EWWWW THAT ask.com but is taking pictures of me... and I can't take him go aWASYYY.. Creepy. ... Ok, I shrunk the window.
I have this good good friend who has been canceling out on me and not being forthcoming about it. Just not calling when she said she would call and we would go to dinner that day. And last night, she was to come to dinner. I got off early, called her and told her she could come early if she wanted. She said she was going to have to ask for a raincheck because she had too much to do for the hurricane. I understnad that completely but I don't understand that she didn't call me as soon as she made that decision so I didn't make preparations for dinner that I had already done. But I didn't say anything. I notice that when I'm around her she keeps telling me the same thing over and over. I don't mean over and over in a row but each time we get together , I hear the exact same complaints. Once I even thought I'd convinced her to "go with the flow" and quit obsesssing over what everybody else is doing (coming in to work late .. even her dh ... business owners) but next time it's a repeat like I'd never heard it.
So on one hand I'd like to say something about the not-calling-me but on the other hand I think she's not in control of all this. What I'll do is NEXT TIME ask her to let me know IMMEDIATELY if she has to change her plans.
the current weather.com map shows Dennis moving away from Dogpatch.
Back to my friend, after canceling last night, she called right back and asked if I'd like to come to her house for dinner because she had things in the freezer she needs to eat. "So do I," I said.
She sounds a little ditsy, Peach. Like I'm one to talk.
My kid wrote me an email today in which she told me not to send her articles to read because it's "not cool". I sent her one, in her email. In fact I think it was a link to the article. So pbpbpbt. I'm such a grownup.
It's raining. DH doesn't want to head down to the sailboat in the rain (well, neither do I), but on the off chance that it clears, I guess I'd better get at that dirty grill I was going to clean.
A new name..got your attention eh? I just wanted to mosey by to tell you most divine bovines that I just love your dry witty touching and sometime abstract absurdist posts. I’ve followed your chat for sometime now… but , please before the chill begins to crawl up your spine, I’m not Norma Bates … I have stopped myself from posting into your chat since it seems like ummm, there may be some voting or initiation ritual needed to join your thread. I wait your reply after the obligatory background check.
Schatzi, I really like your name. Anything with a Z in it is good with me. New people used to couldn't post with us because I was too mean but I'm not mean anymore. As far as I know no one else has it in them. Tell us about loosing weight. (must spell it that way!) How long did it take. What strategy did you follow. It's quite impressive. I've been trying to lose five lbs since sliced paper was invented.
You want to explain that 1) dry 2) witty 3) touching 4) abstruct absurdist comment? Surely we are not that deep.
This isn't a dream but last week in my yoga class (did I say I was taking yoga?) I had a vision of a tree trunk and a snake slithering around it flashing his little fork-ed tongue. I am not unduly afraid of snakes so that's not it. Analyze.
Cowie , DahLinK, I didn't know you were the club's" bouncer" but I shall answer the first of the many initiation questions:
My Looooooosing is due to my ability to appease or confuse the scale gods.(Please DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.. it takes a professional)
1st "loooosse" : I offered up a twinkie to the deities............ 2nd : after consuming many a beer and hot wings, I did the one legged stork pose (my interpretation of Yoga taught to me by an ancient) upon the alter.. The scale gods looked kindly upon my efforts and awarded me a loss…
Subsequent loses have all to do with my ability to confuse the scale god with aerobic OVER , UP and STRADDLE THAT SCALE movements (again, cannot STRESS enough, that this is only for the intermediate to advance weight loss professional)
When all else fails, a 6 pack of bud and beer nuts seem to humor the Gods…
I am now moooving on to round 2 of the inquisition.. oops..questioning……….
1)"Dry": as in a fine wine ..makes you pucker but come back for more…
2)"Witty": Okay make it snarkiness.. (AND DON’T ASK ME TO ‘SPLAIN SNARKY..I believe "Wonkers" is the literary professor here..)
3) "Touching": Ah well ,blended within the snarkiness (see #2) are posts of humorous angst replied with well, humorous support.
4) Abstract Absurdist comment:
I like the smell of bleach...
I again, await the "cownsel" next group of interegation.(Kiwonk, I have left this crumb of a word to be corrected.).
Schatzi, fabulous to see a new face, and I like the name too. Reminds of the family that lived in our house before we bought it: they had a daughter named Schultzie Fay.
