There's no theme and you don't have to consider this a real post.
1. I'm considering a 10K (I'm also considering a 10G, but I blame Breaking Bad). Not really. But a great friend (who is short, but could kick your a$$ because she works out with more zeal than Richard Simmons but don't worry she's not kooky or annoying) is trying to convince me that this would somehow be good for me and that I might enjoy it. Right. Please comment why this is a worse idea than me staying up till 2:00 watching Breaking Bad when I have to get up at 5:00 and work.
2. Said friend lent (not the one where you give something up) me a doo-hickey that you attach to your waist (attractively?) and it carries two water bottles. Why do I need this? Because it's April (check your calendars) in South Texas and I'm in pre-menopause (whatever that is) so that equals hot and thirsty, y'all. So, why did this even make the quickie list? Because it's dorky and more than vaguely reminiscent of the notorious fanny pack. I know every like "serious" runner does it, but I can't shake the dork factor. Would I rather die from heat exhaustion? I'm still thinking about it.
3. Will you guys still like me if I am the only person in the free world that doesn't care for Breaking Bad? Here's the thing. I'm used to House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, and The Killing. Breaking Bad is s-l-o-w. Like a turtle. Now, I've written a small amount about hubby but something you might not know about him is that he's a "multi-tasker." When we watch Netflix he plays a game on his phone, checks his laptop for emails, shares gourmet popcorn with Bandit, and explains difficult episode material to me. "How does he do this???" you ask. Simple answer? He's a guiness. Well, I could never do that. I have a one track mind. (Insert snicker.) BUT, with Breaking Bad I can. Last night while watching I did all my paperwork, emailed two customers, and did some actual work. And this was well past 10:00 p.m. The hell??? (I'm giving it two more episodes and then I'm calling it quits.) No haters, please?
4. Captcha (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) mocks me. As you know, my eyes are aging at an accelerated rate. Hubby calls me (affectionately?), "old eyes." So every time I have to "prove I'm not a robot" I get it wrong. It's become this battle between Captcha and me. I imagine him as a real person sitting behind a laptop somewhere commenting under his breath as I type. "She is a robot." "What a moron!" "Really? She's either blind or she's not human." Then it's like Captcha takes pity on me kinda (after I get like five of them wrong) and he's all, "Ok, Ms. Dayinthelife. How about this, 'U R 2 S tpD.'" At which point I'm like, "THANK YOU! I can do this!"
5. This is the funniest thing I've read all month. In fact, read this gal's blog (but don't stop reading mine). She is beyond hysterical and pretty much delivers the truth in a highly entertaining package. I'm going to a baby shower today and I'm considering printing off this post, wrapping it up in fancy paper, and attaching a card that says, "You'll thank me later." As much as I love this post, it has dashed all of my dreams of ever writing a parenting book. Because absolutely nothing could compare to this advice.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
If you are missing something, it might have been under my fridge.
So I've been doing a lot lately (besides watching every single show on Netflix). Here's a list that will sum it up nicely (or just sum it up) and be easier (and I hope more entertaining) than me trying to explain it all.
1. Bandit my dog is an awful painter's helper. He took a fair amount of spackle off the wall in one fell swoop. He tried to eat the painter's brushes when he was washing them (right after he'd had his first bath in about eight months naturally). He drank the painter's Big Gulp because he left it on the table. He ate the painter's tacos because the painter did not learn from his mistake. And he ate numerous pieces of old (and new) baseboards like they were treats we'd bought just for him.
2. The painter is still willing to come back to do another job upstairs.
3. There are still people in the world with "work ethic." (I'm not talking about myself here. "Duh," you say.)
4. My kids *might* have careers in stand up. Or I'm unusually prejudice (most likely the latter and my kids will be living with me for a long time which I probably will not find funny at all).
5. The time between spring break and summer can be compared to the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's painful for parents, kids, and teachers alike. The kids are done learning anything. So, naturally that's when the state testing occurs.
6. It is possible to overthink things. This can result in hours of time spent thinking and not actually doing. I fall victim to this phenomena a lot and it explains quite a bit about the status of my life.
7. When you've been married over 20 years another wedding and all the ensuing presents would be helpful and probably less expensive than trying to re-do your house with your own income. I am considering a huge 25 year anniversary party. I will not write Please no gifts on the invitations. In fact, I'm asking Prudie if it would be presumptuous and rude to register. At Target.
8. My entire paycheck has gone to Target the past few months. Wouldn't it be easier for me to just move in there? I guess I could offer to work a few hours, too? And promise to wear only red and khaki?
