Wednesday Randoms

[lavenderblue]

They are doing work on my street replacing the sewer lines. This was work that was supposed to be done early August, but whatever. Last minute I decided to wfh today because I have someone coming to the house to do work. I looked out front and my house is completely blocked by work trucks and a giant pile of stone is directly in front of my house. Hopefully my electrician doesn't have too much equipment to bring because he's going to have to park down the street and walk to my house. Whoops. 

[TR]

I always thought it was weird that kids would watch YouTube videos or livestreams of other people playing video games. But there’s a woman on TikTok that I watch do the NYT crossword every day and now I get it, I guess lol

[mysteriouswife]

Why is my teen mad at me this morning?

She failed to ask anyone to take her to school early. She wakes me up 15 mins before she needs to be at school. She asked “are you ready to take me to school?” I respond “does it look like I’m ready? I’m sleeping.” Now her world is ruined and I’m rude.

I swear I love her and I would absolutely cry when she is gone to college, but today…. I was ready to pack her up and ship her out

[rubytue]

lavenderblue, from watching an electrician for 20 years, most of what they use is a single tool bag. H uses a tool backpack. If you can provide him with a ladder, that will save some carrying. Tool bag and ladder solves 90% of electrical stuff. If he is running a new circuit, then he’ll need some romex, but that’s not bad. I carry those rolls around a lot.

Here is my random question for the day: when I was younger, I had a mole right in font on my arm pit. At some point, it went away. Pretty sure I didn’t have it removed, as I feel like it’s been gone far longer than I’ve been seeing a derm (~10 years). It’s back. And back since my annual skin check in June. It’s in the exact same spot I remember. Is that worthy of going in? There is nothing concerning in appearance, just new and old at the same time.

[georgeharrison]

I'm thankful for this short week. Two more days after today and then I am taking a quick trip to Maine to visit my friend. She lives in Vermont and wanted to do a quick getaway. It's a 4 hour drive for her. I haven't seen her in about 6 years. We are both from Washington and moved for family in the last 10 years. Neither of us have ever been to Maine. Super excited to explore a new place, but especially excited to see my friend!

[mccallister84]

Sept 4, 2024 8:26:30 GMT -5 TR said:

I always thought it was weird that kids would watch YouTube videos or livestreams of other people playing video games. But there’s a woman on TikTok that I watch do the NYT crossword every day and now I get it, I guess lol

Years ago when I walked in on H watching a video that he clicked out of immediately, I thought it was porn. He went with that for a while because he didn’t want me to know he was watching other people play video games 😂

[isabel]

Tangentially related to the new dog thread, I kept getting these ads for a company that does a line drawing of your pet and puts it on clothing. I finally caved and bought hoodies for the boys for Christmas. lol

DS1 (who didn’t even care about getting a dog in the first place) is going to flip.

[jinkies]

Thank you eb777888 for bringing Chimp Crazy to my attention. We started watching last night, and it is even more bananapants than I could have imagined.

[ssmjlm]

Sky is 3 today. This dog is so sassy, but given she’s ours, I’m not that surprised.

[lindyanne]

Sept 4, 2024 8:37:25 GMT -5 isabel said:

Tangentially related to the new dog thread, I kept getting these ads for a company that does a line drawing of your pet and puts it on clothing. I finally caved and bought hoodies for the boys for Christmas. lol

DS1 (who didn’t even care about getting a dog in the first place) is going to flip.

I really want one of these but I have three dogs and well I have a favorite (I am his too) We already have matching sweatshirts. He is also the one that would have the cutest face on a sweatshirt I think. DH would never let me live that down.

[fernweh]

isabel would you mind sharing the site? That is super cute.


I have been having a general feel of unease the last few days and I’m not sure what is driving it. It’s almost a feeling like I should be doing something more or taking the next step in something but I don’t know what. When I examine parts of my life individually- work, marriage, etc I feel okay with things where they are.

[hermione]

Tickets for a local Halloween event went on sale today. It's basically like trying to get T-Swift tickets. I had to ask a work friend to cover me on the public desk so I could sit in back and do this, lol. I clicked right at 9am and was 672nd in line. I managed to get what we wanted but I just clicked again to check at 9:40am and there are over 3,000 people in the online queue. Crazy.

[hermione]

Sept 4, 2024 8:44:04 GMT -5 fernweh said:

isabel would you mind sharing the site? That is super cute.

