Kevin's Hetero MFM Poly-Fi V
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And just so "Kevin's Hetero MFM Poly-Fi V" blog contains some actual blog material about Kevin's Hetero MFM Poly-Fi V:
Snowbunny is back in the IT business.
For a few months, she had a clerical job at a preschool. The pay was really low and her immediate supervisor treated her like crap.
The new place (a credit union) seems much more hospitable, and the pay is much better. Which means more responsibility and the burden of being on-call. But she'll be working on mainframes again which was always her specialty.
We've basically secured a house (in Yelm, not too far from Olympia and Seattle) that we'll be moving into probably in December. The mortgage payments will be much lower than our current apartment rent. The main problem (in my opinion) is that the place only has one bathroom. Snowbunny agrees that's high-priority on the fix-it list; we'll need to have a second bathroom built. I'm just crossing my fingers hoping that'll get done real soon.
Not exactly relationship news I realize, but our relationship dynamic is pretty boring. We just plug along and get along 99% of the time.
Snowbunny is back in the IT business.
For a few months, she had a clerical job at a preschool. The pay was really low and her immediate supervisor treated her like crap.
The new place (a credit union) seems much more hospitable, and the pay is much better. Which means more responsibility and the burden of being on-call. But she'll be working on mainframes again which was always her specialty.
We've basically secured a house (in Yelm, not too far from Olympia and Seattle) that we'll be moving into probably in December. The mortgage payments will be much lower than our current apartment rent. The main problem (in my opinion) is that the place only has one bathroom. Snowbunny agrees that's high-priority on the fix-it list; we'll need to have a second bathroom built. I'm just crossing my fingers hoping that'll get done real soon.
Not exactly relationship news I realize, but our relationship dynamic is pretty boring. We just plug along and get along 99% of the time.
A2Poly
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Being back in her own field, and for better pay is great news
Enjoy that. It is a blessing not many have.
Enjoy that. It is a blessing not many have.
YouAreHere
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Congrats to SnowBunny on the new job! 
And I LOVE the grammar thread! Clearly, it's been far too long since I've read your blog, or I'd have replied long ago.
One of my pet peeves: "could care less"
If you could care less, then it doesn't indicate that you really don't care, now does it? It's "couldn't care less."
Oh, and "irregardless". Gack.
The word is "regardless," as in, having no regard. Not "not having no regard."
Okay, I now return you to your regularly scheduled blog thread, already in progress.
(Can't an ellipsis be used to indicate that something is trailing off, though, as opposed to an actual redaction?)
And I LOVE the grammar thread! Clearly, it's been far too long since I've read your blog, or I'd have replied long ago.
One of my pet peeves: "could care less"
If you could care less, then it doesn't indicate that you really don't care, now does it? It's "couldn't care less."
Oh, and "irregardless". Gack.
The word is "regardless," as in, having no regard. Not "not having no regard."
Okay, I now return you to your regularly scheduled blog thread, already in progress.
(Can't an ellipsis be used to indicate that something is trailing off, though, as opposed to an actual redaction?)
Thanks for the congrats guys.
Re: could care less ... hahaha, I've had too much fun with that phrasing in my day. I actually like it either way. Couldn't care less means you're at the bottom of the barrel as far as how much you could care is concerned. But maybe *could* care less -- if used deliberately -- could say something even more apathetic ... to wit: "I could care less, but I care so little that I don't even care enough to try to care less." Hey, sometimes I do feel that way!
Re: irregardless ... yeah that's pretty silly. Though I've always wondered: If an inflammable object tends to catch fire, what does a flammable object tend to do? (English can be fun.)
Re: the ellipsis ... I looked up the Wikipedia article and although it indicated that ellipses are *usually* used to indicate removed bits of text, they *can* be used to illustrate pauses, uncomfortable silences, trailing off and the like. Which is good because they can be *so* much fun when used that way.
I'm always happy to discuss the finer points of linguistics.
Re: could care less ... hahaha, I've had too much fun with that phrasing in my day. I actually like it either way. Couldn't care less means you're at the bottom of the barrel as far as how much you could care is concerned. But maybe *could* care less -- if used deliberately -- could say something even more apathetic ... to wit: "I could care less, but I care so little that I don't even care enough to try to care less." Hey, sometimes I do feel that way!
Re: irregardless ... yeah that's pretty silly. Though I've always wondered: If an inflammable object tends to catch fire, what does a flammable object tend to do? (English can be fun.)
Re: the ellipsis ... I looked up the Wikipedia article and although it indicated that ellipses are *usually* used to indicate removed bits of text, they *can* be used to illustrate pauses, uncomfortable silences, trailing off and the like. Which is good because they can be *so* much fun when used that way.
I'm always happy to discuss the finer points of linguistics.
FullofLove1052
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*Raising my strawberry lemonade to Snowbunny's new job and the new home*
As far as "I could care less." I use that when I am being sarcastic, and it grates on people's nerves. I will say something like, "I could care less, but caring as much as I do at this moment already requires too much effort."
