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    LOREM IPSUMMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:13pm

    My Giftmas plans fell by the wayside. I’ve been throwing up all day, my brother, Busia and mom are sick, I hate a low-grade temp, and I’m still stressed about the mass thing. Cindymoo got home early though, so that’s good. We haven’t opened gifts yet because I just don’t have the energy, and I am drinking ginger ale and sucking on ice chips, trying to stay somewhat hydrated. What are you lovely people drinking?

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      iseedeaddaleksLOREM IPSUM
      12/25/15 6:16pm

      That sucks, I’m so sorry. I’m drinking Chardonnay :) . I hope you all feel better!

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      LOREM IPSUMiseedeaddaleks
      12/25/15 6:17pm

      Thanks darlin. Cheers.

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    AllieCat ❤️'S hats on cats-is probable weirdoMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:14pm

    What’s everyone’s absolutely favorite christmas movie?! My bar is super low in that category (and my husband and I are now watching league of their own which only qualifies under “cheesy tears”) I love all of them but going outside of the real classics-these movies always make me cry: The Family Man (nick cage-I know) the family stone (it’s mildly offensive at times and totally ridiculous so SUE ME) Love actually, and while you were sleeping! Oooo and 12 dates of christmas (I’m a sucker for alternate reality Christmases/or christmas everyday movies!)

    My dogs new fancy collar (from Santa).

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      crankylittlephotonAllieCat ❤️'S hats on cats-is probable weirdo
      12/25/15 6:19pm

      I’m in love with your dog and his fancy collar! I’m partial to The Nightmare Before Christmas, myself.

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      CicsAllieCat ❤️'S hats on cats-is probable weirdo
      12/25/15 6:20pm

      I love While You Were Sleeping, I’m a crazy sucker for any sort of fake engagement/relationship movie. Your doggie is so cute and dapper and I want to cuddle him!

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    DontBeSuchaBoobPunchTinaMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:48pm

    I HAVE COMPLAINTS DAMMIT

    Turns out, the one good Chinese place in the area IS open today! Yay!

    But I don’t feel well enough to go get food and there’s no delivery to my area. Boo.

    Also I have to have surgery for a bulging disc. I’ve made it age 48 without having any surgeries before and I kinda thought I might get away with it ‘til at least 50... the idea of being put under scares me the most, because I have adverse reactions to ordinarily benign drugs quite randomly.

    On the up side, I’m surprisingly calm about the idea of the neurosurgeon working on the spinal area. He’s very highly recommended - he’s the guy the local neurologists go to when they need back surgery. I don’t know how on earth my doctor’s office has the connections to get me in with him, but hey, not arguing!

    So... Merry Christmas?

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      wishtDontBeSuchaBoobPunchTina
      12/25/15 6:54pm

      Merry Christmas! I hope your surgery goes okay, I know I’d be nervous too in your shoes but I hope they will take very good care of you.

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      all-the-catsDontBeSuchaBoobPunchTina
      12/25/15 6:54pm

      My husband had to have a discectomy a few years back (two bulging discs! such ouch!) and the surgery was not as scary as we thought it would be and the relief was instant and amazing. He is a lazy, people-averse guy so he did not to the recommended physical therapy once he healed. He should have. So if that’s suggested to you, do it! Now he’s looking at a fused spine because he didn’t do the aftercare.

      I hope it’s a smooth surgery and you feel totally pain-free xoxo

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    AspieUnicornofTarthMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:24pm

    Its 10am Boxing Day and I am just about to start work.

    We had the first Christmas sans my parents. Up until this year Christmas as revolved around not getting my father angry, and listening to him scream at my mother while they prepare the Christmas meal, plate up, refuse to give me meat, refuse to give me alcohol and insist if I want those things that I can get them for myself (so I go back in the kitchen, get meat, get alcohol and get nasty looks from my mother for the rest of the meal for upsetting my father). During the meal I try to talk about safe topics and encourage my children to talk. Everyone gushes over the children. My husband make at least one joke that my parents pronounce ‘off colour’ and exchange significant looks, glaring at me for having married ‘down’ (by which they mean someone who does not treat people like dirt)

    After dinner they complain about Christmas, Christians, the church, politicians, how awful Australia is, white people, black people, Muslims, and then usually a completely unexpected group that don’t affect them like union leaders or geologists.

