I actually tried a fan with streamers, but that didn't do the trick.

Maybe you need something with more variety. [link] or [link]

Accountability post. I have to take this stupid certification test by Wednesday in order to get my reimbursement (over $1000). I have not studied enough, so I am doing it on a schedule this weekend.

Slept in be because my sleep has sucked and I’ve been super anxious.

Got food from bakery up the street + little walk.

Doing a tarot card turn to give my brain a focal point.

Taking a practice test to get a baseline of my non-studying knowledge.

From there I’ll evaluate.

Sounds like a good plan, msbelle. It's structured so you'll sneak up on the onerous task.

So far [knock wood] our trip has gone as intended. A little Fancy Feast for teen girls as graduation reward. They are enjoying themselves. They've discovered room service.

After our posh lunch, they have facials scheduled this afternoon.

David, I wish you were my dad! What a wonderful experience Matilda and her friends are having. So _fancy_! I hope it's been a blast for you, too.

What a great weekend.

Made 90 on practice exam, so I am going to study the questions I got wrong and then take the full test. Fuckit

I only need to make a 70 to pass. I think that’s a big enough margin.

Timelies all!

My credit card is missing. I discovered this when I was paying for groceries this afternoon. Luckily, I use the card associated with our joint account for that. The last time I used the physical card (as opposed to ordering online) was Wednesday at the dermatologist's office.

On the bright side, when I emptied out my purse to see if the card was there, I found my wedding ring. So Monday I'll call the dermatologist's office to see if I left it there. Sigh...

Yay finding wedding ring! Cards are easy to replace if need be!

Msbelle that’s a good score for a practice test, go you!!

David, I wish you were my dad! What a wonderful experience Matilda and her friends are having. So _fancy_! I hope it's been a blast for you, too.

Just got back from lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Polo Lounge with Phil and Jennifer. He held off going to the World Series of Poker for a few days to lunch with us, which was nice.

I'm about to take Iris down for her facial (only one aesthetician on duty today, so they couldn't do them at the same time). I think we'll probably do a light room service dinner because we're all stuffed.

But tomorrow we'll have brunch at Yardbird (where JZ had her cobbler with the fancy raspberry shell that she had to crack open) and then head back to the airport.

It's been fun just cracking open the world of possibility for Matilda. To get her to think on a bigger scale.

I am embarrassed by how old I was before I found out people didn't pay for room service with, like, rubies and shit. (There wasn't *tons* of money when I came up, but I'm not sure why my father acts like such a yokel. If anything, it's gotten worse, too. As if the more Stepmonster wants to climb, the more he goes from casual to Little Abner Retires, which isn't who I grew up with, mostly.)

I found out that a local bubble tea place has some Filipino groceries for sale, and does lumpia platters by pre-order. Alas, it's in units of 25 spring rolls, which are less like the lumpia I got from the Filipino food truck a few weeks ago and more like the standard ones available at nearby Chinese buffets. Still good, but I perhaps would not have chosen to make them the entrees of all my meals this weekend had I known.