Notices by Gina W (suzdal92@beige.party)

My son has recently been on two dates with a girl that he has liked for a while. He took her to a local concert downtown last Saturday. I think they’re going to try to do something again this weekend. Anyway, he was talking to her late last night and I had to interrupt him to tell him to get off the phone and go to bed. He told me in an exasperated tone, “Mom, I’m talking to a woman.” 😂🙄 I’m pretty sure she’s 17 like him, but OK.

Tuesday night after the funeral, I got to have dinner with my old friend Sandy who had moved away about ten years ago but is back in town after her 20-year marriage to her wife ended. Their house in Louisville used to be right up the hill from Mitch McConnell. One time she was walking her dog and a car sped around a corner and nearly hit her dog. She approached the woman in the car to say, “Hey! You nearly hit my dog." The woman got out of the car and said, “Don’t you know who I am? I’m Elaine Chao”. Sandy told her, “I don’t care who you are, if you had hit my dog, I would’ve punched you.” Apparently Elaine took a step back when she heard that. I asked if she had bodyguards with her or anything, but Sandy said no, she must’ve just been slumming it, because she was in a regular car, nothing fancy. I didn't realize it was possible to like her and Mitch even less, but there you go.

This made me laugh out loud.

My mood has been kind of blah the last few days but over the weekend I started binge watching “Father Ted” (better late than never) and those small breaks from reality are sustaining me. It’s one of the few shows that makes me literally laugh out loud. I will be bereft when I make it to the final episode.

I know we’re past Pride Month but this made me laugh.

The guy in town apparently switches out his signs with regularity. He also owns a plumbing company that gets terrible reviews. People who are terrible always seem to be terrible in every possible way.

You know it’s true. 😆
#meme

I just boosted a post about the origins of the name Gina and it reminded me of my favorite doctor of 20 years who retired last year. He was from Colombia and told me, I think on our first meeting, that my name means queen. After that, every time I had an appointment with him, as soon as he entered the room, he would say, “My queen!” and kiss me on my hand. Not in a creepy way! Sometimes he would kiss me on my forehead in a fatherly way. He was a hematologist and saw me through five miscarriages so I saw him a lot and we developed a close bond. Anyway, I realized that I think my life would be much more enjoyable if any time I entered a room, people would stand up say “My queen!”.
Ha. 😄

@davidbcohen @TheBreadmonkey
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. It’s hard to feel anything but momentary joy when you shove a warm buttermilk biscuit in your mouth. Preferably with butter. (And yes, I know Ben was referring to a different kind of biscuit 😄).

Heh-heh.

#meme

I got excited when I saw a work email come in from someone with the last name Tuma. I thought it said Tuna. We have employees named Ann Calamari and Donna Salmon. We also have five people with the last name Fish, along with some folks with the last name Sea and Bay. I’m tempted to find every seafood-related name in the global address book and create one giant fake meeting and invite them all. 😆

Edit - there’s also one person with the last name Oyster.

Same.

We’re going to replace our 20 year-old gas lawnmower with an electric one, so I keep searching online to try to find the best deal. Men’s pubic hair trimmers keep showing up when I search for lawnmowers (example below), which kind of makes me worried for some of you guys and what you’ve got going on below the belt.

I need to pull the car into the garage but I'm waiting for it to get dark so I don't have to put on a bra. Ha. That reminded me of this incident - one time I had put a mud mask on my face and then remembered I needed to put the car in. I figured it would be safe to go out because it was dark and no one would see me. I got behind the wheel and was startled when the face of my neighbor Joe suddenly appeared in the driver's side window. He told me, "I just saw a cat wandering around here so be careful when you start your car". I thanked him but inside I was mortified. Lesson learned - never go outside looking your worst as you are guaranteed to be seen. 😑

With the demise of Kmart, it’s kind of sad that the younger generation will never get to experience moments like this.

Yes, it’s juvenile, but it still makes me laugh.

#meme

@TheBreadmonkey
I started to read that article but then remembered that I’m at a major fallout zone so I’ll likely be one of the lucky ones to die instantly. Sorry to brag. 😄

Pic from when my son was little.
Me: “Put the toys that you want to play with during your bath into the tub.”
😑😑😑

The news about the F-18 rolling into the Red Sea today(no injuries) reminded me of this pic. Is it kind of dumb? Yes. Do I laugh every time I see it? Absolutely yes.

#aviation

Well that’s it. I’m f*cked.

https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-starts-national-registry-of-introverts-who-sometimes-get-social-anxiety/