    The they would tell me how no-other family would put up with my shit, ask my husband why he lets me act the way I do (eating meat and drinking alcohol which is Not For Women who should be vegetarian teetotallers because it is more feminine) and escape gratefully to their bedroom to have a nap and get away from my unfeminine self. I would have another beer and cry and my husband would get annoyed with me for letting them get to me.

    This year they disowned me so we had a nice Christmas. I was dreading feeling really sad about them but they rang up to see if we had gotten divorced yet (no, not yet, still happily married with our little mixed race happy kiddies and our inappropriate dog, living in a 'nothing' town and not living up to their standards of wealth or power) and they were civil and it was all ok. my 36th Christmas was the best yet.

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      crankylittlephotonAspieUnicornofTarth
      12/25/15 6:28pm

      Wow. Just...wow. I am so sorry that your family is so awful to you. I’m glad that you had a better Christmas this year!

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      deerlady83AspieUnicornofTarth
      12/25/15 6:28pm

      I'm sorry about your parents but glad to hear you still had a good Christmas. It sounds like it is good to not be with them for the holiday.

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    Slay.douché - (dreams to be a puppy)Marie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:28pm

    Cooked a ton yesterday - (and packed it all properly in mason jars and pyrex) so am all set for a couple days of spectacular leftovers and NetFlix binge insanity.

    Anyone have any suggestions for good quirky and/or noir sarcastic Netflix gems?

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      mental icebergSlay.douché - (dreams to be a puppy)
      12/25/15 6:34pm

      Perfect Host with David Hyde Pierce!

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      No1CurrAboutYourBonerSlay.douché - (dreams to be a puppy)
      12/25/15 6:38pm

      I’ve been watching F is for Family and it is surprisingly funny (and vulgar. Do not watch with kids.).

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    randilynisFINDILYNMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:30pm

    We just finished our ridiculous and ridiculously tasty waygu ground beef Rice-A-Roni. Going to take a long walk to look at the lights, run into the ocean (yearly tradition, but it’s Florida, so not a Polar Bear dip) and then home to continue a mini-marathon of Girl’s Guide to Divorce. dandilyn is rooting for Jake, but I think I’m team Will. He also asked me last night if Delia was wearing Victoria Beckham. Or if Abby was wearing Victoria Beckham (eventually someone will wear Victoria Beckham, and he’ll be able to say “See, I know my designers”)

    Hope everybody had a good day. Or at least survived, which sometimes is the best we can hope for. Hugs to anyone who had a rough one. Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy New Year.

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      iseedeaddaleksrandilynisFINDILYN
      12/25/15 6:37pm

      I just finished the first season of “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” on Netflix. I got totally sucked in. I go back and forth (I get way too invested so I start rooting for Jake because of the kids). Without the kids, I’m totally team Will. I’ve been a huge Lisa Edelstein fan since House, so I’m just really enjoying the show. I also really like what the show has done with the Phoebe character - she could have been totally one-note, but the writers are giving her an arc!

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      crankylittlephotonrandilynisFINDILYN
      12/25/15 6:58pm

      I’m firmly TEAM WILL but Abby doesn’t deserve him. Am I alone in thinking she’s a completely unsympathetic asshole? I’m probably alone...

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    HoneybeaMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:11pm

    Project Secret Home Improvement is going AMAZING!! After a rocky start my first project of repainting the range hood turned out great and makes such a huge difference in the room! Here’s before and after:

    Today my sister and brother and law came over to help clean and paint! It took forever but the result is totally worth it! The room looks so much brighter and cleaner! During:

    I haven't taken an after pic yet but I will once the room is all put back together!

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      crankylittlephotonHoneybea
      12/25/15 6:22pm

      That looks fantastic! You are wonderful for doing this!

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      No1CurrAboutYourBonerHoneybea
      12/25/15 6:35pm

      Looks great! Good job!

