Today we go and look at tiles for our bathroom floor, as the tiles are cracking and coming up in chunks. Not good. We were originally planning on retiling everything, and we had a great time looking at tiles and planning how it would look. Sadly, we realized that we don't have enough $$ for that, so the task is to find floor tiles which go with the present 70s beige tiles and will also go with our future white subway tiles.

We were originally planning on retiling everything, and we had a great time looking at tiles and planning how it would look

Everything like the whole house, or everything like the walls and floor of the bathroom both?

There was really not time to consider saying no, on the jumping--you're strapped to an instructor and we really didn't pause in the doorway at all--you scoot towards it and are supposed to get in position, but as I was thinking "ack, there's all this wind and nothing to hang on to and I'm not able to....AHHH WE ARE FALLING!" Oddly, I HAAAATED the freefall part (too much wind blowing in my face, too fast) but liked the parachute part, but my coworker was the opposite.

OTOH, my climbing partner teaches paragliding and has invited me to go with her sometime. I'm thinking about it...

Ooh, that's pretty awesome! Also scary. But awesome.

Coworker and I have decided we need to plan to DO SHIT. So today we are going blueberry picking, and we plan to take stand up paddleboard classes at some point in August here.

Later tonight I have two dates...wish me luck that the timing doesn't go horribly wrong! (I'm not super enthused or hopeful about the actual DATES going well, but would feel much less awkward if I'm able to show up on time and all that jazz)

And a bit of -ma for my sister and BIL, who had an interview yesterday for some kids they want to foster to adopt? Apparently it's them vs one other couple.

So taking your own hardware and software to interviews isn't weird? How does it normally go down?

Later tonight I have two dates...wish me luck that the timing doesn't go horribly wrong!

All I can picture is some Three's Company-esque scenario where Jack Tripper managed to make dates with 2 different women at the same time and so he had to run back and forth between tables at the Regal Beagle and try to keep them from finding out.

I hope your dates are less sitcom-y.

Skydiving and almost immediately two dates in one night? You are living on the edge, meara! Good luck to your sister.

Mmm, tile.

So taking your own hardware and software to interviews isn't weird?

Seems weird to me, but I don't know that I've had those sorts of interviews, actually. So.

It seems super weird to me.

I hope your dates are less sitcom-y.

I mean, for meara's sake, I hope that... but not for our sake!

I am secretly hoping for an Abed-style meara-meets-a-third-person-who-is-a-better-match situation, frankly.

First attempt at deviled eggs with my new disposable bags and fancy decorating tips a success! Pancetta got stuck in the tip, and I thought I had the largest one, so in the future I will try it with the coupler and no tip. This time, just cutting a slightly bigger hole and using just the bag, no tip, was fine. And I love the clear disposable bags.

So taking your own hardware and software to interviews isn't weird?

That seems REALLY weird to me. Being asked for samples, sure. Bringing your own equipment and creating something for the interviewer? No, I've never run into that.

Timelies all!

Yay, meara!

So taking your own hardware and software to interviews isn't weird? How does it normally go down?

Seems weird to me.