Mal ,'The Train Job'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
"Mom, over the years I have found that I don't typically like _____, but have been surprised, on the rare occasion, to find something that calls to me."
See, that won't work, because she will assume that since she is always right, anything she picks out will fall into the exception.
I think I just need to say no, and hope she has forgotten by the next time she sees me wearing dangly earrings.
How about, "Not usually"? Then if she sees you wearing them, you've got an out.
Is there any nice way to answer your mother when she asks "do you like dangly earrings?" that conveys both "yes" and "but not any you would ever pick, so stay the heck away from me with your badly made fake Native American crap"?
"No"
Erin, I'm so sorry about your mother's friend.
I got the letter to my friend's parents written. In some ways I know them better these days than I knew him. I basically just sad I was sorry for their loss and felt the loss myself.
Then I made lentil soup with spinach and feta and Mythos beer. I wish I had nice crusty bread, but it's good anyway.
Oh, Erin, that is so horrible. I hope your mom is doing okay.
"No"
I went with "not very often". Gives me a little bit of an out.
one of my favorite places to beIt really is nice. I think I am going to bundle out briefly because the pub theatre is showing Pirates for the last time today and I can watch it big screen and have a beer at the same time. Then? Back home to more fire and quietly getting stuff done.
"Mom, over the years I have found that I don't typically like _____, but have been surprised, on the rare occasion, to find something that calls to me."This. The, "I have sometimes / on rare occasion found X that I love, but in general I don't wear / like X. But, in general, no. Thank you for checking with me."
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phone rings...
Deep breath here. My brother-in-law is a good for nothing idjit! Sis just called me and she is going back to work on Friday. Why? Because he won't go and find a job and they kinda need someone to work for both the money and the healthcare. So she is going back to the hellish commute and he's going to stay home with the twins. Now, I have no problem in the world with SAHDads but this was not what was decided in this case. And frankly, the b-i-l isn't exactly someone I would trust taking care of my cats alone. So trusting him with my nephlet and the neicephews is ... going to take some time. And maybe some denial. She is being, for her, very Zen about the whole situation. Me? Well I will adapt. This is just exactly what I was afraid of when she told me that she was pregnant again. Before we even knew that is was babies and not just baby. When she told me that she was going to quit working after they were born and be a SAHM, I was so relieved. Now? Well, not so much I guess... It's like she married KFed...
Thankfully I am going to distract myself with pretty boys in eyeliner and beer for a couple of hours. Go team beer and movies.
Wow, nothing wrong in my previous post that some punctuation and paragraph returns wouldn't have helped.
That was some steaming-mad stream-of-consciousness posting.
Cass, that's so frustrating! It seems like after such a rough pregnancy your sister deserves a break. However, I have to say that I'm 100% positive that working is much easier than staying home with twin infants. Perhaps if the dad is the deadbeat he sounds like, he will figure that out quickly and want to go back to work.
raq I didn't send out writtein symapathies to you , but they were there when I read about your friend.
Stay strong , Cass.
DH just watched part of the show 'neat' which is another organization show . he saw the guy's office - and said hey - think the network would do our office? As if I would allow our office on tv. or the spare room for that matter. It took us awhile to get our bedroom in order - but we did it. and it seems to stay reasonably neat as long as we aren't neglegting it.
Thanksgiving was typical. matt and BIL did more cooking Thursday. One of my sister's friends joined . ( Turns out a urolgist she knows, knows other urologist and confrimed that Tom Cruise is sterile) Friday I did a lot of picking up and them we went to the Niles Christmas parade. which is about 5 blocks long - 60 groups. 3 large ballons , etc. favorite groups , the tap dancing xmas trees ( they've been in the macy's parade) , the highlanders ( kilts, swords) , and the starwars storm troopers. Yesterday I worked , then we went out to a local reastaurant who was haveing a guest chef - one of the best in the area . Found out that haveing a great chef in the kitchen makes a HUGe difference in the restaurant's ability to do everything right. todayit is gloomy and threatening out , but we started out the day right by not getting out of bed til 10ish.
What is The Oxford American?
Look at you, with your mad googly skills. Also, the editor, Marc Smirnoff, contacted me and Kim after reading Lost In the Grooves and invited us to pitch stories to him. Which would be great for me because I've thus far been unable to convert the book publishing history into paying magazine articles.
It's gray and rainy and cold in San Francisco today. Gotta figure some way to get Emmett out of the house.
JZ's taken the babe to church and to see an array of cousins and Aunts. Matilda is looking particularly cute lately so that should work. Also she's been very fun in the morning, particularly when she's hanging out in Emmett's lap.
ION, I'm going to be coaching baseball again this year. Didn't look like I was, but now I am. This will probably be the last year since Emmett moves up to the Majors next year, and there are less teams and more established managers who will also move up.