9. Netflix has ruined regular TV for me. It happened slowly, but I'm pretty sure now that I can't watch regular TV anymore. SPOILER ALERT. I knew something huge was happening on The Good Wife and I still finished Luther on Netflix that night instead. What's wrong with me? Then I read in the paper that Will died and I didn't really care unless I can watch it on Netflix. Again, Will's dead! What's wrong with me?
10. The kids have discovered the dog whisperer on Netflix. I've told you guys before how much I don't really like him? I mean really. If my parents watched the dog whisperer I think they'd think he was dropping acid (if my parents know what that is). But, whatever. The kids have told me that it's the owners that must be trained (yeah, I suspected a train wreck coming, too). And that *maybe* Bandit behaves the way he does because of me. So, basically the dog whisperer has taught my kids that parenting dogs and kids is basically the same. The parents will invariably be blamed for everything.
10. When you do home repair, maintenance, and painting it makes you feel good. It also makes you notice all the things you didn't do. How many permanent handprints will be on all the doors before we can repaint them all, too?
11. Painting also can make you want to clean everything. Remember about a year ago when I went bat $hit crazy and tried to organize every area of my house? Well, damn it if it didn't all get dirty and disorganized again. The hell? So, now I'm on a cleaning frenzy again.
12. I don't pay my house cleaner enough. She hasn't been here in a while because the chaos would probably give her a coronary and it takes everything out of me to clean the house. Aside from the fact that it's covered in a thin layer of painting dust/grime, I'm just not a good house cleaner.
13. I cleaned under the stove for the first time in about 11 years and there was an ecosystem growing under there. It was horrific, but I did find quite a few lost toys, magnets, kitchen tools, and popcorn from the early 2000's. No more gourmet popcorn for Bandit. Turns out he likes years old popcorn that's covered with goo just as much!
14. This motivated me to clean under the other three movable appliances. Not one of the five people I live with (or Bandit) noticed or cared that I'd done it. The hell? Lesson? Not doing it again for another 10-20 years.
15. After seven years of having three of our four kids taking piano lessons and all practicing on a digital keyboard, we bought a piano. Now, I've never seen the movie We Bought A Zoo (if it's on Netflix, though, there's a good chance I might see it someday), but I wanted to make a mockumentary for reality TV called We Bought a Piano. They're *kinda* like children or dogs. You have to take care of them, they respond to temperature changes, if you treat them right they can provide joy for you your entire life, they need annual tunings (sometimes more if they get sick), they're fragile, and they cost a buttload of money. I'm hoping this piano does not want to go to college.
16. I miss you guys a lot. I've vowed to be better about reading my favorite blogs and I've vowed to post more. But let's be honest. This might be my last post for a while or until I get out of rehab. Last night around 10:30 p.m. hubby and I started doing something we'd been putting off for a while. We had sex? No. We started Breaking Bad.
1. Bandit my dog is an awful painter's helper. He took a fair amount of spackle off the wall in one fell swoop. He tried to eat the painter's brushes when he was washing them (right after he'd had his first bath in about eight months naturally). He drank the painter's Big Gulp because he left it on the table. He ate the painter's tacos because the painter did not learn from his mistake. And he ate numerous pieces of old (and new) baseboards like they were treats we'd bought just for him.
2. The painter is still willing to come back to do another job upstairs.
3. There are still people in the world with "work ethic." (I'm not talking about myself here. "Duh," you say.)
4. My kids *might* have careers in stand up. Or I'm unusually prejudice (most likely the latter and my kids will be living with me for a long time which I probably will not find funny at all).
5. The time between spring break and summer can be compared to the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's painful for parents, kids, and teachers alike. The kids are done learning anything. So, naturally that's when the state testing occurs.
6. It is possible to overthink things. This can result in hours of time spent thinking and not actually doing. I fall victim to this phenomena a lot and it explains quite a bit about the status of my life.
7. When you've been married over 20 years another wedding and all the ensuing presents would be helpful and probably less expensive than trying to re-do your house with your own income. I am considering a huge 25 year anniversary party. I will not write Please no gifts on the invitations. In fact, I'm asking Prudie if it would be presumptuous and rude to register. At Target.
8. My entire paycheck has gone to Target the past few months. Wouldn't it be easier for me to just move in there? I guess I could offer to work a few hours, too? And promise to wear only red and khaki?
9. Netflix has ruined regular TV for me. It happened slowly, but I'm pretty sure now that I can't watch regular TV anymore. SPOILER ALERT. I knew something huge was happening on The Good Wife and I still finished Luther on Netflix that night instead. What's wrong with me? Then I read in the paper that Will died and I didn't really care unless I can watch it on Netflix. Again, Will's dead! What's wrong with me?
