(Old) Make Me Proud! In the MMP

Oh, man, I felt every word of that in my soul. Driving the mix-master during evening rush hour will … things will clench. And not just the knuckles on your steering wheel.

Also, 80 mph in the right lane? And you didn’t get rear ended?
How many people whizzzzzed past you with a finger salute?

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

The people who will understand the costume are not the people you’re trying to reach.

That costume, while attention grabbing, is preaching to the choir.

Sorry. I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Please still wear it. It WILL be noticed.

You need to be a mentor to the other night’s ah, entertainment.

“I drove past two gas stations gettin’ here! I just wanted mah pizza so bad!”

I wish it was that warm here.

Heh, committee decisions. I’ve got 2 racks of stools in the basement of the museum that are meant to be subbed into circulation, to replace the crappy wooden ones out there now. But they are covered in dust from the storage place. I s’pose it’ll come to me to do that cleaning and replacing. In my onboarding this morning, one of the thing emphasized was “who needs to be involved in the decisions?” I dunno, nor do I care. I just want the damn things out of the way, whether I put them on the floor or in a dumpster. I think I’ll start just doing things. That whole ask for forgiveness, rather than permission. But then again, I just started there, don’t want to stomp on too many toes.

Weird situation, I worked with them a lot back 10-15 years ago, I know my way around the building just as well as any of the current employees, but there are zero holdovers from when I last did stuff there.

JtC I thought having a gennie was to make things less stressful. Gettin hubs locked in a closet isn’t on that list. Hope he recovered from the trauma.

I think I got enough, stopped by the likker sto today. I’m up for the yeeting.

Got all of 15 ferrets here. I’m scheduled for a new windshield tomorrow, unless it’s snowing.

Thanks!

Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. Wonder how the roads are.

Ninja’ed ya, eh?

I’m EST, but I pretty much work the opposite from you Daywalkers.

Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 13c/55f with a predicted high of 14c/56f and mostly cloudy. Weather app says “I’d love to give you some fucking quote about clouds and looking on the bright side, but that’s what fucking internet memes are for.” Fair enough, it’s cloudy out there and it’s been raining. I have no need to go outside until later this afternoon.

I have the display set to tell me how many miles I’ve got before I run out, and I can see the level on the gauge too. I rarely let it go below 1/4 full just so that I don’t end up running all the muck in the bottom of the tank through the engine.

I hope there is some positive news for both of you!

That’s good news, I hope they appreciate having you there!

Oopsie I’m glad your dad’s procedure went well and he’s safely home again.

That sounds promising, I hope it works out well for you!

Not much happening here as usual since I’m not supposed to be doing anything :slight_smile: Yesterday we did have a little breakthrough with one of the cats which was nice to see. We bought an igloo bed a few years ago and put it on top of the sofa so that it rested partly on the sofa’s back and partly on a radiator. Our old cat, Ophelia, absolutely loved it - she would be in there all day, every day aside from popping out for food and fuss. After she passed away, the other cats were not interested in it - Shadow had an intense dislike of enclosed spaces, and Whisper was too big to get into it comfortably. So it remained in the living room, unused.

Cherry likes the radiator, she will quite happily sleep on it and absorb the heat. She was very wary of the igloo bed although she did stick her head in for a look and a sniff on occasion. I moved the igloo and put it down on the sofa cushion so that it was out of her way. She continued to investigate it but never did more than put her head inside it.

Yesterday, I found her asleep inside it! I like to think that Ophie has told her it’s ok and she can move into the little house :slight_smile:

Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 27 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 49 and N.O.S. We shall be bears who brunch at Newk’s for today’s main need to feed. The rest of the day will be spent in high RDOS inactivities as is our wont.

BooFae glad Cherry has decided the igloo is acceptable.

Now I need more caffeine and then I suppose I must purtify and don attire acceptable for bein’ amongst the great unwashed. The lengths I will go through to gain sustenance!

Happy Firday Y’all!

It’s a bright, sunny, cloud-free morning (at least that’s the view out my window) and temps are creeping towards 40 Ferrrets today. It’s laundry day, so huzzah for that. My mom and sister should be back in port and heading home today.

I got a rather confusing email from my internet provider about something I allegedly signed up for - they’ll be getting a phone call today. Have I mentioned lately how much hate I harbor for them?

No other specific plans, but no doubt things will happen and I’ll deal, as usual.

Happy Firday!!

I notice my junk email folder gets many submissions where Harvard is mentioned in the subject link, such as “Harvard discovers jelly beans cure hair loss” or some such. I’m pretty sure it’s probably deceptive. On first reading, one might think it refers to the august university, when in reality it’s Ralph Harvard, the next-door neighbor with 4 cars on blocks in his front yard.

Am I right? :wink:

Good morning.

It’s 42F, dark and cloudy outside. Our expected high temperature is 51F, with a 60% chance of afternoon and overnight rain showers.

BooFae, how sweet that the igloo is now occupied by a cat again. I kept Polar’s big old bed, hoping Buster and Maise would use it. It took them a bit, but they started using it.

