Our summer vacation - A Dutch MMP

haze, AWRIIIIIIGHT!!! Now go find that cute coworker and ambush him! :smiley: And if you want to be really mean, send a pic of you and CC smooching to [del]the arsehat[/del] TG. :wink:

rigs, you are definitely hawt in that pic!

Congrats on the new little pastry, pie.

fcm, please don’t ignore something that gives you sick headaches. Tisn’t good!

Yo, beebs! We miss your TMI!

Update on Fay: Damn squirrelly storm is hanging on well beyond normal decency. It’s going so slow it’s nearly stopped and it’s predicted to go in reverse. :stuck_out_tongue:

Tupug

That’s a great idea. Haze, I think you should do that. :smiley:

Mornin’

I nearly overslept this morning, since I forgot that I’d reset the alarm to 8am for The Boy yesterday and hadn’t set it back to the usual 7am before going to bed last night.

Thank Og for dresses. Just slip one on, add accessories, and voila! Instant presentableness. (I’m also feeling particularly smug because today’s dress cost me all of $4 - proof positive of my badass shopping skillz)

Haze, we’ll always be here for support. Bad metaphors and all. :slight_smile: Also, I second the motion for snagging Cute Coworker. No pix needed, though. This shouldn’t be about sticking it to That Guy.

Yay for new baby, Pie! Baby girls are the awesomest… you can buy them all sorts of silly frou-frou dresses and frilly girly things (and now the feminists will beat me about the head for promoting the gender-norming of children too young to know better, but it’s still TRUE. So there!)

And if that doesn’t work out, I’m sure one of us male Mumpers will be glad to help create the picture :wink: Purely as a token of friendly help for a lady, of course…

As you still are today :slight_smile:
Good luck with the deposition.

Is too! :mad: (at TG)

Mousey, I think you and I should hold a Messengers’ Reunion sometime!

SnowBunny, ya need someone to come over and measure your feet for you? :wink:

Me, I’m awash in work, and have no life to report about…

My kitchen has been overrun with big, huge, disgusting carpenter ants.

Yuck!!!

I blame the right wing conspiracy for this.

Yuck!!!

Morning. I think. Blurf. There’s actually a good shot I’ll get this piece of shit insanely late job done today. Every time I think that, though, I either get pulled off it to work on something else, or I hit a patch that’s so far beyond inaudible that I nearly go bald trying to decipher it. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. In addition to the headlight of the oncoming train, which as usual is shining brightly. :rolleyes:

Good on yer for telling TG to go take a flying leap, Haze! Some people can be insanely cowardly when it comes to relationships, and alas, TG sounds like a classic case. At this point you shouldn’t take him back even if he comes crawling back on his hands and knees and you get certification from VH that he’s told her the truth and moved out – he’s just proved he’s utterly untrustworthy. I’m really sorry, though; I know you guys had an intense attraction. Sometimes that’s just not enough. [/voice of experience]

Good luck with the deposition, Rigs. And remember, “I don’t remember” is a complete answer! Especially cause you don’t!

Everyone else have a good day. At least it’s one day closer to Firday. Although I’m gonna take a Firday as soon as I finish this job; I don’t care what else is waiting out there, I need a day to just relax and finally get healthy! It’s hard to get when when you’re working as hard as I’ve been; it drains what little shreds of energy I’ve managed to summon, leaving none for recuperation. I’m also sick of croaking like a frog! *Ribbit. Ribbit ribbit ribbit. *

Go get 'em, Haze. You’re too good for That Guy.

After I finish this batch, I don’t have to enter in statistics anymore! Hooray for grants that put me on different projects!

Soapy, I hate ants as much as I hate ticks. I have a recipe for natural ant killer on my home computer. All I remember is that it has borax in it, which is Deathly Death for ants. Want me to post it when I get home?

I would be eternally grateful!

Spaz did those ants hold you at gun point and make you edit your post? :smiley:

Takin’ a little break. Damn sinuses! Feelin’ all achy today.

Ok, back to the work pile.

If you have trails of sawdust in the kitchen, you’re going to need something a lot stronger than Spaz’ boric acid home remedy.

Besides, I thought boric acid was good for (only) roaches.

ETA: I am a member of the right wing conspiracy, and we’re not responsible. Try those assholes over at the Cosmic Conspiracy To Piss You Off.

ETA 2: Damn. Wrong button.

Nope. It does ants, too.

I hate ants.

No sawdust, thankfully. Just huge disgusting ants.

Oh- about that right wing conspiracy… present company excluded, 'K? :smiley:

Up, caffeinated, [del]French[/del] Freedom toasted. Waiting for Firday.

rigs, ya still got it! How ya doin’? :wink:

Haze, great to hear. Wonder what weasel bo will do?

Soapy, go after the ants with this.

If she had the sawdust trails I mentioned, she’d have to. Seriously. Little [del]fuckers[/del]pests are more destructive than termites.

Is that thing called what I think it’s called?

Quick results! I remembered what website I got it from.

Kill ants dead dead dead

Soapy, why yes, yes it is! And it’s AWESOME and I’m gonna get one! I’m not sure what I’ll use it for, but I have it on good authority that this would be an excellent tool to have once the Zombie Apocalypse starts. Make sure you check out the website and hit the “break stuff” link, it’s fun!

Thanks for the linky, Spaz, I also have huge gross ants as well as tiny swarmy bitey ants in the front herb garden. I like the recommendation to grow tansy for them, unfortunately tansy is pegged as a noxious invasive weed up here and you can get fined for having it around. Ants suck!

Have fun with the deposition, Rigs, that’s gotta be one of the bigger PITA’s imaginable. Yes, “I don’t remember” is your friend! If it works for senators, it’ll work for you… Oh, and thanks for the “recommendation” on that book, it made me remember I read another in the series and liked it so now it’s on hold from the library.

Haze, you rock with powers on loan from space aliens! That schmucky little worm deserves a lifetime of substandard “settling” relationships for the way he’s treated you, and with all the karmic balance thoughts heading his way from the MMP it’s likely he’s gonna experience psychic erectile dysfunction for YEARS after this! Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy, treating our girl like that. If/when Tigs & FCM decide to break out THE LOOK, I will lend my assistance as well, along with my own version of THE VOICE, which has been known to cause a sudden need for Stayfree Peenie Pads[sup]TM[/sup] in young males. Testimonials furnished on request… :smiley:

Yay for baby, Pie! Babies make a happy in the world…

beebs! tacklehugasskick

snowbunny, I don’t recommend letting Nooner anywhere near your feet–I suspect he tickles!

I’m actually quite depressed at the moment but I’m fighting back. It will be easier once it STOPS RAINING IN AUGUST. :smack:

Taters, do get a brace for the knee, and try glucosamine and chondroitin for it because it really works. Not if you’re allergic to shellfish, though. I have a dicky knee and when it kicks up I use that stuff for a week or two and it gets all better. Helps improve absorption of water by cartilage, makes the knee more flexible and shock absorbent.

Got an update on the TeenyToes Twins, they’re gaining steadily, both are off oxygen and eating normal like and one of them is over four pounds and might be going home in a week or so, yay! On the bad side, my sis is suspecting that the mom might be exhibiting signs of either borderline or histrionic personality disorder and her family is in deep denial that any of her increasingly bizarre behavior is anything other than her “being a handful.” :rolleyes: Ain’t that grand? Send good thoughts their way, and I’m hoping their social worker assigned by the hospital notices she’s a big wiggy and gets her into counseling.

Who is this Beebs person you all speak of? :stuck_out_tongue:

Takin’ another break. Feedin’ time for da bear. Leftover lasagna. MMMMMMM…

Meatloaf, cabbage and mac & cheese for dindin tonight. Fartfest to follow. :smiley:

Ah yes rigs that classic 80s cocker spaniel doo.

I clicked on “bunny”. :snicker: