The Froofy Thread

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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(with apologies to tatertot’s POOFY thread.

This is a truly MPSIMS thread, where we can all share petty, shallow-seeming details with one another. Leave your politics, grief, outrage, angst, and fears at the door and tell Mother Mags about that new nail polish you are wearing or the cute thing your cat did or just generally what you are up to.

I’ll start. A few weeks ago I bought a sexy magenta shirt that shows off my…ahem… assets and makes me feel like a rock star. I’ve been trying to wear lipstick more, because whenever I do people tell me I look happier and less tired, but I keep rubbing or licking it off throughout the day and I’m too lazy to reapply it.

This weekend I went to see Happy Accidents, a romantic story about a guy who may or may not be from the future, by the guy who wrote and directed Next Stop Wonderland. I liked it, because it kept you wondering until the very end and I really enjoyed Vincent D’Onofrio’s performance. Marisa Tomei was very cute, but I’m getting a bit bored with all these high-strung female codependent characters in movies.

I miss my boyfriend. If I don’t have sex soon I might go insane.

Speaking of high-strung females, I miss my regular emails from tatertot.

I have $11 to last until Friday, but I have groceries and CTA fare, so I’ll make it. I treat it like a game, seeing if I can get through the day without spending any money. The art museum was free today, so I went at lunchtime and saw a sculpture exhibit by H.C. Westermann.

This week I have alternately thought of taking the Foreign Service exam, becoming a high school teacher, and starting an online journal like OmarG’s. I started a short story about 2 weeks ago and it’s all rattling around in my head but I haven’t sat down to get it on paper.

The roommate and I are getting along much better, which is funny, because our cats are getting along better as well.

So how are you all doing?

Love,
Mags

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I am doing OK here Mags,just have a bit of a sprained foot, so I am hobbled down and can’t do what I want to do. I guess the best thing is the doctor said I can go on the 'net as long as I keep my foot elevated. Other then that autumn is definetly here, the geese seem to be preparing to leave us and like you I miss me some tatertot . :frowning:

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My Acting I instructor is driving me crazy; nothing I ever do is good enough for her. Kinda funny how I’m one of the few that’s never been late, never been absent, always turns in things on time…blah. I just want to get that class over and done with.

I have a psychology test tomorrow.

I made an A- on my philosophy paper (on St. Augustine). My professor called it “depressing” but also stated, “You should study philosophy–you seem to have a knack for it.”

Saturday night is Guerrilla Theatre. I’m working the door. The theme is glam rock. I’m going to have a lot of fun dressing up for that!

I want french fries.

My English teacher and I were in Starbucks today for a conference on my paper (everyone had a conference) and we started talking about poetry and then about musicals and we started singing from Guys and Dolls and a guy at the table next to us turned around and struck up a conversation with us about the musical.

I’ve been listening to a lot of Pink Floyd, Flogging Molly, and Louis Armstrong-Ella Fitzgerald music. Diversity at its finest.

I need a date.

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My husband came in last night and said he had a surprise for the kids. I knew he had been shopping at Costco and I immediately knew what he had bought. “You bought the sheep didn’t you?” He nodded…sheepishly.

The sheep must actually be several sheep. It’s a white fluffy sheepskin rug as big as the couch. Just what we need.

I must say, though, that the kids were unbearably cute rolling around on it and begging to be made into sheepskin burritos.

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Heya mags!

I was in a wedding on Saturday. On top of all of last week’s craziness, this wedding had the added weight of the fact that the bride (one of my oldest friends) lost her dad to a heart attack quite suddenly a few months ago. So we were all very, very conscious of wanting the wedding to go perfect for her. And you know what? It did. We had such a wonderful time. She looked gorgeous, she’s marrying a great guy, we all laughed and cried and enjoyed each other’s company. My hair looked kickass–her aunt did it for us, and mine was all curly and neato.

Sunday, I had the pleasure of hanging out with Maeglin, Nymysys and Nen. Nen made dinner, and we hung out and talked and played with his cats. I learned that Nen is a domestic god (He made rosettes out of the tomatoes in our salad! None of us ate them cuz they were so pretty…) and has some damn cute cats, Nym is highly allergic to cats, and Maegs does not appreciate not being recognized when walking down the street in NYC. I also am very proud of not the fact that I did not get lost getting to Nen
s place, as he lives in the middle of nowhere.

I got a job. Part time, but it’s at a local community college, and will hopefully go full-time by the end of the year. So I can take classes free, and have some income coming in.

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Ooooh, let’s see…

I just started my new job over these last few days. It’s nice working from home. I get a strange satisfaction from sitting here making sales calls in my underwear, hair all sticking out in different directions.

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Ya want mundane details?

Here’s something new one of my cats learned a couple of nights ago. My bed is wedged into a corner under a couple of windows with old blinds, which I usually have raised about 5 inches so I don’t whack my head into them when I’m asleep. Something caught the kitty’s eye last night and he sat down on the edge of the bed, with his head in between the blind and the window. Whatever it was outside scared him and he jerked his head away and the blinds dropped and smacked into the window. Scared the crap out of me, but the dummy seems to like the sound, because he keeps doing it, over and over and over. So now I have to sleep with every blind in the house open, because he goes around whacking them all night.

I’m working from home today, but I haven’t done anything substantive yet. I spent about an hour responding to emails, and tried to call into a conference call that apparently didn’t happen, and then I gave up. I took a nap, I took a walk, I made scrambled eggs with chicken apple sausage and cheddar cheese for lunch, and now I’m pondering another nap. Of course this means I’ll be working in full panic mode from about 9:00 to midnight, because I have a deadline, but I’m ok with that.

My roommate is driving me nuts. She’s been with me for about a year now, and we’ve always gotten along fine. About a week and a half ago, I saved her life. Literally, over the course of 30 minutes she had a severe allergic reaction to some medication and developed lockjaw, her eyes rolled up into her head, she started having trouble breathing. If I hadn’t been there to call the paramedics she probably would have died. At first they thought it was Meningitis, and scared the crap out of me because of that.

Anyway, she’s fine now, but she’s gotten ridiculously clingy and she’s making me nuts. Whenever I leave she wants to come with me. I stooped to a new low and told her I was going to go to a friend’s house to watch City of Lost Children, in French, which she doesn’t speak. It’s the only excuse that works, so I’m thinking of “watching” it again tonight.

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Mags, please take the Foreign Service Exam. It’s hideously easy and you get to travel the world on Uncle Sam’s tab. Plus, we need more Dopers in the gummint. I passed the oral exam last March and I’ll be inducted in April. Plus, they’re hiring 466 junior officers next year, in contrast to the 255 they hired this year. The clearance process is also going to be streamlined, so no more waiting for a year (like I’ll be doing, no I’m not bitter, grr, etc.). At least register for the written exam. I’ll even help yuz study, really. :slight_smile:

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I do that, sort of. But I don’t get paid for it.

Heh heh.

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I bought a bed-in-a-bag today. It’s not the one I really want - I can’t find the one I really want. I don’t think they make any with suns and moons and stars. So instead I got one with a leopard print. It comes with everything, including sheets, so I have a feeling I’ll be redecorating my room this weekend.

I’ve got a little bit of a headache right now. I think it’s because all I’ve eaten today is sushi and a cheese sandwich. I don’t know what I want to eat right now, but I’ll lay odds that whatever it is, I don’t have in the house at the moment.

I need to try to get some Dopers out to my new apartment. I keep telling people that I’m going to have them out soon, but it hasn’t happened yet. Of course, if someone were to show up at the door at this moment, I would be terribly embarrassed. My apartment is a mess!

I’m working on a really neat cross-stitch for my sister’s wedding in three weeks. The only problem is that I ran out of light gray, so I need to see if I have any in some of my other kits before I go out and buy more.

My 4 month new-hire probation is over on Thursday! I can’t wait. Maybe I’ll talk lurker into taking me somewhere neat to celebrate… :wink:

I’m feeling a bit goofy tonight. Just because.

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Yes, dear. And if you would post a few pictures, I’m sure we’d all feel like rock stars too. :wink:

My mundane stuff? Ah, well. It’s been a shitty week, on more than one level.

Work is insanely hectic, and my boss is a complete moron. I spend at least 30% of my 70 hour workweek (of which it says “40 hours” in my contract, for some reason) explaining this airhead the same things all over. Stuff she could have picked up in the 8 months she’s been on the project longer than myself, I might add. Sheesh.

But that’s not important.

An uncle of mine is going to die soon. Mixed feelings: it’s been a long, hard road for him. We all know it’s time for him to go, and he wants to (and luckily, I live in a country that grants you that decision…).

But it’s still gonna be hard.

I’ve been asked to speak at his funeral. My God. I’m torn between being honoured and being nervous. I’ve spoken for larger audiences than this, but DAMN. There will probably never be a more important speech in my entire life. Weird.

On the bright side, I will be taking my motorbike exam next thursday. If all goes well, I pick up my Yamaha Diversion two days after that. And then, it’s crrrrrruise time, baby.

Well, I had to put in something cool too, right?
And I AM looking forward to it, despite of the other circumstances. Is that weird?

