Jsbodhi

Omg! My mom is so cute sometimes.
She texted me to let me the lawyers from making a murderer are going to be in the city here in July.
She asked me to get her tickets, I said sure, I looked online and saw that they don't go on sale until this fri.
So I told her I would make sure I got them for her, I didn't realize how excited she was, until she said she would stay up all night on thurs or camp out ( like before buying online tickets)
Now I have to make sure I get those tickets because she's so excited.

Melina

The breaking up with Sober Chef went well considering he apologized and says he didn't realize that he was being so insensitive to me. And that he wants to show me how much he cares and that he really doesn't want to lose me.

He told me I inspired him to make some changes in his life and he gave a two month notice at his work today so he can go travel and cook where his heart desires.

He wanted to tell me tonight that he thinks I'm very courageous for being in recovery and for not staying in situations that aren't sustainable to my happiness.

He thought he didn't have to explain the decreased contact we had bc we are in the same business and he figured I just understood. He chalked it up to a couple weeks of madness at work and that he knows I've been through it before. He was sorry to hear I felt alone, and claims it truly wasn't his intention to hurt me or lose me.

I called him on the difference between his words and actions. I let him know how it feels to analyze silence. I told him I cared about him but I care about myself more.

And then he told me how good my buns looked in my jeans and how I am beautiful physically and in my brain, so I guess you could say I decided to give him another chance.

Hey I'm a good dog but you gotta pet me sometimes.

saoutchik

Morning everyone, Happy 1st March. St David's Day in Wales

I'm sure you're in control of the situation Melina

I wonder if that requires references too?

Most of what I know about Atlanta I got from watching the Real Housewives of Atlanta so when you get your kayak Soberpotamus you will want to throw a big party and maybe launch a new perfume to go with it and possibly date a footballer too

I believe Adam Ant has some mental health issues. None of the other "ants" have aged well either

Recycling day here, remembered just in time we have new security code from today

Venecia

Hi -- Just back from Springsteen.

Happily exhausted. The concert was fantastic -- 3.5 hours of nonstop music from Bruce and the music-makin', Earth-shakin, Viagra-takin E Street Band.

Melina

Wow, Ven!! So cool! What a sober high for you, I know how excited you were!

xoxo

And so cool about the Making a Murderer tour, Jen!

Hi Sao, what do you mean about a security code for the recycling? We have a separate dumpster in the alley for recycling here in Chicago. It's single stream so you can put anything recyclable in them. I hear our recycling rates are low bc no one pays attention and they contaminate the dumpsters with trash. Cuz 'Murrica.

Venecia

Thanks, Melina!

Happy St. David's Day, Sao!

Early coverage. Nice to still live in a two-newspaper town.

Springsteen takes a breathtaking dip into ?The River? at the X ? Twin Cities

Gallery: Bruce Springsteen plays the Xcel - StarTribune.com

Melina

I just remembered I was at a strip clue once in Chicago with that guy in the bandanna in your photo, Ven. I wasn't with him but we were in the VIP room together.

I made buddies with the two girls that gave me lap dances bought by my friends and then asked them how to get a job there.

I don't know how much I drank that night but it was everything I could get my hands on.

Active addiction at its finest! Sheesh.

Weasel1966

Morning!!!!

I have been like my favorite sober super hero swopping in to say hello or good afternoon or good evening!!!!

Morning SW!

Weasel1966

I killed the thread. So much for super hero.

MLD51

Morning, Ken!

Soberwolf

I thought it was march yesterday

happy first of the month

saoutchik

You are still a superhero Ken

I wasn't very clear was I, I meant the code on the main door of our block which needed after 6pm. A year ago I had the (then) new number in my phone but had let the battery run out - i had to sit in my car in the parking area for 15 minutes or so to give it some charge. 1st world problem.

We have to split our waste 6 seperate ways now - Food, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Clothing and unaccountably Garden Waste, plus non recyclables. All in all it takes a while.

The 1st day of Spring ushered in its traditional London manner, that is howling wind and horizontal rain

I have been asked by the boss not to accept too much new business as we are overstretched. Poor planning on his part. I am fine with the not working so hard but is he going to make up my commission? Well put it this way - no

Apart from that everything is copacetic

brynn

Wow Ven! I'll think of you every time I hear Born in the USA now! So glad you had fun!

Melina, I'm kinda relieved your giving sober chef another shot. Hope it works out for you. And it's always nice to hear you've got nice buns

Sao, our recycling isn't that advanced yet. We just dump it all in the recycle bin. Now I understand why you talk about recycle day like you do....it's a chore. Hopefully work stuff will straighten itself out so you can make some big bucks.

Off to work yippee!
Xo

Soberpotamus

Sounds like a wonderful time, Ven.

I laughed at "Viagra-takin E Street Band."

Soberpotamus

Thankfully, I missed the Real Housewives.

I did date a "footballer" once, Sao, and it was enough to last a lifetime, lol.

I used to live in Atlanta, just for a short while though... maybe a year. Back in my singing days.

Soberwolf

You can sing SP ?

LBrain

so I created a 'my account' at the library to check some things...
it seems someone with that name already exists, I know I didn't do it, so is it the user name? It's not a very good website so it didn't warn me that name was taken and there is no way to start over... I gotta go there anyway...
I saw Bruce a few years ago. Always worth it.

Melina... I gotta party with you girl... shake that cosmic thang...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxa09aZ6ZN8

Soberpotamus

Sure thing, SW. I sing everyday. Can't stop myself. I studied voice in college and after college. I wanted to be a singer/songwriter. I wanted to combine words with music. Nowadays, I just write words. I can't resist banging on a piano once in awhile. I love the piano.

I played by ear, and I can read music very slowly. It always upset me that whatever part of the brain reads music wasn't working right for me. That nearly killed me. I was devastated. I think I couldn't accept that it was ok for me to continue in music with that sort of handicap. Also, I wanted an Ann Wilson (Heart) voice and yet my voice is like Sarah McLachlan's. Again, it was something I couldn't accept. So I gave up on the rock musician dream in my late 20s.

Soberpotamus

Bitter irony is that my voice has deepened with age, and recently, with the jaw surgery.

happyandfree

Good morning eveyone! Happy March!
We are moving in to warmer weather, slowly but surely.
Venecia. ..the Springsteen concert must have been great, I've been wanting to see him for decades. I saw moody blues a few years ago. At first I thought I wouldn't go since they're older, but they were great. As good as when I was a teenager.
Ah.....ro be a teenager! I'm not sure how I feel about this getting old. It's ok so far, I guess. Biggest problem is that my metabolism seems to have come to a screeching halt. I think I need to cut way back on my food intake.
Anyhoo.....I'm going to wrap up my taxes today. Pay what I owe and move on. Get it out of my consciousness. It will feel good, hopefully.
But first, dog walk! Have a great day everyone!