Post by HeartofCheese on Aug 9, 2017 10:26:23 GMT -5
Who doesn't need one of these once in a while?
Best slang I ever heard: saying "marinating" instead of "ruminating." The visual is so much better than "ruminating." With ruminating, I imagine being stuck in a room. With marinating, I imagine actually being completely immersed in a thick, opaque substance which can be either pleasant (as in the case of an insight or soaking up something wonderful that's happened) or terrible (i.e., bitter and suffocating and hard to swallow).
Ruminating, I think, literally means chewing cud, like a cow. I've always hated that word.
Does anyone else have words that cause an almost physical response? I have a list of words that just make me shudder. Fondle, ruminate, excavation. I just hate how those words sound. Also, the word "shall", which is somewhat unfortunate for an attorney. "Shall" is the single-most litigated word in the English language. I take it out of all agreements before I recommend my client sign.
FWP- I threw away the diffuser attachment to my new hair dryer, thinking I would never need it. Now I wear my hair wavy and need it. Damn it.
Post by ilovelucyvv on Aug 9, 2017 11:17:42 GMT -5
I consider this a pet peeve. One of my friends who lives overseas is in town this week. Yesterday she asked if I was available for lunch on Wednesday, which I said no. Then I asked if she was available for dinner. First she said, yes but let's make it a late dinner at 7pm. Second, she said, she had an appointment at 5 and how about she drive to my house for desert at 8pm. Then at 6:15pm she messaged me saying that she couldn't make it, but I didn't see it until 7pm after I bought desert and cleaned the house. Honestly I predicted she was going to bail. I wish she would have been upfront and cancelled sooner vs. wasting my time, because I think she knew that she was going to cancel on me long before she told me. I am a big girl, just tell me, you know.
Female. I used to watch Star Trek the Next Generation as a teen and there was a Ferenghi character (that alien race is very sexist) who would say things like "You clothe your feeeemales" and it just oozes sexism. So I hate when people say "I saw a pretty female." It sounds so much more objectifying than "girl", "woman", or "lady."
Post by judyblume14 on Aug 9, 2017 12:07:27 GMT -5
I never knew exactly what "cud" was. Just that cows chewed it. Now I know and I want to die. cud kəd/ noun partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing.
Post by judyblume14 on Aug 9, 2017 12:09:12 GMT -5
Hate the words "slice" and "snatch." Slice makes me shiver. And snatch sounds like it's stuck on velcro. And the feeling of tearing velcro apart makes my skin crawl.
I use marinating to describe my kids on their summer bath schedule. As in, "they are marinating in their own sweat but we are having too much fun to stop for showers."
Pissed is fine to describe being angry or drunk, but not ok to describe urinating. Because I'm weird.
We have been at Catholic schools all through 8th grade. There is a local Catholic high that our school sort of feeds into, or kids go to the public high. The Catholic High has very low enrollment these days. When you talk to parents from that school, it feels like a cult and you are ruining your child by going to public school, which makes me want to send my children not at all.
Ds wanted to go to the public school to play football (the entire student body would have to join at the other school just to make a team) and a few clubs that are available at a larger school. Plus, I don't think he needs to continue to be insulated in a very small environment, not to mention saving several thousands each year for college or retirement. Ds bus mates took a pic on the first day of high school today and one of the moms tagged me. One of the cult moms commented something like wouldn't it be nice if all the kids would support the Catholic High.
I am at my desk chanting. ..I will not engage on social media. ...I will not engage on social media.
I have told this woman and others exactly why we will be going to public. You do you lady.
Random: guys that work out in jeans freak me out. I took DD to a park with a playground and a paved .5 mi walking trail. Some guy was going laps in baggy jeans, a t-shirt, and a key ring on a chain with 7,000 keys on it. And boots. Walking and walking, roasting in the midday heat, not cracking a smile even when I said hi. Freaky. I've even seen guys jogging in cutoffs. So horribly uncomfortable.
Post by supertrooper1 on Aug 9, 2017 12:52:00 GMT -5
Yesterday, one of my office mates from the swing shift was asking me if I had seen her coffee mug. She was surprised that she couldn't find it because she said it never leaves our office. I hadn't seen it. Today, I saw my other coworker using it to make oatmeal, then she put it back in the back of her drawer as if she was hiding it. I can't believe she stole the mug from my other coworker. I'm torn on whether or not I should say anything because I definitely don't want to get in the middle.
mae0111 , MH only refers to peeing as pissing. When it comes to the kids pottying or having accidents and he says it - it gives me serious chills.
To me, "piss" is when you are peeing really hard and it makes the ptsssssss sound. "Pee" is a less forceful form of urinating. Akin to "tinkling," if you will.
FWP - I don't care what I spend on a haircut for DS. I want it to be good. Yesterday we went to a well recommended barber and it was inexpensive, but ok, not great. I really don't understand why it's hard to get an awesome cut.
He has shaggy hair - not short or usual boy cut - and many stylists take "thin it" to mean "trim it". And he ends up with hair straight across his forehead instead of surfer shaggy. It's super frustrating and makes me want to scream.
Random/FWP: I need a new laundry folding show. It's my time to be alone and watch whatever I want. It can't be a show that requires a lot of thought (GoT for example).
I've gone through: -Gilmore Girls -both seasons of Kimmy Schmidt -OITNB -call the Midwives -Departures -Girlboss
Post by erinshelley21 on Aug 9, 2017 13:10:37 GMT -5
I've got some randoms 1. 2 days into his school career, my son has a girlfriend. 2. We are meeting the potential buyers for lunch next Tuesday! It'll be a dream come true if I can get someone to buy my agency AND lunch lol.
Netflix? Great Baking Show, Mysteries of Laura, American Horror Story (it's much better if you don't watch but just listen), Walking Dead (same thing - don't watch), Sherlock, Agents of SHIELD, Colony, Grand Designs.
If you have Amazon Prime, you could watch The Good Wife or Catastrophe.
campermom- Hart of Dixie! Its premise wasn't at all interesting to me, but I took a chance based on recs here. I just finished watching it and loved every minute.
mommyatty, I also loved Hart of Dixie. I think it's the small town quirkiness that I like - kind of similar to Gilmore Girls in a way. I need another show like that.
campermom, for mindless I have been on a Bravo kick this summer. Below Deck Med and Southern Charm. It's totally mindless and I feel like it might negatively impact my IQ but mmmm so good.
rere - ugh. I'm mad for you. I would need to unfriend her, I think. Or block her ability to comment. Otherwise, yeah, I would engage. And I would know I shouldn't.
supertrooper1 - I would out her but probably passive aggressively/with zero confrontations Like, take it out after hours and put it on the owner's desk.
Dh tried to surprise me with a completed garage today. He knew the garage door installer was coming. They put up a half door out of 2 doors needed and left, basically blocking my stall. He's not amused.