This cracked me up so I had to share. We are having our house painted this week and I was looking for inspiration pictures for the front door color. Most were actual photos of homes with the door painted, but I found this gem that should be filed under photoshop fails:
LMAO - did they just cut out the front door with scissors and then mount the picture on a yellow piece of paper?
My random is that I thought I was getting paid today, but it's actually going to be tomorrow. I don't "need" it today, per se, but I was looking forward to it. I much preferred my previous job where I got paid every other Friday no matter what - my current job pays on the 15th or the 30th/31st of the month, but if that falls on a weekend or a holiday then you get it on the last working day prior to that. Ugh. I got screwed up because my last few checks have come on the 30th or the prior working day, just because of the way the calendar fell.
Post by UnderProtest on Jul 30, 2014 8:47:35 GMT -5
A couple random thoughts of the day. My husband is now getting paid monthly and I'm not sure I'll like this. Its always been bi-monthly and I'm nervous about what this will do.
Second thought, I need so much help organizing my house and I have no one to help and no motivation to do it. The house is a mess and even more so since we have a water leak in a storage area. It seems so hopeless but its driving me crazy.
LMAO - did they just cut out the front door with scissors and then mount the picture on a yellow piece of paper?
My random is that I thought I was getting paid today, but it's actually going to be tomorrow. I don't "need" it today, per se, but I was looking forward to it. I much preferred my previous job where I got paid every other Friday no matter what - my current job pays on the 15th or the 30th/31st of the month, but if that falls on a weekend or a holiday then you get it on the last working day prior to that. Ugh. I got screwed up because my last few checks have come on the 30th or the prior working day, just because of the way the calendar fell.
OMG!! I think you're right! I didn't have my glasses on (old, party of me) and so I thought it was terrible photoshop. This is even better! LOL!
And your pay schedule sounds confusing. We used to get paid once a month (the second to last banking day of the month) but now its bi-weekly and I have to mark the dates on my calendar so I can keep it straight.
LMAO - did they just cut out the front door with scissors and then mount the picture on a yellow piece of paper?
My random is that I thought I was getting paid today, but it's actually going to be tomorrow. I don't "need" it today, per se, but I was looking forward to it. I much preferred my previous job where I got paid every other Friday no matter what - my current job pays on the 15th or the 30th/31st of the month, but if that falls on a weekend or a holiday then you get it on the last working day prior to that. Ugh. I got screwed up because my last few checks have come on the 30th or the prior working day, just because of the way the calendar fell.
OMG!! I think you're right! I didn't have my glasses on (old, party of me) and so I thought it was terrible photoshop. This is even better! LOL!
They probably did that (cutting out the door) so they could slide different paint chips there and see how the colors look.
OMG!! I think you're right! I didn't have my glasses on (old, party of me) and so I thought it was terrible photoshop. This is even better! LOL!
They probably did that (cutting out the door) so they could slide different paint chips there and see how the colors look.
But the colors in the photo look so washed out that it doesn't seem to give you a true representation. Plus things tend to look different in natural light. Whatever the case, I hope they didn't use that color; it was terrible.
His car needs to be inspected by the end of the month (tomorrow). He's slow at work, so he took the day off to get the car inspected. Okay, that makes sense to me.
Only he (a) told he that he doesn't think anywhere in the city does inspections ^o) and (b) doesn't feel like having to wait around for it to be done. So he is having his poor retired father take care of it. (And somehow his father didn't tell him he could go fly a kite). So in order to avoid waiting around for the car, he is driving an hour out to Long Island, taking a train home (takes about an hour and a half), and then will go back mid-week next week (an hour and a half there by train; an hour drive back). It will probably be cheaper to get it inspected out there, except for the tolls and train fare and gas involved in this plan.
His car needs to be inspected by the end of the month (tomorrow). He's slow at work, so he took the day off to get the car inspected. Okay, that makes sense to me.
Only he (a) told he that he doesn't think anywhere in the city does inspections and (b) doesn't feel like having to wait around for it to be done. So he is having his poor retired father take care of it. (And somehow his father didn't tell him he could go fly a kite). So in order to avoid waiting around for the car, he is driving an hour out to Long Island, taking a train home (takes about an hour and a half), and then will go back mid-week next week (an hour and a half there by train; an hour drive back). It will probably be cheaper to get it inspected out there, except for the tolls and train fare and gas involved in this plan.