VanGo, yay for the completion of onboarding (minus the I-9). I often make decisions on my own due to lack of clear guidance. It hasn’t backfired yet.

Welp, I got my hair done yesterday, drove to Target to pick up a couple of items, and then finally went to a little hamburger stand to pick up lunch. I would have stayed out running more errands, but my husband asked me to pick up lunch. This will sound petty, but I am sick and tired of every one of my days out and about turning into picking up lunch. It cuts into what I want to get done, and I don’t really want to head back out in the middle of the day, either. I don’t ask him to pick up lunch, I assume I can make my own if he’s gone. For example, say I want to go to the hardware store, the Target or grocery (for a few items), the nursery and then the carwash. I’ve now got to time everything to bring lunch back, and I’ve got to rush through my shopping. I hate that, and I’m sick of that. I want to take my time, peruse the selections, and maybe take a detour to another store. Once I’m back in the house, I don’t want to head back out again (quirky, I know), and I’m irritated because, ultimately, I didn’t get to all my stops and finish what I planned. Okay, verbal vomit out. And yes, it’s EVERY SINGLE time I go out. That shit gets old.

Today, I’ll stay home, dust (those stupid overhead fan blades catch so much dust), and run the rollsuck. I guess I’ll tidy my WFH office, too. It’s not messy; I like a clean desk, but I need to empty the garbage can, put away my pads and pens, and dust the desk. I have a big L-shaped desk up there.

JtC, I’m sorry about the cousin. I think it’s harder when the mind goes, too.

It’s a tropical 7 right now heading for a high of 26. I’ve been inside since Tuesday except for going to PT yesterday. I’m getting a little bit bored. Today, I will go to the chiro and then to the gym. Hopefully there is a law and order marathon on this afternoon because that’s about all my brain can deal with. I fear I’ve lost several IQ points.

Heat wave here: it’s up to -18C!

More snow predicted in a couple of days, but there’s a +1 a week from now, just as the Rick Mercer video I linked up-thread predicted.

Not a good morning all. AT&T broadband is out and the service number says it’s a local problem and should be corrected by 2pm… and since I hate trying to reply on the phone to all of you, it may be a little while before I am my usual chatty self. Meanwhile it is 15F and I need to my shopping, so that may keep me amused for a little while. Take care all.

today i will try and explain what the crew decided last night to the building manager. should be fun.

good news is that i will be off on monday and tuesday! woot! 4 day weekend! i will be hunting for a new couch. i’m considering ikea first as i hope not to spend thousands on a couch. looking at leather or pleather as lager is a very sheddy cat.

shred day at the office today. i have 3 boxes in addition to the usual office bins. good day.

fcm, i agree on ralph harvard. i do think that harvard is a screen name and not the actual name.

Is there a reason you can’t turn him down? “Sorry, I’ve got too much I have to do…”

I got to thinking about the clothesline deck that we wanted to replace. I’ve hardly hung clothes out in several years for several reasons and maybe it’s time to just tear the whole thing down. I’m pretty sure the estimate we got last month to repair it will have shot up like everything else. So instead, I think maybe we should terrace it (the ground slopes there) and put in some low-maintenance plants - azaleas and crape myrtles perhaps - with a paver path down the center so I can access everything. Plus I’ll be able to expand my veggie patch a bit.

BIL’s new caseworker is talking about a group home - fingers crossed…

Aha! That explains it.

I’ve just figured out that we are in the middle of the disaster zone. I was checking the news before heading out and came across a list of places to get bottled water and the locations pretty much circle our home.

We haven’t had any outages but I’m here to tell you folks that if there is anything more boring to drink than plain r/o water, it’s boiled r/o water. Thank goodness we have plenty of beer.

Another low volume day. The senior clerk was out, so I was doing the 100 and 200 slides, helping with the 300, and oh, yeah loading that one truck. I did my grocery shopping today, now it’s laundry and napping.

Spot doesn’t like boxes or bags, but he enjoys the dog kennel

Indeed!

On a warming trend here in Big Minnie. It’s in the teens today but will be in the 40s by tomorrow. Quite the turnabout.

It appears that the heat is more-or-less working now. The exercise room and 2nd floor corridors were pretty frigid, though.

Avocado toast using croissants this morning. I think I’ll make scalloped potatoes and ham today. . .or maybe tomorrow. My daughter is planning to visit on Sunday. Haven’t seen her since Christmas for one reason or another. Think I’ll make pancakes for the occasion.

The company that my irkplace contracts for custodial services is Harvard. So our commodes are scrubbed by Harvard folks. :wink:

JtC, I hope that the mental issues that the cousin is experiencing is temporary.

Or tell him where the lunch meat is? :stuck_out_tongue:

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, a load of jeans in the dryer, clothes in the wash, bed stripped / remade with fresh linens, towels washed / dried / put away and the apartment cleaneded. Next up is getting sheveled to pick up a couple of prescriptions and groceries.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!