I wish I were getting together with them, but I’m too sick to do it. It’s the chronic thinger. I’m in a lot of pain right now and having very bad muscle weakness. 🙁 On the upside, I have an appt with a new specialist in about 3 weeks and I am hoping he can work some kinda mojo on me.
Good luck on finishing up your exams, I just know you’ll do great. I also hope CBtE is experiencing a seasonal dropoff in his sassiness content given the impending homework vacation ’round the cabin.
So long as you leave that tooth-cleaning bird at home, we’re set. Given my irrational fear of fowl, if I awoke with a bird in my mouth I would lose my effin mind.
On second thought, maybe we can hook JimF up with another male and you and Andi and I can share a room and fix each others hair and do our nails and stuff.
I’ll leave the bird at home and bring a toothbrush. Sigh.
I thought you were going to fly, so I was looking into maybe taking the train. I will almost certainly have a car I’m comfortable in by then, though, so if this doc can help me out this summer maybe I’ll be able to drive. We’ll see how things develop, I guess.
What is the FCH thing of which you speak… does it have to do with the Illuminati? I knew you were a mysterious one O, but the darn Templars?? Man oh man.
I imagine it is hard for him, too. The analogy of adolescence to chemical disorders is a good one, lol. Hey, maybe there’s a career path for you in R&D:
“Have the teens in your house been giving you hassles? Have they become Surly Teens™? [image of surly faced boy slamming bedroom door] Used to be that a Mom could take a Valium and take the edge off. [Mom takes a pill] But then those busybodies at social services rained on that parade. [cut to Mom being led away in cuffs]
We here at Chill Pills Inc. understand your concerns. [surly faced boy slams bedroom door again] That’s why we developed SurliFree™!* Yes, with SurliFree™ your kids can be pleasant and helpful again, just as they were for that brief period of time right after potty training and right before that little neighborhood punk taught them all the gross toilet jokes.
[cut to image of smiling boy helping with dishes] “I love my SurliFree™!”
[cut to image of smiling mother] “And I love my SurliFree™ Teen!”
*Ask your doctor. Not for use by all Surly Teens™. May cause fits of maniacal laughter and/or rapid overgrowth of back hair.
I sort-of think the entire advertising industry is the personification of Satan (or at least as close as possible considering I don’t believe in Satan), so I think I’ll stick with the comedy. 😉
We got a thunderstorm and it was pretty intense but I don’t think there was hail. (And The Creature, he laughs at hailstorms; merely ice chips to his impervious scales.)
Lightning struck very closeby outside at one point so I wandered out to the living room and asked E, “Should we turn computers and such off, or what?” And she goes, “I don’t know, what do you think, you grew up around this weather, right?” And I was like, “Yeah, but you grew up right here!” She laughed and explained, “I don’t remember what to do.”
..and showers and toilets. I have this fear of dying with my pants around my ankles as lightning strikes the stack on the roof, travels down to the toilet and back up via the pee stream.
A woman in Cleveland actually died that way years ago and I’ve never been able to forget the indignity of it all.
You know I’ve wondered why no one has come up with a modern lighting rod? I know because of electrical wiring and so forth it would be difficult, but it would seem like someone could come up with something to direct the lighting away from the house.
I think you can stop worrying about this one unless you live a much older house — copper pipe is pretty much gone from anything built in the last 30 years.
I’m pretty sure the stuff in this house is made with those plastic bendy straws you drink chocolate milk with. But back home all the homes were built at the turn of the century – last century that is.
has anybody read any good books lately? Political, non-political, history, or beach fluff (certainly deserving of it’s own category)? It’s time to update the summer reading list. 🙂
I guess I’m in the middle of re-reading an old book I have at the house. I think I’m on my fourth time reading it now. It called All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. I don’t ever get tired of re-reading it for some reason.
That’s a great book, although I haven’t read it since third or fourth grade. I can see how you’r re-read it repeatedly.
My copy of Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins is falling apart, I read it so many times. I’m currently reading Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott. Maybe I’ll even get to finish it soon, since school is almost over.
Geeze talk about geezerhood gap. I remember reading it when it first came out and I was in my 30’s. 🙂
In my case I go through periods where I just can’t get enough to read and others where I just don’t pick up a book. I think I’ve seen also that just trying to keep up with reading on the net takes a lot of time away from regular reading.
As a voracious opportunistic reader, I can supply books in pretty much any category you want (except for romance and westerns) and I’d be happy to give you some recs — give me some idea of books that you both have liked and disliked.
I’ll be interested to hear your reactions if you end up reading any of them.
