Not much to report this week. Let’s get to it anyway.
- Thanks again to everyone who joined us for this month’s Show Us Your Books. Steph and I genuinely appreciate your participation and enthusiasm and we have another giveaway planned for you next month (linkup is December 8).
- Finished Ready Player One, almost finished with Stoner, picked up God Shaped Hole (a book I read years ago and saw a picture of on IG but didn’t remember what happened so maybe it’s worth a reread).
- Obsessively listened to Welcome to Night Vale. It’s genuinely the weirdest podcast I have ever listened to but it’s so, so funny and creative.
- Stuck to my TV regimen of Fargo, The Bastard Executioner, Big Bang Theory, Mom, How to Get Away with Murder, and John Oliver. Looking forward to the next seasons of all the Netflix shows I enjoy (and the new season of Prison Break!) and am currently in the market for a new show to binge watch. Suggestions?
- Everything in the next paragraph is true–On Monday, I got an email from the child’s principal that they had to put the school on soft lockdown due to police activity at a house a bit up the road from the school. Fortunately, she stayed home on Monday and I breathed a sigh of relief because I freaked out a bit that their lockdown drills had to actually be applied (note: a soft lockdown is one where the building is locked but normal activity continues inside the classrooms. Not an actual lockdown where they lock the school and the classroom doors and the kids and staff and teachers go into the breakout rooms). So I keep reading the email and it turns out, the lockdown and police activity were due to the emu that’s been running loose in my town for the last 2-3 months. Guys. We have an EMU on the loose AND NOBODY CAN CATCH THE DAMN THING. Everyone around here is mildly obsessed with this rogue emu because it’s hilarous. Our residents group posts pictures of emu sightings. People debate the emu. The thing is a freaking legend. We were even in the news!
- I also learned that there have been orders to shoot him on sight, provided he’s not on private property, since apparently animal control or fish and wildlife or whomever has been charged with capturing him don’t have the capacity to humanely tranquilize him and he’s become a “safety hazzard”. I have so many thoughts on this, the least of which is I am appalled. He’s not harming anyone or anything and if people wouldn’t stop their damn cars to take pictures and/or selfies, he wouldn’t pose a traffic problem. If he were aggressive, I could understand. But he just wants to be left alone. And people and deer and cats and groundhogs run out in the middle of the road, too, and no one campaigns to shoot them. Fortunately, there are some great people where I live who are trying to get him captured safely and humanely. ETA: The emu has been caught, unharmed, and relocated to a farm.
- Ticked a couple of items off the fall project list, which felt great, even if I’m sucking ass at NaNo (seriously, my goal is simply to finish my book not write 50K words so I won’t actually be a “winner” if I get to my goal). But I am writing a little bit at a time so I’m getting closer to the end.
- Haven’t read much on the internets since I’ve been obsessively researching how to run my writing contest and podcast for work, recipes for the Whole30 the husband and I are currently doing, and all the tweets from The Bloggess’s thing about awkward moments. If you have a few spare hours and haven’t read those yet, DO IT. You will not regret it.
- Got this funny from the husband:
This is our last weekend with the cheer gym we’ve been going to for 3 seasons. It’s a very bittersweet parting but one that’s necessary. She’s superexcited about her new gym and as a parent, I’m very pleased with it, too. Other than that, we’ve got nothing planned. Maybe a movie and some (necessary) food prep. Definitely books.
How about you guys? Any big plans?
A show to add to your Netflix binge would be Master of None by Aziz Ansari! It was such a good show (I watched all 10 thirty minute episodes in one weekend.) and it has a strong cultural commentary that is also funny. The fact that a rogue emu has been taking over your town made my day, especially knowing that they weren’t harmed in the end.
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yesss Kati! you know i love master of none; good reco 🙂
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We loved binge watching The Walking Dead and Nashville, both are completely different and so good! I can’t believe that they want to shoot the emu! That’s so sad because like you said it’s not hurting anyone.
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A good week for you! Yes, please tranquilize the emu! Glad that was the reason for the lockdown. I dare say they should just shoot to kill some humans, especially the man who broke in and raped a 6 year old little girl. I am not a violent person, but I would have no problem pumping 6-7 bullets into his crotch and let him bleed to death. I got that rage out of my system. Thanks!
Enjoy your weekend!
Love, Steph’s Momma
i totally shit the bed with the book linkup this month; even though i had most of it prepared, work entered my life and totally ruined things (as always) so i’ll be linking up next month!
scary that the kids have lockdown drills; when kayla first told me about that when she was in kindy, it scared the hell out of me…i don’t remember doing that when i was a kid.
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Books are always on the agenda! I am appalled too they wanted to shoot it, glad they caught it and rescued it safely. Eat all the bacon!!
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BHAHAHAHAHAH… the emu. That is AWESOME! Wiley little devil!
I can’t take the Emu thing; that is too funny. Also I absolutely loved that Bloggess/awkward moment thing – provided me with SO much entertainment.
Ali A recently posted…My Latest Obsession // Master of None
An emu? Ha! I’m amused.
I LOVE The Bastard Executioner. Such a great show. I have to cover my eyes during the really bloody parts though.
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Hooray for the emu being relocated safely to a farm!!! How did one random, rogue emu get there in the first place??
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Yay so happy the emu is safe and sound!! Too funny! I’m just watching my favorite network tv shows right now: nashville, chicago pd and fire, agents of shield. I’ve been a bit too busy for anything else. This weekend I’m hoping to work on another video.
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Does anyone know if the escapee Emu was from an emu farm or is it someone’s pet? I doubt he was a safety hazard, people were just getting pissed they couldnt catch the fast bugger. Emus have big, beautiful eyes and eyelashes. They’re quite pretty up close. Very glad he was found and relocated. 🙂
Have a good weekend Jana 🙂 xo
That plant/bacon sign is awesome!
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Hahahaha the Emu situation is hilarious! Reminds me of the zebra that escaped the zoo and ran down the interstate in Atlanta. It was a site to be seen for sure. Whole30? I must of missed you mentioning that you were doing that. Found anything delicious that you must share??? I am always looking for some healthy/clean recipes. Best wishes at the new cheer gym!
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LOL on the rogue emu #countryliving, but in all seriousness, glad no one was in danger that day. And LOL on the “eat bacon” sign.
As for Netflix, I’ve been loving Aziz’ new show, Master of None!
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LOL about the emu! That’s so funny. I’m glad it’s somewhere safe now. As for new shows, I’ve just started Masters of None on Netflix and plan to start Casual on Hulu soon. Good luck to you all at the new gym!
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