Well, go me! I have been to the Pubic Sto’ and procured provisions. I bought scallops (big ones!). MOOOOOOM they were $9.99/pound on special and while that still made me cringe a bit, down from their usual around sixteen bucks a pound, so we shall sup scallops tonight. YAY! Lima beans and sweet N.O.T. leftover from yestiddy shall serve as side matter. I shall sear the scallops and serve with drawn butter. YUM!
{{{WetOne}}} feel better soonest!
A bath for Ripple is on the agenda for today.
He stinks.
We forgot to do his nails yesterday so he can get them trimmed too.
I am so glad that July is over. It was a steaming turd of a month for me.
Not that August has started that great, with me accidentally leaving the kitchen light on and my roommate coming home at 5 AM to discover I’d done so. Yeah, I guess I need to be told so that I won’t do it again, but I had never done that before. I’m usually good about not leaving lights on. Meanwhile, my roommate habitually stays up really late and doesn’t turn off all the lights until going to bed.
Then again, recently I’ve been unable to get to sleep until late, so maybe I shouldn’t complain.
Haven’t seen my husband awake in days. Right now, he’s doing 2-midnight shifts catering for the Packers training camp. They stay in the dorms at the college he works at, so they do a snack when they get to the dorms in the evening, then a “midnight buffet” of all kinds of stuff. But he’s not getting home until after I go to bed, and I leave for work before he’s awake for the day. We’ve been communicating through text messaging since Sunday night. The nanny comes in during the day to keep the kids occupied and quiet and – sometimes – out of the house so my husband can sleep and get a little housework done. I’ve talked to her more than I’ve talked to my husband. Alas, training camp doesn’t last forever.
{{Butters}} and {{wetone}}
I must admit, for a moment my brain confused which one had a migraine and which one had a UTI. I think it’s the handle, wetone.
wetone, hope the migraine subsides. {{{}}}
Butters, being a dumb bachelor, I had to google UTI…eew…hope you’re doing better.
swampy, I swear N. Ali-bama and S. Georgia must be connected, I have nearly the identical weather forecast for the next couple of days…cooler with rain. Looking at the radar, the worst appears to be to the east.
And sounds like the remodel crew is back, so need to greet them. All y’all take care.
It didn’t quite cut it? 
Mixed. The LaPort House is terrific but its 1836 and some of the “recreated” cabins aren’t ---- they are cabins but more of a frontier type than what was built on the lots in the town. Because of the LaPorts clothing and a lot of documentation survives as well as artifacts but at this point really picturing the settlement is more a journey of the brain and imagination. Archeology is also a little weak IMHO. But we are talking a small “hysterical society” (as I like to call historical societies) in the middle of freaking no-where in a place that is difficult to find. Really and truly; I’ve been running the ridges all around there all my life and even I had issues and moments of “just where the heck”. And Garmin ----- when I entered the address she had no idea where it was but when I hit “home” for the hotel the name of the street popped up on the map. :smack: Being as its basically a pure French site (no real native habitation before and no real British/American habitation after) it is unique in this country and seriously worth the effort. But go in knowing it will be an effort.
Howdy all. I feel much better. I was prescribed only three days of antibiotics so it must not be too serious.
I am at irk on the first day of the month and have more than I can do. I have to pay $135,000 to my vendors. I am about to start on that now. I have already done a ton of EOM stuff to include inventory, credit card statements, mileage…on and on.
Happy August. Hard to believe it is August already.
I miss Rosie too.
I’ve recently been made fully aware that so many of my problems have piled up in the past little while that my lifestyle has now become fully unsustainable, and since this has gone on so long, it’s very hard to break free of the cycle.
The breaking point came a few nights ago. My roommate pointed out to me just how little progress I’ve made in my life since moving here, and how I still can’t accomplish some very basic and necessary things. (It’s a long complicated story, but that’s the gist of it.) This is NOT to say my roommate is a horrible person, but that she helped me realize some truths that are so difficult to face that I’ve tried to avoid facing them for the past many, many years, and now I have a whole lot to do to try to fix the huge amount of broken things in my life.
…I could go on and on, with more detail, but anyway, because of all of this, I can’t stay in this apartment much longer. I’m not being “kicked out,” and I’m not being asked to leave immediately or with short notice, and I imagine my roommate will not ask me to leave before I’ve made some sort of plan for what to do next.
