Ten Things Thursday

[imaplanner]

1. I'm tired.
2. I'm cranky.
3. My head hurts.
4. I'm thirsty.
5. I'm whiney.
6. I'm frustrated.
7. I'm annoyed.
8. I'm (also) annoying.
9. I'm achy.
10. I'm hopeful.

[btrage]

1. I decided last night what type of restaurant I would open if I ever did.
2. As much of a sports fanatic as I am, I am equally good at compartmentalizing my team's loss and not let it bother me.
3. I think my 9 year old daughter may have heard my wife and I "wrestling" this morning.
4. It's a beautiful sunny 75 degree day in Metro Detroit.
5. Tomorrow is the last of my 4 Fridays off in October schedule.
6. I think I want some wings for dinner tonight.
7. Heading to Grand Rapids for the weekend to run in our old neighborhood's Halloween 5K.
8. Will hit up my favorite breakfast joint that I've ever frequented - Real Food Cafe.
9. Real Food Cafe is near the top of the list of things I miss about my old neighborhood.
10.Eat 'em up Tigers, Eat 'em up.

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[luckless pedestrian]

1. I am addicted to the dw pile thread
2. some weird guy who runs OTB in NYC wants to LinkIn with me
3. I am trying to refinance our house
4. this paycut sucks
5. I am ready for lunch
6. I have not lost the weight I wanted for my 30th high school reunion and it's in 3 weeks
7. Hurricane Sandy better not come in the way of my commute back and forth this weekend
8. I am overhwelmed with my friend in a coma
9. I like Everything But The Girl
10. my to do list is now officially unmanageable

[Rygor]

1. I also am addicted to the "Pile on dw914er" thread
2. I am also trying to refinance my house
3. I also like Everything But the Girl
4. I'm afraid LP has invaded my life
5. That reminds me of a scene in "Say Anything" where this girl tells her bf "You invade my soul."
6. Thanks to btrage, I'm thinking about German food
7. Excited about Vegas in a couple weekends
8. Thinking that planning a wedding the second time around will be so much easier
9. I should really be getting more work done today
10. Off to do some work!

[dandy_warhol]

1. I'm also trying to refinance our house.
2. Do I need a lawyer to do the refinancing?
3. I'm debating about taking another painkiller. I haven't had one since the 1/2 a tab I took at 5:15am.
4. I have an important meeting at 1 so the painkiller should probably wait until after that meeting.
5. I'm wearing track pants, sneakers, and a t-shirt to this meeting.
6. I hope they'll take pity on me.
7. Sunday is the one year anniversary of my daughter's birth and death.
8. We're planting an oak tree in her honor.
9. This knee injury has severely messed with my spirit.
10. I'm depressed that I only got to use my new Garmin once before my injury.

[Planit]

1. Its a beautiful day outside
2. I have 2 letters to write and no motivation to do so
3. I hope the Saturday 'Cocktail Party' in Jax isn't hampered by Sandy
4. If money were no object, I'd open a pub
5. If the Braves had made the World Series, I'd be in Atlanta right now
6. They did not, therefore I am not
7. You can 'what if' anything to death
8. I've lost a couple gift cards - ugh!
9. I voted yesterday afternoon
10. Political games - Yuk!

[Mud Princess]

1. I missed Five Things Tuesday this week.
2. I missed a PBS program on snowy owls last night because my DH wanted to watch "Survivor."
3. I miss having money to spend on dining out or going away for the weekend once in awhile.
4. It's very gray here today.
5. I couldn't even get the dog out of bed this morning.
6. I'm very thankful for a handful of colleagues that I refer to as my "cheerleaders."
7. Surely one of these proposals will work out, right??
8. No, lp, I did not apply for that job.
9. I can't wait for the elections to be over already.
10. I've run out of "things" for this list.

[Gedunker]

2. I missed a PBS program on snowy owls last night because my DH wanted to watch "Survivor."

1. I watched the Nature program last night about snowy owls and recommend it.
2. Snowy owls are beautiful but tough buggers.
3. I really wanted to watch the Frontline program about climate change deniers.
4. Frontline wasn't on last night at all.
5. The Tigers looked like the long layoff hurt them.
6. Pablo Sandoval. Wow.
7. We used to have a pretty remarkable street railroad system here.
8. About 80% of City residences were within 3 blocks of a line.
9. We let it go for buses.
10. Bus service today isn't available to about 85% of the local population.

