Tuesday

untouchablets

@labro agreed. What a dumb child. Still, I'd lose one piece of popcorn if it meant I'd have good luck and that alllll my dog parents will listen to me for the next six weeks lol

labro

TwoDimes said:

@eilis1228, some of the bully sticks are incredibly stinky, but getting the right brand/product helps. I've found that the beef bully sticks smell less-horrible than the buffalo ones. I also will only buy the Red Barn brand. They smell the least horrible, are good quality, and last a long time. You can get tons of different lengths, thicknesses, and shapes (sticks, slices, braids, rings, etc.). CLICK

Since Indy loves them, and they keep her occupied, we pretty much have a constant supply. Since we use them so frequently, we get the biggest size/thickness (36 inches) so they last the longest. You guys can probably get away with smaller ones for Zoey though, due to her age and size. Also, PSA: valuepetsupplies.com has GREAT deals on bully sticks and other pet supplies and treats.

Oh, and special note: "bully stick" means penis. So that's probably why they smell so bad. 

Life lesson learned....don't buy the ones from Costco and give them to your dog in a closed environment.

untouchablets

@TwoDimes I get a special kind of joy every time someone asks me what a bully stick is

labro

@TwoDimes Cinders says "Yummy."

untouchablets

@TwoDimes I live in a really snobby area so its extra fun. Once a guy asked me why they're so expensive, and I was like they're "difficult to obtain" and he kept pressing for details, "oh they're hard to make? How are they made?" So of course I had to tell him but I can never keep a straight face. He was like I won't tell my wife. Another time, a girl actually gagged. It was awesome.

wink0erin

@TwoDimes @untouchablets When I worked at a pet supply store in college and finally figured out what a bully stick was

untouchablets

TwoDimes said:

@untouchablets, how ARE they made?? Do they just chop it off and dehydrate it? When H first told me that's what they were, I didn't believe him. I literally said, "The ones we buy are 36 INCHES LONG. There's no way."

Yep, they're detached at the slaughter house. Then cleaned, stretched, and twisted, and can be dried, baked, or smoked.

minskat30

I forgot what bully sticks were until this thread!  Rajah is a bully stick waster...he chews on it for a day or two then it lays around the house in a gross congealed mess...so basically I have a bunch of dried penises hanging around the house?  Not cool, Raj, not cool.  

speakeasy14

labro

minskat30 said:

I forgot what bully sticks were until this thread!  Rajah is a bully stick waster...he chews on it for a day or two then it lays around the house in a gross congealed mess...so basically I have a bunch of dried penises hanging around the house?  Not cool, Raj, not cool.  

How does your husband feel about this?

speakeasy14

So in other random news..... 

wink0erin

AlPacina

 @untouchablets - I get logged out of TK too. I have to do something like "Log out of Beta", log back in, and then just click around on the boards for a while, then after an hour or so I end up logged in. I have no idea what part of that makes it work, but I agree it's super frustrating! Good luck with your first class!

@caseface5 - Awww, feel better soon lady!

@speakeasy14 - I also agree knee pain should not be taken lightly. What did you do to get the old injury?

@southernpeach89 - I think if it's your H's fault both times you deserve to be mad. I'm so sorry you have all this vehicle stress to deal with! I have no extra advice. I hope he appreciates that you have every right to flip the F out on him and are trying not to.

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My sister just tagged me in an article on Facebook that they're already making plans for Hamilton to go on tour. It's actually going to spend a year in Chicago starting in September as well, but since I'll have just visited earlier in the year I probably won't go back. Anyway, that's good news in case it doesn't work out for me to see it when I come to see Cats!

I was on a Facebook page with a bunch of movie/TV show quizzes last night, and the only one I scored 100% on was "Is this an SVU plot, or not?" Obviously I have priorities in my memory bank, haha.

