Intro to my nerd room – and Debauchery Soup News
Ah!!! It was a lovely day today!!! I sported a sweater dress, boots and a smile.
So, here’s how I am ‘expanding’ (not my waist size).
I hope to add an accompanying video to most posts – with a little more ‘behind the scenes’ or commentary.
This blog is important to me. I love it. I love speaking to whomever reads it. And I’m not promoting the site – so, whoever finds it – finds it for a reason.
I’m also inviting those close to me to write as guest bloggers. The first being my mom!
She is a great writer, a great artist – and I got my sense of humor from her so …
Mum has written something and will be transcribing it from (4?) pages of yellow lined paper to a format I can share with you.
It will be good. I already know this.
As for the videos – I’m hoping I’ll get so good, we’ll eventually have stop-motion/voice over (NIC!) and fun fun stuff!
As for the last moments of ‘Show and Tell Tuesday’ hope you enjoy a brief relaxed intro into my nerd room. And yes, Butters makes an appearance or two – everyone LOVES Butters, she should seriously have her own blog. LOL!
BOOTS! SWEATERS! BLANKETS! (And manatee balls)
It’s here! It’s here!
BOOTS!! SLEEVES! No constant whir of the air conditioning unit!
Oh how I LOVE Fall/Winter in the dessert!
When I’m not at work, these are usually on my chilly little feet. (Ok, not so little – size 10).
It’s time for fuzzy socks and long pajama bottoms – fleece tops in the morning as I make coffee.
Time to fetch the extra blankets out of storage and to stuff them in the washing machine at the Laundromat, as I muse about holidays and warm drinks. I blush a little as I’m reminded of this post HERE
There is a small downside to this time of year – as we don’t observe the time change in my neck of the woods – it’s very dark when my alarm cries out in the morning. It’s VERY comfortable in bed when I’m snuggled in a nest of covers. Both of these things making it extra hard to get up.
No matter.
It’s also the time of year Butters will actually stay on the bed all night and curl into an adorable manatee ball near me.
So – for show and tell Tuesday – here’s todays video.
(Seriously – these freeze framed images are hilarious!! Oh well.)
Stay warm my friends!
Musing from the Laundromat: TGIN!
TGIN!
Thank god it’s November!
Here was last nights sky – full of promise and beauty – and I think my retina is forever damaged for having looked straight at it (through glass no less) to take the picture, but it was worth it.
October had enough ‘suck’ in it to dampen even the most optimistic of souls.
I felt bombarded by ‘suck’.
At one of my lowest points, I was even called ‘worse than the Nazis’ by a holocaust survivor. You can’t top that. No you can’t. I officially win the ‘most insulted’ contest in the world.
I didn’t deserve that. But I considered the bitter, ignorant source and let it go.
Let’s do a recap.
Lost love I’d been waiting patiently and devotedly 16 months for. Nice 3 night, 2 day visit with the man I thought I was going to be old with on a porch one day.
Got the award-winning insult from a misinformed, interfering party.
Car broke.
Car broke again.
Sons car died on me.
Had no groceries for almost two weeks due to car fix.
Ah – but good things come from bad. I have a clean slate for November.
The love thing – it was better I found out early on (early – lol – after 16 months) that the Prince was a Frog.
The insult – I’ve got no bright side to that, other than confirming how completely toxic the insulter actually is.
Car – it could have left me stranded in a really bad spot – but didn’t. Both times I was able to get the car carefully home and arrange a way to get to work.
No groceries? I survived. All those things in the pantry I bypassed for other things? They got the attention they deserved. Although, it will be a while before I want to eat oatmeal or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches again.
1st world problems eh?
I’m rich with blessings still.
So I’ll shut up about October.
Let’s peek at our featured laundromat patron.
I call her ‘crossing lady’. She sat and crossed her feet – uncrossed, lifted her legs into the air and crossed them the opposite way. It was mesmerizing.
Over and over – restless feet on this lovely little lady – I wonder if she used to be a dancer.
In other news – my YouTube channel has been fun to do – but only readers of my blog are really going to find any of the entries interesting. Or maybe not. LOL!
Much like this site of mine – I’ll eventually find my voice there too.
Why am I doing it? Because I’m determined to get out of my anxiety shell. Put myself out there and push the nerves down, down … to the very tips of my toes..
Speaking of getting out of my anxiety shell – I actually left the house this weekend. I did! I’m a hermit. I am. I’d rather be home. But when I DO go out, I’m the girl who strides over to a stranger with my hand out saying “Hi! I’m Amanda.”
