took me a minute to figure out what you meant by UPS ....
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Toddson - Oct 09, 2014 5:47:48 am PDT #7911 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sarameg - Oct 09, 2014 5:53:44 am PDT #7912 of 30000
Yeah, not the guys in brown….
Bad part is we lose AC to the server rooms, which means we might need to start bringing systems down. They've opened the roof bay doors, since it is not hot out, but that only does so much.
Day has gone into crisis mode, bah.
JZ - Oct 09, 2014 6:11:58 am PDT #7913 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Much, much ~ma to your sister, beth. It's always extra scary to be at the other end of the country from the person you're worrying over; the helplessness can be crushing.
Anne, so glad the dog is with you now. Your mom has a great daughter and a great friend in you.
Theodosia - Oct 09, 2014 10:07:12 am PDT #7914 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"
What JZ said.
SuziQ - Oct 09, 2014 11:14:13 am PDT #7915 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
So much ~ma to all the buffistas. I'm trying to get out to CA on Nov 1st for my father's best friend's life rememberance (he didn't want a funeral or any gathering that didn't include laughter, music, and balloons).
Today is baking day. 1.5 batches of cupcakes are cooked, .5 is in the oven. That will be 24 cupcakes to decorate. Half are getting cream cheese frosting, probably in a basic swirl with bits of candied ginger sprinkled over them. The rest will be decorated in sets of 4 or 6 with varying themes. After that there is a strawberry cake with chocolate frosting to bake and assemble.
And, I've already burned my hand once. Dear self, if you take the over mitt off your hand, do NOT reach in with THE SAME HAND to pull the oven rack. It will only result in pain. No love. Me.
-t - Oct 09, 2014 11:16:39 am PDT #7916 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dear self, if you take the over mitt off your hand, do NOT reach in with THE SAME HAND to pull the oven rack. It will only result in pain. No love. Me.
I do that ALL THE TIME. Weird mental block of some sort.
Strix - Oct 09, 2014 11:20:35 am PDT #7917 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I ordered this dress from eShakti, with elbow-length sleeves, and it just arrived, and it is PERFECT. It's a late birthday present, and it fits like a dream. [link]
Steph L. - Oct 09, 2014 11:21:53 am PDT #7918 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oooh, nice! I have a retro-inspired polka-dot (what a shock) dress from eShakti, and I love it.
SuziQ - Oct 09, 2014 11:22:04 am PDT #7919 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I have slathered the burnt fingers with soothing cream and have a glove over them so I can keep working. 24 cupcake baked and cooling. I'm taking a lunch break and then will move onto baking the strawberry cake and cutting up strawberries for the filling.
EpicTangent - Oct 09, 2014 11:23:00 am PDT #7920 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
After that there is a strawberry cake with chocolate frosting to bake and assemble.
This sounds so good. Please to send a small piece via the tubes?
I do that ALL THE TIME.
I'm more likely to use potholders rather than an oven mitt - and to burn the back of my hand or my wrist or something because paying attention to the WHOLE HAND is apparently more than I can manage.
eta: So Cute, Strix!