.

A sideless surcoat might be more sensible. Hmm.

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Hey, I got selected to go to jail!

Ok, not real jail, just pretend jail. It’s a lock up for Muscular Dystrophy. I set up a web page, send e-mails, faxes and what not to people, and on the day of the event, some local gendarmes, come and take me away. If I’ve made my ‘bail’ by then, I get some pictures taken, a nice buffet lunch and go home. If I haven’t, I make some phone calls, get a nice buffet lunch and go home. I get to set up a website, and e-mail people to donate. I plan to scour the Gmail address book, so all you Mumpers whose e-mail address I have, be on the lookout for a shameless solicitation from me fairly soon.

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**Purp ** - our lunches were whatever we went to get. There was a snack bar in the building that made pretty good sammiches. A short walk away, another building had a rather nice cafeteria and I ate there a couple of times. There were also several restaurants within a couple of miles.

**toadspittle ** - Calm? Yeah, on the working level, I’d think so, once the initial emotional reaction (whatever it may be) passes. As for CYA - perhaps this is cynical of me, but I fear that happens at a higher level. Worker bees are concerned with finding an answer and doing a job, while administrators and politicians seem to worry more about appearances.

**rigs ** - I’ve been in more than my share of worthless and non-productive meetings, but thankfully, not last week.

**BelZ ** - the networking opportunity was certainly one of the high points for me. Especially when it comes to things that you don’t know you don’t know, ya know?

**MamaTigs ** - I know what you mean about the uniform determining the answer sometimes. Wish I knew the answer to that dilemma.

**rosie ** - after the first day, we had a social gathering at a local country club. It was a “no-host” event, meaning cash bar. They told us there would be munchies. Yep, one whole tray of meatballs. I was impressed. :rolleyes: I did get a chance to chat with a number of folks, including some who were on the other team, so it was a nice evening.

So, I’m home. Tomorrow I get to drive to Balto for FCD’s 11:00 appointment with his surgeon for followup. We’ll leave really early and stop for breakfast somewhere along the way. Then when he’s done, turns out our route home brings us right past the clay supply store, so I foresee an exit from the expressway. It’ll make for a seemingly shorter week, too, so that’s good.

Oh yeah, and it was in the 30s this morning when I took the doggies out. BRRRR! Even now, the heat is coming on to maintain the house at 66. Quite a change from the almost-90 degrees I had last week.

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Is it naptime yet? I spent most of the day yesterday knitting. I’ve decided that I need to finish up the Lady Eleanor stole soon, so I’m 25% done with it. Only 55 inches to go! My scarf is thisclose to being finished, so I’ll probably finish it tomorrow in the waiting room. Or at lunch, if my doctor is particularly speedy.

The database is almost completed. I swear, every time I fix one thing, something else breaks. I thought Microsoft was bad, but Lotus is something else. It’s not even a recent release of Lotus…

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Yeah, we all remember how well the Lessons Learned from the exercise for fictitious Hurricane Pam were implemented for Katrina. :frowning: I hope your uncle’s bionification proceeds according to schedule, though!

Yay for VWife! She should only be wearing those ghastly brace thingys at night soon, and then not at all soon after that. Probably not soon enough after that, however, if my experience is any indication. :frowning:

Dottie, I truly don’t understand how you don’t just plain throttle MIL. If I were you, I might just move back to Australia. Or Timbucktu. Or anywhere else far, far away from her! Wow, she’s a piece of work, isn’t she?

I’m sitting here trying to work. It’s not like I don’t have a pile. It’s just that I can find distractions far, FAR too easily. Like making coffee for when Papa Tigs gets home, reheating my Cosy Soles to keep my toes toasty, petting/brushing/fussing over one of the Idiots, watching something on the TV news, knitting another row or two – the list of distractions is far more interesting than the work to be done. Even though the work is seriously interesting. I’ve just got a bad case of the Mondays, I guess. :frowning:

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W00t! First on 2!

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I am back at work and barely functioning from the jet lag

Libby the kitty did miss me and I can’t move without her following me. She has lost all her kitten fur and is now a sleek dark grey cat!

Oh well…is it Friday yet?

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Welcome back stateside, ems!

I’m just back from buying pumpkins for 3 kids. I told them it’s up to them to carve them tomorrow while I’m in class. (I hate carving pumpkins–but I love the seeds).
Slightly better mood, but not really. Nose has stopped running. Truth is, I was hoping (somewhat unrealistically) to go to this library and have them say, “start NOW, please!”. I get into such knots from just having unrealistic expectations. I’ll probably learn on my death bed to not do this. <sigh>
Not much else to add. Haze fell asleep next to me-she snores.

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One down, four to go! :smiley:

It wasn’t too bad today, though. I had plenty to do, and tomorrow I’ll be busy too. It’s when I don’t have much to do that things drag.

Heh, I had written another paragraph, but after re-reading it, decided it was a bit too strident, so deleted it. Don’t ask. sheepish grin I love you guys, even if I don’t do obligatory drunken posts. :wink:

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home
hurting
neck and back in pain.
The physical therapist massaged my shoulders and back for a good 10 minutes but eveywhere he touched hurt. Then he chided me for not losing more weight. I chide myself enough for that, thank you.
Anyway - I am going to take my meds and slide into bed. Maybe I’ll take a lovely adult beverage with me.
'nitey nite, all

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Argggghh. At 6:05 p.m., they told me the prescription my doctor’s office called in was still on the voice mail, but would be filled in about an hour. I showed up at 7:30 and, guess where my prescription was? Still on the voice mail. They want me to give them another 15-20 minutes. I’m sure Monday evenings are busy, but if they know they’re going to be busy, why wouldn’t they just give themselves lots of extra time. They’re open till 10, so it’s not like they couldn’t have told me to stop by at 8 or 9. Good thing they’re a whole minute away from my house.

So I’m here to vent, then I’m going to the library to drop off a book, then I’m going to give them some more time, then I’m going to call and see if it’s filled yet.

Oh…and hugs, especially for the Purple One.

Back later to actually respond to stuff.

GT

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New job is fine; I can do this. I am tired; my clock isn’t used to getting up at 5 am. The cats are very very unhappy about the lack of the mama.

Time for a bath and bed.

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Brrrr…I’m cold.

Tomorrow is my last day at my job. YAY. Starting Wednesday I am officially part time. dances around

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:: indignant gasp :: I most certainly do not.

I did fall asleep for real though, heh. Got home, read a bit, then zonked out.

I meant to make brownies today. Ah well. I can make 'em tomorrow.

My mom sent me stuff from home, including a Precious Moments cross-stitch I started a few years ago. The thing is freakin’ huge, but my goal is to finish it this year.

:: curls up under blankets again :: SCL, you should join us. I promise I won’t grope you.

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I have called the pharmacy. The pharmacist is ready to check my prescription out (QA, I presume). It should be ready by the time I get there. This was five minutes ago or so. I’m giving them another few minutes…

Then I’m coming home to take a nap or something. (It’s an epidemic!)

GT