My mom always called them Barney Google Eyes.
But if the world doesn't end, I'm gonna need a note.
Cordelia ,'Potential'
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.
JZ - Jun 29, 2014 6:23:13 am PDT #970 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.
sarameg - Jun 29, 2014 7:02:26 am PDT #971 of 30000
Dinosaur nests!
I was going to be fairl productive today but then I did that thing where you fall asleep early on the couch and wake up at 4:30am, lights ablaze, turn them off and go to bed upstairs and then don't get up until 11.
So.
-t - Jun 29, 2014 7:23:47 am PDT #972 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
See, this is why I don't know what to call it. I don't have a family name for it because I didn't eat eggs growing up. I'll ask my dad if he has a name for it, but I suspect he will not.
Last week I succumbed to the desire to buy a loaf of sliced bread so now I have to eat it all up before it gets moldy. Ooh, maybe grilled cheese for lunch...
Laps have been swum (more or less, I lost track of exactly how many I did (my goal is 8, you'd think I could manage to count that many! But no) but I was in the pool for half an hour so I think I did at least as many as I meant to and if I did extra that is fine) and groceries made. Looks like laundry and dishes for the rest of the day, with occasional breaks for walking the dog, drinking tea, etc.
Hil R. - Jun 29, 2014 7:35:16 am PDT #973 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
My mom called them eggs in a basket.
sarameg - Jun 29, 2014 7:38:39 am PDT #974 of 30000
The naming lends itself to the twist of the family, I do believe.
We called brussel sprouts shrunken heads, and for reasons of parental lore, pimentos were lizard tongues.
Kat - Jun 29, 2014 7:40:24 am PDT #975 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
-t, there is something about swim counting that is annoyingly difficult. I use a lap counter, but I know a woman at the pool who uses something on her finger. She moves it around from pinky to thumb to count laps (starts at the pinky for lap one then slides it to her ring finger on the second lap).
I now want egg in a hole.
-t - Jun 29, 2014 8:06:25 am PDT #976 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hm, I like the idea of a physical thing to move around. I'll have to think about what might work for me.
I have a math degree, I should be able to figure out how to count to 8.
Ok, laundry time.
Kat - Jun 29, 2014 8:18:53 am PDT #977 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
She uses nose plugs that pinch. Treats it like a ring.
Scrappy - Jun 29, 2014 8:25:24 am PDT #978 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I always called it toad in the hole.
-t - Jun 29, 2014 8:41:41 am PDT #979 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pinchy nose plugs, good to know. I am hoping I will have something lying around that will work, since I have an awful lot of things lying around.
I have gotten as far as moving all the to-be-washed laundry into the garage, I think. The sheer volume is pretty impressive. That is not all getting washed today. Fortunately, I just have to be able to dress myself for four days at the office this week; if I spend a little time prioritizing loads I should be able to manage that.
I hope the particular combination of laziness and being busy with other things that led to this laundrocalypse does not recur for a while.