The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

[katstales]

It's been awhile since I've posted anything other than a meme, and I'm feeling kind of guilty about it. So here is a short update on RL issues.

The Good:
--I booked my flight for MediaWest last week. It was cheaper to fly into Lansing than to Detroit--even though the flight has a stop over to change planes in Detroit. Weird. Now if only we would hear something from the hotel! Anyone else out there planning to go?
--It's supposed to snow tonight! Yippee!! We got barely more than a dusting last time. Haven't had any real, measurable snow all winter yet and I'm so ready, LOL.
--I've started watching Robin Hood (the BBC series from the UK). Am halfway through the 13 episodes that my friend sent me. I am so hooked. Um, Steph? Sir Guy is interesting, and I'll even give you good looking, but I'm afraid that Robin has completely stolen my heart. Will still try to catch North & South, though. Am definitely interested in seeing more of RA's work, just not overly enamored with Sir Guy. Er, sorry?? =)
--Am working on more SGA fic. I have a tag for "The Eye" almost finished and am making some progress on the zine fic. And I have a name for both now. Yeah! Have also been doing some writing on YIM, um, well, almost everyday. Am thinking anything this much fun should probably not be legal... :D

The Bad:
--I had a great time with the granddaughters over the weekend, but was seriously pissed at Elise's dad. Their custody agreement provided visitation days for Dad during the week. Now that the little squirt is in school full-time, that's rarely possible. So they've worked things out with him getting her every other weekend. Which is great, but means that there are no court-ordered hours. He's taking full advantage and calling later and later with the return times. Last weekend, I was informed at 4:30 that he was bringing her back at 6:00. Which pretty much meant that I wasn't able to make any plans at all on Sunday.
--When she finally gets here, she quickly informs me that she hasn't had dinner yet. I hadn't made it to the grocery store because Hubs had the car on Sat., so though I had snacks, I didn't have anything for dinner. So we ended up taking her out to a restaurant. I wish I could say that things like this were rare, but two weeks ago, he sent her back without any pajamas. So despite it being cold and rainy and nasty, we had to drag her out and make an emergency run to KMart to pick up something for her to wear. I think next time, I'm going to make whatever plans I may happen to feel like making, and if I'm not back by the time he brings her? Oh well, he can just sit and wait for us. And if he's late for work, well, then maybe next time he'll actually let me know more than an hour and a half ahead of time when he's bringing her back...

The Ugly:
--Hubby was home sick today. His company is instituting bar code scanning and they are moving everything around in preparation. He's worked every Sat for the past month on this as well as extra hours during the week. This past weekend, they got into an area where there were shelves that hadn't been dusted or used in years--literally not in years. The dust was awful and I'm pretty certain that his fever and stuffy head are the result of a sinus infection caused by all that dust. (The goof-balls didn't wear masks. ::rolls eyes::) So I've got him talked into letting me make an appointment for him with the doc in the morning. Now if only the weather will cooperate.
--Speaking of which, we're supposed to get wintry mix first, changing over to snow mid-morning with accumulation of 3-6 inches of snow by nightfall. And while I'd totally *adore* the snow, I can so live without the ice and sleet crap that we're supposed to get over the next few hours...

Okay, enough ranting and rambling from me. Hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!

Comments

[theyllek.livejournal.com]

I must agree on Robin. While Sir Guy is nice enough to look at and all, Robin...*sigh* *bigger sigh* *faints from lack of oxygen*

I am familiar with the pain in the ass custody issues with My brother and his ex le oy vey!!!

Hopefully hubby will feel better soon! %%-.

Let's not start with the weather. Yesterday rain, rain, more rain, freezing rain, sleet, sleet/snow, now snow. I am sick and tired of snow. We still have snow from the last snow falls. and not just in places where it was piled up by plows.

*le sigh* stupid snow.

[katstale.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I'm interested enough to want to see some of the other roles RA has played, and I think he's doing a great job playing the villain, but Robin has just totally captivated me. :)

My sympathies to your brother and all the family. Hate to hear anyone else is having to deal with that kind of crap. :(

The little bit of snow we had last time was gone within a day or two. This is the first significant accumulation so I'm very excited over it. :D

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

Robin of Sherwood?

I hope hubby feel better soon!

[katstale.livejournal.com]

No, this is a new series titled "Robin Hood"--no Sherwood in there. There are some funny moments, but it's not a comedy or campy in nature. I really like the entire cast. I think someone said it's coming to BBC America in March, but don't quote me on that!

Here is the page from imdb.com: Robin Hood (http://imdb.com/title/tt0787985/)

Thanks for the good wishes for Hubby. He's feeling better already, after a couple of doses of the antibiotics. I think he's even planning to go to work tomorrow! :)

[alasse-fae.livejournal.com]

Sir Guy is interesting, and I'll even give you good looking, but I'm afraid that Robin has completely stolen my heart. Will still try to catch North & South, though. Am definitely interested in seeing more of RA's work, just not overly enamored with Sir Guy. Er, sorry?? =)

That's *soory*per David and Kate ;) No worries I'll have Guy all to myself :D Tho you've not gotten to the best whump eps yet. I'll be burning cds/dvds prob thurs or mon, since I have another mass of music to remove from hard drive, as well as SGA 3 complete, so if you want N&S I can burn that for you as well.

*hugs* to Hubby -sinuses *suck*. I highly recommend mucinex - helps unstuff and prevent it from moving chestward.

We're supposed to get snow tonite too... I plan to get done w/ visits as soon as possible and curl up w/ a cup of tea and paperOrk.

[katstale.livejournal.com]

ROTFL! Okay, I stand corrected, m'dear!

Was hoping to watch another couple of eps today, but that never happened. ::sigh:: I was just going to order N&S from Amazon in a couple of weeks. I won't have time to watch for several weeks anyway, between the rest of Robin Hood and finishing my zine fic.

Thanks muchly on Hubs' behalf! He's got an antibiotic and now blood pressure meds. He's definitely feeling better already. (Not well, but better than before. *g*)

Hope the white stuff doesn't give you any problems! :D

[padawan-aneiki.livejournal.com]

Awww goodness! Sounds like quite the eventful few days! I hope the hubby feels better soon. :)

S'posed to get dumped on here too...we'll see if it actually happens. lol

[katstale.livejournal.com]

I think he's going back to work today--I hope! ;)

Hope you and yours don't have any problems in the white stuff! How much did ya get?