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S/O Friday confessions, have at 'em!
in BNOTB
I'll start.
I have only ever gone on one Valentine's Day date. And it was to an awful chain restaurant. I wonder if my disdain for V-Day is partially because I loved being single so much and never had actual long term boyfriends, or that I never dated an actual true romantic.
I still don't think I would actually enjoy the idea of the Holiday as much as I would the romancing behind it.
Re: S/O Friday confessions, have at 'em!
RE: Apples confession
Having a date with the movie isn't so bad.
My confession, I totally read fanfic.
I tear up whenever I hear my wedding song.
The song is currently featured in a really badly-produced local commercial for discount mattresses.
Good to know. I started to wonder if I needed to therapize MYSELF due to my inability to contain my excitement this week and going to Target first thing tomorrow morning to get the DVD.
LOL!
This is the same old song and dance from me. I am starting to not dig the other studio where I teach spin twice a week. I think it is because the other place that I teach is so darn nice and professional that I am spoiled.
There is really nothing "wrong" with the other studio, it is just a different vibe.
I hate watching the news, reading the newspaper, or anything really related to news, it just depresses me. I know all the awful things that happen out there, but I don't need to constantly be reminded of it.
I just read a story on Yahoo about this couple being murdered b/c they defriended some chick on Facebook. They're 8 month old baby was found in the mom's arms, unharmed at least, but really? Over Facebook? It's so senseless. I just think the world is going to hell in a handbasket as they say. I'm considering becoming a hermit, I dislike people more and more every day. DH is with me, he doesn't like people either, so we'd be good!
I feel like we're not going to do anything for Valentine's Day and I'm probably more depressed about it than is really necessary.
Apples - Our Target is opening at midnight to sell Breaking Dawn and I'm going.
I don't like reading or watching the news that much either due to it's depressing as it is - why make life even more depressing?
I was going to as well.... but it would get in the way of my drinking tonight. I hope they have enough copies to last until 8 am! LOL!
::TMI Warning::
I am SURE that I am now one of those a nightmare stories that my waxer from yesterday will tell other people about to make them feel better about themselves. She wasn't rude or anything, but she was like, it's taking long because the hair is so coarse, it grows in all directions, etc...and there were definitely a few sighs that indicated she was regretting her career choice. lol I told her "no *** that's why I'm finally trying waxing!" So maybe not hairiest, but definitely more challenging than normal.
That being said - it was not bad at all and I went all the way! It was slightly humiliating, but well worth the results! The only other place I've ever had waxed (once, years ago) was my eyebrows and that hurt like a biitch. So I was very pleasantly suprised.
LOL! Sounds like it was more traumatic for her than you! Glad the pain wasn't too bad.
My confession, which is more of a vent: I'm <> this close to biitchslapping a coirker. Her attitude blows and she gives me a hard time when I point out something she effed up for the millionth time (hey, it affects MY books - damn straight I'm going to say something and ask her to fix it). Instead of sending out stupid invites for a departmental potluck lunch for V-Day, how about you do your goddam job?
Shorty- I am right there with you! I hate reading the news, it's just depressing.
This is really stupid, and now I feel kind of bad about it, but here goes...
I found out that my little sister has been passing my dog off as hers on her Instagram. She has been taking his pictures off of my Facebook, posting them on her Instagram and putting captions like "here's my baby ready to go trick or treating, isn't he cute" and then when someone else commented on how cute "her" puppy was, she said "thanks! You'll be seeing a lot of him
".
I live 2 hours away and know none of her friends, so I couldn't see how she wasn't being completely dishonest. So, I commented and said "That's my dog, you poser!". She's only 14, so I think that was harsh for me to do... I mean, when I was 14 I was just as fake. I just don't want her to be the teenager I was.
See? Stupid.
I get really b!tchy around most holidays (including anniversaries) because I know that regardless of our working situations the most exciting thing that we'll do is *maybe* a dinner at the Chili's (Or Mesa Rosa.. or Waterloo.. etc) down the street.
haha, well I am glad everything went well, regardless of whether you are her new "story" or not! At least you know what to expect for next time.
I'll add a TMI confession of my own:
Mom brought me a book called "IBS for Dummies" thinking it might help me with some of my issues in the meantime until the Doctor tells me more specific info. Part of it talks about how some folks have issues expelling gas the natural way and it leads to trapped gas and extra bloating, resulting in pain. I thought about it and it really has been months since I have had really good fart. I haven't even had small farts lately. I can't even remember the last time I farted. That might be part of my problem, but next time I feel the urge to do it, I am gonna let it rip (as long as I am not at work) because I didn't realize how damaging it could be to hold them in like that.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
I get it, I really do. You don't know how many times I want to call my little sister out on her BS, and she's friggin 21 now, not even a teen! It's hard to be the nice big sister when they do such stupid things, but sometimes you just have to bite your tongue. I don't think your comment was harsh, plus she probably has access to delete the comment if it bothers her that much. She probably NEEDS to be called out on her silliness on occasion.
I'm on a low-carb diet. Yesterday I decided that I just *had* to make cute little valentines with a mini snickers in each of them for DH's coworkers....of which there are like 6 or 7. Naturally, I had almost an entire bag of mini snickers leftover....and I must've eaten at least half of them yesterday!
And I'm thinking about finishing them off today.
Ours are for tomorrow
You can do it. Don't think about it so much. I was terrified of college when I graduated high school, but luckily I went into college right away so it didn't give me much time to mull over it. If you keep overthinking it, you'll never do it! And it really isn't all that bad. I'd be afraid of grad school, but undergrad isn't awful.
After HS I wandered around community college for four years trying to figure out what to do with myself. Took a few years off, got married, then transferred my credits to a 4-year college and went part-time at night to finish my degree (took me 3 years while working FT). I definitely had a better appreciation of it once I went back since I had a better sense of what I wanted to do. As much as I liked undergrad, grad school was even better.
See what the counselor has to say. I think that will help to address some of your fears.
Thanks, Erin... I'm glad you can relate!
About holding the farts in... can that lead to IBS or just add pain and discomfort?
I want to go to Olive Garden for V-Day.
I know people hate chain restaurants, but I LOVE the OG lol
Me too, but DH hates italian! Want to be my date?
It doesn't really say that intentionally holding them in will cause IBS, but pent up gas will cause your bowel to stretch, creating abdominal pain or bloating. People that have IBS sometimes have an internal attachment to the gas where the body doesn't naturally just let it go, so they aren't really holding it in, they just can't fart. If that makes sense. I don't even know if I have IBS yet, they have to rule out some other things first, but I am just reading up on it and contemplating my situation.
It's one of my favorites! The closest one is pretty far though
otherwise I'm certain wed frequent