TGIF Mindless Chat

Continued positive job vibes for Paige & Glenda.

Janice, we all have those days of self-doubt.  I find chocolate therapy an excellent solution!  Hang in there (((Hugs))).

Deb, I hope things are better today with that situation from Wednesday.

Jackie, so glad Charles is in his own room.  And, heck, it was only a license plate, not like the fender was torn off.  What's the harm?

Melinda, I'll echo the "stay safe" vibes.

Amanda, thinking of Brutus and a "you go girl" for your meeting today.

Meg, regarding crystal meth, it is easily produced from common products and a cheap fix.  Labs are common up here as we have a lot of rural areas and unemployment - what else is there to do?  It is instantly addictive and hard to get sober once hooked and I don't understand it either.  Some people will try anything, though.  And when one is that addicted, they seldom see what the drugs are doing to them.  Listen to the Eagles song, "Life in the Fast Lane" - pretty much sums the lifestyle up.

Met my new neighbors last night - college students renting the house next door.  They wanted to know if I'd turn them in for having a fire bowl in the backyard (can't burn in town, but I'm really not sure about those manufactured fire pits) and nearly begged me to come over and tell them if they're too loud, not call the police.  I said I wouldn't turn them in, but neglected to mention I'd already seen one of them peeing in the yard the night before.

Karen (outdoorschik), I love that logo for your business!!

Steph, how is Blaze?

CHEESE N RICE !!!!!

I just blew out another tire from a pothole on the NJ Turnpike.  My care doesn't come with a spare because it's too small - so now I have to get it towed back home and have my guy put a new tire on it.

This really hasn't been my week.

Deb W. 

Geez, Deb, that sucks. 

 Sucks about the tire Deb. That's not a great way to end the week.

I received an email today starting with "the state police and I discussed......." muwahahaha. *kisses the 2x4* NEXT!

I'm feeling soooo sleeepppy today. Like the relaxed kind of sleep where you just want to snuggle in to your goose down comforter and sleep the morning away. I wish!

 Edited to add: I also got a very sad email today about a friend's dog who was hit by a car while she was on vacation (she had a dog sitter) :( The dog was a gorgeous malanois (sp) and a really good frisbee player. She took first place in toss and fetch quite a few times with him. He was also in my CU class with Abbie. I feel so bad for her and will miss that dog.

Thanks for the hugs and frosting. The kids slept pretty good last night so I'm not quite a zombieish as I have been lately. I'm feeling a little bit better today and am looking forward to a visit this weekend from my sister and her family.

Bummer about the tire, Deb.

Morning.  Mumble, grumble.....was COLD last night and now it's steamy and sticky and blech.

That is all.

Oh, but good vibes going out to all who need them. 

Oh that's terrible about the Malinois!  That is my biggest fear, since Coke is an escape artist and we live off a SUPER busy street.  People always think I'm nuts but that is why I so much prefer to drive my dogs out to my pet boarder who lives in the country and has the outdoor yard for her clients' dogs double fenced rather than have someone take care of my dogs in my own home.

Oh no, Deb, that sucks.

Pittsburgh is trying to justify some crazy high tax on gas in that it would cost the average driver $200-$250/yr or something, but it would allow them to get the roads in better shape so we would "save" $400 per year in road-quality-related repairs to cars.  Not sure I believe it yet, but who knows what they will do.  I will say Chicago has crazy high taxes (like 11.5% on restaurant food) but they have a beautiful city.

Continued "job now" vibes for Paige & Glenda.

Julie- That's so sad about the poor dog :( and owner. I'm always *extra*extra* careful with other peoples dogs...definitely more cautious than I am with my own. I've been known to leash walk a dog in a fenced yard because I know the dog (a Shiba Inu) is an escape artist and I don't trust the collar (flat buckle).

Mo is doing very well today after his dental (that came a month earlier than planned). His breath is sort of back to normal and his teeth are pearly white, though his gums are still red. The vet didn't seem to think he needed any meds, but said to call if his bad breath returns and they'll look at him. Apollo has been terrible at taking his meds...grrr. I've been sneaking them in all different foods now because he's spitting everything out! He's also become suspicious of everything I give him, lol, he probably thinks I'm poisoning him or something!