BTW, if you like mysteries, here’s some other authors to look at:
Laura Lippman
Sarah Andrews*
Sujata Massey
Nevada Barr
Ian Rankin
* She is actually my favorite but since her main character is a geologist and her books contain significant chunks of fascinating (at least to me) geology, I’m never sure about generally recommending her.
I just finished Me and Emma and am halfway through Listening to Prozac because the first time I “read” it I was too depressed to understand anything. Now I think it’s remarkably readable.
I want to say the author is Elizabeth Flock, but I’m not sure, anyway it’s her first book – told from the POV of an eight year old girl, which at first made me think I didn’t want to read it, but she’s remarkably good at it.
She loses her father and then her mother marries, out of necessity, a man who abuses her and her little sister. It’s heartbreaking and funny at the same time. It’s one of those books I actually read all in one day and then started over again to pick up things I had missed.
I’ve got to get going for awhile. Animals are already stirring and people are starting.
When I took George out earlier I took a picture of the pond. If you notice on the bottom left of the picture, at the edge of the pond where it clean, that’s my neighbors, where the grass is grown up is mine. I haven’t been out there to weed eat since the snake scare.
I’ll be back later and I’ll keep checking to put up a new cafe.
Are those hissing geese? One time my 3 year old was chasing a whole gaggle of geese across an open field when they turned, en masse, and started chasing him. It would have been hilarious but for their giant tongues and the fact that they were hissing at him in a threatening way. I had to run out to rescue him.
I know squat about geese so I’ve no idea what kind they are. At first, I thought they were big ducks. I haven’t heard them hissing, but they sure do honk loudly to voice their displeasure when a delivery truck idles too long outside.
Did that Nature Boy wind up afraid of geese? Because that’s exactly how I developed my fear of fowl, except in my case it was ducks chasing me and I was 2.
Oh, I feel like I want to claw my eyes out. I’m too tired this morning to be up.
I woke at 4 and couldn’t get back to sleep. Now I feel like I’m looking at everything through a scrim.
Yeah, my eyes are finally open…but man. I feel really worn out. Maybe I should go to sleep earlier…
Maybe I should go to sleep earlier…
What and miss your chance to get reamed by maryb and SN?
MaryB didn’t show up last night…so it was just SN. I’ll need more than one person hounding me to keep me awake! 😛
good morning psifighter, get any coffee in you yet?
Morning Andi, Psi and any lurkers around.
I’m just leaving for the morning walk. See ya later.
and bring back those pictures.
that might be worth messing with. I’ve also got two from yesterday so I’ll have something to put in your cafe.
Sounds good to me Andi.
About time! 😛
I’m about to eat breakfast and head off to the train station. See y’all later!
Enjoy Psi. Yeah I’ve been lazy this week on the sleep late. 🙂
Good morning Andi, psi, FM, Boo, and anyone else who’s shown up while I type this…How’re you all doin?
It rained here again last night. Yikes. How will the CBs ever get to cut the grass if it never dries out? They’ll be so depressed.
Morning CG. I’ve been counting on drougt conditions not to mow my grass. Continual rain is a good idea too.
How’re ya doing today?
Drought is more effective because the grass doesn’t grow…sigh.
I’m okay…studying for my final final exam (tomorrow), and trying to dry out my basement. How are you?
Oh I doing fine. Sorry to hear about your basement and I hope you get a break from the rain.
I’m not worried about you and final exams though. I know you’ll come through that with flying colors.
Maybe they can comfort themselves by cleaning out the chicken coop. 😉 Had your final final yet, CabinGirl?
Mmm, wet chicken coop. Maybe if they make me really mad?
Tomorrow is the final final. Thanks for asking!
How are you? Aren’t you getting together with with some froggies soon?
I wish I were getting together with them, but I’m too sick to do it. It’s the chronic thinger. I’m in a lot of pain right now and having very bad muscle weakness. 🙁 On the upside, I have an appt with a new specialist in about 3 weeks and I am hoping he can work some kinda mojo on me.
Good luck on finishing up your exams, I just know you’ll do great. I also hope CBtE is experiencing a seasonal dropoff in his sassiness content given the impending homework vacation ’round the cabin.
I hope the new specialist has some major mojo for you too.
CBtE’s sassiness…resembles rapid cycling bipolar disorder sometimes: from fine to whine to angry teen all in less than 60 seconds. What fun.
At least he’s been helping get the water out of the basement. It’s amazing how a bit of boredom improves someone’s willingness to cooperate.
Thanks, Family Man.
