Delicious Ambiguity

Yesterday was most definitely a Monday. One of those Mondays where you feel like Murphy's pet project.

Jim arrived in San Diego around 10am after over 24 hours of driving (well, shared with a friend but not getting a whole lot of sleep) to find out he couldn't get into his apartment until 3pm. When he finally did, he found that his "luxury" accommodations (as they described it) were anything but. At one time a seedy motel, it is cramped and hideous, no washer/dryers or even laundry on-site and no wi-fi or computer room.

He had wanted to stay at the place he had his first trip anyhow so he's going to try and get moved but if they don't have an open spot in a carpool in the complex he wants, he will be SoL. Here's hoping there is one.

Here at home, I lost my debit card. Argh.
The thing is, it is not a card from my bank. I'd had issues getting one from them so I've been using my PayPal debit card. It pulls it out of the bank anyhow so it is pretty much the same thing plus I get a cash back bonus. It is minuscule, but free money is free money.

I went to the PayPal site to deactivate my card and request a new one. No problem deactivating but when I tried to request a new one, it freaked out and ended up locking me out. When I went back to try again, it told me I was denied and would have to wait a month before I could apply again.

So I called and did the good ol' Customer Service tango through 4 or 5 reps before I was finally told that they couldn't verify my identity and so could not issue me a new card. Why couldn't they verify it? Because their site had forced me to change my address to a street address in order to request the new card. So their identity protection measures made me unidentifiable.

Since I couldn't get that card, I went to the Chase website to see if I could get a card from them only to find that I can't find myself anywhere on that account. Either their website is odd and only shows the primary account holder or I was removed from the account when Chase bought out Washington Mutual.

Oy. So I'm headed to the bank here in a few to try and get myself a debit card. Of course, I'll have to wait for it to come in the mail, assuming I can even get one, so I am having to rely on checks until then. By the way, do you know how many businesses don't accept checks these days? Welcome to the plastic age!

Here's hoping that today is considerably better for us all!

This week the topic for the collab channel was family so I did a little interview with everyone in the house and the video came out wonderfully so I wanted to share.
What a crazy cast of characters!

I cannot believe what an amazing response I've had to my request to send a card to my boy for his birthday.  Completely overwhelming and heartwarming. I don't mind admitting that I've come close to tears a couple of times watching him open them.

I have been taking video of him opening and reading them all and will attempt to edit it all into a video which I will be sure to embed here on LJ when it is finished.  I know there are at least two more cards on their way so I'm going to hold off another day or two until they arrive.

Thank you so much to Steven, Marian, Ron, Samantha, Martin, Caitlin, Matt, Marj, Kathy, and Peggy. And to anyone else whose cards haven't arrived yet.  <333

My twitterings for today:

• 12:15 Sandlots. #

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Tomorrow is the second anniversary of mommy's passing. I am dealing with it so much better than last year but it is, of course, still difficult. Part of me wants to not even think about it and another part of me wants to think of nothing else. These two parts have been arguing all day.

One thing which I still have trouble wrapping my head around is the fact that exactly two years ago, I was out shopping with mommy. I remember quite clearly stepping out of the car, telling her I love her and walking into my apartment. Though not as clearly as I remember the next morning when I picked up the phone and heard Jillian screaming, "SHE'S BLUE!" It tears my heart out every time I think of it... I can hear it ring through my ears and feel the panic it sent through me.

I'm trying to focus on the positive. We had an extra year with her. She could very easily have been gone the year before. She nearly was. And in that last year, we grew much closer and spent a lot more time together. I still very much regret the fact that Liam seems to have little memory of her and that she will not get to be a part of his life the way I always imagined when I thought of him growing up. But I know that I instill in him the things she instilled in me and in that way, she is still a part of his life.

The topic this week for the YouTube channel I'm now a part of is our five favorite things in our room and mine was a bit mommy-centric. I included it below and it is definitely a downer but I promise it gets happy at the end. :c)

Also happy is that I included the awesome dealymabobber made by bunnykissd. Because I heart it. And her.

My twitterings for today:

• 20:02 I like this video by @meghantonjes twitvid.com/95BDC #

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My twitterings for today:

• 12:57 @babyface_GM I am dying to see that movie! I heart Ricky Gervais. #

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My twitterings for today:

• 20:24 Help me make my boy's birthday awesome! missangelyss.livejournal.com/503518.html #
• 20:30 Er, that last post should have had a pretty please with it. Maybe even with a cherry on top. And lots of whipped cream. Oyeah. #
• 21:33 @michaelgriffey *giggle* Awesome! Thank you! #
• 22:05 @babyface_GM I hope there is video! I so want to see it! #

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So the news right now:

The big one I guess is that my grandma told me she is "ready to go".  You might have seen that in my Twitter posts... which I can't seem to stop at the moment, by the way. I tried but the LoudTwitter site doesn't have me as a user though I obviously am.  

