fykeylicious

Jesus Christ Carole go feed a tiger and STFU

10 hours ago, dixiedoodah said:

They have FOUR kids? Wow. I lost track somewhere. I remember North and Saint. I vaguely remember there was a surrogate. Was that for Saint or the third one? I try SO hard not to pay attention to them, but Kanye meltdown sucked me back in.

I believe she used surrogates for the last two children.

Also, I shared this article in the BI forum and might as well share here too. Sounds like divorce is imminent.

My district hasn't decided yet. They're still in the process of mulling it over, sending out surveys to parents, etc. We're in the suburbs of Philly so right now things are good (or as good as can be, anyway) in this area -- but it's only a matter of time before, in my opinion, cases rise again.

I'm not sure what I will want to do with my kids (who will be in first and third grade in September) if we are given the option. I'm so, so conflicted. (Then again, without concrete options, it's hard to anticipate what I would do, so we're all in limbo right now.)

Add to this -- two local elementary schools in my children's district (not their elementary school, though) advertised for an assistant librarian position. I applied. It's like my dream job. I am a former high school English teacher, and I'd never go back to the classroom, as there is no way I could handle the workload and take care of things at home. But this? An assistant librarian job? OMG. 

So I applied and have an interview via Zoom next week, but now I'm feeling a lot of anxiety about it all. My husband is like slow down Nellie, you haven't been offered anything yet. And he's right! But I can't help but worry anyway how it will all pan out. I'm hoping we go 100% virtual and then it's all out of my hands....but I know a solution like that has its own problems, too.

So many worries! 

Edit to add: If I had to listen to my spidey senses, I think schools in my area will open but will shut down in October. We'll see how accurate of a prediction that is.

Why can't they just admit to having an open marriage??? I mean, it's 2020 and with everything going on it would be hardly a blip on everyone's radar. People would think about it for 0.005 seconds before moving on to the next disaster. Also -- it's 2020. Is it really a big deal? Instead everyone is now talking "entanglement" and shit -- way more hassle than if they just said, yeah we have an open marriage so everyone can stfu and deal with it.

27 minutes ago, fykeylicious said:

Unless people wake up and realize that each and every single person has to work for the good of all, then we are doomed as a nation.

I should add this same mentality is going to come into play with climate change. Covid is merely the appetizer, and, like Covid, climate change is going to require action from EACH AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON, everywhere.

It's one thing to think, "well the government should ban x" or "corporations should start doing y" but guess what? It's going to take dedication and purposeful CHANGE from every single one of us if we're going to do what needs to be done. That's an uncomfortable, even frightening, thought.

But if we can't even get our shit together to wear a friggin mask when leaving the house..... then God help us with climate change. (And I'm pretty sure God wants us to figure this one out ourselves, anyway.)

Ok rants over

Covid is highlighting the weak, selfish nature of most Americans. Waah I don't want to be inconvenienced! It's MY right to do what I want, where I want! What about MAH FREEDOM!

For a supposedly "Christian" country, the idea of "do unto others" has certainly been flushed down the toilet.

Unfortunately Americans as a whole -- and this is a controversial opinion here, but whatever, I got tons of 'em -- have been gaslit by the notion of American exceptionalism.*** That is, we have been taught from childhood that we live in the greatest country on earth. That what happens in other places cannot happen here. That we are better than others, cause we're the United States of America, dammit. And thus we are blinded to our own faults and the very simple fact that this country is, like every other nation on earth, truly only a hair's breadth away from collapse. That the very systems we believe set us apart are not, in fact, infallible. 

Unless people wake up and realize that each and every single person has to work for the good of all, then we are doomed as a nation. It's not always about what you want. It's about what others need. Or do we really not give a shit about others? Is America really only ME ME ME?  

***We've been gaslit by other false notions as well, most notably that the Cold War ended in 1991, but that's a tale for another day ... ?

don't mind me, I messed up 

Love Cameo - got one for my best friend after she was hospitalized for several weeks due to a bad injury.

I find the psychology of Cameo quite interesting. Who is on there? Has-beens? Mostly, but more and more "current," working people are joining.

And, even better: what price do they set for themselves??

