tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096 Through Forest, Field, Hill, Mountain, and Dale... glowing_dragon 2020-05-23T19:00:09Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6317990 2020-01-22T08:53:27Z 2020-01-23T18:10:41Z the Misfits, "Scream!" tired public 0 Jon sent me a Facebook message at 8:50 AM to wonder if I could come over at 2:15 today instead because Harmony had to pick up Hiero from school and actually wanted to be on time, and Ayler wasn't feeling well. I assumed I had to hold down the fort there, especially when he called a few minutes later after I'd already sent my reply to ask if they were puking or loopy, so I agreed. Then Barry left me a voicemail, but I delete those, so I called him back to find out that he wanted to move grocery shopping to Thursday instead of tomorrow. What did they do - leave the messages and then run away within two seconds?! Sheesh!<br /><br />Later, I had some New England Clam Chowder today for National New England Clam Chowder Day, right when Harmony sent me a text wondering if I could come slightly earlier. That's on the buses, not on me! After COFFEE TIME, I went out at 1 on an 401 to help with the kids, just missing the early C94 and the early 407. The 3 was seven minutes LATE at Marine Drive Station! GEEZ! I finally got to Jon's at 2:15 - so much for shortly BEFORE that time! At least there were no random two-minute stops along the route, wheelchair / stroller delays, or elevator shenanigans today!<br /><br />When I got there, Harmony and Beckett left within five minutes, but Beckett did show me his Gorilla Munch cereal, which were indeed balls! He also showed me a huge yellow Blockbuster chip bowl and the blue tub, which he had fun with later. It was good to have some time alone with Ayler, who thinks that I won't get what he has because his dad said so. Haha, I wish germs and viruses worked that way! We talked about Fraser, Henry, racetracks, the school secretary, no nurses at the school, Harmony just driving to the school today (walking 30 blocks in the rain with a toddler in a carrier?!), my phone photos and calculating how many seconds were in a year by using the Calculator app, hand sanitizer, texting, oranges, what it meant when you vomited, water, and reading some children's Bible stories like the Good Samaritan / the Feeding of the 5000 with fish and loaves / Daniel in the lion's den. He wanted to teach Beckett about word patterns and especially the word "gun" since Beckett will repeat anything. Uncle Joe has taught him "hit your butt!" in Cantonese since it's funny.<br /><br />Everyone else came home at 3:40 (thus ending our freedom to talk), and Beckett had fun with his toys and plopping into my lap to "read" the summertime book and the Christmas piano book cover because he saw "balls" (ornaments) on there. No wonder the piano had wings - there was Santa in his sleigh, too! I gave Hiero his birthday card, which he seemed to like - he also was enamored with the Creature toy I'd given him on Sunday. Hiero opened all the rest of his birthday presents - turned out that Mom had forgotten to write in the birthday card she gave him, but had also given them a pack of Ontrue seaweed in the regular flavor! He also got at least four Lego sets, a PAW PATROL puzzle set, a science toy, and Rain or Shine ice cream gift cards! His friend Leanne gave him three gifts - WOW! Beckett stood on top of a puzzle box (and wanted some grey robot toys - saying "MINE!" when they were Hiero's), and I accidentally squished the Lego STAR WARS box.<br /><br />We had peas and macaroni in soup with some grapes, cherry tomatoes, and sticky rice while discussing last week's snow and other things. Ayler said the soup was salty, but it really wasn't - it was really bland and just what you might want if you were sick with tummy upset. Beckett threw cheese and some other things on the floor, but liked his cereal as usual - and smiled BIG for the Vitamin D tablets! I had some leftover cheesecake while the kids had some orange Jello which was rather liquidy in consistency! Hiero did some "home reading" with me - but I had to sound out words and make sure he knew what was going on. Beckett and I played with balls, the stacking blocks ("doggy!"), and the toy train which can zoom on the wooden floor. When I showed him my doggy slipper socks from Grandma Joan, he sniffed them and played around with the "ears" - silly kid!<br /><br />Just as I was about to leave at 7:25 (with Beckett saying "BYE BYE!" in a serious manner a few times), Ayler vomited on the bathroom floor and surrounding floor area! Yes, I could stay even later because that had happened and Harmony had to do clean-up. She barricaded the area with a garbage can and laundry basket, while I made sure Beckett stayed on the mat. That meant he could read even more, relax with the blanket, look out the window at the lights, and call the new 3-D Glowing Planets "boh-boh"! When Hiero took things like the action figures away from Beckett, he cried - so of course I gave him some hugs and told him that his brother was terrible! Lately, Beckett has learned the word "help" and is using it in the proper context instead of just pointing at things and vocalizing - good job! He usually needs it to get balls out from under the couch, or to get balls out from small boxes and blocks!