We saw Twisters last night and that movie was DUMB. I know disaster movies are always a little silly. I wasn’t expecting it to be a real thinker. But you’re telling me literally no one who lives in rural Oklahoma knows how to shelter from a tornado? And the whole premise of the first one was that information from Dorothy would help predict and warn folks of tornadoes faster and save lives. But judging by the fact that every tornado in that movie sneaked up on thousands of people who only live in grass huts and rodeo bleachers, I guess Dorothy was a failure.
Also - it’s not criminal to buy people out of land that is uninsurable. The villain was doing people a favor. And how did they do all that song and dance about, “Once in a generation outbreak,” and not once mention climate change? Stupid!
We’ve been watching In The Eye of the Storm on HBO that follows survivors of storms and shows cellphone footage of what they survived. It is terrifying, and I tear up every episode as they pray to survive.
Twisters is not that, and thank god! The world sucks sometimes, and climate change is real, but damn I’d like to look at a hot dude chasing fake storms for 90 minutes.
Post by mcppalmbeach on Jul 24, 2024 10:39:15 GMT -5
I am taking my kids to the big waterpark today along with a girl I think my ds1 likes or at least he’s talking to her. Her mom texted me last night and said she can be shy when she doesn’t know people so i am hoping my middle and littlest child will make it a not so silent car ride. Otherwise it’s going to be a long hour.
I'm on this GroupMe chat with about 200 other moms, we're all part of a mother/son volunteering org. There's texting about normal stuff all morning then a random "if it's bright red, don't worry, it's just a hemorrhoid. It's the black and brown stools you need to worry about." The convo just stopped and it's crickets now. L.O.L.
I'm on this GroupMe chat with about 200 other moms, we're all part of a mother/son volunteering org. There's texting about normal stuff all morning then a random "if it's bright red, don't worry, it's just a hemorrhoid. It's the black and brown stools you need to worry about." The convo just stopped and it's crickets now. L.O.L.
LOL! Was anyone talking about hemorrhoids? Or did she drop it in the wrong chat?
I'm on this GroupMe chat with about 200 other moms, we're all part of a mother/son volunteering org. There's texting about normal stuff all morning then a random "if it's bright red, don't worry, it's just a hemorrhoid. It's the black and brown stools you need to worry about." The convo just stopped and it's crickets now. L.O.L.
LOL! Was anyone talking about hemorrhoids? Or did she drop it in the wrong chat?
No! lol!! They were talking about how the president of our chapter made it on some local magazine. It was responses like "Congrats!" "beautiful family" "Love our chapter" then "if it's bright red, don't worry...." LOL
I should ask for an update on the stool situation.
Post by starburst604 on Jul 24, 2024 10:58:08 GMT -5
Me and DD went to dinner at a friend's house last night. We've all been friends since DD and their son were in daycare/preschool together. Their 3rd kid is now 3 and omg the bickering ever since they had that one!! It's mostly the H, bitching like an underappreciated housewife all the time and it's sooo annoying. Example, she and I are sitting at the kitchen island having wine and he mentioned he was going to feed all the kids pasta. He puts water on to boil. Soon after, wife asks if he needs help with cooking, meaning the adult meal. He snaps "you're asking now after you watched me put the water on to boil?!" She clarified that she was offering to help with the adult meal and he said no he's got it. It's shit like that over and over. They both work FT and travel a lot for work so I get it's stressful when juggling 3 kids, but he acts like she does nothing which I know isn't true. He also belongs to a country club and golfs all day most weekends so he gets his free time! She seems unbothered by it, at least in front of me, but we talked about starting to run together in the mornings like we used to. Maybe I'll just mention in our running chat that her H seems overwhelmed and snappy with her and is everything ok. Because gawd that has to stop.
beerlover, when did you get the new cat? How long has it been?
June 10. They were doing OK for a while and then started fighting and then the hiding and weird pooping behavior started before we left for vacation around July 13.
ssmjlm Did anyone respond or apologize to you about the chat comments?
No, but I don't expect them to. They think they have all the answers and despite me not being a lawyer, I deal in contracts and have dealt with the type of litigation they are facing. So not my problem if they don't want to get their house in order.