You’re welcome {{Indy}}.
I wish you could be at the Chicago meet up, I know how everyone would enjoy your company.
I am aiming for the Chicago meetup! I really would love to meet everyone offline, I think we would all have a grand time together.
we can probably work out something so you can meet up with us and not have to drive the whole way.
Not to mention sharing a room with ME! 😛
So long as you leave that tooth-cleaning bird at home, we’re set. Given my irrational fear of fowl, if I awoke with a bird in my mouth I would lose my effin mind.
On second thought, maybe we can hook JimF up with another male and you and Andi and I can share a room and fix each others hair and do our nails and stuff.
I’ll leave the bird at home and bring a toothbrush. Sigh.
Hair and nails? Have you been watching Grease again?
As for you, Troy Donahue
I know what you wanna do…
I have to let my nails grow before we can all get together?
Does this mean I have to grow hair?
you started this.
I thought you were going to fly, so I was looking into maybe taking the train. I will almost certainly have a car I’m comfortable in by then, though, so if this doc can help me out this summer maybe I’ll be able to drive. We’ll see how things develop, I guess.
Indy’s going?!
🙂
Yeah, baby. 🙂
That icing (on the cake) is sure turning out to be super-duper chocolately … 😉
Morning Olivia. I agree that is icing on the cake, and I knew you’d bring in chocolate somehow. 🙂
I hear you’re near the end of FCH and there might be a mud wrestling tournament later in the cafe.
And yes, tonight should be the night!
Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is the FCH thing of which you speak… does it have to do with the Illuminati? I knew you were a mysterious one O, but the darn Templars?? Man oh man.
found the irresistible temptation?
O is still so intrigued by Indy and the cherry stems.
Like I said, each day that icing gets a little richer and creamier and chocolatier … 🙂
I imagine it is hard for him, too. The analogy of adolescence to chemical disorders is a good one, lol. Hey, maybe there’s a career path for you in R&D:
“Have the teens in your house been giving you hassles? Have they become Surly Teens™? [image of surly faced boy slamming bedroom door] Used to be that a Mom could take a Valium and take the edge off. [Mom takes a pill] But then those busybodies at social services rained on that parade. [cut to Mom being led away in cuffs]
We here at Chill Pills Inc. understand your concerns. [surly faced boy slams bedroom door again] That’s why we developed SurliFree™!* Yes, with SurliFree™ your kids can be pleasant and helpful again, just as they were for that brief period of time right after potty training and right before that little neighborhood punk taught them all the gross toilet jokes.
[cut to image of smiling boy helping with dishes] “I love my SurliFree™!”
[cut to image of smiling mother] “And I love my SurliFree™ Teen!”
*Ask your doctor. Not for use by all Surly Teens™. May cause fits of maniacal laughter and/or rapid overgrowth of back hair.
You should be in marketing or advertising.
I’ll be thinking about this the next time we have a Surlpisode. 🙂
I sort-of think the entire advertising industry is the personification of Satan (or at least as close as possible considering I don’t believe in Satan), so I think I’ll stick with the comedy. 😉
Oh, it’s totally Satan, but still amusing.
Maybe you should write the ‘commercials’ for something like SNL…
I’d take a gig like that in a heartbeat.
Oops, I just read how you’re feeling elsewhere (I haven’t been online much this week).
(((Indy)))
Thanks {{CG}}.
Did you get the big hailstorm we had last night? Hope not — though it would be an effective way to keep the creature from the black lagoon at bay.
We got a thunderstorm and it was pretty intense but I don’t think there was hail. (And The Creature, he laughs at hailstorms; merely ice chips to his impervious scales.)
Lightning struck very closeby outside at one point so I wandered out to the living room and asked E, “Should we turn computers and such off, or what?” And she goes, “I don’t know, what do you think, you grew up around this weather, right?” And I was like, “Yeah, but you grew up right here!” She laughed and explained, “I don’t remember what to do.”
She cracks me up.
During a really bad lightning storm, unless you have a UPS, turning off the computers and unplugging them from the wall is a very good idea.
Other than that, the best advice is to stay aware from windows.
Also phones, running water in the house and any electrical appliance that’s not unplugged.
..and showers and toilets. I have this fear of dying with my pants around my ankles as lightning strikes the stack on the roof, travels down to the toilet and back up via the pee stream.
A woman in Cleveland actually died that way years ago and I’ve never been able to forget the indignity of it all.
You know I’ve wondered why no one has come up with a modern lighting rod? I know because of electrical wiring and so forth it would be difficult, but it would seem like someone could come up with something to direct the lighting away from the house.
