Friday vents, randomds, aws, and confessions

[hannamaren]

Jigsy - good luck
Swizzle - good luck to your H

I have been really productive during naptime since returning from our trip. (2 days) i would like to keep it up, but .gBCN calls to me as does the couch.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Swizz, I'm sorry. I hope it's good news.

My EC planner is supposed to ship today and I'm constantly refreshing the website.

Also, I'm having lunch with Cosmos tomorrow!!! Be jealous. Be very jealous.

[greekypie]

Good luck, Swizz.

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 8:56:06 GMT -5 @sirsleepsalot said:

Confession: Since living in my new state (2+ years) I've felt desperately short of girlfriends. I have a small handful I can really talk to. Well, life has been pretty stressful lately and I feel like every time I hang out w/ one of my closer friends I feel like I unload on them. After we are done hanging out I am super self conscious that I talked too much about myself. Sigh.

I would go talk to my therapist in this situation.

[winnied]

Aug 17, 2012 9:03:20 GMT -5 jigsy said:

I just got out to DC to start my new adventure and well...I feel at a loss as to where to start. I guess just keep applying to jobs, but I feel like I should be out doing something more.

I do have an interview set up with a staffing agency next week, so I guess that's good...

Welcome!

[keweenawlove]

I had a good conference presentation yesterday and was able to answer all the questions at least somewhat intelligently. Now I get to relax for the rest of the week!

[Deleted]

Swizzle, I hope you find out good news today. Good luck jigs.

I hate that this is shaping up to be another year of having the constant threat of layoffs. I feel so frustrated and stuck--Should I be looking for another job? I am so torn.

Layoffs are done by seniority, so I'd be the next to go in my dept. Screw education and training--longevity is what counts.

[Deleted]

My golden retriever caught a baby bunny today and brought it into the house. I had to chase her and get her to drop it, I didn't know what she had but from the way she was acting I knew it wasn't something she should have. The bunny feet were sticking out the side of her mouth and thank god I didn't try to grab them and pull them out - I couldn't tell they were feet, for a moment I thought she had a piece of wood or other garbage that ended up in the yard.

My DH wasn't home from work yet (he works overnights) so I had to clean it up myself. I scooped it with a magazine so I didn't have to touch it...thank goodness it wasn't bleeding or anything, it was just full of her saliva and was dead. +o(

She was very proud of herself (or sucking up as an apology?) but I was very disturbed to have this be the start of my day. I know she's an animal, but she's such a sweet and gentle (and spoiled) dog that this type of behavior, while not unreasonable for a dog, was fairly shocking to me!

[jigsy]

Thanks Winnie, penny, and swizz.

[honeybee]

The list of cleaning and housework that needs to get done this weekend just keeps getting longer. Its actually making me not look forward to the weekend.

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 8:33:06 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

DH is having a CT scan this afternoon and we're both super nervous.

He has chronic pancreatitis and (STUPIDLY!) hasn't seen a doctor in a few years. He may/may not have a stint still in place (they usually are taken out/replaced after a year).

Likely, the stint has passed on its own and needs to be replaced, which requires at least a weekend's hospital stay.

good luck to him

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 9:09:19 GMT -5 Mrs.Beagle said:

Swizz, I'm sorry. I hope it's good news.

My EC planner is supposed to ship today and I'm constantly refreshing the website.

Also, I'm having lunch with Cosmos tomorrow!!! Be jealous. Be very jealous.

mine is also shipping today according to a response to my email, but no ship notice yet.

YAY for lunch tomorrow

[badtzmaru22]

Aug 17, 2012 8:11:44 GMT -5 Awkward said:

Aug 17, 2012 7:48:41 GMT -5 aerowife2010 said:

Confession- I'm currently watching 98 Degrees performing on the Today show and I'm more excited than I should be. I could have cared less about the NKOTB/BSB tour but 98 Degrees is a different story.

I completely relate to this post. I was in love with 98 Degrees and wanted to marry Nick Lachey. I've never liked Jessica Simpson for the simple reason of she stole my man, lol.

I was unreasonably upset with her when she (according to gossip rags) cheated on Nick with that dude from Maroon 5. Really!!??! There is no comparison. Adam Levine also always looks like he has a giant cold sore in the corner of his mouth.

