Hi guys! Thanks for all the concern, but I didn’t do Dr or CAT scan (tho Taz did look me over…) or any of that. I put a microwaved hot thing under my neck when I went to bed, and it helped. For some weird reason, I got major chills - I was freezing when I went to bed, so I wrapped up in an afghan under the covers, and eventually fell asleep. It was rough finding the right pillow height, and I woke up several times during the night, but mostly I slept well.
I did go to work, but like a dummy, I forgot to take any ibuprofen with me, so by lunchtime, I was in agony again. As soon as I came home, I got my hot pack, snarfed down some meds, and lay in bed for an hour or so. I’m definitely feeling better, but I won’t be working in the basement today. Which is fine - no one is here anyway. SIL is working, **FCD ** and daughter are looking at bathroom countertops, then they’re going to have dinner. So it’s me and the critterz.
{{{Haze}}} - sweetie, they’ve all said it all. But I’ll say you shoulda taken my advice and hooked up with **Doggio ** - a mumper would know exactly how to treat you!
Hugs to everyone else, just because. Floridians - good luck with Fay - hope you just get some refreshing rain!
rigs, I think I get what Lunch is trying to say… people don’t necessarily break up when they should, and we shouldn’t necessarily start whipping out the smelly trout just for that.
Hell, I once went 6 months in a relationship before I was willing to admit to myself that I’d run out of reasons to stay with the guy. We weren’t married, or engaged, or even living together. It’s just that, for those six months, it was easier to go through the motions of being together than it was to call it quits.
It was kind of like sitting in the bath after the water had gone tepid… it’s wasn’t particularly enjoyable compared to what it used to be, but it was better than getting out and facing the cold air.
The real issue here is that That Guy is pouring himself a nice hot bath while he’s still sitting in the old bathwater. He’s too wimpy to face the cold air, so much so that he can’t even bring himself to get out until he’s absolutely sure that there’s no chance that his nice hot bath might be too hot… or cold… or well… you know what I mean.
There. I think I’ve beaten that metaphor to death.
Good idea! This solves several problems at once, doesn’t it?
{{{Haze}}}
{{{Spaz}}}
Send some good thoughts towards Southern Girl (my other, younger best friend). She’s in the hospital right now in labor. I believe she was admitted sometime this morning and I haven’t heard anything since about 1:00. This is their first baby, a girl.
Rigs – I think I must not have been very clear before, because we basically agree… all I was saying was that what makes TG a loser isn’t his inability to break up – it’s the fact that he tried to pretend he was, with no real intention of doing so, and strung **Haze **along on this premise.
If he were a decent person, and not able to break out of his current relationship, he *should have made sure **Haze *knows this and can base her decisions and behavior on this fact (and, IMO, he should have never have hooked up with her, let alone made all the empty promises.)
All I was saying was that inability to break up a relationship isn’t evil in itself – but behaving like you have (or will) when you haven’t and won’t, is. I’m not giving him any kind of pass. If anything, I’m probably more mad than a lot of others at TG’s behavior toward Haze (hell, it’s not exactly a secret I like her!) – just for slightly different reasons.
That really stinks, Haze. But, yanno, this is one of the reasons it was smart to go ahead with the year in Korea. And, now, your options are wide open as far as your professional future goes. You don’t need to worry about coordinating locations. More hugs, of course.
And hugs for Spaz and everyone else who’s in need.
Nice to hear from Meeks, even if it’s indirectly.
Forgot to tell you how much I liked your pics, Soapy.
Ya know, that Stouffer’s lasagna ain’t bad. Made for a pretty easy dindin at least. I cooked a frozen entree. I used bag sallit. I sprinkled some parmesan cheese on some bread and ran it under the broiler. I am the slacker gourmet!
Anywho, we et and well… and ol’ y’all know who went back to his place to sleep cause he needs to be up early and at his workplace which is all of three blocks from his house.
MOOOOOOM if this persists we shall insist on a visit to the doc ok?
I took a melatonin. I thought about Benadryl[sup]TM[/sup] but the sinuses feel better. It’s gettin’ cloudy out so maybe we’ll get rain tonight.
There were no futher casualties, so I got to go home. dinner is steak, N.O.T. and green beans. My aunt and uncle are marooned in British Columbia till their RV is fixed. They sent me some pics, and it looks like poor swampy is down on his luck.
snowbunny, hope your teeth hold out till the insurance kicks in.
Hi Dotty!
I don’t need a tool to firm up my naughty bits.
All in favor of locking CR and TG in an old fridge with a rabid badger?
Aye!
Opposed?::crickets::
Swampy, that’s how I eat when I’m too lazy to cook Bachelor Chow.
For the migraine that is trying to overtake me. I rebalanced my checkbook tonight and was off by the same exact amount again. Finally, I compared the statement view to the daily view and discovered THE ENTIRE LAST PAGE OF THE STATEMENT JUST DID NOT EXIST.
Ah, got it,** Nooner**. Thanks for clarifying. I still call weasel, though.
It’s friggin’ hot in this house. I refuse to turn the air on because it’s been cooling down so well this past week, but this is the hottest time of day in the house.
Deposition tomorrow. And school for the boys. #1 son is out with my car. I cannot wait until he gets his own–I don’t like sharing. It’s a long story as to why our kids get their own cars. Someday I’ll tell it to you all.
You guys are the best. You have no idea how much your support (and anger) means to me right now. (The bathub metaphor made me smile, Mahna, but it seems accurate.)
I wrote him an email saying that he could contact me after he broke up completely with VH, but unless he makes a clean break with her, I would rather we never speak to each other again. I also told him that this doesn’t mean I’m going to sit around waiting for this to happen; that I need to move on with my life, and that it’s quite possible that things will change in the meantime (i.e., I fall out of love with him and/or meet someone else).
Also the rabid badger and the refrigerator doesn’t sound like a bad idea either.
Glad to hear/see that FCM is doing better. Sorry about CR, Spaz. Maybe Rigs will come down there to work on him after she’s finished with ThatGuy?! ducks
We had sketties tonight, with Safeway brand sauce. Uh… never buy the Safeway brand sauce if you don’t have to–even doctoring it up didn’t help! I need to replenish -a lot- of food supplies, unfortunately–from basic pantry stuff to those things that you only use occasionally. Bah!—>that is my grumpiness when I realize how much it’s going to cost!
That’s my girl. I am so proud… <mists over>
If anything, I am glad you told him in very concrete terms. I’m sure he has many, many good qualities (we know you to be a discerning young woman), but he has got to fish or cut bait here. I used to say when I was young and pretty enough (oh, shut up, I was and I know it*), that I didn’t have stand in line. I didn’t have to. Neither do you.**
If he really loves you, he will “fix” this. It’s not about him jumping through hoops for you–it’s about making YOUR relationship a priority. If not now, when?
The line forms to the left. Here, you might want this. <hands Rebo a can of whup ass>
Sorry about the Roomie situation, Spaz. He sounds like great fun at parties.