And today is 3 months without smoking cigarettes!

untouchablets

untouchablets

@AlPacina THREE MONTHS CONGRATS!!!!!!

beachyone15

Hey everyone. Sorry I didn't respond to everyone, but I read everything! I'm just a bad friend today. I honestly feel like it after what happened last night...I need some advice.

So my BFF and her H wanted everyone to rent cabins for their combined birthdays in March. Kind of a wine-tasting/dinner/more drinks/stay the night thing. She picked out the cabins: 2 one bedrooms and 1 two bedroom. Initially H and I said we would be willing to share since we are tight on money - I had told her beforehand about some of the expenses we've had come up in the past few months. Anyway I said we'd be willing to share with a specific couple. The couple agreed.
Then last night I get another email where my BFF asked the couple we wanted to share with to take a 1 bedroom, essentially sticking us with the other couple. Let me be clear, I do not get along with this girl. I know I probably sound like a SS right now, but she's my BFF's friend, not mine. I tolerate her for BFF and I have told BFF this. I was so upset that after we had everything worked out, things got re-arranged without H and I being asked. We were now being told who to stay with.
After talking it out, H and I decided to tell them that we'll go for the whole day to celebrate with them, but would come home to sleep. The place is only 45 minutes from our house anyway. So spending money to share a cabin for a night with someone I don't really want to be around (much less have to arrange who books it and who pays the other one back, etc.) just isn't worth it to me. I emailed everyone and told them it's bc we are tighter on money than we initially thought (partially true). But I'm honestly upset at BFF for re-arranging everything to appease this girl (when she initially asked me if she should even invite her own friend bc she KNOWS she's dramatic) and leaving me out of the loop.
Ugh, the more I type the worse it sounds. I feel so bad for bailing, but H and I just don't feel comfortable with the arrangements. Am I completely out of line?
I want to tell BFF how I feel but I don't want to get in the way of her relationship with this girl. I respect their friendship, and I don't want to make things awkward. Plus, BFF and I rarely have a miscommunication like this so I'm just in a weird place right now. What would NEY do?

AlPacina

untouchablets said:

Yep, they're detached at the slaughter house. Then cleaned, stretched, and twisted, and can be dried, baked, or smoked.

speakeasy14

@AlPacina stupid teenager move.  I didn't stretch before a game one day.  I was doing one of these: 
 While midair felt a pop, landed and ignored the pain. Woke up the next day and my leg was stuck at a 90 degree angle.  Had to go to PT for a month just so they could get an MRI, only to be told that it didn't fully tear and because of that I couldn't get surgery.  15 years old and all the doctor could tell me was, take it easy. I wore a knee brace for maybe a month, then threw it out.  Still have no idea how I haven't torn it yet. 

minskat30

labro said:

minskat30 said:

I forgot what bully sticks were until this thread!  Rajah is a bully stick waster...he chews on it for a day or two then it lays around the house in a gross congealed mess...so basically I have a bunch of dried penises hanging around the house?  Not cool, Raj, not cool.  

How does your husband feel about this?

What he doesn't know won't hurt him.  I'm not telling him.  

speakeasy14

@beachyone15 I wouldn't want to stay the night either.  If they had arranged it with you, that'd be different.  But to be told to do something you're not comfortable with, no thank you. I think saying you cannot afford to stay but just going up for the day is a good compromise. 

AlPacina

@beachyone15 - If you're still going there to hang out then I don't think you need to feel pressured into paying for a cabin. That would be unfair for her to make it seem like you HAVE to stay there if you live close enough that you're comfortable sobering up and driving home. I wouldn't want to share a cabin with someone I don't like either. I don't think it's unreasonable. I'd just say I want to save money.

@speakeasy14 - That's awful! I'm so sorry that the pain comes back. I have an elbow thing from playing tennis that bugs me in dry climates. It's the most irritating thing ever, but that's hardly the same as a knee tear.

speakeasy14

@AlPacina haha I've had so many injuries I can predict the weather.  Or I'm the bionic woman.  Not sure which is better. 