[twodogsandababy]

H is in the ER right now (I am at home trying to find a sitter) they think he will need his gallbladder out. He deploys in a week for eight months and is on leave right now. This is so not how I pictured leave going.....

I need a fucking break....H returned from his last deployment in March, was gone most of April, then at the end of May I found my mom unresponsive and she has liver failure and there is nothing they can do about it, short of a transplant, which she doesn't qualify for. She is in complete denial and is so sick that she can no longer work, drive or hardly function on her own. She is 57. Then my dad gets sick and was in the hospital, but is doing alright now. Then H left for a month underway, during which we found out that he was deploying again, very soon. Then my grandma died. Oh, and I finally went back to work in the middle of May, luckily they have been super understanding, but I feel awful because I am so much drama. I am so done with life right now.

As we were sitting in the ER this morning I discovered that the build-a-bear we got my son last night, with daddy's voice in it, so that he would have it during deployment. Already had a hole in it. It was everything I had to not just lose it right there. We don't have time to go back out there (45 mins away) to get it fixed right now. This is what put me over the edge this morning. Please tell me it will all get better! I am really having a hard time right now.

[crazygame]

I just got yelled at by a partner for how poorly a judgment was drafted. It was drafted by an attorney at another firm and I was merely the person who gave him a copy to review (as it is his client). I spent the entire conversation giving my speaker phone the middle finger. He's such an ass.

[bronxgirl]

I'm in such a frustrated, irritable mood right now. I feel like nothing's working out- I can't seem to lose any weight, I feel and look like crap, I can't get PG, DD still isn't potty trained, I'm just so aggravated!!!
OTOH I know thoise feelings will pass and there is a lot of good stuff happening,too. Hopefully once my day gets more underway i'll feel better.

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 10:08:14 GMT -5 bronxgirl said:

I'm in such a frustrated, irritable mood right now. I feel like nothing's working out- I can't seem to lose any weight, I feel and look like crap, I can't get PG, DD still isn't potty trained, I'm just so aggravated!!!
OTOH I know thoise feelings will pass and there is a lot of good stuff happening,too. Hopefully once my day gets more underway i'll feel better.

*hugs*

[Deleted]

Aug 17, 2012 10:04:26 GMT -5 twodogsandababy said:

H is in the ER right now (I am at home trying to find a sitter) they think he will need his gallbladder out. He deploys in a week for eight months and is on leave right now. This is so not how I pictured leave going.....

I need a fucking break....H returned from his last deployment in March, was gone most of April, then at the end of May I found my mom unresponsive and she has liver failure and there is nothing they can do about it, short of a transplant, which she doesn't qualify for. She is in complete denial and is so sick that she can no longer work, drive or hardly function on her own. She is 57. Then my dad gets sick and was in the hospital, but is doing alright now. Then H left for a month underway, during which we found out that he was deploying again, very soon. Then my grandma died. Oh, and I finally went back to work in the middle of May, luckily they have been super understanding, but I feel awful because I am so much drama. I am so done with life right now.

As we were sitting in the ER this morning I discovered that the build-a-bear we got my son last night, with daddy's voice in it, so that he would have it during deployment. Already had a hole in it. It was everything I had to not just lose it right there. We don't have time to go back out there (45 mins away) to get it fixed right now. This is what put me over the edge this morning. Please tell me it will all get better! I am really having a hard time right now.

Sounds like you've got nowhere to go but up right now. It will get better, hang in there and I'm sorry so much is going on.

[aspentosh]

AW: We met with our life insurance agent last night and she informed us that I could SAH in 3 years (when presumably baby #2 is here) and we'd totally surpass our retirement needs... and DH could retire at 60. Made me feel good that we've been working so hard for that.

Random: I am so glad I saw my doctor about not feeling "right". I think the meds are really helping.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Aug 17, 2012 10:08:14 GMT -5 bronxgirl said:

I'm in such a frustrated, irritable mood right now. I feel like nothing's working out- I can't seem to lose any weight, I feel and look like crap, I can't get PG, DD still isn't potty trained, I'm just so aggravated!!!
OTOH I know thoise feelings will pass and there is a lot of good stuff happening,too. Hopefully once my day gets more underway i'll feel better.

({) (})

[catsarecute]

I just started my monthly. This was a 22 day cycle. I hate my body. But the good news is that I can call my IF doctor and get the ball rolling on a new fertility cycle. Hooray for more needle jabs and invasive appointments!