This is kind of ridiculous, right?
This falls under the category of "Making Shit Hard". LOL.
My H makes things hard often. I am not afflicted with that thinking.
His car needs to be inspected by the end of the month (tomorrow). He's slow at work, so he took the day off to get the car inspected. Okay, that makes sense to me.
Only he (a) told he that he doesn't think anywhere in the city does inspections and (b) doesn't feel like having to wait around for it to be done. So he is having his poor retired father take care of it. (And somehow his father didn't tell him he could go fly a kite). So in order to avoid waiting around for the car, he is driving an hour out to Long Island, taking a train home (takes about an hour and a half), and then will go back mid-week next week (an hour and a half there by train; an hour drive back). It will probably be cheaper to get it inspected out there, except for the tolls and train fare and gas involved in this plan.
This is kind of ridiculous, right?
I thought the NYS state inspection fee was the same no matter where it was done. We pay exactly the same (to a penny) whether it's at the fancy schmancy BMW dealer that's the closest place to our house to have it done, or Joe's garage out in the sticks. Although I would agree that any repairs necessary to get it through inspection would probably be cheaper outside of the city.
I pulled into my parking garage (gated) this morning behind a minivan. She's waving at the card scanner, then she pulled up closer to the arm, like she thought getting closer would open it. I could tell she was getting angry based on her arm movements. Meanwhile, the line is forming behind me. She finally yells to me "Do you need a card to get in here?" Um yes. That would be the point of the gate and the large sign overhead that says "PRIVATE PARKING, PASS NEEDED FOR ENTRY". Of course, I then had to put my car in reverse and wait for the three others behind me to realize they needed to do the same. Grrrrrrr.
I have had the song "Copacabana" in my head the last few days. (Don't ask) I keep singing it but only know a couple lines, so DH looked it and played it for me last night.
Oh.my.goodness. Have you ever listened to the words of this song? I thought it was a happy, breezy song! Nope, nope, nope. Depressing, so depressing!
There is this hilarious video of that song using still images and I can't find it!!! Gah!! (And I have to get back to work, so no more searching.)
I had a dream last night I met up with dh for a trust in his underground lair. It was hot. I think I might ask him to put the chicken coop on hold.
They probably did that (cutting out the door) so they could slide different paint chips there and see how the colors look.
But the colors in the photo look so washed out that it doesn't seem to give you a true representation. Plus things tend to look different in natural light. Whatever the case, I hope they didn't use that color; it was terrible.
I called my parents last night just because I often do on weeknights. They dropped a pretty big surprise on me.
I think I've posted here before that my mom has a ring that she inherited from her mom, who inherited it from her mom, that I have always loved. I had no business, I suppose, ever expecting anything, but I am the only daughter so I did anticipate that I would someday inherit it. It was one of the few material things that I specifically really wanted to inherit. A year or so ago, I was really disappointed to learn that she offered it to my brother to use for an e-ring. It would need to be re-set (it's set as a right hand ring), and she told him he could have it re-cut, anything he wanted, no limitations, so it likely would not be recognizable as its former self. It was kind of a blow to me, that this thing that I really wanted and liked was probably going to be entirely demolished and then go to someone else. Adding insult to injury, I knew and had fond memories of the grandmother it was inherited via; my brother claims to have disliked her (but she died when he was 3, so there's that).
Well, my mom had it cleaned and roughly appraised recently, and it turned out to be worth a lot more than she thought. (I don't know or care how much.) The jeweler also strongly recommended that it not be re-cut, because it's a rare cut and would diminish considerably in value if it were re-cut. Around the same time my brother decided he was ready to ring-shop. My mom decided that, with his and my ok, instead of giving him the ring, she would give him up to the value of the ring to buy his gf her own ring, and she's going to leave the ring as-is, and to me when she's finished wearing it herself.
This feels like a terrible thing to be excited about, but I am really glad. I'm also really glad that this will make it a lot easier for me to be very happy about their apparently-upcoming engagement.
Susie - That is really great that your mom decided to keep it in tact and pass it on to someone who would appreciate it in it's original form. This seems like a win for everyone.
