Five on Friday #231

EINS - Random Shit

I told Teh German that I wish I could NOT do my homework.  There's so much of it that it's overwhelming me, but I know that I can't NOT do it.  And that makes me mad at me, and then I'm mad that I'm mad at me.  It's a fucking disaster.  I just need school to be over with because this online shit where we get double the work that we were getting if we had been going to class is fucking garbage and I cannot handle my life like this.

Truthfully, I do wonder what would happen if I didn't do any homework for the rest of the semester and only completed tests/quizzes/the final exam.  Would it tank my grade so badly I wouldn't get my 3.5 GPA that I want to graduate with?

Additionally, that 3.5 GPA doesn't really matter anymore since there won't be a commencement ceremony where I wear my veteran/honors rope anyways.  Siiiiiiiiigh.

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I need to gather the stuff for my database final project and turn it in.  It's done, I just have to package it together and send it.

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PITA Professor saying that we could send him an envelope with postage and our address on it so he could mail us back our tests with his comments/our grade on it almost set me over the edge.  I almost told him that he could come to my house and and use my fancy ass printer/scanner/machine thingy and scan all of them..  Apparently, he only has a flatbed scanner.  What is this 1985?  Jebus.

I'm trying to come up with an alternative but other than "can you take a photo with your phone and just email it to me" I got nothing... and there's no way he would do that for the entire class.

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The hardest part about teleworking is that I'm not in my environment where I do the tasks.  So at school, I get school things done at school.  At work, I get work things done at work.  At home, I fuck off and do homework things and sometimes work things.. But now everything is at home and I can't stay focused on a single task to complete anything to move on to the next task and it's absolutely debilitating me.

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After years of email chaos and not receiving race emails, I finally created a new email account for run things.  Granted, all of my emails filter into my main personal account for my convenience, now I can give out my run email for run things and it keeps it straight.

Obviously, this is me acting out and needing to control things in my life.

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I finally went through my Feedly.  IDK why but the unread blogs were giving me anxiety.  I knew I wanted to read them, so I set a work stop time and then clicked over and went through and read and commented as I felt.

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In a true Megan situation... I am almost out of my hot flashes birth control.. and this is a situation beccccaaaauuuusssseeeee....
-My OBGYN won't authorize the refill because I need to come in for an annual visit.
-I am trying to migrate all my health/medical stuff to the VA.  It's free, why shouldn't I use this resource?
-I had a lady bits appointment in February, but my appointment was scheduled for a day they didn't even do lady bit appointments... that was that VA visit where I had a breakdown in the clinic weight-taking area when the nurse told me this fact.
-I wasn't sure if the OBGYN office had forwarded my records to the VA.

BUT!
-Since the medication is for hot flashes and not reproductive things, I was hoping that an exception would be made.
-It was confirmed that the OBGYN did sent my records to the VA.  #SmallVictories

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In my dealing with the medication situation, I had several good interactions with VA persons and it is always so surprising when that happens.  The first lady took my info to have someone from my clinic call.  The 2nd lady listened to my situation saga and made all the notes and THEN she was like, would you like this prescription mailed to you?

Me: HELL YES I DO!

You see, part of the reason I'm in this situation is because I had 3 month supply of the medication, as to minimize my trips to the pharmacy.  I realized and forgot when I had one month left.  Now we're 2 weeks out and with CV, this is now an almost emergency.

Youuuu seeeee... I'm finally going good about taking my medications on their schedule (anxiety meds at night, hot flashes med in the AM) and I'm stable.  Like my hormones are as stable as they are going to get and I like where I'm at.  Not having the birth control would change the hormones and cause instability and with all this anxiety over CV and not leaving my house.. unstable hormones would probably be one of the worst things that could happen in this hizz-ous.

Latergram: They sent me the wrong medication, but called to tell me they sent the wrong medication.  Unfortunately, the medication I'm requesting is not fulfilled by the VA so I still have to go get it AND pay for it.  Booooooooo.

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Things I accomplished this last week:

• NOT doing a homework assignment to watch a FULL MOVIE and then answer some stupid fucking questions on it.  Yes, I could have BS-ed my way through those questions and skipped through the movie, but I just didn't have it in me.  I made a choice to do the other assignments that were due for that class instead.
• Skipping my PITA Professor's class because I just couldn't deal with him.  Straight up.  I was home, I could have made the time, but I had other shit to do that didn't include listening to him berate the class about whatever we needed to be berated about that day.
• Getting my office back together.  All the stuff is hung on the walls again.  Now I just need to clear out this tub of stuff for my Navy shadow/I love me box and figure out a solution for these conch shells from GTMO.  I just do not need 10 conch shells.  Anyone want a conch shell?
• Enduring going to the vet during these Corona times of social distancing and not touching another human being.
• Wearing jeans!

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If you are preaching social distancing but still making me sign something with the pen you've handed 50 other people today, you're a fucking moron.

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Social distancing vet visit was as trying as any other vet visit.  I really hate when I make an appointment and I have to wait for half my life to be seen.  I made an appointment so my time isn't wasted, let's focus on that.  LE SIGH.

I delivered poop!

Waiting in the car to be called into the office.

I did enjoy waiting in my car instead of in the waiting area.  Meri is extremely friendly and then acts like she's being eaten if someone approaches her and Pax is a small dog eater.. so waiting areas are high stress areas for me.  Also, as someone with 2 big dogs, many people are afraid of them because they are so big.

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Things I accomplished THIS week:

• Setting up a run with conference call.  We all run at the same time, whatever distance, and we huff and puff in each other's ears.  It's exactly as awesome as it sounds!
• Acquiring my hot flashes medication.  It involved the script being mailed to me and then me having to take it in to the pharmacy to be filled and Teh German picking it up on his way home (so I didn't have to wait for it to be filled).
• LOTS of miles.  I've probably run more this week than I have in any week of 2020.

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I finally broke down and decided to buy new running shoes.  /sob.  I know, I know, I just bought running shoes and they are super awesome!  Except for the part where they give my little piggies (toes) blisters.  I was hoping that breaking them in would help, but it has not.  And I'm a moron and didn't assess this situation prior to the 90 day mark, NOR do I still have my receipt, so I can't return them.  Oh well.

I bought the blue/pink shoes in a size up to test and see if that will work, since it's the same make/model of my current running shoes.  If it works out, I'll probably purchase the plaid shoe in the bigger size and either use my current running shoes as non-running workout shoes or as walking shoes or donate them, but probably the first 2 options since I really love those shoes.

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Chase has a COVID-19 announcement that takes up a significant portion of the screen.  When you go to close it out, if you click the X more than once, you get signed out, because THAT button is underneath the announcement X.  /facepalm.

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Me: Uses dog poop bag to pump my gas.
Also Me: Uses non-covered hand to make gas selection on pump.

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One of my coworkers is a HUGE Bernie Bro, but not in an obnoxious way... Recently, he lost his father.  I was more concerned about him when Bernie quit his campaign than when his dad died since he was prepared for his dad to die since he was sick.  I told him exactly this and he laughed.  I appreciate down to earth coworkers who get me and not interpret the things I say as being an asshole.

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Meri and Pax this week:

Mr. Moose has been very demanding of attentions lately.
I don't mind at all.

This ho stealin' my seat when I decided it was break time.
Rude ass.  Good think she's cute.

Pax supervising as Roux takes his daily stroll.

Monkey kisses.

Morning walks after I go on my runs always seem to settle them for the day.
And then sometimes, we still do an afternoon walk.
#CoronaLife

Meri supervising Roux's walk the following day.

#NeighborhoodWatch

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Running Things this week:

Ran with Teh PT Wife on Sunday to achieve my German CV medal!

Teh Bestie and I ran "together" on Monday afternoon and it was quickly determined that we should make those AM runs instead since Charleston outside is trying to kill me with the >85°F.

When I got home, my Skidway Half medal had arrived, making my half marathon last Thursday legit!

When you run "with" friends you represent your relationships in your outfit.
Teh Running Advisor since we worked together at NC State and Teh Bestie since she loves Minnie Mouse.

Completed my Corona 19k with some extra KMs.
YAY for motivation to run since I ran all these races "with" others!

ZWEI - Money Shit

-Virtual run medals
-Zaxby's
-Bojangles for breakfast, because I needed it, ok, I NEEDED IT
-Groceries/house stuff
-Payment for the paint loan (it was 0% financing for a year, so we figured, why not?)
-$30 charge for non-payment because of the credit card fiasco from the beginning of the month.
-Bagheera taxes
-SWEET TEA.  The McDonalds is RIGHT BESIDE the Neighborhood Market that I go to for my prescriptions.  How could I not?
-Properly fitting shoes?
-Teh German's "graduation" present (a new exhaust for Lars-Ludwig).
-FIVE POUNDS OF CADBURY EGGS.  AND I AM NOT SORRY.
-Bully sticks for the dogs.. and by the dogs I mean mostly Pax since Meri has stopped eating hers and Pax usually gets her after she drops it and we don't pick it up.
-Gas.  $1.99 for premium.  $1.65 for regular.  WUUUUTTTT.
-Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for the year.  Post-graduation plans are about to fucking GO DOWN.
-Drink local shirt for Teh German since it was for a good cause.
-Face wash
-Groceries

DREI - From My Phone Shit

Stay-at-home coping mechanism.

This is how I learned that I, in fact, do NOT like salted caramel.
I want my caramel so sweet my teeth hurt.  Don't put no beach in that shiz.

Bison and sausage meatloaf with shrooms and mashed potatoes.
#NotSorry

Dem <10 min splits!
I had to slow it down to be able to manage a half, but still.

My Amaryllis bloomed... and then Thursday's crazy winds blew it over and now I'm sure it's going to die and I'm sad since it had only been completely open for a few days.  #RUDE.

Work Virtual Tea Time theme was "sport you miss the most".
I legitimately ran upstairs so I could fetch my jersey since any excuse is a good excuse to show off your Canes jersey!

Green Twins eating our green doughnuts at the same time!
Teh PT Kid is one awesome dude.

Papa G sent me this and I was like, THAT IS MY LIFE!

Sitting on the porch for lunch because I needed some time away from my computer screen.

When you forget to thaw the buns for meatball subs, you have spaghetti instead!

VIER - From the Internet Shit

When you make memes to send to your techs to request certificates from them so you can request access for them.

FÜNF - Things that made me happy this week

1. Friday afternoon being filled with virtual camaraderie meetings which meant approved work fuck-off-ary time.
2. Virtual run medals.
3. Running with others.
4. Having work to do and being able to do work remotely.
5. TWO FUCKING WEEKS of school left.
6. Skating through the rest of the semester.
7. Sitting through Zoom meetings with my work laptop in front of my personal laptop gettin' shit done.
8. Being the person on the conference call who says to the govt lead of the entire project "Are you serious???" and the team messaging you right away to say, "WE LOVE YOU."
9. Learning new things to make a job I hate easier.
10. Uploading a pic of me with blue hair for my virtual commencement photo.

Happy Friday, Gentle Readers.

Weekend Review {08/12}

FRIDAY

Friday was work and I left around 3 to hit up the gym.  While I was working out, Best Buy called to say my computer was ready for pick up and I scheduled to pick it up at 7.  After my workout, I went home and showered.  Teh German came home a few minutes after me but did some job/computer things before he showered.  Around 6:30, we headed to Best Buy to pick up my laptop.

Guessssss whhhhaaaatttt, Gentle Readers....
The screen is ACTUALLY fixed!
ANNNDDD yet again, my laptop did NOT come home with me!!!!  Crazy, right?
Honestly, I'm not even a little bit surprised.  I actually laughed when the tech told me it'd need to be sent back, again, for the repairs.

So what had happened wasssssss...
When the tech opened the laptop, right away he noticed that the laptop hadn't been reassembled correctly and tabs that shouldn't be showing, were, in fact, showing on top of the keyboard.  ANNNDDD, in addition to that, the plastic piece covering the rear hinges/guts was broken.. ANNNDDD it had to be sent back because the tech couldn't put the tabs back in without taking the computer apart AND since it was broken, the plastic piece had to be replaced, which they don't keep in stock, understandably.

Sooooooo, I mean, I didn't cry this time, that's progress.  Teh German asked if I was really ok and I was.  I think he was surprised I wasn't more pissed off about the situation, but when you're me, you just go into shit expecting to be disappointed and then it's not overly surprising when you ARE disappointed.  🤷 And #DemAnxietyPillsYo

We had agreed on the way to Best Buy to go to my fave Mexican place for dinner, La Nortena.  Thankfully, Teh German acknowledged that Wild Wing Cafe, which is in the same parking lot as Best Buy, had recently received pretty poor sanitation ratings and he didn't really want to go there.  Fun fact, had he suggested WWC, I would have informed him about the poor sanitation ratings and we wouldn't have went there anyways.  I was glad I didn't have to disappoint him.

Lingua chimichanga with a side of cilantro.
#ProudCilantroLover

After dinner, we headed home and released the beasts, then headed over to Teh PT House for socializing.  At yawn-o-clock, we finally headed home for bedtime.

SATURDAY

Saturday was lazy day.  I'm not used to not having things to do.  Soooo, I woke up early because I had to pee, fed the dogs, then went back to bed.  When I got up later, I decided to walk the dogs before it got too hot (I was too late).  I took the beasts on a walk and I was literally dripping sweat by the time I got back. 

Gentle Readers, I am a Southern Belle, in all ways except for the part about glistening.  No.  I sweat.  Like a pig.  Sometimes, I drip sweat.  It's the most disgusting thing to me.  Hate, Hate, HHHHAAATTEEEEE.

The only silver lining to the sweating session was that Meri was giving a toy lawn mower in someone's yard the motherfuckin stare down and she ran into the silk fence around one of the construction lots and because that surprised her, she then jumped and got caught halfway on the silk fence.  The commotion and noise was so abrupt that it freaked out Pax, who also jumped, but did not come in contact with any silk fence.  I, on the other hand, lost my shit cackling at everything that had transpired.  I was not laughing when I got home, dripping with sweat.  Ugh.

I called Teh Running Bestie and told her and Teh German of Meri's demise with the silk fence and they both got a chuckle.  For many years I've waited on Meri to hit her face on one of the steel rods holding up the silk fence or some other issue and finally the day came!  Her near misses have baffled me for years, but my wait was worth it.

After getting back home and drying myself off, I had breakfast and coffee and then we videoed with Mama G for a bit.  I managed to toss in some German and understood enough of what was going on the majority of the time.  After it was over, Teh German and I worked to get Skype working with Alexa so we can just use the Show next time for video.  It would be awesome if Amazon also integrated with WhatsApp, butttt that's probably never gonna happen.

I moved to the couch and finished a book, nothing great, and Teh German left to go "help" Teh PT Husband smoke a turkey as a pre-Thanksgiving trial.  And by "help" I mean, they sat outside together in the mabillionty degree weather and watched the electronic smoker do what it does without assistance.  I refused to go outside after my stint with the dogs, so after I finished my book, I laid down and took a nap...

..and woke up 3 hours later... and then I just laid on the couch because I had nothing to do.  I'm not good with having nothing to do...

Around 4, Teh German texted telling me smoked turkey was almost done and asked if we had any sides we could contribute.  So, I made mac and cheese and warmed up peas and baked beans.  Pantry hoarding to the rescue!

August Thanksgiving

By 5, we were enjoying the fruits of our labors.  I'm not disappointed by smoked turkey.  We hung out for a while longer, Teh PT Husband introduced me/us to Big Mouth, a show on Netflix, which had me cracking up.  Teh German and I agreed that we would watch it next/when The Americans gets too heavy and we need something funny to watch.

When we got home, Teh German offered to let me peroxide his ears.  It was gross and awesome.  After, it was bedtime.

SUNDAY

Again, with the needing to pee super early.. Ugh.  I fed the dogs while I was up, because #BestWifeEver, then I went back to bed.  Around 8 or 0830, I woke up to some beeping and was super confused and then finally deduced that it was probably the fish tank, so I woke up Teh German, told him the fish tank alarm was going off and he got up and I went back to sleep.  When I did wake up again, I got dressed and took the dogs on a walk... again. 

Sunday was not as miserable as Saturday, thankfully and there was sweating, but not dripping. 🙌

When we got home, Meri insisted on going outside for a while, then came in and watched the front door for a bit, then she laid down for less than 3 minutes and was up being a busy body again.  I swear to Buddha that dog is solar-charged.  Like, I joke about it, but I was ready to take a nap and I'd only been awake for 45 minutes.  Pax was laying on the floor panting with me questioning if I'd almost given him heat exhaustion.... and Meri was like, MOOOAAARRR!!!  Weirdo.

I finally got tired of dealing with her, so I gave both dogs bully sticks and after, they finally settled.  Shitheads.  Teh German left to go help the Biker Gang move something, so I had another boring day ahead of me.  This time, I decided to be productive. 

