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  1. hipmamajen

    What little thing would you make illegal just because it pisses you off?

    Autocorrect that thinks it knows better what ducking words I want to use in every pile of shut sentence.
  2. hipmamajen

    Funny things kids say and do.

    Okay, these are older kids, but it still cracks me up... My twins are 19. They were born 45 minutes apart, and this really seems to matter to them sometimes. I've caught the older one nagging the younger one, "Look at you just sitting here doing nothing. Why, when I was your age, I was...
  3. hipmamajen

    Funny things kids say and do.

    Tor is almost 5. He loves to try to scare people, but we've told him that it really isn't nice to jump into someone's face and scare them. His fix? He doesn't try to scare us anymore. Now when he jumps in your face, he explains, "I'm not going to scare you, I'm going to ASTONISH you!"
  4. hipmamajen

    What little thing would you make illegal just because it pisses you off?

    No. I'm fact my Grandma told me straight up, "That's too weird, I'll never remember it. I'm just going to call him Torey," and we just rolled with it. She was 90 at the time, what are ya gonna do? I should mention that my Grandma is awesome, in case anyone thinks she was being mean.
  5. hipmamajen

    What little thing would you make illegal just because it pisses you off?

    I'm okay with weird names, or ethnic names. I'm surrounded by kids named Eilidh, Temperance and Torleif (Oh wait, that last one's mine.) But, I get weirded out by invented spellings too. I don't mean within cultures where creating new names and spellings is the norm, that's okay with me. Little...
  6. hipmamajen

    The Ka-Tet Cantina 3

    I grew up in a (how to say "white trash" politely...) "culturally impoverished" home, so my first exposure to American Gothic was as a quick parody in the opening theme of the TV show Green Acres. I was genuinely surprised to find out it was not only a thing, but a big important thing. To this...
  7. hipmamajen

    What Your Home State Says About You

    It's true about the mountains. When I go somewhere else, I always wonder how people know which way is west. I mean, without waiting for the sun to go down....
  8. hipmamajen

    Crushed and Terrified

    I'm so sorry, that's a huge amount of chaos and heartbreak to deal with all at once. It will get better, I promise it will, but it will be a bumpy ride for a while. Sending love and hugs to help keep you stocked up. You are strong enough to make it through all this, and some day it will make...
  9. hipmamajen

    MUSIC...

    If you guys are familiar with this artist, it's probably from his HUGE hit Rock Me Amadeus. But Falco wasn't a one hit wonder, he was well-known and loved in Europe, and is the best-selling Austrian singer of all time. This song is definitely about stalking, possibly about murder. But, I've...
  10. hipmamajen

    What is Your Favorite Coffee(s) and Tea(s) ?

    I used to live within rock-throwing distance of the Celestial Seasonings Tea factory in Boulder. They were my favorites before that, but after a few tours (and stops in the Mint Room) they became extra-super favorites. They make so many that I can't even start to tell you a favorite. Their...
  11. hipmamajen

    King Kon 2018

    I read that as "the chowder wars can play out in a bowel near you...":0: Oh good! I was worried no one would get it and I would look (extra) dumb. ;;D
  12. hipmamajen

    What's the Difference Between the SKMB and Facebook SK?

    I love the stuffing out of you, smoooooooch!!!!!
  13. hipmamajen

    Beauty Tips

    I didn't know this thread was here, I'm all over beauty and related stuff. I wasn't always, but it's been part of my crawl out of having given up on myself that happened slowly over the years as human beings ruined me from the inside, tore their various ways out of my body, then ruined me from...
  14. hipmamajen

    Beauty Tips

    I got all excited, but she has a very strange understanding of the word "permanent." When I saw that we were mixing sugar, water and lemon juice, I thought maybe we were making a simple syrup to add to the vodka we'd drink before we shocked ourselves with the cord we cut from the base of an old...
  15. hipmamajen

    It's that day

    That's so beautiful, you made me cry a little! You two are blessed to have each other. :love_heart::love_heart:
  16. hipmamajen

    What's the Difference Between the SKMB and Facebook SK?

    I am probably one of the people Sigmund is referring to. That happens with me a lot. For me, it's not a choice between what's better or more fun. My IRL people are on FB, so when I drop into a Jen Hole and can't manage socialization across several platforms, FB is the last to go. Why? Because...
  17. hipmamajen

    King Kon 2018

    That looks like a perfectly cromulent date. We shall embiggen the Kon with our presence. Also YYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  18. hipmamajen

    King Kon 2018

    Did we pick an official date yet? I have a means of getting there, but it involves Amtraking to D.C. then riding north with a friend (new to you guys, yay, new blood!) getting back to D.C. and getting both of us home before August. She's coming from Jacksonville and will need a day or two after...
  19. hipmamajen

    King Kon 2018

    I don't drink, because I tend to play fast and loose with social conventions/TMI as it is. I like to go when other people are drinking, though, because I kind of feel like the whole world is about three drinks behind and that helps level the playing field. (My husband describes my personality as...
  20. hipmamajen

    King Kon 2018

    33 hours by car, 60 by bus. But buses have power outlets and free wifi, so it would be mostly what I'd be doing at home, ie surfing the net and being bored.... And it's pretty cheap. Hmmm, Maybe I will?