I don't like when people give me their email address and capitalize the first letters of their first and last names.
I notice that I am trying to find more and more comfortable pants and I think I could be headed for a slippery slope of sweatpants. I am feeding into the whole "dressy joggers" thing and I think I should stop. I don't think it ends well.
I'm working on a test knit (think of it like beta-testing a knitting pattern). After finishing the ribbed waistband, I realized I had cast on the wrong number of stitches only because the numbers were not working out for the first pattern row post-ribbing.
So I had to rip out all the work I had done to that point and re-start. Blargh.
It was below freezing for my morning walk this morning. I could see the "WTF" expressions on some of the drivers that passed me by while I was out. I've found a gym that I will soon be joining soon so I can do some kind of activity without having to bundle up.
I think I might be back to MM. The break from life was good for me. I read the entire Outlander series in 6 weeks! I went back to my sewing room and made a kilt! I even got H to wear it for Halloween. And I've been dancing at least twice a month. Good times!
Still need to work on being more "present" at home. I've tried to make effort, but it's not motivating when H is locked on his video game, too. Lol
I'm working on a test knit (think of it like beta-testing a knitting pattern). After finishing the ribbed waistband, I realized I had cast on the wrong number of stitches only because the numbers were not working out for the first pattern row post-ribbing.
So I had to rip out all the work I had done to that point and re-start. Blargh.
It was below freezing for my morning walk this morning. I could see the "WTF" expressions on some of the drivers that passed me by while I was out. I've found a gym that I will soon be joining soon so I can do some kind of activity without having to bundle up.
I want to learn how to do patterns. So far I'm only as proficient as switching between knitting and purling at regular intervals. My "learn how to knit" book was great for that but I don't really understand its explanations of the more detailed stuff.
(To give you some perspective, I once put off a pair of socks that I had started by a year because I was too terrified to turn the heel.)
sfy Nothing wrong with that. I've been living in Old Navy compression workout leggings. I have no shame. If I could wear them to work, I would.
I had a good weekend. Got lots of studying done, went grocery shopping, and did some meal prep. Today is day one of the meal plan I bought on groupon. I'm hoping that we can stick to it. Breakfast was amazing (overnight oats made with oats, protein powder, almond milk, and blueberries).
I'm working on a test knit (think of it like beta-testing a knitting pattern). After finishing the ribbed waistband, I realized I had cast on the wrong number of stitches only because the numbers were not working out for the first pattern row post-ribbing.
So I had to rip out all the work I had done to that point and re-start. Blargh.
It was below freezing for my morning walk this morning. I could see the "WTF" expressions on some of the drivers that passed me by while I was out. I've found a gym that I will soon be joining soon so I can do some kind of activity without having to bundle up.
I want to learn how to do patterns. So far I'm only as proficient as switching between knitting and purling at regular intervals. My "learn how to knit" book was great for that but I don't really understand its explanations of the more detailed stuff.
(To give you some perspective, I once put off a pair of socks that I had started by a year because I was too terrified to turn the heel.)
Heels are scary. You kinda blindly follow the pattern, and then *poof*, heel!
Do you mean writing patterns, or reading them? I toy with pattern writing every now and then, but usually end up talking myself out of it. Maybe someday, when I have more time to spend on it.
I want to learn how to do patterns. So far I'm only as proficient as switching between knitting and purling at regular intervals. My "learn how to knit" book was great for that but I don't really understand its explanations of the more detailed stuff.
(To give you some perspective, I once put off a pair of socks that I had started by a year because I was too terrified to turn the heel.)
Heels are scary. You kinda blindly follow the pattern, and then *poof*, heel!
Do you mean writing patterns, or reading them? I toy with pattern writing every now and then, but usually end up talking myself out of it. Maybe someday, when I have more time to spend on it.
Reading them. Believe me, I'm far too much of a novice to write them.
I'd like, for example, to be able to try some cable knits on a scarf.
I met a friend's new boyfriend on Saturday night. He's definitely a really nice guy, and she's very happy, and that's what's really important to me.
I am kind of super turned off by him, though, for one reason that is possibly irrational: When the waiter came by to take our order, I ordered first (because the waiter went for the women first). Waiter turns to my friend, and boyfriend interjects with "The lady will have the gnocchi. I will have the cavatelli ... [gestures to my husband] and the gentleman will have the ..." and then trails off so my husband can fill in what he's getting. Even in 1950 I would kind of WTF the "lady" and "gentleman" thing, but what's with ordering for the table???