First, I repaired Pax's caterpillar.  I had to repair it in the guest room because when I took it into the loft, Pax did not approve and we played tug until I finally gave up and he brought it back into guest room.  He supervised my work, then he DNGAF when I was finished with it.  #RUDE.

Next up, I showered because I was gross.  After the shower, I started laundry and purged my clothes, as I had planned.  Then, I headed to Walmart to pick up my hot flashes BC and a few items that were on the list.  Then I came back home and made brownies for the cookout Teh German and I were going to for dinner.  Then... I waited for Teh German to come home.  I did my Duolingo lessons and played Solitaire and talked to Teh Dad, who I almost hung up on because he insisted on comparing me to Karl, which he thought was funny for some reason, but 100% was not since Karl was a fucking douchewad and he was saying I was being like Karl since I was pissed at Teh German for being late.  Anxiety pills did NOT help in this situation.  Then again, neither did Teh Dad, who seemed to be insistent on trying to piss me off more, even though he thought he was being funny.  Only one of us was laughing and it sure as shit wasn't me.

Teh German came home an hour later than we had agreed on, then he tried to pull some shit where "[I] said 3:30."  Bitch please, I literally broke down the schedule for you and repeated you should be home to get ready by 2:30 no less than 2 times, and then we'd leave at 3:30.  Don't pull some shit with me like you were confused.  Own it, because it's not MYYYYY fault that YOU are late.  In the end, he didn't get to shower before we left and I didn't care.  He knew that he was wrong, even if he'd never acknowledge it and will blame it on the people he was helping, because I'm 100% confident at no point did he ever say to them, "I need to be home by 2:30 because we have plans this afternoon."

We made it to Teh Advocates' house shortly before 4:30.  The rest of the guests arrived around 5ish.  We had burgers and socialized with their new German exchange student and each other.  I didn't understand everything, but it was super loud and I couldn't hear well, so it was fine.  I was struggling to understand English conversation as well, so it was NBD.  Around 7:30ish we headed home to feed the beasts the other half of their dinner.  We watched an episode of The Americans and then it was bedtime.

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Part of me hates weekends with nothing to do, but most of me loves them.  It's a difficult situation because I'm so programmed to be doing something.  I also know that in the very near future, my weekends will probably be shit because they will be filled with homework and I'll be having to coordinate my time again.

This is another quiet week, as I purposely planned.
I have a massage today.  🙌🙌🙌
Friday is hairs did day and then we're going to an Aquarium After Hours event with Teh PT Husband/Wife.  Yes, I purposely rescheduled my hair appointment for a day when I knew we had activities going on so I could show off my fresh hairs.  #NotSorry

Five on Friday #206

EINS - Random Shit

I saw an employee at Walmart carrying a sign that said, "Are you sure it's not still Mercury Retrograde?" and I felt that in my soul.  Thankfully, there is a marked difference between the frustrations of last month and the lack of frustrations this month.  There has been some anxiety (tattoo pain is real, yall, plus the will it rain or not drama after trailering the bikes 5 hours making it pointless), but nothing like the WTFness of July.  Whether it's the lack of Chemistry, meaning my life is more simple, or the fact that we're out of Mercury Retrograde.. I'm taking it.

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Monday night I took an anxiety pill to sleep.  I was angry and frustrated at Teh German for trivial shit that I was making issues of, even though they really weren't issues (like I do, thanks for coming to my TED Talk), I was overly tired from sleeping poorly most of the weekend/week/month, and I.  I slept like a MFing champ.  It was delightful.  I woke up feeling rested.

It's never been a secret that I don't sleep well, but when I've already got a ton of shit going on and then you add the lack of good sleep?  Well, it's kind of a disaster.  I'm trying not to let the impending final semesters loom over my August and give me anxiety, but they kind of are.

And so.. I'm going to try to make it a priority this month to 1- find a new doc. 2- try to find an anxiety medication that doesn't make me forget my entire life.  There is better living to be found through chemistry.  Anxiety medicated Megan doesn't lose her shit about every.little.thing.ever.  And I'll be honest, losing my shit over all the little things is exhausting.  I try to make it funny when it happens to mitigate the fact that, yet again, I'm bitching about something.. but it's exhausting for everyone.  I know it.

In the meantime, I don't have anything I'm worried about forgetting, so I'm putting myself back on the anxiety meds.  Maybe if I'm self-aware of the forgetfulness then I can continue taking the meds after school starts?  We'll see what happens...

