Fri-yay

VarunaTT

I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad it's the end of this week and I'm just white-knuckling it to 5:00.  Maybe 4:30, we'll see.

No big weekend plans.  Apparently my mother has bought me one of those flat wall Christmas trees and wants to come over on Sunday.  I told her my moods were still really all over the place and I'd let her know Saturday night if that would be okay.  Then, I got into an argument with a good friend last night b/c some new woman coming out with us (who admittedly I do not care for), came running up to us and said, "My gay besties."  NOPE.  Don't use that language, kthaxbai.  Then, after I explained to her 2 times why it was not okay, she asked me to explain again and I said No.  Then my good friend decided to get all involved and said, "Some people like it."  it went downhill from there.  I have extended this friend a lot of grace lately.  Everyone is struggling right now, him included, and he's completely flaked on me at least two times.  I think he's reached the end of the grace I'm willing to extend.  

So, basically Varuna has HAD it with damn near everyone.

charlotte989875

You extended that woman, and your friend, 3x more grace than you should have @VarunaTT. Really hoping you get to rest this weekend. 

Not much here, I’m off today and took the baby for his 4 month appointment. He’s now huge and napping on me after his shots. 

 

Not much planned this weekend. It’s sunny and warm (for Buffalo so it’s like 50) so we’re hoping to get outside a bit. Maybe a small hike if the weather holds. 

missJeanLouise

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

charlotte989875

missJeanLouise said:

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

We don’t have enough tests here to do that. My friend just tested positive and even though we’re already remote it’s basically stay home for 14 days. 

mrsconn23

@VarunaTT, ((hugs)) lady. 

DH's obnoxious aunt is being really fucking special this week.  IDK what she's on, but she's crawling up my ass about 10 different things (and, like, spamming me with messages) and also making dumb comments on FB. She messaged me last night about something only DH knows about and I sent him the screenshot (he was in bed) with a request to handle her ASAP because I'm done with her ass. 

We're going to the lights tonight and I hope the rain holds off.  We're trying to get some shopping done tomorrow.  And I'm almost ready to do my thing on Sunday with baking. 

I'm trying to game out sleeping in a little on Sunday, but I also don't want to be cleaning up from baking at midnight.  I also really need to get as much wrapped as possible and wrap stuff during the week more than I have been doing. 

missJeanLouise

charlotte989875 said:

missJeanLouise said:

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

We don’t have enough tests here to do that. My friend just tested positive and even though we’re already remote it’s basically stay home for 14 days. 

Bananas. I hate to hit a dead horse but the US really fucked up their response to this shit.

charlotte989875

missJeanLouise said:

charlotte989875 said:

missJeanLouise said:

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

We don’t have enough tests here to do that. My friend just tested positive and even though we’re already remote it’s basically stay home for 14 days. 

Bananas. I hate to hit a dead horse but the US really fucked up their response to this shit.

Oh yeah we’re fucking terrible at this. 

mrsconn23

charlotte989875 said:

missJeanLouise said:

charlotte989875 said:

missJeanLouise said:

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

We don’t have enough tests here to do that. My friend just tested positive and even though we’re already remote it’s basically stay home for 14 days. 

Bananas. I hate to hit a dead horse but the US really fucked up their response to this shit.

Oh yeah we’re fucking terrible at this. 

charlotte989875

Also I’m halfway through the new season of the Crown and Gillian Anderson is incredible as Margret Thatcher!

MissKittyDanger

I gotta say, I've learned a lot on tiktok lately.

So it started before I downloaded it. Someone came across my suggested pages on instagram. He was cute. Was talking about trans stigma. Learned quick he is trans {ftm} and honestly, I was like "cool, he's cute and funny. Sure trans but whatever."
Can't relate but I've learned lots {I can honestly say idk any ftm trans men, but I know a couple mtf trans women}
Anyways so now I follow him on tiktok, and started following a few people also - one being an ally from my knowledge, the other it mtf trans.
I had no idea the processes. 2020 is literally been a year of learning about this, and I'm so glad.
The transwoman I follow does a lot of trans history. I'm SHOCKED how much there is and people just don't know!

mrsconn23

charlotte989875 said:

Also I’m halfway through the new season of the Crown and Gillian Anderson is incredible as Margret Thatcher!