Post by emilyinchile on Jul 24, 2024 11:12:13 GMT -5
There's this app where grocers, bakeries, cafes, etc can post mystery bags of items that are still good but getting close to their expiration date and therefore can't be sold normally. It's always at least half off the original price, so for example we get all our bread this way and just slice and freeze it. I scored a kilo of coffee beans from a place we like that's literally on my way to work, already 50% off plus they gave me a free espresso!
Now I'm coming down from the over-caffeination (I'd already had coffee at home) plus sugar high from a treat I had at work, and I want to take a nap.
beerlover , when did you get the new cat? How long has it been?
June 10. They were doing OK for a while and then started fighting and then the hiding and weird pooping behavior started before we left for vacation around July 13.
I think others have mentioned this before, but it generally takes most cats about a year to settle down. When we had cats, they never accepted our dogs, and they were in the same house for about 6 years. Pretty much anything from outright objection forever to immediate acceptance is in the range of normal for cats.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Jul 24, 2024 11:47:58 GMT -5
Ugh, ds is at band PREcamp this week, it goes from 8-5, and swim team champs are tomorrow evening. I signed dd up for champs, but said ds wouldn't be there because that was his choice. He is wrecked after band camp and just wants to go home and not talk to anyone or move the rest of the night. Well, his coaches approached me at the end of practice today and asked if there was any way I could get him there. Warm-ups are at the same time camp ends (and it's at a pool a good 30 min. away), so I already had my inlaws helping to pick him up from camp while I take dd to warm-ups, but the coaches were like, we only need him for event 28, so he can skip warms ups and just show up and swim that event and then leave. My dh is working evenings, so I'd have to get my inlaws to either take him home while he changes/eats and then bring him to the pool, or take my dd early while I get ds. They were planning to come watch the meet, so I'm sure they would be willing to help out, but I know ds still isn't going to WANT to. I'm trying to think of what I can offer as a small bribe since I know his coaches really want to not have to pull out of that event.
June 10. They were doing OK for a while and then started fighting and then the hiding and weird pooping behavior started before we left for vacation around July 13.
I think others have mentioned this before, but it generally takes most cats about a year to settle down. When we had cats, they never accepted our dogs, and they were in the same house for about 6 years. Pretty much anything from outright objection forever to immediate acceptance is in the range of normal for cats.
yeah, I was going to say it will take time. I remember when my sister got her dog the cat was terrified and pissed. They were all in tears daily about how much work it was to get the cat to accept the dog and the dog not to attack the cat. They thought they would have to rehome the dog, etc.
So I was just looking at a program for an upcoming meeting, and saw what appeared to be an obvious error-- a male photo over a female name. I have actually corresponded with/about this person multiple times over the past 4 years. I was just thinking about how to contact the organizers, when I decided to google and.... lo and behold.... "Lorrie" is male. I absolutely, positively, 100% have referred to him as "she" in multiple emails and now I want to die.
And that was actually the second time in the course of the same meeting this morning that I had to talk about someone with an ambiguous name. Thankfully the second person listed their pronouns in their email signature.
I know some people are assholes about listing pronouns, but as someone who deals with a lot of international/unfamiliar names, pronouns in email signatures are unbelievably helpful.
So I was just looking at a program for an upcoming meeting, and saw what appeared to be an obvious error-- a male photo over a female name. I have actually corresponded with/about this person multiple times over the past 4 years. I was just thinking about how to contact the organizers, when I decided to google and.... lo and behold.... "Lorrie" is male. I absolutely, positively, 100% have referred to him as "she" in multiple emails and now I want to die.
And that was actually the second time in the course of the same meeting this morning that I had to talk about someone with an ambiguous name. Thankfully the second person listed their pronouns in their email signature.
I know some people are assholes about listing pronouns, but as someone who deals with a lot of international/unfamiliar names, pronouns in email signatures are unbelievably helpful.
