It is the schedual that is bad, Sometimes you have tobe there in person. And when DH flew down and back to SoCal in a day it wasn't too bad - he probbably got better sleep at home. I didn't because ,of course, he caught a cold and snored. Which normally, he doesn't. DH's co has him doing too many last minute flights. He can do 90% of his work from almost anywhere. Yet they have never figured out that schedualing him a month in advance would cost so much less. they once had him buy tickets to the east coast less than a week in advance. tickets a month in advance 300- 500 dollars. These were 1700.00 . All because they weren't sure when a server was going to arrive. But they knew it was one of 3 days. Honestly - a day early or a day late - would not have made any difference on meeting the billing point - and would have saved a lot of money. even with an extra day of hotel, food, and internet.

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I don't know that she was bit by a moose - but I can guess that she saw one while wearing it. does that count?

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eBay has everything. I'm this close to actually buying rollerskates.

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they should be rainbow toe socks, but those will do....

and matching rainbow suspenders....

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Someone digitally stablized the famous "walking bigfoot" footage from the 60's:

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Looks pretty human, doesn't it? I read recently that the people who did it fessed up, but some people don't believe them.

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here you go

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they are claiming 60's but I know I had mine when I was 13 -- Mork wore them...

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ok this site says mork and mindy was from 78 .

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dork that I was I must have had them when I was 15

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Gotharini, check out this choker from the current Christian Dior collection:

I waaaaaants it. But you knew that.

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Hey! Survived my date! Had actual fun -- went from 8 to 11:30 which is late for me on a school night.

No kissage, but I gave him my number, and he said something about "the next time we get together." He was funny, and smart and thought I was intimidatinbg smart, but also easy to talk to. He loosened up and told me some raunchy stories, and you guys know me...he was afraid to tell me some in the beginning, because he "might offend me."

BWAH! So, I think I'll go out with him again. Fun. And I have another date with another guy this week, and I am jazzed now rather than nervously nasueaous.

woo.

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Today was a good day.

Drove up to the desert with my parents and we got some time to talk. Weird that I have spent so much time with them, more than when I lived at home, and we haven't really had an opportunity to just *talk* until today. They are really very supportive about my plans to move to Portland and I ought to let them know that I appreciate that.

Joshua Tree was beautiful. It was just a perfect, perfect day. Clear, cool but with plenty of sun and just the barest hints of a breeze. The National Park (sooo want to call it The Monument still) was just eternal and calm and unspoiled.

The family gathered and we took grandma in a box (aka known as her cremated remains) up to where we had left grandpa nine years ago. Just to share the moment as it would be illegal to scatter her ashes there. Unfortunately I am clumsy and the box just oops tipped over. Just exactly like it happened nine years ago. I should work on that. The ashes scattered in the wind so we said goodbye to her there.

That is my story and I am sticking to it. I also know to lawyer up if questioned about my unplanned clumsiness that resulted in the scattering of ashes in a beloved location. Twice.

I didn't actually nap either way and am finally really feeling the totality of my gronk now. But I had a second or fifth wind and the day was really nice. Even had nice moments with the parts of my family that can drive me crazy.

[Though, and I will face this bullshit tomorrow, my brother managed to send me an email tonight that I had to just close and promise myself that I wouldn't look at again until after my bath and hopefully after I have some actual sleep. Fuckwit.]

My tummy even was nice-ish and never was so bad that I couldn't shove it mostly out of my mind. I have a bath waiting and then am crawling into bed.

Please don't Marcie yourself.

I stopped being so annoying and bitching so I am giving myself a second chance. But I am still on notice.

We had a poignantly beautiful, thoughtful, caring discussion about it

This? A good start if you really can get over it. And the dates sound like marvelous fun.

Hey! Survived my date! Had actual fun

Yay good dateage stories!

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