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Daily things 5️⃣ Five Things Tuesday

1. I just had an exquisite piece of chocolate cake left over from a friend's birthday party.
2. It is #$(*%^ cold here today! 8-!
3. I need to go out and refill the bird feeders (poor little birds)
4. Hubby and I have been bickering a lot lately :(
5. I'm really enjoying Richard Russo's new memoir Elsewhere.
 
1. Adult entertainment ordinance is being pulled from the Council agenda.
2. I really don't care.
3. I'm losing the desire to try and convince people of the merits of sound urban planning.
4. When asked what I do for a living, I may just start answering "bureaucrat".
5. Just hear from the CM. He's keeping it on the agenda. :D This is gonna be fun.
 
1. The tile guy never called and hasn't shown up, so...
2. I wasted another day waiting around for nothing, so...
3. I'm ticked off, so...
4. I'm in the mood for a cocktail, so...
5. It's a good thing RJ is making dinner tonight.
 
1. The patient wait is over but was not the result desired.
2. Good luck - you know who you are.
3. Interesting discussions going on here.
4. I take my caffeine carbonated.
5. Our printer is taking its own sweet time this morning.
 
1. Like the little personalized celebratory header :) on my page!
2. With the warmer weather today, I'm trying out some new metallic flats (no trouser socks!)
3. My sister officially asked me to be a bridemaid yesterday, so exicted to be in her wedding-I also like her colors, so I won't be stuck with a horribly-colored dress for my pasty complextion. Will probably do a spray tan anyways, I did that for the last wedding I was in and it worked out nicely. Yes, fb friends, that profile picture of me, I have a spray tan in it.
4. Some one just gave me the brush-off, but I ignored it and smiled like a champ-won't let that ruin my day
5. Can you tell I'm in a bbetter mood today ;)?
 
1. I have a tummy ache.
2. I spent a lot of money on my new glasses and the lens are wonky.
3. I feel like I have fish eyes.
4. When Hubby and I were dating we discussed that our cat would be named Fish Eyes.
5. We went with Loki and Yeti instead.
 
1. Nightime tornadoes and out of season (as in January) are scary.
2. I have both a SAME weather radio and a fire/police/ema radio.
3. I live on the seconf floor.
4. My apartment building does not have a safe room.
5.. Can you say potential sleepless night.
 
1. 10am "informal" tax assessment review meeting. Went well, hard for them to argue there are improvements to assess when it's a vacant lot!
2. Got a little pissy with the community organizing team about not getting the bagged trash out of the community playground that have been sitting there for 3 months. I told them to call X in Sanitation for a pickup or cart it down the street to my residential property the night before garbage day....and clean the new trash up too while you are at it!
3. My NSP compliance reports are nearly done. Snooze fest.
4. Almost finished with one of my new construction projects, maybe 10 days of work left.
5. My boss is vacillating between being disengaged and micromanaging. Guess which one I prefer?
 
1. 6,855 days four hours and counting......
2. I can't recall the last time I drank Kool Aid
3. nothing like having to deal with ex-g.f.'s in the line of duty
4. if you want to play in Texas you gotta have a fiddle in the band
5. if you want to play in Michigan you gotta have Bob Seger in the band
 
1. Went to doc this a.m. about a suspicious spot on my forehead :-c
2. He says it's benign. :D
3. Phew!
4. Going to have it taken off and checked anyway.
5. His assistant says it will end my forehead modelling career. :-{
 
1. Today is January 29, I'm north of the Mason Dixon line, and I didn't have to carry or wear a coat outside.
2. My chairman is in the next room and I don't really care.
3. I could use a nap.
4. This office is a mess.
5. I could use a nap, yes I know it's on here twice.
 
1. Dentist visit went okay, but my wisdom teeth have to come out.
2. You're all thinking about wisdom jokes aren't you! Go ahead, I already know I don't have any.
3. I'm stuck reading some Expo Center deal the county and city made.
4. It was nice this morning, now it's colder and windy.
5. When does Friday get here?
 
