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Ugh…

Yes, Pumpkinhead is fine. I, however, need more wine…

Yesterday Blue Eyes asked me when he can meet my parents…

Yeah, we are soooo not on the same page. Sigh… He’s nice and fun to hang out with but I don’t need this pressure. It’s probably not fair of me to lead him on since he’s about to turn 38 and I’m on the cusp of 30 and just divorced. Much different places in life. Guess I should be straight up with him. Big sigh… As much as I’d like to just enjoy his companionship for a while (keeps me from being super-depressed, at least for a few hours), I think if he’s ready to Meet the Parents, I owe him some straight talk. I’m not in that place and my parents are freakin’ looney tunes who didn’t even meet my ex-husband until we’d been dating several months. And my wine consumption between dates borders on worrisome. Bummer!

UPDATE: Blue Eyes called late this evening and asked me over. Let me cry on his shoulder at how overwhelmed I am right now and acknowledged the fact that he is aware that I am going through an incredible amount of stress. Which kind of opened the door for me to bring up the above. Long story short, he’s enjoying spending time with me and I’m enjoying spending time with him. He said he was just playing about meeting the ‘rents (I’m not sure…). In any case, we had a fun evening watching the Olympics and Iron Chef and cuddling, which I really needed, and now I am feeling better. For now.

God, I wish that was a literal statement. But seriously, Blue Eyes and I went to see Tropic Thunder last night. OMG, I laughed soooo hard. Between Robert Downey, Jr. and Tom Cruise, I just about peed myself. It is seriously crude (i.e., don’t take kids) but wicked funny. Highly recommended.

Then Blue Eyes suggested I see Anchorman, which I have never seen before. I watched part of it at his house and then took the rest home. Also seriously hilarious. I suddenly get all the one-liners I’ve missed all this time. I had no idea this movie was so highly quotable but all of a sudden things make sense. LOL!

Blue Eyes has a serious DVD collection so I’m going to have to start borrowing more to fill in the last 8 missing years of comedic and dramatic cinematic education.

This week’s roundup is up at A Little Fish in Law School.

The Weekly MILP (Moms in the Legal Profession) Roundup is the brainchild of Saramel (retired). It is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, A New Duck and A Little Fish in Law School blogs and is usually posted no later than Monday morning. Next week’s MILP Roundup will be back here.

Pretty please, do me a favor. If you are going to buy your textbooks (or anything else) on Amazon, why not visit my site first and click through my Amazon link (to the left in the sidebar) so I can make a little dough myself. Got to give Pumpkinhead more than bread and water one of these days. Thank you very much.

Only one more week of freedom - wah! That said, I’m actually kind of looking forward to going back. I’ve been losing my mind at home (duh) and am really excited about my class schedule for this fall - Torts, Legal Negotiations and Anti-Corruption Law. Not so excited that the anti-corruption teacher decided to assign two books, one of which we have to read in full and one of which we have to read several chapters of before class starts on the 26th. Ack! Still, it should be a great class. And negotiations should be helpful because that is a skill I lack.

Pumpkinhead is also heading off to school. Yep, my baby starts kindergarten the same day I go back to school. I can’t believe it!! I registered him yesterday and we have to go this weekend to buy school supplies, a non-rolling backpack (school rule - WTF?!?), clothes and tennis shoes. He tested today and the teachers were blown away by his reading skills. My little smartie. Now if only his behavior matched his reading level… I am planning to put him in a karate school’s aftercare program because I think that the male role models will be good and also that he’ll appreciate learning the sport and the discipline/self-control that is taught. I hope so anyway.

Nothing new from Chapin. Activated a new credit card he got (per his instructions) and made a cash advance into the joint account to pay his car payment. He got a letter from his company today saying come back by August 19 or you’re fired. Hmmm… I called but he wouldn’t answer me.

I asked Pumpkinhead if he’s feeling worried about anything. He said, “Yes, Daddy.” Sigh… I told him that Daddy loves him very much and that it’s normal to worry about someone when they aren’t nearby but that Daddy is safe with his Mommy and Daddy and that he misses Pumpkinhead, too. My poor baby. I told him we’d rent a DVD and have cuddle/movie night tomorrow.