Same and yes.  Her voice/accent is utterly ridic and I love it.  

kerbohl

I hear rumour of freezing rain in my area tomorrow.  Well, I guess it's going to be an indoor day!  It's probably for the better - my shower faucet has been leaking for weeks now.  I really do need to get that fixed.  I'm just dreading starting it because there is always some frustration when I handle plumbing.  It starts out fine, and I know what I'm doing, and then something horrible happens.  

@VarunaTT you've given them more then enough chance.  Personally, if I called someone something and they said that they found it inappropriate, I wouldn't be looking for an explanation, I would just stop calling them that.  It's not that hard.  

charlotte989875

mrsconn23 said:

charlotte989875 said:

Also I’m halfway through the new season of the Crown and Gillian Anderson is incredible as Margret Thatcher!

Same and yes.  Her voice/accent is utterly ridic and I love it.  

It’s so good! The scene of her when she’s talking about the job as her only passion was perfection. 

MyNameIsNot

Not cool, rando lady. I agree Varuna, that's more than enough grace!

I'm also thrilled to be at the end of this week. I'm exhausted! SIL will be picking up niece tomorrow evening, so I've got a day of fun kid stuff to do tomorrow. It's warm and gorgeous here, so we're going to do this outdoor nature center thing and then go to the playground at the park if there aren't any other kids there. It's supposed to rain later in the afternoon, so we'll bake and decorate cookies. 

Sunday I'm going to sleep late and clean. Unfortunately, MIL will be here until Monday, but I refuse to entertain her. She can continue to sit on her phone all day for all I care. Actually, hopefully H will take her somewhere and I can have the house to myself for a few hours. 

I've been re-watching the West Wing on Netflix for the last couple of months. I'm hoping to finish that and start the new season of the Crown this weekend. My book club is on hiatus for the most part, but we're having a no-book virtual meeting next week, and I know several members are watching The Crown. I'm expecting it will be a discussion topic. 

mrsconn23

Oh and I was up at 3am, because that's my new fun time to be wide awake for shits and grins.  So, I did pop in my earbuds to listen to the new Taylor Swift album because I was pretty sure it was going to be similar to folklore.  It is.  I was drifting in and out, but what I heard I liked so far. 

I need another listen or two to really form an opinion.  I don't think I'm going to love it as much as folklore, but I also call folklore my 'grief album' because I turn it on when I'm feeling intensely sad and need to get the cry out. 

MissKittyDanger

@VarunaTT hopefully you feel better to see your mum, but sounds like she respects your space if you're not. Which is good.
Also O.O to that person. WHO T.F SAYS THAT!!!

@charlotte989875 the post dr office snuggles. Ahhh ... when they're just comfort seeking.

@missJeanLouise I don't think here you have to do it. I know you have to isolate for the full 14 days and if you still have symptoms {even mild} after that, you retest. But I've never met anyone who did

@mrsconn23 yes. Make DH deal. Blood deals with blood.
Also when family gets annoying a.f I peace t.f out also
PS - Gillian Anderson might get M to watch The Crown with me. I'm interested now that they're into the Diana years

MissKittyDanger

@mrsconn23 I haven't really listened to Folklore yet but LOVER urg late to the game!

mrsconn23

MissKittyDanger said:

@mrsconn23 yes. Make DH deal. Blood deals with blood.
Also when family gets annoying a.f I peace t.f out also
PS - Gillian Anderson might get M to watch The Crown with me. I'm interested now that they're into the Diana years

I normally will answer her questions (like if she wants to know what DefConn wants for Christmas), but I am not my husband's secretary. DH also gets annoyed by her.  DH's cousin's wife just messaged me because I guess obnoxious aunt is just trying to irritate everyone this week.  LOL  

This is DH's dad's side of the family and they are all so fucking weird. Passive aggression is their love language.  Hee. 

