[OLD] There's a Spring in Your Step - A Seasonal MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Yeah, I do actually know about them, but as Kitten said, with the our aging populace, you never know. I’ve looked at some online for ideas, but I’m wary about pulling anything directly. I’ve got several artist friends and I don’t want to steal someone else’s hard work. But they have given me some ideas that I’m just trying to figure out how to incorporate into a whole.

It helps that I’ve suffered from depression most of my life, so while I can’t make it better for them, I at least can understand. They’re a good kid, though, and doing what we can to support them is one of the reasons I was put on this earth, or so I’m convinced.

I’ve been a brunette for most of my life. When I was younger, I don’t think it did much for me (though the various red shades looked fantastic on me). I’m hoping an older me will be able to pull off the blonde-turned-turned-non-natural-colors better than 25 year old me could.

The last time I got one I was drunk, stupid and with my ex the night before he was getting married to someone else. Like I said, drunk and stupid. I’m hoping that the pain of this one will stay out of my mind like that one did. :slight_smile:

Today has (again) been a busy day. I was able to find out what was going on with my dad, which wasn’t as bad as I was afraid it was going to be, took my husband to the doctor to find out what’s wrong with his foot (verdict: we still don’t know), chatted briefly with my crush/friend where he video called me to cheer me up by letting me see his niece, who is the most adorable 1 year old I know. Tomorrow is going to be another busy day filled with more appointments and driving people around. What I really want to do tomorrow (but won’t be able to, most likely) is make peanut butter eggs. I’ve had the recipe for a few weeks and haven’t been able to due to lack of room in the fridge to chill them. Now that I have the room I don’t have the time. Isn’t that always the way it goes?

Right now, I should be going to sleep. But I keep getting pulled back into reading a lot of the old threads I participated in. If I keep yawning the way I’ve been, though, I’ll be asleep on my keyboard.

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Tonight’s “awww” story from work: got an order for just fried cheese cubes, nothing else. Okay, cool - they’re tasty (hell, we make 'em for ourselves; if a restaurant’s staff cooks something for their own breaks, you know it’s good!) so when the guy pulls up, I made a little comment about how, “Oh, yeah, they’re kinda addictive aren’t they?”

He goes, “Yeah, my wife loves them.”

I thought, OMG, this guy drove through a drizzle just to pick up a single side dish. (That’s all they ordered, and I didn’t see anything else - see below - in his car.) I thought, awww, that’s twu wuv right there.

… and as for the “other food” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people with a Little Caesar box (or a stack of them) on the passenger seat. I asked my manager the first time (“Why the hell are they getting pizza from two places at the same time?”) and she told me - and this has subsequently been confirmed by thr customers themselves - that they get the Lil Caesar for the kids, and the “good” pizza (from us :-D) for the grown-ups.

OH!! And I ran the ovens for a while tonight - I need lots more practice, and frankly, to get my confidence up - but I baked FOUR pizzas by myself (well, okay, under my manager’s watchful eye and occasional tips) and I didn’t rip or burn or drop a single one!

She congratulated me, and I quipped, “She CAN be taught.”

Wish me luck tomorrow, Dopers - I go back to the DMV, or the Secretary of State, or whatever the hell they call it around here, to try yet AGAIN on this whole “driver’s license” groovy thang. I am not entirely confident that I have the correct and valid documentation, but I’m basically gonna throw everything I have at them and go, “This is the best I got.”

In better news, Gentleman Caller made some noises today (okay, texts) about maybe coming over tomorrow. Perfect, I thought, I’ll already be wearing a bit of makeup in the hopes of getting a D.L. picture taken.

So, he can either help me celebrate, or console me.

Oh, and we had a bunch of lettuce that was chopped for the day - it has to be tossed each night - so I brought home a clamshell full of crouton- and dressing-delivery leafies.

How very healthy of me! (Not really, imma drown that stuff in Thousand Island and croutons, and it’s just iceberg, but hey! Salad!)

