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[Jul. 7th, 2009|07:26 pm] |
One of my dear friends found out she is going to be a Mama! I am psyched to be able to hand over Q's items as he out grows them. At least the gender neutral items. She won't find out the gender of her baby for a couple months yet.
And to have playdates with someone I had played with before being a Mama myself :) True wealth! |
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[Jun. 22nd, 2009|10:55 am] |
Ever hear yourself saying something, and wish you could leap out of your own mouth to catch the words before they make it to the other person's ear? Have ya?
I am doing a software implementation for Planned Parenthood.
In the course of this process, I explained that certain health plans require enrollment. I explained that certain payers process enrollments right away, and others make the process quite cumbersome. Like Medicare, for example.
She said, oh we don't submit to Medicare.
And I said, Well, you really dodged a bullet there.
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[Jun. 21st, 2009|06:34 am] |
The house is listed!
I signed the listing on Tuesday, but today the MLS system finally pushed the listing to teh intarwebs. I have to say, the listing pics look pretty nice. Plus, when people go to see it, they will have the added Wow factor of seeing the sunroom, converted garage, and just how HUGE the master bedroom really is. It's practically a suite.
I am optimistic about its sale! The house has already been shown twice, so we'll see what feedback we get from the other realtors.
He's to attracting the right buyer.
Clink! |
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[Jun. 17th, 2009|08:36 am] |
.:| We watched Swing Vote last night, and I'm surprised at how good it was. We really enjoyed it!
.:| Enjoyed some red wine last night for the first time in a long time. It's one of the few alcoholic beverages that actually gives me a buzz. Oh, red wine, how I've missed you...
.:| Q's room is decorated with safari animals. This includes various animals on his sheets and crib bumper. I'm telling you that to tell you this: This morning I found Q in his crib offering his water bottle to the monkey sewn onto on the south side of his crib bumper. He was holding the bottle to the monkey's mouth and baby-babbling to it. Didn't even notice me walk into the room. That was seven shades of awesome.
.:| When I picked him up out of his crib, instead of saying 'Up' like I always do, I remarked on how sweet he was giving his water to the monkey. He looked at me, and slowly, and as clear as day, said "Up." Apparently I forgot to say that, and he had to let me know. That's a level of awesome only dogs can hear.
.:| So, even though we've heard repeated 'na na na' and 'da da da' - I think 'Up' is officially his first word, because it's the first one he's used in context. Looks like I'll need to make some phone calls tonight :) |
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[Jun. 6th, 2009|08:31 am] |
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Hell, I think auto-erotic asphyxiation is a fantastic way for any 72 year old to go... |
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[Jun. 5th, 2009|05:34 pm] |
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Have you ever had people get defensive on you just because, for some unknown reason, they are threatened by the idea of you? Like your presence evokes some competitve urge in them? I admit, I find myself about as amused as I am surprised when it happens to me. |
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[Jun. 4th, 2009|08:12 pm] |
I probably should have taken pictures, but we were too busy working for that. Work on house progresses:
- Kitchen cabinets repainted, wall above stove repaired
- Hall bathroom repainted, finished with molding, light fixtures updated, tile grout repaired
- Master bedroom closet finished
- Ceiling fan in small bedroom replaced
- Metric ton of intravenous medications delivered safely to a clinic (Heparin, Glucose, Lidocaine, Nitroglycerin, much much more)
- Filled Sharps disposal box pulled from city garbage, now looking for proper way to dispose of this (facepalm)
- Walls washed, nail holes spackled, all rooms
- final tier in backyard garden complete
- Concrete floor in "garage" painted
- Hole in wall below heater in sunroom repaired
- Sheds cleared out. Most stuff ferried home
Survey by realtor indicates we have addressed major issues (yay)
Painters survey tomorrow morning
Need to replace kitchen faucet, also back door. Getting a contractor for that. Hot tub is staying. Hunter to take recycleables away (yay). Need to get mattress and boxspring to my house, get boxes to Silver Moon (Leiah), book cases to the new and improved Bjelkes. Need to do all of this yesterday :(
Tired, achy, but feeling accomplished at 3 hardcore days of house repair. Probably got more upgrade and repair accomplished in 3 days than during the 3 years of living there. Sweet.
As an added bonus, Hunter (who continued to rent a room there and keeps an eye on the place) is giving me a Kumbucha culture! Whah-cha! |
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[May. 30th, 2009|12:21 pm] |
My friend Marvelous Michael gave me a copy of this song over a decade ago. I have sadly since lost my copy, but he was kind enough to find this on YouTube and post a link
Millie Jackson's Fuck You Chorus. |
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[May. 19th, 2009|07:55 pm] |
Marcus Brigstocke rants about religion. Not for the faint-hearted! Audio from 'The Now Show', Radio 4, Saturday 21 July 2007. Pictures compiled, animated and sequenced by Alien8ted.
Thanks to my lj friend who posted this privately (so I won't call you out here). This is certainly worth sharing. |
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[May. 12th, 2009|04:58 pm] |
I have come to the conclusion that religious zealotry and religious tolerance are equally to blame for countless atrocities and have impeded the progress of our species.
I am feeling a pull toward becoming an activist for atheism, not because I am entirely convinced that there is no higher power, but because I am entirely convinced that people who perform any act because of their belief in some specific form of a higher power have forfeited acountability and responsibility for their actions.
This will not do. |
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[May. 11th, 2009|04:18 pm] |
My brother Mike was the deputy director of Homeland Security under Tom Ridge. He's not in DHS any more, but that doesn't mean his subsequent jobs have been any less sensitive.
The email I got from him today made me giggle:
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
Happy Mothers Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Mothers Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE |
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[May. 8th, 2009|07:18 pm] |
.:| ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) chophshiy is moving the sprouted veggies to their hydroponic home this weekend! We spent a portion of the evening fashioning mylar curtains that will hang from the sides of te wire mesh rack, around all of the growing apparatus. Check out his LJ for pics nd whatnot. Lots of whatnot.
.:| Q was pretty amused by the activity, too, and now he has drifted off to sleep after scarfing down some carrots and juice. He's been drifting off about an hour earlier (7) and actually sleeping until dawn without interruption. Yee!
.:| Heading to the flea market tomorrow with Mary the Wonderful and Q! Giving Z the morning to sleep in :) Hope the local honey guy is there, because I am completely out of star thistle honey.
.:| Then, Geo von Splinkmiester is coming over after to help with the weeding and lawn mowing. (Huzzah!)
.:| And Sunday, for Mother's Day, it's my turn to sleep in! And in the afternoon, we're off to the symphony orchestra performance at the zoo! |
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[May. 5th, 2009|06:03 pm] |
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Happiness is knowing that, somewhere out there, your best friend from High School is still, deep down inside, your best friend from High School, and that you are still, deep down inside, a little slice of that person who earned such wonderful friends. |
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