I went to a ‘grown up’ event Halloween (good thing they didn’t want to see my ‘grown up’ membership card, because I don’t have one.)
Enjoyed sitting with friends – meeting new people and while I only stayed a couple of hours, I was glad I did it.
So here’s to November! May it be filled with GOOD and hope and joy.
I think if I focus on those things, its bound to be.
Check out my channel and subscribe if you’re so inclined. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=debauchery+soup
And here’s one from Show and Tell Tuesday. Yeah – it’s lame. But it is taking guts I really need to work on developing to make – so I was proud I got through it without stumbling and blushing and being incapable of speech.
Gotta love those freeze frame pictures! LOL! Oh well. All part of becoming more comfortable.
Now I shall be eating a cupcake and relaxing this beautiful Sunday – Until next time – PEACE!
Debauchery Soup meets YouTube!
I did it. After watching a pretty awesome video on Netflix about YouTube I created a channel.
Yes. I will be live and in person and very vulnerable excited to share more of me with you.
This blog has meant the world to me – now I’m opening the door a little further because I love sharing!
“Sharing means caring” pops into my Barney memory bank and oozes out to my QWERTY fingertips.
I hope you like. I hope you subscribe. It’s awful – I know. But I’ll find SUCH ways to have fun with this.
Go here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf0rA8deWrU
Musings from the Laundromat: Candy wrapper bug, crickets & car edition
I almost didn’t come today.
My son has been out-of-town the past week and so other than one stray sock I found of his, and Butter’s bath towel, laundry consisted of only my items – which wasn’t much.
I came when I realized I would need underwear.
Speaking of underwear, I got my morning off to a roaring start when I realized I put the pair I’m sporting today on inside-out. *sigh* I wondered if it was still ok to turn them – is it like food? Is there a 5 second rule with wayward underwear?
Since I’d just got out of the shower and am hygienic anyway, I did the switch.
The upside to only having my items in the washing machine, is that I didn’t have to check pockets for paper, thumb drives or money.
Money.
Groan.
I also almost didn’t ‘muse’ today – because as they say ‘if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
But, here we go.
My car has had some issues and trust me when I say, nothing strikes fear into my anxiety ridden heart more than ‘car issues’.
The long and short of it is it broke, was fixed – broke again. I borrowed my son’s car which also managed to break on me. I am car cursed. No doubt. I shall go back to my broomstick soon if I have one more issue.
I won’t get into details – but suffice it to say, I’ve been subsiding on oatmeal, spinach and peanut and jelly sandwiches. Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it could sure as hell make having unexpected issues a little less painful on the pocket-book.
The second fix I could not afford and had to do what I’m REALLY not good at – accept help. Thanks mom.
Hate knowing I owe somebody something – but transportation is necessary.
Wishing this tow guy could just follow me around everywhere at this point.
Next topic – ‘Cute bug and Candy Wrapper’
Early in the week I went to fetch the office mail – it’s a small little walk to some cluster boxes. I take the opportunity to check on my pigeons (who I’m glad to announce, are rebuilding their nest. HA!)
Meandering back – I noticed a bug on a curb, nestled up against a Starburst candy wrapper. (my favorite flavor too – the pale pink – whatever the heck flavor that is)
“Awwww!”
I rushed in to grab my ipad and scurried back out to take a picture.
It wasn’t until closer inspection that I noticed things weren’t as they seemed. Instead of a bug being fond of a candy wrapper and snuggling up with it – it was a piece of litter and a dead bug.
Hey – to anyone that says I am a pessimist – remember this bug story! (Mom) I had such a great back story for the bug too! It was so freaking adorable in all its pink wrapper snuggling.
We did have a lovely bug story happen later that week at work though.
We’ve been hearing chirping. Cricket chirps and tried several times to find the source.
Last week we found it.
As an ‘Office Warming’ gift, we were given a plant. I’ve been caring for it and it’s thriving. (shocking considering my black thumb).
Anyway, one of the owners pulled the plant out of its basket and told me to come look.
The basket was sealed in plastic – and UNDER that, were at least a dozen little crickets!
They must have been born between the wicker and the layer of plastic.
“Let’s cut them free!”
We did – and as the owner let them outside I was overjoyed.
It was their first time out! The owner joked as we watched them head in different directions “I found a leaf!” voicing the one he was watching.
I named my cricket Mr. Nobbleheimer. I haven’t seen him since.
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for him though. I wonder what amazing outdoor things he’s discovered.
Probably by now he’s stumbled upon the candy wrapper bug – I hope he was momentarily charmed by it.
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