10. The kids have discovered the dog whisperer on Netflix. I've told you guys before how much I don't really like him? I mean really. If my parents watched the dog whisperer I think they'd think he was dropping acid (if my parents know what that is). But, whatever. The kids have told me that it's the owners that must be trained (yeah, I suspected a train wreck coming, too). And that *maybe* Bandit behaves the way he does because of me. So, basically the dog whisperer has taught my kids that parenting dogs and kids is basically the same. The parents will invariably be blamed for everything.
10. When you do home repair, maintenance, and painting it makes you feel good. It also makes you notice all the things you didn't do. How many permanent handprints will be on all the doors before we can repaint them all, too?
11. Painting also can make you want to clean everything. Remember about a year ago when I went bat $hit crazy and tried to organize every area of my house? Well, damn it if it didn't all get dirty and disorganized again. The hell? So, now I'm on a cleaning frenzy again.
12. I don't pay my house cleaner enough. She hasn't been here in a while because the chaos would probably give her a coronary and it takes everything out of me to clean the house. Aside from the fact that it's covered in a thin layer of painting dust/grime, I'm just not a good house cleaner.
13. I cleaned under the stove for the first time in about 11 years and there was an ecosystem growing under there. It was horrific, but I did find quite a few lost toys, magnets, kitchen tools, and popcorn from the early 2000's. No more gourmet popcorn for Bandit. Turns out he likes years old popcorn that's covered with goo just as much!
14. This motivated me to clean under the other three movable appliances. Not one of the five people I live with (or Bandit) noticed or cared that I'd done it. The hell? Lesson? Not doing it again for another 10-20 years.
15. After seven years of having three of our four kids taking piano lessons and all practicing on a digital keyboard, we bought a piano. Now, I've never seen the movie We Bought A Zoo (if it's on Netflix, though, there's a good chance I might see it someday), but I wanted to make a mockumentary for reality TV called We Bought a Piano. They're *kinda* like children or dogs. You have to take care of them, they respond to temperature changes, if you treat them right they can provide joy for you your entire life, they need annual tunings (sometimes more if they get sick), they're fragile, and they cost a buttload of money. I'm hoping this piano does not want to go to college.
16. I miss you guys a lot. I've vowed to be better about reading my favorite blogs and I've vowed to post more. But let's be honest. This might be my last post for a while or until I get out of rehab. Last night around 10:30 p.m. hubby and I started doing something we'd been putting off for a while. We had sex? No. We started Breaking Bad.
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| Six days (give or take) and I'll be back. Maybe. |
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Fairy Tales for $10,000.
So, Girl 3 and I were at Costco when we saw this ginormous stock pot.
Girl 3 said, "What is THAT for?"
I said, "I have no idea."
To which Girl 3 said, "Well, I do. It's for witches. When they cook children."
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| Being the non-cook that I am I guess I'll have to agree with Girl 3 on this one. |
I said, "I have no idea."
To which Girl 3 said, "Well, I do. It's for witches. When they cook children."
Monday, March 17, 2014
House of Addiction
Step 1: Admit you have a problem.
Hubby and I tore through season one of The Following on Netflix in record time. Then we had a brief reprieve in which I think I worked and blogged and then season two of House of Cards came out and I've been on the campaign trail ever since. It's exhausting. We have one more episode to go and today I find myself digging out of a TV hole that's a few months thick.
So, hello!
Remember when I told you I didn't care for Dexter too much and then I kind of changed my mind and then hubby tore through all 107 seasons and it ended and I was mildly sad? Well, after season two of House of Cards I think I have it all sorted out.
Dexter (and actually The Following) were totally predictable. We all knew (no spoiler alert - because really even if you haven't finished Dexter admit you know how it will end) that every single episode Dexter would find a way out, right? He couldn't die because then the show would um....be over? And what good would he be to his show if he were in jail? So, it was kind of like a soap opera. I missed or slept through quite a few scenes in a few episodes, but I was still able to keep up. And I always knew how it would end.
Same with The Following. Once I figured out that Kevin Bacon was not Rob Lowe, I really didn't have much thinking to do. Sure some people I had grown fond of die (again, admit you knew that would happen), but I'm still waiting for something totally unpredictable to happen.
Enter House of Cards. I slept through a lot of season one and even told hubby I didn't like it much. It was too political.
Me to my former self, "Duh. And: You are stupid."
Well, now I've decided it's really the only politics I care about. Because of my irresponsibility during season one we had to watch the entire season again before watching season two so that I could refresh my memory and catch up to speed. At first hubby admonished me but then he admitted he had forgotten entire scenes, too.
To any people under 30 reading my blog, "Old age sucks. And sometimes it takes a lot of time. Try to make a lot of money before you are old so that you will need less time to work because everything else (like watching TV) will take more time than it does now."
Here's why I love House of Cards.
1. Kevin Spacey. That's acting. Or is it? Because sometimes I think he's just as heartless in real life as he is on TV. Seriously. He's on my list of People I Never Want to Meet.