I hope you are doing well, Kevin. I come out of hiding every so often to comment and check in. Today was one of those lucky days.
ETA: Irregardless? I have never seen or heard that used before.
As far as "I could care less." I use that when I am being sarcastic, and it grates on people's nerves. I will say something like, "I could care less, but caring as much as I do at this moment already requires too much effort."
I hope you are doing well, Kevin. I come out of hiding every so often to comment and check in. Today was one of those lucky days.
ETA: Irregardless? I have never seen or heard that used before.
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Re (from A2Poly):
Oh for Pete's sake.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flammable
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inflammable
Drat! Rats!
As for irregardless ... http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/irregardless
Good to see you Ry, I'm doing alright, hope you are too.
How's this for "could care less:" "I could care less, if I cared enough to bother." Heheh. Funny.
Oh for Pete's sake.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flammable
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inflammable
Drat! Rats!
As for irregardless ... http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/irregardless
Good to see you Ry, I'm doing alright, hope you are too.
How's this for "could care less:" "I could care less, if I cared enough to bother." Heheh. Funny.
YouAreHere
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My mom used to use it all the time, drawn out in an "irregaaaaaaaaaardless," and one of my coworkers also uses it a lot. It's distracting.
Yo mama so ignernt, she say irregardless all drawn out n shit!
Sorry hon, I had to yank yer chain.
My mama so ignernt, she say "use to" all the time. Grrrrrrr! Mom! Stop it! You're embarrassing me in front of my friends!
You gave me a good laugh
Thanks Kevin! (Now I miss the like-button...)FullofLove1052
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Yo mama so ignernt, she say irregardless all drawn out n shit!
Sorry hon, I had to yank yer chain.
My mama so ignernt, she say "use to" all the time. Grrrrrrr! Mom! Stop it! You're embarrassing me in front of my friends!
Ha! I am mad that I could decipher this. I am quite amazed by the younger generation and their refusal to respect English. They have seemingly taken it upon themselves to invent an entirely new language. The messages I receive on social media are bloody tragic. They involve letters put together like, "wna," "dhiz," etc. I recently had to tell someone that I do not speak the language of those who were more so than apparently failed by the education system.
I am doing well. I miss posting, but I have very little in common with most posters since I can no longer relate. The inkling to have plural relationships and even the attraction towards the same sex are like dark and shameful hours from my past that I have chosen to bury and act as if they never occurred. Privately, I have had moments of repulsion when thinking of both and often wonder how I even "let" myself do either. It is reminiscent of self-hatred. I am a work in progress. (Read: my self-hating arse does not need to be doling out advice to anyone.)
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Awww, I'm sorry to hear that ... You still have a lot in common with me! We both have people in our lives we love and cherish, we both have an open mind, and we both have class! Okay, you have class, I sort of have class but only in an ignernt kind of way. (As for my mama, she so classless she could be a Marxist utopia.) (At least that how classless she sound when she say "use to.")
We need a show like Breaking Bad where Jesse Pinkman says, "Yo yo biotches -- respect the chemistry!" only in this show he would say, "Respect the grammar, biotches!"
I do see your point about how visiting Polyamory.com would bring back some bad memories. What can you do? Folks around here miss you when you're away, we really do.
Re: "wna" and "dhiz" ... wow. I got nothin' there. Good luck in your attempts to unravel modern English!
Kevin "K to the D to the T y'all."
Awww, I'm sorry to hear that ... You still have a lot in common with me!
We both have people in our lives we love and cherish, we both have an open mind, and we both have class! Okay, you have class, I sort of have class but only in an ignernt kind of way. (As for my mama, she so classless she could be a Marxist utopia.) (At least that how classless she sound when she say "use to.")We need a show like Breaking Bad where Jesse Pinkman says, "Yo yo biotches -- respect the chemistry!" only in this show he would say, "Respect the grammar, biotches!"
I do see your point about how visiting Polyamory.com would bring back some bad memories. What can you do? Folks around here miss you when you're away, we really do.
Re: "wna" and "dhiz" ... wow. I got nothin' there. Good luck in your attempts to unravel modern English!
Kevin "K to the D to the T y'all."
Garriguette
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Haha, or "your-eeka" ... so many possibilities ...
Oh man, and people make a complete mess of fiancé and fiancée. I can't believe how many female fiances (and male fiancees) there are out there.
Wiktionary ... so handy yet so seldom used.
My favorite is "finance," used in place of fiancé or fiancée. I blame auto-correct.
I've seen "walla." Made me think of Bill Cosby's "wally-wally."
I've definitely seen fiancé and fiancée screwed up. Many times.
Finance, hahaha, so romantic
That's what happens when you let gays marry. The next thing you know, everyone's marrying their finances!
I've definitely seen fiancé and fiancée screwed up. Many times.
Finance, hahaha, so romantic
That's what happens when you let gays marry. The next thing you know, everyone's marrying their finances!