[TerraSapient]

1. Have I mentioned that I don't work in this field anymore?
2. I got about 7 hours of sleep last night. Major victory.
3. I love fall.
4. I need to invest in some warmer socks.
5. I hope we get several feet of snow this year!
6. I really wish the world would stop discriminating against gay people
7. A fresh ginger snap sounds good
8. I'll take some fresh apple cider with that
9. Titanic is on right now
10. This movie is super cheesy

[Maister]

1. Junior got quite a candy haul last night
2. He doesn't seem to trickortreat like we did as kids - we used to RUN from house to house to get as much as we could. He strolls and looks at others costumes
3. Domino's pizza is okay
4. My tie is wearing out
5. I'm wearing a pedometer and am averaging about 8k steps a day las week
6. Dr, Who would qualify as a guilty pleasure in my book
7. I like seedless grapes they're my second favorite fruit
8. My favorite fruit is seedless watermelon
9. No, my favorite fruit is fresh blueberries
10. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition

[TerraSapient]

1. I forgot my glasses today so I am squinting at everything
2. Now that I'm no spring chicken, I can't help but think all this squinting will give me wrinkles
3. For some reason, the word "squinting" made me think of twinkies. Must be because they are both squishy and have two letter "i"s
4. Screecher's screeching has generally been tolerable the past two days.
5. I am wondering if it is because of the bottle and a change in the way we are breastfeeding, since he is getting more of the fatty hinder milk now
6. I did not get any trick or treaters last night
7. I did dress Screecher up as a sock monkey though, pictures to come
8. I don't want my parents to move to TX
9. Did I mention my parents are moving to TX?
10. I really don't want them to move to TX

[btrage]

1. The weather was crappy for Halloween last night.
2. The girls still had a good time and got lots of candy.
3. Not nearly as many kids came through our neighborhood as was expected.
4. We have A LOT of candy left over.
5. My power steering fluid line was patched a couple years ago.
5. I'm getting sick of the slow power steering fluid leak in my car.
6. But it's probably better than a new patch or new line.
7. TS - Didn't you move back to be closer to your parents, family, etc.???
8. Enchiladas for dinner tonight.
9. I need to try and find the lot pins at my house since we're installing a fence.

[dandy_warhol]

1. Seeing some of the little trick-or-treaters last night made me sad.
2. This would've been Sylvie's first Halloween. I think she would've been a skunk.
3. Due to my knee injury I've gained back 7 of the 10lbs that I lost.
4. The weight gain is almost as painful as the knee injury.
5. I need to learn how to budget my money.
6. Cue George Thoroughgood:
7. Tomorrow is payday and my money's all been spent.
8. I've seen George Thoroughgood in concert twice.
9. I can't recall what bad I've seen most in concert - maybe the Dandy Warhols or Weezer.
10. Hubby is working on a playlist [sounds less cool than mix tape] for our road trip to WI for Turkey Day.

[luckless pedestrian]

1. I was thinking of Dandy a lot this week, wish I had "eraser pain"
2. I was also feeling sad last night handing out candy while my kids were far away
3. I was less sad at missing the spring school concert than Halloween
4. I felt like I looked like the middle aged woman living solo (which, wait, I am)
5. My heart sank when I saw a pic of my son after trick or treating
6. No one decorated my house up north
7. I was glad I had new friends over for dinner
8. One of them was a police officer here and everyone knows his personal car so, score, no shenanigans in my neighborhood
9. I have lots to do so I will try to stay away from here (lol)
10. I had french toast at my morning meeting

[Planit]

1. The haul of candy was not as excessive as I thought it might have been
2. The kids doing their candy trading after the begging was pretty funny
3. I hope certain things start coming into play this month
4. Is it mandatroy that your mother will ask you the same question more than once during a singular conversation?
5. SQUIRREL!
6. I miss baseball already
7. Having an issue with a lawyer who won't return phone calls or emails - thank goodness its work related and not personal
8. Trying to figure out a nice short road trip over T'giving
9. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are a fantastic food group
10. You know what this one is...

[ofos]

1. Zero kids last night.
2. Candy bag is unopened
3. Wife has receipt for above
4. Wife asked if she should return candy to store
5. Told her that it's up to her and her conscience
6. It's chocolate
7. Can she do it?
8. Will she do it?
9. Will it be my fault?
10. Damn betcha!

[Maister]

4. Is it mandatroy that your mother will ask you the same question more than once during a singular conversation?

Only if you have not provided the response which is satisfactory to her.

[ofos]

Only if you have not provided the response which is satisfactory to her.

Have you not learned anything about women? There is no satisfactory response. There is no reason to try to answer the question. They don't want answers. They want to talk. Sheeesh.

[Mud Princess]

1. We didn't have a single trick-or-treater yesterday.
2. I'm really tired because I stayed up too late reading a book I didn't want to put down.
3. I could use some sun.
4. I'm thankful that Hurricane Sandy did not have much of an impact where we live.
5. I'm relieved that the parts of the state devastated by Hurricane Irene in 2011 were spared this time.
6. Saturday we're having dinner with my DH's best buddy... and the buddy's new girlfriend.
7. It will be interesting to see how they interact... his ex- treated him like dirt.
8. We both want him to be happy.
9. Overused expression of the day week month: "The new normal"
10. This time next week the election will be over and I won't have to endure all the political ads... for awhile.