I'm also thinking about joining Seacoast Dockdogs.....eeek, IDK why I'm nervous to do so though! I know he'll do well, I guess I'm just worried about distractions and him not preforming like I know he can.

There's this house on the one end of the street I live on, whose two big dogs are always outside and ALWAYS bark when I walk by on my walk with Ari. No biggie, 'cept it's 6am and the neighbors way of getting them to stop is to yell from inside of the house (which of course the dogs ignore). I feel bad for the neighbors around them!

I'm seriously starving right now, but we're due for a shopping trip. I don't have anything I can easily fix or just grab for a snack. Well there's Ben & Jerry's, but I actually don't want any ice cream right now. What I really want is a big salad with chicken and some Italian dressing. That would be tough to make without lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, and chicken though  Basically, I just have the dressing!

the_gopher

What I really want is a big salad with chicken and some Italian dressing. That would be tough to make without lettuce, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, and chicken though  Basically, I just have the dressing!

Ha, you sound like me last night! I would've died for a fresh, big, garden salad with some grilled chicken, but we didn't have any of the ingredients. So, I ordered one from the pizza place near us and the lettuce was all gross because they put the extremely hot chicken on it, and closed up the to-go box. MMMmmmm....hot, cooked lettuce .

BlackLabbie

MMmmmm....hot, cooked lettuce .

Eeeew, I hate when they do that!

Pirate is rolling around the squirrel dude I stuffed yesterday and haven't washed. I should probably take it away before he gets food poisoning.

The NJ Turnpike Sucks, Deb W. With a capital S.

I don't want to work this weekend. That is all.

sl2crmeg

BlackLabbie

MMmmmm....hot, cooked lettuce .

 

Eeeew, I hate when they do that!

Eeeeew, me too. I was craving a salad until I thought about that. Ick!

Julie - I'm sorry about your friend's dog. Very sad.

Deb - sorry about the blown tire. You have had a baaaddddd week. You deserve an extra shot of something this weekend.

Jackie - I'm glad that Charles is doing well and was able to move to a private room. Hospitals really aren't the place to get any rest, that's for sure.

It's warm but gloomy this morning and actually rained a little on the way in. I swear this has been the strangest year for weather here. I think it'll be sunny all weekend. I'm very much enjoying going outside when I get home everyday and cutting flowers and watering plants. Both of the hibiscus plants I bought are blooming and the flowers are gorgeous.

We watched the news last night about the oil spill and they were showing some birds covered in oil. DH is even more tender hearted than I am and kept saying "but why don't they go get them and clean them off?" I guess they didn't feel like they could help them, but we were both tearing up watching it. So freaking sad!! If that CEO from BP still has a job after all this, I'll be shocked.

I have Hershey Hugs for all those who need hugs this morning. Please feel free to have as many as you need. 

 I went today and got a physical. What a delightfully fun morning that is. I need it in order to apply to be a special ed sub next year, which I want to do because I am free to take work any day I want, or not take it when I don't work. I think I will really need the flexibility next year with school and all. I didn't freak out too bad for the TB test though! I didn't cry, or gag, or curse at anyone! I know that sounds totally ridiculous, but that's a pretty big improvement for me. I didn't even hyperventilate today or anything. But, it also really made it a little more real that I need to continue working on exercising. I've been doing ok. My goal for the last month has been 15 min/day/5 days a week. If I meet the goal this week, I have met the goal for a month, and the only thing I started doing was graphing. I wanted to start with something pretty low that I was pretty sure I could manage to do. I think I need to take a step up and increase my requirements if I'm actually going to make any real changes to my body. Probably shouldn't eat so much junk, but one step at a time.

BTW, anyway ever tried the website Stickk.com? It's a website where you can make contingency contracts for yourself. You can set up someone to monitor you, or you can self report. You can give your money to a person, a charity, or what they call an anti-charity. I was  going to start something for myself on there, and get someone to monitor me. Then I was thinking, if I had a friend monitoring, and receiving my money, it would be in my friend's best interest to actually encourage me not to meet my goal,so they receive money. I guess I would need to do an anti-charity. I decided not to start anything yet though, because I am making my goal with graphing alone. If I stop making my goal, then I'll have to start putting money on the line.