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Sunday, March 28, 2010
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- Everyone is welcome! The only real rules here are no spamming shit and no posting personal addresses, phone numbers or other similar info. I don't need that kind of stress. That's it, although it could change if someone gets creative or something. If you don't like what is said here, you can: 1) Say so; 2) Hold it in and stew on it; 3. Address it privately to the person who said it; 4) Snark about it to your friends; 5) Leave. Don't bother me with it, I don't care and I won't get involved. I might, however, talk about you behind your back or post your email/message to me on here. *grins* Them's the rules...all of them. Have fun!
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FT - just missed you - I think you'll enjoy Jean de Florette too - it's good to see them back to back if you can.
I, too received an e-mail from Wendy. 'Bout choked on my martini over her request. Wow, is about all I can say. F-in' inappropriate.
Post profanity and run.. Off to bed.
Email from won?
Kay, yes. I'm surprised she missed you. N. is doing a deal to collect donations in his name for some childhood cancer organization and she sent out an email praising him for finally stepping up and asking everyone to contribute $10 using his link. I wish the poor boy well but man, that over-stepped, imo.
I'm sort of glad she forgot me.. I don't like her.
I'm also really tired. Like, tired enough my thoughts are.. songs. x.x I'll give na example in a second
Like, my only thought for a few minutes has been
"Chances are when said and done, who'll be the lucky ones, who make it all the way. Though you say i could be your answer, nothing last forever no matter how it feels todat..
Nothing lasts forever, no matter how it feels today.
Nothing last forever, no matter how it feels today.
And it's like I cling to that line.
That nothing lasts forever, that I am ok.. that this to shall pass that I'm not stuck, that it's ok.
Awww, Kay, it *will pass. It's very true that nothing lasts forever but sometimes, that's not a good thing, either. I just hope all the bad doesn't last forever for you and I hope you can rest soon...you do sound so damn tired. Do you think you can sleep in a bit?
thanks Ap, I have this really huge fear that I'm living my last few months.. and I'm so unprepared to even imagine it. :(
No one should have to imagine that and ultimately, it could be true for any one of us. Don't lose sight of that, Kay, because it's really very true. None of us are guaranteed anything but the moment we are in. Not a one of us is promised a wake-up call by life in the morning. You have a little heads up as to a possible reason it may not happen, nothing more. But, I will say that will all you've been living through, I think that in your place I'd be feeling the same right about now. Just know it doesn't mean anything concrete...it's just a fear.
I know, I'm just.. I feel so cheated, I don't even deserve to feel cheated but I do. I do my best to be the best person I can be, because my biggest fear is that somehow I will have had no impact on my world. Like who I am will not matter..
Sorry, I'm being really.. squishy tonight, usually have a thick "I'm ok" shell on, can't seem to do it tonight
Kay, I'm sorry I bailed on you last night. I literally fell asleep at my desk. And trust me, you have made an impact and you most certainly matter - now and in the future. We can all attest to that.
Good morning, everyone. How's your Sunday going?
Kay - I am sorry that you feel that way. That sucks and I am sorry that you have to think that way.
Morning folks!
morning AP! You are up early!
'Morning, Kristin. I usually get up this early but I don't usually get online so soon. Anything exciting planned for the day?
LM fell asleep around 7:00 last night - around 10:00 I put some pull-ups on him and he barely moved and then when I went to bed, I moved him to my room - and he snuggled into his bed and stayed asleep until about 5:00 this morning. I gave him some milk and he slept until about 6:00 and then laid in bed with me! He and I both got a pretty decent sleep and for now, the headache is gone.
Nope! I want to get outside if it's going to be as nice as it was yesterday!
What are your plans for the day?
Kay - I'm sending good vibes to you today. You do have every right to feel cheated and afraid. I don't know how exactly you feel but I had a problem after my daughter was born when I felt cheated, afraid and PISSED. I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy a few days after she was born - told I probably would not see her first birthday and if I did I'd need a transplant. Now in my case I didn't have physical pain but the mental pain was horrible. I feel for you and I'm lifting you up in my thoughts today!
Kristin - I know someone mentioned blood presure yesterday but could your headaches be allergies - right now everyone here is suffering badly from the pollen.
Margaret - It might be - but I'm not sneezing or anything. I really don't think it is blood pressure either because everytime I have been at the hospital it has been normal.
I don't sneeze either - I just get headaches. If you can take sudafed try that next time you have a headache and see if it helps.
Good morning, daisy ladies!
