Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: December 2023

  • Boxes: a Cautionary Tale

    See all the boxes? That’s all the stuff Gary has bought in the last two weeks to try to resolve the drywall dust. He doesn’t have asthma or any lung condition. I see now why people just buy new houses.

  • TWIL: More About Extra Thumbs

    When I discovered that Treasure also had an extra thumb, like me, I looked closely and her “After” Thumb looks far more graceful than mine. Now I have learned there are several types of polydactyly.

  • Doors

    In the last few weeks Gary has interrupted me three times while I am actively on work calls, twice while I was the one TALKING. I thought he was just being needy, because the last two times times he said things like, “You never want to talk to me, you’re always in here working,” and…

  • Obstacle Christmas Complaints

    We have a small house, and just like all aging people, we have accumulated stuff. Up until recently we had just the right amount of furniture, but in the past two months we added cat detritus (litter boxes, food dishes) and we Gary added mitigation devices (Hepa shop vacs, Hepa vacuums, humidifiers, and full-size floor…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 12/7/2023

    This week the mandolin went from this: … to this. Because if the drawing’s off you cant go anywhere. And the top of the vase is still wrong, ugh.

  • Gary Is Profane

    Gary was complaining about the drywall dust again, saying the overhead air vents suck up the dust and then “Just fart it back out over our heads.” I was gobsmacked. “Did you just say … the ‘F’ word?” “Yes,” he said, viciously. “Fart. Fartfartfart. That’s how mad I am.” “You have demanded I say “poot’…

  • Treasure at Work

    I am bereft. My work team is losing our most recent addition, a woman who is just a treasure. Let’s call her Treasure. Below is an example of why I am going to miss Treasure. ============ I was displaying my water bottle to my team. I wanted them to notice it is stamped with my…

  • The Purpose of the Initial Penicillin Test

    I thought the initial blood test was to determine if I was allergic to your basic penicillin, but on further reading, no. It seems the initial blood test determines if you are at risk of anaphylaxis when you get the skin test. I passed the first test, so my next visit is the skin test.…

  • TWIL: Cats and Yarn

    This week I learned that while you may purchase automated snakes: … your cat will still prefer the classic ball of yarn, especially if you make it wiggle like an automated snake. However, the most important thing I learned was from a friend, who said cats should not play with yarn unattended. The yarn can…

  • New Dimension to the Family Dynamic

    So, Gary and I had a disagreement, like all married couples. I don’t imagine all couples disagree as loudly as Gary and as tearfully as I do, but there it is. The interesting thing was that Goldie the cat came into the room at the height of the fight, walked over to me, and began…