You misspelled “vice troublemaker”. It’s quite apparent that I, and I alone, am the resident troublemaker around these parts.
Whew … one day closer to Firday! 
Ugh, woke up to a power outage this morning. And it didn’t come back on until sometime after noon! Thankfully, it’s up now. I tried tea this morning when I got to work - Twinings Irish Breakfast tea, to be exact, and I love it! I’m not usually a hot tea person but every once in a while I get a craving for some. That stuff is great.
Tomorrow will be the foray to the grocery store. LOL Gotta make up my list first. We’re going to a different store, which we don’t go to very often (Shoppers Food Warehouse); I’m tired of Safeway. 
I may also make a foray to Aldi’s this weekend. And I think my daughter and I will try to get to a Trader Joe’s on Saturday. We’ll see how it works out.
Well, I’m at the hospital right now where they DO NOT have free wifi. (But the hospital across town does.) Anyways, we got here at 12:00 and the surgery was supposed to start at 1:30. Somewhere after 4:00 they finally took her back. It’s a 2 hour surgery, so we should be hearing something soon.
{{Spaz}} What can I say? Sometimes men suck. For instance, TVMan knew that we would be here today, but he left several messages saying ‘i guess you’re taking a nap now.’ And when I finally called him back he just rambled on incessantly about inane crap that he had read on the internet today and wasn’t really interested in what was going on with me. I don’t think there’s a perfect man out there. (Or probably a perfect woman either.) I guess we just have to do the best we can.
::drives by::
INSANE week here between moving and being at work for 10 hours/day for the last two days. I’m actually getting out of here at 5 tonight! Yay!!
Haven’t read the MMP at all. Hope all’s well. I’m off for some much needed R&R for the next two days. Yay! See y’all next week!!
::waves::
Hi taxi!!! Bye taxi!!!
Home. Long day. Power outage at a remote computer center kept us from finishing some testing and caused a bunch of other extra work (mostly communication).
Need to go find dinner (I’m thinking Panera) and then run some errands to get stuff for tomorrow.
I hope we’re not getting Chicagoland’s weather tomorrow.
**swampy’s **dream made me giggle. I can picture it vividly.
Sorry about the drama, Spaz. Hope it passes soon.
Hugs to all.
GT
(((Spaz)))
Am typing with one hand, other holding hiccoughing baby. Nine and a half pounds. Up half a pound since Saturday.
Also, I’ve lost twenty-five pounds since he was born. I’d be more smug if I felt I’d actually done something drastic to lose it. More drastic than childbearing? Anway, must run off.
DH remains unemployed.
Darling, join the club. And I hear you on the drama, believe me. 
I just started a new yoga DVD and wow, am I out of shape. :eek: <- pain
Surgery went well. She’s in recovery now. I, on the other hand, am totally brain dead by now. And we’ve got 8 lunches tomorrow. :eek:
I need a nap.
Aw, GT, I’m sorry. That truly sucks to get that close…
LiLi, good to hear from you! Are you breast-feeding? That knocks the weight right off! We need more pics!
I’m off to go log in for the Jeopardy! tryouts - wish me luck!
Drive-by post. Tomorrow is Day #4 of DOA office PC fiasco.
Juicy tale to tell, too, of catching tresspassing morons in heavy equipment red-handed. No fire/EMS angle to this one…
Whenever I get a working office system, that is. :mad:
Sorry to hear about the job woes–of all kinds.
Re men: I’d settle for a guy who just upon occasion said stuff like “you look nice today” or “you have nice eyes” or some such. The Husband has never said that stuff to me, evah–not even when he was young and cute himself and I was -sorry, but it must be said–hot. <deep, martyred sigh designed to invoke guilt and pathos in all who read it> So, all the guys reading this: go find your wives/S.O.'s/GFs and tell them they look nice, dammit. I’ll know if you haven’t.
Am off to bed. I couldn’t get Devil in the White City (someone ELSE had checked it out. I must complain to the Management), but I got a book by Paula Poundstone and a novel by Laurie Notaro–I’ve read and loved her nonfic, so… But I will finish Austen first.
Work called a few hours ago. They were going to cancel me (yikes!), but a staffer decided to take a day off so that I could get some hours. Wasn’t that nice? I work with nice people.
Can I play in the MMP? I’ve always wanted but wasn’t sure how to join up. Y’all seem like a fun group.
Anyhoo- pin me in Middletown, CT
I have two cute cats… does that help get me in?
Sorry to hear that, gotti. I sure hope the next one works out.
Yes, LiLi, your minimum photographic requirements are going unmet!!! (I’m sure tnc will understand.)
Back from Target, where I obtained plates and cups and plastic silverware (heh) for tomorrow’s retirement fête.
I decided to have some quesadillas and a banana for dinner instead of going out. Now I need to work on Valentine’s Day stuff because I spent last evening on the phone with my brother instead of doing further set up for list creation.
Hi ITD, there are lots of fun people here. If you’ve read any MMPs at all, you know that chocolate love offerings go to FCM and beerverages go to a number of the men (they’re not here right now, though, they’re busy saying something nice to their SOs).
rigs, I believe swampy has your book.
Back after a while, I imagine.
GT
Nothing helps you get in because nothing keeps you out. We’re very open minded here. You just can’t “diss” another MMPer in the MMP. (feel free to Pit any of us).
Cats help, I suppose. If you claim to have cats, you must post pics.
And now I’m really off to beddy-bye. Good thoughts sent your mom’s way, Pie.
IF you feed one to the squid…
Howdy BigWhiteTowerDweller. All ya gotta do is post and you are a cool kid. Welcome! Ok, we gotta work on the nickname but that’ll come with time.
Moooooom that’s why we had milk instead. 
I need to figure out just what “dark cinnamon” is. So far I have not seen it on any paint charts. It does sound like a lovely shade tho, don’t it! Puggy you must be a dang good room painter for me to hire you all the way from Flahrdy. rigs it’s your fault. You checked that book out to me. So There! And yep, Gnat is a lil’ (or should we say big) ol’ cutie. Congrats on the weight loss LiLi if’n that’s what I’m supposed to say.
gotti sorry about DH’s job. He’ll get one soon. He’s gotta feel good he got that far with this. Just shows the right one’s nearby.
Ok, off to have a beerverage and unlax a bit before beddy bye time. I got stuff together to go do this interview tomorrow. I probably don’t want the job but curiousity makes me wanna go do this just to see.
Nitey Nite Y’all!
Stop it! right now!
My neighbor has an annoying cat… would that count? 'Cause I ain’t giving up on of mine!
Nicknames, huh? BigWhiteTowerDweller…?
Any other suggestions?
What’s the best way to post pictures- advice?
Hugs for spazzy.
Pie, go nap.
taxi, I need a location.
white phallic-shaped denizen I will add you to the list, now I require cat pictures. That’s your fault for invoking the subject.
Oh, and now for you…
Listen buddy, you are the Threadkiller, but as far as “troublemaker” goes, c’mon pal, which of us has actually been whacked with the ban-stick? That’s right, I gots street-cred!
As far as you go, I’m sending you away on the map. You’re not allowed back without yak jizz!
Now that I have surely scared off the newbie, I’ll stop.