Thanks, magdalene. This is just the sort of thread I was hoping to encounter tonight. You’re OK in my book, even if you won’t show us your “assets”. :wink:

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Get thee to WalMart. Max Factor Lipfinity is what you need. It’s lip dye with gloss to go over. And it’s about three bucks cheaper at WalMart than it is anywhere else. Yes, it says “semi-permanent” and “dye” on the box, but it comes right off with baby oil. It will NOT come off with lip-licking, mouth-rubbing, french-kissing, pizza-eating, pulling-white-turtleneck-over-afterward, beer-swigging, or any other lip activity.

I HATE HATE HATE HATE the way normal lipstick feels, but I too look happier with lipstick on. Lipfinity’s not greasy, slimy or wet-feeling. This stuff is the BEST!

(I do not work for Max Factor or WalMart, this is a genuine Unsolicited Product Endorsement.)

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Well, just a few minutes ago, I made a silent vow to myself to do whatever I can to ensure that magdelene doesn’t go insane.

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A few years ago, I heaved our rotting jack-o-lantern down into my sloping flowerbed. Each year since, I’ve had a pumpkin vine grow, but never bear fruit. I figured it was a hybrid or something that was sterile.

Except a few weeks ago, I noticed my pumpkin vine this year has a pumpkin! Even though I neglected the plant all season, it is now my baby. I turn the pumpkin frequently, caress it lovingly, talk to it, and give the vine special drinks of water and fertilizer.

I’m so proud of it, even if it did grow in spite of me.

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Well, this isn’t exactly froofy, but what the hey. I ordered the complete set of Monty Python’s Flying Circus on DVDs a week ago last Friday, and it’s still not here! It was shipped on the 10th, but UPS is still listing its status as “Pickup,” whatever that means. I know, I know, I can’t really be angry because the tragedy is screwing up transportation all over, but still. I’ve spent a week repressing myself whenever I start to get irritated. You can only do that for so long, you know? It’s like having an itch you can’t scratch.

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Spent the past two and a half weeks bored and cranky. My job did go permanent, and I am supposed to start Monday.

Been doing a lot of talking to Airman Doors, whose conversations are the highlight of my day. I look forward to seeing his user name on AIM.

Really, I haven’t been doing much of anything except goofing off in front of my computer.

Robin

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Well, the rep managed to fix one of our lab instruments that’s been down all day so now I’m running a honking great backlog of specimens, lucky me.

On the other hand I’ve just managed to solve a nagging, months-long problem with said instrument with a few rubber bands. Ha!

Both my kitties like to chase paper wads it seems and a couple of nights ago I was treated to an energetic game of keep away from the pair. First laugh I’ve had in a month. And yesterday my shipment from Indian Harvest came so now I can cook up some yummy batches of basmati and jasmine rice. I got some interesting looking black lentils and quinoa too.

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Well, the other day I bought this pair of shoes that I really like. They are black leather, and they have this strap, with a buckle, that goes over the top. I love them, and the best part was that I got them on sale.

I have a biology lab test that I am taking tommorrow, which I really should be studying for, but I don’t really feel up to it.

I went to the doctor today and they still don’t know what is wrong with me, even though we have been trying to figure it out since March. They just ordered even more blood tests, and something called a SIT, I think. At least they are over the “Well, lets give you a whole bunch of drugs and see what works.” phase, cause that kinda sucked. :rolleyes:

I finally get to see my boyfriend after three weeks. I am so excited. I miss him so much, and all I have to say is that he had better not be wearing any clothes when he walks in that door :wink:

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It’s been 96 days since I lost my gruntle. I hate the company I work for these days, and it’s worse because I used to really, really like it here.
I have 81 days until I am fully vested. I want to find a new job so I can quit on that day.
I’m now into my 33rd day of non-stop itching and nausea. The drugs are holding me together at work, but I think I’m not going to have any stomach lining left by the time I get this dratted release out the door.
I just started living in sin with the nicest man in the world.
I have a free weeekend coming and the weather is holding on “nice”. I want to get out and rummage around in my garden.
I miss Tater, and Eve too. And Drain Bead. <sniffle>

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It’s cooling here ever so slightly - I can almost believe that autumn will arrive. When it does, I’m dragging my best friend, Betty, to various and sundry nurseries in town to get some landscape plants to gussy up my yard. We’ve been here over a year and the yard looks so ordinary. Betty has a gift for picking plants and arranging gardens, so she’ll be my guide and mentor. Can’t wait to get grubby.

And soon thereafter, my inlaws’ house will be complete and they’ll take all their stuff out of our garage, and we’ll actually be able to park a car in there again. I don’t really begrudge them the space as they’ve done as much and more for us in the past, but it’ll still be nice.

At this moment, my husband is helping my daughter’s boyfriend with his Trig homework. They got stuck earlier and I unstuck them. I hear them invoking my method from time to time… Trig identities are so much fun!!

My daughter has been driving for nearly 2 weeks and she’s always made it home in one piece - pretty soon, I’ll stop worrying, right? Right??RIGHT??