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Re: Friday randoms
Our cat finally cuddled with me last night in bed! He has not done that since N was born. When I was preggo he would lay with me with his head on my baby bump. The day I went into labor he stayed away from me and was just looking at me weird (I think he knew before I did that I was really in labor!). Then I brought "that thing" home from the hospital (what I am imagining Stewie's thoughts about N are) and has been attached to my DH from then on out. So...hooray for small victories.
Because it's how they do things...all family is invited!
They don't care about the bride and groom, the want to visit with other family.
I had to laugh at CW, she made the comment "these kids just don't get it."
a) they aren't kids, they are 30 and b) are you sure they are the ones not getting it.
Oh, there's a long backstory here. He's the kid of friends of my parents. The last time I saw him was during my freshman year of HS. He ended up talking me into kissing him and it was awful. I can't really put my finger on why it was awful, it just was. Ew. So I didn't really want to accept his friend request in the first place, but I always feel like I need a good reason to ignore and a bad kiss over a decade ago isn't really a good one.
It turns out he just posts all the time and his posts are not at all interesting to me (this week it's been all about Amy Winehouse--what her records are on iTunes, did no one listen to her before, etc). I just don't want to see them in my feed.
Yay that Stewie has forgiven you
That took awhile, how old is N?
We upset many people by having a smaller wedding as well. I was 34, my DH 32 and we were footing the bill. Get over it people....it is OUR day!
But somehow people still don't get it.
Yes, just a "little" while. N is almost 10 months old!
BOO
I just saw noticed your ticker as well. **facepalm**
That is crazy though. That's going on my "con" list--my cat might hate me
This thread is making me happy that I had relatively minimal wedding drama while I was planning. My dad tried to get upset about a couple of things, but we got through that relatively quickly (it took years, but by then I had finally figured out to handle him in one of his moods). I'm sorry to those who had issues though.
Amachuta, that's awsome that Stewie is showing some love again! It's amazing how long cats hold a grudge. Zoey was mad at us and anti-social for a full six months one time (starting with when we moved, and continued when we brought home Jinx a few months later).
Diana, Facebook can make things so weird with people from long ago. In the olden days, you graduate from high school, move on, and never see those people again unless you choose to go to your high school reunions. Now, it's like, "Oh, look, there's the guy I had a huge crush on in 8th grade and one time he kissed me on the school bus. Should I be friends with him or not? Weeeeiiiirrrrdddd." (Or at least that's my experience.)
Ditto Kasa. I am thankful for my drama free family. I don't understand why people feel the need to stick their noses in everyone's business. Live and let live and calm the hell down.
I've started making homemade granola again. I've been going through it pretty quickly, so last night I made an extra large batch so that it would last me awhile. But I kind of screwed it up, and now I'm mad at myself for doing that with a big batch. I don't think I cooked it long enough, so now it's chewy instead of crunchy. It's okay, but not great.
Haha! Poor guy.
I get what you're saying though.
I think we are going to go for a big one just to be "one and done" with the tent purchase. We have a huge blow up mattress that I'll probably want to take with, plue our gear, plus T's pack n play, etc. Thank you though!
Ugh, I have to vent about the debt ceiling thing. It raises my blood pressure just to hear about it (I should probably stop watching CNN and not listen to NPR on my commute).
Every time a Republican says "fiscally conservative" or some variation, I want to scream and gnash my teeth. How the frack is it "fiscally conservative" to not roll back a tax cut that was always intended to be temporary? This is like someone who is working part time with an offer for full time, in serious credit card debt who refuses to increase their income by working full time because they feel those hours are better spent looking for a better paying job (like the bogus "trickle down" economic theory). And if anyone would bother to stop and think about what the marginal tax rate means, most people making over $250K would see only a small increase in actual tax paid. Finally, if we are asking for the poorest Americans to tighten the belt by cutting government spending, how is it wrong to ask the TOP 2% of income earners to pony up the same amount they paid 12 years ago?
/vent.
Harry Reid, please don't roll over on me now! I would rather see the government default and utter economic chaos than have the Republicans get their idiotic way on this.
Haha...oh no!
In Stewie's defense, I am sure I could have been A LOT more attentive over these last almost 10 months as well.
Kasa...I am glad to know that Stewie is not the only one. Makes me feel a little better knowing it wasn't just ME.
After hearing the latest news this morning about how Boehner couldn't even gather enough Republican support to vote, I started thinking about sending a strongly worded email to Amash. Because you know, he's one of those guys sticking his head in the sand and not concerned about actually governing and the best interest of the American people.
I'm still bitter that that guy is our representative in Congress.
I am pretty sure I haven't been to the gym since I was on the rowing team in college...which was about 16 years ago! Now I am feeling like a total sloth.....
My grandma made really good granola. She was an amazing cook actually. She passed away when I was 9 and one of the things I still miss the most is all of her cooking.
Ooo, awesome. This is something I've been wanting to try. Reciplease?
It's a recipe from a magazine. I'll try to remember to post it over the weekend.
Yeah, Bill Huizenga (my Rep) commented for NPR the other day and I started composing an email in my mind. Too bad it was unsuitable to send. (It started something like "You f***ing idiot..."). LOL. I think smoke started coming out of my ears when he said "We have to be fiscally responsible". I am thinking about sending a toned down, yet still strongly worded email.
This morning CNN had a segment on the personal finances of several of the debt limit holdouts (think Rs from states like Utah) and how much personal debt they carry. I know it's completely irrelevant to the actual conversation, but it just made more furious that these people who can't even manage their own finances are gambling with a multi-billion (trillion?) dollar economy.
Finally, I just can't believe the silliness of some of the proposals. The US government cannot have a balanced budget amendment. It's fine for state governments but there are times when the federal government legitimately needs to defiicit spend (like war time, economic crises like the Great Depression, etc). It is different than personal finance. I realize that the debt is a real problem right now, but it really peeves me when Congresspeople try to liken it to personal finance. It's not at all the same.
What a coincidence, I haven't done an email yet because the one in my head begins in a similar way.
I don't like how the term "fiscally responsible" has changed so much in recent years. In theory, I agree with being fiscally responsible and being mindful of both spending and revenue in order to create a healthy economy. But these days, "fiscally responsible" = super low tax rates for the uber rich/corporations and continually slashing programs that aid the less well off members of society. It makes me both sad and angry.
My friend from Ohio wrote a huge diatribe over email on fiscal conservativism a few years ago. He basically said that it is a cover for racism and classism (basically what you said above).
It might not have been so bad if he hadn't started by begging me to kiss him and spending more than ten minutes telling me how badly he wanted to kiss me.
It's actually kind of funny looking back. I've kissed my share of guys and this is the *only* one I remember as truly wretched. LOL.
Hehe. I was originally an Edwards supporter during the primaries, but that didn't exactly pan out as I would have preferred. (Thinking about Edwards just now made me sad again. His complete self-destruction was so disappointing.)
Anyway, I'm going to miss you when you're not nesting and randoming (ha - new word!) everyday!
Hi guys.
I hope at least some of the people who vote Tea Party are feeling some regret now. Fiscally conservative = protecting the people who hosted all of those fundraising parties for candidates when they were unknowns. I'm angry at not just the Repubicans, but the whole system. If there weren't a major election next year, I know this would all go more swiftly.
Yeah, I was never on board with Edwards. He never struck me as presidential enough, somehow.
I hope not to totally disappear! There should still be the breaks between class that aren't enough to get any real studying done.