Seconded. This would be a great Christmas present for my daughter.

[glitzy07]

I am so happy that school is back in session. I was feeling so untethered without routine and sometimes having kids home and sometimes not. I thought for sure I'd be able to jump in and focus on work with the quiet house, but during work hours all I want to do is clean and purge and do household stuff. And I have two important deliverables due Monday. Uggggggggh.

[rubytue]

Sept 4, 2024 8:26:30 GMT -5 TR said:

I always thought it was weird that kids would watch YouTube videos or livestreams of other people playing video games. But there’s a woman on TikTok that I watch do the NYT crossword every day and now I get it, I guess lol

I spent way too many hours in college watching various bfs play video games. I don’t get it either. And my friend keeps sending me links to live streams of game competitions, including the team he coaches. I will admit the excel one intrigued me (competitive excel?!) and there was one where they show a picture of a landscape (like the Google map car shot), and the competitors have to locate it on a global map, and are judged by how close they are. That was coolish. 

[cville]

I just sent a hastily written email in which I/autocorrect somehow substituted the word "pogrom" for "program."

Twice.

And I have my performance review today. Feeling very confident in my "attention to detail" and "self-starter" capabilities.

[isabel]

Sept 4, 2024 8:44:04 GMT -5 fernweh said:

isabel would you mind sharing the site? That is super cute.


I have been having a general feel of unease the last few days and I’m not sure what is driving it. It’s almost a feeling like I should be doing something more or taking the next step in something but I don’t know what. When I examine parts of my life individually- work, marriage, etc I feel okay with things where they are.

Justlyne.com

cc: hermione

I hope the feeling of unease goes away soon or you figure out the cause!

[blondemoment123]

I just gave a man directions. He literally drove the opposite way I told him to. Sir.

[jlt19]

Sept 4, 2024 8:38:32 GMT -5 jinkies said:

Thank you eb777888 for bringing Chimp Crazy to my attention. We started watching last night, and it is even more bananapants than I could have imagined.

I was at a friends bday event this weekend and her and her family used to play with these chimps! Her uncle was their vet for years prior to when the story starts. One of his daughters was there, and she (at the time) thought it was totally normal to “go to Connie’s and play with the baby chimps”. Now she’s horrified and questions her parents decisions…She said she knew “Travis” well, the one in GA that ripped off his owners face.

I guess when her dad “quit”, the only other vet nearby took them on (whom I actually know! He’s the brother to one of XH’s frat brothers). Didn’t take him long to realize something wasn’t right and then I guess she couldn’t find any vet care?

I haven’t seen it (don’t have HBO), so this was all a conversation so to my friend and her cousin.

[tacokick]

Sept 4, 2024 9:13:47 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

Sept 4, 2024 8:38:32 GMT -5 jinkies said:

Thank you eb777888 for bringing Chimp Crazy to my attention. We started watching last night, and it is even more bananapants than I could have imagined.

I was at a friends bday event this weekend and her and her family used to play with these chimps! Her uncle was their vet for years prior to when the story starts. One of his daughters was there, and she (at the time) thought it was totally normal to “go to Connie’s and play with the baby chimps”. Now she’s horrified and questions her parents decisions…She said she knew “Travis” well, the one in GA that ripped off his owners face.

I guess when her dad “quit”, the only other vet nearby took them on (whom I actually know! He’s the brother to one of XH’s frat brothers). Didn’t take him long to realize something wasn’t right and then I guess she couldn’t find any vet care?

I haven’t seen it (don’t have HBO), so this was all a conversation so to my friend and her cousin.

You know a surprising amount of chimp vets! What are the odds?!

[NewGirlNic]

H went into the office today, so I was awake at 6:15. It wasn't even his alarm that woke me up (he got out of bed before the alarm went off) it was the stupid dog barking at something in the backyard. He probably woke the neighborhood up. It was my last day to sleep in since school starts tomorrow for DS. 

I am more nervous about school than DS. He's starting at a new school (10th grade) and I just really hope he does well and makes some friends. I asked him yesterday if he was nervous to start at a new school and he said not at all, so that is good.

[bcv513]

I got a text from XH last night that said something like "I was on my home from work and I really had to go to the bathroom and I didn't think I would make it home, so I stopped at your place. Anyway, I used all your toilet paper so you should go get more." Like, excuse me Sir. Apparently C gave him the code to my back door. So that's a conversation for today. And I had literally 2.5 rolls of toilet paper left. What the hell was he doing in there?

