It's nice, I intend to enjoy it while it lasts. A hummingbird is sitting at my feeder, waiting out the rain.
It's sunny now, but still cool in my office. I am cleaning...since it's been 90-105 in my office for the last two weeks.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Strix - Sep 01, 2013 7:14:51 am PDT #4050 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Lee - Sep 01, 2013 7:52:58 am PDT #4051 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Can I just say ugh. I woke up around 5:00 this morning to discover that either I ate something bad yesterday or I caught the stomach thing that was going around the office early in the week on delay. I felt better when I woke up again, and I really wanted to go to SF to see Maria, so I tested the whole up and moving thing with a quick trip to TJs. That didn't work all that well (boo), and then when I got home I discovered at least one of the menagerie is also feeling poorly.
At least which ever beast it was made it to the garage.
meara - Sep 01, 2013 7:59:23 am PDT #4052 of 30000
I am up and awake, but not sure what I want to do with my day. Or how to schedule it. I need to finish painting, gotta figure out if I need any more supplies or if I'm good.
And what should I make for the BBQ I've been invited to, tomorrow? They're making pulled pork.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 01, 2013 8:00:39 am PDT #4053 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
BBQ beans or cole slaw. Or mac & cheese.
meara - Sep 01, 2013 8:04:21 am PDT #4054 of 30000
Ooh, mac&cheese might be a good idea. I looked again, they said they'd have potato salad and a green salad, so I emailed asking if they'd rather I bring cobbler, cupcakes, or a quinoa/bean side dish. The first two would be fun because I hardly get a chance to bake these days (don't have places to bring them and can't eat a whole batch myself!), and the latter would be good because I could leave some at home and eat off it. But mac&cheese sounds delicious also...
Things that are making me nuts: FRUIT FLIES. OMG. I feel like there are so damn many in teh house I could be running biology experiments! I have cleaned as best I could, and I put out a bunch of traps which have killed a ton of them, but there seem to still be a ton left. EW.
sj - Sep 01, 2013 8:15:00 am PDT #4055 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Things that are making me nuts: FRUIT FLIES. OMG. I feel like there are so damn many in teh house I could be running biology experiments! I have cleaned as best I could, and I put out a bunch of traps which have killed a ton of them, but there seem to still be a ton left. EW.
I feel your pain. What kind of traps are you using? After a couple of weeks of vinegar traps, we only have a few stubborn ones left. We also noticed that a few of them got stuck in an empty bottle of tequila we left on the counter, so an excuse to drink?
meara - Sep 01, 2013 8:20:51 am PDT #4056 of 30000
We also noticed that a few of them got stuck in an empty bottle of tequila we left on the counter, so an excuse to drink?
Hah! I like this plan. I've been using vinegar traps, and it's killed a bunch of them, but part of the problem was that we had them, and then my roommate got more fruit and left it sitting on the counter. I have no idea what she was thinking. I've gotten rid of it all now, and I think it'll just take some time, but it's gross and frustrating meanwhile--yesterday one flew into my coffee (iced) in the living room, when I still had half a cup left! Boo.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2013 8:27:16 am PDT #4057 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Pray that they're actually fruit flies and not fungus flies. Mom & Dad had the latter for months, and it took rooting up the kitchen plumbing and removing a bad pipe to get rid of them.
Polgara - Sep 01, 2013 8:37:23 am PDT #4058 of 30000
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Chemical weapons! If you can get them to congregate in one area--with a yogurt container, or a piece of fruit on a paper plate--then you can spray them with Lysol.
sj - Sep 01, 2013 8:41:52 am PDT #4059 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
but part of the problem was that we had them, and then my roommate got more fruit and left it sitting on the counter.
I refuse to put yummy garden tomatoes in the fridge at this time of year, so I put them in a ceramic bowl with a dishtowel tightly wrapped around it, which seems to keep the fruit flies away.