<br /><br />Turns out Ayler requested that I stay to watch him eat his banana and drink some water while Harmony bathed everyone else. Sure, why not? We talked about applesauce, tuna NOT being part of the BRAT diet, the school having a janitor / custodian at least, my opinion that he should probably stay home, math, "my baby" being Beckett, Beckett's talking in his sleep (to say "please" and other simple words), and more things. I finally left at 8:10 (encountering an Evo driver who liked driving on the sidewalk...) and got home at 9:35 on a 407. PHEW! Extended Nephew Time on BOTH ends of the time spectrum!<br /><br /><br />Campbell's clam chowder and a Nature Valley granola bar for National New England Clam Chowder Day and National Granola Bar Day!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pTOlKTX.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie M. and Etsy: A dragon agate necklace!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7IUsoN5.jpg"><br /><br /><br />VIGOROUS DRAGON AND LIVELY TIGER artwork at the hospital across the street - YAY FOR DRAGONS!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qZNSFVQ.jpg"><br /><br /><br />VIGOROUS DRAGON AND LIVELY TIGER, by Shirley Chiang, donated in 2015!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/UKZZ92X.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Dragons: A red dragon with piles of books in a castle! INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qd96xRD.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6317990" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6274309 2019-09-23T05:31:31Z 2019-09-23T06:09:24Z Def Leppard, "Action" bitchy public 0 I had to do some laundry and haul it up the elevator again because I got some potato soup on my pants! While that was going on, I called Nick out for being a flaky millennial yesterday. No, he can't use a bad hangover and "depression" as an excuse. Say what I will about my past, I at least was raised to honor my commitments! Now I feel much better!<br /><br /><br />Calling Nick out on being a flaky millennial LIKE A BOSS! Why did I use my phone to type all this out when the computer is right there and much easier?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2lSuqZY.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Rev. Pix Butt?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LP9Yjng.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: A green and yellow colored dragon with pink flowers!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6R3Jzob.png"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JxXVlOkWLM">From True Crime Daily: Aafaq Manejwala?!</a> <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OPdk7XK.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Youtube: Jaleayah Davis?! It's pronounced somewhat like "Jill-i-ah" with a hint of JULIA. What?! <br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/vDEIMLi.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6274309" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6268995 2019-09-11T04:33:45Z 2020-05-23T19:00:09Z GWAR, "Don't Need A Man" amused public 0 Precious Orji?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/RWKxGhy.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Ja'Wanah?! APOSTROPHE!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZWYMQ5k.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Dujuan?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/eFjwIN5.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Tasha is obviously fine, but Lazenda?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/RKG3BFO.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Jaxon?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/kYfoTxp.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Nope and John's True Crime Group: If you can name all eight of these serial killers, you need counselling. Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader, Edmund Kemper, and Gary Ridgway.<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/g7uJIWD.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6268995" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6253902 2019-07-26T22:21:53Z 2019-07-26T22:24:42Z Collective Soul, "Simple" thankful public 0 I showered and did laundry today. Thought I'd lost a dry sock, but found it in the hallway outside my apartment... phew!<br /><br /><br />From John's True Crime group: This Avon and Somerset police constable is named Rob Banks?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/m7Ynmis.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Reddit and r/UnresolvedMysteries: Tarasha Benjamin?! Didn't her mother say it out loud before the birth and realize that it sounds like TRASH-A?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/z0dd15n.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Blue Ball, Pennsylvania?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yHW4ypW.