Timelies all!
At one point during his concert at Chessiecon Tom Smith was talking about Schoolhouse Rock, and got most of the audience to sing "We the People". It was wonderful.
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - Dec 15, 2014 12:06:16 pm PST #12654 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Calli - Dec 15, 2014 12:06:51 pm PST #12655 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
And TOTALLY unrelated...who needs this t-shirt?
Me! Me! Goodness, gracious, me!
Calli - Dec 15, 2014 12:08:23 pm PST #12656 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Theodosia - Dec 15, 2014 12:45:39 pm PST #12657 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My anxiety dream last night was an Instacart one, where I was attempting to follow shrift around the store to see how she did it, only to keep losing her.
I did finally get an Instacart mission which immediately went pear-shaped on me. Bananas that were completely green, packages that said they were what the customer requested but did not scan as such, bizarre connectivity problems inside the store that had the simple checklist app crashing repeatedly, then my PHONE wouldnt connect (and would barely text) inside the store which meant I had to leave the groceries and go outside, where it too me twenty minutes to get through because the number of the customer in the app was completely wrong (or somehow mixed up) so that I was calling a guy in CA.
I am never ever going back to that supermarket. If they want to send me to a Star, I'll go to the one in Porter Square where I know where everything is, the parking isn't crazy, and my phone works.
To top it off, I didn't get tipped for that delivery, either. People, this artisanal hand-delivered groceries, so pony up.
I'll give Instacart two more shifts to try, but I think I only made $15 for three+ hours of anxiety and frustration. I may be tired when I come off an Uber run, but at least I'm not emotionally frazzled and I'm feeling that I've made enough money to bother.
Toddson - Dec 15, 2014 12:48:06 pm PST #12658 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Connie Neil - Dec 15, 2014 12:53:35 pm PST #12659 of 30000
brillig
I've seen those pictures before, Toddson. I want to think it's cool and romantic, but it's a horror movie set to me. I think it's the emptiness.
Though it would be a terrific episode of Supernatural.
Zenkitty - Dec 15, 2014 12:59:41 pm PST #12660 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Toddson, wow indeed! How cool that would have been, to dance there.
Petsitter emailed me finally, I have an unexpected credit with them that almost covers this trip. Cool. Doctor called me back, test results not particularly good but not deadly bad either. High cholesterol, pre-diabetic, high hematocrit. Can deal. Can probably fix, even, at this point. Should really learn to cook, for real. I don't even know what hematocrit is.
Theodosia - Dec 15, 2014 1:17:26 pm PST #12661 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
After a nice warm shower, I feel some better. Maybe tomorrow will go better.
Ginger - Dec 15, 2014 1:30:15 pm PST #12662 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
A high hematocrit sounds like heaven to me. You have red blood cells! Many red blood cells! Okay, maybe too many red blood cells.
Calli - Dec 15, 2014 1:31:14 pm PST #12663 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad you're feeling better, Theodosia.
I just made clam chowder from scratch for the first time today. It turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. I used this recipe: [link] However, I used half and half instead of full on cream and added some chopped carrots for color (so it's health food now, I guess).