wishing upon those stars....

[liminal_space]

last night we headed out to get frozen custard and when we got back, i saw a shooting star within moments after getting out of the truck. then, when walking the old man onslow and his ditzy blonde sister kimjoybestdogever, i saw another one. 

i know shooting stars happen all the time and i know what i was seeing was part of the geminids meteor shower, but still....i needed those flaming beauties in the sky to chirk me up. 

and they did. 

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holiday shopping is mostly done. i'd like to buy one more thing for the in-laws and get something for the lady who is letting kid ride her horses for freebies, but after that? i'm all sorts of done. yay.

it's been hard to get into the spirit of the season for a variety of reasons, but i'm doing ok. i'd like to have more decorations up, but we just have no SURFACES for most of my things. next year, hopefully, we'll have my built-in-shelf idea set up and i'll have all sorts of nooks and crannies to stick festive stuff in. also, hopefully, i'll have my farmhouse buffet for the dining room that i can seasonally decorate. 

our tree is...ok. we opted not to put or special ornaments on the tree and just have glass baubles — at first, i was fine with that, but now it feels....impersonal. you know, i will find something to be MEH about no matter what. 

i have to beat that pessimistic dark bitch down all the time. 

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did you read the news about the georgia middle school teacher who violently went off on 7th grade girls when they said they were offended by him displaying the flag of israel in his classroom? what the everloving FUCK, man?

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we have no snow. last night we got excited because the forecast had shifted from rain and minimal snow to expected snow of over a foot! there was joy! nandor was thrilled! now? fucking rain. but the temperatures are chilly but not cold, so it's pretty nice to go out in. i remind myself that this much wetness is something i'm not used to in any form, so to enjoy it. 

and then i do enjoy it. :) still....snow would be nice. 

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still hold ups on mister's raise. part of it has to do with the title change they're putting in place and the advancement path he will be on. after being a system architect, the next landing spot is the CISO for the company. o.O IF HE GETS THAT, HE COULD WORK FOR AREA 51 AND TELL ME STUFF!!!!! 

not that he would. he keeps secrets really well. :( mrpmph. 

but maybe *i* could get a job in area 51 and find stuff out. probably not because EVERYONE knows i can't keep secrets. seriously. i LOVE being told secrets, but i can't keep them worth beans — which makes learning new secrets a challenge. :(

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i made bread yesterday and it turned out so much better than it usually does! i'm trying to learn to be a better bread baker, but it's a struggle since so much of it is dependent on external factors and you have to learn to "feel" when the dough is right. instinctual cooking is easy for me, but instinctual baking? gah. 

the recipe made 2 small loaves and i sent one to the MIL who is coming off of a feeling sick stint. i had no idea she wasn't well, so wanted to send some goodness to her, thus the bread and i made some chicken noodle soup with muffuletta  noodles which, ima be honest, i had never had before and now love x 1000. 

i have some chili meat thawing and will make a small batch for dinner tonight so we can have chili burgers....kinda. no hamburger patty, just the bun and fixins. =D i'll make the kid some bean and cheese "momma" burritos (i make them fancy-pants for her), so the vegetarian in the fam will be taken care of.  

this weekend mister is supposedly going to make christmas goodies to send out — he makes a finnish molasses cookie and macarons; i make friendship tea and chex christmas mix.  macarons are so devilish to make, so we may opt for something else this year for mass consumption — but i'd like some macraons for us;  his chocolate peppermint cookies are divine and i need all the divinity i can get. 

except divinity candy, because that shit is scary. 

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so kid has a boyfriend back in california, right? they are so cute with this long distance thing, but i also am planning on finding her a midwestern boy. there are some cute ones at costco, so next time i go, i'll shop for more than bulk items that i don't need. =D

that's weird, i know. 

i can't TELL her my plan, because she gets all pissy at me and accuses me of sabotaging her relationship. WHO? ME? noooooooooooooooooooooo.

anyway, they are talking about him moving out here in a few years and mister gets all pissy about it and i'm just rolling with it. while MY kid is the poster child for steady, reliable, and constant, 99% of all other 17 year olds aren't. especially boys. *nod* 

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books to choose from for the day:

the marriage portrait by maggie o'farrell & the only one left by riley sager — disparate reads, so i need to determine which one feels most suitable for the day. 

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Love your shopping for boys at Costco. lol

[howlin-wolf-66.livejournal.com]

Hope you get your wish! *hugs*

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I didn't hear about this but I had some messed up teachers when I was a kid including a Spanish teacher who REALLY hated kids so I'm not too surprised.

(no, I don't know why someone who hates kids would be a teacher!)

[liminal-space.livejournal.com]

i have a feeling they start off NOT hating kids then, the longer they teach, the more they struggle to be decent in the classroom. students are nuts half the time and adorable the other half.

[liminal-space.livejournal.com]

me too!

[liminal-space.livejournal.com]

it was the first thing i noticed when we visited costco out here -— super cute boys! and they're tall! i told her about them and she just looked at me with an expression that was not very nice. punk.

[cosmic-reverie.livejournal.com]

So fun you saw a meteor!

Long distance relationships are tough. Best of luck to her.

[zeecha.livejournal.com]

I'll look forward to your reaction(s) when January & February rolls around. Or when it snows at the beginning of May!

Wow, the kid seems too serious for someone who is still a teen. I hope she learns to love that she is single! I should go shop at Costco! ha

You crack me up with the Area 51 stuff and the not good at keeping secrets stuff. Thanks for the smile.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

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