Blurf. Tired. I slept! Honest!! Why am I tired? :whine:
At least I’ve (mostly) stopped coughing, and my voice has gone from a scratchy basso profundo to a slightly mellower baritone. Hey, I may take over Pavarotti’s spotlight yet!
**Aleq **-- yay on inexpensive shopping!
I’m trying to figure out how far it is from here to the nearest Target… but failling. I think my problem is that I’m failing to take the curvature of the Earth into account here… :o
**Haze **and Rigs, I’d totally enjoy documentation of the two of you meeting…
Shout out to **Nava **-- terrible crash yesterday at Madrid Airport :(, my sympathy to you and any other Spanish dopers, and I hope everyone you know is OK!
Happy Thursday to everybody – one more day before Firday! (Except for **Dotty **and me, for whom today is Firday. Nyah! :p)
I think, by public transport, we’re probably an hour and a half away from Costco- but only a thirty-minute drive. I can’t imagine trying to take the subway home with a Costco shopping trip load of stuff.
We are very very far away from both Target and Trader Joe’s It makes me sad.
Hmm. We’re tentatively looking around for a slightly larger place, with a second bedroom. For the child. Not that I don’t enjoy sleeping in the livingroom. Anyway, good Mumper vibes would be appreciated.
My wandering headache has wandered back around again. It started at about 4:30 this morning. This has been going on for over a week. I wish it would quit already.
I almost slept thru the night, but my internal clock still likes to rouse me at 4. Weird. I managed to stay abed till 6, so there’s that. Critters have been tended to, and I’m enjoying a few minutes of solitude before I hit the shower and get ready to go to the Dr. I need to leave here a little before 8, I think - maybe earlier because I’m not sure about the traffic.
Strange as it may sound, I’m glad I’ve still got the pains in my neck and head. I’d feel like an idiot going to the Dr saying “Well, the other day, it felt like this, but now it’s all better…” I have noticed the pain is more pronounced on the right side - in fact, I’ve got a pounding inside the right side of my skull. I’m going to avoid pain meds till after I see him, too. No sense in masking symptoms.
It’s lovely and cool again today - just 60F when I took the dogs out - very odd for mid-August. Not that I’m complaining - after 2 months of electric bills over $200, I’ll take what I can get.
So that’s it. Dr, then work, then back home, then Firday at last. It’s been a weird week.
Here’s hoping that there’s a good deal on an apartment not too far away, LiLi.
Almost forgot again: Hi beebs!!!
Yay for the low-priced wedding get-up. Dunno why anyone would thing a sash was appropriate with that dress, Smartie. It’s lovely as is. Maybe the bride will change her mind when she sees it on the big day? Cool shoes, though. And pretty dress for you.
Sorry for Mr. Taters not feeling well. I was feeling kind of icky for a little while last night, but it seems to have passed.
Up and at 'em so that I can get to work early. Think I’m going to have to bring my laptop home tonight so that I can get one of my must-do’s done before the end of the day tomorrow.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up, caffienated and purtified for work. On the plus side, the sinuses are not as achy this mornin’. We should be gettin’ some rain from the outer bands of Fay if and when she makes up her mind about what she’s doin’. Weird storm that one.
MOOOOOOM here’s hopin’ the doc can tell ya what’s wrong.
Feel better Mr. Taters, Special1, CutiePie, BioRosie and all you other not feelin’ well folks.
Yay on the cheap shoppin’ SmartiePants. Tell daughter that the resident gay fashion maven says the shoes (hers and yours) are f-aaaaaa-bu-lous!
Ok, one more cuppa caffiene and then to the place with all the bricks and mortar I go today. Just so BBBobbio knows that I do that from time to time.
Bluuuuuuurf. I slept right through my alarm clock, so I missed the Y today.
I absolutely despise home improvement projects where my wife is involved. She gets bitchier that usual, and I can’t ever doanything right even though she doesn’t know which end of a paintbrush to hold on to. Even worse is the budget creep, when she decides that whatever was planned for isn’t good enough, and my wallet is limitless.
If you’re wondering what I’m talking about, our one and only bathroom is getting made over. The whole process is making me contemplate becoming a widower.
Afternoon all! I’m having a good time with the new job, I’ve actually got lots of things to do and it’s not all photocopying! Mind yo, yesterday I did get to go for a wander down to Central Printing on campus with some stuff that I needed to get printed for our new intake of students. I was very surprised when the guy came to deliver it this morning, wasn’t quite expecting it so soon.
Good luck apartment-hunting, LiLi - are you going to make poor MopNat sleep all on his own?
Feel better, sickies, and don’t feel the need to spread whatever you’ve got over my side of the pond. I had a migraine-type headache yesterday morning and very nearly didn’t make it to work 'cos I couldn’t stand up without the possibility of throwing up. Not nice at all. Luckily it passed off fairly quickly and I was in the office by 10am.
Last night was a late one, we went to the pub for beerverages although I must admit I wasn’t bothered much by it after last week’s severe case of alcohol abuse! Got to bed late, got up early, am officially tired.
Today is my Firday. I only have to work two hours and then ten hours over the weekend and my 20-hour “I can’t do simple subtraction” gap is filled so I can start doing churchy work with a clear timesheet next week.
In the excitement of Peter killing his first mouse last night, I forgot to post some fortunes from Cramped Buffet.
Mine:
There is a prospect of a thrilling time ahead for you
Toy Roommate’s:
People are attracted by your delicate features
Good diagnosis at the doctor’s FCM!
Good luck finding Mr. Nat No Night-Night his own room, Li-Li!
*chases **Pie’s *headache away
Hi beebs! I miss your trademarked TMI.
Yay for money-saving Smartie! (and I agree with your daughter. Sashes are for little girls.)
gt, here’s a link for my blog. I have no objections to being linked from the Mumpers’ blog either.
I’ve been bad, though. It hasn’t been updated in nearly a month - I’ve been procrastinating on uploading photos of the cake from this weekend, and before that I’d just been feeling blah overall and somewhat uninspired by the time I dragged my butt home from work. Hopefully my week’s vacation will kickstart me out of that funk.
Good luck with the apartment hunt, LiLi. Are you guys thinking of staying in the Beach, or venturing to a slightly cheaper part of town? I’m pre-emptively offering moving assistance, should you need it.
I’d appreciate some non-rainy thoughts today and tomorrow. We’re having the roof done, and I’d rather this didn’t drag on any longer than needed.
Last night was quiet in the House of Mouse. I mostly sat around and worked on knitting my new fun scarf (which will theoretically match my new fun hat and mittens…as soon as I figure out how to make a hat and mittens…) while I loaded CD’s into itunes. I hope to have them all loaded this weekend.
Work seems pretty quiet today. I have a lunch meeting with a vendor at a pub a few blocks away. :: cheers :: for being taken to lunch!
Way to go PeterCat!
I hope you feel better soon Rosie, FCM and Blue.
Good luck home hunting, Lili.
Great job on the cheap shopping, Smarty. I noticed last year when I was looking for a bridesmaid dress for my Aunt’s wedding that David’s Bridal tried to push a bunch of accessories that I didn’t want. Is the bride susceptible to that sort of thing?
My God. You’re offering moving assistance? We haven’t done anything nice enough for you to deserve that! We let you buy us dinner! And yes, we’re thinking of staying around this area, or slightly upper beach, because a) my parents are here (free babysitting), b) it doesn’t make sense for us to have to ttc to the dojo and to my work respectively (it would be more sensible for me not to go back to work than to pay $5 roundtrip plus travel time), and c) it’s walkable and we don’t have a car, I don’t drive, and taking the kid on the tranist plus shopping is a pain.
I just called about a place that didn’t have a price posted. $1400. Nope.
I didn’t see the pit thread. Thanks for letting me know about it. Everyone really should MTOB. I think the anonymity of the internet allows people to say mean stuff they never would IRL. I just don’t really get why people can’t live by the rule of “Don’t be a jerk.”
Good for Peter Cat! Our cat can’t catch anything larger than a moth. Which is probably good since we have a hamster and don’t want her to eat him. She’s very curious about him, but he’s completely oblivious of the threat that a cat poses so he just runs right up to her and whacks her with his tiny little paws, and she’s taken aback enough that she backs off. It’s really pretty funny to see a couple-ounce hamster chasing off a 9 lb cat.
Glad the new job’s going well BooFae! So no new TinKnickers yet?
Over the weekend we had buckwheat pancakes for breakfast, and I put the leftovers in the freezer. I took one out for breakfast this morning. So then I get in to work and one person brought cinnamon bread, and someone else brought donuts. :smack:
Morning, all. Blurf. I stayed up waaay too late last night trying desperately to get this (*&#$ thing done, didn’t quite make it. So I’m finishing it this morning.
Then I’m going on strike from working for at least 24 hours.
Hugs to all the Mumpers, for whatever reason may be most appropriate!
LiLi, it’s the least I could do - moving sucks under the best of circumstances (I should know, I’ve done it over a dozen times in the past 10 yrs), and you’ve got a small child thrown into the mix. I’d probably have a nervous breakdown under those circumstances.
Also, don’t forget we have the same desk… and I’ve had to move that sucker in and out of three apartments (or rather into three and out of two). Best thing I ever did with our last move was pay three burly men $400 to deal with the damned desk, plus the rest of our kit and caboodle.
And since it’s obvious that I wrote my first post today before I’d had some proper coffee, here is a actual proper link to my blog. :smack:
taxi, that sort of article makes me see red. For all that we’ve moved ahead in women’s rights, people still seem to believe they have a right to comment on intensely personal choices - whether it’s becoming a stay-at-home mom (oooh, such a waste - don’t you want to do something meaningful with your life?) or choosing not to have kids (but who will keep you company in your old age?). I don’t feel particularly unfulfilled or empty, thankyouverymuch.
I’m going to stay out of the Pit today. Might say something I’ll regret.
I’m not soliciting any hugs for this. I found out reading the paper that my great uncle died yesterday at the age of 93. He was my grandmother’s little brother, and a very funny guy. At granny’s funeral, I heard many stories of a wild child and young adult life, many of them involving sticks of dynamite he had for stump blasting and unsuspecting people in the outhouse.
When I tried to take up deer hunting in the years before we moved east, it was his farm where I went.
He was #4 of 5 kids. He has one surviving brother. Of the four who are now gone, only one, my granny’s sister, failed to make it into her nineties, and she made to 80 something.
Clifford, you’ll be missed. Family reunions will have a little less laughter in the future.