Another turnoff: when we were seated, he turned to the waiter and said "Hi buddy, I'm [name]. What's your name?" and shook the waiter's hand.
Related funny story: my friend -- who is quite feisty -- really likes flavored vodka. At the bar right before my husband and I arrive, she orders a flavored vodka and soda. Bartender says they don't have it. She asks if they have any flavored vodka, and he says "No, because it isn't 1998. You aren't from around here, are you?" Which was extraordinary bitchy and inappropriate, and sent her into a total rage blackout. Hours later, she was still in a rage blackout about "I grew up on Long Island, how dare he say that I am not from here, blah blah blah." I am firmly of the belief that people should be allowed to drink what they want when they want to regardless of age or place of origin, but I found the whole thing kind of hilarious particularly because she was so riled up about it.
Sometimes I wonder if DH and I are addicted to change. Every year we seem to have some sort of major change (in-state move, out of state move, job change, etc). I keep saying that I just want to sit still, grow some roots, and finally buy a house but the constant change is exciting to me too.
If you've followed my posts for the past year, you know I'm working in a new career field. I've been in my position since February, and like the field a lot and am now considering Masters programs to help advance my skills in this area. My tentative 5-year plan is to get the Masters then move into a more leadership/management position. I look at job postings regularly to see what jobs look like at the next step or two up from what I'm doing now, and I get SO EXCITED looking at them. However, I like my current job and current employer, so why am I so excited at the prospect of leaving someday?
This morning I saw a posting for a job in my field at a tech start-up in Detroit. It would be a bit of a stretch for me now, but maybe not out of reach for me. Everyone knows I'm Detroit's #1 cheerleader, and we also want to move closer to Detroit (either next summer when DH finishes school or within the next few years). The job I found said they would consider remote applicants, which would be great since we're 90 minutes from Detroit now. But...again...I've only been at my current job since February and I like it so I have no real reason to pursue this one. There's a good chance DH might get a job at the university he's at now, so then we wouldn't be moving next year. Plus, I'm worried about the job security at a start-up. My job now is very secure.
Switching gears to another random topic. DH has asked me three times in the past few weeks when I'm going to start working out again. I've done nothing athletic/physical in about two months. Working out does help me manage my stress and general restless energy, and I have no excuses not to do it. Two of the comments he made were while I was changing clothes or getting into the shower, so obviously, that made me feel very self conscious. I told him yesterday that I appreciate how open we are with each other, but it's NOT a good time to ask me that when I'm currently naked right in front of him.
Heels are scary. You kinda blindly follow the pattern, and then *poof*, heel!
Do you mean writing patterns, or reading them? I toy with pattern writing every now and then, but usually end up talking myself out of it. Maybe someday, when I have more time to spend on it.
Reading them. Believe me, I'm far too much of a novice to write them.
I'd like, for example, to be able to try some cable knits on a scarf.
It might be worth taking a class at a LYS to get your first project going with pattern reading. Or just jumping in and doing it. Cables are a bit finicky, but once you get the hang of using a cable needle, not too difficult. I'd recommend going for a charted pattern for a cable project, if you give it a try.
We ate and drank way too much this weekend, but it was worth it.
Someone nearly scammed MH at the hotel. It was 11 p.m., he was sound asleep and I was zoned out, and the phone rang so MH stumbled over to answer it. Long pause from MH and then "Can't I do this tomorrow?" and then he reached for his wallet saying that the caller said his credit card info had been "lost" at the front desk and they needed to verify his info. And I said, "Um, that sounds really fishy. Why don't you go down to the front desk and do this in person?" Saw the lightbulb go off in MH's head and he agreed - told the caller he'd walk downstairs, but the caller kept insisting that they do it over the phone so obviously it was indeed a scam. Front desk confirmed that it wasn't them calling. A few minutes later the scammer called back again to ask MH for the CC info, MH let him have it over the phone and threatened to call the cops, and the caller said he'd call them first (LOL). www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/hotel.asp
MH thanked me several times for not letting him give up his CC info over the phone. We talked to the front desk the next day and they said that the scammer had called the front desk and asked for MH by name and they patched it through, even though the scammer wouldn't provide MH's name when MH asked him for it. The caller attempted the same scam on another hotel guest. MH has been checking his CC and there doesn't appear to be any activity so hopefully we're in the clear. Maybe they looked up our car's license plate and got his name that way? Especially since we were in Montreal and had US plates, so maybe they figured foreigners would be more apt to fall for it?