Kristin, glad to hear you got some sleep and your headache is gone this morning.
Hi Margaret, don't think we've actually "met" but I enjoy reading your posts!
Kay, I remember you from - was it OHIH or SIPs? Or both? I'm sorry you're have a particularly hard time. I hope today is better for you.
AP, enjoyed your latest blog post. I'm looking forward to your cooking post and your health care reform post too. I like reading and hearing different opinions. And I too dislike my stupid blog. I haven't had time/energy to make it look "purdy" or anything yet. Maybe eventually.
"Hey" to anyone else up and about this beautiful Sunday morning.
have = having. Sorry. More coffee please.
handing coffee to Jae!
good morning Jae!
Good morning, Jae and Margaret. :-)
Jae, it's always nice to know someone likes my dumbass rambles about things, so thank you! I swear, I'm just being way too picky about how my blog looks but once I get an idea in my head I can't seem to get past it. Are you looking for anything in particular for yours? If so, let me know and if I find it I'll pass it on.
Kristin, I'm telling you, try a neti pot. You can get them at Walmart and all drugstore chains.
I think today is furniture rearranging day, if I can figure out what to do with it all. I might be stuck leaving it as is.
Thank you, Kristin! Mmmmm...much better. I wish I had absolutely nothing to do today.
I AM going to the beach tomorrow. It's only a couple of hours away but I worry about my old car making a long trip. But oh well. I have AAA and my son will come find me if I do break down. I'll have my laptop so if I can find wifi, I'll check in while I'm enjoying the ocean. Hope I see dolphins this trip!
AP, I don't know what I'm looking for to be honest. That blog just isn't "me" yet. It's like a house with nothing in it. Maybe I'll have some time/energy to give it some thought over the next few days.
Yes, yes, yes on the Neti Pot. I swear by mine when the allergies start to get the best of me. It works wonders. It only feels odd the first couple of times you use it - just until you get the hang of it.
awesome Jae!
That sounds great! Down in Galveston there is a ferry and last time we were down for LM's 3rd birthday - we took the ferry and there were dolphins. I love that little trip, even if I hate the line.
Let me tell you, I'm amazed at how some cars hold up. I was always worried about my 1995 ford ranger - I never really took long trips and if I did, I rode with someone else. Well in '06 I worked in Fort Hood - I was pregnant at the time and my doctor was in Houston so every weekend I drove from Fort Hood to Houston and then back again on Monday - it is a 4 hour drive. I was amazed that it did as well as it did - well as great as it did, I never had a problem with it other than the gas guage going out.
AP - how is the swollen gland?
Jae - I am going to have to send you a DVD of Cupid the Dolphin - that was such a great experience and hope that when LM gets older I can start volunteering again.
I just got two pics of Cupid with a killer whale - so cute. I'm putting them on Facebook. I also found more pics of Cupid - I have a bunch on Snapfish too but it would take forever to save them off of snapfish onto my computer.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=411394&id=636665600&l=68b28f1595
Pics of Cupid and Shouka!
Morning Ladies. Whoever is passing out more coffee, send a vat of it my way =0)
morning sandy
::sending coffee your way!
Hi Jae :)
Kristin - is that at Sea World? H is dying to go - we went to Disney last year but were too tired to hit Sea World.
Margaret - it is Marine World in California - Cupid (the dolphin) stranded down in Galveston - I was part of an organization that rehabbed him but he was deemed unreleasable by NMFS and NOAA so he was sent to California.
How old is H? I know you have probably already told me (or others).
I want/need to take LM to Seaworld too - he would love it too!
LM is jamming to Giddy on up by Lauren Bell - it is funny.
Now he is a dog and I'm a kitty cat - he wanted a bone.
Okay - now he is an al-a-phant.
How is C?
Hannah is 6.5 she's with my mom so I slept late and have been reading the paper and messing around in my pajamas. I'm heading over to C's now :)
awesome - that was nice of your mom.
C is still here...
Gloria Alred is representing one of the girls who said she had a 3 year afair with Jesse James - I wonder if her client knows that it's not nice to have sex with another woman's husband - UGH! What a trashy world we live in.
Margaret - wow! Just wow! What a fighter!
Why is my husband obsessed with grocery shopping today? I'm just asking because it's getting on my last nerve. Okay you weight 400 pounds and there's only fruit left to snack on. Get over it.
Rant over!