CharmedPam

Yes @VarunaTT, you don’t have to explain things thrice. So glad it’s the weekend FOR YOU as well! Hope its a restful one. 

I read an article yesterday on countries (New Zealand being one of them) who are done with the virus basically and they’re like “we had a pandemic?” Already.  Not us. Not us forawhile. 

I bought some items for my coworkers for Christmas, so now I’m really done Christmas shopping. But it’s in today’s walmart pick up so I don’t really know if I’m done till 3:45 when I get the “all items recieved” email.  Then I may be SOL on my wrapping paper and tags because they’re in my garage I can’t get to (takes 2 people to open the door!) so I might have to buy more, despite having enough of it! I downloaded the betterme app and really like it.  I’m on the lowest level of fasting (13 on and 11 off) and it’s still so hard for me to even do that.  I usually cave. Last night/this morning I made it!  I did it!  Now, 364 more days of that....

MissKittyDanger

mrsconn23 said:

MissKittyDanger said:

@mrsconn23 yes. Make DH deal. Blood deals with blood.
Also when family gets annoying a.f I peace t.f out also
PS - Gillian Anderson might get M to watch The Crown with me. I'm interested now that they're into the Diana years

I normally will answer her questions (like if she wants to know what DefConn wants for Christmas), but I am not my husband's secretary. DH also gets annoyed by her.  DH's cousin's wife just messaged me because I guess obnoxious aunt is just trying to irritate everyone this week.  LOL  

This is DH's dad's side of the family and they are all so fucking weird. Passive aggression is their love language.  Hee. 

Oh jeez. That's awful. No you are not his secretary!

Kinda like with M's dad. He knows I will not deal. I'll be polite but I'm annoyed a.f at him and refuse to deal because it's not a conversation that can be brought up easily.

Casadena

We are refinancing our mortgage (again, we just did it a year ago) and are closing today.  Super duper excited about the ridiculously low rates we were able to find.  I hate debt with a passion and any chance to decrease that makes me so incredibly giddy.  

We ordered Portillos Italian beef last night and it was amazing and we have leftovers so i'm super excited to eat lunch today, lol. Tonight H and I are having date night.  Our college team plays basketball at 8 so we're going to order a nice dinner for pickup after the babe goes to bed and watch the game and hopefully have some "adult time". 

It's supposed to snow here tomorrow and I hope it sticks long enough to get G into all his new snow gear and plopped in the snow long enough for me to get a million pictures.  He's obsessed with his snow boots so i'm excited he might actually get to wear them!

@VarunaTT fuck everyone.  You dont' need that in your life, especially now, and i'm impressed you handled it as gracefully as you described. 
 

climbingsingle

I'm going to do nothing this weekend. Binge Netflix. Listen to evermore and cry. Eat. It will be great. 

OliveOilsMom

DD and I got our Spot gingerbread dog house done last night.  It came out really cute!  I did the icing and DD did all the candy decor!  I was then feeling really determined because I started my other craft project.  I did only get the base painted, but I will do the stencil part tonight!

This week, we are trying to get more of the countertops done.  We really fell off that wagon!

There is a chance that my parents house up here has a buyer!  There is much good news/bad news in this.  The good news is that my parents potentially have a buyer who will give them a price they need to break even from the mortgage.  The bad news is that we will need to work overtime to get the house cleared out of the things we want.  Apparently the buyer will take out the remaining items, which he is saying now.  He may change his mind on that when he sees how much stuff my parents have.  My mom is like one step below a hoarder!  She has made great strides getting rid of stuff the last couple years, but there is still a lot more to go.

I just started rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Prime.  I will probably add in Angel at the time that he will leave Buffy, since its also on Prime!

