Journal FortKnox's Journal: Wife's Leaving Me For A Wedding 27
My wife's got a wedding to attend in Jersey. She's driving with her mother and my son. So she's leaving Thursday morning, and will return Monday night. That leaves me four solid days of boredom.
Doesn't seem like much, but there are little things you get when you are married. Used to a warm body next to you when you sleep is a big one. I'm considering buying an electric blanket to stay warm at night.
I'll get some solid video game time in, but I know once saturday afternoon rolls around, that'll be mucho boring. I have yet to know what to do. I have a collection of Alton Brown recipes I want to try that my wife wouldn't want to smell in the apartment, but that only accounts for meals...
Any ideas? Anyone up for a visit to Cincy? I'll take you out bowling or something... and lotsa free home cooking ;-)
Doesn't seem like much, but there are little things you get when you are married. Used to a warm body next to you when you sleep is a big one. I'm considering buying an electric blanket to stay warm at night.
I'll get some solid video game time in, but I know once saturday afternoon rolls around, that'll be mucho boring. I have yet to know what to do. I have a collection of Alton Brown recipes I want to try that my wife wouldn't want to smell in the apartment, but that only accounts for meals...
Any ideas? Anyone up for a visit to Cincy? I'll take you out bowling or something... and lotsa free home cooking
MOVIES! (Score:2)
Re:MOVIES! (Score:2)
I did this once. It was a good time. From 12N-12M, as long as they were showing movies, with breaks for food. (A nice meal at a restaurant was much cheaper than the popcorn prices)
It's kind of scary (Score:1)
Instead, I cleaned and cooked.
I was surprised I didn't pick up sewing.
Seriously, even if you'd do your own stuff with them there, with them gone it's kind of disconcerting.
Consider a small project around the house.
The cooking idea is good, especially something exotic that she might not dig.
Re:It's kind of scary (Score:2)
Do some housework- install that lighting fixture, fix that dry-wall, whatever.
I also have a tendency to take up smoking when the wife's not around, and throw down some MISFITS on the stereo (this is usually after a few drinks, too
So a healthy mix of guilty pleasures and Stuff you've been meaning to get organized but haven't had the time for.
Re:It's kind of scary (Score:2)
Oh man, you nailed it.
I got plans (Score:2)
By the way, there is another computerfest coming up soon that I may go to on March 15. If you're interested, maybe we can plan something a little more interesting than last time such as doing something afterwards.
Re:I got plans (Score:2)
Party! (Score:2, Funny)
Big party this weekend @ FortKnox's house.
BYOB, and invite all your friends!
jk - although bowling sounds fun.
Going to Pittsburgh this weekend (Score:2)
wish me luck!
Re:Going to Pittsburgh this weekend (Score:2)
Best of luck to you, and don't chicken out. There are worse things than marriage!
Re:Going to Pittsburgh this weekend (Score:1)
(what's the matter? Don't like that I can type a response in only one word
Re:Going to Pittsburgh this weekend (Score:2)
Kidding. Good luck. And don't do it at a wierd time, cause everyone is going to ask, "How did you ask her", and if it was in the middle of an ackward situation, well, you get the idea...
At dinner or while you are by yourself with her is good... unless you want to do the 'annoy her ALL day, so shes really pissed, then propose' like I did. But I'm flat out cruel
Re:Going to Pittsburgh this weekend (Score:1)
BTW, #slashdot on efnet if you are bored. Someone will be there. And C&C Generals should be out tomorrow (or today in some stores that screwed up:)
Bowling, in Cincinati? Didn't know they did that there. (smirk)
Re:Going to Pittsburgh this weekend (Score:2)
Cincy? (Score:2)
Pity there's nothing to do... even Rochester (in college there) has more
Re:Cincy? (Score:2)
Re:Cincy? (Score:2)
Re:Cincy? (Score:2)
Re:Rochester? (Score:2)
-OZ
Re:Rochester? (Score:2)
There are a lot of things on campus, and Eastman usually has some stuff going on, so I'm kept well occupied.
My experience (Score:2)
I always end up regretting however I spent my time when the family is away. Make sure to do something productive or you'll probably feel the same way too.
Cincy? (Score:1)
If you choose to ride along with the ladies and you pass near Harrisburg, PA do let me know.
Things going better than here... (Score:2)
Good luck to einstein on the proposal plan!
As for FortKnox, there isn't much I'm really interested in in Cincinatti, at least until the Reds start playing. There was a Slashdot interview of one of the FSF leaders, who was from Cincinatti. He got a question about his favorite chili: Skyline or the other one, which set off a lengthy debate between Ohioans. I love to try local specialties like that, and visited a Skyline on a subsequent visit to Cleveland. Not to my taste, I'm afraid.
(Generally, while my wife and I were very impressed with Cleveland and its residents, the food there was somewhere between abysmal and inedible. There was one good sub place near CWRU whose specialty was sandwiches with the fries cooked inside. I've never seen that outside Israel and really enjoyed it.)
I thought about it... (Score:2)
Re:I thought about it... (Score:2)
I realized I did that, but no one commented on it, so I thought that no one noticed, so its harmless
Whats worse is that you can read it and say "Does he think inviting me to bowling would get me to sleep next to him?"
Re: (Score:1)
Programming ? (Score:2)
Since she moved in with me, I have seldom any time to even watch a DVD in the evening ! Let alone the computer stuff, except daily Slashdot and reading other news. I had to give up the pr0n, too.
I guess that if she left for a few days, I'd slowly pick-up on things I was doing back then.