evile: hey :) phone duty from hell AND I got in late today. What a
day.
SkyeDS: HUGS
evile: means I still leave at 4 so I guess its' OK.
evile: How's your day been? Things with Hugh and the bank, etc.
settling down?
SkyeDS: nods
evile: good. That's a crazy way to try & do business....
evile: Polydinner last night was fun. It was mostly guys. And I was
among the more modestly-endowed of the 4 ladies there. That was a
first.
SkyeDS: :D
evile: Jenni, then Chance, then me, then Pace. It was interesting.
evile: Did your parents get in at some ungodly hour last night?
evile: (Chance is a gorgeous thing, BTW. She seemed very cool, too.)
SkyeDS: 10 pm
SkyeDS: you have very pretty friends
SkyeDS: lots of t hem
evile: 10 isn't so bad. I guess they called while they were on the
road then...isn't it like 6+/- hours from texarkana?
SkyeDS: they got diverted to Corsicana
SkyeDS: accident shut down entire highway
SkyeDS: then cop gave them godawful long way detour
evile: ugh! That sucks!
SkyeDS: if they'd had a map
SkyeDS: I've never known them to go without one
evile: Probaly figured they'd made the drive to Austin a bazzillion
times & didn't need one.
SkyeDS: exactly
evile: Poor fam. Are they staying with you?
SkyeDS: hotel
evile: good. Much less stress on you!
SkyeDS: I always give them the master bed and bath suite, but I don't
think my bed is comfortable for them
evile: *nod*
SkyeDS: the oldest familyi owned motel in texas is in Rockdale, with
antiques in all the rooms
SkyeDS: but they didn't want to stay there
evile: too bad.
evile: Did they go with generic Motel 6 or whatever? Some people
would rather go with what they know. I sympathise.
SkyeDS: best western
evile: *nod*
SkyeDS: they were happy with it last weekend *shrug*
evile: Yeah. I can definitely see going with what has worked in the
past. I do that, too.
SkyeDS: most BWs allow pets. this one apparently doesn't <shrug>
evile: BW is a very odd chain, in that it's not really a chain, but a
franchise where you can own any kind of rooming house and buy the BW
name and have people make reservations thru the 800#.
evile: I hear the BW in Spain are these gorgeous old castles.
evile: And the BW in Italy are tiny little rooms with sinks but no
shower or potty.
SkyeDS: B&B would be cool business
evile: lots of work, irregular schedule, very little free time. But,
other than that...yeah.
evile: Mom got it into her head that I needed to buy the Stone School
B&B in Ungodly, MT. Neat place, cool idea...but MonFuckingTana.
evile: Plus I'd need to go back to school & get another degree if I
wanted to do it right.
SkyeDS: does [dad] want to live in MT?
evile: I don't think so.
evile: I think he would have gone to new mexico with the right career
offer, but not MT.
SkyeDS: buy a school w/ what money?
evile: who the hell knows.
evile: I definitely know where [brother A] inherited his 'pie in the sky'
mentality from...
SkyeDS: aw lol
evile: At least mom backs up some of her talk with activity. She
doesn't just say "i'm gonna be famous" and then sit around waiting
for someone to discover her brillance.
SkyeDS: she's very good at what she does
evile: Yes she is.
evile: I am rather dreading my next trip to the PO box. I'm sure
there's another wondeful letter from her there.
evile: I'm just going to remove ego and stop needing to be right and
see if that helps when dealing with family.
SkyeDS: :(
evile: The important thing is I love them, and they love me. Being
angry & misunderstanding will pass, if we don't keep feeding it.
SkyeDS: :)
evile: WWHD = What Would [sister H] Do?
SkyeDS: ;)
evile: Well, I know I couldn't ever be as patient & good as [uncle B], so
I'll try for a step below. Still human, but a better human than me. :P
evile: I mentally experimented with "WWND" (N being Nanny, our mom's
mom)...but decided Nanny would have opened a can of whoopass on
[rubber pig]'s skank ass from Day 1, Minute 1. So...no WWND.
SkyeDS: lolol
evile: I do sometimes wish she was still with us. The showdown in the
ICU would have been a sight to behold. (if things had gone that far,
which they wouldn't with Nanny still alive)
SkyeDS: and I would have missed good drama
evile: This is true.
evile: I prefer my drama to be non-life-threatening & involve people
I don't know very well or dont' like very much.
evile: (why all the urinary disagreements on HFS sites amuse me)
SkyeDS: lol
evile: The way people fuss & carry on, you'd think it was life or
death...but, no, it's a game, kids. Just a game.
evile: One of my callers at lunchtime told me I was a 'blessing from
god'...that was such a nice thing to hear, after all the mishegoss
lately.
SkyeDS: amen :)
evile: I was just doing my job...but it was really nice to be
appreciated.
evile: Definitely a good lesson from god/universe/whatever. Do my
best & be sure to let people know when I appreciate them.
SkyeDS: can preach that
evile: Sometimes things just seem very simple, don't they? :) at
least in theory.
SkyeDS: I was letting people know they were appreciated on Chaos when
one of said people saw fit to attack me. But that's rare.
evile: *nod* and...that's their problem, not yours.
evile: I've seen you grow so much & become a much more centered
person. It's too bad if other people can't see past their own stupid
mess to appreciate the effort you've put in.
SkyeDS: I do what I like now
SkyeDS: I'm old fat wasted too much of life already, I'm going to
play catch up till the day I die, I don't have time for other
people's shit
evile: That definitely helps. I always noticed that you were more
centered when you were with your piano or your critter(s)
evile: And it is always unproductive to muddle around in other
people's waste products :P
evile: Actually, Nanny is the one who noticed that first & pointed it
out to me.
evile: You were playing piano at a party and she said something about
how it was almost like you were a different person when you were
playing. Told someone to "just let her play, you can tell it's what
she loves"
SkyeDS: I think I would have liked her
evile: I didn't like her. she was a critical, nasty, close-minded old
bitch who took no nonsense from any one (except her golden boys)
evile: But at least you always knew where you stood with her :) Which
is something I've come to value as I've moved along in the world.
SkyeDS: nods
SkyeDS: brb need to eat
evile: ok
SkyeDS: bk
evile: wb. late for a lunch break!
SkyeDS: I just don't think about it till tummy says, excuse me
evile: *nod* that happens when I get busy with a project at home.
Working for the state, our breaks are regulated so I just eat at
lunchtime, regardless.
SkyeDS: ate bigger breakfast than usual too
evile: breakfast is good
evile: Saturday's picnic is looking to be a little...odd. but I'm
going to go anyway. I like [thewordnerd].
SkyeDS: Saturday is very full for me
SkyeDS: 8 am lesson, ranch work day, shire party
evile: Me too. :) it's a good thing. Yours too, I hope.
evile: is the shire party the one at Sharjinka's? or something else?
ScA?
evile: Oh, wow. it's 4 already! Getting here late sure helped the day
fly!
SkyeDS: yep
SkyeDS: Rockdale SCA shireparty
evile: Cool. I'm glad y'all have a little group to hang with close to
home. Anyhoo, I'll yap at ya tomorrow, I'm sure.
*HUGS* You are a blessing from God :)
evile: (ess)
SkyeDS: HUGS :)
evile: Have fun with your 'rents :)
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