A Genuine Parental “What the…” Moment

My work has taken a cue from Google and decided to start changing the main intranet landing page to be individually personalized based on each person’s job functions and work group. The people in my department have been chosen to be part of the pilot group to test this page, so we had a meeting about it today – over on the other side of campus. At least they had refreshments waiting for us after the hike. Whole thing took about an hour, and they passed out 1GB key drives for everyone. I got an extra one for DeAnn’s PC before I left.

I went out to get my hair cut after work and went home in time to help D out with the laundry. I told her about my day and what the key drives can do with Vista and she was all “ORLY?” So I got her PC set up with ReadyBoost using the new key drive. She said she noticed a little less lag and such, so I hope it helps her out. We got the baby set up with some dinner and sat down to the business of the evening.

I offered to login for Captsassypants to get him the Dynamis – Buburimu win tonight since he had to work, and I swear I will never get used to playing a Galka. It just feels like I’m driving a semi truck in first gear all the time: tall and slow. As we were getting set up for entry, we hear a little voice go “Ut oh…” from the kitchen. I thought she had dropped her cuppy or something. Then we hear a little voice go “Oh no!” For the record, she says this in a way that is so incredibly earnest and heartfelt that it makes it too adorable for words. D went off to see where she decided to toss her cuppy this time. Then I hear a forebodingly weary wife voice go “Oh no…” and Clara mimics more emphatically “Oh no!” in that cutesy manner and I can’t help but say “Oh no…” as I walk out to the kitchen.

The cute little warnings were so sorely ironic to what was going on. She had went number 2 in the most horrific way. It had not only completely filled the diaper, but overflowed up over the waistband, over the top of and through her skort, down her leg and onto the highchair, nearly filling the highchair liner to overflowing with foulness. I kid you not, the 20lb child bent the laws of physics and shifted 5lbs of poo… I nearly lost it right there. The stench was unbearable and D was starting to panic. I ran upstairs and got a plastic bin to toss her into so we could transport her. We brought her into the backyard and hosed off all the overflow we could into the grass before gingerly stripping her soiled clothes and diaper off, wrapping her in a towel and running her up the stairs to drop her into a running bath. While D did the bath, I ran back to the backyard and hosed off the skort, highchair liner and plastic bin. The combination of the indescribably horrid stench and the running up and down stairs between the backyard and my panicking and hysterical wife finally did me in: I threw up in the backyard while washing off the bin. Then I came inside, washed my hands and threw up again in the bathroom. I hate the taste of toothpaste after doing that. No matter what I tried I couldn’t get the smell out of my nose: I was wretching and ill the rest of the evening.

At least the group hadn’t gone in while this was going on. We slogged through dynamis and I got Capt his win. ^_^ After the run, I went to Windurst on Shrade and found a ton of Moat Carp on the AH, so I bought all 36 stacks. On my way to the NPC in Port San d’Oria, I found a mule about to set up shop for the night, selling Moat Carp at 220g per. I told her if she’d lower the price to 200g per I’d buy them all. She agreed and I bought another 12 stacks. I’m now scratching 90% completed on Lu Shang’s Rod. One or two more good Castle Zvahl weekend runs should do the trick.

Static tomorrow evening. We’re going to see if Aydeewa is open, but if not, we’ll head back to the ruins and fight there. I think once we get our system down, we’ll do fine at the new ruins camp, and that location will be able to support us easily until 70.