1. I'd rather post five things today than ten on Thursday.
2. Medical and vet appointments, while necessary, are taking too much time out of my busy week.
3. My tummy hurts. :(
4. You know you're stressed when you have a mini-tantrum because you can't find the staple-remover. :r:
5. It's supposed to reach 50 degrees here tomorrow... yessssss!
 
1. I was born on a Tuesday, how appropriate :r:
2. I've got the song "Tuesday Afternoon" by the Moody Blues in my head
3. Wherever we go for dinner tonight, there must be something chocolate on the dessert menu - that's a requirement :p
4. The sun is shining today... that makes me happy
5. I really like Luminosity, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do when my free subscription runs out.
 
1. Happy birthday, MP!
2. I have a headache from dehydration but am not interested in drinking water.
3. This Saturday is our Mardi Gras party.
4. This Saturday is also the Too Cute! episode with baby bunnies!
5. Do you think my guests would mind if I turn on the tv and curl up on the couch for an hour to indulge in baby bunnies?
 
I am inundated with the following
1. work
2. emotional emptiness
3. physical exhuastion
and all Ireally want to do is
4. buy without care from a Boden catalog
5. play solitaire on my phone
otherwise I am doing great
 
1. In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man
2. Now I've reached that age I try to do all of those things the best I can
3. No matter how I try I still find my way to the same old jam
4. Good times bad times you know I've had my share
5. When my woman left home with a brown-eyed man, well, I still don't seem to care
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm2-K6ttHYs
 
1. I would like to get paid more.
2. I would like to make decisions without having seven people give me approval.
3. I would like some more respect.
4. I am tired of doing everything.
5. I fear the future. Kind of.
 
1. I wish we could get rid of our rental house.
2. I rest a little easier knowing we were able to buy a second house in case we need to take drastic measures with the first.
3. At this point, I don't think a short sale would even work on the rental house based on the tax implications and what we need.
4. I don't think I could morally do a strategic foreclosure.
5. I guess we're stuck with it for now.
 
1. Had to go to a workshop during lunch
2. The Asst. Manager went too
3. There were no CM credits
4. Very basic stuff - a refresher for me
5. Said Asst. Manager is now very excited about possibilities
 
1. I had a great idea for dinner, but it seems that there's no puff pastry in the freezer.
2. If there was a career in untangling Slinkys and necklaces, I'd be rich.
3. If Hink manages to get paid more, then I want to be paid more, too.
4. People call me with questions when they should be asking my boss.
5. I hope that you chocolate cravers get your chocolate. :)
 
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1. Many city employees are incompetent. 2+2=4, 4-1=3
2. I picked up 3 large bags of trash from one of my vacant lots. I don't get paid enough.
3. Too many people have called me today.
4. I missed the marketing webinar. I guess that's ok since I don't have speakers for the PC and have to read the slides.
5. I really need a new job in a lower cost of living area.
 
1. This going to be year of milestones for me.
2. Got-and completed-a survey from the Commerce Dept. Got a $2 bill out of it.
3. Evidently I'm starting to go native
4. Jennifer Lawrence is my favorite actress. Looks like a girl you'd want to have a beer with.
5. I'm starting to plan for my summer trip up North-looks like part of it will be in Michigan again.
 
1. I was doing okay earlier today, but I'm starting to go down again.
2. I miss BUN
3. Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to goooo I wanna be sedated
4. Calgon take me away!
5. And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
 
1. Another stinky microwave meal has been nuked.
2. The smell is making me ill.
3. I'm trying to figure out if we can go anywhere for vacation this summer.
4. I'm trying for the beach.
5. Also trying to find a place that allows two giant dogs.
 
1. Long night meeting ahead. And it has nothing to do with me.
2. Tired of the uncertainty.
3. Excited for my wife, who might have a great opportunity for work.
4. I wish I could eat Reece's Easter Eggs all year round...
5. Ahhh... it really makes me wonder.... a new day will dawn for those who stay strong...
 
1. Five meetings scheduled today
2. I cancelled the first one
3. Client cancelled the second one
4. Third one didn't have key player available
5. Three down and two to go.
 
