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valis2Crap weekend. I have tried so hard to be nice and easy and caaaalm but it is not working. Reasons for this:
1) Husband's grandmother as houseguest for two nights. Now, this is not in itself a problem, as she is a pretty awesome person in many ways, but I am just not mentally equipped to deal with most houseguests.
2) MY COMPUTER OMG WOES. The monitor is displaying lots of extra dots and bars and weird green lines on top of everything. I think the video card is on its way to toast. I've ordered a new card, but I'm currently freaking because a) should I just get a new computer? I mean, really, I bought this one in 10/03, and even though it was top of the line at that time, it's probably only just holding its own now, and b) the new card? might need a special power supply just for itself. GRAH. And this is the worst, because y'all know I can't live without my computer. I am going nuts. I want to write and I'm afraid of giving myself massive headache. And remember that giant eBay listing project? Well, this is certainly making it challenging. grah.
3) Fourth of July party we hosted yesterday. I planned it so that I would have to do the least amount of work possible, and that did work out, but still, sun porch full of people I barely know? Sometimes I can deal with it, and I did, and there were fabulous fireworks, but it was a bit exhausting.
4) Garage sale looming. OMG FRIDAY. This morning the garage was still waaaay too full. Giant boxes of cardboard trash that I had asked Husband to dispose of five months ago (they got buried, so I can understand why he forgot), multiple bags of trash from the party, and just...SO MUCH STUFF. We are still clearing out Husband's grandmother's stuff and WOW. There is so much. And I haven't even started on the basement. WOE. And when the garage sale is over? Next day, I leave for WI. And after the week in WI/IL, then home for a few days, then off to MI show, then home, then to OH...grah. July is pretty much toast.
5) My poor sister. I invited her over today because I thought we'd have lots of leftovers. Um. But it didn't go well. I forgot that she doesn't like some of the stuff I had leftovers of, and then I totally pressured her boyfriend into moving curio cabinets from the basement to the garage, and now I feel pretty guilty.
6) Husband had a rough weekend. Burned himself badly on the tongs while grilling, plus had to deal with a bunch of people, and I forced him to packmule stuff from garage to sun porch, and...well, it didn't end well.
I want my bed. And I am looking forward to mid-August, when I have my next rest break. *nodnod*
1) Husband's grandmother as houseguest for two nights. Now, this is not in itself a problem, as she is a pretty awesome person in many ways, but I am just not mentally equipped to deal with most houseguests.
2) MY COMPUTER OMG WOES. The monitor is displaying lots of extra dots and bars and weird green lines on top of everything. I think the video card is on its way to toast. I've ordered a new card, but I'm currently freaking because a) should I just get a new computer? I mean, really, I bought this one in 10/03, and even though it was top of the line at that time, it's probably only just holding its own now, and b) the new card? might need a special power supply just for itself. GRAH. And this is the worst, because y'all know I can't live without my computer. I am going nuts. I want to write and I'm afraid of giving myself massive headache. And remember that giant eBay listing project? Well, this is certainly making it challenging. grah.
3) Fourth of July party we hosted yesterday. I planned it so that I would have to do the least amount of work possible, and that did work out, but still, sun porch full of people I barely know? Sometimes I can deal with it, and I did, and there were fabulous fireworks, but it was a bit exhausting.
4) Garage sale looming. OMG FRIDAY. This morning the garage was still waaaay too full. Giant boxes of cardboard trash that I had asked Husband to dispose of five months ago (they got buried, so I can understand why he forgot), multiple bags of trash from the party, and just...SO MUCH STUFF. We are still clearing out Husband's grandmother's stuff and WOW. There is so much. And I haven't even started on the basement. WOE. And when the garage sale is over? Next day, I leave for WI. And after the week in WI/IL, then home for a few days, then off to MI show, then home, then to OH...grah. July is pretty much toast.
5) My poor sister. I invited her over today because I thought we'd have lots of leftovers. Um. But it didn't go well. I forgot that she doesn't like some of the stuff I had leftovers of, and then I totally pressured her boyfriend into moving curio cabinets from the basement to the garage, and now I feel pretty guilty.
6) Husband had a rough weekend. Burned himself badly on the tongs while grilling, plus had to deal with a bunch of people, and I forced him to packmule stuff from garage to sun porch, and...well, it didn't end well.
I want my bed. And I am looking forward to mid-August, when I have my next rest break. *nodnod*
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Date: 2009-07-06 11:46 pm (UTC)I find houseguests very trying. I am not a morning person, so it is traumatic to drag myself out of bed and not only have to get dressed but also have try to be sociable to another human being (Lord B. knows better than to expect me to communicate until after I've had some coffee and read the morning mail).
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Date: 2009-07-07 12:17 am (UTC)And I'm TOTALLY not a morning person. At all. I can't handle getting up. I love the houseguests that say, "Nah, I can take care of myself, get up when you want to get up."
PS: Hey, I am going to be visiting a store in your area to pick up some merchandise--any chance I could crash at your place for a night? It would be in August.
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Date: 2009-07-07 02:19 am (UTC)BTW, I wanted to ask if your pond has fish. I was imagining one of those little water features with plastic liners, but that pond looks huge. You could paddle around in a boat.
Lord B. and I would love for you to stay at our house! I recall that you had mentioned a show in my fair state and I was going to ask where it was.
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Date: 2009-07-07 03:03 am (UTC)And we do have a wee little boat, squee! One day we'll have to try it out.
I will totally email you about the show! That rocks! I would love to see you guys again and snuggle teh kittehs.