I also admit that I was a bit peeved, though, when MH said to the front desk clerk, "The guy asked me for my CC info and then I thought to myself that it sounded fishy." Um, MH, you had your wallet in hand until I told you that you were about to get screwed, you dope.
v that guy sounds like a weirdo. You should have asked him if he "was from around here."
poundcake, that's stressful, and I hope it all works out for you. Should some responsibility fall on the physician who ordered it? PS - cute kitty avatar! I love it when my cats stick their tongues out.
We got the drawings from our landscape designer a week or so ago. We had some feedback, and I checked to see if we were still in the price range. He says he hasn't priced it out, but the drawing he sent us was likely 5 - 10k more than what he quoted us when he came out to our house.
WTF? The work hasn't even started and he already has that much creep, which is slightly terrifying. We are going to look at plants and then ask for a realistic breakdown so we can see where we might want to cut back.
poundcake, I get it. I was a Patient Care Coordinator for a little while, so I have seen the same mistake made. Hopefully someone will agree to write off that bill and this can be resolved.
I used to work at the front desk of a few different chains and no one would at the desk would ask for your card number over the phone. It protects the hotel in case you say you didn't authorize the charges, by swiping it you had to give permission. Also, they wouldn't call late at night unless it was an emergency situation, they don't want to deal with an angry guest that they woke up to deal with a credit card issue.
I used to work at the front desk of a few different chains and no one would at the desk would ask for your card number over the phone. It protects the hotel in case you say you didn't authorize the charges, by swiping it you had to give permission. Also, they wouldn't call late at night unless it was an emergency situation, they don't want to deal with an angry guest that they woke up to deal with a credit card issue.
That's what I said to MH - the real hotel wouldn't call so late, they'd wait until morning to ask him in person. If it was truly a dire emergency that had to be handled at that exact moment, they would've knocked on the door.
We've also stayed at this small place three times. They know we're not going to stiff them. Even if they had indeed lost the CC info, they had our license plate number and home address and phone number - they could easily track us down for payment even if we left.
The front desk said they had talked to the other guest to see if there was a connection between us. The clerk asked if we'd taken a cab and we said yes, we'd called an Uber earlier that night. The other guest took a cab, although it was a regular taxi ... but all the cabs we saw in Montreal seemed to be personal cars with a taxi light on top. But the clerk described the other driver and it didn't sound like the same guy. So maybe someone phished MH's name using Uber or the hotel's (password-protected) WiFi? I still think it may have been the license plate. I don't know if the other guest was an American or not.
Here's a real random. I tried henna on my hair yesterday. It's red. Really red. I did the test swatch and it didn't seem that red. But perhaps it's the difference between a small lock of hair and my full head.
I think I'm ok with it. I was a redhead as a kid, but that moved to more strawberry blond, the full blonde (finally mouse blonde at 40 ). I've been doing strawberry blonde box for years, but they discontinued my color and I haven't been happy with other choices. So eff it. I'll try this.
We ate and drank way too much this weekend, but it was worth it.
Someone nearly scammed MH at the hotel. It was 11 p.m., he was sound asleep and I was zoned out, and the phone rang so MH stumbled over to answer it. Long pause from MH and then "Can't I do this tomorrow?" and then he reached for his wallet saying that the caller said his credit card info had been "lost" at the front desk and they needed to verify his info. And I said, "Um, that sounds really fishy. Why don't you go down to the front desk and do this in person?" Saw the lightbulb go off in MH's head and he agreed - told the caller he'd walk downstairs, but the caller kept insisting that they do it over the phone so obviously it was indeed a scam. Front desk confirmed that it wasn't them calling. A few minutes later the scammer called back again to ask MH for the CC info, MH let him have it over the phone and threatened to call the cops, and the caller said he'd call them first (LOL). www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/hotel.asp
MH thanked me several times for not letting him give up his CC info over the phone. We talked to the front desk the next day and they said that the scammer had called the front desk and asked for MH by name and they patched it through, even though the scammer wouldn't provide MH's name when MH asked him for it. The caller attempted the same scam on another hotel guest. MH has been checking his CC and there doesn't appear to be any activity so hopefully we're in the clear. Maybe they looked up our car's license plate and got his name that way? Especially since we were in Montreal and had US plates, so maybe they figured foreigners would be more apt to fall for it?
I also admit that I was a bit peeved, though, when MH said to the front desk clerk, "The guy asked me for my CC info and then I thought to myself that it sounded fishy." Um, MH, you had your wallet in hand until I told you that you were about to get screwed, you dope.
