I had the best mother-in-law, and suddenly lost her some years back. Mr. Vic still struggles with Mothers’ Day. I never did much for it for my own narcissist mother, either. I think we’re going to stay in, sleep in, make waffles, and spoil our corgi.

I’d still rather assume it’s legit first.

The Thai food highlight reel is pad thai and panang and pad krapow. I’ve been craving moo satay. It’s made with pork, dammit.. You never see it in the US because everyone makes it with chicken for some unknown blasphemous reason.

OUCH. Mine was the same situation, but he wasn’t inebriated. Just the first to drive it, and no insurance whatsoever. My car got totaled and subrogation probably had a field day.

Half a year ago I got in a wreck with a guy who was driving a rental car without a speck of insurance, and was found at fault. Always get the insurance, especially if you don’t have any yourself. I don’t want to think about the dollar amount on his end.

I was asked to help phone screen a candidate to backfill me while I transferred. Someone thought they were being smart and efficient by booking a conference line. The candidate and I dialed in, I did my thing, then management thanked me and assumed I hung up immediately despite no telltale beep. They threw out a…

I think I just went vegetarian.

I’ll be ready to kick it after I finish my already-long reading list. A Kindle, a cabin and a shotgun for bears. I expect no one to take care of me, not like my mother’s been trying to leech off me now because she hasn’t worked since Bill Clinton was president.

Some folks have/are doing that, actually.

In my first dorm in college I lived on a floor of overachievers and Type As, and Friday after last class somehow ended up being a time for dancing in the halls to New Radicals and cleaning. I have no idea how it came to be but 17 years later the only thing that’s changed in my routine is that I swapped out the music…

I’m allowing myself $50 for stocking stuffers and small gifts. Was very tempted at a $200 Lego Tiefighter kit marked down to $125, but I don’t need it. There’s a few books and Blu-Rays coming up that I wouldn’t mind. But I’m also controlling my impulse by limiting it to two transactions tops.

Mr Vic and I didn’t fly anywhere together until earlier this year after almost a decade of being together. I’m glad we started with a 2-hour domestic flight to JFK first before we go on a 9-hour flight to Europe later, now I know how to travel with him. Driving trips are totally different for some reason.

They’re not grandfathering certain accounts, are they? I have Premium but I think I had it as just a one-time purchase. In saving for a cross-country move I really don’t have the funds or patience for software subscriptions (I booted Microsoft Office and am looking at YNAB very seriously). So this too will have to go.

I’ve not yet had to carry more than a single, some lenses and a flash. I imagine any more would be better off in a backpack and then dual-wield with criss-crossed straps?

I’ve not yet had to carry more than a single, some lenses and a flash. I imagine any more would be better off in a…

Lowepro’s Passport Sling. Big enough to fit a DSLR, a 15-200mm lens, my wallet, a bottle of water, and anything else I need for a day trip to a museum. Spare pockets inside fit small things like my lens pen, extra batteries, memory cards, and a side zipper expands to fit more. I take this instead of a camera bag and a…

Lowepro’s Passport Sling. Big enough to fit a DSLR, a 15-200mm lens, my wallet, a bottle of water, and anything else…

.... DAMMIT.

+1. I wanted to use my tablet for both for so long and finally broke down and got a Kindle last winter. It makes such a huge difference.

Hopefully the mean vegan person I know will lose their crap when they see this and finally believe me when I say there’s beef product in McD fries. MUAHAHA.

Avoiding going back to DSM as long as possible, TYVM. Think they actually had an exhibit of paint drying.

Well, if I had pieces I liked and actually wore, they’d get included in the capsule. If I like it enough, it gets replenished when it’s worn or torn. If not, something else comes in.