Week of 6/19 Randomness

lurvleybunchococonuts

*Edited to change to GIF 

lurvleybunchococonuts

Eeek... Nvm, Duplicate got posted right as I posted this one.  Gif party?

pebbledam

Or weekday randoms thread? (I've totally done this before if you can't tell.)

lurvleybunchococonuts

Good call @pebbledam

doula-mama

@pebbledam Good luck with the allergies this week

AFM - It's my first day back at work after three weeks away for my dad. I have no idea what is awaiting me at work, and I'm both apprehensive and excited. I also preemptively scheduled acupuncture for this evening (since my stress levels have been out of control) and my naturopath for Wednesday after work to get my cycle going again (CD71 today). I figure this will also keep me from staying late all week to catch up.

doxiemoxie212

Anyone good at gift suggestions? DH's birthday is July 6, and I have zero ideas. 

doula-mama

@doxiemoxie212 I'm a big fan of experience gifts... Have you guys done touristy things in your home town? I've done that before, and it's usually pretty cool because there is always so much that you just don't know about the history and different areas. You could plan a whole day ending with a fancy dinner or picnic somewhere special

doxiemoxie212

@Sailing_Mama lol if we lived anywhere else.... but alas, we live in NYC, and DH has lived here his entire life. Like, he grew up two blocks from the world trade center and was displaced after 9/11. If there is anything city kids despise, it's touristy activities... and tourists. lol

And I'd do a trip to somewhere else, but we're going to CA at the end of July for him to take the bar exam/for my birthday, so I don't think we can do one for his.... maybe we could go to Governor's Island for a few hours, though... hm

lurvleybunchococonuts

@doxiemoxie212 dinner & a movie date? If you're crafty maybe make him something? Day trip somewhere for a hike & picnic?

fishsticks-n-custard

@doxiemoxie212 I've been eyeing this for my hubbie for his birthday: https://cocktailboxdelivered.com/

Avrilmai

ahhhh. my arm felt irritated and I thought it was my watch, but when I looked down at it there was a small spider crawling on me......not okay.

doula-mama

@Avrilmai Ugh that's the worst! I really hate spiders, and unfortunately, my DH does too... it's not fun (although is probably comical) whenever we find one at home

doxiemoxie212

Bachelor in Paradise is back! Bachelor in Paradise is back! Bachelor in Paradise is back! Bachelor in Paradise is back!  @justkeepswimming8 @garnetandgoldgrace (tag all relevant others)

catlady1215

@doxiemoxie212 I'm so excited!!! I might have let out alittle squeal when I saw it announced. I'm sure we'll never see Corrine on any of their shows again. but how much you want to bet she'd not letting this go that easy.

doxiemoxie212

@catlady1215 I don't think they should let her back on but I beeetttttttt you she'll be back. Not this season but next. Think about how much publicity this drama created! 

catlady1215

@doxiemoxie212 it so did. If it was me, I'd be scared she'd pull some more crap though. I won't lie, I was excited to see her this season too. She's some good drama. 

Im really curious how they handle this 'break'. They obviously can't start over and pretend those few days never happened lol. 

doxiemoxie212

@catlady1215 I think they'll just start with Carly and Evan's wedding (which happened this weekend, and everyone was down in Mexico for), and maaaaaybe they'll do like a Chris Harrison direct to cam speech, but I honestly doubt it. I think they'll just brush it under the rug and pretend it didn't happen. 

lurvleybunchococonuts

Just finished watching Little Shop of Horrors, which I hadn't seen since I was a kid. Somehow I'd forgotten how terribly funny it is. 

millpe

I am completely overwhelmed by work this week and was planning to use my night in a hotel (for work) to just power through a bunch of work I am behind on. Well I went across the street for dinner and had a GIANT beer. Now all I want to do is netflix and bump... 

vflux33

@lurvleybunchococonuts I love that movie! I've been meaning to rewatch too, but was waiting until after my 4 hours of dental work.

hedgepig

@vflux33 @lurvleybunchococonuts It's a gem fo sho.

fishsticks-n-custard

Hubbie is on a keto diet and we have 1/2 a quart of his favorite ice cream. Don't want it tempting him so I'll have to sacrifice and eat it for him. 

lurvleybunchococonuts

@vflux33 & @hedgepig I the 80's special effects!  Ranks up there with the Labyrinth & the Dark Crystal. M (SD) came back from the ILs about 1/2 way through and thought it was the silliest thing she'd ever seen.  Made her dad (DH) pinky promise to watch it all if she's good today.  She has the best taste in movies! 