Susie, I'm glad it's all been resolved in a way that makes you happy. I am kind of bummed not to have inherited my grandmother's wedding rings. I wore them on my wedding day, but they now belong to my aunt, who keeps them in a box on some high shelf in a closet. If they were mine, I'd wear them every day! They're nice and simple and classic, plus I had a very close relationship with my grandmother. If I still feel this way 30 years from now, I may offer to buy them from my cousin should she end up inheriting them from her mother.
Post by hopenotlost on Jul 30, 2014 9:57:30 GMT -5
1. My husband apologized to me like crazy last night for being the biggest prick of the century yesterday. He told me he needs to figure out how to deal with his stress without taking it out on me. I told him I agreed, because him acting the way he does is pushing me out the door. We have three girls together, and I don't need them being around someone who is being a douche to their mother. I think he is beginning to realize that he will lose a lot if he keeps it up.
2. I had a TB test done last Wednesday and my arm still has about a 1 inch circle bruise on it from it. I went in today for the second round and I don't think it will bruise at all. So weird.
I have had the song "Copacabana" in my head the last few days. (Don't ask) I keep singing it but only know a couple lines, so DH looked it and played it for me last night.
Oh.my.goodness. Have you ever listened to the words of this song? I thought it was a happy, breezy song! Nope, nope, nope. Depressing, so depressing!
A friend of mine and I learned all the words a couple years ago because we were staying in Copacabana and had the song in our heads. It's definitely NOT a happy story!
ETA: @mrschicken, we watched that video. It's hilarious!
One of the magazines that has me as a cover story is coming out this week and I just saw the cover. I am not sure whether I'm thrilled or bummed they didn't use my photo on the cover like they originally planned. I think I'm happy about it, though.
Post by Velvetshady on Jul 30, 2014 10:41:26 GMT -5
The well guy just left. Estimate for new well is anywhere from $7,000 to $22,000 and they will have no idea which end of the range until they finish the work. And he said that if he was inspecting the house for a buyer, he'd deduct ~$30,000 from the house value for a dead well.
There goes a large chunk of the money we'd saved to be able to afford to move and sell this place (because we'd wiped out our regular e-fund fixing the damn AC in June/July). And there goes any chance of us being able to move before 2016. Fuck.
One of the magazines that has me as a cover story is coming out this week and I just saw the cover. I am not sure whether I'm thrilled or bummed they didn't use my photo on the cover like they originally planned. I think I'm happy about it, though.
One of? Are you going to be featured in more than one magazine?! Very cool.
Post by crashgizmo on Jul 30, 2014 10:53:10 GMT -5
We are having 2 rooms of carpets cleaned in our house today and I am torn what to do with the dog. It will be 2-3 hours and I will be home (I WFH). I could put him in our bedroom, put him outside , or keep him in the office with me. Outside he will likely bark, in the office he will whine and drive me crazy, and in our bedroom he'll bark but it's too far away for me to hear him. First world problems, apparently.
Post by sunnysideup488 on Jul 30, 2014 10:53:21 GMT -5
The voicemail at my work has been down for a couple of days. Even though I'm on leave for a month, I've still been checking in regularly. I got an email saying that someone royally fucked up, and since there is no voicemail, I've been calling like crazy waiting for the phone to be answered.
The voicemail at my work has been down for a couple of days. Even though I'm on leave for a month, I've still been checking in regularly. I got an email saying that someone royally fucked up, and since there is no voicemail, I've been calling like crazy waiting for the phone to be answered.
Answer your phone, asshole!!
I would be losing my mind. That is utter shit to leave you hanging.
I have had the song "Copacabana" in my head the last few days. (Don't ask) I keep singing it but only know a couple lines, so DH looked it and played it for me last night.
Oh.my.goodness. Have you ever listened to the words of this song? I thought it was a happy, breezy song! Nope, nope, nope. Depressing, so depressing!
It is so sad, yet catchy. In college, my friends had a dance that they would do to it. It was hysterically melodramatic.
I have had the song "Copacabana" in my head the last few days. (Don't ask) I keep singing it but only know a couple lines, so DH looked it and played it for me last night.
Oh.my.goodness. Have you ever listened to the words of this song? I thought it was a happy, breezy song! Nope, nope, nope. Depressing, so depressing!
It is so sad, yet catchy. In college, my friends had a dance that they would do to it. It was hysterically melodramatic.
My favorite memory of this song is when the muppets did a version of it on the Muppet Show. With Liza Minelli as lola. Man I miss that show.