I just read about this scam a couple weeks ago! That's crazy. I also don't believe the front desks when they say that they only put callers through if you give them the guest's last name. When H travels for work, I sometimes call his hotel room (most times he spends the whole day out and by the time he's back, his cell is dead). They always ask for the last name, but sometimes I think the transfer happens so quickly, I've wondered before if they really checked or just think I sound confident enough to patch me through.
Lol @ "I thought to myself."
I hope it works out and/or all is forgiven, poundcake.
We ate and drank way too much this weekend, but it was worth it.
Someone nearly scammed MH at the hotel. It was 11 p.m., he was sound asleep and I was zoned out, and the phone rang so MH stumbled over to answer it. Long pause from MH and then "Can't I do this tomorrow?" and then he reached for his wallet saying that the caller said his credit card info had been "lost" at the front desk and they needed to verify his info. And I said, "Um, that sounds really fishy. Why don't you go down to the front desk and do this in person?" Saw the lightbulb go off in MH's head and he agreed - told the caller he'd walk downstairs, but the caller kept insisting that they do it over the phone so obviously it was indeed a scam. Front desk confirmed that it wasn't them calling. A few minutes later the scammer called back again to ask MH for the CC info, MH let him have it over the phone and threatened to call the cops, and the caller said he'd call them first (LOL). www.snopes.com/fraud/phishing/hotel.asp
MH thanked me several times for not letting him give up his CC info over the phone. We talked to the front desk the next day and they said that the scammer had called the front desk and asked for MH by name and they patched it through, even though the scammer wouldn't provide MH's name when MH asked him for it. The caller attempted the same scam on another hotel guest. MH has been checking his CC and there doesn't appear to be any activity so hopefully we're in the clear. Maybe they looked up our car's license plate and got his name that way? Especially since we were in Montreal and had US plates, so maybe they figured foreigners would be more apt to fall for it?
I also admit that I was a bit peeved, though, when MH said to the front desk clerk, "The guy asked me for my CC info and then I thought to myself that it sounded fishy." Um, MH, you had your wallet in hand until I told you that you were about to get screwed, you dope.
I just read about this scam a couple weeks ago! That's crazy. I also don't believe the front desks when they say that they only put callers through if you give them the guest's last name. When H travels for work, I sometimes call his hotel room (most times he spends the whole day out and by the time he's back, his cell is dead). They always ask for the last name, but sometimes I think the transfer happens so quickly, I've wondered before if they really checked or just think I sound confident enough to patch me through.
Lol @ "I thought to myself."
I agree, because when the scammer called back the second time MH said to him, "Can you even tell me my name?" and the scammer said, "Well, that's part of the information that was lost along with your CC info, so that's what I'm calling you to verify." If they had MH's name to give the hotel clerk, wouldn't they have confirmed it for MH over the phone? (Unless part of the scam is that MH needs to willingly give his name and CC info, so that if prosecuted the scammer can honestly say that he didn't steal it from MH?)
No matter, really ... no harm done and we're not mad at the hotel. It was just a bit rattling.
I posted this on H&F, but apparently I'm needy. I made a doctors appt. for today to get my foot looked at (it has been hurting like crazy when I run, and I finally hit a breaking point on Friday). Yesterday's run? Nothing. This morning? Nothing. I am wondering if I should cancel. Please advise.
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed. - G. K. Chesterton
I would keep the appointment irene adler. I have had that kind of thing happen, then cancel, only to have the issue resurface the next day and have to wait longer for an appointment.
I would keep the appointment irene adler. I have had that kind of thing happen, then cancel, only to have the issue resurface the next day and have to wait longer for an appointment.
Post by irene adler on Nov 9, 2015 13:47:00 GMT -5
Here's another random--I walked through my building today and noticed that 4 offices (out of 12) have giant tubs of red vines in them. I had no idea they were so popular.
I just got an email from a restaurant thanking me for my lunch purchase. Except I didn't actually eat lunch at this restaurant...
But DH did. We have the same CC, but now it's linking his purchase to my email and I just find the whole thing so creepy. This is why I really dislike technology and if CCs weren't so damn convenient, I'd probably go back to cash.
irene adler, I would definitely keep it. What kind of pain is it?
The muscle in the arch of my left foot has been really hurting me when I run (except not yesterday, when I gave it six miles to act up and be a little bitch. )
I got an order to get an X-ray , physical therapy, and an all clear on a skin check.