I'm not normal but when I'm feeling better I tend to buy whole chickens and then cook them in the slow cooker (just need salt and pepper and cooked on low until done) and then shred the meat and portion it out in 1 or 2 cup portions and throw those in the freezer.

I also buy a lot of frozen veggies (cheaper than the fresh pre cut veggies) and I'll mix frozen veggies, chicken, seasoning, and rice together.

You can also use the chicken in salads and other applications.

And it's easy to bake a bunch of potatoes in the oven and then keep them in the fridge. Then either cut them up and pan fry them to reheat or throw them in the microwave.

So whether or not you guys work in a middle-of-the-road conservative office, you can imagine what's acceptable in one, right? How does this hairstyle sound?

[Employee]—who has [educational level], developed [professional milestones]—wears her hair in plaits with little trinkets tied to the end. Each trinket represents a significant moment in her life.

Do you see her at the average office gig?

Oh, and shit--somewhere yesterday I saw a post explaining that Femme Friday was for queer people who identified as femme, not for straight women. Which made me wonder--what's the difference, if any, between identifying as femme and identifying as female? Is the wording significant? Never mind I have no idea what Femme Friday even is--I'm clueless all the way down on this one.

I love the name Jumbleberry Grunt. It sounds like a Harry Potter character.

I plan to start using "Lazy Sonker" as an insult immediately.

I am willing to accept cobblers/grunts/slumps/etc in the pie category because they do share common ancestry. Also because they are delicious.

Oh Kat. I am usually horrible about remembering my dreams but occasionally a thought or a picture lingers when I wake up. Today it was Grace, very forcefully, telling me that we needed to sell CJ's toes for celery.

I got nuttin - no clue how, why, where, why - but that was what I woke up remembering.

Femme Friday was for queer people who identified as femme, not for straight women. Which made me wonder--what's the difference, if any, between identifying as femme and identifying as female? Is the wording significant?

I assumed that femme is one way of appearing female (very classically, stereotypically "feminine"). I guess the other end of the spectrum would be butch? Tomboy?

But I also would have thought a plain old straight woman could be femme or butch or anywhere in between.

ita, how is that hairstyle different from a charm bracelet? I think the appropriateness of a hairstyle may depend on how large those charms are. If they are small, you might not notice.

I assumed that femme is one way of appearing female (very classically, stereotypically "feminine")

I think it's just the word "identify" that's throwing me off. It's not a gender thing, or a sexuality thing, so the word feels really strong to me. Uh, you like lace and frills and may be male or female and aren't straight? That's the size of it?

how is that hairstyle different from a charm bracelet? I think the appropriateness of a hairstyle may depend on how large those charms are. If they are small, you might not notice.

The article didn't come with a picture, but just as described, I can't see her in this office, or many of the ones I've worked in (UCLA Medical being the only exception).

what if they are as small as beads? 3 decades ago, some Black woman wore beads at the end of their braids.

what if they are as small as beads? 3 decades ago, some Black woman wore beads at the end of their braids

3 decades ago *I* wore beads in my braids. But I still can't see them here, unless it was an executive and therefore pace-setter.

40 years of Yearbook photos - all in the same outfit.