Morning Daisy's!! Haven't check in for a while - my stupid power cord for the laptop finally gave out- we had to baby it and make sure it wasn't crimped, there must have been some wires that were bad inside the cord, now it doesn't charge at all... so must get new power cord. the little mini laptop thingy that patti has is SOOOO freaking slow - and the screen is soooooo small - hard for me to do anything on other than check my emails, and we have a desktop computer, but it is so old and out of date it is SUPER slow... and frustrates me because pages time out and quit working!!! Bad computer days the last few days! Today I have to go with my mom to calling hours at the funeral home for a friend of my parents from when i was young, my mom has been friends with the wife since high school and when they both got married, she is the godmother of my brother, they used to get together all the time when we were all really young, they have 4 kids all younger than me I used to babysit for them, and their youngest has Downs Syndrome and is now probably 35 or so... Anyway - the husband died.... he had some rare type of cancer and they just diagnosed it, thought he would last a year and he lasted not even 2 months... They were married 49 years, and I know his wife has to be devastated!! My mom is pretty upset too as they used to be very close, so going today to pay our respects! I will try to get online later though.... if we get out to get the power cord today... soooo frustrating having computer issues - when it works its just "there" but when it doesn't work... argggh!!
We have to check online and file our unemployment benefits every week, can't get to it online for whatever reason and I've been redialing the # to call in for the last 2 hours, and its not going through, I am soooo frustrated!!!
Going to shower, will check in a little bit!
Here's something for that hard to buy for person...
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/032210-New-Scent-Boasts-Vaginal-Aroma
Karen - sorry about your friend :(
Sandy - boo on AH and his non fruit snacking self!
Um. Vaginal aroma? Vulva perfume? Ah, man, it's to go with the pendants, isn't it? Now, look, even *I don't want close to that stuff.
Jae, enjoy the beach. :-)
Karen, sorry about the computer troubles. Can you run to someone's home and use theirs to file for the benefits?
And if anyone wants more health care discussion, I've moved it to my own blog and am about to cut loose. :-D
Oh, and no 3PM post today...we're quiet enough lately I think I'll let those go for now.
Christy, that's the most unfortunate item I've heard for sale in quite some time.
Karen, sorry about your friend.
Margaret, I am behind on C. news, but I hope there's a level of comfort and peace there.
Pardon me if this is a gross statement, but...isn't part of the reason women shower so as NOT to smell overwhelmingly of vagina?
BD, it's a big reason I shower. Seriously, who wants to sit next to a stranger and have them thinking you haven't washed your bits lately? Although I will admit it could be a great gift for the guys who can't get laid but don't want anyone to know that.
That is a disturbing product. Ewww gross - but it would make a great gag gift or white elephant gift :)
Karen - I am sorry about your friend - that sucks. I'm hoping you mom will be okay.
It is a gorgeous day - a bit windy but beautiful - LM and I took the dog for a walk then he wanted to make footprints (from standing water) so I sat with the dog while he splashed in the water. Then we went out back and I washed a rug that has been outside for awhile and he helped - then I came inside for a minute - go outside and he made "castles" on the rug with sand - ugggggggghhhhhhhhhh!
Oh well, my fault for leaving him unattended for a minute.
SO is still in bed - he got home at 3:00 after going for a beer with friends - and now says he doesn't feel well. Pisses.me.off! I am going to try to get LM to take a nap and then I'm going some where.
I am going to make a pasta salad here in a few and drink a beer.
Kristin- for sure "a minute" is all it takes.
I am going to admit, with a bit of trepidation, that I commented on AP's health care post.
Kristin:
We are going to a 2 year old's b-day party from 1-5 (our time). I am making arroz con pollo now, in case I don't feel like cooking when I come home. And I seriously wish I was drinking a beer. I am not normally a fan of Sierra Nevada, but I picked up some of their Hefeweizen yesterday and was surprised and pleased.
i'm reading now b/w cooking and watching survivor.
Have fun BD - I am going to have to remember beer suggestions from others - you, Bella, RiM! I usually just drink Bud Select and right now just Bud Light.
It's pretty good, but I tend to like Hefeweizen, so no big surprise, I guess, if I think about it. However, it's kind of bad form to go to a kid's b-day party with beer on your breath, even if they serve it there. You should probably wait to indulge until you arrive.
I don't think I'm going to jump into this one, I just don't know enough about it, although I am trying to be better read on the subject. My opinions are general, apply to what I know about where I live and so on. I just don't know enough about how it would affect the U.S. economy, politics, and so on. So respectfully, I won't comment further on it because I just don't think I am informed enough, and I won't be bearing the consequences or benefits of it either way. And as BD put it, there are already enough people speaking unintelligently about this matter as it is.
