Random Saturday Morning Thoughts

[stoney321]

Um... Mr. S isn't getting home until Wed. Normally he'd be home by now. Aaaaaand the kids are out on Spring Break. I'm a married single lady. BOOOOO. But on the plus side, my in-laws want to visit! Um, yay? Which means I have to mop. I loathe mopping. Unless there's good music on - mopping requires Motown, I've decided. Like, Gladys Knight and the Pipps. but #2 was sick all last night, so I may beg off their coming over to relax. MIL is majorly germ phobic.

Little things that amuse me: I mentioned that Will/Jack broke up in our RPG. Check out both character's user info pages for the "interests" that have changed. Strindberg minus helium!! Bwah! WHY AM I SO AMUSED sad by little things like this??? ( _willferrell and tropnevad: click on the head to go straight to user info) In other RPG news: I am ignoring that someone is leaving. I accept it, but I do NOT. Woe. ALSO: we now have a DOLLY PARTON. Ahem. ddd_dolly Are you kidding me? COME ON! Hilarity? ENSUE. Still taking applications for new celebs, preferably big name stars in USA or UK. Sorry CANADA. Boo-yah! note to someone: such as a Matt Damon. Or Megan Mullaly. Or other.

I have plants and flowers and buds and hummingbirds and a cool, breezy gardening day ahead of me and I am looking forward to it. Nothing cures winter blahs like being outside and hearing birds. Just me? Am I secretly an old lady? My Japanese Maples are leafing out and they are eggplant, almost black and underneath is my ajuga that puts out indigo blossoms and there will be pictures because the color contrast is STUNNING. *happy sigh*

I hired the quasi-homely neighbor girl (this is key when obtaining babysitters. Pretty girls have dates. I want a troll with a hump and an extra arm. Possibly a limp. She'll ALWAYS be free on Friday nights!) to sit with the cheerins today so I can go see "The Libtertine" with Johnny Depp. And Jack Davenport. WHAT?!

Next week I will be conducting an experiment in porn/vs. humor. Yeah, this is SERIOUS HIGH BROW EXPERIMENTATION. (My theory? No matter what, people on LJ read porn. 'Tis all they care about. Harumph. Isn't this a SHOCKING theory?)

FINALLY: (for about five of you) "I looked out the window and what did I see?"
(you!)

Comments

[anelith.livejournal.com]

This is the time of year when you can taunt me, taunt me for a couple of *months* with your beautiful weather and flowers coming out all over! While we still have the possibility of SNOW. Currently it's pretty decent weather, though, so I shouldn't complain.

I saw in comments that you were saved by the threat of germs from your IL visit! *sigh of relief* Have you seen the movie yet? Was it wonderful? I should have clipped the Globe review for you, it was hysterical. The reviewer basically thought it was a truly awful movie, but that Depp's performance was really good. But the way he talked about it was amusing. Something about how when it came to Depp's deathbed scene, that he thought the director probably had to tie him to the bed to get him to stay there. There was no mention of Davenport being in the movie! Small role?

We love our babysitter, who is a 17-year old boy. He's got a girlfriend, and is also active in Scouts, so yeah, we don't always find room on his schedule. But the boys adore him, so what are we gonna do? We'll be so sad when he graduates. Should start looking now for that homely kid to replace him...

I thought the correct response to the last line was, "I saw a brown bear looking at me." But that's the Eric Carle book that we have.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hi, Anne! (That last line was the intro to a children's hymn in the Mormon church - about spring blossoms. VERY inside, that was. :* )

And I ended up canceling as Emily started throwing up, in addition to her sister. So. No movie for Laura - just more playing nursemaid and making everyone drink clear liquids (ugh).

I called Mr. S, and he's coming home TODAY. (I'm getting into the cycle of NEED MY HUSBAND and his work-ethic can take a blow for a few days, you know? I was quite awful last night and put myself to bed without supper. :)

How did it go? Have you posted?

[anelith.livejournal.com]

It went just fine! I'm going to post soon -- got to compose an email to all the grandparents and will probably do the post and email simultaneously. It would be convenient if I didn't mind the grandparents knowing that I read vampire/pirate porn, wouldn't it? Then they could all read my LJ and I'd get everyone on the same page, boom! :-)

Poor kiddos, with the stomach bug. I hope you don't get it too. I'm glad Mr. S is coming home today. Popsicles and diluted juice all round! (Instead of champagne.)