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6253902" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6251098 2019-07-16T06:58:53Z 2019-07-16T07:07:12Z Goo Goo Dolls, "Sympathy" tired public 0 After COFFEE TIME, I went out at 2:40 on a 407 to help with the kids, telling Jon to text me if something happened. Got there at 3:45 and discussed poop hygiene, Beckett waking up just then, paper planes, bullet trains, origami (I was just folding along with them and not caring if I was any good), babbling, outer space, fast trains, Myles and the ER, Mom not noticing certain things like the cooking soup overflowing right in front of her and making a great puddle for Beckett to crawl in, Lizst, classical music, minuets, and Beckett chewing on things.<br /><br />Also talked about Mount Pleasant Park, puzzles, jumping down stairs, Beckett cruising to things aided by the couch, how to properly steer Beckett towards stuff (gentle!), Ayler's music school, bike camp, Seattle's monorail, and reading baby books to Beckett. We had salmon (Omega-3 makes you smarter!), surfboard noodles, papaya, blueberries, apples, spinach, and soup for dinner while Beckett almost got yogurt into his eye from slapping the table when he was done or feeling excited. Sure, I can come by next Monday! Got home at 9:25 after walking from Brighouse since the next 401 and 407 would come by in 20 minutes.<br /><br /><br />From This Is True: Wilvince Kemmy Bazil?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/K1rBGQa.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6251098" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6245678 2019-06-29T06:17:54Z 2019-06-29T07:52:20Z Alexis on Fire, "Accidents" tired public 0 I noticed that Chantelle deactivated her Facebook account AGAIN. Either shit or get off the pot, dude! Paulo dropped by at 9:45 to pick up some Quaker Oatmeal that I'd offered him last week. Then since he was here, he ate some Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild mushroom rice / 2X Spicy Samyang noodles (he was DYING!) / Shin Ramyun premium black noodles. We talked about BLOODSTAINED and post-game content, those shit glitter pills, Darryl, Brian, Steve getting a new job, vaginal glue lipstick, Canada Day weekend plans, and "summer vagina." I didn't mind that it was relatively short notice and we didn't say much. He left at 11, which is fine too.<br /><br /><br />Quaker Flavor Variety 10-pack of instant oatmeal: Maple and Brown Sugar x4, Cinnamon and Spice x2, Apples and Cinnamon x4.<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1lAk6ae.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Instant Quaker Quick Oats!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/t6ytI8Q.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Tupac Isme?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/aHuHPje.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Tevita Tuli'aki'ono Tuipulotu Mosese Va'hae Fehoko Faletau Vea?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1CZ8YYJ.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6245678" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6242257 2019-06-15T20:08:12Z 2019-06-15T20:31:54Z Peter Gabriel, "Exposure" productive public 0 Not-so-dear random and selfish Dreamwidth user: My journal tags are for ME and MY CONVENIENCE, not for whoever else happens to stumble across my journal. I don't care about a random user searching for stuff about movies. YOU are the rude one for suggesting that my tags should be for anyone and everyone. Also, that entry had <b>169</b> tags, not 100. If you're going to complain, do it right.<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nknJ8E0.jpg"><br /><br /><br />No, it does NOT mess with the functionality of the site!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VzBSZ2l.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Monkey Punch and Melissa: World's greatest farter mug for Father's Day!<br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/GkClRNu.png"><br /><br /><br />Brace yourselves: Single moms are coming to claim Father's Day.<br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/pmDfKKT.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Global News on April 30, 2019: Metro Vancouver has a pair of mascots called Pee and Poo! Watch what you flush!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/EVNQQz6.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6242257" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6241980 2019-06-14T23:38:50Z 2019-06-15T00:26:45Z Nada Surf, "Robot" crazy public 0 After COFFEE TIME, I went out at 2 on a 414 to see Rachel at the Caring Place. I filled out a year-end satisfaction survey, and was home at 4:10 on a 407.<br /><br /><br />Jizyah Shorts?! What the hell were her parents thinking?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pFyHa2M.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From my Endlessly Engrossing Bathroom Reader #22: HOW TO SAVE A BIG SHIP FROM SINKING, EVEN THOUGH TORPEDOED?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/O0loJFx.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6241980" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6228712 2019-04-30T21:09:36Z 2019-04-30T21:17:32Z Duran Duran, "Ordinary World" sore public 0 I discovered redrum this morning - UGH! Then again, I planned for it because of my other eye surgery on May 8 and then staying at Deb and Dylan's... so hopefully, it won't show up during this time!<br /><br /><br />From Reddit and r/UnresolvedMysteries: Allyson Romedy?! BAD SPELLING OF ALLISON! Reminds me of a REMEDY!