Anyhow, she went on to say that she'll be "glad when it's over" and that I am "safe".  I'm not sure what that last part meant and she couldn't seem to verbalize it so I am just taking it to mean that this is a positive thing and I shouldn't feel too sad for her.  Or something along those lines.  Either that or she meant that she thinks she is a burden on me and so I'll be out from under that burden... but I prefer to think it is the former.

Some really fun news is that I was chosen to be a part of a YouTube collaborative channel called BigIsBeautyProject.  I was already doing a vlog about fat issues so when I saw they had an opening, I jumped on the chance to audition.  It's similar to what I was already doing except there are 6 other amazing people speaking on the same subject every week so you get different takes on the same topic. 

The stepgirl has settled in well and seems to be enjoying school.  She really likes that the band here is top notch. She will even be going with the marching band to play in the Rose Bowl Parade. 

Other than that, I suppose it is the usual October madness.  Anniversary of mommy's death the 13th, the boy's birthday the 15th, Jim's birthday the 19th.  Oright, the other big thing.... Jim goes TDY (temporary duty) starting the 26th.  He will be in San Diego until probably Christmas and may or may not have to go back after the holidays.  Whee.

My boy turns 8 on the 15th and, like a lot of kids, he absolutely adores getting mail. So I thought I would see if I could get anyone to send him some good ol' snail mail birthday wishes to make his day that much more special.

Anything you send would be treasured, I assure you. Card, postcard, full letter... he'd enjoy it all. He can't yet read cursive so if you handwrite anything, it'd be great if you print so he could read it for himself.

Liam Walker
P.O. Box 1026
Port Orchard, WA 98366

Thank you!

My twitterings for today:

• 23:56 Epic lulz: @meghantonjes, @jpmetz and @soundlyawake doing a cover of "Halo": bit.ly/2OUlbq #
• 23:59 I think Jim made me sick. Probably swine flu. Will surely have perished by morning. #

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My twitterings for today:

• 12:35 Just left grandma. She said, "I'm ready to go." I thought she meant to lunch. She didn't. #
• 12:36 @docstrange Do share! I love bad covers. #
• 12:42 @docstrange Ah.. then I'll have to do some research. :c) #

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My twitterings for today:

• 13:23 @ted_d_bear76 And you are a sweetheart! *mwah* #
• 13:24 @babyface_GM It's a quote from Devil's Advocate but I totally thought while I was sending it that my true favorite is lust. *wink* #
• 13:25 Jim called me by one of our cat's names. I began to object, saying that I don't scream when you touch my tail... but realized that I do. ;c) #
• 16:51 Ooo! I got my Donut update! Loving the new camcorder and market. #G1 #
• 18:17 It's a YouTube party! www.blogtv.com/people/jpmetz #putanicecubeinyourtwat #

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My twitterings for today:

• 14:47 "Vanity is definitely my favorite sin..." #

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My twitterings for today:

• 14:24 twitpic.com/jesj2 - The stairs leading to the stepgirl's room... #
• 14:41 @Nightveil Heh... if we go by number of post-its, it would be sis. There are about three times as many as you can see in the pic. #
• 14:42 @allan1850 Post-It WAR! Stepgirl and sis have been trading covering each other's doors. Today, it went beyond doors. Soon, the entire house. #
• 20:59 My tummy hurts from laughing so hard. qik.com/video/3034168 #
• 21:09 @SongOfEire Yay for good garage sale returns! #

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My twitterings for today:

• 12:43 My name is Samiko Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
  tinyurl.com/ybnaprv #

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My twitterings for today:

• 19:49 @cynicalvillain Watching it, too... my husband said the same thing. #

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My twitterings for today:

• 05:27 Woke to a bug in my ear. Not sure whether to be more disgusted by it or annoyed by the sound of it flapping against my eardrum. #
• 11:10 @ted_d_bear76 *giggle* Good one! #
• 11:38 @cynicalvillain Hey, sweetness! Doing ok. Caught the sniffles and cough the kids had earlier in the week. Wanna play doctor? ;c) #
• 11:39 @Kaoness Heh... it is pretty gross. I was afraid to try a q-tip because I was disgusted by the thought of squishing it in there. #
• 11:41 The spot on my arm where they dug around trying to take blood yesterday has turned into a huge painful bruise. *whine* #
• 11:43 @Kaoness After about five or ten minutes, a dazed fruit fly finally managed to find the exit and land on my chest. Then I squished him. #
• 17:53 twitpic.com/i8j0j - It is hard to tell but the smile of this smiley is actually where a classmate stabbed the stepgirl with her f ... #

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My twitterings for today:

• 17:37 RT: @Princey1981 RIP Patrick Swayze - we did indeed have the time of our lives... #
• 20:07 twitpic.com/hs96n - Posted on the boy's door... #
• 22:23 @SongOfEire Thank you! He is lovely, if I do say so myself. And you would just love all his funny antics! Miss you! *BIGSQUISHYHUGS* #
• 22:27 @leighj *giggle* I was walking past this afternoon and noticed that new addition to his door. Kids are odd little creatures. #whywelovethem #

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My twitterings for today:

• 16:29 #smile bit.ly/a8D9q #

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