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Dala  ·  2681 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 26, 2017

    They also haven't actually told me about it. They just told Mom and assumed she would disseminate The Word.Frustrating.

Are we secretly relatives?

Also, enjoy some ridiculous fried food for us and report back. I hear fairs have crazy stuff like fried oreos and fried butter.





user-inactivated  ·  2681 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Are we secretly relatives?

Apparently we all are. Time to stop calling meetups 'meetups' and start calling 'em 'reunions'?

    Also, enjoy some ridiculous fried food for us and report back. I hear fairs have crazy stuff like fried oreos and fried butter.

First night's report is rain. It runs until Sunday, though. Can't rain all the time, right?

Funnel cake is my favorite fried fair food. Oreos are also good, as is cheese!

Dala  ·  2680 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I grew up at the local dirt track so I have eaten more than my fair share of funnel cake. I like mine lightly dusted with the powdered sugar. My mother, on the other hand, I think would like hers in a 1:1 ratio.

OftenBen  ·  2680 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    My mother, on the other hand, I think would like hers in a 1:1 ratio.

A woman after my own heart.

WanderingEng  ·  2681 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We all might be relatives. Everyone in my family has plans in their head, but they don't share them. Mom plans lunch at 12:30. Sister plans to arrive around 12:30-1:00 expecting to socialize for a while when she and her family arrive. Brother wants to have lunch at 1:30 because of jet lag. But nobody shares that with anybody and then they lament the stress of the holidays.

And then they all act exasperated when I hammer home a plan in email after email, even when someone changed something in the previous email chain.

goobster  ·  2681 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dang. Are all us Hubskiers related?

Everyone in my family thinks everyone else talks to each other way more than they actually do.

Family Member: "So, are you and the wife coming tonight?"

goobster: "Coming? To what?"

FM: "The big thing we have been planning to do. People are flying in from all over the world for it."

goobster: "The what?"

FM: "OMG! Did nobody tell you?!? You are supposed to be getting the cake for your father's 80th surprise birthday party that is happening in 20 minutes!"

goobster: "I.... WHAT?!?"

FM: "Oh nevermind. Just come over. We'll figure it out."

goobster: "Um. I'm in Canada. Camping. Building an ice hotel in Nunavut."

FM: "Oh! How fun! Well, take pictures, and we'll get together when you get back."

goobster: "..."

kleinbl00  ·  2681 days ago  ·  link  ·  

...and then my sister says

"So we arranged to be 40 miles away and my husband can't pick up the rental car until 9 and also it's twenty minutes in the wrong direction so I need you to call everyone up and push things an hour and a half."