It’s for my own good, and I do need to learn a bit more about living independently before moving into a new place. I do know that there’s a lot more that I should know about being an adult at age 33. I know that this is a huge problem. Though, given my various circumstances/life experiences, it’s not surprising.
Yes, I do know I should’ve done more work on various things earlier, but this is how things stand now, I realize there are problems, and I am making steps to improve my various problems.
TL/DR Things have been bad for me lately but I think they can improve.
One foot at a time and one day and always allow yourself a small rest when you need one; or even a step back. Personally I think you will do fine with the usual bumps we all take now and then.
Midget I think you’re awesome, and I envy you for being able to do so much with your music. It may be that you will do better without a roommate or better with a different one. Either way, as Ruble says, one step at a time and you will get to where you’re going.
{{{hugs}}}
Midget I second Ruble’s advice. Deal with a thing or two at a time and things will eventually start to fall in place.
In other news, I made chawklit chip cookies just cause, well, chawklit chip cookies.
Okay, it’s a new month, and the big bonus is that today is the first day of school in the county system. (I think the cities’ schools start in a few days.)
Just got email from program management, asking me to consolidate the task order status report for July. I’m a “part time on call” employee, so whatever hours I can justify, up to the 0.18 LOE assigned to me, are things I can do, and this is one of them. The Company are moving the local office as of Monday, so I’m hoping to be needed for a few hours to help with that transition. Also hoping for a new contract or two that might allow me to go back to work full time for a few more years. (Just to be honest, I’m more tired of being broke than I was of working full time.)
MetalMouse, Weather Underground shows 20% precip today, and at least 60% every day through August 10. It’s tough to plan outdoor range time when the weather is like this. Oh, well, it is North Alabama and it is mid-Summer. Not going to complain much when high temperatures are substantially cooler than in past Augusts.
Midget, a year ago I was doing weekly counseling sessions, and it surely did help a lot with realizing that neither I nor others had been solely responsible for a bad time. It’s not that I suspect our cases are even similar. “Sometimes you eat the bears, and sometimes the bears eat you.” All the best.
Butters, I knew what “UTI” meant, even though I am also a bachelor (respects to MetalMouse). No need to explain how I know this further, as I don’t like to think about it, or the three years of doxicycline and minocycline I had to take before it was over.
George, three years?!!? Glad you’re doing better. And from you other thread, hope Mom-unit is doing better.
Midget, I ain’t very good at this sort of stuff, but I concur with the others, take it step by step, item by item, and make it your way. All of us trod different paths; you’re just a little off, but you’ll find it–I am confident you will.
Butters, glad you’re feeling better. And I miss rosie too.
They must be keeping FCM extra busy today.
The remodel folks were only here for 3-4 hours today, but the Electrician and Plumber will be in tomorrow. Had to cut another check, this one for nearly 1/3 of the total cost, as the bills are coming in.
Rain has gone away, so will get out of the house for a bit now.
Thank you, all. 
I did get quite a bit done today. And my roommate hasn’t gotten mad at me for most of the day so…
Yeah, like I said before, this isn’t actually about me trying to be “good” to try to not annoy my roommate, but trying to improve my own life.
We got good news in the mail today, my son got a scholership from Frostberg. Between the Pell grant, grant from the college, and the scholarship his education should be almost totally free. He should be getting some money from the state too.
He also has to take three online courses before classes start this month, one on alcohol, one on drugs, and one on sex.
We had a good hard rain, now the sun is out again.
Yay for SahSon!! That’s terrific! The two young guys in my office are both paying off 6-figure student loans. It’s great you won’t have to deal with that!
Yes, MetalMouse, I was quite busy. It will continue tomorrow, and into next week. Huzzah!!
Gotta forage for supper - I told everyone I wasn’t cooking. Supper will be a surprise.
We have supped. The scallops were teh nummy! We’s stuffded. I put a bunch of chawklit chip cookies in a container for OYKW to take to his orifice tomorrow. I explained that they are not a snack for the drive to irk, but to be shared. 
Dang sari they teach everything these days! I had to learn about alcohol, drugs, and sex pretty much on my own.
He is lucky that way. But I think even if he had to pay for everything it still wouldn’t come to 6 figures. I guess it depends on where you go, and if you can live at home. Community college is really cheap compared to a university, and University of MD is way more expensive than Frostburg. Living at home saves on rent/dorm fees and food, online classes save on transportation.
My friend’s granddaughter got a full scholarship to Notre Dame, without a scholarship I think it could run into 6 figures.
I was thinking the same thing, kids these days. LOL.