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I am quite fond of Kevin Smith's show "Comic Book Men" on AMC. It's basically about 3 geeky friends of Kev (plus 1) and their comic book store "Secret Stash". K said its like Pawn Stars but with comics and toys. They're half adorable/half annoying and for some reason, I love it. I think it's on between Walking Dead shows on Sundays. Give it a spin!
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How I still see her, sometimes...
*hugs*
I consider myself rather techno-geeky. I'm definitely not an expert, but I have worked/played with computers for going on 30 years now.
And I STILL want to click the icon and see it "blow up" as if it's a thumbnail.
What a dork. But.. that's Me!!! *jazz hands!
Today was fun - it was company pot-luck luncheon today and I was on the committee to keep it stocked and clean up. WOW those folks can cook. It was a lot of fun but to be around all those people, I had to use all of my social skills, as my dad says. By the time it was over, I was ready for a nice introverted little cave in which to recharge! It's tough being a social introvert - I enjoy being around people and getting to know new people, but in short bursts, apparently.
Now we're home and we're enjoying some happy hermitting!
Hope your Monday is less Monday-ish then most!
The work week was really weird. I expected it to be relatively quiet - post holiday weekend, post-golive (which was very smooth), and the upcoming holidays - things tend to slow down substantially in December. NOPE! Seems like everything crawled out of the woodwork - things that got postponed for the big project reared up immediately, all wanting attention. Stuff that rolled onto bossman's shoulders after a coworker quit have now been "delegated" down, and the time frame is 'DROP EVERYTHING WE NEED THIS NOW'. The capper was attending a training class via telephone - they put all the attendees on Mute, then later commented how quiet everyone was being. *headdesk. Oh, and our "holiday party" is tomorrow - the 5th. A wee bit early, isn't it?
The REALLY cool thing is that today, we met up with some old friends of mine from 12 years ago. We don't live that far apart, but after my 2nd divorce, I cut ties with everyone we knew jointly. I've missed these gals awfully and after reconnecting on Facebook, it was fun to hang out with them today. The Mom is my age, the daughter is 25 or so, and they are just as cute now as they were back when. I love their relationship with each other and always thought if I had a child, I'd like to have a similar relationship with my child. Then I had Katie, and we do! L&L Jr., like myself, seem to be magnets for weird things happening, and they typically find them very amusing. Today, L Jr. ordered the Taco Loco, or whatever it was, and the waiter asked her if she wanted her chicken muy loco, or just loco. She didn't quite know how to respond - was that code for spicy, or what? Nope, waiter was just messing with her - so she asked for extra-loco and we were to all watch her and see if we could tell any difference.
One of my earlier memories of L Jr. was when she was about 12 and worked after school as an aide at an after school facility for little kids. She came in flabbergasted one day - one of her little kids had drawn of a picture of their Mommy taking a shower - totally nude, with - shall we say - anatomically correct hair placement and coloring. L Jr said she was shocked by the whole thing, but then quipped "but at least we know she doesn't dye her hair." I thought I was gonna pop a gasket laughing at her then, and it still makes me laugh today.
It was fun to hang out with such kindred spirits today!
Do you have an old friend you've been wondering about? Maybe it's time to consider reconnecting?
May not sound like much, but it's double what I started at a couple of months ago!
When I heard of my childhood sweetie being jailed and serving life for assaulting his daughter, I still felt utter repulsion that such a crime could even be committed, deep sympathy for the victim... and complete bafflement at how the boy I knew could have grown into a person capable of doing such things - to anyone, much less his own daughter. I still see the sweet, green-eyed drummer boy from our 9th grade musical - I have a photo of us together after the show. We were at his drum kit, I was in my costume... big silly grins, me on his knee, happy goofballs who were pretty crazy about each other. He'd walk miles out of his way to walk me home after school... we'd talk on the phone for hours about nothing in particular... just typical 14 year-old sweetheart stuff.
How did Steve go from being this sweet 14 year old boy into a 25-40 year old abuser? I'm really struggling with that. It's not as easy to sling the labels now.
I just hope that the news stories will encourage kids who may be enduring molestations now. It's ok to talk about it. Tell a teacher, call the police... if the first person doesn't help you, find someone else. If that doesn't work, call someone else. Call 9-1-1... You can make it stop - for yourself and likely for others, too. You CAN.
Parents and friends - if you see cases of where an adult takes an especial liking to a child and is doing things that isolate them from others so they can spend time alone together - be wary. Not everyone is perverted - but be diligent and watchful.
I've been praying a lot for Steve. I pray his heart isn't hardened beyond reach. I pray he can be healed and find a way to make the rest of his life worthwhile. I pray his wife and children have been getting the help they need. Mostly I pray that children around the world stop being hurt and can grow up feeling safe, feel comfort, and feel loved.
Gonna drive me crazy all night!
I think I'll go soak my head ... in a nice hot shower.
but... I came home after a very very long week and got an absolute delightfully long hug from my daughter.
Katie rocks. Everyone should have one.