Saturday I’m going out with Blue Eyes to see Tropic Thunder. I could use a good laugh. Now I’m off to listen to some Pearl Jam and read one of the bazillion books next to my bed.

Ugh. As part of my current post-divorce mental breakdown, I have turned into a total slacker and am blowing off many things I shouldn’t be, such as journal application assignments, work I bring home, etc. One of the things I was supposed to do over a week ago was call foreign countries and check the references provided by various deal partners. I have seen the sheet next to my bed and yet I have continued to blow it off. Today my coworker said, “Do you have those reference checks done?” Ever the can-do girl, I said yes. Ha! Of course tonight all of the phones in Kuala Lumpur are down. Shit. So I’m setting my alarm for 2:30 a.m. so I can try again before the end of their workday. That’ll teach me!! I hate working with slackers for this very reason and here I go doing the same thing to others. Ugh, ugh, ugh!!

My date on Saturday went awesome… until I took a header and ended up black and blue with broken glasses (and broken glass from my beer bottle!) But, thanks to the power of the good ‘ole margarita/Corona combo and a huge swimming pool, I managed to ward off the pain. Couldn’t walk when I finally emerged from the pool (from the pain, not the drink), but still… LOL. Fortunately blue eyes and I managed to salvage the evening (hubba, hubba) and I had a blast on my first motorcycle ride (except for the part where I burned my ankle on the tailpipe. Yes, this dating stuff hurts.

I did have breakfast this morning with the middle school teacher. Snore. He was a nice enough guy but there were zero sparks, even of the friendship type. When I finally got up to thank him and leave, he was like, “Um, okay, e-mail me.” Yeah…

The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup** is the brainchild of Saramel (retired). It is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, A Little Fish in Law School, and A New Duck blogs and is usually posted no later than Monday morning. Next week’s MILP Roundup will be hosted by Butterflyfish.

Yes, I know the Roundup was not mine this week, but I’m taking one for the team and covering for sweet New Duck. Again, doing the quote-that-tweaks-your-interest Roundup.

“That deep, black, horrible soul-crushing water” — Butterflyfish

“Other than the fact that we’re both stark raving bald, it’s hard to find a resemblance.” — A New Duck

“The relationship between the characters is almost a story that could stand alone without the mystery element.” — Adventures of Law School Mama

“I’m excited and sick to my stomach all at the same time.” — Angry Pregnant Lawyer

“Yes, I made GirlChild walk with books on her head.” — Frequent Citations

“She was radiant and I don’t know when I’ve ever been so happy for someone.” — Lag Liv

“So, suffice it to say, I was more than a bit weepy.” Law Mummy

“…the guy rolled down his window, yelled “You’re a dumb bitch!” at me, and then SPAT in my general direction.” — Law School Sucks

“To which SS replied, without missing a beat, “No, it was the beginning of the world.”" — Legally Certifiable

“Had to hang out with lotsa really white people (the NE preppy kind), which annoyed me.” — Loaded Dice

“So you can see it was an eventful day.” — Magic Cookie

“Per my instructions, I knocked on the “secret” entrance to the studio and the door was opened by one of the crew members.” — Merits of the Case

“He charmed the pants off everyone by pretending to be shy and hiding his head in my skirt.” — Mommy on the Floor

“Yes I am.” — Peanut Butter Burrito

“Barely keeping my eyes open — and at quarter of 10 on a Sunday.” — The Menagerie

“Plus, it involves IVs, pain, hospitals and sharp needles…yikes!” —

“Thanks for tuning in.” — Yayarolly

“I am now approximately 4 days beyond the worst drama I have ever lived through related to my kids and their horrendous excuse of a father.” — Zuska

If you’d like to have your blog added to the MILP blogroll for weekly review or would like us to consider a specific post, drop the hostess(es) an email or leave a comment at their respective sites.

**Hat tip to the “original” Roundup — Evan Schaeffer’s Legal Underground and Divine Angst