Augusta108

@vflux33, @hedgepig, @lurvleybunchococonuts, I love Little Shop! I sing the songs around the house while I'm cleaning all the time ("Somewhere That's Green" is especially good for that.) We got to see it staged recently and it was so much fun. 

Dilynne

Ugh you guys... I might have to have my gallbladder out today and I really don't want to lol

KariAnn323

@dilynne Oh no! When will they decide what they want to do? DH had his out a few years ago. From what I remember recovery wasn't that bad and this man has the WORST man colds.

lurvleybunchococonuts

@Dilynne oh no!  FX you're okay, if they need to remove it I hope it goes quickly and with as little pain as possible with a quick recovery!  My sister had hers removed on top of a few other medical issues a year or so ago.   

Dilynne

Well I went to the doctor yesterday and got some blood tests and she tried to get me an ultrasound yesterday but there was nothing available until 8:45 this morning (about an hour from now). But I'm in pain and I could literally throw up any second. 

doula-mama

@Dilynne Oh no! You've had such a rough go lately, you really don't need surgery on top of it all.

kiki75

@Dilynne Both of my sisters have had theirs out and have felt much better since. Luckily with modern surgery, recovery is pretty quick. The biggest thing is the sore abs from the air. And, if that's where you're headed, getting it done now sure beats having it done during pregnancy (cousin did that & it stunk). GL!

doula-mama

@kiki75 Ugh - she had to have it done while  KU??? That sounds brutal!

hedgepig

OMG you guys. This morning I went to do the dishes and reached down to push the stopper into the sink and there. was. a. scorpion. I freaked, but it was dead, and DH took it out and I was ok.
BUT THEN.
Not 10 minutes later I was picking up laundry, and there. was. another. one. On MH's pants. Alive. Big. And I really lost my shit.
I'm usually OK with scorpions, but not with them in the house and definitely not with two in 10 minutes, and now I'm freaked out about everything.

vflux33

@Dilynne Oh man, I'm sorry. I hope it goes well. 

@hedgepig Agh! Scary. MH was stung by a scorpion once. I didn't know they had them in Norcal! Now I'm all skeered too

doxiemoxie212

@hedgepig @vflux33 scorpions definitely exist in norcal! Found a ton in my house growing up. Terrible. Cats always wanted to play with them. 

vflux33

@doxiemoxie212 @hedgepig Weird! We've seen a bunch of snakes lately but haven't run into a scorpion here yet. I'll keep an eye out. 

hedgepig

@vflux33 Yep, they're definitely around, although usually we don't see them much... maybe once or twice a year? My understanding is that ours aren't very poisonous though, more like a bee or wasp sting, if that makes you feel any better. Still, being surprised by them scares the ish out of me.

vflux33

@hedgepig That does definitely make me feel better. MH was stung by a bark scorpion, which is super poisonous and hard to see. He was very lucky it was on his hand and not somewhere closer to vital organs or it probably would have killed him. 

shortstack930

@Dilynne oh no!! I've heard the surgery is pretty routine now and the recovery isn't too bad but I wish you didn't have to go through it. Good luck!

@hedgepig omg that sounds like the scariest thing ever!!! I freak out when I see the little garden snakes in my yard, a scorpion would probably give me a heart attack!!

icecubeinthedesert

@hedgepig and @vflux33, my DH was just stung about 3 weeks ago by a bark scorpion. What an experience to say the least. He can finally feel his finger again. Do you have any new construction in the neighborhood? I've heard scorpions are territorial and will usually start to migrate away from their natural habitats when disrupted. Scorpions also love laundry piles. I tried to use this as bargaining to get DH to keep his dirty clothes off the ground, but apparently that was just wishful thinking

icecubeinthedesert

Also, I get to move my stuff into my new office today! No more sitting right next to my lab bench! Which means I also can eat at my desk instead of sneaking things from my drawer in a no food zone. I still have to share the room with two coworkers, but I'll also be away from all the interns just chit chatting about random stuff when I have important writing and computer stuff to do. I might have passive aggressively asked my boss several times if I could hang out in his office to get some work done because it was too noisy in lab, and he must have taken the hint.

Dilynne

Oh but it gets better. 

Its going to take 4 days for the results. So I'm at the ER now because I'm in so much pain I literally can't handle it. The ultrasound lady was like "your gallbladder looks fine but your liver looks enlarged" okay and what does that mean? "It means you'll have to wait 4 days for the results"