ita - the tv drama thread since May 2nd - has been Jericho, GA, a touch of GG, Bones and only now have I introduced some c.s.i. and Six Degrees.

Thanks for the info, sumi. I'm two or three episodes behind on CSI, so it wouldn't be practical.

Right now I'm watching my TV mostly on the weekends, except for the series in which I'm catching up on in bulk. Combined threads without impossible whitefont rules aren't much use to me.

So far this weekend --

My sister threw me a fabulous baby shower yesterday, and both my mom and MiL came up from DC to attend. It was really fun...

...EXCEPT that during this time, my dryer was delivered but not installed, so I spent a fair amount of my party on the phone with PC Richards trying to get someone, anyone, to do their fucking job.

Basically, the electrician we hired a month or so back put in the wrong shape plug. So after finding out that our idiot sales guy had forgotten to schedule us an installation, yelling at him until he got the installers to put us on the schedule for today anyway...we couldn't get anything done. The installer put in the plug for the Canadian version of our dryer, and it's a completely different shape than the American power cord, so there's no way the prongs will fit into it. So I said fine, if we need to we can get the electrician back, but in the meantime could you at least set up the stacking kit so the dryer's not sitting in the middle of my kitchen anymore? The installers, lying little fuckwads, said they were going down to their truck to see if they had another power cord that would work...and never came back. When we realized they weren't coming back, the ENTIRE shower party was ready to march over to Atlantic Center and burn the store to the ground. We ended up calling the store manager again, who called the installers, but they were already done for the day and not in Brooklyn anymore, and in the meantime had made up some bullshit story about how I wouldn't let them take the closet door off so they couldn't have even put the dryer where I wanted it, so they left. I don't have their names, but I *do* have their cellphone #, so when I call back on Monday to sort everything out for the umpteenth time, I will be doing my best to get them fired. Fuckers.

This morning, I had a magnificent prenatal massage at BlissSpa. It was basically a regular massage, but with a bazillion pillows on the table so I could lie comfortably on my stomach or either side. I feel soooooooooo relaxed.

Right now, we've got a handyman in the living room putting up our bookshelves. (After having three carpenters bail on us with no warning, we called the guy who painted our apartment to see if he could recommend anyone, and he said he also does handyman/carpentry work, so we just hired him back. And bless him, he showed up.)

Apparently the wall stud issue I was having when I tried to do this a few weeks back was not because I'm incompetent -- there really are no wall studs where they're supposed to be in this apartment. There are a few metal studs (not very useful as you can't drill into them), and then large patches of drywall with nothing behind it. So our handyman went out to the hardware store and got some really strong wall anchors instead, and we're just going to hope for the best. I think with 4 standards, the weight will be evenly distributed enough that the shelves will hold. I'm a little concerned about the pot rack, but we'll see.

OK, that sounds way better than just having the dryer problems...

I have decided why I've been having trouble working on this thing I'm supposed to be writing for work. I don't have anything more to say! Four pages is plenty! What they mean, they want more??? Argh.

This morning, I had a magnificent prenatal massage at BlissSpa. It was basically a regular massage, but with a bazillion pillows on the table so I could lie comfortably on my stomach or either side. I feel soooooooooo relaxed.

I got an hour long massage for JZ after giving birth and she loved it. You might want to plan ahead to get another one after all that hard work.

Oh! A thought prompted by something I saw in Spiderman 3 --is it grammatically correct to put an apostrophe between an abbreviation and the following s, be the s for pluralisation or verb agreement? Like the ever popular decade the 90's, or ?'s, or stuff like that?

It is indeed a matter of contention among grammarians. I started doing the abbreviation apostrophe s thing after a grammar text book I was using in class told me to. Then I stopped after reading in another text that it was wrong. So basically, it is and is not correct.

"I may not be able to reach your ass to kick it, but son, I will fucking murder your shins."

shrift, may I tag?

Jessica, so sorry about the electrician angst. Ain't being a homeowner fun? Sigh.

Cindy, I give you major props for not laughing in your daughter's face. I don't know if I could have managed that much restraint.

Also, right now I am eating a cupcake (leftover from the shower). Hooray!

Oh, and welcome back to the internets, Aimee and Joe!

I got an hour long massage for JZ after giving birth and she loved it. You might want to plan ahead to get another one after all that hard work.

That is an excellent idea, and I shall pass it on to DH.

My weekend is going really well. We had a fabulous date night. Taught all day Saturday, so we were tired and decided to give a miss to the coffeehouse/church. Watched the Derby. It was great! It snowed, so we made our last fire instead and cuddled up by that. I got every task on my weekend todo list checked off. The SO cleaned the whole house, including a great job on the bathroom. I got some good books from the library, plus spent $2 for books from their Friends of the Library sale. The dog's new natural, domestically made, food & treats arrived and he loves them. We're slowly introducing the food, but he spits out all the old food until he can find and eat all the new food. Then he eats the old food, but clearly under duress. We got the SO all packed up and sent off for the week. And today we took a walk with the dog.

Oh, and when the SO went to pick up our new (Subzero, yay!) refrigerator, he asked the auction guy what would happen if people didn't pick up their winning bids. He told him they'd put it back on auction again, so they did, and all the items I'd lost on are for sale again. So I've got a second chance, and since the SO saw them, he knows they're quality, and I can probably bid higher.

So now I've got a completely clean house. I'm going to go and loll around and watch elimination hockey now, and then the Amazing Race final.

And then I'm going to have workweek from hell.

But for now, I'm enjoying the weekend.

shrift, may I tag?

Heh. Sure.

And welcome back to the midwest, Aimee and Joe! I hope your family realizes that your proximity to Chicago means you have to visit often.

I hope your family realizes that your proximity to Chicago means you have to visit often.

I wholeheartedly endorse this plan.