[Deleted]

I would like to thank MM for helping me win a disagreement with DH last night. We had a disagreement about water because we like to keep it klassy up in the papiercherri household.

He's been really MM lately and he has all these lofty MM goals now. I've rubbed off on him over the years, but now he thinks we need to save EVERYTHING. I was rinsing off a few dishes last night and he was all, " why are you using soooo much water? We probably spend an extra $10/month because you use so much.."

I thought he was joking and told him that he was so worried about the amount of water I use while washing dishes he could wash dishes himself. Then I laughed.

But he wasn't kidding because then he said, "No, really, it's just not very smart, and you take such long showers, you waste so much water!!" Then he came over to the sink and turned the water down to a slow trickle.

Then I gave him the look and I turned the water back up. ^o)

And he turned it back down.

Then I remember an MM conversation from some weeks ago, when someone asked about washing bath towels. DH insists on a clean towel every time he showers. So I told him, "well, if you would use your towel more than once after you shower you could save tons of water!!" and I turned the water back up.

He was all "what? who uses a towel more than once!?!?!? I dry my ass with that!"

And I said, "EVERYONE ON MM!!!" :@

Then we argued about whether or not everyone on MM washes their bath towels everytime they take a shower.

DH: "They did NOT say that."
Me: "Yes, they did, YOU ARE A WASTEFUL HUSBAND. MM does not like washing towels everyday."

Then he asked me to prove it to him, and I had to come on GBCN and search for the freaking post and give my husband proof that you all don't wash bath towels daily.

[lanyac]

Using a towel only once? Jeez.

[rikki]

Aug 17, 2012 7:48:41 GMT -5 aerowife2010 said:

Confession- I'm currently watching 98 Degrees performing on the Today show and I'm more excited than I should be. I could have cared less about the NKOTB/BSB tour but 98 Degrees is a different story.

Confession: I used to have Nick Lachey's phone number (long story) and I would call it sometimes to hear his voice.

[aerowife2010]

Aug 17, 2012 11:14:00 GMT -5 rikki said:

Aug 17, 2012 7:48:41 GMT -5 aerowife2010 said:

Confession- I'm currently watching 98 Degrees performing on the Today show and I'm more excited than I should be. I could have cared less about the NKOTB/BSB tour but 98 Degrees is a different story.

Confession: I used to have Nick Lachey's phone number (long story) and I would call it sometimes to hear his voice.

Ummm... WHAT?!?!

ETA- and I don't mean that in the creepy way, more the how way.

[Awkward]

Aug 17, 2012 11:16:22 GMT -5 aerowife2010 said:

Aug 17, 2012 11:14:00 GMT -5 rikki said:

Confession: I used to have Nick Lachey's phone number (long story) and I would call it sometimes to hear his voice.

Ummm... WHAT?!?!

rikki...I think you're the coolest, most gorgeous poster, and I want to be you when I grow up, but...what? That's a little weird.

[liveintheville]

Aug 17, 2012 11:14:00 GMT -5 rikki said:

Aug 17, 2012 7:48:41 GMT -5 aerowife2010 said:

Confession- I'm currently watching 98 Degrees performing on the Today show and I'm more excited than I should be. I could have cared less about the NKOTB/BSB tour but 98 Degrees is a different story.

Confession: I used to have Nick Lachey's phone number (long story) and I would call it sometimes to hear his voice.

You really need to share this story. I sense hilarity.

How's Chicago?

[rikki]

My best friend's little sister went to the University of Cincinnati and apparently Nick Lachey is a huge fan of their college athletic program. The sister ended up meeting Nick and a game and they were hooking up for a while. After the hooking up ended the sister and I were out one night. I was sort of drunk and asked her for his number. I called and actually talked to him for a bit once, but he ended up hanging up on me. Then after that I would occasionally (not sober) call his phone (blocked number) and either listen to him answer or his voicemail.

So nice to be home that I am actually going back next weekend too!

[Deleted]

papiercherri, that is the best!

[CloudBee]

A FB friend from high school keeps posting pictures of her 18 month old eating lunch. The pictures are cute - but in every one of them, her daughter is eating a hot dog. There is usually a veggie on the side. But really? There are so many other protein sources out there. She doesn't neat to eat hot dogs that often even if they are organic and nitrate free. (Which I do not know.)