Couch 129: The Semiprime Couch

Future ex-husbands are the total pits.

Since no one knows where he is, lawyer is doing service by publication, which in the area of his last known whereabouts is expensive.

The more I spend on this divorce, the less regretful I am.

Hi, I'm ok I guess. Im at work, sorry..I'll write later

JunkDNA I'm a recovering alcoholic, who was always afraid to try drugs because I knew I'd get hooked. Also food, caffeine, and occasional spending sprees. I'd like to thank my parents for my addictive personality!

JunkDNA thinking of you. I have problems with eating and debt but not substance use. My mom is an alcoholic and a boyfriend earlier in my life was a small time pot and lsd dealer.

Thinking of you too, junkdna. The closest i came to substance abuse was taking more trazodone than prescribed cuz i liked to sleep back then but it didn't last long taking too much because of the horrible nightmares. I do have a problem with food - emotional overeating- that so far therapy has not helped with.

Hug Ruh Roh. There is a part of me that wants to get this all squared away and everything be ok. Your post reminds me of that part of me. Mine is pushy and doesn't care if I come undone in the process.

My counselor and I have talked about this part and he keeps telling me, and I believe that part of me, that the slower you go the more progress you make. I get it, but it aggravates the pushy part of me.

I've also had some not pleasant things happen as a result of that part getting it's way. Mine, I believe, was progress too but it took some time for me to recover from it.

Hope your hand is getting better!

Raw cake batter never tastes as good as I think it will.

But a can of frosting tastes exactly as good as you think it will.

I second that, growly!

Saw this and I can totally relate to it. I kind of wish I had the courage to "totally lose it" sometimes!!!

30 more minutes left to work today and they have not added Sunday yet i am hoping they won't! And I'm back to my normal 8 hr days monday. Yay!

I get Monday off because I have to use up a vacay day before the start of the new fiscal year. Three day weekend! Woot

Omg now we're finishing each others sentences?!

But That does make a pretty good meme, yo!

John Hurt.

Star of "1984." Possibly very appropriate.

Eta: and I see Amazon sold out of copies of "1984" the book yesterday. Gee...

John hurt died? I better not tell my youngest

Una I suspect we are related

I'm glad to hear you are doing better/the relationship with your T is okay. That must have been very scary.
Me too....
First of all, I used to be addicted to this show!! I actually was just talking to my T about this show last week, and she said while the show is captivating and does show the perils of severe addiction, it does a disservice to all the people who are struggling, but not so far down as the people they show on tv. (aka: me)

She has a point, and i said "but that would make terrible tv!" haha.

Just ordered my dress for my son's wedding. Yikes! It's getting real.

Just got done watching my son on tv, the interview he did the other day about his job and the program he's in with school. I am so proud of him. He did not appear nervous at all, I think he gave some really good answers. I would have been a nervous wreck, staring at the camera like a deer in headlights lol. He handled himself so well. We went out to dinner to celebrate, and he actually brought up his session today, and said "Mom I think you were right, it is easier to open up to a female, I just could not open up at all to the man I tried last time." He said that he already feels better for talking to her once and is going to schedule again. I'm so glad it seems to be going well already for him.

so earlier at work i was *****ing to one of my managers about my pay rate and how this kid makes more than me but has only been there for a year while ive been there for 3 years. i was just venting. a few hours later the store director comes in to check on some things. he called me into the office. i thought i was in trouble.

i go in there and sit down and he says, so do you have anything you want to ask me? i said umm im unsure of what youre talking about. he said it again, i said uhhh what. he said soooo theres nothing you want to ask me??? i said are you talking about my pay rate?? he said yes!

i said i am just confused about how -coworker- makes more than me. he said thats messed up (that he makes more than me). he said i have been there longer and i do a good job. i dont work a lot though. he said he knows i have other things going on though. i said yes. he said he will put in a raise for me. he gave me a ball park amount. its a nice amount, considering the store and what they pay people. i thanked him. i said i dont mean to ***** behind your back.

the store director is actually on leave for a month, so he couldnt authorize the raise in the system. the manager i initially was *****ing too told me that he is going to contact someone in HR to put in the raise for me. it might take a few weeks.

i was SO SCARED when the store director called me in there and asked me that. i was like oh my god.... im gonna get fired or yelled at.

i think he just wanted to see my reaction??? it was really weird how he went about all of that.

anyway...ill take the raise... and also mind my mouth better

haha h fell asleep watching titanic on tv, i guess the margaritas with dinner were too much for him. i'ma go to bed and watch something on netflix. night couch!

I just filed my taxes, using my phone. I'm fascinated at the things a phone can do, except stay charged or maybe make an actual call. I'm not happy with my refund amount, should I use my computer instead? (This is tongue in cheek.) When my oldest turned 17 she stopped qualifying for child tax credits (or additional child tax credits, idk) and since she turned 19 last year I can't claim her as a dependent any more! So bummed, my baby grew up too fast.

Just got my oldest dog home from the vet (10 years old). She stayed there two nights. She's barely eating and is refusing to walk. The vet says everything is fine with her (heart, kidneys, liver, blood tests) besides the Cushings and Hypothyroidism (we've known about those for four years). There's something wrong with her left hind leg, and she won't put any pressure on it. They think she's not eating because she's in so much pain. And she has water in her stomach. Poor thing. Vet tried to do steroids and cortisone shots for her leg, but she still refuses to walk.

No wonder he fell asleep Leonardo Di Caprio's character takes sooooo long to die

I thought it was one of the most boring movies I ever tried to watch. I have never made it to the end. Or even the middle,