Belly update, part the last (probably)
I had my stitches removed on Monday, and immediately felt ten pounds lighter. Which doesn't make sense, because there were only five stitches, and they obviously did not weigh two pounds each, but they...
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I've done it again. I've been sucked into an endless fanfic, and I can't stop reading, and the whole time I'm thinking, "why am I even reading this?"It has all my least favorite things: No line breaks,...
View ArticleFlying solo
Sven and I will be spending the weekend with his brother and SIL on the island. I love visiting there - those two are my absolute faves of the entire in-law clan. They recently acquired an oil furnace,...
View ArticleTink the Tiny Terrier
I have this weird feeling of restlessness about me that I can't seem to shake. It permeates my dreams and leaves me feeling fitful. I'm fairly certain it's a combination of things, including stress...
View ArticleStabbing in the dark
Quarter-annual tax deadline is tomorrow. I brought home a metric ton of paperwork this weekend to make sure I had everything sorted. Only to find out that I've probably made some grievous error, and I...
View ArticleMarch 1st
So. My deadline came and went. I managed to get a bit more of a grip on my situation, and it is done. Oh my god, I feel five million pounds lighter!I'm still fairly certain that the amount I've...
View ArticleKinsey failure
So, just for shits and giggles, I decided to take a Kinsey Scale Test. And I somehow failed. How can you fail a Kinsey Scale Test?!"The test failed to match you to a Kinsey Type profile. Either you...
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Let's put this baby to bed
gammameta asked me, quite simply, "do you like your job?" and I feel like my response would probably be a bit too long for an lj-comment, so I'm moving my thoughts, rambling and meandering as they are,...
View ArticleThis and that
So, I'm experiencing this new thing while trying to sleep where it really bothers me to feel breath on my arms. My own or Sven's, doesn't matter. Which is weird. And complicating matters of getting to...
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Pics or it didn't happen
This used to be our kitchenNotice the permanently cluttered bar, even on its last day (That's Sven's Tigger hanging out with the lamps; he came with Sven's first car, a white Mazda 323, and now he...
View ArticleThe Ex-Boyfriend Spidey-Sense
Two nights ago, Sven and I were talking about cars. (Which we do a lot, not gonna lie.) And I mentioned that whenever I see a light blue Opel Astra Stationcar, I catch myself thinking, "oh no, I hope...
View ArticleWonky arms, pins and needles, Extreme Tetris, and awesome neighbors
My left arm is being all weird. I think I slept on it wrong, and the wonky feeling lasted all weekend, so I booked a massage appointment for yesterday. And, ouch. My massage therapist really went to...
View ArticlePaging Dr. Freud
This morning, I dreamed that I was cheating on my old High School homeroom teacher, with her "husband" Jon Stewart, on what looked eerily similar to the leather couch my parents had when I was a kid. -...
View ArticleYayyy and boo!
So, I've been getting acupuncture treatments to combat my hayfever. I didn't even know it was a thing, but my massage therapist apparently does it on the regular, including to herself, so I decided to...
View ArticleSo... that happened
So, I got fired as a friend yesterday. I wasn't actually surprised - it felt like this had been a long time coming. Still, I'm sad and disappointed, and my ego is a bit bruised.It sucks to be made to...
View ArticleI'll thank you not to handle me with kid gloves
Yesterday was Sven's dad's 80th birthday party. It was an excellent bash, although the weather was entirely too hot to be anywhere in fancy clothes, and sitting inside to eat was a bit of an ordeal....
View ArticleGreetings from the trenches
Our kitchen STILL isn't done. With a little luck, we're hoping to be finished around the 3 month mark. That is. A long time. To live in your utility room. Yes, we were lucky that we had the space and...
View ArticleRandom snippets
Woke up to a cold sore - on my nose! Ugh! Thank goodness for modern medicine. I'm popping anti-cold sore pills, so hopefully it won't be so bad. Still. This is not a good look, and not too pleasant...
View ArticleIs it July already?
I've been awake since 4.30. That is a thing that sucks. This is the second morning in a row I've woken up at some godawful hour. Yesterday was even earlier, but I was able to go back to sleep. Today,...
View ArticleJuly 2.0
Another fretful night. But that's really nobody's fault, because my sleep schedule was completely upended this weekend, so that was to be expected. Still. There were factors that contributed, like the...
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