Rainy here today, making me unmotivated. Hope the rest of you are having a productive day!
Hi everybody! Hope everyone is having a nice day.
To LFOB, I'm so sorry about what you are going through. I hope things get better for you soon.
Kristin, I'll never understand why Won turned against you. And now sending out solicitations to everybody but you? I think that those of us who got them (and I did) should start an e-mail forwarding project and forward them around the world, so that Won and her Spypig will have something to worry over.
I don't dislike Won, but I don't get her. Not even a little bit.
I'm having an uncharacteristically busy week and weekend and it's left me without any recharging and relaxing. So I bet I'll be super grumpy by tomorrow!
I had book club this morning, and it was fun. Now I'm at work needing to knock a couple of things out, one of which I'm not going to get paid for. Great.
What's the latest with Molly, Kristin? Three chicks now?
Last I heard - yes 3 chicks but last night they had a peep - so maybe 4. I don't know -haven't been on since last night.
Sorry you are busy and that you will be grumpy tomorrow.
No worries SW - it is really not worth it but I think I deserved an explanation and I don't think I deserved being railroaded - I think most people see that I am truly not the devil's spawn but i wish I had the opportunity to tell my side and defend myself. KWIM?
Watching 16 candles now! :)
Hey, SW!
Hey BD!
Cooked anything fun lately, BD? When is your big baby shower? May? or April?
Pretty In Pink is my favorite Molly Ringwald movie. Sixteen Candles I liked parts of, but other parts were annoying. I wish I could edit classic movies and get rid of the annoying parts. For example, Sex and the City, which admittedly isn't a classic, I really like it and wish I could edit to get rid of (a) the masturbating dog, (b) the poop in the pants scene, and (c) the pubic hair discussion. Those scenes were jarringly out of place, and I want to watch the movie without those.
Another owlet hatched!!
Kristin, are you watching? I just happened on just in time to see him hatch and Molly eating the eggshell. Number 4 is Wesley. Why no girl names, I wonder?
do you know it's name FT?
commented before refreshing! No, I am not watching :(
#4=Wesley
#1=Max
#2=Pattison
#3=Austin
#4=Wesley
Not sure that 2 and 3 aren't reversed, can't remember....
nope, that looks right :)
SW, we will have the baby shower when the baby comes home. I was throwing the shower for the mom that delivered at 29 weeks, although the baby is doing very well. There are apparently three levels of preemie care: NICU, stepdown NICU, and regular peds. She has moved into the stepdown NICU early.
I just made a phenomenal arroz con pollo, thankyouverymuch.
I must have just missed Wesley's birth! I checked on the owl a few minutes ago and he wasn't here yet.
BD, Ohhhh, I didn't make the connection that the baby shower was for the premie's Mom. I'm glad the baby is doing well. ::googling arroz con pollo::
So, for the birthday party today, I got the kid an AMEX gift card, because I just have not had time to shop for a more personal gift (and I feel like crap).
Not only did A. address the card to herself and sign it from herself, she sealed the card without the gift card in it, wrote her name on the front of the card, and when I had her write the b-day girl's name on the front, wrote it in ascendingly large letters.
I should have just had the beer, because the gift is going to look like I was three sheets to the wind when we get there, anyway.
LOL BD! I'm sure the card was charming. I googled arroz con pollo and the recipe I found looked good. Will you post your recipe?
SW, it's so good to see you! And can I just say how much I hate that fucking spypig?
BD, I'll go read your comment but thank you. I mean, for taking the time and all, for commenting because it is much appreciated, regardless of what I might find. ;-) I surely don't claim to be an expert on the subject but do know that between working in insurance for years and having a ridiculously strong interest in it all for even more years, I've done a lot of research and honestly feel I'm remained pretty impartial while doing so. I suppose it may not come across that way to those who vehemently disagree with me, though. My opinions are strong on the topic because it does directly impact me. Imo, it's our responsibility as citizens to learn as much as we can on our own, engage in conversations with others who disagree and to give them every opportunity to change our minds, sway us, with open minds and to speak out even if it's unpopular. But hey, that's just my take on it all. Speech over. Slap me off the soapbox and hand me a beer, please. ;-)
What's for dinner tonight besides arroz con pollo? Jake's out at the photo shoot and I'm thinking I'll just have a salad with some smoked oysters and crackers.
Hi SW, BD, Kristin, AP, FT.
