Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: December 2022

  • Happy New Year’s Eve

    If you are out enjoying, enjoy. If you are making noise, make noise. If you are comforting pets freaked out by the noise, I wish you well, because nothing works for that. See you on the other side, in — good God — 2023.

  • Tea

    I was watching a Hallmark movie. There was a cute female character, sweater pulled over her knuckles, sipping a cup of tea with the string dangling out. It made me wonder: in real life does anyone drink tea with the bag in? I certainly don’t. I set the timer for four minutes and when it…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 12/29

    This week the sea went from this: … to this: Ugh. Mud. There are some highlights in the next step that I hope will rescue things.

  • In Which My Actions Have Consequences

    Dave’s death made a convenient dividing line in my life. On one side I was The Responsible One, but now that we are A.D.: After Dave, I am free to eat, spend, and drink irresponsibly.And you know what else? I don’t have to improve my mind. I haven’t spent a moment learning Russian on DuoLingo…

  • Secondhand Wig Embarrassment

    There have been a number of times I have had embarrassing wig conversations. People tell me my hair looks good, and I say, “Thanks, it’s a wig!” and there the conversation stops. For a while I couldn’t understand why. They seemed embarrassed for some reason. Are wigs embarrassing to non-wig wearers? Did they feel conned…

  • In Which I am Reminded to avoid Temperature Extremes

    Two facts to know: We have been under an extreme cold warning. I got down to negative 4 degrees Fahrenheit a few days ago. People with MS are supposed to avoid extremes of heat and cold, otherwise their MS symptoms will flare up. I was reminded of this when I went outside at -4 degrees…

  • Merry Christmas!

    I am really pleased with the ornament tree this year, enough to tweak it with Photoshop. I filled in the sparse spots with meaningless round red ornaments. Gary called it a “tree of memories” and spent some time murmuring things like, “Yes, there’s the llama that spit on me.” I leave it here to wish…

  • Merry Christmas Eve!

    You should be able to find this year’s ornaments: Minnie (commemorating Gary’s new toy) a lirtle left of center, and the For Sale sign (commemorating an actual significant event) just right of center. I hope everyone is having an excellent Christmas eve.

  • Duchess of Duke Street: SPOILERS (even though it’s from the 1970s)

    I thought I had watched this series back in my youth with my mom, but I was confusing it with “Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill,” which if you have the chance to see that I highly recommend it. I think it might be on Apple TV here. The Duchess of Duke Street has its own merits,…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 12/22

    This week the sea went from this: … to this, which is way too dark: … and the whole goal was to make the sky flat and I got too wrapped up in the hardest part which is the cloud. Moving on, though.