AlPacina

speakeasy14 said:

@AlPacina haha I've had so many injuries I can predict the weather.  Or I'm the bionic woman.  Not sure which is better. 

@speakeasy14 -

beachyone15

@speaskeasy14 and @AlPacina - Thanks. I just don't want to ruin her birthday plans. I know I probably caught her off guard since I had initially agreed to split. But I have a feeling the girl I don't get along with wanted to share to save some money as well, and essentially kicked out the other couple.
H said he wouldn't drink (and he usually doesn't drink much anyway) so we'll be able to get home safe. Hopefully she'll understand.

beachyone15

@TwoDimes - Agreed. I really hate confrontation.

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Thank you everyone. We just need to move through this rough patch and let time run it's course. Dealing with car wrecks is stressful but it won't last forever.

eilis1228

@TwoDimes @labro Zoey LOVES bully sticks. She's still chewing on one from last week, and she's basically flattened it out and sucked all the color out. They keep her occupied for hours. We laugh at her being a fan of penis lol. They smell sooooo bad though. I gag by the smell, and then her spit and fur take on the smell, so cuddling with her is torture. @TwoDimes THANK YOU for the recommendation and link! I will definitely get some of these for her because I'm so over the stink. 

@Swazzle Season 2 and 3 were my favorite seasons. Can't wait to hear what you think about them!

@cu97tiger Meetings get in the way of all our fun on here.
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All right, meeting 1 is done, and I have a few hours before meeting 2 starts.

After the shit storm that was yesterday, I went to @audrewuh 's house in desperate need of relaxation. She greeted me with the promise of wine and spaghetti, and we had so much fun working on my quilt (she sat on her counter and supervised me the whole time lololol), chatting, and drinking wine. I was able to finish basting the quilt, and she helped me figure out how I want to quilt everything and gave me lots of solid tips for when I work on it by myself. We facetimed @swazzle and talked about how amazing Downton Abbey is, and then afterwards me, @audrewuh, and her H sat around talking until 11pm, which is normally my bedtime. I got home around 11:30, which is crazy late for me. We partied hard lol.

Yesterday Zoey lost 2 of her puppy teeth! H treated her to 2 hamburger patties. He said the doggie tooth fairy gives a hamburger patty for every tooth lost. hahaha

I have 3 meetings today and a huge marketing promotion to write, so work promises to be pretty chaotic. Boo.

Tonight I desperately need to go to the gym, and then Zoey and I will probably hang out and watch season 4 of New Girl on Netflix. H is working late, so I'll probably make a frozen flatbread pizza for dinner. I really need to work on packing too. We move in about 2 weeks, and we've packed like 2 things. Oops.

minskat30

@beachyone15 - So awkward and weird.  Why would she switch up the arrangements to make you stay with someone she knows you don't like? Did she say the reason was based on the other girl wanting to save money?  If she says anything to you about changing your mind, I would start with reminding her that you respect that she is friends with this girl but you don't get along with her friend well enough to share a cabin and leave it at that.  If she tries to play a blame game, I would shift it right back and tell her you weren't expecting her to put you in that awkward position without talking to you first and you'd appreciate it if she had given you a heads-up so you could talk to her about it before she rearranged things.  

ETA - I also think you are in the clear not staying the night.

labro

@eilis1228 Obviously we're a super serious bookclub. Did I miss it in your post? Did you get everything worked out with USAA yesterday? Or are things still in limbo?

@beachyone15 Like everyone else said, I think you're 100% in the clear here!

beachyone15

Thanks guys. I really am looking forward to the weekend and have always been able to tolerate this other girl so I think it'll be fine. Just to give you a bit of background, the last time we all got together she and her H were 1 and 1/2 HOURS late and the rest of us waited on them before we started bbq-ing. The excuse was that they were "in the middle of a fight". And when they finally arrived, there was no "sorry, we're late"; just "I wish there was still some wine left". Well, damn, we drank it all while waiting on your ass to show up.