Do you live in the Pine Barrens like Lushie? Do you post from work? Is that your real photo? We are very curious. Are you planning to stick by that story about losing (sorry, I have that mental block against misspellings as you know) weight by chowing down on the hot wings and beer?
Peachie, that vision as you call it was probably your yoga teacher. They can get into some very weird positions, you know.
We've changed our minds again, and are not going to the boat until tomorrow. I have cleaned the grill, though. What else should I be doing? Besides making Dennis veer away and die?
EGADS ! The name Shultzie Fay sounds as if she is the big blobby slightly slow german! Hmm well okay about 90% of it fits me………………………….. No offense intended toward shultzie
Ah, Lushie , I ‘ve read how you all have “pined” for her .. Sigh, I think she and I would have gotten along well…But I’m not a “Piney” as we “joisey” folks call em.. …….And since it seems like a good seque, (Kiwonk, please correct that word) I thought I was Jersey born,bred till dead ….. but we are in the middle of moving to North “Caroliner” ( Must. Keep. Joisey..Accent)
I don’t post from work, I am happily unemployed till we move,,,,and I settle us in to our new nest..(I might be able to buy a few months by squirting water upon my face, telling DH how hard I am working at creating a new home for us…., but he is a cleaver one).
As far as loooooosing weight (misspellings intentional,simply to annoy you wonkers and appease Cowie) THAT’S MY STORY and I’m stickin with it……
If I pass Kiwonk...I shall now mooooooove on to Round 45 of the Inquistion..NEXT!!!
Shatzi--welcome... Hope the Jersey Devil didn't scare you out of the woods OR away from the turnpiike. Welcome welcome.
Kiwi-- My DS had the tact not to TELL me not to send articles or forwards... but there are times when i ask him about something and he says, "oh. I probably deleted it... I don't always read those." In other words, it happens. My mother did the same thing... but then she'd spring a pop QUIZ practically and I'd get failing GRADES and THAT was awful.
Thanks for forwarding the book review. I love the ones that have an attitude, but really explain WHY... rather than just being nasty.
Hope y'all got the joke of dubious taste, especially since you mentioned the evils of again, again. Shatzi... if you want to be included in, you can sent me your email address at 4dana(at)airmail(dot)com
So there I was scrolling back through past posts looking for Painty's joke and not finding it when I realized I had read the joke in my email not an hour ago. duh.
Schultzie Fay, incredibly enough, was a cute little 5 year old girl. Yeah, didn't fit for me either; seemed like a cruel joke to play on your own daughter. Her room was papered with cowboys too.
Schatzi is a much better name anyway. And you can call me Kiwi, Kiwonk was chosen only because someone else apparently took my name first. What'll you give me if I correct your spelling? Ah, never mind, I can't pass up a challenge... segue, interrogation, not to mention inquisition and clever. Annoying, eh?
Why on earth are you moving to NC? And whereabouts? I will be on the coast of NC in a week. Not that I'm planning to budge from my perch on the sand.
My ex was from New Jersey, so I know where to buy the best blueberries and tomatoes and where some of the mob bosses lived (They were the first to have video cameras at their driveways!!). You can read about the Jersey Devil here.
I am drinking Red Rose tea and eating buttered toast while the cats and I listen to the Dennis updates. Does everyplace have an extreme-weather condition. I count earthquakes as weather.
I need to post a list.
Things that should not be hurt by hurricanes:
1 people
2 mailboxes
3 cars
4 houses
5 cats
6 other animals
7 roads that are needed by emergency vehicles
8 businesses
9 traffic lights
10 trees
This is weird in a bad way. Friday when I went to work in Ft. Walton Beach, a small city, I could see 50+ buzzards circling. The area they were over appeared to be the hospital but I didn't go check. However, I have never seen THAT MANY buzzards ever. may 3 at a time.
Then yesterday, Saturday, THREE BUZZARDS sat in a small tree across from my house. A pine tree. Directly across from my driveway. I want this Dennis thing to move on.
Let's all share what trash other people throw in our driveways. This week, I had:
1 beer can (Is Natural Lite a beer?)
1 empty Marlboro pack
1 Little Debbie oatmeal cookie wrapper
I'm such a grownup.
duh.