Could you dope up some food with ex-lax¹ and leave it as bait, Jilli?

Tempting, but I'm just going to dig out my Lenore lunch box out and start packing my lunch in that. It tends to scare lunch-theives off.

“Experience my DARK muffins”,

Hee.

will post pix of my newly slimmed and fantabulous rocking self after the weekend.

Erin, you DO rock! And you need to offer a seminar on how to develop Erinesque levels of self-esteem, BTW. We should all be able to refer to ourselves as fantabulous rocking selves.

I'm still all twitchy through the shoulders, even after riding the stationary bike at the gym for half an hour.

any idea what the trigger may have been, or is it One Of Those Things?

I still have NO idea. Weird as hell.

I just went to get my lunch from the fridge and discovered that someone had already eaten part of it. As in, opened the container, took some of my ravioli & veggies, and then put it back.

This has been happening with my mother's office, and it seems that only she and one or two others were getting targeted. I finally made her start using the insulated lunchbag (instead of her usual grocery-store bag) someone had given her and rigged the zippers with a spare luggage lock. It seems like it's been working, but how ridiculous is it that it had to come to her locking up her chicken salads and leftovers?

I think the beans will be fine tomorrow if you keep them refrigerated until you put them on to cook.

They've just been out on the counter since last night--so they'll be OK if I stick them in the fridge now?

You know, those food theives probably have serious eating disorders, to the extent that they can probably "justify" it to themselves. So locking up the food is the way to handle it, sigh.

As in, opened the container, took some of my ravioli & veggies, and then put it back.

Totally wrong. I share your pain. Putting food in the fridge here is basically an act of charity to the No Impulse Control people.

I finally made her start using the insulated lunchbag (instead of her usual grocery-store bag) someone had given her and rigged the zippers with a spare luggage lock. It seems like it's been working, but how ridiculous is it that it had to come to her locking up her chicken salads and leftovers?

That's necessary around here. We had an intern who blew his stack and sent an outraged email to the entire department when our usual (I presume) fridge thief made off with a packet of cooked ham he had put in there.

No, the irony isn't lost on me that I work for our justice department and no one is safe leaving anything remotely edible in the fridge for two minutes. I have suggested, not entirely tongue-in-cheek, a video surveillance system.

I took a Lush bubble bar bath, and it was yummy. The sore is a little bit better. I still feel like I am going to start crying any second now for no reason, but I think I can do this. I just have to get dressed and pack my overnight bag. Thessally's show should be a blast, and then I will be with Teacup Guy and all will be better or at least manageable.

As in, opened the container, took some of my ravioli & veggies, and then put it back.

Ewww. I don't understand people at all.

I took a Lush bubble bar bath, and it was yummy.

Hee. Coming on the heels of the stolen lunch discussion, this phrasing is amusing.

I used to bring Lactaid milk into work at the bookstore so that I could use it in my coffee and tea. Other people in the store also had lactose intolerances and asked if they could use some. I agreed but it annoyed me that they would: 1. Never offer to replace it or chip in. 2. Finish it right before one of my shifts. Of course they always got the worst of it if they did the latter because working with me when I haven't had coffee or tea is no fun for anyone.