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/OflDBfb.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Tyren?! Pronounced like Tyrannosaurus?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B61PmEI.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Bray, Deshay, and Deshane?! Reminds me of Uncle Eric's naming his kids Erin, Derek, and Darren. Also, Bray reminds me of a misspelled BREY from DRAGON WARRIOR 4!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/atnR8sE.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Ajai?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6URTDzQ.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6228712" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6198440 2019-02-02T05:05:46Z 2019-02-22T03:34:05Z Sloan, "The Lines You Amend" recumbent public 0 I went out again at 5 on a 407 to Shoppers Drug Mart. Wanted to get a lot of soup for the snow: on-sale Campbell's Everyday Gourmet soup x4 (Fire-Roasted Sweet Pepper and Tomato / Harvest Mushroom with White Wine / Garden Market Vegetable / Golden Butternut Squash), on-sale Lipton Cup-A-Soup x4 (Chicken Noodle x2 / Chicken Noodle Supreme x2), and President's Choice canned soup x3. (World of Flavors Thai Chicken / World of Flavors Indian Chicken Mulligatawny / World of Flavors Mexican Chicken) Then I got home at 6:10 after taking pictures of the DRAGON ARTWORK at the hospital across the street.<br /><br /><br />Checked my mail, and got a belated Make-A-Wish Australia Christmas card and a bunch of Australian postcards from Deanna H. in the mail this week. (Elephant In The Room / DYNAMICS OF AIR / Hop Fest - Yarra Valley's New Beer and Cider Festival / Cook On The Pacific / Disney Christopher Robin x2 / MAKE BELIEVE: THE STORY OF THE MYER CHRISTMAS WINDOWS from the Melbourne Museum / "Be grateful that today is Saturday, as it means you still have tomorrow to monkey around" / "Being with you is like hearing my favorite song")<br /><br /><br />From Julie: "Snow Predicted" Oil painting on canvas... milk, bread, and toilet paper sounds about right for Vancouver this weekend! -8 is COLD!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fkR70AM.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Campbell's Everyday Gourmet Fire-Roasted Sweet Pepper and Tomato soup!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/z17o2Ja.png"><br /><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://glowing-dragon.dreamwidth.org/6198440.html#cutid1">Lots of soups here!</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6198440" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6155655 2018-09-21T17:44:54Z 2018-10-20T00:10:52Z Bon Jovi, "New Year's Day" grumpy public 0 Jeremy emailed me to say that he could make it to Felico's - YAY! Barry called me at 8:35 AM to confirm the time that he'd be picking me up, and 10:15 sounded fine to me. Then Dr. Wise's office called me at 9:05 AM to say that they had "a situation" come up and they'd have to reschedule either today or Monday at the latest. Ugh, fine - make me drink coffee for no reason! :P<br /><br />The office called me again at 9:45 AM (that was fast!) to reschedule, so I brought up my ride situation, but October 19 at 11 AM should tentatively work. I then called Barry to see if it would since he's going to Japan; since he didn't have his appointment book with him at that moment, he called me back at 10:05 to say that yes, it would. Then I called the doctor's office back to confirm things. Phew, now I can hopefully relax and take Neo-Citran when I feel less awake from the coffee!<br /><br /><br />Edit at 12: I told Jimmy about finding out that "the situation" was a carjacking downtown, and he tried making me laugh by saying "Car-jacking off." NOT FUNNY IN THIS CONTEXT, BABE! Totally inappropriate, like his Goodwill thrift store "gaylord" slang for a full forklift of donations!<br /><br /><br /><a href="//www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/97t5m5/young_uterushavers_who_got_their_tubes_tied_how”">No, FrontLawnFire, we do not use "uterus-haver"! Are you a special snowflake?!</a><br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VgZlf7S.png"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6155655" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6125523 2018-06-17T03:22:39Z 2018-06-17T03:25:36Z Soundgarden, "Outshined" contemplative public 0 Yo'Heinz Tyler?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SmsMZHj.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie and CRIME WATCH DAILY: Katayoun Copeland?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/BNgESLi.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Crystal Champagne?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dU2fByW.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6125523" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6125053 2018-06-15T03:25:00Z 2018-07-13T17:39:19Z Blur, "Fried" determined public 0 Time to shut some things down, Jimmy. Not my fault you're having a bad week, and "babe" is supposed to be a GOOD thing!<br /><br /><br />Hallelujah Lulie?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/X5EYyhw.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Lamonte?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4w8I9s0.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Johnetta?