The things I do for you people.
My computer is all screwed up. I don't know exactly is wrong, but I know it's not good. I'm afraid that Windows is corrupted again, which means that I have to go to my sweet Guatemalan computer dudes and get them to reinstall Windows for me. It's doing this freaky thing where it suddenly just goes berserk and scrolls up and down all on it's own. Which can be tricky. But the most annoying thing right now is that the Shift button isn't working. In order to make a stinking capital letter, I have to stop and hit the Caps Lock button. In this last paragraph, I stopped and clicked the damned Caps Lock button 40 times, because I have to click to turn the damned thing off too. ERGH.
okay, i've decided to just give in and type the whole post a la e.e. cummings. i also can't get excited, as the exclamation point doesn't work. if anybody has any ideas as to why this might be happening, please share. pretend that that period was an exclamation point.
so i'm afraid that this post will be very short and have very little typing or enthusiasm.
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jude's super neato teacher found this website - Freerice.com . it's this great site that donates 10 grains of rice to the world food programme for every vocabulary word you get right in a little quiz. i've become a little obsessed with it - i love a good vocabulary test. it's great for the kids, because they are helping others while expanding their vocabulary. (that was an exclamation point too)
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weird, but good. The Nietzsche Family Circus - randomized pairings of family circus cartoons and friedrich nietzsche quotes. somebody clearly has too much time on their hands.
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this is frightening...
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i would like to send this to a large number of childless friends who just. don't. get. it.
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soooooooo, that's all i have patience for today. i'm hoping that by wednesday i have either a repaired computer, or a new computer - which i want, but can't afford. wish me luck.
and in the meantime, visit stacy1111 (those were supposed to be exclamation points - fail)
Jude's teacher is brilliant.
I know you have a virus. What I did was go to the uninstall programs in the control panel. Uninstall anything that was installed right before you noticed this problem. Restart you computer. If that doesn't solve it you will have to take it in.
I love the family circle site.
Let her have it Carolyn.
Posted by: Michele | 02/19/2013 at 04:59 AM
in solidarity i type capsless. i love carolyn hax and read her constantly (because i swipe the paper from random offices whenever i can. huh. i don't like this having to hit shift for the parentheses. ugh.) i looooooove the 1950's question/answer and boy oh boy is the funeral thing creepy. i imagine a sinister old mortician rubbing his embalmy hands together. and i don't like the noise it makes.
Posted by: Arnebya | 02/19/2013 at 07:57 AM
Planning a funeral has totally not so romantic overtones to it, right?! It seems all stalkerish/obsessive to me. EWWWWW!
Posted by: VandyJ | 02/19/2013 at 08:09 AM
I've had issues with the advice in the Dear Carolyn column before (I think I once wrote a post blasting her, many years ago), and again she disappoints. She does not even BEGIN to relate what it's like to be the SAHM of small children - it's not nearly that calm and organized. Nope.
Posted by: Jan's Sushi Bar | 02/19/2013 at 08:24 AM
Oh man, I've read that article - soooo so so true. Friends who are childless but also selfish family members who don't understand why I don't dedicate every free moment to them.
AND, I love the cartoons. Too funny. Normally I can't stand Family Circus, but this one I can get on board with.
Posted by: Alaina | 02/19/2013 at 05:48 PM
Man...my Valentine's Day was nowhere near as romantic as planning my funeral. Dang!
And here is my spin for this week!
http://lifeintheslowlane-kendra.blogspot.com/2013/02/oh-places-ill-go.html
Posted by: Kendra | 02/21/2013 at 05:16 PM