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I have a feeling the decision to take the anxiety pill Monday night helped me from having a catastrophic rage-induced meltdown on Tuesday afternoon after discovering the mysterious "red stuff" on the carpet in the loft was actually pizza sauce from the unauthorized pizza buffet the dog sitter allowed the dogs to have.

After noticing the weird red shit all over the carpet and then noticing crumbs, I suspected the dogs got into something while we were away.  Fun fact, THIS is why I finally gave Teh German the ok to install cameras in the house.  I checked the cameras and, in fact, the dogs DID get into something.. Meri helped the dog sitter finish off his uneaten pizza and garlic knots, which had been left sitting on the loft couches when he left during the evening.  Poor Pax was muzzled, but he tried soooo hard to also enjoy the buffet.

If the cameras hadn't caught enough of what happened, these bread bites would have been a dead give away...
Also, WHY IN THE FUCK DO PEOPLE REFUSE TO MOVE SHIT WHEN THEY CLEAN!?!?!?!

I think I'm so used to being disappointed by the people I hire to help us that I was more disappointed than angry that we can't trust the person we thought we could.  I did message the sitter to let him know that he should have told me and was told that he forgot because he was running late.  I'm not sure if he was referring to leaving the pizza out or telling me, either way, I'm not pleased.  I'm not really sure why he didn't feel the need to mention it to me, at all, when he came on Monday afternoon to pick up his stuff.

I also cleaned up the mess he left on the stove when we got home, from the frozen pizza he'd cooked on Friday, which I only know because he asked where the pizza pan was after he arrived and said he was going to cook it.  I don't feel like it's unreasonable to have the expectation to NOT allow the dogs to get into anything while you're watching them.  I also don't think it's unreasonable to expect the person staying at your house to clean up after themselves.

We don't leave food out because of the #GoatDog situation we constantly endure, but also because I don't want to NEED an exterminator.

Dem professional ass lines.

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Speaking of moving shit when you clean...  I found out that Pax is creating tiny clones of himself when I cleaned the loft.  Since there was sauce on the cushions and bread crumbs, I pulled up the cushions to vacuum the couches out and discovered in-progress Pax clones.  I also discovered that our cleaners have never ONCE vacuumed under the couch cushions.  In a house with 2 dogs.  NEVER vacuumed under the couch cushions.

It's hard to see,but there are little in-progress Pax clones in progress in that crack.
Both couches had these black tumbleweeds filling the entire crack, for the full length of the sofa.
There was also a black tumbleweed in the tiny corner where the couches come together that had never been vacuumed up.

Do I have overly high expectations?  Am I unreasonable for expecting that under the couch cushions be vacuumed maybe every quarter or something?  Or that the vacuum wand be used to get corners/hard to reach places?  I'm not asking that the furniture be moved every time.  Siiiiiiiiiiigh.

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We finally, finallly, got some clown fish for the tank.  FINALLY.

They are hard to see, but they are there.
Soon we will be getting an anemone for the fishies, which is really all I wanted to begin with.

Teh German asked what we should name them and I told him that I wasn't sure yet, but we always called our fish "Pete" and "Repeat" when I was a kid.  I will observe said fishies and see if they have any distinguishing marks and then determine names for them.

Update: I have observed said fishies and one has a fat middle stripe and the other has a skinny middle stripe.  This is their distinguishing features and for now, they are being call fat stripe and skinny/thin stripe.  Maybe these names will stick.  Maybe something better will come along.  Either way, Fat Stripe is always charging at me.  We think since it's the slightly bigger fish, it's the female and if that bitch doesn't get outta my face she won't get her anemone!  Come at me, bro.

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If you were interested in the menstrual tracker app situation, I guessed correctly when I said I redownloaded the Garmin app and have continued using that.  Most of the apps for menstrual tracking are more for people with regular periods (not me) or people who are trying to get pregnant, (not me).  There was one app that was overwhelming in all of the mood options, which I liked and hated at the same time.

I'm sticking with Garmin because my data is already there AND because I figured out how to turn off the device not connected notification and I like the few, simple options they offer for menstrual tracking things.

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People who cut open resealable bags and leave stuff in the bag that is now unable to be sealed shut, deserve to be cut.  Period.

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My very smart, sometimes assholish, loving, cute, so very cute, Husband insists on locking the storm door.  INSISTS ON IT. 