Plus, one of my co-workers sliced a cucumber to share, and I had, like, three or maybe even four slices.
Promptly got the cucumber burps, as per the usual, but man, how healthy of me!

(Y’all clutching your pearls and/or rolling your eyes. I can tell!)

There is one alternative, but you may not like it …

My only quibble is - based solely on how you wrote a single post, so I could be way off here - all I got was how much YOU liked the place. Was she as enthusiastic about it as you? Cuz you didn’t say anything about that.

Put another way, it sounds like you want a gift card to there! :slight_smile: A gift card makes a lovely “thank you” just make sure it’s for something the recipient is enthusiastic about, and don’t let your starry eyes make you think someone else wants what you want.

Does that make sense?

Any decent tattoo artist can draw better than most average mere mortals.

My suggestion is to set up an appointment for a consultation only. Sit down with a reputable artist, and explain your ideas. Bring sketches if you want, but be prepared for them to whip out a tablet (or pen and paper, if they’re really old skool) and start drawing based on your suggestions.

Once they understand what you want, they can often fine-tune the design in amazingly beautiful ways.

If not, walk out and find another tattoo shop! It’s your skin; once you vibe with someone and they create something you love, it’s go time!

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I honestly don’t care what my spousal unit does with his hair - as long as he avoids he dreaded comb-over. But I absolutely don’t want him to shave the beard. He did that once about 30 years ago and I hated it - I felt like I was married to a stranger! He didn’t like it either, and life soon returned to normal.

This is the main reason I don’t like baths - I don’t feel clean after unless I have a shower after. Well, that, and our tub is too short and shallow to permit a proper soak. I miss our hot tub.

Not going there… not going there… :zipper_mouth_face:

I know what she means, tho. We had a 19" set in the bedroom, and I figured out a 32" was the biggest that would fit in the space between the two closets, so that’s what we have now. But the old one is in my studio, maybe to go to the boat, and it looks like it belongs as a laptop screen! Our main set is 55" and it suits the living room nicely.

Wouldn’t you know the day I can sleep in, I wake at 5:30! It’s going to be a long, crazy day.

This morning will be filled with laundry and cooking - I plan to make a batch of chili and a batch of sketty sauce. When I was digging in the freezer last night looking for ground beef, I came across THREE bags of pulled poke that I didn’t know I had - now I have 7 or 8 bags - and a meatloaf, so I have three of those now. I think it’s time to stop buying meat and find our meal protein in the freezer.

Anyway, we need to leave around 3 to go to the airport - MIL’s flight is due in around 5 and we’re at least 90 minutes away. I’ll drop off FCD, then plant myself in the cell phone lot with my tablet and wait to go pick them up. We’ll stop, probably in Bowie, to have supper, then head home. I figure by the time we get her to the apartment then get ourselves home, it’ll be after 9. So long day…

FCD got the engine started on the boat and there were no fuel leaks, so he’s happy about that. Now we just wait till the boatyard manager tells him he can bring it over to get the thrusters installed. Which means the heavy physical work is about to begin - lots of waxing, sanding, buffing, and suchlike. Weather permitting, of course.

I’ve been in search of a bathing suit for some days now, and finding something I like, regardless of price, is close to impossible. I have to say, I find it hard to believe that people buy suits that cost $150 and up. I saw one on Lands End’s site that was over $200! For a swimsuit?!?!?! Am I missing something here?

I really like the one I have, but somehow the stretchy fabric across the back got all stretched out and now there’s an almost transparent area - dammit. No huge rush, but I will need one in a couple-three months. So the search goes on.

And the day begins - Happy Thursday!!

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 51 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 84 and N.O.S. for the day. The big item on today’s agenda is yahd irk. The back yahd shall get done at the very least. If motivation is still there the front will get tackled. If not, it’ll get done tomorrow. What? We’re retired drains on society and can be just as productive/unproductive as we like. Outside of that 'twill be the usual sloth and general overall uselessness. Sup shall be grilled steak and sallit. Love to slice up steak and serve it over sallit! Oh and cheesey garlic bread just cause.

shoe appropriate/inappropriate appendages crossed re the DL. Hopefully GC will help you celebrate.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.

