An effective day… I got a lot done…

Worked on both my jobs…

But I still feel like I completely forgot…

Something I had to do…

Something I do regularly…

Something around here…

Well, whatev… When I think of it, I will get back to you…

Just a short weekend note and a special warm “Hello” to all the peeps in the US North East and East States that are bracing themselves for the fucking enormous blizzard that is due to rear it’s ugly head over the weekend.

Be safe please, get inside, get warm and snuggly, make sure you have enough to eat and drink and take gooooood care of yourselves cuz I luva you and I want you all to be ok!

Good luck to you out there, and a good weekend to everyone. I will be home nursing the bronchitis back to health that came back with a vengeance this morning. I take full responsibility for that, that’s what happens if you are a stubborn bitch and you go back to work when you really shouldn’t…

In other news: we are dangerously close to finalizing a date for Bitchsterdam II. It’s looking to be a June weekend for now. I will let you know as soon as we set it in stone!

Me and (what is left of) my lungs will be coughing through the office day after which we are of to the bowling for the belated birthday party of The Kid with his classmates… Wish me luck… The Ex is joining us as well…

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Gawwwwwdddd me waaaannttttt!!! Like RIGHT NOW!!! I have NO fucking room for it in my appartment, but I will do away with my King Size Bed… Who needs a bed if you have THIS baby, right?

Don’t get me wrong. I am fine with the repertoire of Freddie and his buddies. I like Queen. His choice of a song could’ve been much much worse. I realize that.

Then again… he only pretty much knows the first 2 lines of the chorus… So it’s been pretty much those 2 lines… over and over and over and over and over and over again… for hours… oh, and the drum / clapping routine at the start of the song… he does those too… D-D-Dzzzz D-D-Dzzzz… accompanied by fierce drum arm movements and matching expression on his face… I’ll have to give him that… for hours and hours and hours… over and over and over again…

So I figured, for today… What the hell… I’ll just embrace it, right? You know, before I smack the hell out of The Kid for driving me nuts… Screw the fact that smacking your kid is illegal in Dutchyland… I grew his ass in mah belleh, surely that gives me the right to smack it if he annoys the crap out of me, right?

Everytime something happens I think “Right… let’s face this one head on. Then after this, life will go back to normal” and then of course it never fucking does… Then again, it didn’t before the holidays either… and then I realize the “grip” has been gone for a while now and I can’t remember the last time I felt in control… There’s been so much going on lately that life and my head are working overtime. And I want control over my life BACK, dammit!

It’s not that I am depressed or feeling bad or whatever. I truly am not. I am fine and whenever I can, I have a good time, have a laugh ‘n shit. No problem there. I just feel fucking wiped all the time. I thought come January things would settle down, but then of course I had to slide on to my ass on the icy sidewalk, then there was some other heartbreaking shit going on, then all kinds of crap concerning The Kid (and of course The Ex, inevitably), and now I am sitting at home with a flaming bronchitis completely short of breath. Not even capable of walking down the street. In the mean time work is piiiiling up at the office ánd at my 2nd job… I can’t stand it!

Friday is The Kid’s birthday party. His birthday was on Dec 16 but we still had to do the party with his classmates. We (The Kid, me, The Ex) are going bowling with 6 of his closest friends. February 8 I need to attend a seminar for my 2nd job. Then on February 10 we’ll be having The Kid’s new braces and probably, if they are ready, also his new glasses fitted…

After that, I am planning to Get A Grip! Seriously! I want it back. And I am going to get it back! Life needs to fucking get back to normal for reals! I am tired of being tired of being tired of being tired.

So Life? Quit throwing those curveballs for a bit, ok? So I can get back on my feet again and get back into the swing of things and my weekly routine, and feel like I am in control (at least a little bit) again. Deal? Please?

I spent the weekend at Lady Penelope’s and she broke me! In bed with a raging bronchitis and a 39.2 C / 102 F flippin fever. I went into the office after The Kid’s eyedoctor’s appointment but after coughing up bóth my lungs in the first half hour there, I was sent home by all 3 of my bosses… Sometimes (though very rarely) there is something to be said for having medical doctor’s for bosses

So… I dragged myself thru the supermarket on the way home -all the other peeps there luv’ed me coughing all over them down the aisles- and for now it seems I’ll be spending a few days on the couch under my duvet, snuggled up with Ms Kitty, while coughing up what is left of my lungs…

Great… So whose turn is it to bring me chicken soup?

I guess you will have to go over to Lady P’s to read about the weekend

Yeah, that’s pretty much the current situation for all the ladies at Penelope Manor. One way or another all 3 of us are sneezing, coughing, wiping oozes of snot out of our noses, like that.

The boys are fine… for some inexplicable reason… I guess in that respect (STFU, just that one) we are the weaker sex then?

Anyway, in between the snotting, coughing and sneezing, we are having a blast over here. There was a lot of chitchat, gossip, wine, good food, shopping (much to the excitement -NOT- of the boys) and of course late late late *cough* early *cough* nights!

Another 2 hours or so and The Kid are on our way to the airport and going back home, after a wonderful weekend with Lady Penelope and the little P’s, and it will be “Ta Ta” to England and our friends.

* DRUMROLL *

Lady Penelope and the Little P’s! Yeah baby! A while ago we decided that a visit with our kids was in order. They had been hearing about eachother and us so many times already. And seeing as I’ve already met Lady P’s kids on a previous visit, today I am taking The Kid to meet them. We are flying into London today and back on Sundayevening.

Both Lady P and myself are due for some good times, so I am sure that we’ll have a wonderful get-together this weekend. And we might make a start with planning Bitchsterdam-II as well sometime in Spring or Summer.

So Sayonara, Tata, Latah Alligatah! If Lady P’s WiFi is working I am sure you will see us around on Facebook and Twitter. if not, you’ll just have to wait till Monday for an update!

and LP? Wine, comfy spot on the couch, hot water bottle? MINE! You can have the Bombay Sapphire…

I have met my share of wonderful and funny people though and one of my favorites is one of the UK colleagues of The Chief. I think I’ve known him for over 10 years now and he makes me continuously snort out my coffee behind my desk when we’re emailing back and forth… ya know… talking shop… about important medical research issues…

Gorgeous Y

Several un-answered questions for you:

How are you?

How is The Chief (he seems to have gone very quiet, so I might have to ask directly).

And a small favour – do you have spare copies of the excellent two theses we examined last summer? I have been asked to give a talk and these would be an excellent source for me.

Finally, did the canals freeze and the Race take place?

P

Wonderful P,

So nice to hear from you. Doing fine. Terribly busy here, The Chief is so demanding, as you know.

I think he’s ok, but who cares, right? He’s currently flying back from Geneva. Very busy travelling and such.

I am sure I can find you a copy of the theses. Can you give me the right address to send them to?

And nope! Bugger! No frozen canals, no Race. It would’ve if the freezing had continued through this week but OF COURSE it didn’t. How’s things at your end? Whole country still snowed in? Or did you escape with your private plane?

Y

Y,

Pretty good really, although a lot of tedious work dealing with my complaining colleagues. I am the lead clinician for a huge, new hospital computer system. This is in and working with some glitches here and there, but gets blamed for everything that has happened in the last 2 months, including snowy weather and an unexpected football loss.

Yes the snow was very bad here for a few days and we could not get the car out of the drive. Then a few days of bad ice. Now just grey and miserable.

Address is: xxx

Many, many thanks

P

P,

It’s only fair that you would get blamed for all including snowy weather and football loss. Who else is there to blame? Pretty busy over here as well BUT I am flying over to the U of K on Friday to go see a girlfriend near London. So keep your snow under control as I don’t want to have to postpone my trip! Gah!

Theses are on their way J

Y

Y,

I think you are so wonderful I have cleared the snow and made it warmer for you.

It is the least I could do.

Thanks

P

P,

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and that of my friend

Y

Y,

????from the bottom of your friend?

Just how friendly is she?

P

P,

VERY friendly obviously

Y

Y,

Should I meet her?

P

P,

Nah… she’s single, in her late 30’s and long blonde hair. You would hate her…

Y

Y,

You think?

P

P,

Well, that depends if you are into blondes or brunettes really.

Y

Y,

With a face like mine I cannot be in the least bit fussy. Anyway, I rarely notice hair colour unless it is extreme. Somehow it doesn’t seem important.

P

It’s a stinking busy job, very challenging, and sometimes I really ask myself what the hell I am doing here (other than make money to pay the bills). And then stuff like this makes my day. Just a nice colleague with a crackin’ sense of humour, sometimes that’s all it takes.