CharmedPam

climbingsingle said:

I'm going to do nothing this weekend. Binge Netflix. Listen to evermore and cry. Eat. It will be great. 

Same.  But maybe not the evermore part.  

Casadena

I'm about to go ape-shit on a lady on our Nextdoor community.  I've reported her several times this mornings and I hope she gets banned. 

Long story short, someone posted about a homeless teen asking for money on a corner near our neighborhood.  Bitch freaks out about how all homeless people are either: faking, just need to get a job already, druggies, or illegals.  Oh, and you should be more like the Latinos - they all work hard to take care of their huge families.

Listen, I don't always give money or food to the homeless.  But sweeping generalizations and racism are never ok.  

ILoveBeachMusic

missJeanLouise said:

charlotte989875 said:

missJeanLouise said:

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

We don’t have enough tests here to do that. My friend just tested positive and even though we’re already remote it’s basically stay home for 14 days. 

Bananas. I hate to hit a dead horse but the US really fucked up their response to this shit.

According to my daughter, it is because people can still be shedding virus but not be contagious (I think that is what she said) so it isn't recommended for people to have follow up testing once they test positive.

ei34

I have some small errands to run this weekend.  Otherwise a family movie night tonight (my kids are at a sweet age, they’re so excited about the red and green M&M’s that will be in the popcorn) and lighting our pink candle.

kerbohl

Casadena said:

We are refinancing our mortgage (again, we just did it a year ago) and are closing today.  Super duper excited about the ridiculously low rates we were able to find.  I hate debt with a passion and any chance to decrease that makes me so incredibly giddy.  

We ordered Portillos Italian beef last night and it was amazing and we have leftovers so i'm super excited to eat lunch today, lol. Tonight H and I are having date night.  Our college team plays basketball at 8 so we're going to order a nice dinner for pickup after the babe goes to bed and watch the game and hopefully have some "adult time". 

It's supposed to snow here tomorrow and I hope it sticks long enough to get G into all his new snow gear and plopped in the snow long enough for me to get a million pictures.  He's obsessed with his snow boots so i'm excited he might actually get to wear them!

@VarunaTT fuck everyone.  You dont' need that in your life, especially now, and i'm impressed you handled it as gracefully as you described. 
 

Same here!  We've been able to up our monthly payments on the mortgage every year, and it is so satisfying to see the number of years left to pay go down.  I love that feeling.

mrsconn23

ILoveBeachMusic said:

missJeanLouise said:

charlotte989875 said:

missJeanLouise said:

Hang it then Varuna! You can make it!!

Welp, my sister and her fiance have covid. Luckily, mild symptoms so far but still. I was shocked that they don't have to do any follow up tests. Is that normal?? Here you have to have 2 negative tests a few days apart before you're allowed out of quarantine.

We don’t have enough tests here to do that. My friend just tested positive and even though we’re already remote it’s basically stay home for 14 days. 

Bananas. I hate to hit a dead horse but the US really fucked up their response to this shit.

According to my daughter, it is because people can still be shedding virus but not be contagious (I think that is what she said) so it isn't recommended for people to have follow up testing once they test positive.

Yes, my BIL was told he'll continue to test + for awhile even though he's recovered and has no symptoms.  I was talking to my friend this week and she said that her doctor told her that you should test negative in order to not be contagious.

But you know, this confusion is all a result of our national response being completely effed by the current admin and their refusal to not even do the bare minimum to respond to this crisis.  We've been left to fend for ourselves and trust nothing.  

banana468

TGIF but how is it 2 weeks til Christmas! 

I have GOT to wrap my niece's gift and get it in the mail to her this weekend.  

My body has been doing wonky things and (TMI alert) when AF arrived it was not the same as I normally experience and lasted far longer.  I have a Dr. appointment next week to see if this is just "your body is a wonderland or land of wonder and we don't always have an explanation" or is something else going on. 

Our town's reverse light parade is this weekend.   Instead of going to a parade we are going to see the floats in our car.  

CharmedPam

Lmao