Not much to say - off to read AP's health care post.
Watching a PBS/Ken Burns special about Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton - and their 50 year struggle to gain women's suffrage. Good stuff - scary to see how bad things were for women back then.
12 hours sleep on Friday night - and I felt much better after having a couple really tough days.
Only 6 last night, so a nap is in order.
Kay,
You shared your feelings so well late last night. I second AP's insights, presented gently and sweetly.
CK - I'm sorry you had a rough couple of days! Hoping it is getting better!
BD - I think they will understand - I always have little man sign cards and it always turns out bad but that is what makes it special.
::slapping AP off her soap box::
Hey CK!
Has anybody here forgotten to take AD for 2 days? That and my BC pills, and synthroid. I don't know where my head is.
Anyways, I felt like total crap - has anyone here ever experienced that? I rarely ever miss my meds, maybe one day once in a while, but never two.
Hi, CK! Sorry you've had some rough days. How's the family doing?
AP, are you okay after that fall off your soap box?
Family is good - dad got back from a 2 week visit with my brother in NC.
The Husband is being kind and sweet, and doing some things with my dad too. I appreciate that.
Son has been accepted to U of MN for the fall. He's been at a less selective state university the past year and a half, and has earned his way to a tougher school.
This is a really smart young man (35 out of 36 on his ACT) who almost didn't graduate from high school because he rarely did his homework or projects, or turn them in.
He's proved himself now with a college 3.7 GPA - I guess he just needed to grow up some. (sorry for the proud Momma crap - I loved him when he was a underachiever, but he seems much happier using his smarts now, and I'm happy that he's happier)
New nickname from somebody on MWoP -
JM = Jedi Master
CK, WOW! You deserve to spout some proud Momma crap! Your son's achievement is impressive. ::clapping for CK's son::
Bows for SW. (thank you for letting me share my happy dance for him)
Deep friendship -
When Susan B. Anthony turned seventy, her dear friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote, “If there is one part of my life that gives me more intense satisfaction than another, it is my friendship of more than forty years standing with Susan B. Anthony…
Emerson says, ‘It is better to be a thorn in the side of your friend than his echo.’
If this adds weight and stability to friendship, then ours will endure forever, for we have indeed been thorns in the side of each other… I have had no peace for forty years, since the day we started together…”
I can safely say those of us here can be both thorns and echos. And both are good.
Congrats on your son CK - that is awesome! You have every right to be proud of him. :) I hope you tell him that - just sayin' b/c I would have loved/ would love to hear from my mom that she is proud of me.
Good advice Kristin - I needed to hear more of that from my mom and dad too.
"AP, are you okay after that fall off your soap box?"
Smartass.
What great news about your son! Lordy, you must be so proud of him and rightfully so. Good for your husband for doing things with your dad, too...that's really very sweet of him.
"If this adds weight and stability to friendship, then ours will endure forever, for we have indeed been thorns in the side of each other… I have had no peace for forty years, since the day we started together…”
I just love this. This is how friendship should be. :-)
"I can safely say those of us here can be both thorns and echos. And both are good."
I still like the thorns best. :-)
I'm not surprised, AP.
AP said: "I still like the thorns best. :-)"
Shocking! ;-)
will it scare you if I said I e-mailed the link for the pitch their tents video to my friends who are pastors?
That video was hilarious, AP! CK, from what you've said about your church, your pastors will think it's hilarious too.
SW - Bros and Sis' must be done for the season?
CK! Can't be done! Say it ain't so!
CK, I'm not a bit shocked and am glad y'all found it funny, too. :-)
CK, I bet they are saving newer episodes for later, stretching them out.
i sure hope so - I really do love B & S! Right now I am watching Another Cinderella Story.
I also saw there is a show on lifetime or something that I want to watch - based on a true story - Amish Grace.
My two guys are asleep.
I have all the windows open, except the one where they are asleep - I just folded a load of laundry, I have one load in the dryer and another in the washer, I cleaned the kitty litter and dusted LM's room.
I'm feeling a bit accomplished but wish the living room would clean itself.
I Wanna go outside! I told LM after his nap we would go to the park, so I think we will head out after he wakes up.
Enjoy the nice weather, Kristin. Maybe you should nap yourself before you go?
I saw an ad for Amish Grace, Kristin. I remember when that shooting happened, and the Amish people were forgiving. Forgiveness like that is moving in a way that few things are. Just thinking about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa sometimes makes me weepy. I'm not very forgiving, so it's hard for me to relate to it. But it's moving.
