I had to go see my allergist this morning, for a post-flu checkup. I absolutely hate the drive to his office, because at any time of day the 5-mile section of the Beltway I have to take always has ridiculous traffic made up of people driving like morons. my appointment today was for 9:30, so I got the tail-end of rush hour. I was doing okay til the ( Read more... )

in slightly more amusing news, debboamerik had to drive us to Baltimore yesterday, because I can't drive over residential speeding limits, in Beltway traffic, or in the dark without my glasses. my girlfriend will perhaps not hurt me too much if I mention that even when I can see well enough where we're going I'm not terribly fond of being driven places by her ( Read more... )

this is me, not ranting at a friend who was being thoughtless and insensitive because of an intense emotional reaction, not because he's really a casually hurtful asshole who's inconsiderate of other people's perspectives and feelings. see how much I've grown?

we got Rickrolled at the Pub Sing at RenFest. I'm severely disturbed by this. the Pub Sing is my favorite part, though I could have done without the weak-voiced, off-key female vocalist they kept asking back to sing boring songs with NO CHORUS. I have no idea why the audience was so into her they were actively shushing people who talked during her ( Read more... )

I've decided the only really friendly people in Manhattan are the customer service workers and the people who don't actually live there. still, we had a good time; debboamerik had never been before, and since the snow stranded us in the city for the night, we wandered around midtown to see some of it. we didn't see a show, cuz by the time we found the ticket ( Read more... )

my baby sister asked me last year if I'd try to organize a family Thanksgiving this year at her house; she can't cook, but she's got the space and she knew if I asked, everyone would come. unfortunately, her stove died and she hasn't gotten the new one installed, so they're coming here. Jenise and I are going to cook; roast turkey with cornbread & ( Read more... )

I've decided I'm not mature enough to have kids yet. I was thinking all kinds of lethal thoughts about the woman who accidentally bumped into Dorothy during the hula hoop contest. Dorothy dropped her hoop, which disqualified her; lovely child that she is, she accepted the woman's apology with grace and sincerity. I growled and called her a bitch ( ( Read more... )

nothing tastes as good as the first glass of water you've had in five days. I think I'm gonna live. I'm even kinda cool with that.

if anyone knows a good GP in Montgomery Co. who takes Medicaid, let me know. a good psychotherapist wouldn't come amiss, either.
we have a guest room again, but I made Jenise put the bed back in our room, since it was ( Read more... )

we took a taxi home from the airport, partly because Jenise brought so much stuff back from CA and partly because i just wanted to get home with her as quickly as possible. we did a lot of snuggling and petting in the cab, but when he noticed us kissing the driver said, "you can't do that in this cab. you should wait until you get to your home." he ( Read more... )