Brilliant.

The people I know who support him still support him. How, I have no idea. 

What I do know is that, if he loses in November, there's no way he will leave. He will say the election was rigged and declare martial law -- he knows if he leaves, he'll be indicted, and if he's indicted, he will go to prison. And when that happens? The protests we are seeing now will look like child's play.

I fear for this country.

Maybe the theatrical couple is David Foster and Katherine McFee or whatever? I believe she just said that David is "like a father" to Harry, which I'm sure ruffled some feathers. 

7 hours ago, dixiedoodah said:

 Lots of time to feel like you’ve screwed up royally.

nice work there 

The great Jerry Stiller has died.   Ben announced his father's death via Twitter about an hour ago -- natural causes.

A legend.

I must admit I am well adapted to quarantine life. My husband, on the other hand, is a very social extrovert and has found the lack of socialization difficult. (He is considered essential, though, so once he fully kicked the 'rona, it was back to work for him, which was the best thing for him, I think.)

As for me, I'm reading a lot more, listening to a lot of music. Trying to limit my online spending, haha.

3 hours ago, Wordsworth said:

My planned holiday to the US for June is slowly being cancelled. 

you don't want none of us anyway....we're a shitshow over here ???.....I kid, I kid*

*not kidding

2 hours ago, dixiedoodah said:

Roll call, y’all. Everyone still hanging in there?

Roger that, dixie. 

How are you? How's everyone?

lol they really thought we'd be distracted by UFOs

I remember back in the day there were a few BIs about a pregnant celeb still doing coke? There were two, I think, at an event doing it together? IIRC, one was thought to be Cavallari and the other was thought to be Rachel Zoe. They would have both been pregnant together in late 2013, I think, or maybe I'm blending blinds. 

But I definitely remember reading a lot of shady stuff about KC for awhile, so let's see what dirt comes out. 

A Hollywood breakup no one expected???

only cause no one thinks of them at all 

Amy Schumer has officially renamed her baby -- from "Gene Attell" to "Gene David" because she just learned it sounded like "genital"

???????????????????????? 

I love goodreads, dixiedoodah! I love seeing what others are reading - I also love the reading challenge. I set one every year and, for the past few years at least, have failed spectacularly. Really enjoyed Evelyn Hugo, too - read that earlier this year.

I just finished Gideon the Ninth - omg sooooooo gooood, if you're into that sort of thing (sci-fi/fantasy/horror-ish).

And, the Hugo nominations came out yesterday and it's nominated for best novel! If it doesn't win, I riot.

Reading Followers now.

Thinking of you and your family, @Wordsworth ❤️

An update: my husband had a doctor's appointment via Zoom earlier this afternoon, and his doctor ordered a COVID test. Results in 7 days, although I suspect we'll likely know ourselves by then. Fingers crossed.

I'm feeling a lot better, Princess - thank you for asking. I had two nights when coughing woke me out of a sound sleep -- it was scary but thankfully the worst of the coughing, knock on wood, appears to be over.

The bad news is my husband woke up sick today -- he's still been working and running to the store when necessary for us homebodies, and I'm trying not to worry about what he has.

The GREAT news is that, after one week of virtual learning, my kids are on spring break! THANK GOD!! I have a deadline on Friday so I really don't have time to do the jitterbug between two kids on computers ??

Hope everyone in ChitChat Land continues to be safe and healthy! 

1 hour ago, witchkitten said:

Fykie, we do have ABC Mouse. My older daughter loves it but it was quite buggy the last time we tried using it. I think the servers were overloaded because of all the new users. I’m running a very play based homeschool. I feel guilty about the lack of academics but I try to remind myself that nearly all the research says school should be play based until second grade and in Scandinavian countries schools are play based until second grade and they score way ahead of American children on most academic measures and their children are emotionally better off. That’s what I tell myself anyways. 

Play-based learning IS learning! Don't worry about academics, especially at their ages. They're doing great

And yes, we are finding ABC Mouse to be very buggy too. My daughter can only access it early in the morning; otherwise, forget it.

At any rate, it's more important for them to feel safe and secure -- worrying about learning a bunch of stuff will only add to the stress.

One day at a time!