AP,
I'm tempted to put it out on FB. Maybe it'll scare away my fundamentalist niece who I don't care for much.
SW, are you working today?
Having the windows open in the spring is such a treat. In my stupid house, the windows are painted shut on the outside, and there are storm windows, so there's really no opening them until I hire someone to remove the storm windows and cut free the windows so they open. Why did the prior owner paint them shut?
Why?
Why?????
I'm working CK. And what I'm working on isn't billable, which isn't cool.
SW - me too on the forgiveness thing. I see that kind of forgiveness as beyond a human's capability - something else has to be at work.
There's another moving story about forgiveness - "The End of the Spear". A bit out of my theological bent, but powerful in the message.
It's a fictional retelling of the documentary "Beyond the Gates of Splendor".
Non billable work on a Sunday is the worst (says former CPA).
Dog has had his dinner. Time for a nap with him. Get that damn work done, SW.
alright ladies - off to the park for a bit.
see ya later!
Evening.
Windows open are the best. Not cool about the previous owners, SW. Why do you paint a window shut?! Someone did that to our 3 season porch, thereby making it an unused porch, because we would either roast or freeze without all of those windows being opened.
Watching Food Inc. with my hubs. Anyone seen it?
Taiya, I'm afraid to watch Food Inc., but I wish someone would tie me up and force me to, because I bet it would be good for me to see it. I can't stand seeing animals abused, and I understand that the portrayal of how the animals we eat are treated is pretty brutal. I wish I had the strength of character to be a vegetarian.
My husband thinks it's hilarious that he got our daughter to say "Poop". Sigh. Men.
I'm back - the weather is gorgeous but a bit windy. My son is so damn personable and made sure he said hello to everyone and told everyone his name. Luckily he isn't telling everyone his full name anymore.
He did find a friend and they managed to run around the swing set about 30 times, so hopefully LM will sleep tonight. My mom came over, since we went to the park in her neighborhood. I got a few pics of them :)
Hey Kristin, I'm glad you had fun at the park. Your little man is outgoing like his mama, huh?
Oh, I'm not outgoing - I promise - but he is.
Really you aren't Kristin? Are you shy?
Not shy - I just don't do well in crowds unless I'm doing something in which I love, then I'm a different person. I don't usually offer a lot about myself - and only offer if people ask.
I don't typically get along with girls b/c I just don't understand them and usually don't have a lot in common with them so I don't usually chit chat with them.
Kristin - tonight's 60 Minutes is about sharks :)
Watching Life on Discovery!
Oh, I also heard that Fox is doing a News Story or something about Obama.
LFoB: You sound so tired today. I’m so sorry, I’ve been hoping you would have a good day in there somewhere, I’m so sorry. I like AP’s post right after you posted your comment though.
CK: I do sometimes forget to take my synthroid and BC pills in the morning (BC, synthroid, blood pressure) and that means I can’t take them until I get home from school. It makes for a tiring day, and sometimes I feel a little blue also, often a headache. Is that what it does to you? And you must be very proud of your son, wow to that great news, what an accomplishment!
Taiya, I’ve never heard of Food Inc., when you first mentioned it as I was catching up I thought it was a cooking show. I too, wish I had the strength to go vegetarian. I was back in my early 20s and I have never felt better but I went back to meet due to iron and B12 concerns. I’m not big on meat really (I take a B12 supplement) but I do like my chicken and animal products (eggs, dairy). I’ve often said that if I had to slaughter my own meat, I’d be vegetarian, no doubt. My parents buy 2 whole hogs every winter (for them, my brother and I and for the all-weekend thing), and it’s an all-weekend thing where friends and family come over and such but the smell is enough to drive me out. When I lived there I had no choice. And the proper way to kill a pig (bleeding) is no longer allowed but the old-timers complain it changes the taste of the meat. They also buy half a cow from a reputable butcher who cuts it all up packaged neatly and it’s better because we know the meat hasn’t been coloured and has been pasture-fed (some grain fed) and no hormone injections and so on. Ugh, I’ve talked too much on this subject already!
FT-
I am not a big red meat eater. Chicken is my thing, and dairy everything. I do like breakfast meats here and there, but not on a daily, or even weekly basis. I do like to have a steak once in a while, though, so I would never be able to give up meat completely. I don't really feel the urge to be a vegetarian, though, so I guess it suits me. I have no problems with the butchering progress. Like I said, I grew up on the farm. We never did the actual pigs and cows, though, we sent them off to the butcher. We just did the chickens. Which was far more fascinating than anything.
