Five gone wild (the spring break edition)...

[magnetic_pole]

...and by "wild" I mean "enjoying decadent mid-afternoon naps." I'm in the middle of spring break this week and finally catching up on sleep and feeling more like myself again.

1) Who made you feel good this week, and how? 1) Two old friends--one from high school, one from grad school--who came to the area for work and stayed for a few days to visit. (One of the benefits of living in a popular conference locale.) Plus we still have one more visitor before the week's over! 2) Also, the better half, who's made me scones twice, just because.

2) What did you do this week that moved you closer to reaching your goals? Honestly, nothing. And that's okay. I'll get back to goals next week.

3) What did you most enjoy doing this week? Eating out. Visitors were our excuse to go to the slightly fancy Laotian place nearby, which was amazing (Nam Khao/crispy rice salad, a curry, and a dish with tofu and dill). We also had Cuban food (ropa vieja, pork, plantains), fresh croissants, and white people food for brunch (less remarkable but including a surprisingly yummy quinoa and kale salad with grapefruit and beets). Have I mentioned that I love eating?

4) What did you learn this week? Claritin-D over regular Claritin! We're cat sitting for a downstairs neighbor this week, and the regular Claritin was not doing it for highly cat-allergic me. (Super cute kitties, by the way--one young, curious boy cat with and an elderly, cranky old cat-man who tried to bite me yesterday after ten minutes of apparently enjoyable petting and attention. Not sure what I was doing wrong there.)

5) What’s the funniest thing that happened to you this week? Watching this little guy trying to extradite himself from his predicament.

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[ancientreader]

I also thought Karamo let the cop off lightly (hah), although at least he let him know clearly how terrifying that traffic-stop prank was har-de-har-har-har. I swear I thought I was going to throw up, and that was in spite of knowing that of course K. wasn't going to get shot, because the episode wouldn't be airing if that had happened.

I found the religious dude less awful despite probably the same moments that bothered you and even though $5 will get you $10 that he is still one of those "Love the sinner, hate the sin" types and also even though I am personally weirded out by people who have that many kids. I guess because he wasn't huge with a buzz cut and a gun. :^O

[magnetic_pole]

And I was more suspicious of the religious guy, but also more worried about him and sad for him because that two-job schedule seemed unworkable and likely to end badly. (I know folks can make two jobs or even more work, but not on an hour and a half of sleep per night, which eventually is going to be dangerous for him.)

It's interesting to think about what's being held back in these episodes for the sake of the narrative they put together. I read the other day that the civil engineer (AJ?) put his condo on the market because he was moving in with his partner, and that gave a whole new spin to the state of his apartment.

Meanwhile, THANK YOU for the warning on your recent post! I will in fact skip the scary parts entirely, including the comments. Super sorry to hear about your run in with the car door, though. Yikes. On top of the other pain! Will it help to hear the story of a student of mine who slammed her finger in the car door, was convinced to go to the ER by her mother, and then slammed her other finger when she got to the hospital? (This has been my mantra recently: let's just try not to let unfortunate things happen twice.) Hope Spouse gets home soon to comfort you. M.

[ancientreader]

Thank you for that point about Religious Guy's two jobs! I kept going WAIT WHAT an hour and a half of sleep daily, HOW, but as everyone seemed to just take it as an accepted given I thought I must be misinterpreting something.

As to my woes of which we will not speak in detail, a friend declares that I am officially at the "horrified giggling" stage of bad luck. *slow clap* Your student seems to have been in the same boat, poor child. I like your mantra very, very much, and you're welcome for the warning!

[magnetic_pole]

a friend declares that I am officially at the "horrified giggling" stage of bad luck

*sends as many good vibes as I can muster* M.