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Wedding Woes
Heffalump
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I'm bored, bring your randoms
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It is dead here. Just dead. Not a peep from sales. My designer is out, which means anything she was working on for me is on hold. Month end, so all of this month's reports are long since finished. So I'm bored, give me some randoms.
Mine: I think DS's big boy room is finally finished (for now). I had been eyeing this solar system mobile on Amazon, and it was hovering around $90. Yesterday, I saw that it had dropped to $70 and change, plus we had $52 in Amazon points just sitting there. SOLD. It arrives tomorrow and I can't wait to put it up.
Also, summer weather is finally here to stay, and I am looking forward to hanging out at the pool with DS tonight while DD has practice.
Next project: Wooz's room. (Anyone used chalkboard paint? Tips?)
Mine: I think DS's big boy room is finally finished (for now). I had been eyeing this solar system mobile on Amazon, and it was hovering around $90. Yesterday, I saw that it had dropped to $70 and change, plus we had $52 in Amazon points just sitting there. SOLD. It arrives tomorrow and I can't wait to put it up.
Also, summer weather is finally here to stay, and I am looking forward to hanging out at the pool with DS tonight while DD has practice.
Next project: Wooz's room. (Anyone used chalkboard paint? Tips?)
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Re: I'm bored, bring your randoms
I love the paint and I'll probably do a wall in the new house with it.
We we went to check out a dog park that's near our house and its private, as in you have to have a swipe card and pay membership, and put in an application. No dog park we've ever gone to has been like this. And yes, we're totally considering trying to get our dog into the exclusive park.
He went. Little shit got on the honor roll, but god only knows how. She was STILL having missing assignments right up until now, the last week of school.
Also, I've started telling her "your mom" jokes, which I find hilarious. She'll say something - "This cheese is weird", say, and I'll come back with "Your mom is weird" and crack myself up.
She just stares at me.
Today is one of those days where my saying that, "I do not have a job, I have a collection of Skype/BlueJeans/Zoom/Lync/Hangout meetings" rings quite true.
Also going to a concert in the city tonight. Who does a San Francisco concert on a Thursday?!
Kids these days. They just don't know how to appreciate good humor. I used to live off of your mom jokes, and I still crack myself up every time I think to throw one in.
My random for the day - we all thought we were getting paid tomorrow since pay day falls on Monday, which is a holiday. Nope. They're paying us Tuesday instead. UGH
I like Criminal a lot. If you follow politics, NPR Politics is a good one, too--I like it more than I thought I would.
DK's interview went well. He's cautiously optimistic. They said next steps would be to meet with one of the VPs, and they'll be in contact soon.
I have picked out a rug for the living room. And it's fuzzy and white. And I'm getting a red/coral colored couch. I haven't found the coffee table I want yet.
It's odd, decorating for just myself and I'm taking my time to do it and enjoy it. It's nice to not have to compromise on something.
ETA: Picture
Yesterday it occurred to me that we had the wrong marriage license for our ceremony that is (now) 8 days away! (In Pennsylvania, you can either have a standard marriage license for a legal officiate to marry you, or you can get what's called a self-uniting license, where just the two spouses sign along with two witnesses [which is what we wanted to get but didn't]. PA also doesn't recognize any internet ministries, so I was very worried that out friend who is marrying us [who jokes that he's 'only a figurehead'] wouldn't be able to be involved, and it's pretty late to start a search for a minister of some sort.)
Luckily it all worked out pretty quickly (we were able to get a new license at the courthouse by trading in the other one and paying a penalty), but not before a couple friends suggested that we just go with it and get married legally later.
Yesterday also marks the first time I've ever explained what a PPD is and why it's a big nope.
Also "The Moth" -- hour-long, but usually three stories on a theme.
The moth is hit or miss for me today, sometimes the stores are really interesting and hold my attention, and sometimes I just have no idea what they are talking about.
@charlotte989875, did you ever listen to any of the Serial-related podcasts? Undisclosed was a big one, I know--not sure whether it's still active, but it was all about Serial (and pretty strongly pro-Adnan). Truth and Justice was another one I heard about, though I never listened to it.
There's also Truth and Justice with Bob Ruff, which started as a Serial/Adnan investigation spin-off, but he's taken up another case now. He's got a great voice (and he's super cute being a former fire fighter and all).
Here's my list of Podcasts:
The Generation Why (does about an hour on all sorts of cases big and small, usually has a crime-bent...but not always. It IS just two guys who are total laymen talking about stuff. They sometimes have expert guests.)
Sword and Scale (Mike Boudet really does his research and interviews. Each ep is about an hour. It's a really, really grisly take on horrible crimes. Not for the faint of heart.)
Death, Sex, and Money from WNYC (an NPR station). (Slice of life podcast with Anna Sale, celebs and regular people are interviewed. It's only about 25 min per episode. Sale's got a great interview style.)
Joe Rogan (his podcasts clock in at 2-3 hours. It's an conversational interview format. They also are usually drinking or smoking weed. I only listen when it's people I like or a subject I'm interested in. Lots of comedians come on his podcast.)
Real Crime Profile (Two former criminal investigators who are now experts for Criminal Minds. They discuss various cases. The podcast is still finding it's footing. Jim Clemente and Laura Richards are very smart and have interesting things to say. They also usually provide a different and sometimes opposing viewpoint to one another. It's somewhat moderated by a casting director from Criminal Minds (cannot think of her name) and she provides a lay person's perspective).
Bitch Sesh (Casey Wilson (from Happy Endings, and I LOVE her) and Danielle Schneider (Wilson's BFF and one of the creators of Hotwives of Las Vegas), break down the Real Housewives franchises and other Bravo shows. Sometimes they just fuck around and be funny. @Heffalump, they recently got a hold of some e-mails from a PTA cat fight and read them dramatically. It was amazing.)
Whew!
Thankfully, there's nothing on TV in the summer...so I'll have plenty of time to catch up on listening to stuff.
Mind. Blown.
I've heard nothing back. If you don't want to see us fine, but don't bitch you don't see them. The one activity she wants to do is ice skating. Except she can't go on the ice so it's me with 3 kids that can't skate. Sounds awesome to me!!
Pretty sure it's because no other grandparent has done it yet. She doesn't really want to interact, she wants to take pictures to show off.
I love ice skating - wouldn't know it to look at me though LOL.. The idea of taking kids who can't skate out there solo without the utilization of an instructor of some sort - NOPE!
Today DD has "the talk" video at school... She's been freaking out all week about it - it's hilarious!!! Last night she was doing the "WHHhhyyyyyy?!?!!? I'm too young for this!" ROFL - to which I explained "You should have had this last year (but the nitwits at that school didn't consider it appropriate subject matter for school - obviously didn't say that part to DD)". There are at least three girls in her class who've started, and we've talked some, but not the full across the spectrum discussion..
(Backstory: DH asked me to put some flowers together for the Memorial service to a friend/former coworker of ours who passed instead of ordering something..).. Yesterday at the Wake/Memorial after seeing it, SIL was saying "you should become a florist" (I'm in the midst of getting my certifications/confidence up to date to go back on the road and back into my career that I had to walk away from because of the family business drama that's now over) and DH trying to start in with the "you should.." - Ugh - what part of "No way in H***" do they not understand. While I have fun arranging flowers, I could NEVER do it as a career for a laundry list of reasons.. Namely, while I love to enjoy flowers, I'm just not passionate about them. My house plants survive on proper neglect..
Thanks!