That's definitely weird, le n. I think Zen is right, you should look into it.

Smonster, started to sand a section by hand. 100 grit. Not fine, not course. Medium. The wall has texture. If I sand, it looks like I'm trimming the hills of the texture, but the gloss remains in the valleys. Do I need to sand if there is texture for the paint to grab onto? Cuz I'd love to keep the subtle texture.

That is... above my pay grade. I'm still a novice when it comes to painting. I'll ask tomorrow at work if I remember.

Some wisdom from my uncle: all women, regardless of nationality, will try to blackmail you if you get help from your in-laws. Ergo, if my parents disown my brother, I should pay his rent rather than let him take his in-laws' offer to live with them.

As opposed to the emotional blackmail in which your parents are engaging? @@

Jilli and le n for the winning responses to P-C's dad. Also, suggest parroting it back during next conversation.

I do think that I need to figure out what _I_ am doing to inspire this behavior. That's two very similar situations in the last 6 months or so. I don't mean that in a 'It's my fault,' sort of way, but in a 'hm. If this is a trend, there is a catalyst. What might that be?' sort of way.

I know what you mean. You may remember I went through a phase where I wondered why I kept falling for alcoholics/problem drinkers and how I could avoid them. My shrink's response was that I wasn't going to be able to break the pattern until I learned from it what I needed to.

One hour past my bedtime. Dog not walked. Kittens not socialized. Dishes not done, lunch for tomorrow not prepped. Did I mention I'm not getting paid for the past two hours? Surgeon owes me $30.

le n, yes, go to credit union stat. Maybe freeze credit online until you figure it out? Check other accounts for weirdness.

Pronouns totally gone. Must crash.

That’s a HUGE red flag, le nub. Someone is probing your account to see if it’s valid.

oh great. now I have alien probes.

I didn't *ask* for the anal probe. *I* didn't ask for the anal probe. I *didn't* ask for the anal probe. I didn't ask for the *anal* probe... [link] /passion fish

How can someone take a random withdrawal from your account? That's really creepy. I've seen scenarios when someone puts some in, but my impression (understanding? guess?) that that took less authority than taking it out. Absolutely report it to your bank, like everyone says. It might be happening to more than one person, too.

(Basically, I'd like everyone to be able to deposit into my accounts AS LONG AS THEY CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING OUT)

(but that's my perhaps flawed plan for making it big...do not emulate without consulting an expert)

Can't sleep. Hip pain. Stretching not helping. Quarter flexeril not helping, adding another quarter. Blecch. TGIF.

I hear you Smonster. I am going to have to call today a sick day because I did no work other than about two emails. I slept and tried to read the Internet and be motivated, but my head hurt, and didn't really stop even in the face of Advil, ibuprofen, Sudafed, and flexeril. Had to cancel my trainer appointment because the flexeril had knocked me out enough.

Also, I have been having a minor (I hoped) medical issue for a month. Finally called the doctor on Tuesday, got an appointment for Monday. And since then? Totally not a problem anymore. Wtf. Guess I'll try to cancel. Should've used that motivation to find a new dentist instead.

I think you should go to the credit union ASAP and ask a human WTF is going on, and not leave until you get an answer and it's fixed.

Home now. Tired. Have picked primary color for condo. Still need to pick living room accent color.

Things I noticed today about my neigbors, and so far, love it all. Cute Asain gal. Cute African-American gal. A couple older Latino gentlemen. Several middle aged ladies. A nice couple that are VERY tattoo'd! All in all, Rather diverse. I was worried that the area could be rather white. The thing I like about Long Beach is it tends to be diverese. Very happy that purchased place has diversity! Now, to find out if those cute gals are single, and close enough to my age... and to gather gumption to ask out. HA! Yeah. Oh man. Made myself laugh on that one.

O_a, WRT sanding: the goal is just to rough up the surface enough for the paint to have something to grab onto, not take down the texture to create an entirely smooth level surface (unless you are about to a blackboard surface, but that's an entirely different situation.) A quick once over should be entirely adequate, just make sure you don't leave any huge holidays.