Saturday, August 1, 2020

Neo Normal?

Things have gotten a little more normal here today or at least what passes for normal in these extremely strange times. I slowly and carefully swept three rooms and I think I’m going to make a supper even though we have a lot of food in the refrigerator. 
I just want to. 
There was still too much of The Office watching. I don’t know what the hell I’m trying to do there. Watch every episode? So far, despite constant viewing I’m still not through all of season 4 and there are nine seasons in total. I believe that Maurice may be losing her patience with the show as she has become more snappish lately although she hasn’t drawn blood. 
Yet. 
I have my heart set on sleeping in the bed tonight. If I’m not comfortable I’ll move back to the chair but I think I can do this. I slept all the way through last night, only waking twice but not fully enough to get up. We shall see. 

In chicken news I named one of the previously unnamed chickens this morning but now I can’t remember what I named her. 
Hold on. I think I do!
I think I decided to name her Eggy Tina! Remember when Owen named one of the chickens Eggy Tina? That was one of my favorite chicken names and since the original is now departed we shall have a new one. 
I’ve decided to call the barred rocks Alice and Angela and I can almost tell them apart if they’re together. As for the three beautiful gray ones, one is Robin because she has a red breast, one is Gracie and one is...fuck-if-I-know. 
Lis asked me the other day what breeds of chickens I have. 
“Uh,” I said, “Different colored breeds? Tractor Supply Mutt breeds?”
I’m pathetic. 

Dear god, that’s all I have to talk about. I’m sure that DTee did something idiotic and/or illegal and/or constitutional but I’m not aware of what his blundering ass did today. It’s always something and that’s for sure. It does look like maybe even some Republicans are starting to feel a twitching in those empty sacs in their pants. 
And wouldn’t that be something? 

You want to hear something that I think is sort of awesome? Roosters do not seem to even try to court a hen who is in mother mode. It’s like they respect the fact that she is off limits while all of her energies are focused on her chick or chicks. I think that’s cool. I’m sure there is a biological reason but still- respect. 

That’s all I know today and honestly, I’m not sure about any of that. 

Love...Ms. Moon



26 comments:

  1. I love The Office. Is this your first time watching it? If so, I envy you. I know several people who re-watch it for "comfort viewing" and if my husband were a little more into re-watching stuff I'd probably be having an Office marathon right now myself! Have you gotten to the "fire drill" episode yet? The one where Stanley has a heart attack? Oh my god, I laugh myself silly every time I see that one! It's my all time favorite episode. All of the characters are just perfect.

    Eggy Tina is a great name for a hen! Oh, and I've been meaning to tell you this: every time I go in the frigid vegetable section at the Food Lion I think of it as the "coldy room". Was it August who first coined that phrase? lol.

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    1. I did watch several years worth of The Office but there are many episodes I have t seen. Looking forward to the fire drill. Stanley is one of my favorite characters.
      Not sure who named the coldly room but ever since the grands have come along, that is what we call it.

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  2. Haha I was going to mention the fire drill episode of The Office too! When Stanley rolls his eyes and says “I’m gonna die,” I crack up every time. You‘ll know what I mean when you see it. So glad you’re slowly getting back into the swing of things. I absolutely remember when Owen named Eggy Tina. I thought it was the finest of chicken names then and now.

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    1. I love it when Stanley says, “Have you lost your tiny little mind?” He does not suffer fools (aka Michael) gladly.
      Yep. Eggy Tina! May she be a long lived and happy hen!

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  3. empty sacs hahaha, and I like the name "fuck-if-i-know' very much.

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  4. Those bones must be knitting themselves back together. It is amazing,but I know that you are a long way from where you want to be. I am almost never a rewatcher but there is something about the Office that is comforting in these days of insanity. It can always make me laugh and boy do we need a laugh these days.

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    1. The Office IS comforting. It’s sort of gentle and always funny. I don’t need more than that right now.

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  5. All I know is Biden said if need be, he will be escorted off the premises by the military. Now we need to think about saving the country that last six weeks.

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    1. Amen, sister. Good god. The things he could come up with to do.

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  6. Really? Sweeping 3 rooms? Do you know (you do) how many core and transverse muscles it takes to do that? I applaud you....and hope you didn't overdo. You rock, woman! And I pray (not in the conventional sense of course) that you can sleep in your own bed......pillows, lots of prop pillows please
    Susan M

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    1. Sweeping didn’t really hurt but trying to lie in the bed did.
      Dammit.
      I am honestly amazed at quickly the bad pain has been replaced by far more gentle aches.

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    2. PS my closest neighbor broke 6 ribs after falling off a ramp while exiting a bar in Mexico while on vacation 3 years ago.....it took her 5 weeks until she was able to sleep supine in her own bed. Hope it won't take you THAT long! Trial and error, as it were

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  7. "It does look like maybe even some Republicans are starting to feel a twitching in those empty sacs in their pants." I love this!

    Glad you're on the mend:)

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  8. I still think you should have gone with Eggy Nancy, just for something different, but Eggy Tina IS an awesome name and worthy of a do-over.

    In Zen Buddhism, not knowing is the ideal state. :)

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    1. Well, perhaps Fuck-If-I-Know should be Eggy Nancy. I love that name too.
      If that Zen belief is true, I am in the most ideal state possible.

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  9. Fuck-if-I-Know is an unusual name for a chicken but could be a great name for a cat. Then you could stand on your doorstep at dusk, calling the cat home..."Fuck-if-I-Know! Here puss! Fuck-if-I-Know!" Neighbours might be amused or offended depending on their moral fibre.

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    1. I do not call my cats. That would insult their dignity and freedom. But of all my neighbors (not many), only one might find that name offensive but she has a Trump sign in her yard which I find terribly offensive so...

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  10. Your "empty sacs" comment is a classic.

    The orange idiot was playing golf yesterday for the 283rd time while millions lost their unemployment safety net and others their lives due to his incompetency. 376th day (as pres.) he has spent at one of his own hotel/golf properties--otherwise known as the fleecing of US taxpayer for his own profit--given what it costs the secret service to manage the visits.

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  11. I can't even sit through one episode of The Office. it has never appealed to me and I never found it funny. maybe because I've never worked in an office.

    one of the women in my yoga class has chickens and I get eggs from her. she just got a whole bunch of new chicks in the mail!

    as for the republicans, too little too late. empty sacs, boy ain't that the truth. do they really think that we won't remember their complete and total support for Trump and his corruption for 3 ½ years? that they themselves have benefitted from that corruption?

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    1. Some people really do not like The Office. It makes Glen anxious because The boss is so clueless.
      I’m glad you get fresh eggs, Ellen. I guarantee that your paying less for your eggs than I am for mine.
      Of course I get all this entertainment so that’s also something to consider.
      I wonder if the Republican Party will ever recover.

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  12. Wasn't DT supposed to sign his new affordable care act into law today - or at least that was what he said 2 weeks ago. He must have got distracted! Glad to hear you're up and about a little.

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    1. Yeah. I’ll never forget him saying, “Who knew heath care could be so complicated?” He’s such a FUCKING IDIOT!

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