Sunday, May 3, 2015

#MicroblogMondays: Odds & ends

*  I accidentally posted a (very) rough preliminary draft of this post yesterday & then headed off to the movies.  Thanks, Mel, for the heads up!
*  It's been that kind of week around here...! :p
The squirrel saga (a big part of "that kind of week around here...") has not yet been entirely resolved.  Longer post to come when it is. :p
*  Also part of my week: dh's tinnuitis, dental appointments (fortunately, no cavities), and some crappy PMS symptoms, which seem to be getting worse as I get older. :p
*  The movie we went to see was "Avengers: Age of Ultron." I'm not hugely into comic books, but we've been to the other Avengers/Iron Man movies, which have been fun, albeit slightly over the top sometimes with all the violence, etc. This one was too (both fun & over the top).
* Slight spoiler alert: You wouldn't expect an ALI plot point to pop up in a superheroes movie -- but, there it was, and it made me cry. 'Nuff said.
*  Yesterday was International Bereaved Mothers Day. I tend to roll my eyes at "made up"/Hallmark holidays (but then didn't a lot of holidays begin that way??) -- and the cynical side of me can't quite bring myself to describe myself in terms of my "Mother Heart" (too sappy) -- but I appreciate that someone has made the effort to make us feel special & recognized. Supposedly that other day, this coming Sunday (Voldemort Day, as I like to call it)(i.e., "The Day Which Shall Not Be Named," lol), is for us too -- in fact, if you check the history of the day, it started out that way! -- but it sure doesn't feel that way sometimes...

You can find more of this week's #MicroblogMondays posts here     

5 comments:

  1. Yes, I was surprised by that plot point too, and a bit surprised to have an IF story follow me into my escapism.

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  2. While not happy that people had reason to post for IBMD, I was touched that a few people in my Facebook feed talked about it yesterday. If nothing else, it put that reminder in people's minds that next weekend may be hard for some people.

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  3. Oh no! I hope the squirrely issue gets resolved soon.
    I've not seen the movie yet, that'll be interesting to see the IF bit of it.
    May your week be better soon!

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  4. I did not know about this Day! How nice that's it's before Voldemort. (Hilarious, btw, because that's what I dubbed my ex-husband, and it TOTALLY works for that holiday.) I heard Avengers: Age of Ultron was awesome, and I THANK YOU for the warning about ALI subplots, because perhaps I won't see it quite so close to Voldemort day. Super sensitive to that kind of thing when it's a sucker punch like that. Yikes for squirrels!

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  5. Mother's day isn't QUITE as hard this year, but man. I remember how hard it can be. Hugs for you in advance.

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