Hillary M.

@bandherbooks Kids that age freaking love balloons. We blew up a ton and they just threw them at each other. The long skinny ones are good too; even if you can’t make balloon animals, swords are super easy and they can’t do much damage with them.

have you hosted 4-5 7 year olds at your home recently? what sort of fun game(s) could we play for a birthday party that don't require me to buy a bunch of expensive stuff lol

She tested negative yesterday! And I’ve tested negative every day for a week, so I think I’m in the clear. She’s ok to start school Tuesday and then the rest of the week is remote aside from swimming and band after school.

Kiddo has Covid. School hasn’t even started yet, but she’s had swim team and marching band practices and can’t mask for either. So far it’s just a very runny nose, so that’s not too bad. She’s so upset that she might have given it to other people though.

@DiabolicalSpuds I used to go as a kid but don’t live near one now. Not a fish fan but the chicken cooked in the same batter was amazing and I loved the hush puppies.

How the fuck does Long John Silvers keep open more than 500 locations around the country. I have literally never seen or heard of anyone eating here. What is keeping it afloat. What are they hiding?

@bandherbooks I loved it; glad you’re off to a good start!

i'm only one chapter deep, but fourth wing is already super propulsive and gripping. i am going to have a fun time.

Movie trailers shouldn’t be allowed to show scenes that aren’t in the actual movie

@RdotSpoon It’s annoying, but I’m not helping because I totally just ordered a walking pad today because they made a point of mentioning that the weight limit is much higher than usual and I’ve been so fed up that most exercise equipment is only for skinny people.

Psst, I’m hillarym over where the skies are…

@sshabein But also

So fucking tired. Trying not to take a nap at work.

Actually managed to check off almost everything on my weekend to-do list! Not because I was actually terribly productive, but I’ve gotten better about making realistically short lists.

Kiddo was so tired after the first week back at swim practice that she fell asleep in my room for a while. Poor baby.

@WholesomeMeme Trefoil!

BUT! I made a new product a couple weeks ago based on a kind of vague spec and the customer approved it! So that’s some good news I needed.

Trying not to fall asleep at my desk after waking up early to get the kid to swim practice and then coming to work early because I was already out. Annoyed at boss for forgetting/neglecting to take care of something yesterday and at coworker because she’s late without texting.

@morninggloria Same. Kid and her dad had it, but they isolated at his house and I stayed ok (despite a work exposure the same day her dad was exposed and briefly being around them when they were first symptomatic; I had just gotten boosted). I still mask indoors.

@RdotSpoon This dude has clearly never lived with a teenager.

Picking the kid up from marching band. They’re playing Word Up and I’m dying laughing.

@NASA_Wallops @northropgrumman @Space_Station Saw it from the Hudson Valley!

LIFTOFF! 🚀 The @northropgrumman Antares rocket launched at 8:31 p.m. ET, carrying the Cygnus spacecraft loaded with science and supplies to the @Space_Station. In just a few hours, we will get confirmation that the solar arrays have deployed on the spacecraft.