My food is problematic.

River ,'The Message'


Natter 62: The 62nd Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Kat - Dec 13, 2008 10:45:18 am PST #5964 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I have some shopping to do, but I'm scared.

As you should be. Target was a blessed madhouse today.


Lee - Dec 13, 2008 10:46:05 am PST #5965 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I think calling at 7:00 on a saturday puts the blame solidly on him.

eta: I made it to Target, Ulta. Costco, Bed Bath and Beyond, Walgreens, and Trader Joes this morning, and Walgreens was by far the worst.


Jessica - Dec 13, 2008 10:52:53 am PST #5966 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Lisah, thanks! I've forwarded the list (I think they were driving down today, so as long as he checks his email before dinner they should still be useful).

So far today I've been to Williams-Sonoma, Whole Paycheck, and The Container Store. Dear god, I've turned into a yuppie.

Just got back from a family walk in the park, cut short by it being FRACKING FREEZING OUT THERE. And somehow, it's supposed to reach 60 again on Monday. W.T.F. weather?


Maria - Dec 13, 2008 11:00:40 am PST #5967 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

I haven't gone out yet, and now I'm scared.

brenda, I haven't gotten an email from Nilly either. Extra-slacky slackers, you still have time to email her!


Glamcookie - Dec 13, 2008 11:02:54 am PST #5968 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

So far we've been to Cost Plus (or World Market, whichever you prefer) and BevMo. Both were not too bad. Soon we head over to Trader Joe's - I'm expecting horribleness.


Sophia Brooks - Dec 13, 2008 11:21:08 am PST #5969 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I just got an email saying I wasn't too late for slacker santa! Yay!


Barb - Dec 13, 2008 11:26:51 am PST #5970 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”

OMG, local writing chapter's holiday party was actually fun. And the food was so good. (Gotta love Carrabba's-- for a chain, fairly nummy._

Scampi Damian was so garlicky I'm going to be sweating it for the next three days. I'm now very, very sleepy, yet should work.

I think a nap will win.


msbelle - Dec 13, 2008 11:31:41 am PST #5971 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

We went to karate a pet store (fish stuff) and mcd. No more outside for us today. while I made cookie dough, mac played video games, then I joined him. We've hung a few ornaments on the tree. While doing so, discovered that Oz had peed and pooped on the tree skirt. Grrrr. At least it is just a plstic table cloth. Now we are doing the dreaded writing portion of 6riday homework. It is akin to torture mac would have us all know.


Strix - Dec 13, 2008 11:56:11 am PST #5972 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Barb, since you are El Cooko Excellente, you probably know this, but...my utterly slacktastic way to cook shrimp is slop a bunch of olive oil in a skillet, dump enough minced garlic from a jar to kill a platoon of sparkly vamps, add about 16 shakes of red pepper flakes, heat until garlic starts to brown, add 1 lb of shrimp with shells on (patted dry to help nix splatter) and sautee till shrimp is pink.

Whap it all on a plate, murder some parsley with shears on top, and sprinkle with a heart attack's worth of sea salt. Eat with a roll of paper towels (for hands; I don't recommend eating the paper towels) and a bowl for the shells. Don't forget to slop the shrimp through the oil once in a while, and have a roll of Tums on hands.

Made of heartburny NOM.


Jesse - Dec 13, 2008 11:57:09 am PST #5973 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I didn't leave the neighborhood, but I did find my local cute stuff store! And she said she's been there almost two years, so I have no idea why I've never noticed it before. So I still have two more people yet to buy for. And by "buy for," I mean "figure out what on earth to get them."