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/2RVnSZs.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Cawatas?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/V4qXOyI.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Jayla?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/VFQlfBx.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Jahziya?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dnACc8N.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From Julie: Moenae?!<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IaoLvN0.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6125053" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6059984 2017-12-03T21:56:18Z 2018-08-11T03:12:50Z Korn, "Trash" satisfied public 0 <b>THIS ENTRY IS ALLOWED TO HAVE NON-ALIGNED TAGS.</b><br /><br /><br />Tonight's menu: <br /><br />Heirloom Bean Chili with Garnishes (cheese, rice, avocado, and onions)<br />Cornbread<br />Winter Green Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette<br />Quince and Apple Crisp<br />Agua de Jamaica<br />Dark Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake<br />Beer / Coffee Porter / Pot Filler / Gluten-Free Cider<br /><br /><br />After COFFEE TIME, Eric picked me up at 6:25 (he had to work from home today) so we could go to Jeremy's. I had his Ganong Delecto dark peppermint creams and Christmas card, plus Jeremy's FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Advent calendar and Christmas card. I'd also decided to give Ayler my old NIV Reference Bible (from 2010) for later in life. HA! Eric and I talked about life on the way there ("Christmas spirit?" "Well, I can't bitch about it being too early to mention Christmas..."), Wo's Restaurant, his not seeing Jon's new place apart from moving help, that Kwong Chow dinner, and his asking if I liked hot or cold yoga. Hahaha, no! I do know there are places near Jeremy's that offer it, though. We passed by the Boiling Point Hot Soup Restaurant which I'd seen on Yelp a couple years ago, too. The Canucks played Toronto at 4 today, and won 2-1, which I heard about later. When we got to Jeremy's apartment, I could hear what seemed like Randal pontificating on something, so I commented on this to Eric in a low voice. After hearing a little more of this "pontificating," I understood that it was the pre-dinner prayer. Oh well!<br /><br />I saw Ayler and Hiero for two minutes as they were getting ready to leave with Harmony, and Ayler greeted me with "You should be here earlier!" Hahaha! I told him that Eric had had to work from home today, so that hadn't been possible. Then Jon said that I could have been there earlier had I not been too lazy to take the bus. Whatever - Eric had enabled it by being home when I called his cell at 2:30 to see what was going on after he hadn't answered my email reply last night! I asked Ayler if that meant he wanted to see me more, and he said yes. I think that's a good sign, so I said I'd see him on Monday. "And then Wednesday!" he said. No, that isn't going to happen! I managed to offload the Bible to Harmony since she had the cleanest hands out of her and the kids before they left. Later, Jon said that if I didn't hear from him, I should come on Monday - his student had been sick last week, so he'll call to see if the lesson is still going on. I also said that I'd sent Steph his address, so she'll send him that baby card with Henry (but I said "some mail") when she gets around to it. I gave Jeremy his FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Advent calendar, which he apparently really loved because he used to watch that exact FROSTY THE SNOWMAN cartoon religiously as a child! Hahaha, I'm glad that he really loved it! Of course he thanked me! He was also surprised at the pile of mostly change that I dumped on the donations table, deciding to raise my payment by two loonies and a toonie. (Jon's smoker friend Edwin left at this point, too)<br /><br />I talked to Dilys and Trish about using Ayler and Hiero's leftover mugs (kid cooties can't get us!), wedding card / wedding thanks etiquette, early Christmas decorating / Christmas songs, Jesse's brother Hubert holding hands with a girl named Amanda at their first group meetup at a movie (that worked for them), Steph / Lisa / Fraser / Henry (Dilys had seen Steph and Lisa with my parents at a White Spot on Kingsway [?] while she was pregnant with Fraser), cookbooks, reading books, non-fiction, swearing around kids, hillbilly society, and documentaries after saying hi to a guy named Jonathan / Caleb / Jesse / Christon / Gino / Quan / Rebecca. Then I finally got a chance to ask Kevin whether he'd received the MEGA SUSHI email two months ago (couldn't do it at the Wo's Restaurant dinner), but he said that it must not have come through his inbox, then apologized. Nothing to be done about that!<br /><br />Later, the phone was off the hook, so some people showed up randomly. I told Dilys that at the last dinner, I had accidentally locked Jon out of the apartment when he came back from taking the kids home with Harmony; I'd locked Jeremy's apartment door out of habit! I shouted over the music to ask Randal about NaNoWriMo, but he hadn't done it. He did say that there was a local challenge to write a novel in three days - yeah, I could never do that! Also, he mentioned that it was too loud with the music and other conversations. Not as bad as the Shark Club, man! I said hi to Ivan, who said I looked the same with my festive "jeweled" shirt and Santa hat - OF COURSE! Dilys asked if the clock chimed - yes, it did! Someone asked whether Jeremy had a VHS collection, but nope! He did have vinyl records, for sure! Christon told us about the Willingdon café $5 meal ministry before he left early.