Topix Chitown Regulars

[PEllen]

I had good intentions of going to hear a friend's band, but I fell asleep at 9:30 and when I got up it was next year.

However, Husband, hearing my computer lamenst has offered me one of his towers. He upgraded his office systems and this was now extra.
It is a Vostro which I have never heard of but as long as it works , teh price is right. Spent today transferring things. All that is left is my itunes account which I think I will just download from my iPod. Husband wants me to move itunes to teh cloud and do it that way but I get confused easily.

(Northwestern won and NIU is playing. Life is good)

[Mister Tonka]

I don't see a new Amy. Since no one posted yer yesterday, i posted it today.

http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/TUQC5FMO06...

abby
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/T026LDTBVK...

[RACE]

Ok,
So you posted yesterdays amy and called it 12=31-12
and Today's abby and called it 1-1-13

Even though yesterdays amy should be 1-1-13
and todays abby should be 1-2-13

Just gotta mess with us doncha!

Mister Tonka wrote:

I don't see a new Amy. Since no one posted yer yesterday, i posted it today.
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/TUQC5FMO06...
abby
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/T026LDTBVK...

[PEllen]

Mister Tonka wrote:

I don't see a new Amy. Since no one posted yer yesterday, i posted it today.
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/TUQC5FMO06...
abby
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/T026LDTBVK...

Here you go

Amy 1-2-13
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/TI21KV48TP...

[Mister Tonka]

RACE wrote:

Ok,
So you posted yesterdays amy and called it 12=31-12
and Today's abby and called it 1-1-13
Even though yesterdays amy should be 1-1-13
and todays abby should be 1-2-13
Just gotta mess with us doncha!
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yesteday, day before. Whatever. I just grabbed the newest one I saw.

[Mister Tonka]

PEllen wrote:

<quoted text>
Here you go
Amy 1-2-13
http://www.topix.com/forum/chicago/TI21KV48TP...

That's the same one I posted and WaPo dates it as 12/31

[PEllen]

Mister Tonka wrote:

<quoted text>That's the same one I posted and WaPo dates it as 12/31

THat has been happening a lot lately: the different papers are posting different columns on a given day

[Matilda77]

Happy New Year all! Had a quiet night in with J since he's sick. Drank wine, ate pizza, and watched Death Proof and this old HBO doc about a dad that gives his teenage kids extacy. Weird stuff.

[dahgts]

the Denver Post usually has the current column. I get up early and would post, but even though I am pretty comp literate I haven't figured out how you guys do it.

[edogxxx]

dahgts wrote:

the Denver Post usually has the current column. I get up early and would post, but even though I am pretty comp literate I haven't figured out how you guys do it.

Copy. Paste.

[squishymama]

Happy New Year everybody!

We had an intersting NYE celebration. I made the flourless choc. tort and then fell asleep before removing it from the pan. Big mistake; almost didn't get it out of the pan and it was all crumbly and lumpy. Good thing the glaze is supposed to be pourable! It tasted great, however, so who cares what it looks like, right?

The dinner was composed of a bunch of stuff I only sorta liked including a very bony red snapper, so I ended up just eating a lot of homemade mac&cheese and drinking too much wine. So I had just settled in to enjoy my buzz and wait for midnight with my eldest curled up next to me. Suddenly she sits up with *that* look and starts retching, so I run with her off to the bathroom where she proceedes to puke her guts up. And she continued to do that for the next 24 hours. Poor thing.

So my plans for New Year's Day were totally blown (which is OK, I was just planning on cleaning the apt) and I snugged with a sick girl all day. She was even too sick to watch TV!

PEllen, sorry you missed your friend at The Knot. We passed by there on our way home (around 12:45ish) and there were still peeps there. That's the in-law's favorite spot, btw. We've celebrated many occasions there.

[Aisle Sitter]

So, i think i just did something i shouldn't have.... M is odd in that he looooves cleaning; give him a swiffer and he's in 7th heaven (oh, to be a toddler again). he just knocked over his bowl of dry cheerios, and stood back and looked at the mess for a bit. i had the brilliant (?) idea of getting hte vacuum/carpet sweeper to let/make him clean up his mess...

good thing the battery died, or i'd have a new set of nicks on the furniture from where he runs into the dining room table and chairs.

how much money should i put down that he starts dumping his snacks on purpose just so that he can clean?!?

[Toj]

So who watches the TV show "Parenthood"?

[RedheadwGlasses]

Warning, chick venting ahead:

Friend M is getting married. Three of us are in the wedding. It’s her second wedding, she has a house and a baby. She has been adamant to all of us: No bachelorette party, no shower of any kind. A bridemaid pushed, and finally M agreed to dinner and drinks with friends somewhere, but NO parties.

