stuffs cotton in her ears to avoid the earworms
We've been having an earworm war around my house. The standard battle tactic has been to approach the other person and sing the viral phrase, but I've moved to a more clandestine and subversive approach. Last night I was tweaking photos, and said, "Huh. If I adjust the levels, I can change this sunset into sunrise. Sunrise, sunrise."
Robert seemed to be ignoring me, but not 5 minutes later he started humming "Sunrise, Sunrise" by Norah Jones. I yipped in victory.
Mal and I played outside some, and he fell asleep finally, so looks like the dingoes go hungry for another day.
Good luck, Nora! Good luck, sj!
See you all when I figure out the wireless at school!
good luck to you too, vw!
I did love the scene in the Meatloaf biopic where Jim Steinman was auditioning singers and Meatloaf shows up...
I don't know if it wasn't apocryphal, but it was fitting.
and also much luck to sj! (I'm moving slow today)
vw, Lucy has someone come in two days a week to walk her and she loves it. I like the idea that she gets a little more social interaction, for one thing. Plus I adore the little notes they leave each day. If Not!Emily isn't sure he can do it, a dog walker is not at all a bad option.
Good luck at school tonight, Nora!
I'd love to be going back to school. And vw has matching purple notebooks and pens!
t /jealous
The boys are off for their first days at the their new schools. The house is not noticeably quieter, since they were sleeping in all summer, but I do feel a bit more on top of things than usual, since it's only 9:15 and the baby and I are up and have had breakfast. And we're making their favorite back-to-school dinner of meatloaf and mashed potatoes tonight.
vw, Lucy has someone come in two days a week to walk her and she loves it. I like the idea that she gets a little more social interaction, for one thing.
I talked to my dad this morning, and he thinks Toto can make it. I just don't like it. He doesn't want me spending the money. I don't want Toto getting the idea that it's ok to just have accidents in the house. So, I'm battling myself right now. Not!Emily didn't get up before I left, so asking him wasn't an option today. I'll see how Toto does, but I really should have thought of this earlier.
He doesn't want me spending the money. I don't want Toto getting the idea that it's ok to just have accidents in the house.
This is a road you definitely don't want to go down.
You know what, though? I'd give it a shot without a couple of times - dogs are way more resilient and capable than you'd think. Lucy's daytime walks are purely a luxury, for me as well as her. But I don't know if Toto being so little affects it, though.
"I would do anything for love, but I won't do... [performs complicated and vaguely obscene gestures] that."
Now I wanna know what "that" is. Somethinge obscene with a chicken?