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    wishtMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:33pm

    I spent most of Christmas Day on my own as it turns out that ‘home on Christmas day’ is Dad-code for ‘home at 8PM on Christmas Day’. Christmas dinner was a very classy and festive Pot Noodle and I napped for most of the evening, waking up in time to read all the articles about the Steam data leak, which put a cramp on my excitement about getting paid next week and hopefully taking advantage of the Steam sales.

    As I posted on t’other thread just now, regarding my poor ol’ dad:

    It turns out my dad does have hyperparathyroidism, which is what they thought he might have and which they’re going to operate on, which will hopefully bring him back to normal. He also has low-grade lymphoma, which made me cry a lot, even though two of my best friends have fathers who are living with cancer and I know that not all cancer is an immediate death-bringer. I guess the word ‘cancer’ is just fucking scary. Apparently they’re going to monitor it and act if it starts progressing or becoming symptomatic. I’m just scared because I don’t trust my local hospital* and I know I’m going to spend a lot of time now worrying that the cancer has gotten worse, but at least the doctors don’t seem too worried at the moment.

    * They treated my grandpa terribly when he was dying, a friend of mine is currently taking legal action against them for misdiagnosing her cancer and then leaving surgical staples in when they shouldn’t have, and they told another friend that her chest problems were anxiety attacks when actually she had a serious genetic heart condition and was at risk of dropping dead at any time. So I view the hospital with feud eyes.

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      herculesnowwisht
      12/25/15 6:43pm

      I had hyperparathyroidism, felt WEIRD, got tested, (yay giant 24 hour urine container!) and now feel SO MUCH BETTER. I am sorry that your dad is going through all this but new and improved treatments are coming out all the time. Much hugs and sympathy. :(

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      wishtherculesnow
      12/25/15 6:51pm

      Thank you, that means a lot <3 I am glad you are feeling so much better now! My dad really hasn’t been himself since he got sick , and he’s gotten so thin, so I’m hoping he’s going to be a lot better once they take out his naughty parathyroid gland.

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    Socks Are My Favorite ClothesMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:46pm

    I spent Christmas Eve with my parents and siblings, where the main course for dinner had ingredients I was allergic to. They all said they “forgot”, even though I’ve had this allergy for over 10 years. My silver keychain from Tiffany’s that I’ve had for years broke into three pieces. I have spent Christmas Day alone. No calls, no texts, no presents. Merry fucking Christmas.

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      stroderealtySocks Are My Favorite Clothes
      12/25/15 6:53pm

      Merry Christmas to you, Bored Queen. This was a fairly awful Christmas for me as well. I think I am going to pour a glass of wine and take down the tree.

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      Socks Are My Favorite Clothesstroderealty
      12/25/15 6:56pm

      I’m on my 2nd glass. And I’m sorry to hear your day was bad, too. Christmas sucks. I miss being that child who was so excited for Christmas, and being sad that it went too quickly. Now I’m all “Thank God this shit is over.”

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    crankylittlephotonMarie Lodi
    12/25/15 6:17pm

    Merry Christmas, y’all!

    I’m trying to feel festive. I have SO much to be happy about, but I’m making a huge paella for dinner and just DUMPED AN ENTIRE TIN OF SPANISH SAFFRON ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE I HAVE STOOPID LUPUS HANDS AND I’M SO PISSED.

    Ok, I think I feel a little better now. I’ll prob feel way better in a few minutes because I’m opening a new bottle of Tito’s. What’s everyone up to tonight?

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      Butter Nutter Milkshakecrankylittlephoton
      12/25/15 6:36pm

      Tito’s is my old friend for a nice pick me up. I am too eager when cooking so I have spilled many things all over counters and the floor, and the classic dump half the container of pepper into the pot. I am sure your paella will be delicious!

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      Cocopop!crankylittlephoton
      12/25/15 6:41pm

      That stuff is so expensive I’d be picking it up off of the floor with tweezers, lol! I’m sorry. Your paella will be fine one way or another. Pour enough wine and it won’t matter.

      Merry Christmas!

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