If you had one night left to live, what would you do? Would you prefer to spend your final night with a loved one or alone? What would you choose for your last meal?
With loved ones. I would have all of my favorite foods including pizza from Pizza House on Howe St. in New Haven, CT, all kinds of chocolate and shrimp as I am now allergic and can't eat normally I would wait to last minute and eat as much as I could. I miss it.
The holiday season happens to overlap with cold and flu season (and not just the bottle flu). When you get sick, do you go to work or school anyway, or do you stay home to avoid spreading your germs?
Last night I had dinner at a friends house because I had not seen them or their kids (who I claim as nephews) in a couple of weeks. The boys are 5 and almost 2.
Before we sat down to dinner I asked the older boy how was school and he told me "I don’t want to talk about it” his mom later told me he tells her the same thing so I did not feel too bad. They were playing at the table hitting each other with place mats and when the baby would miss his brother would sing “miss me miss me now you gotta kiss me and he would kiss all over his brother. The baby would say no at first then he would give in--it was adorable.
We had dinner, the boys had pasta and the grown ups had fried dough pizza. For desert we had fried dough with sugar and cinammon. The boys added a bit of chocolate to their desert so they were a little hyped to say the least. After dinner was bath time with some yelling and crying because of not sharing and hitting (there was some of that downstairs as well). I was downstairs waiting for bathtime when I hear the 2 year old yell (yelling is big in this house, a three story brownstone) “Aunt Sheri come upstairs for story time” (so bloody cute!). We have story time-- which was a really cool book, "Superheroes ABCs". They do the ritual hugs, kisses and Parcheesi. Dad suggests to mom that she give me a lift home and take the little one so he will get sleepy. You see the baby is a total night owl, like his mom was before she had kids. The 5 year old hears and saysI want to go in the car too. He gets disappointed because he has school the next day so has to go to bed. We get in the car and my friend asks if I mind driving around so we can talk and he can get sleepy? So I say no problem…Well about an hour and half later the little devil is finally asleep and I get dropped off at home!
We took a night tour of the monuments on the National Mall and went up to see the 5 year old's school, which looks like a fun place to go to school. Mom keeps saying “close your eyes and go to sleep” the reply was always, “no mommy”. As we were talking about Thanksgiving he would interject to talk about things they did while in NY he knew what we were talking about and wanted to be a part of the conversation. He also asked if I took the bus, which I do so it was a little weird. His other aunt and I have decided he is a midget!
This is just one of the many reasons I am glad to be back in DC near my chosen family.
Current Location:Third rock from the sun Current Mood: amused Current Music: Missundaztood by Pink
German has a word for everything, like ohrwurm. Translated literally as "earworm" in English, it's the word for songs that get stuck in your head and won't go away. What earworm of a song do you most dread burrowing into your head?
I use the Internet to do most of my shopping since it has to be shipped anyway. It also allows me to say in touch with friends who remind me that I am only visiting the craziness for a short period of time.
The election is right around the corner and is historic for several reasons and as people get ready to go vote I am amazed that an issue like Proposition 8 is on the ballot in California. Why are there people who care if a gay person wants the right to marry? How is the desire to have your love recognized formally different or harmful if the people expressing this love are of the same sex?
I am not married and don't have a huge desire to join that institution but I don't think I or anyone should have the right to stop others who want to get married. (consenting adults of course)
I don't buy the religious/moral protests either because I always thought it was God (or the Goddess) who was supposed to judge each of us on judgment day and not others. You don't get to decide that for me. I have to face my maker by myself and answer for my actions alone so I should get to make them.
This should not be a violation of man made law either because civilization will not fail if those in the LGBT community are allowed to married. You don't have the right to legislate what goes on in the bedroom of consenting adults!! We should be praising the fact that more people want to celebrate their love and get it recognized formally this actually could add to stabilizing civilization.
Those who oppose gay marriage say it is somehow making a mockery of heterosexual marriage. Oh and Britney Spears' 5 minute first marriage does not? Of course it was annulled so that means it did not happen right? Or what about Elizabeth Taylor's 8 marriages or Mickey Rooney's 7 (or so)? Some couples who want to be married have been together for 20+ years and just want recognition. They are the epitome of what we want marriage to stand for world and it seems a bit petty to deny them this.
Well here ends my deep thoughts. Another LJ user asked that people post the following to show support of legalizing gay marriage and opposing Prop. 8
It doesn't matter if you're straight, gay, or equal opportunity - finding that special someone(s) and proclaiming a bonding to the rest of the world is to be celebrated, not condemned.
I made it to DC! I can't move into my place until Nov. 1 so am staying at a friends place. I just got a call from my movers asking if i can move in earlier. I told them repeatedly that Icoudlnto get in until the 1st and now it seems as if the agent here does not want o hold my stuff to move. I have to admit not happy about that.
My house still has not sold but I am trying to keep a positive attitude. I have faith that it will work out. I am also with out my computer and going crazy I did not realize how addictied i was!
I did my final presentation for my current job and finished cleaning my office. I can "rest" between now and when I start my new job. If you can call packing up and moving half way across country resting!
I am glad to be finish my commitments for work. I am starting to enter into the anxiety zone. Not sleeping well fretting over thing that are beyond my control. All I can say is thak goodness for Xanax!
This move is giving me a lot of opportunity to practice keeping my temper in check. I just got off the phone with a mail carrier who has a package for me but won't allow me to reroute. They say the sender has to do it, so I call the sender who told me the package would not be sent until the 20th, which is why I did not have it sent to me at my old address. So their customer service not helpful, I call the sales rep he says I will call the mailer. He conferences the mailer in we are told he has to call the main customer service number we do, we talk and are told that it can be rerouted but that the sender has to fax it in to the service center, they can't do it from the central location.
All of this even though my friend signed the release, they won't leave the package so in all likely hood the package will be sent back to company and I will have to reorder. I am not a happy camper!! The sales rep went above and beyond the call asking if he could e-mail someone, which I was told they could. The mailer just was not happy. I was like you need to send the package back because you are so unwilling to be helpful. I had steam coming out of my ears.
I was on hold with comcast for 2 hours!! I then got an operator and they still could not schedule my appointment. They say they are going to call me back when I can schedule but I won't hold my breath!!
At least I had time to balance my checkbook while on hold.
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