Of course, now this bridesmaid is planning a secret lingerie shower (which M HATES, and absolutely would not want) AND a bachelorette party. I reminded her that M doesn’t want any of that and we should respect her wishes, but BM’s attitude is “She’s just saying that, once it happens, she’ll have fun.”(Um, no, M hates being the center of attention.)

I also told them that I do not do bridal showers, never have and never will, and M knew that when she asked me to be her MOH and she was fine with that, and that should be further indication that M really does not want these parties. And still they’re emailing around, trying to plan parties the bride has specifically stated – today – that she does not want.
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[Toj]

Aisle Sitter wrote:

So, i think i just did something i shouldn't have.... M is odd in that he looooves cleaning; give him a swiffer and he's in 7th heaven (oh, to be a toddler again). he just knocked over his bowl of dry cheerios, and stood back and looked at the mess for a bit. i had the brilliant (?) idea of getting hte vacuum/carpet sweeper to let/make him clean up his mess...
good thing the battery died, or i'd have a new set of nicks on the furniture from where he runs into the dining room table and chairs.
how much money should i put down that he starts dumping his snacks on purpose just so that he can clean?!?

Give him a list of your cleaning chores and keep him busy with that.

Want to start a pool guessing at what age he'll grow out of this and you'll be stuck cleaning after him?

[Toj]

RedheadwGlasses wrote:

Warning, chick venting ahead:
Friend M is getting married. Three of us are in the wedding. It’s her second wedding, she has a house and a baby. She has been adamant to all of us: No bachelorette party, no shower of any kind. A bridemaid pushed, and finally M agreed to dinner and drinks with friends somewhere, but NO parties.
Of course, now this bridesmaid is planning a secret lingerie shower (which M HATES, and absolutely would not want) AND a bachelorette party. I reminded her that M doesn’t want any of that and we should respect her wishes, but BM’s attitude is “She’s just saying that, once it happens, she’ll have fun.”(Um, no, M hates being the center of attention.)
I also told them that I do not do bridal showers, never have and never will, and M knew that when she asked me to be her MOH and she was fine with that, and that should be further indication that M really does not want these parties. And still they’re emailing around, trying to plan parties the bride has specifically stated – today – that she does not want.
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Take M out somewhere on the date of the shower/party shopping or doing whatever you feel like doing and don't show up.

[squishymama]

RedheadwGlasses wrote:

Warning, chick venting ahead:
Friend M is getting married. Three of us are in the wedding. It’s her second wedding, she has a house and a baby. She has been adamant to all of us: No bachelorette party, no shower of any kind. A bridemaid pushed, and finally M agreed to dinner and drinks with friends somewhere, but NO parties.
Of course, now this bridesmaid is planning a secret lingerie shower (which M HATES, and absolutely would not want) AND a bachelorette party. I reminded her that M doesn’t want any of that and we should respect her wishes, but BM’s attitude is “She’s just saying that, once it happens, she’ll have fun.”(Um, no, M hates being the center of attention.)
I also told them that I do not do bridal showers, never have and never will, and M knew that when she asked me to be her MOH and she was fine with that, and that should be further indication that M really does not want these parties. And still they’re emailing around, trying to plan parties the bride has specifically stated – today – that she does not want.
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Would you consider telling the bride? She seems like the only person that could stop this, since the bridesmaid is not listening to you.

Silly girl! Doesn't she know you're always right?
:D

[squishymama]

Aisle Sitter wrote:

So, i think i just did something i shouldn't have.... M is odd in that he looooves cleaning; give him a swiffer and he's in 7th heaven (oh, to be a toddler again). he just knocked over his bowl of dry cheerios, and stood back and looked at the mess for a bit. i had the brilliant (?) idea of getting hte vacuum/carpet sweeper to let/make him clean up his mess...
good thing the battery died, or i'd have a new set of nicks on the furniture from where he runs into the dining room table and chairs.
how much money should i put down that he starts dumping his snacks on purpose just so that he can clean?!?

Lulu loves cleaning too. At school, she will use her free time to clean up the supplies and such.

But at the in-law's, they've started paying her (and Nunu) for chores which I'm completely in favor of. So the other day, when it finally snowed, Lulu went out to play in it and shoveled all the sidewalks. When she finally came in, she cleared her throat several times, pointed out the window and said "Um, don't you owe me something?" Little stinker!

We ended up giving her a $2 bill and made a big deal about how rare it is. That satified her.

[RedheadwGlasses]

squishymama wrote:

<quoted text>
Would you consider telling the bride? She seems like the only person that could stop this, since the bridesmaid is not listening to you.
Silly girl! Doesn't she know you're always right?
:D

Oh yeah, I told the bride. Forwarded a couple of emails to her so she'd get that they're going to do this regardless. She finally sent a group email herself and put her foot down. And still the friend came back with "Are you sure?" etc.

[RedheadwGlasses]

I watch Parenthood, but it's been hit or miss.