It's only Tuesday

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Maybe some people can pull off co-sleeping but we sure as hell aren't doing it.  A dog is enough of a cockblock as it is, no fucking way are we adding a kid to the mix.  PLUS.  I think if you don't do it right (whatever right way there is to do it) your kid ends up not wanting to sleep without you.  Wtf.  My cousin still sleeps with my aunt and uncle and that kid is seven years old.  My aunt told me it's because he's afraid of sleeping by himself because of his time in the hospital.  Even if that were true?  Tough shiiit.  In life, you have to sleep.  And so does momma.  Momma can't sleep with your foot up her ass, get over it.

Anyway, I'm annoyed.  I have days where I'm ready for the election to be over and days when political coverage is fun.  Today, it's annoying.  I've got a candidate's rep up my ass with Huffpost and Politico articles detailing opinions about the farm bill, trying to impress upon me how important this is and that I should come to a press conference tomorrow.  Hey.  Newb.  You know what you need in order for me to come to a press conference?  A fucking press release telling me when and where it is, not all this other bullshit that you think I'm actually going to read.  I've been a reporter for almost six years, I don't need some frosh whose still wet behind her ears telling me that the farm bill is a big fucking deal.  That ship sailed a long ass time ago.

I am not sure my coffee was enough this morning.  Fuuuuuuuck.

acaponi87

Sweet jesus Les, you have scared me to death for the future. I hope it get's better soon. You should talk to a Dr. about the abalation if that's a decent possible solution (I just googled it real quick, I don't know very much about it).

[Deleted User]

Sweet. Big Boss just stopped by and gave me the 2 free tickets I won to Epcot. November can't come soon enough!

LesPaul

One of the SBers had the ablation relatively recently (kd?  jcb?)  I can't remember.

And TK lets me say b!tch, but not b-i-i-tch.  whatever

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Caponi Ben and I were watching the derby on DVR last night.  Maybe it makes me an unsportsmakelike douche canoe but I was loving that the crowd was going nuts every time Cano got an out

Prince Fielder is built like a brick shithouse.

Nebb

In Response to Re:It's only Tuesday:[QUOTE]Steph blowing through an Ultra Plus tampon in 2 hours, not making it overnight without an 'accident', etc.nbsp; This has NEVER been in my reportoire.nbsp; I was never PMSy, 28 days on the dot, one light 'heavy' day and 4 relatively light days.nbsp; Now I'm a raging hormonal b!tch andnbsp;hemmoraging like a zombie victim.nbsp; I'm seriously considering the ablation procedure just to make it stop.nbsp; It doesn't help that there is absolutely no guidance about perimenopause symptoms and how long they will last.nbsp; Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]
Whoa! That's brutal, I'm sorry! Maybe not helpful but would a divacup help? I think they can handle heavy?

LesPaul

Baby vibes to you, Sept!  Not ready yet - keep cooking.

acaponi87

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[QUOTE]Caponi Ben and I were watching the derby on DVR last night.  Maybe it makes me an unsportsmakelike douche canoe but I was loving that the crowd was going nuts every time Cano got an out :) Prince Fielder is built like a brick shithouse.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

Oh it was hilarious. And I don't believe in being an "unsportsmanlike" fan. Unless you cheer when someone gets hurt. But booing people is so fun and Cano is a tool.

And Fielder is huge. He makes Miguel Cabrerra look small.


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brandichamberlain

I just read an article that they gathered up 700 geese to be euthanized because they keep getting hit by airplanes.  The airplanes have to make emergency landings because it impacts their vision out of the window so it is a huge safety concern, but I feel bad about it.

brandichamberlain

I'm not sure.  LINK

WARNING- there is a graphic picture in the article of one of the strikes.

calixtine

Les- I don't want to be a girl anymore.  That sounds hideous.

acaponi87

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[QUOTE]Brandi, that's odd.  I thought they were a protected bird?  Some guy here got in trouble for killing them b/c they were such a nuisance on his property.  Turns out, the geese have every right to invade your property and leave big piles of sh!t everywhere.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

H and I were talking about that the other day. Then we realized we aren't entirely sure about what "protected" entails. But either way they are EVERYWHERE here, and in MI. I don't understand how they can be protected if there are so many of them.

We've got these bad boys in MI. I hate swans.

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They attack people all the time and there's tons and you can't hunt them/kill them. However they are trying to get rid of a bunch so apparently you can "remove" them and their eggs wtih a permit.

allisong23

Sounds like everyone is having a lousy day. Boo.

Sept, I hope they can slow things down. Keep us posted!

Les, I had a fibroid that gave me the period from hell for 4 months. I was going through a super tampon in an hour. I was ruining clothes left and right because super tampons and pad could not control that shhit. It was awful. I hope they can do something for you!