I often make this point when we are training about pronouns at work - it's not only helpful regarding trans folks, it's helpful for everyone! So many names can be gender neutral, even if not commonly so. Wasn't Laurie the male love interest in Little Women or something else similarly classic?
beerlover I know the Feliway diffusers aren't cheap, but I used them when I got my dog and my cat has been far more receptive to him than I expected. Perhaps that's a placebo effect and would have been fine anyway, but I figured that initially it was worth it to throw everything I could to making it work. I'm sorry that things aren't going better - I know it's probably sad to see your older cat having to change its life to accommodate the new one. That was my #1 fear when getting a second pet. I do think it took more than a month to settle into a sense of "normal" so it's possible yours is still coming, too. In some ways a dog was probably easier because I could control him with a leash/commands more easily than a cat who will just do whatever it wants to!
ETA: in fact I have two diffusers and 5 refills that I'm currently not using, if you want to borrow them and give them a try? I could mail them to you and you could always mail them back someday once you're done with them! I hesitate to get rid of them forever in case something changes in the future and we need them again, but they are currently doing nothing since my cat and dog are cool now.
I have cried twice already at work today, just from overwhelming stress, half of which is my own perfectionism. The other half is being held accountable for shit that is beyond my control. I feel like I should have anticipated some of this, which is where I beat myself up, but it's also just one unprecedented layer of bullshit after another.
My boss is amazing and really appreciates me, it's just TOO much for one person and I am that one person. I have to be able to delegate for me to be what I've been hired to do. I cannot manage a project of this size and also do ALL the work to make it happen in the timeframe that is expected. She's receptive to feedback and I've been clear, we'll get through this product launch but it will NEVER go this way again. Happy hour can't come soon enough.
To follow up from yesterday, DH and DS1 made it to Tokyo overnight and had no trouble in customs at all with his ADHD meds, so that's a relief. The photos DH has sent so far just show pure joy on my kid's face. DS2 starts his journey to Japan, via 2 days in LA, later today.
June 10. They were doing OK for a while and then started fighting and then the hiding and weird pooping behavior started before we left for vacation around July 13.
I think others have mentioned this before, but it generally takes most cats about a year to settle down. When we had cats, they never accepted our dogs, and they were in the same house for about 6 years. Pretty much anything from outright objection forever to immediate acceptance is in the range of normal for cats.
Thanks! I know I need to give it a lot more time. I’m not giving up on it or anything. I’m just very frustrated with cleaning up shit lol.
So I was just looking at a program for an upcoming meeting, and saw what appeared to be an obvious error-- a male photo over a female name. I have actually corresponded with/about this person multiple times over the past 4 years. I was just thinking about how to contact the organizers, when I decided to google and.... lo and behold.... "Lorrie" is male. I absolutely, positively, 100% have referred to him as "she" in multiple emails and now I want to die.
And that was actually the second time in the course of the same meeting this morning that I had to talk about someone with an ambiguous name. Thankfully the second person listed their pronouns in their email signature.
I know some people are assholes about listing pronouns, but as someone who deals with a lot of international/unfamiliar names, pronouns in email signatures are unbelievably helpful.
I often make this point when we are training about pronouns at work - it's not only helpful regarding trans folks, it's helpful for everyone! So many names can be gender neutral, even if not commonly so. Wasn't Laurie the male love interest in Little Women or something else similarly classic?
beerlover I know the Feliway diffusers aren't cheap, but I used them when I got my dog and my cat has been far more receptive to him than I expected. Perhaps that's a placebo effect and would have been fine anyway, but I figured that initially it was worth it to throw everything I could to making it work. I'm sorry that things aren't going better - I know it's probably sad to see your older cat having to change its life to accommodate the new one. That was my #1 fear when getting a second pet. I do think it took more than a month to settle into a sense of "normal" so it's possible yours is still coming, too. In some ways a dog was probably easier because I could control him with a leash/commands more easily than a cat who will just do whatever it wants to!
ETA: in fact I have two diffusers and 5 refills that I'm currently not using, if you want to borrow them and give them a try? I could mail them to you and you could always mail them back someday once you're done with them! I hesitate to get rid of them forever in case something changes in the future and we need them again, but they are currently doing nothing since my cat and dog are cool now.
Omg that would be great. I can Venmo you for the shipping or whatever! I’ll Pm you!
I heard from the counselor assigned to DS and his first therapy appointment is next week. I’m annoyed the office didn’t tell me this person doesn’t have evening hours though. Like, I’m not wanting to pull him out of school for therapy. But, she was the only opening and they don’t go back to school for a month so he could probably at least get two sessions in and then then I’ll figure it out.
