It was a beautiful autumn day. It was sunny and warm and clear. I wish I could appreciate it, but my office at work has no windows. It is a cave. In the winter it is a cold cave due to poor circulation, and in the summer it is also a cold cave due to I don't know what. It really makes no difference to me if it's raining or not when I'm at work, as it's always gloomy and fluorescent in my office.
There are three empty offices with windows at my work. I cannot have one, because my boss wants me close to him, in a cave. I was pretty melancholy about this today, going so far as to let myself into each of the offices to look at the emptiness, the windows.
Yesterday was cold and foggy.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Chilly
It mostly chilly and sunny or chilly and cloudy lately. It isn't raining, which is weird.
In other news, my kid is having trouble at preschool and I don't know what to do about it. Apparently she is introducing some salty vocabulary to other attendees. Not cuss words, I don't think, because clearly the school doesn't allow that. A mother complained that her kid was saying things that she heard from my kid, but wasn't specific. I don't know which words in particular, so there really isn't much I can do about it. It was probably about death or something.
I've dealt with this from other kids, but they were using oppressive language. I may allow some choice language, but I do not allow that shit. After repeating that girls can't marry girls and boys can't marry boys, I informed her that not only is this untrue but hurtful to people we care about. Then my friend talked to her to tell her how that affects her and her girlfriend. So now she'll school other kids.
I feel like this is part of sending your kids to school. They come back with stuff you wish they wouldn't. I'm not keen on all the princess fascination (read I hate the gender and class implications), but I never thought about trying to tell the teachers to tell parents to have their kids stop talking about it. It seems like such a passive way of going about it. The deal is this, you have influence over your kid. If you don't want your kid to say shit, tell her not to say it. Don't put try to put your morals on me and my kid to protect yours from whatever you don't want her to hear. It's not going to work, and you're not teaching her anything.
I can't help but feel like it's classist anyway. Clearly this other mom feels entitled to dictate how other people can act. I'm clearly the poor mother there, as I work and don't drive a fancy car. I'm not only unmarried, but about a decade younger than most of the parents. God, how many times is this going to happen in Maddy's schooling?
In other news, my kid is having trouble at preschool and I don't know what to do about it. Apparently she is introducing some salty vocabulary to other attendees. Not cuss words, I don't think, because clearly the school doesn't allow that. A mother complained that her kid was saying things that she heard from my kid, but wasn't specific. I don't know which words in particular, so there really isn't much I can do about it. It was probably about death or something.
I've dealt with this from other kids, but they were using oppressive language. I may allow some choice language, but I do not allow that shit. After repeating that girls can't marry girls and boys can't marry boys, I informed her that not only is this untrue but hurtful to people we care about. Then my friend talked to her to tell her how that affects her and her girlfriend. So now she'll school other kids.
I feel like this is part of sending your kids to school. They come back with stuff you wish they wouldn't. I'm not keen on all the princess fascination (read I hate the gender and class implications), but I never thought about trying to tell the teachers to tell parents to have their kids stop talking about it. It seems like such a passive way of going about it. The deal is this, you have influence over your kid. If you don't want your kid to say shit, tell her not to say it. Don't put try to put your morals on me and my kid to protect yours from whatever you don't want her to hear. It's not going to work, and you're not teaching her anything.
I can't help but feel like it's classist anyway. Clearly this other mom feels entitled to dictate how other people can act. I'm clearly the poor mother there, as I work and don't drive a fancy car. I'm not only unmarried, but about a decade younger than most of the parents. God, how many times is this going to happen in Maddy's schooling?
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Sunny and warm
Today gave Portland beautiful weather. It was sunny with blue skies. The temperatures allowed me to wear a tank top in the house, instead of several layers of clothes with a blanket over me huddled on the couch.
I didn't really appreciate the weather, though. I was menstruating. My boyfriend offered prayer for my woes (although he isn't the godly type). I told him to pray for brownie sundaes. He must have. My friend called and offered to come over with a brownie, coconut milk ice cream pie. She really did. Prayer works, y'all.
I didn't really appreciate the weather, though. I was menstruating. My boyfriend offered prayer for my woes (although he isn't the godly type). I told him to pray for brownie sundaes. He must have. My friend called and offered to come over with a brownie, coconut milk ice cream pie. She really did. Prayer works, y'all.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Mostly Sunny and Cold
Or at least cloudy and cold. It rained briefly last night as we were leaving the bar after the debates. It was sunny and warmish today! It is strange that it isn't raining more, but we'll take it.
In other news, my uterus has gotten ready in case McCain wins the election.
In other news, my uterus has gotten ready in case McCain wins the election.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Beautiful and sunny
The past two days gave Portlanders beautiful fall weather! It's sunny and chilly.
Yesterday was a perfect day for going to the pumpkin patch. The sun burned the chill of the morning off the day. Blue skies were spotted with puffy white clouds. Everything was perfect until my daughter ran off and got lost. I saw her run from my sister to the cornfield. The corn was taller than her by two feet. Past the corn was a field. I lost her in the corn, though. My family and friends put on a search. The "security" at the pumpkin patch was notified. She had completely left the farm and ran into the forest. We only found her because she got stuck in blackberry bushes and was yelling for help. She said she was off on an adventure to find wild animals. No animals of any sort were found.
Ian gave me the extra set of the keys to his car so that I could put Maddy into her car seat straight away. We didn't find out that I left them on the top of the car until we heard them fall as we accelerated on the highway. We had to pull over and one by one we found them on the side of the highway. As we were coming back to the car I took off my long sleeve shirt, because it was so warm. This is the gorgeous weather we are having.
It is really cold at night, though, and in the morning. The minimum on our thermostat is set at 60 degrees.
Yesterday was a perfect day for going to the pumpkin patch. The sun burned the chill of the morning off the day. Blue skies were spotted with puffy white clouds. Everything was perfect until my daughter ran off and got lost. I saw her run from my sister to the cornfield. The corn was taller than her by two feet. Past the corn was a field. I lost her in the corn, though. My family and friends put on a search. The "security" at the pumpkin patch was notified. She had completely left the farm and ran into the forest. We only found her because she got stuck in blackberry bushes and was yelling for help. She said she was off on an adventure to find wild animals. No animals of any sort were found.
Ian gave me the extra set of the keys to his car so that I could put Maddy into her car seat straight away. We didn't find out that I left them on the top of the car until we heard them fall as we accelerated on the highway. We had to pull over and one by one we found them on the side of the highway. As we were coming back to the car I took off my long sleeve shirt, because it was so warm. This is the gorgeous weather we are having.
It is really cold at night, though, and in the morning. The minimum on our thermostat is set at 60 degrees.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Cold and Clear
Today was a beautiful autumn day! It was cool and crisp. The leaves are falling. Ian doesn't want to turn on the heat so I have been making fires in the fireplace and layering up.
Yesterday poured buckets of rain out of the sky. Buckets! It was as if the sky broke apart and all the water rushed down. It happened about the time I picked up my kid from preschool. The same preschool that is a little unnerved by her obsession with death. Well, preschool, me too, but what do you want me to do about it?
Yesterday poured buckets of rain out of the sky. Buckets! It was as if the sky broke apart and all the water rushed down. It happened about the time I picked up my kid from preschool. The same preschool that is a little unnerved by her obsession with death. Well, preschool, me too, but what do you want me to do about it?
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