Happy Thursday Y’all!

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Good morning all! Supposedly it’s 56F/13C, but it feels a lot colder than that in my bedroom. It’s always incredibly cold in here and makes it really hard to want to start the day. But, the high is supposed to get to 71F/22C today. I swear, Mother Nature is going through menopause.

I’m trying to remember that at least today isn’t as early of a start as I usually have. CtE has an eye doctor’s appointment at 9 something today. Instead of leaving the house at 6:30 to make sure they’re at school by 7:30, I’m planning on leaving around 7, 7:15. They have to have blood work done for their pediatrician so we’re getting that done first. And I need to pick up medication while I’m over there. (Writing these things out makes it far less likely that my Swiss cheese mind will have something fall through the cracks). I like having everything through one location and Vanderbilt has almost everything my family needs, but campus is big and walking from this place to that and back again can be a pain when you’re on a time table. Ahhh well, everyone’s got their own frustrations and, in the grand scheme of things, this is tiny.

Now I should probably go wake CtE so they aren’t super grumpy as we walk out the door. Hope everyone had a great day!

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: the storm finally broke … for now one might be coming in next week

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little caesars was pretty good 30 years ago then the original owners sold it in the early 90s and it almost disappeared … and now it’s come back as fast and cheap slop that the 6th grade cafeteria pizza day gives it a run for its money…

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Good morning everyone.

It’s currently 45 degrees, dark and cloudy with an expected high of 48. Rain will move in later this morning and the day will contain periods of rain followed by rain showers, followed by rain.

Yesterday was an in-office day so it felt extra long. The morning commute was easy, however, the commute home was a PITA. There was a left-lane vigilante who refused to move over and was holding up a very long line of cars. Any time there was enough of a gap to pass on the right (we were on the freeway), he/she would speed up. Such assholish behavior!

At any rate, today is my Friday and I am pointedly not making any plans for the coming weekend. I may or may not indulge in some retail therapy. I may or may not take a drive somewhere.

For whatever reason, I cannot log into my Xfinity account. The page just times out. I have internet, but I just can’t get to my account and check my email. I’ll check again in a few hours and if I still can’t log in, I’ll have to call them.

Baker, I’m glad your healing is progressing. I’m sorry to hear the injury was so severe though.

Yesterday, my two bosses saw me insert some steel 'neath the velvet, as it were. We’re trying to plan a state-wide meeting and I started the process in February. On the 1st of March, we had a meeting with the folks responsible for contacting venues/hotels and obtaining bids. Since then, it’s been crickets. On Tuesday I sent an email to the folks we met with asking where we were in the process and pointed out our meeting is scheduled for May. Yesterday morning, I got a response with a little table showing they had left messages or received no response from venues and hotels. However, the table showed places we specifically did not want and left out others we had asked them to check into.

My response was professional but firm, but there was no doubting what I thought about their efforts. Both my Deputy and SD were copied so they know what’s going on and both had no problem with my response.

I need to tidy the kitchen before I start my work day. I hope you all have a good day.

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Dunno why, but my gut feels off today. At one point, I feared I would vomit. Not sure what’s going on. I just wish my stomach would settle. And I’m glad I don’t have Tobias today.

**FCD ** is still abed but I need to shower so I may wake him. Or not. The day isn’t starting well…

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Showered and dressed, and I did puke a bit. Feeling marginally better, but I may not accomplish anything today. I can manage sitting in my recliner.

Dammit. I don’t have time for this.

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Morning all. Stayed in the bed until nearly 8am, then up and need to get over to the Wal-Mart for some stuff and get my exercise in before the 6:30-7:30 soccer practice. Otherwise we’ll see what the day brings (right now it’s bringing warm temperatures, it’s 70F heading toward 80F for the day).

