Thursday, not quite Friday, Chat

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Jackie if I bring you chairs can I come with you?  That sounds like lots of fun!

Got some new chairs at Wally World.  But you can come anyway.  Bring your own chair. lol 

DH had to have a higher security level at work recently (defense contractor) and his background check took months.  Luckily, they must not have been worried about his crazy wife's background. lol 

I find myself spending way to much time looking at all the food on Schwan's site.  Geez, I need to get a grip or a life or something. lol

Glenda, cut yourself some slack, girl.  I'll give you my little secret to getting your furniture arranged easily.  Draw your room out on graph paper, allowing maybe two squares per foot.  Then measure your furniture (width and depth), graph them and cut them out.  Move them around on the paper until you get the arrangement you like, making sure that you've also marked where your electrical outlets, windows and doorways are.

Tina, I had the same reaction to Detroit 1-8-7 too.  I loved the show but the end was a surprise.  I'm thinking that since he seems to be a key character that they're not really going to kill him off in the first episode and he'll be OK.

Today is actually my *Friday* since I'm flying off to San Diego tomorrow a.m. for my niece's wedding.  The weather report a day or so ago said that this was the coldest summer San Diego has had since 1933. I asked my sister what I should bring and she said "bring shorts, sandals, jeans and a sweatshirt."  Some help that was.  Have a great weekend everyone!!

Joyce

Aww,man, still sick Julie???  Too bad I can't send Chicken Noodle Soup through the mail.  Feel better!

OK, laugh all you want, but I never really ever drove a standard/manual/stick shift car before.  (Driver's Ed cars made it a less-than-appealing option for a girl who had never put the key in an ignition before classes...)  Today, this afternoon, after some lessons w/my friend, I had my first time behind the wheel.  I did A-OK (teacher says "tremendous!!", but I'll temper the enthusiasm.)  Still have more practice to do, but the first is done.  Phew!

I gotta get ready for class tonight, (a few errands to run before it starts) so I should focus on the hour I have left here...

Facebook is broken for me and I'm bored.

sl2crmeg

Facebook is broken for me and I'm bored.

It was broken yesterday for a while but then it healed itself.  It was broken again today.  I think Gina breaks it.........**ducks and runs**

Paige, I don't remember when I learned to drive a standard transmission.  Probably around the time cars were invented.  I've had several stick shifts over the years and it does take some getting used to and practice.  Don't try any steep hills till you get the hang ot it.  I speak from experience, bumper to bumper experience. :(   I knew this guy who was always trying to teach me to shift gears without the clutch but I never could get the hang of that.  He could do it with ease. 

Meg, maybe you just need to learn in a different car. I learned stick shift in an '84 Honda Civic with the WORST gearbox... I thought I was a stick shifting idiot. Spent several months getting screeched at by my dad - "MORE GAS!!! CLUTCH!!!! GASSS!!!!!! G-D IT!!!!!" I thought I would never ever learned. Until I got my first car - a glorious '97 Subaru Outback. Manual transmission. The difference was TREMENDOUS. Suddenly I was a shifting pro! Starting on hills? No problem! Stop and go traffic? Piece of cake!! Don't get discouraged just because you're struggling. I know some people are really obnoxious telling you how manual is soooooooooooo easy and they learned it RIGHT AWAY. Don't listen to them. If you're having trouble now, maybe when you try in a different car it will "click" and you won't have to stress ever again :)

I'd also just like to say that BF hasn't responded to my "you need to not blow me off" email. I know he's super stressed out right now, and has an exam next week, etc. etc., but you get mega anti-brownie points for not even responding to a "I need more attention" email. Even a "hey, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, I love you a lot, just super busy right now!" response is fine, but there needs to be SOMETHING. He didn't even call yesterday like he has every other day since we've moved. Super annoyed. I'm sure he's just panicked and doesn't know what to say, but still. He is so emotionally immature sometimes. I really need that 2x4.

I miss my manual transmission.  The only reason I didn't get it on my truck was because my son was in driver's ed at the time I bought it and there was no way on Earth I'd be able to teach him how to drive a stick. My foster mom tried to teach me, but it wasn't til my foster dad took me out that I actually caught on.  Something about the way he explained it...

Courtney, I'm sorry your b/f is still being a doody-head.  I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

Cita

I'd also just like to say that BF hasn't responded to my "you need to not blow me off" email. I know he's super stressed out right now, and has an exam next week, etc. etc., but you get mega anti-brownie points for not even responding to a "I need more attention" email. Even a "hey, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, I love you a lot, just super busy right now!" response is fine, but there needs to be SOMETHING. He didn't even call yesterday like he has every other day since we've moved. Super annoyed. I'm sure he's just panicked and doesn't know what to say, but still. He is so emotionally immature sometimes. I really need that 2x4.

Courtney, I'm sorry he's being an idiot.  (I can call someone else's SO an idiot, right?) 

 I remembered at like 3 o'clock at it's my wedding anniversary today.

I don't know. Given past history, he's probably just being really stupid, not uncaring. But man... so clueless. Really, really stupid.

Edit: Grats Liesje!!! Hope there's some good shopping on your way home! :-D

Cita

I learned stick shift in an '84 Honda Civic with the WORST gearbox... I thought I was a stick shifting idiot. Spent several months getting screeched at by my dad - "MORE GAS!!! CLUTCH!!!! GASSS!!!!!! G-D IT!!!!!" I thought I would never ever learned. Until I got my first car - a glorious '97 Subaru Outback. Manual transmission. The difference was TREMENDOUS. Suddenly I was a shifting pro! Starting on hills? No problem! Stop and go traffic? Piece of cake!! Don't get discouraged just because you're struggling.

Luckily, I'm not struggling... it's been pretty good so far.... probably because I'm learning on a.... SUBARU!!      It's a Forester, I think, new in the last year or so.  My friend/instructor is patient, explains thoroughly, and sets good expectations.  She used to be a horse training instructor, so she's great at helping you understand which pieces of your body engage at which time.  She said I was "outstanding" and "tremendous", but again, I can back down the enthusiasm and say I only stalled three times in an hour, because that gas pedal is like silk and just a tiny depression and it goes.  (I've been driving their giant Ford F250 on the highways lately, which requires a stomp on the gas.. lol)  I was afraid to rev the engine, but I wasn't giving enough gas.  Practice, practice, practice.  And, no, none of the practice will be on steep hills in bumper-to-bumper traffic.  Thank goodness I'm not learning this in Seattle right now!!

Facebook is being a dummy for me, too, Meg... btw.  I had more High School pics to post and can't do it until later.  GGrrr.

Alright, off to class.  Enjoy the evening all!

 I'm on Skype with the my class right now waiting for it to start. This is so weird.I can hear a bunch of chatting, but I can't really hear what's going on with anyone. Hopefully I can hear when class starts, or I'll have to rethink this whole Skype thing.

I learned to drive manual, well, the first time I drove it was a Geo Metro with my mom teaching me. Then I got the Wrangler, and I decided to pay a guy to teach me. Best money ever spent. At the end of 2 hours, I could drive just fine. If there is someone there you can hire, you should. He took me into the city with all the 4 way stops so I had to do it  a ton.  I have taught other people after that, and I can usually get them going pretty quickly. I can describe in more detail what I would do later on after class.

 Paige, did she teach you using the no gas method? I tend to use that, and it works very well. If you google it, I think the first page that comes up is a good one to explain how to do it.

I'm on Skype with my class. I need to go buy a better headset tomorrow, because this one is making my ear hurt.