1. Forgot all about this today
2. I was able to get out of the office today for about an hour
3. Talked to a fellow Cyburbian on the phine - couldn't answer their question
4. Told them where to go (to get the answer)
5. Hot dogs, green beans and velvetta & shells for dinner
 
1. The sun is shining.
2. I hate staff meeting day.
3. I'd like to be in NC.
4. Some people out there are plain ole job security for me.
5. My coworker stopped singing out loud, and I miss it.
 
1. My office has bright green walls to help me cope during long winter days inside.
2. I've had a tummy ache all day.
3. Yes, I'm 50 years old and I still say "tummy ache."
4. I fell asleep during the last 15 minutes of a TV drama last night... darn it.
5. I want to buy myself a present when I finally get paid.
 
1.Tires were rotated yesterday, now the TPMS won't reset.
2. It's gonna rain all day
3. I love it when I get a text that says "I'm gonna be late today" and they are already 20 mins. late
4. Hopslam = YUM!
5. Lunch meeting today!!!
 
1. Dropped a plastic container of food on my one kitty this morning.
2. Luckily he is a little piggy so it didn't phase him too much.
3. Kept waking up from 3am on.
4. I have to appear at City Council at 8:45p tonight, assuming they are on time. :not:
5. I think I might head home this afternoon and take a nap before my night meetings.
 
1. It's snowing
2. Who is/was Alley Oop?
3. I did not eat anything at all for breakfast, not even so much as a piece of toast
4. I don't frequent strip joints
5. I can hardly wait to put up my greenhouse again this spring
 
1) Dental surgery follow-up on Friday left my mouth/surgery site sore for 2 days.
2) Saw a movie with hubby - nice date night!
3) Was off yesterday for the holiday, so I worked on stuff around the home.
4) Did not want to come to work today!
5) As a result of Friday's dental visit, I'm afraid to chew on one side of my mouth.
 
1. I organized/shredded old paperwork/bills on my day off yesterday.
2. Sometimes I feel like a horrible father because my daughters can annoy the living hell out of me.
3. Need to finish CDBG applications this week.
4. City Council meeting this evening.
5. I refuse to wear a winter coat beginning March 1.
 
1. Holidays should be followed by a 6 hour moratorium on calls and emails the day after.
2. I like girl scout cookie season.
3. I am going to run 1000 miles this year.
4. I plan to start doing more things that make me happy.
5. I hope this week ends well...
 
1. MMM, Girl Scout cookies :p... I submitted an order, but it's going to be a few weeks.
2. It's snowing. Feh. :-{
3. I am SO ready for spring. [insert pretty flower here]
4. I got a tetanus shot at the doctor's office this morning and my upper arm is sore.
5. I guess I'll have to catch "Lincoln" on Netflix, as it's no longer playing in theaters around here.
 
1. 40% down, 60% to go.
2. No meetings tonight.
3. Sun is shining.
4. Rain is coming tomorrow
5. Interview on Thursday
 
1. My toes are cold.
2. Dungeness crab is delicious.
3. I need a new chainsaw.
4. I don't really like cake the food, but I do like cake the band.
5. I suck at wood-working.
 
1. I have a hard time remembering how to use the new can opener.
2. Mud and rain don't mix well, especially when you're in the middle of a 30 acre mess when the rain begins.
3. I had to use my already wet coat to dry my hair.
4. I'm the one my family calls for remote cooking questions and advice.
5. My daughter is going to to cook marinated chicken again and again, and people are going to panic when they hear her say it's on the menu.
 
1. It's raining cats and dogs here
2. Well not literally, that's just an expression you know
3. I'd rather snow
4. We haven't had a decent snow this year
5. Maybe this should have gone in the weather thread
 
1. Word is out at work about my pregnancy.
2. I'm happy to have the extra prayers.
3. Still waiting for my perinatologist to schedule my next appointment.
4. Boys names are more difficult to come up with than girls.
5. Night meeting tonight. Ugh.
 
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