Another film about the food crisis, specifically genetically engineered food, is The Future of Food. It is available on Hulu.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food
Christy - I will tell my hubby. Maybe we will check that out.
It is eye opening. That and books like Fast Food Nation have changed our buying habits. We still eat meat, but buy from small-scale farmers we know and trust.
FT - yup, I felt tired, a bit light headed, really bad headache, kind of woozy. And no alcohol was consumed.
Can't get hulu in Canada. :0(
FT...do you get Netflix? It is there, too. It is also supposed to be at libraries, both public and university.
CK: When I forget (more often than I'd like to admit) I could spend hours thinking, why am I feeling so weak and tired and headachey? And that's when I remember that I didn't take my morning meds, like well into the day. I really should keep a few in the glove compartment of my car or at school or something but I never get around to actually doing that.
Christy: I don't have it myself and don't know too much about it, I think it's for released movies only? Or for more?
Fill me in, I have no idea but I am very interested in lowering my cable bill, it's ridiculous.
Googled NetFlix to get some more info, do you recommend it Christy?
SW:
Will post the recipe later tonight.
It depends on how much you like to watch movies. It has different levels of subscriptions...how many you can have at a time, etc. I've heard good things about it. I think they have a trial period, too. I've also heard the selection is really good. It has free shows that you download as well as the ones you pay to "rent" out.
I haven't used it, but maybe someone else here has?
Thanks for clarifying Taiya. It sounds like a good deal. I love the convenience factor, too.
Oh, only downside that I can think of is that if you want a movie that just came out there is usually a wait. Short to long depending on how popular it is. We don't really care much about that, though, so it's fine with us.
So unless I rent a physical DVD, I otherwise have to watch on my laptop (vs. my TV)? Can I get TV stuff? I'd miss these shows: Murdoch Mysteries, Agatha Christie, Cold Case, Law & Order, Ghost Whisperer, House. And the kids watch their channels YTV and Treehouse and such. Could I get those via NetFlix? I get hundreds of channels I could care less about.
If you have NetFlix would you still need cable for some things?
I dont' do rented movies much, but my husband and the kids regularly do.
I've never done Netflix but I think my sis does it. I don't know how it works either.
Hi everyone :) I'm back and tired, but it was a really nice break. I'm just jumping in; how is everyone doing?
Hi Bella! Just get back from your FL trip? Didja get any new tattoos?
I'm the world's dumbest Netflix customer. I've had the same 3 movies for over a year. I could have bought lots of movies with what I've wasted in Netflix fees. :-(
Yes, just a bit ago, SW...and I wouldn't get a tattoo in FL if you paid me :D I have a good tattoo artist right here in Chicago.
However, I did get a sunburn, like I always do. This pale Northern skin of mine can't take that sun down there.
bella - do you use hotmail or yahoo - I was going to send you a link on my aunt and uncle's place.
Glad you had a good time! Do anything fun and exciting or wild and crazy?
OK, I just found out an old boyfriend of mine has gotten engaged...and it makes me feel a little funny. I think that's a normal feeling, probably because I was in love with this guy.
Either one is fine, Kristin, I use both.
Nothing wild and crazy, unless you count how wildly I fell of my diet this weekend. Crab legs? Yep. Appetizers out the ass? Check. 500 calorie drinks with umbrellas and cream in them? Bring it on.
Back to reality, oatmeal, and baked chicken breasts.
Bella - me too - but such is life.
Bella, I had that experience not long ago. It was hard, because I felt like feeling...weird...was short selling Mr. BD, even though it had nothing to do with him, and everything to do with closing a chapter of my life and letting something go which I thought I'd let go long ago.
Is that how you are feeling?
I'm actually a bit heart broken b/c about a year ago or so I wrote to him b/c I think about him all the time. I know, it is bad b/c I am in a relationship but I kinda thought it was Karma that we were both not in a relationship (earlier) and we both had children around the same age - we even were talking earlier this year b/c he was thinking of renting my mom and step-dad's place up in Michigan.
I e-mailed him to say congrats and wanted to see what was up - and he ignored me - I guess I should take a hint. I am happy for him, he deserves a good woman. I'm just a bit sad that it's not me.
You said it better than I could, BD. I know I am over him, I know I am in a great relationship with a great man..a man that I am going to marry and have children with someday. I'm very happy. But, when I heard the news, I had a mini-movie reel start up in my head, will all of our "highlights", so to say. Our travels, our private stuff, the fun we had together. And then I wondered if he remembers me the same. It was just an odd, heart-tugging sort of feeling.
