Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))

1104810491051105310542259

Replies

  • Glinda1971
    Glinda1971 Posts: 2,328 Member
    @Italian_Buju I'm sorry I must have missed your post or I would have tried.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    My confession? I'm a poptart-aholic...Love those badboys, especially the vanilla fudge ones <3

    The Peanut Butter ones are my favorites. I also liked the Wildlicious Frosted Wild! Cherry Pop-tarts.
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    I love microwaved string cheese! Especially when part of it gets crunchy! Yum!

    I eat string cheese every day and I've never even thought to do this. Guess what I'm doing when I go home!

    You have to pull it apart! Don't just microwave the stick whole!

    See @WestCoastJo82! Not weird at all!

    I am so trying this!!

    So am I. I even conveniently just bought a pack of string cheese last week at the grocery store.
  • kellienw335
    kellienw335 Posts: 1,745 Member
    notwaitin wrote: »
    I had an affair on my diet this am. I was at the McDonald's drive thru and asked if they had cookies, nope but they could put some in for me...um hot out of the oven McDonald choc chip cookies...holy mother of words I can't describe. I've never had an affair but if its anything as hot and delish as that, I may have to rethink my lifestyle.

    I never knew McDonalds had cookies.

    I haven't had McD's but Chick-fil-a has THE best chocolate chip cookies. I may have had one or one hundred too many when prego!
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    crosbylee wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    crosbylee wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    Started the C25k app today because I like having someone tell me when to run and when to walk :)

    I am ready to start that myself. I was hoping that would tell me what to do!!

    I really like it because I'll be going along listening to my music and it'll beep and say start walking then beep start running and I don't have to look at my watch or anything it's great!

    Great news for me. I am working on getting my physical endurance up a bit for a mud run in October.

    Which one? I have done a bunch... Love them! It's like being 5 all over again.
  • kellienw335
    kellienw335 Posts: 1,745 Member
    crosbylee wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    crosbylee wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    Started the C25k app today because I like having someone tell me when to run and when to walk :)

    I am ready to start that myself. I was hoping that would tell me what to do!!

    I really like it because I'll be going along listening to my music and it'll beep and say start walking then beep start running and I don't have to look at my watch or anything it's great!

    Great news for me. I am working on getting my physical endurance up a bit for a mud run in October.

    Yay! That sounds awesome! I'm a little jealous. My goal is to do a mud run or obstacle course in the fall but I don't have anyone to do it with me. I hurt my left shoulder a couple months ago and went to physical therapy for a bit and somehow hurt my right shoulder a week ago so no weights for awhile. Long story short...I'm afraid that I won't have the upper body strength for it. Ok I'm finished whining. :(

    Does anyone have helpful hints for preparing for a mudder?
  • riderfangal
    riderfangal Posts: 1,965 Member
    Well, I am just gonna go ahead and assume the calorie count on that waffle cone is fair....since nobody seemed to notice that post.....

    Sorry I missed it too. This thread has been kind of wonky for me today
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    KylerJaye wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    ok have to get out of here before I get sucked in. I HATE missing all the daily commentary. Sigh.

    that is stunning!!!
    i can't remember if you said so or not, did you do the work yourself?
    if so, amazing! if not, excellent choice in contractors!

    I picked all the materials. I paid an architect to help me design it (not that they did much...but I didn't pay them much either) and a contractor to install it. I can't even nail in a nail straight. Completely inept. But thank you. :)
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    aw darn it lost the vanity (the best part) so one more

    These are beautiful! I love the tiles in the bathroom! So very pretty.

    Thanks! I love it too! I spend hours in the whirlpool tub. :)
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    I just joined my first event ride by our local cycling organization RABA (Richmond Area Bicycling Association) to support their 'Bikes for Kids' program. Beyond excited!

    http://www.heartofvabikefestival.org/

    Sounds great! Have fun!
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    MoHousdon wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    misskarne wrote: »
    I know you hate people apologising for asking you questions, @Susieq_1994, but I only do because I feel like that stereotypical ignorant privileged white girl, and I don't want to offend.

    So...there is that - robe, I'm sorry, I don't know the word for it - the long black one with the head and face covering. But it gets to 60C in Oman, right? So, um...how do the women not die of heatstroke?

    That's alright, it doesn't offend me! :)

    It's called an abaya, and most of them don't cover the head or face--They're basically just black dresses. I wear one myself. The headscarf and niqab (face covering) are all separate pieces. There is one that has a head covering attached as well, but these are mostly worn by older ladies, as it's just an older style.

    That said, I wear the abaya and headscarf. I don't find it hot, personally--I actually find it cooler than when I wear "regular" clothing like skirts and blouses because the abaya tends to be very lightweight. It's also because I've been covering for a very long time--If I didn't cover, I'd probably feel hotter due to the sun burning my skin!

    My sister wears a niqab, and according to her, it did feel very hot in the first week, but she says it doesn't feel like that anymore now that she's used to it.

    Just an add-on: The abaya isn't a must, Islamically. Women are encouraged not to wear very bright colors for the purpose of attracting men (yes, men have a rule that involves not attracting women--it isn't a sexist rule), but you're allowed to wear whatever color you like, as long as you're covered properly.

    I prefer the abaya in Saudi Arabia because everyone wears it (I've seen like... two people so far that didn't... Even the non-Muslims wear it!) and I just don't want to stand out. In Oman, I often wear regular colored dresses, skirts, blouses, etc. Unless I'm lazy. Because the abaya is really easy to just throw on and be done. ;)

    Can I ask some follow ups? You say your sister wears a niqab; was that something she decided to do as an adult? And how did she come to that decision? And are you wearing your regular clothes under the abaya? Or is it like a "dress".

    Thanks for educating me! :)

    Yes, she decided to start wearing it two years ago. Nobody else in our family wears it and she's unmarried, so nobody influenced her in that decision--in Islam there are some scholars (I refuse to count the Sheikh Google people...) who believe the niqab is obligatory, and others who believe it is simply recommended based on evidence from the Qur'an and hadith. After doing some studying, my sister chose to go with the scholars who believe it's obligatory, and began covering her face from then on.

    You do have to wear clothing under an abaya--it's basically a cover, but the material is too thin to wear with nothing but underwear underneath, for example. I usually wear jeans and a tank top underneath it--since we have to remain covered, it's best to have your legs covered in case the wind blows it up, for example. :) But I would wear the same under a dress, actually, although I would probably wear cotton pants underneath in that case.

    Oh, can I ask if you have one of these? I've always wondered if it was hard to swim in the modest suits, because of the extra fabric:

    8r71esdpgap0.jpg

    Nope, I don't own one--those suits actually don't meet the fardh (obligatory) requirements for modest clothing for women, especially because they cling when they're wet, and the shape of the body is revealed, which is the major requirement of covering.

    If I'm going to swim, I swim in an all-women's facility with a modest swimsuit (even women aren't supposed to reveal nakedness to other women) or just jump into the ocean fully clothed because that's fun. ;)

    Am I the only one who loves being naked? I don't know why but I do! Could be because ( I know I say this a lot but it's true) I really have no shame...haters going to hate!

    I hate being naked. I hate skin touching skin. And I totally hate when running any part of my body touching any other part. I tried running in a sports bra ONCE. Never again. Yes I am a prude (I believe I have said this before).

    I hate being naked too. Even in the shower. I get dressed as soon as humanly possible. I put on undies right after a shower.

    Hmm not being naked in the shower might be hard...but I dress immediately as well. Or put a robe on. I don't like to be without undies either.

    Is it T-8 now? Or 7?

    I know it's impossible to be unnaked in the shower, but I get in and get out with the quickness.

    Yesterday was T-7 but now, it's T-6 or 5 depending on when you're reading this.

    T-5 you must be so excited! I hope you and the hubby have everything all straightened out so you can just enjoy yourselves!

    I assume you know I was kidding on the shower (is hard to tell sometimes in this forum and I don't want you thinking I was being sarcastic).

    Because I'm so incredibly sarcastic, I just assume everyone is too. No worries. :smiley:

    We are VERY excited and cannot wait. I will elaborate on this later.

    Well actually I am.... Extremely. But I have been told by many people that they find me rude or abrupt in texting because I am often short in my replies and my humor does not come across. I use the phone or iPad often in replying here which means I can sound short. And I don't want folks in here to think I am a b***h. Which I can be but trying not to be in here!

    I am now taking you off my list of 'people to be cautious about offending' and just be myself!

    I'm glad. You SHOULD be yourself, after all, everyone else is already taken. :wink:

    I've been told on many occasion that when people first meet me, they think I'm a b!^@# because I don't make eye contact, and I make really sarcastic and snide comments. I like to tell people I'm fluent in song lyrics, movie/TV quotes, and sarcasm. It really is hard to convey tone or sarcasm in text, but I don't concern myself too much with what other people think usually.

    Unless they like me, then I'm all, "WHOO HOO!!!"

    Ha we may be soul mates too. I am often told people thought I was a female canine until they get to know me. :)
  • Strawili
    Strawili Posts: 48 Member
    I told myself I'd exercise before bed.. two hours ago. :s
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    @pofoster21 - Looks awesome! Love the tile in the kitchen and the bathroom!

    Thanks!
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    FroggyBug wrote: »
    Please don't be offended, because I truly don't mean to offend anyone. I'm sorry if I've made anyone feel bad or guilty or angry at me by this confession. :'( No judgement and all that, right?

    I'm glad you decided to confess this. This would be a REALLY hard phobia to have since profanity is seen/heard everywhere these days. I'm sorry that you have to deal with this. I'm trying to think back on whether or not I've said anything bad here. Hopefully not. If so, sorry!

    It is. I pretty much live in a box, as I told my husband--which is possibly one reason why I'm so depressed so often. I can't read most books, watch most movies, watch/listen to most things on sites like YouTube, randomly browse sites on the web, talk to new people, or even go places where they play rap. It's really, really hard to deal with.

    I mostly just close myself off from the world and don't even try. I avoid trying to make friends or going to new places or websites or anything like that, because I want to be in my "safe bubble"--this thread has majorly pushed me out of my comfort zone, and yet somehow it keeps pulling me back in even when I want to run away from it.

    Cause we love you. :) it's hard to resist it when you are loved!
  • kellienw335
    kellienw335 Posts: 1,745 Member
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    crosbylee wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    crosbylee wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    Started the C25k app today because I like having someone tell me when to run and when to walk :)

    I am ready to start that myself. I was hoping that would tell me what to do!!

    I really like it because I'll be going along listening to my music and it'll beep and say start walking then beep start running and I don't have to look at my watch or anything it's great!

    Great news for me. I am working on getting my physical endurance up a bit for a mud run in October.

    Which one? I have done a bunch... Love them! It's like being 5 all over again.
    Are there any you'd recommend above others?
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    Wow, @pofoster21, I am loving your kitchen and bathroom! Very jealous of your shower, especially the little nooks for some reason.

    I really like that too. I was always buying the aluminum over the shower head rack and then it rusts. This is great.
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    You guys (ladies?), I have something I need to confess to all of you (especially to all of those awesome people who added me as friends).

    So, here's the thing: I wasn't ever planning to confess this in here, because I didn't want to offend anyone or make anyone feel guilty. A small part of me was also afraid that it would backfire and I would get taunted, but after knowing everyone for a while, I'm sure it wouldn't happen. I've honestly been sitting here in front of my screen for an hour, trying to get up the courage to confess this to everyone here, and as I type this I'm beginning to cry.

    Basically, I have an extreme phobia of profanity of any kind--whether it's typed or verbally spoken. It triggers my anxiety and my FND in a really big way, and this is one of the reasons that sticking with this thread has been a huge challenge for me. I was able to stick with it mostly because of MFP's profanity filters--otherwise I would be long gone due to a level of anxiety that I really can't handle.

    Now, this poses a problem for me. While I'm really, really happy to have all of you add me as friends, my MFP feed doesn't have the profanity filter that the forums have, and I need my feed to be "safe" for me. Lately I've been scared and anxious whenever I open MFP, for fear of what I might read on the feed.

    I just wanted to tell all of you who have been so kind to add me, that while I don't expect you to filter what you post on your MFP, I really don't want you to be offended if I delete you for usage of profanity. It DOES NOT MEAN that I don't like you or that I don't want to be your friend--this is just an issue that I have a terrible, terrible fear of and really can't handle. I honestly contemplated making a second account to log my food so I wouldn't have to look at the feed on this one so I wouldn't end up deleting or alienating any one of you--I decided that it was best to bite the bullet and tell the truth.

    Please don't be offended, because I truly don't mean to offend anyone. I'm sorry if I've made anyone feel bad or guilty or angry at me by this confession. :'( No judgement and all that, right?

    thanks for letting us know Susie. Its quite important because none of us would want to deliberately upset you.

    I will endeavour to moderate my language, apologise in advance for any that slip through, and understand if you want to unfriend me - i won't take it personally :)

    I am sorry... I did this in a message to you...I was just saying this AM that I need to stop swearing. So from now on...no more swearing in my feed or comments or messages. Susieq...you are making us better people!

    I really appreciate it! I consider you a good friend, and I hate that I feel so anxious about having you on my list(s). You guys don't know how much it means when you try to make accommodations for me--I truly didn't expect it, and I have a major case of the warm fuzzies right now. Thank you all.

    It's not a problem. And seriously I hate that I swear so much. This will help me work on it. I once read that to use profanity is the sign of an uneducated or unimaginative mind (or something like that) and it always bothered me. That I swore so much. So this is motivation! And we are good friends! So we will work on it together. :)
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    spamarie wrote: »
    Update: I finally got through to the right person at the hospital and I have an appointment booked! I even got it brought forward a week by acting extra pathetic and hormonal. I feel better now...
    Yay! Good for you. The first ultrasound is the most emotional and the most scary and the most exciting.
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    @Susieq_1994, I admire you for your confession and your aversion to swear words. Personally, I don't swear much at all either in real life or in posts. Doesn't bother me if anyone else does. Just wanted to say that good relationships are based on open communication, so kudos to you for opening up a new dialogue that will hopefully only enrich and strengthen your relationships here!

    Thank you. :) It was a very difficult admission for me, but the anxiety was becoming too much to handle. My usual reaction in that situation is to shut down and run away, so my first thought was to run off and create a new account to log my food--but I just couldn't do that. Everyone here has been so kind to me and encouraged me so much that I couldn't just run off and abandon you all without any explanation or anything--I'm sure some here would worry and that would be very inconsiderate. So I did the (much) more difficult thing, and I hope that pays off. :)

    Plus @pofoster21 has added me on both Facebook and Wattpad, so I can't possibly escape. ;)

    Yep you are stuck with me!
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    @pofoster21 your kitchen, dining room, and bathroom all look beautiful! You obviously have great taste! :) Gorgeous! I bet you're so excited!

    Thank you! Yes I am. I used to avoid spending time at home. Now I just sit in my kitchen and soak in my tub. The cats are very happy.
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Is it me or is it mostly women posting here? Did we scare off most of the men?

    We have xMrBunglex and Uncle Fester sometimes. We ran off the rest with our talk of TOM, bras, breastfeeding and whatever else. :D

    and we have mixmode..I can't remember the correct way to spell it with numbers and such! :#

    Isn't @m1xm0d3 a girl?

    I thought he was the single dad cyclist...? Am I confusing/combining people?

    Yes, he is the single dad cyclist.

    I confess since he rarely talks about 'male things' (I am sure because of us) I think he is male as well. And I am SURE he will be thrilled we ever questioned it. We love you @m1xm0d3! Don't leave us!

    This cracked me up... I will forever think of him as mixmode now!

    I too hope he's not offended and leaves! I know he's busy at work, but I hope he appears again. Also, I "read" letters as numbers sometimes, so "mixmode" is exactly how I read it, also.

    You got it! I am thick skinned so no I won't leave until something like graphic discussions on enemas starts becoming the norm around here or something.
    It's probably just a matter of time...

    I may leave if that starts. I did express before an aversion to discussing bodily functions. Just message me when you are done and I'll come back.
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Is it me or is it mostly women posting here? Did we scare off most of the men?

    We have xMrBunglex and Uncle Fester sometimes. We ran off the rest with our talk of TOM, bras, breastfeeding and whatever else. :D

    and we have mixmode..I can't remember the correct way to spell it with numbers and such! :#

    This cracked me up... I will forever think of him as mixmode now!

    lol thanks. That's actually what my username means. MIXMODE I just subbed the vowels for numbers. I promise not to leave. ;)

    Yay! I need another cyclist to chat with about ride glide and spandex!
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Is it me or is it mostly women posting here? Did we scare off most of the men?

    We have xMrBunglex and Uncle Fester sometimes. We ran off the rest with our talk of TOM, bras, breastfeeding and whatever else. :D

    I confess I was actually going to post TODAY that my confession is that I think I run off all the men in this thread. Example:
    -- I asked @tincanonastring if he worked at my company, he asked me if I was stalking him (I deduced where he came from by his posts) and within a week he was gone.
    -- I started engaging with @AgentOrangeJuice on messaging (he expressed sympathy about Oberon, I asked him about his new job, etc.) he disappeared.
    -- @flatasapancake posted a new chest picture, I said impressive! You are slowly working your way around your body, is your *kitten* next and he never came back.

    I have checked on all of them...they are all still posting (not much from @AgentOrangeJuice though so he may truly be busy).

    Like in real life, I scare all the men away. Sigh.

    No, do not blame yourself! It's kind of funny, when you type it out like that, but I highly doubt it has anything to do with you!

    Perhaps not but I am not a big believer in coincidence. But luckily mixmode has promised to stick around and I haven't scared off xMrBunglex yet....
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    FroggyBug wrote: »
    I still need to catch up but I wanted to vent on something.

    No one probably remembers but I have talked about that guy who is on the phone at work all the time and everyone loves him even though he barely works...he just let me know he won some award so he is getting a plaque/prize at 10 today.

    I'm like seriously...

    This just happened to me. The conference I am at they did recognition awards. The guy in my group that won got recognized for 2 projects I led. One was done before he came on board. The other he came in on the tail end and had zero to do with. I totally led them. This is like the 4th time over the years this has happened to me. No one in an operations driven organization ever appreciates marketing communications. But I PROJECT LED these. This guy is connected.

    I confess as soon as the awards were over I grabbed my stuff, went to hotel, and am now drowning my sorrows by reading this thread. :( I am feeling very sad.
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    Kalici wrote: »
    @Tubbs216 I confess that every time I see your name I think of the character Tubbs from The League of Gentlemen.
    Yes, that's where it's from!! I'm so happy someone knows! That's why my dog's middle name is Tubbs and somehow it became my online name.
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    KylerJaye wrote: »
    yesterday afternoon i had plans to take my mom to see jurassic world. yesterday we also had a massive storm that dumped tons of rain. it was still slightly raining when i left the house to meet her at the theater. of course i'm perpetually late for everything and was probably driving a smidge too fast for the road conditions.

    then i started to fishtail on the four lane highway, and i completely can't pull out of it, totally lose control, the car does a full 360 spin across the two lanes of oncoming traffic and i bounce off of the opposing guardrail.

    by some tiny miracle, no one was coming when i crossed lanes. if anyone had been, i probably would have killed them and myself. so i'm on the wrong side of the road facing the wrong direction. see no one coming at me head on, and drive back over to the right side of the road to a stoplight. this dude pulls up in the lane next to me and is like ARE YOU OK?!?!! i'm all shaky and say yeah, i think so. light turns green and i drive on to the theater like everything is fine.

    i meet up with my mom and i'm like, i think i might have just almost died, and explain the whole thing to her and she's like... well maybe you should slow the hell down. and i say no, this was REALLY scary, and she's just like yeah, i've done it before too. slow down.

    thanks mom!

    confession: my mother's total lack of empathy and concern really ticks me off sometimes....


    I confess I might be a lot like your mom.

    THANK YOU! Not to be mean to @KylerJaye at ALL, but I seriously lack empathy. My youngest son is a drama queen, so if you ask him I'm the worst person EVER. He over-dramatizes everything and I'm more of the "suck it up, buttercup!" kind of mom. His dad would take him to the ER when he was little over a bloody nose and I, on the other hand, when he called me in the middle of the night after totaling his truck told him to just drive home. :( In my defense, I'm completely out of it if I'm woken up abruptly and incoherent. Of course, I woke up more and realized what happened and went and got him, but yeah, that's what he's had to deal with. Sorry, child!

    My husband has serious back issues at times, but is also a wimp when it comes to pain. One time he needed me to help him out of bed and called me into the bedroom FOUR separate times saying he was going to get up, but then couldn't do it. Finally, I told him, "It's like ripping off a Band-Aid - just get up already!" Epic lack of empathy.

    OMG, me too. My husband is a worst case scenario expert so every sniffle most certainly means ebola. He was pretty sure my insect bite was Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, too. :p It's exhausting. I just roll my eyes as discreetly as I can and tell him to go to the doctor.

    I think all men are babies when they are sick...such drama queens...(sorry men of the thread)
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    kelly_c_77 wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    kelly_c_77 wrote: »
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    kelly_c_77 wrote: »
    m1xm0d3 wrote: »
    annette_15 wrote: »
    My previous 3 mile pr on the elliptical was 41:05, today I beat it at 40:01, but I'm mad because my goal has been to get under 40 minutes for a long time lol...dammit.

    Anyways, EDC tomorrow and OMG I cannot contain my excitement :open_mouth: Here's a live stream if anyone wants to see what its all about https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/edc-1

    I'll post some pictures on sunday after we get back!!

    NIce. I have been a EDM DJ and for over 15 years and have followed EDC and Insomniac parties for decades. Have fun!

    <----Hint... username = mixmode ;)

    Confession: I never figured that one. It just looked like gibberish to me. :p
    Same here. Glad to know now! :)

    LOL ....

    1 6u355 17'5 73chn1c4lly c0n51d3r3d l3375p34k

    (I guess it's technically considered leetspeak)
    Ok..I totally can read that. I guess if I know there's a meaning to it, I can figure it out. Otherwise, I'd just assume you threw some random letters together to make your name.

    To be fair I guess I should explain a bit more. I used to have the username MIXMODE on most anywhere I needed a login. Well after splitting from my ex, I figured it a good idea to start using a different name so I couldn't be tracked (and believe me, I was) so it went from mixmode to m1xm0d3.

    Thanks for explaining! I always wondered about that too!

    Somehow I missed that explanation until Po quoted you. But thanks for explaining and good thing you changed it...I wouldn't want to be tracked down either!

    Ok guys... I have to confess something here... MoHousdon already knows this...I have a severe aversion to derivatives to my name...so feel free to call me Patricia or POF (for my initials and everyone at the barn does because I label everything POF so it doesn't walk) but pleeeaaase don't start calling me Po or P. This isn't directed at anyone in particular but since this is the 2nd time in like 3 days this happened I had to nip it! Thank you MFP friends...
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    KylerJaye wrote: »
    yesterday afternoon i had plans to take my mom to see jurassic world. yesterday we also had a massive storm that dumped tons of rain. it was still slightly raining when i left the house to meet her at the theater. of course i'm perpetually late for everything and was probably driving a smidge too fast for the road conditions.

    then i started to fishtail on the four lane highway, and i completely can't pull out of it, totally lose control, the car does a full 360 spin across the two lanes of oncoming traffic and i bounce off of the opposing guardrail.

    by some tiny miracle, no one was coming when i crossed lanes. if anyone had been, i probably would have killed them and myself. so i'm on the wrong side of the road facing the wrong direction. see no one coming at me head on, and drive back over to the right side of the road to a stoplight. this dude pulls up in the lane next to me and is like ARE YOU OK?!?!! i'm all shaky and say yeah, i think so. light turns green and i drive on to the theater like everything is fine.

    i meet up with my mom and i'm like, i think i might have just almost died, and explain the whole thing to her and she's like... well maybe you should slow the hell down. and i say no, this was REALLY scary, and she's just like yeah, i've done it before too. slow down.

    thanks mom!

    confession: my mother's total lack of empathy and concern really ticks me off sometimes....


    I confess I might be a lot like your mom.

    THANK YOU! Not to be mean to @KylerJaye at ALL, but I seriously lack empathy. My youngest son is a drama queen, so if you ask him I'm the worst person EVER. He over-dramatizes everything and I'm more of the "suck it up, buttercup!" kind of mom. His dad would take him to the ER when he was little over a bloody nose and I, on the other hand, when he called me in the middle of the night after totaling his truck told him to just drive home. :( In my defense, I'm completely out of it if I'm woken up abruptly and incoherent. Of course, I woke up more and realized what happened and went and got him, but yeah, that's what he's had to deal with. Sorry, child!

    My husband has serious back issues at times, but is also a wimp when it comes to pain. One time he needed me to help him out of bed and called me into the bedroom FOUR separate times saying he was going to get up, but then couldn't do it. Finally, I told him, "It's like ripping off a Band-Aid - just get up already!" Epic lack of empathy.

    OMG, me too. My husband is a worst case scenario expert so every sniffle most certainly means ebola. He was pretty sure my insect bite was Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, too. :p It's exhausting. I just roll my eyes as discreetly as I can and tell him to go to the doctor.

    I think all men are babies when they are sick...such drama queens...(sorry men of the thread)
    So, about a hundred years ago I may have mentioned that I wanted my husband to get a vasectomy. Well, it's happening and Monday's the day! I'm sure I'll be running around all day making him lots of tea and getting him fresh bags of frozen peas. I confess I'm rolling my eyes a bit though, since the latest surgery is needle-free and scalpel-free, and the doctor also prescribed him some valium as he mentioned that he's really squeamish and medical-phobic.
  • Tubbs216
    Tubbs216 Posts: 6,597 Member
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    FroggyBug wrote: »
    I still need to catch up but I wanted to vent on something.

    No one probably remembers but I have talked about that guy who is on the phone at work all the time and everyone loves him even though he barely works...he just let me know he won some award so he is getting a plaque/prize at 10 today.

    I'm like seriously...

    This just happened to me. The conference I am at they did recognition awards. The guy in my group that won got recognized for 2 projects I led. One was done before he came on board. The other he came in on the tail end and had zero to do with. I totally led them. This is like the 4th time over the years this has happened to me. No one in an operations driven organization ever appreciates marketing communications. But I PROJECT LED these. This guy is connected.

    I confess as soon as the awards were over I grabbed my stuff, went to hotel, and am now drowning my sorrows by reading this thread. :( I am feeling very sad.
    That's terrible! I can't believe someone higher up hasn't noticed this. Sorry, that really sucks :/
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    Leadership meeting today, dinner tonight, all day tomorrow.

    I am frightened at how much I will have to catch up on when I get back.

    Friends, message me if something is happening so I can check in. Or if you need a friendly chat. Or just need some sympathy. Or a kick in the butt!

    Thanks Patricia!! (You really don't go by any nicknames?)

    Nope. Only Patty to family and people who knew me from WI (which is very few people at this stage). The trainer at the barn started calling me POF for short a long time ago and I am ok with that as it has no connotations. So feel free to call me that. Please anyone else with this name forgive me but:

    patty = child
    Pat = short, ugly, gender less
    Trish = Trish the dish (trashy big chested girl from the show one day at a time)
    Patsy = too cutesy

    So Patricia it is. I really don't like the name but this is the closest I can tolerate. People in real life get offended when I insist they call me that which I find amazing. I know it's 3 syllables but tough. It's my name.

    But from now on at the barn and here, I am POF. :)
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    pofoster21 wrote: »
    @orangesmartie what was freerunning?

    its urban running and jumping over obstacles, using them to jump onto/from. Wiki says: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freerunning clear as mud!

    The place Jillian went to was an indoor arena and it looked pretty cool. There's probably youtube vids, but i can't look at them at work.

    Cool! I have done 5 Tough Mudders...so much fun!