I think you can stop worrying about this one unless you live a much older house — copper pipe is pretty much gone from anything built in the last 30 years.
I’m pretty sure the stuff in this house is made with those plastic bendy straws you drink chocolate milk with. But back home all the homes were built at the turn of the century – last century that is.
has anybody read any good books lately? Political, non-political, history, or beach fluff (certainly deserving of it’s own category)? It’s time to update the summer reading list. 🙂
I guess I’m in the middle of re-reading an old book I have at the house. I think I’m on my fourth time reading it now. It called All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot. I don’t ever get tired of re-reading it for some reason.
That’s a great book, although I haven’t read it since third or fourth grade. I can see how you’r re-read it repeatedly.
My copy of Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins is falling apart, I read it so many times. I’m currently reading Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott. Maybe I’ll even get to finish it soon, since school is almost over.
Geeze talk about geezerhood gap. I remember reading it when it first came out and I was in my 30’s. 🙂
In my case I go through periods where I just can’t get enough to read and others where I just don’t pick up a book. I think I’ve seen also that just trying to keep up with reading on the net takes a lot of time away from regular reading.
As a voracious opportunistic reader, I can supply books in pretty much any category you want (except for romance and westerns) and I’d be happy to give you some recs — give me some idea of books that you both have liked and disliked.
Well, I pretty much like a little of anything. What have you liked recently?
Of course, any list would have to start with kansas’ Virgin of Small Plains
Other Fiction
Night of Sorrows, Frances Sherwood
My Latest Grievance, Elinor Lipman
Third Girl from the Left, Martha Southgate
Non-Fiction
Kabul in Winter, Ann Jones
Rough Crossings, Simon Schama
Field Guide to Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit
Cool…kansas’ book is of course already on my list. 🙂
I’ll be interested to hear your reactions if you end up reading any of them.
BTW, if you like mysteries, here’s some other authors to look at:
Laura Lippman
Sarah Andrews*
Sujata Massey
Nevada Barr
Ian Rankin
* She is actually my favorite but since her main character is a geologist and her books contain significant chunks of fascinating (at least to me) geology, I’m never sure about generally recommending her.
Jeez, I’ve never heard of any of those. Sigh.
I’ll bet you’d love Elinor Lipman.
I just finished Me and Emma and am halfway through Listening to Prozac because the first time I “read” it I was too depressed to understand anything. Now I think it’s remarkably readable.
I’ve never heard of Me and Emma (see, it ain’t just you). What’s it about?
I want to say the author is Elizabeth Flock, but I’m not sure, anyway it’s her first book – told from the POV of an eight year old girl, which at first made me think I didn’t want to read it, but she’s remarkably good at it.
She loses her father and then her mother marries, out of necessity, a man who abuses her and her little sister. It’s heartbreaking and funny at the same time. It’s one of those books I actually read all in one day and then started over again to pick up things I had missed.
Ever since Bastard Out of Carolina, I’ve avoided books about abused kids, especially when told from their point of view — I’m just not brave enough.
Yeah, me too. But this one focuses more on the relationship between her and her sister and some colorful characters they meet in the backwoods of NC.
I’ve got to get going for awhile. Animals are already stirring and people are starting.
When I took George out earlier I took a picture of the pond. If you notice on the bottom left of the picture, at the edge of the pond where it clean, that’s my neighbors, where the grass is grown up is mine. I haven’t been out there to weed eat since the snake scare.
I’ll be back later and I’ll keep checking to put up a new cafe.
See ya
Have a snake-free day, Family Man!
Here’s how our pond looked this morning, I call it Geese in the Mist:
Are those hissing geese? One time my 3 year old was chasing a whole gaggle of geese across an open field when they turned, en masse, and started chasing him. It would have been hilarious but for their giant tongues and the fact that they were hissing at him in a threatening way. I had to run out to rescue him.
I know squat about geese so I’ve no idea what kind they are. At first, I thought they were big ducks. I haven’t heard them hissing, but they sure do honk loudly to voice their displeasure when a delivery truck idles too long outside.
Did that Nature Boy wind up afraid of geese? Because that’s exactly how I developed my fear of fowl, except in my case it was ducks chasing me and I was 2.
He was remarkably unscathed and remains a geese lover.
They were those enormous white geese with the bump on their beaks….had to be 3.5 ft. tall.
Think I’ll open a new cafe. Pancakes perhaps.
Back in a second. Well maybe minutes. These things take time for me. 🙂
Froggy Bottom Pancake Cafe here