I understand, Bella. I think it's normal, and I think that if you didn't have a reaction like it, you should doubt the level of the love you had for him. I don't think we stop loving people, even if we should, even if the love changes drastically.
Kristin...nothing but hugs for you.
Interrupting to bitch:
I must be getting old, because I absolutely f'n hate commercials. That Swiffer commercial came on with the "Who's That Lady" song just now, and I almost threw the remote through the screen.
Carry on.
Thanks BD - oh well. I think he is a lot like me and kinda just likes the idea of being with someone. I really know that I can do it alone and probably better off but it is hard to be alone.
Even though it's pretty much that way now.
I'm pissed right now - can you tell? He didn't do a damn thing today - and he kept passing up the dishes in the sink - so I asked him if he would do the kitchen and he said he guessed. He is the one who went out with friends last night - came home at 3:00 and then woke up at noon - said he felt bad and stayed in bed until 4:00 - when LM woke up from his nap.
I'm sorry you don't feel well but, yeah I'd like a *little help.
Dealing with a 3 year old on your own is a bit draining.
Sorry - I'm just pissed right now.
I'm going to bed. I'm tired - I didn't get a nap today - right when CK suggested it, LM woke up :)
CK - sorry that you are out of wack. {{{HUGS}}}
My feet are cold. going to put socks on and climb in bed.
I need to find LM's schedule for school this week, I think it is fruit salad day tomorrow.
Night ladies!
Bella: the first time I saw one of those commercials, I thought it was funny. Now I just hate that song. I hear you, sister.
Kristin: it doesn't sound like he's pulling his weight much. That's not fair, and you're right to be pissed. You need to go on strike, like Shannon did that time.
Goodnight, Kristin! Sleep well.
Speaking of Shannon - I'm hoping she had a GREAT birthday weekend - I haven't seen her on.
Good night - for real!
Thanks FT! I should but I've tried that and NOTHING gets done - and i need the house to be somewhat clean for LM to live here - ya know?
Men suck. Goodnight Kristin, have a great Monday at work!
Kristin, I'm sorry the SO doesn't help out much. That has to be frustrating. Have you ever sat down with him and had a real talk? When I have something that I feel that needs to be addressed, we sit down and and I use the "I feel "X" when you do "Y"" method. It's very effective, because then you aren't bitching, you are stating your feelings without being accusatory. Maybe it's time for the two of you to have a good, solid talk?
Hopefully I'm not being intrusive.
Hi FT!! :)
FTR, I have gone on strike in smaller ways, like making a meal for myself and my kids and my husband wanders in and asks, where's dinner? And I say probably in the refrigerator I'm guessing. Also when he made fun of my ironing the clothes, I stopped ironing his. Also I've considered washing all the clothes but his and seeing what he'd do.... probably get his mommy to wash them I guess, he doesn't know how to use the washer or dryer.
Damn, now I'm getting all worked up. Good thing he's at soccer right now.
Hello, Bella! We haven't been on at the same time much lately, have we?
I haven't been on much at all lately. I've been working quite a bit, and then real life has been busy as well. How are you?
I've just deleted my last comment to see if it will still show up on Reader. I assume it still will, but sometimes when comments are deleted on blogs I have in Reader, the comments don't show up on Reader at all, I'm not sure how that works. So, just testing.
And with that, I am out for the night, goodnight everyone.
Goodnight!
Hey again Bella, glad to hear you've been busy. IRL busy is good too, I'm often on here late night only because I just can't get on any quicker usually. Weather's warming up here, although it was gloomy out today. Looking forward to 2 short weeks of school. Oldest is having his birthday this week and so am planning for the family party but his friends will have to wait until next week, I'm sure they'll be busy with family on Easter weekend,I know we will.
Okay I JUST checked Reader and that comment I deleted isn't there! The comment I made AFTER saying I had deleted a comment is on there. Isn't it supposed to be on there? I don't get it.
Goodnight Bella!
Oh before I go Bella, yesterday I bought the ingredients to make the dill spread for this weekend, it sounds yummy. I think it was you that submitted it with the Beer Bread recipe? What else would the dip go well with?
FT, I would maybe do toasted french bread, or just crackers. It's good on anything.
My God, I sat down to rest after dinner and just now woke up. Nothing like a 5 hour nap in the evening to screw your sleep up. Lovely.
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