<br /><br />Later, Jeremy was showing Trish some Christmas ornaments and decorations (including candy canes, which my nephews had recognized) on the Christmas tree. Lots of yearly ornaments and inheritances from his grandma! There was a bird feeder decoration from his grandma, and Eric wanted to ask Jeremy whether there was a leftover Communion glass there. Nobody heard him, so I used my existing NG lungpower to relay the question. Jeremy gave us a look, looked at the decoration again, and laughed - there was indeed a Communion cup! I had to laugh and said that Eric had NAILED IT! Ivan, Randal, Eric, and I talked about "accident" kids like Hiero and Ivan's brother Nathan, kids ten months apart, Richmond life, renting, his paying cheap rent to his parents, night shifts / managerial positions not being worth it for sleep / money considerations, the high gasoline prices (147.9?), Ivan's having to make FOUR trips to and from Richmond / Steveston to the Italian Cultural Centre because Stanley's wedding cake fell through (but they then got 500 different doughnuts from Steveston - PLAN BETTER FOR LESS DRIVING!), a pharmacist job, the new Shoppers Drug Mart near my place, the Richmond Centre Shoppers Drug Mart, patients wanting to set him up with their kids, my mom wanting to set me up with John Law once, how Mom acts when she's drunk (like the mooncake at Thanksgiving lunch 2007 at the townhouse - Kevin said that I had a good memory if Randal couldn't remember what happened WHEN HE HAD BEEN THERE!), Dad and others getting old, and the declining attendance at VCEFC.<br /><br />I remembered to ask about the small group situation (Crossroads), but everyone in existing positions is overstressed and overstretched because there are fewer people around since they've left for various reasons. Awana is still a thing, but the leader-to-kid ratio is something like one leader to eight kids, as opposed to one leader for three or four kids like when I was doing it with Anita and Melia. The Fellowship situation may be starting up again with another version of David Fellowship, but lots of people have pre-existing small group commitments once or twice a month already, so the connection aspect may not be there if people only go to the big group once a month or so. Eric and I left at around 10:10, after I'd asked Ivan whether the church website had a livestreaming service, but he and Eric just chuckled - nope, probably not, although I do remember that they record the services and put them up at some point during the week.<br /><br />When we left after I had drunken trouble with my winter jacket (Jeremy laughed - but I did thank him for hosting and all of that), Eric wondered if I'd had an enjoyable evening - I had, and so had he. He reminded himself not to go into robot mode, and I reminded him again when we got near that important turn-off. In the parking lot at 10:30, I asked what it meant if the computer restarted randomly or Windows didn't start up properly some of the time. I'm sure it could be a number of things, but I didn't want to set up something right then. He isn't even going to church tomorrow because he has a lot of work to do! I'll just email him later sometime, but it is time for bed now! Yep, Jimmy seems odd in the "wait a minute - why are you not saying anything?" way, but it's best to leave that alone.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6059984" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:6035221 2017-10-18T20:18:20Z 2017-10-18T20:52:39Z 54-40, "Ocean Pearl" productive public 0 From Julie: <a href="http://bagoffarts.com">Bag of Zombie Farts cotton candy!</a><br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/pXwt5lB.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/xo8YJtKh9NY?t=27m20s">From a Youtube documentary on the serial killer Joel Rifkin: Steve Louder works for the New York State Police?! What happens if he's SOFTER?! Hahaha!</a><br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/rAH6qSW.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From TAMAGOTCHI for the Game Boy: Remember to FLASH the toilet! <br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/AcazYF4.png"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=6035221" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2010-09-02:565096:5956190 2017-05-04T05:37:50Z 2017-05-05T02:00:22Z KMFDM, "Sleep" nervous public 0 From ALL-PURPOSE BATHROOM READER #13: Susan Tellem is a public relations executive?!<br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/9iTNKML.jpg"><br /><br /><br />From ALL-PURPOSE BATHROOM READER #13: Norm REEDER is in charge of Torrance LIBRARY programs?!<br /><br /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/xxRd3tl.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=glowing_dragon&ditemid=5956190" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments