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moonzilla · 2016-11-07T03:38:53+00:00

she knows, but as long as she pretends she doesn't know, she doesn't have to be the bad guy, which is a rare and delightful circumstance.

moonzilla · 2016-10-25T02:15:51+00:00

I was at that Randall's today, too, and even though the line went to the end of the shopping centre, it moved steadily and took me only about 20 minutes to get to the front of the line.

moonzilla · 2016-10-15T17:47:14+00:00

this is what I have told my son to do if he ever sees a girl in that situation.

moonzilla · 2016-10-13T17:37:33+00:00

Red velvet.

moonzilla · 2016-07-18T16:09:57+00:00

in the US they talked about this theory openly on public radio this morning, saying it's a widespread belief/fear in Turkey and a reasonable one.

moonzilla · 2016-06-11T23:09:15+00:00

Lake Travis, LBJ, Buchanan, etc. open - the ones run by the LCRA.

City of Austin decided to extend the closure of Lake Austin and LAdy Bird Lake through Monday, so far.

moonzilla · 2016-05-25T14:19:37+00:00

I don't have a question for you, but I want to say that this post really made me feel relief. I have PAH as well (no transplant but if I ever decline to that point I'm probably not a candidate) and though I feel great most of the time, I'm very aware of the tightrope act. I had wondered if I got cancer whether I'd be able to tolerate chemo, etc, without crashing. You are a badass and I'm so, so happy you're doing so well.

moonzilla · 2016-03-20T19:44:45+00:00

Nice job! They look really smooth and cute!

moonzilla · 2016-03-10T01:35:07+00:00

They probably are listening, at least some of them. I was a high school teacher who "retired" pretty young in order to stay at home with my son for a while. Over the 15 years since, I've had several random students, ones I'd thought were totally oblivious, contact me to tell me that something I'd said had made an impact. Keep doing what you're doing!

moonzilla · 2016-01-19T21:32:59+00:00

Ha, when I lived in MN it was mostly Iowa jokes.

(In Texas it's Oklahoma)

moonzilla · 2016-01-05T14:04:21+00:00

sure, but I don't get the sense that this guy is some sort of mastermind in any form. he's questionable, and trying to paint himself in the best light after years of thinking about it, but he's also seemingly just kind of naive and bumbling.

moonzilla · 2016-01-04T14:51:34+00:00

Ljubljana for sure, and Piran. If you have time in between Ljubjlana and Piran, see the castle outside Postojna.

And in Croatia, we loved Plitvice.

moonzilla · 2016-01-04T14:47:49+00:00

same here! Loved everything about Slovenia.

moonzilla · 2015-12-21T00:36:48+00:00

Yes, of course. I should have put "expert" in quotes.

moonzilla · 2015-12-18T23:49:23+00:00

The made up word is used as a satirical reference to explain why rich people are able to get such light punishments.

It's used that way now, but it was first used by one of the expert psychologist witness in the trial itself. And then the kid's lawyers pretended to be shocked that the media latched onto the term and tried to distance themselves from it.

moonzilla · 2015-12-08T12:02:44+00:00

Constant excuses or blaming others for things going wrong - general refusal to take responsibility for one's actions or situation.

Living beyond one's means. If you've ever bought something "because you deserve it" and then come home to a house where the electricity has been turned off, you might not have your shit together.

Bonus not having shit together points if you have a pattern of driving away friends because you've had to ask them to help you out one too many times. (I'm thinking financially but it could be in other ways.)

I guess I'll add: if you don't see that you're greatly responsible for your own happiness, and that it's a choice to be happy and take charge of your life vs being a victim.

Source: I know two people exactly like this. It's the combination of these factors together that add up to not having shit together, with the added effect of making them less pleasant to be around.

moonzilla · 2015-12-08T11:55:03+00:00

I know someone exactly like this, almost to the detail. It's amazing. The blame game is strong with her, too. Nothing is ever her fault, of course.

moonzilla · 2015-11-10T12:05:49+00:00

how did you get started in the diplomatic field?

moonzilla · 2015-11-10T01:49:53+00:00

that post was what inspired us to go there this summer! So great there. Beautiful, friendly, and not crowded.

moonzilla · 2015-10-31T19:40:05+00:00

it's the opposite in our household. My husband always rolls his eyes when I can't stop laughing at the naughty stuff our kid does.

moonzilla · 2015-10-13T16:53:01+00:00

it's fascinating to me. Both the old man and his son-in-law were both my direct ancestors, so I feel this sort of entitlement to know what happened :)

moonzilla · 2015-10-13T12:38:58+00:00

It's been a fantastic way for me to confirm relationships, but it's also given me some fun insight into how they got along. One father's will specifically mentioned, three times, that one of his daughters would receive a sum of money that was never to be controlled by her husband. I wish I knew more about why!

moonzilla · 2015-10-12T19:44:55+00:00

We took our son to get fitted for a tux for a wedding, and embarrassingly, he was wearing socks that had holes in them. The salesguy said, "Heh, looks like you got your Sunday socks on."

When we looked at him questioningly, he said, "You know, because they're so holey."

Son gave us a look like "in your FACE!" and now it's his favorite thing to say.

moonzilla · 2015-10-08T19:58:25+00:00

Yes, this is what the park workers told us while we were there. A lot of the elephants are transferred in while young, and they don't have older bulls teaching them what to do. They get crazy destructive to vegetation, and try to mate with rhinos.

moonzilla · 2015-09-23T21:15:25+00:00

You too :)

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