WHY IN THE FUCK DID I BUY A $200 SMART LOCK FOR HIM TO LOCK PEOPLE OUT SO THEY CAN'T FUCKING GET TO IT?!?!?!

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Because I'm bored AF, I've made it my goal to bump up the visibility of the GEGR FB page.  Truthfully, I love doing social media things and wish I got paid to do it.  Well, I guess actually I am since I don't really have tasking at work currently.  But fret not, it's coming.  All the documents are coming.  I imagine that they will all be need to be finalized between the few weeks prior to midterms and Christmas.  #PositiveThinking

Also, looking at cute dogs never hurts my heart.  It will soothe the stress of all those document finalization dates which happen to be on the same days as CS assignments being due.

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I've been doing the Tweeter thing again.  This is what happens when I have too much time on my hands.

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I have 5 classes this semester and 4 of them are in the same classroom.  Which happens to be one of THE most depressing classrooms that the computer science department uses.  It's small, cramped, and the projector is in a weird way. 

Anyways... I'm thinking of making a sign to claim my spot for the semester... because.. why wouldn't I?

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New acronym announcement: MIGFYSU
This stands for:
Megan is gonna fuck your shit up.

This is completely in relation to someone sitting in my claimed space in that classroom I'll be spending so much time in this fall.

ZWEI - Money Shit

-Bully sticks for the beasts
-Phone bill
-Water bill
-Tickets for an aquarium event later in the month
-Tattoo session + tip
-Dog sitter
-Gas
-Groceries
-New, less greasy, tattoo lotion + travel bottle
-Several long dresses with pockets.  These will replace the long dresses I have without pockets.  Seriously, pockets are sometimes the determining factor regarding my outfit for the day.
-Replacement shirts from Old Navy.  I need some solid, no funny prints, t-shirts for work and the one/two I do have, have holes in them.  I'll be doing a serious closet purge soon!
-Pizza for lunch
-New front door knob that doesn't lock so Teh German will have one less way to lock people out.
-Replacement screens for the pergola since one of the screens has a rip in it along the entire length of the screen and Teh German has already repaired 2 small holes and this is too large to repair.  I bought something from WayFair for an 11x13 pergola in the hopes that it will be ok for our 11x14 pergola.  When Teh German contacted the pergola company, they said that new screens would cost $289 and would include both the mosquito netting and the solid panels (that we never use anyways).  I wasn't pleased with that and asked Teh German if we could try it a cheaper way first or try repairing it ourselves.  He said yes.  Worst case, my cheaper methods don't work and I'll return the screens I got from WayFair and he'll be paying the $289 for the screens.


Sooooo uhhhhh...
I said fuck it and now I'm completely poor but Willow is paid off!
This is what happens when I'm bored and I've spent too much money over the past few months.
Annndd also, I'd rather see those car payment dollas going towards my savings account, knowing they don't have anywhere else they could be going.
Soo back to being #DebtFree other than the mortgage. 
#Adulting #LikeABoss

DREI - From My Phone Shit

There is a basil plant at work.
I'm gonna make some pesto.

When do computers overheat?
When they need to vent.

This bumper sticker had my name! #WIN

POCKETS!!
All non-pocket dresses will be donated.
#SorryNotSorry

VIER - From the Internet Shit

Husband to me.

It's ok if your strength looks different in this season.
MHN

You are brave.
Even when it does not seem that way and your bravery shows up in your choice to keep going every day.
-MHN

FÜNF - Things that made me happy this week

1. No school August.  Not actually all of August, but a significant enough portion that I'm calling it no school August.
2. 30-40% off everything at Bilo.  I bought all kinds of shit I'm generally too cheap to buy.  Shelled pistachios?  Check.  Pint-sized ice cream?  Check.  + $80 more in stuff that we will actually use/eat.  #NotSorry
3. No more car payment.  I mean, this also means no vacations anytime soon, but I don't have the PTO anyways.. Soooooooo, it's fine.
4. Eating lunch outside with a coworker each day.
5. Not having to lug around my backpack with a computer in it everywhere I go.
6. Dresses that have the empire waist that I desire.
7. POCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. Using the air fryer for new things.
9. The smell of the clean couch covers... #SilverLinings
10. Not having to sit through all-day long meetings for 3 days this week.

Happy Friday, Gentle Readers.