[candreco]

fernweh, glitzy07, end of summer/beginning of fall always makes me feel like that too. Like I should be starting something new, getting rid of deadweight, kind of. I'm definitely feeling it this year.

Basically, I want to get rid of half my stuff, paint a room, replace a couch/chair/front door and exterior siding, read a bunch of books, change jobs, plan and go on trips, etc. But also I want to hibernate and take a nap.

[bittybomb]

Sept 4, 2024 8:28:03 GMT -5 mysteriouswife said:

Why is my teen mad at me this morning?

She failed to ask anyone to take her to school early. She wakes me up 15 mins before she needs to be at school. She asked “are you ready to take me to school?” I respond “does it look like I’m ready? I’m sleeping.” Now her world is ruined and I’m rude.

I swear I love her and I would absolutely cry when she is gone to college, but today…. I was ready to pack her up and ship her out

I have had a shit time sleeping lately over this summer. My 13 year old thought it would be a good idea to wake me up after I’d fallen asleep one night to lift her screen time restriction for snap. I was like have you seriously lost your goddamned mind here?

Today is all of my kids’ first day back to school and holy shit I want to throw a freaking party. My house is clean, tidy, and quiet, and no one is on and out of my pantry and fridge a gazillion times today.

[beerlover]

Yesterday, I said that DS's current counselor that he's had all of 3 sessions with is leaving the practice. She told me that the new therapists coming in would likely have evening hours, which is what I prefer because I don't like him missing school. I emailed the office manager yesterday to say please make sure to put us with someone with evening hours, and they respond that no one has evening hours in person, just telehealth. Like my 8 year old hyperactive kid is going to sit in front of a computer for an hour counseling session, lol. Back to the drawing board I guess. They put him on the wait list for someone with evening hours but I don't know how long that will be.

He's been doing okay and we were mainly doing these sessions as a more proactive thing so I guess it's fine, but I'm a little annoyed.

[bsp36]

Ohhh boy. Extended family drama. I am trying to stay in my lane. But also trying to support aunt and want to tell other aunt to F Off. it’s a struggle.

[7costanza]

First day of school! We had a great summer and actually had a good routine with daycare and camp so not a lot will change, but it always feels like a fresh start which is nice. I’m also looking forward to cozy fall activities and weather, once we get through the heat wave coming tomorrow.

[starburst604]

Sept 4, 2024 9:23:59 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

I got a text from XH last night that said something like "I was on my home from work and I really had to go to the bathroom and I didn't think I would make it home, so I stopped at your place. Anyway, I used all your toilet paper so you should go get more." Like, excuse me Sir. Apparently C gave him the code to my back door. So that's a conversation for today. And I had literally 2.5 rolls of toilet paper left. What the hell was he doing in there?

Jesus, did he piss someone off and they laced his food with Ex-Lax? I would lose my shit (pun intended) over this. STBX and the toilets are a hot button issue for me and I get annoyed now if he asks to use my bathroom when he picks up DD, especially if he just came from his place! When I did my garage code and gave it DD, I said "this code is only for me and you. No one else can have the code, not your friend Luke, not Auntie Sue, not Dad...." so I didn't have to say DON'T GIVE THIS TO DAD. When she was in the hospital and some friends were going to walk the dogs I had to give them the code and the little narc reminded me "NO ONE ELSE SHOULD HAVE THE CODE MOM!!!" 

[gretchenindisguise]

It's our 20 year wedding anniversary. I definitely don't feel old enough to have been married for 20 years already.

[noodleoo]

Work has been busy and I haven't been sleeping well either. I've been waking up before my alarm and lying in bed thinking about all the things I have to do. Stop it, brain! I need the sleep, the to do list will still be there in 30 mins when I actually have to get up!

DD2's first day of Kindergarten is tomorrow and she's been sleeping awful too. Yesterday she woke up really upset about leaving her daycare (last day is today) but today she woke up happy about K tomorrow! She's so ready (she'll be 6 next month, missed the cut off) and I know she's excited, but nervous at the same time. I hope she loves it!

For me, I work part time and starting next week, I'll have 2 days a week where the kids are at school and I'm HOME ALONE. I've been waiting for this for years!!! I'm going to miss my little buddy but I'm also excited as I never get time to myself otherwise. Seriously, never, we have no family help and no reliable babysitters. It is going to be a big transition for both of us!