Kieran fell down the stairs this morning. He is okay, but it scared the crap out of me. We live in a split level ranch, so there are seven steps up to the main living area, a landing, then seven stairs down next to the first set of stairs to the bottom level. We have had a problem finding a gate that worked with the top of the top level - it is a rounded banister on one side and a wall on the other. We had a temporary gate set up but H needed to buy a 2x4 and put it on the banister side. The gate was sitting between two banisters until it was fixed, so K couldn't swing the gate open, but we could slide it open. K crawled over, and I was sitting about 3 feet away. In like 3 seconds, he managed to open the gate (something that I always struggle with, so I am amazed he did it in seconds) and he rolled down the first set of stairs.

He didn't hit his head. He landed on his tummy and my heart just dropped.I ran down the stairs. He was crying, not screaming, but he was upset. I think it scared him more than anything. By the time I got him upstairs and on the couch, he was fine. He sucked his thumb for a minute then got down and crawled away. No injuries, but I feel awful.

H left work and bought a 2x4, came home and installed it. K is now sucking his feet in his crib. The flexibility of babies amazes me.

KateJ10

I hate geese. I didn't mind them until they invaded our little suburban pond and now they are everywhere, and they sh!t everywhere. It is disgusting.

maratea

Acaponi, we have those swans here too in Indiana. They are so fucking mean. I hate them so much, they make fishing miserable. I feel the same about Canadian geese as well.

LesPaul

I've considered the divacup, Nebb.  Not sure about it, but I'll probably give it a try.

I'm also not sure I want to be a girl anymore, either, calix.  Ugh.  I do like having my stuff on the inside, though.  I'm oddly fascinated by the external type of the other gender.  DH thinks I'm nuts with my musings about random woodys and being surrounded by penii  (in various states of the union)  at all times.

[Deleted User]

Glad K is ok, alli!

Geese were protected originally because they were close to being wiped out due to over-hunting, I believe. After some breeding programs were implemented, well, clearly that's not the case anymore. I'm not sure of their current status though. But it pisses me off to read things like that (about them being euthanized due to planes) because it's not their fault planes are in their flight paths. They don't know any better.

But it's no secret that gese are special to me. I'll defend them any day.

Nebb

Getting pooped on by a canada goose is pretty much the worst thing in life.

Smash Adams

I like geese, but mostly because my dad cannot resist trying to interact with them when he sees them, and he usually gets chased away.  It's entertaining.  If I were a bird, I'd probably be a goose.

[Deleted User]

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_its-only-tuesday?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:e6bb26ee-dff2-4813-97e3-be614311cfd2Post:56e59119-671a-4bbb-b47f-876a01f7b6a0">Re:It's only Tuesday</a>:
[QUOTE]Getting pooped on by a canada goose is pretty much the worst thing in life.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

Try getting projectile-pooped on by a loon straight in the crotch.

Didn't happen to me, but to my former co-worker. Funniest thing ever, when it happens to someone else (who didn't listen to you about holding the butt end away from your body).

allisong23

I puked on a swan once. He was not amused.

Nebb

What exactly is a Loon, is it a goose? Aren't they smaller than geese, like a duck?

LesPaul

I was bit by a goose at a petting zoo.  They are mean little shiits.

Smash Adams

A pig once bit my brother at a petting zoo.  It was hilarious.  

AllAboutTheBenjamin

That is scary, Alli.  My sisters and I all took tumbles down the stairs in our old farmhouse - very tall, steep stairs.  One of my sisters landed right on her face, she was not quite 2 years old at the time.  My mom saw the whole thing happen and said the couple seconds between the impact and the crying were the most terrifying of her life The funny part is that we had pictures a couple days later and there is a massive scab on my sister's nose, lol.

I'm glad Kieran is okay.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]What exactly is a Loon, is it a goose? Aren't they smaller than geese, like a duck?
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

More like a duck, I guess? But a bit bigger and with sharper beaks. I've heard some people compare them to cormorants. They are beautiful up north, but when we get them down here during migration season, they are just a boring brown.

allisong23

AATB, he didn't even get a bruise.I lost a few years off my life though.  After just changing his diaper though, it scared the crap out of him - literally.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

LOL!  Scared shitless!  Poor little trooper.

Nebb

When I was a kid my mom took me to marine land and they have a petting area with deer and animals like that that roam around and you can feed. My mom had a handful of food and all of these deer started headbutting her and trying to get the food from her. She refused to ever take me to marineland again.

[Deleted User]

Haha, nebb, that stuff is hilarious to watch. I used to warn people at the zoo that Duke, our male giraffe, would head butt you if you got to close but they never believed me. As someone who was nearly knocked out by Duke, I enjoyed seeing them get knocked upside the head as well.

Our newbs at the shorebird center never lasted long either. As soon as a bird started to come near them (you're holding a tub of fish, of course they will swarm you), they had panic attacks. Man I miss that job. First time I felt like my job really meant something.