2. Robin Wright. I have no short term (or long term) memory, so it took me all of season one to realize she was married to Sean Penn (which - why does he look like he's 110?). If I cut my hair short in the next few months, I blame her.
3. HOC is so compelling that I have been paranoid since starting season two/one. Coupled with The Following and The Good Wife (which we watch on good 'ole regular TV), I'm sure our phones are tapped, my Facebook account is hacked, there are hidden cameras in my house, and the NSA is passing on relevant information about my dog to Homeland Security.
4. I've finally learned what whip the votes means and I might be able to pass some sort of third grade government test. Thank you, Netflix, for this edumacation.
5. Remy Danton.
6. Excellent one liners. There's even a website dedicated to the one-liners. And it appears this website is sponsored by "Live Life By The Faith of Christ." I say "appears" because I was scared to click the link (because my laptop is bugged). Anyway - if The Faith of Christ sponsors the website dedicated to the one liners from HOC that is irony at its finest.
7. It makes me miss Damages less. Two shows about people without scruples. The only difference I can see so far is that Damages had a few characters who were basically good.
So, there you have it. I've been busy and I'll be the first to admit - I probably need an intervention..
In the midst of all the TV politics we had a real life election. I voted but it was kind of anti-climatic. Many politicians' machines called me asking for my vote. I hung up on all of them. I'm waiting for Frank Underwood's office to call because, although I don't agree with Frank's psychotic politics, I can't wait to put this campaign bumper sticker on my car:
Hubby and I tore through season one of The Following on Netflix in record time. Then we had a brief reprieve in which I think I worked and blogged and then season two of House of Cards came out and I've been on the campaign trail ever since. It's exhausting. We have one more episode to go and today I find myself digging out of a TV hole that's a few months thick.
So, hello!
Remember when I told you I didn't care for Dexter too much and then I kind of changed my mind and then hubby tore through all 107 seasons and it ended and I was mildly sad? Well, after season two of House of Cards I think I have it all sorted out.
Dexter (and actually The Following) were totally predictable. We all knew (no spoiler alert - because really even if you haven't finished Dexter admit you know how it will end) that every single episode Dexter would find a way out, right? He couldn't die because then the show would um....be over? And what good would he be to his show if he were in jail? So, it was kind of like a soap opera. I missed or slept through quite a few scenes in a few episodes, but I was still able to keep up. And I always knew how it would end.
Same with The Following. Once I figured out that Kevin Bacon was not Rob Lowe, I really didn't have much thinking to do. Sure some people I had grown fond of die (again, admit you knew that would happen), but I'm still waiting for something totally unpredictable to happen.
Enter House of Cards. I slept through a lot of season one and even told hubby I didn't like it much. It was too political.
Me to my former self, "Duh. And: You are stupid."
Well, now I've decided it's really the only politics I care about. Because of my irresponsibility during season one we had to watch the entire season again before watching season two so that I could refresh my memory and catch up to speed. At first hubby admonished me but then he admitted he had forgotten entire scenes, too.
To any people under 30 reading my blog, "Old age sucks. And sometimes it takes a lot of time. Try to make a lot of money before you are old so that you will need less time to work because everything else (like watching TV) will take more time than it does now."
Here's why I love House of Cards.
1. Kevin Spacey. That's acting. Or is it? Because sometimes I think he's just as heartless in real life as he is on TV. Seriously. He's on my list of People I Never Want to Meet.
2. Robin Wright. I have no short term (or long term) memory, so it took me all of season one to realize she was married to Sean Penn (which - why does he look like he's 110?). If I cut my hair short in the next few months, I blame her.
3. HOC is so compelling that I have been paranoid since starting season two/one. Coupled with The Following and The Good Wife (which we watch on good 'ole regular TV), I'm sure our phones are tapped, my Facebook account is hacked, there are hidden cameras in my house, and the NSA is passing on relevant information about my dog to Homeland Security.
4. I've finally learned what whip the votes means and I might be able to pass some sort of third grade government test. Thank you, Netflix, for this edumacation.
5. Remy Danton.
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| Easy. On. The. Eyes. Suit is optional. |
7. It makes me miss Damages less. Two shows about people without scruples. The only difference I can see so far is that Damages had a few characters who were basically good.
So, there you have it. I've been busy and I'll be the first to admit - I probably need an intervention..
In the midst of all the TV politics we had a real life election. I voted but it was kind of anti-climatic. Many politicians' machines called me asking for my vote. I hung up on all of them. I'm waiting for Frank Underwood's office to call because, although I don't agree with Frank's psychotic politics, I can't wait to put this campaign bumper sticker on my car:
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| (in 2016.) |
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