[wahday]

1. Getting up this morning was hard. Sugar hangover.
2. Wife and daughter off to Ohio for a wedding through the weekend. Son and I are “baching” it.
3. Son’s ambitious homemade “Dalek” project was a huge success. Most did not know it but those who did were super excited (and won him bonus candy)
4. Just finished some work on my bike. Excited to get it out for a test ride!
5. Gearing up for some house projects: new counter and sink and wall painting in three rooms. This weekend: Restore!
6. Now the (ancient) dishwasher is dying. This morning the top rack rusted out and is hanging by just one side. Not good.
7. Still anxiously awaiting the results of my interview last week. Will know by next Thursday.
8. I’m glad we live one block away from one of the busiest Halloween streets in our City. Its convenient and I don’t have to participate as a household. It looked exhausting…
9. My formerly infected thumb (operated on a month ago today) is still numb and tingly at the end. Will it ever be normal? Or is this the new normal?
10. Enjoying my blue skies but feeling for my East Coast brethren.

[terraplnr]

1. I have not been tempted all day to eat the Snickers bar I stole from my son’s Halloween candy, or any of the candy co-workers brought in.
2. As far as I’m aware I have not been taken over by aliens or visitors from the spirit world.
3. But if I don’t start craving chocolate soon, I may seek professional assistance.
4. Only had one cup of coffee this morning… am considering getting a caffeinated beverage of some sort.
5. Am reading online public scoping comments for a big project… the online submittal process seems to lead to a lot of stream-of-consciousness comments/ramblings.
6. And a lot of exclamation points, words in all caps, and a few H-bombs.
7. Apparently my company is “shrinking” the yearly raises for technical staff due to “trends in the industry”… according to my supervisor’s comments it seems to be a new protocol, just in time for my yearly review. Lucky me.
8. I want to say, “But if all those other companies jumped off a bridge, would we have to jump too?”
9. But I won’t. I’m grateful that I have a job I like.
10. Bu maybe I want some chocolate now.

[Zoning Goddess]

1. Sam's Club didn't have any day-after Halloween candy on sale.
2. I hope Publix has some tomorrow.
3. I inadvertently handed out all of the candy my kid likes and he doesn't like any of the stuff we have left.
4. His first Halloween, he was a cute little baseball player.
5. We must have had 100 trick or treaters last night.
6. Only one kid came back a second time and I gave him extras for "nerve".
7. RJ is grilling ribs tonight, my favorite meal.
8. This being the South, we will also have biscuits.
9. How come the networks aren't really covering "Sandy" areas outside of NY/NJ?
10. I read that hardly any homeowners in the NE US have flood insurance. Why is that?

[Maister]

1. It is sooo nice to be able to hear the phone ring once again and have some reasonable expectation it's a friend or family member calling
2. I had only a small piece of coffee cake this morning and right now I'm hongry
3. It's okay to experience hunger sometimes
4. Mrs. Maister called to inquire if I wanted stew for dinner. For some reason stew doesn't sound very good right now
5. When it comes to keeping papers attached, binder clips are far superior to paper clips
6. I really don't know very much about the state of Delaware. You almost never hear about Delaware in the news.
7. That was really two things I covered in #6 above, but I guess I'm making up for it by not really saying anything for #7 here.
8. Rabbits are fluffy and cute to look at, but I wouldn't want one as a pet
9. There's a tiny part of my mind that cannot entirely dismiss apocalyptic considerations.
10.I can usually tell when a weather front is moving in. My left foot aches now where I broke it last year whenever there's a strong frontal boundary

[btrage]

1. Looking for my property pins this afternoon.
2. My dads gonna come over so we can play with the toy together.
3. I think I'm going to mow the lawn/weeds one last time this weekend.
4. Hoping the super cold weather stays away so we can still get our fence up.
5. Making Italian sausage/hot dogs for dinner tonight.
6. Leftover chili for lunch.
7. Frozen Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwich for breakfast.
8. I generally enjoy the smell of fireplaces/camp fires/outdoor type fires.
9. But when people burn leaves it messes with my nose.
10. My dog thoroughly enjoys having his ears scratched.

[JNA]

1. The day before friday.
2. Nov 10 is my 20th yr of employment with the county.
3. Mom in NJ got at least 6 inches of snow.
4. 1st mug of coffee.
5. days of vacation still to take.
6. friday is payday.
7. going signup to volunteer help in Thanksgiving dinner church outreach agiain - 12+ yrs now.
8. been invited to a thankgiving dinner.
9. need to buy tickets to fly at X-mas.
10. need to continue to scan family photos for X-mas present.