FCM, hope the stomach bug departs soon. Safe airport travels.

Taters, good on ya for politely telling those folks to get their heads out of their as…behinds and making sure they know the bosses are aware of things. Bet you get some action real quick now.

I’ll have to remember that line; I do my best not to be that person, but I think we’ve all encountered them before.

swampy, have hardly looked at my yard, I refuse to mow before April (Tradition!!) and the back fence section that fell down is still waiting for repair, so we’ll see. But with all the rain and now warm weather, I suspect I won’t be able to ignore it much longer.

Shoe, good luck twice…with DMV and GC.

JtC, Vampire Cat!! And Hubs does need to pay a little bit of attention to his health, doesn’t he? And I’m loving the Tai Chi salon stories.

flyboy, sorry for the TV outage. Hope it is repairable. I have a 36" (I think) screen in my bedroom so it’s not too much of a change.

OK, need to dress appropriately for Wal-Mart (I’ll leave that to your imaginations) and procure some groceries. All y’all take care.

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Small sort was OK. Today’s loading adventure was Surepost(which is where UPS pays the USPS to deliver packages the last mile). But this one was different. In addition t 4 Gaylords, there were 2 other stops. One small one, and The Body Shop. which was the problem. 1. it was returns, so it was a bunch of used, half filled boxes(not good for stacking). 2. Thee was enough for an entire pig by itself, instead of sharing one that half full to start with. A bunch is gonna be late.

I have fond memories of 5th Grade pizza. Maybe because the rest of the “food” from the New Hanover County school system looked and tasted like something that dripped out of some eldritch horror’s left nostril.

Feel better, FCM

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Sometimes, that’s the best solution: eject whatever is irritating your tum-tum, along with all the bile & excess stomach acid that often accompanies an unhappy tummy.

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Puked again. I’m freezing. Think it’s time to crawl under the electric blanket.

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Wifey has one like that. She used to wear it to the pool for water aerobics, saying that nobody wanted to look at her 70-(mumble-mumble) year old butt. I would remind her that I enjoyed looking at her butt, which just seemed to make her mad. I can’t win. :roll_eyes:

I know what you mean about bathtubs, BTW. They aren’t big enough for any semi-adult human. Most of them aren’t big enough to wash a large dog. I think they’re a cruel joke.

Glad to see you around these parts again Baker, and glad you’re healing up.

We’ve been out of town again, so I kept up on my phone, sorta, but have the memory of a goldfish, so this is what you get.

Later.

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And I just emptied more of my innards. If you’re keeping score, I’m in my 3rd pair of unders and sweat pants and socks. I shan’t be more graphic than than. But apparently brushing my teeth triggers vomiting.

FCD is home. He got the generator running so that’s a win. And he picked up his glasses. So he’s had a good morning.

Wish I could say the same.

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{{{FCM}}} I hope you get feeling better. I’ve been there and I really feel your pain.

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I’m the bad mom, apparently, because I’m making CtE stay at school instead of coming home again. I just can’t deal with them right now. I’m also casting around for something to distract me and that just doesn’t seem to happening. Nothing seems to scratch my itch. I think it’s just the general blahs of today. The one good thing is tomorrow, I should be able to make money by exploiting involving BtY in a study about Autism and Depression. Money is good right now.

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I really hope you get to feeling better ASAP, FCM.

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Dammit. That was a fast, solid - and very nicely said - “nope.”
:frowning:

Home again, still rollin’ dirty, and G.C. is checking himself into urgent care (“what, you can’t find a sympathetic nurse around your work?”) with respiratory crud. Sez he doesn’t have the 'Rona … from what he’s been describing, I think he has the flu.

Monkey won’t shut the f up, so he has been kicked out allowed outside to roam the backyard for a bit.

So, an aging white lady has this for her current soundtrack (skip to around 1:30 for the joke)