The friend that we brought to the beach with us today told us in the car (unprompted) that he used to see a counselor and he wishes he still did, so I think that will be a great motivator for DS to say that his friend X does it too!
Post by followyourarrow on Jul 24, 2024 13:16:24 GMT -5
We're starting to plan our wedding reception, which will just be a casual gathering in the backyard, but I picked a theme of I just want to be loved bayou. I plan to decorate with alligators, pelicans, and crawfish. mofongo, if you want to tell me how much alcohol I need for 50 people in south Louisiana, I'll start saving now lol.
Tonight DD is going to her first concert--Tate McRae. SIL's husband bought her tickets with pretty decent seats. DH is taking her down to Cincinnati and I'm so glad I don't have to go. I really dislike concerts and I hope she has fun. I'm concerned she's going to get tired out partway through.
Today I delivered a cake for my volunteer group and the girl evidently loves Takis so she requested a Taki-themed cake. It was so much fun to make.
I have cried twice already at work today, just from overwhelming stress, half of which is my own perfectionism. The other half is being held accountable for shit that is beyond my control. I feel like I should have anticipated some of this, which is where I beat myself up, but it's also just one unprecedented layer of bullshit after another.
My boss is amazing and really appreciates me, it's just TOO much for one person and I am that one person. I have to be able to delegate for me to be what I've been hired to do. I cannot manage a project of this size and also do ALL the work to make it happen in the timeframe that is expected. She's receptive to feedback and I've been clear, we'll get through this product launch but it will NEVER go this way again. Happy hour can't come soon enough.
To follow up from yesterday, DH and DS1 made it to Tokyo overnight and had no trouble in customs at all with his ADHD meds, so that's a relief. The photos DH has sent so far just show pure joy on my kid's face. DS2 starts his journey to Japan, via 2 days in LA, later today.
Yay for no trouble with ADHD meds!
I liked this post and then got all panicked like- I’m not liking your work stress! This is my most stressful time of year and I have cried SO much this week.
I have cried twice already at work today, just from overwhelming stress, half of which is my own perfectionism. The other half is being held accountable for shit that is beyond my control. I feel like I should have anticipated some of this, which is where I beat myself up, but it's also just one unprecedented layer of bullshit after another.
My boss is amazing and really appreciates me, it's just TOO much for one person and I am that one person. I have to be able to delegate for me to be what I've been hired to do. I cannot manage a project of this size and also do ALL the work to make it happen in the timeframe that is expected. She's receptive to feedback and I've been clear, we'll get through this product launch but it will NEVER go this way again. Happy hour can't come soon enough.
To follow up from yesterday, DH and DS1 made it to Tokyo overnight and had no trouble in customs at all with his ADHD meds, so that's a relief. The photos DH has sent so far just show pure joy on my kid's face. DS2 starts his journey to Japan, via 2 days in LA, later today.
Yay for no trouble with ADHD meds!
I liked this post and then got all panicked like- I’m not liking your work stress! This is my most stressful time of year and I have cried SO much this week.
Liked back in commiseration. I'm not generally a big crier but combine PMS/starting period with all this work stress and anxiety and I've been a mess this week. I need to watch a sad movie and just get it all out of my system.
We're starting to plan our wedding reception, which will just be a casual gathering in the backyard, but I picked a theme of I just want to be loved bayou. I plan to decorate with alligators, pelicans, and crawfish. mofongo , if you want to tell me how much alcohol I need for 50 people in south Louisiana, I'll start saving now lol.
How cute! We're also having a casual backyard wedding reception...now I feel like I need a theme!
We're starting to plan our wedding reception, which will just be a casual gathering in the backyard, but I picked a theme of I just want to be loved bayou. I plan to decorate with alligators, pelicans, and crawfish. mofongo , if you want to tell me how much alcohol I need for 50 people in south Louisiana, I'll start saving now lol.
This sounds so cute, you’ll have to share pics!! And for the alcohol? All of it 😝
Ok douche, go ahead and call it mud. My husband DID have halitosis. We addressed it after I talked to you girls on here and guess what? Years later, no problem. Mofongo, you're a cunt. Eat shit. ~anonnamus