Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty flowered bonnet, I will end you.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

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.


Dana - Jul 27, 2015 2:48:51 am PDT #1767 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

3 minutes in, first derailing of the morning conference call.


Dana - Jul 27, 2015 3:07:52 am PDT #1768 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Now we're debating the meaning of the word "defer."


-t - Jul 27, 2015 3:27:58 am PDT #1769 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Well, that sounds important. And necessary, I'm sure.

That sounds delish, Liese.

Do not want to go to work today. Would much rather sleep.


Sue - Jul 27, 2015 3:51:54 am PDT #1770 of 30003
hip deep in pie

Good lord, Dana.

Y'all can have all the tuna casserole. Gack!


Dana - Jul 27, 2015 3:58:47 am PDT #1771 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

We had 38 items to review. The official meeting end is now, and we're on number 13.


lisah - Jul 27, 2015 4:28:53 am PDT #1772 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

We had 38 items to review. The official meeting end is now, and we're on number 13.

Ugh, that gave me some bad work flashbacks.

My Mom made delicious tuna casserole--classic egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, canned tuna. She also usually put walnuts on top because, like me, she thinks everything is better if it's a little nutty!

We had yummy dinner last night--grilled lamb steak sliced and tossed with a parsley/mint pesto I'd made a while ago and froze, grilled corn on the cob, grilled green beans, potato and yellow squash casserole. And I made a stone fruit and blue berry crisp in the cast iron pan for dessert!

I'm trying to wake up earlier so I can get ready to be in the UK next week so this morning I went to my friend's 6:30 yoga class. Now I REALLY want to nap but I'm going to try not to. Or at least try to get something productive done before I nap. I really want to nap.


-t - Jul 27, 2015 4:37:25 am PDT #1773 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ooh, that sounds so good, lisah! Dinner, morning yoga, trip to UK - all of it!

(Autocorrect says you are lush, btw)

I have packed all the soft foods and all my meds. Now if I can manage to get dressed I will have no excuse not to go to work.


lisah - Jul 27, 2015 4:40:14 am PDT #1774 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

My egg noodles are always mush.

Make sure you are cooking in plenty of boiling water and start checking for doneness a couple of minutes before the suggested cooking time on the package.

I'm not sure why my mom used canned cream of mushroom soup for tuna casserole but always made mornay sauce from scratch for her mac & cheese (also, very delicious). I'll have to ask her!


Maria - Jul 27, 2015 4:42:09 am PDT #1775 of 30003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

I have no excuse not to go to work. My commute is 12 steps. I would like to take this morning off, though. We were short-handed at the restaurant, and I ended up working from 5 to 1 am yesterday. So now I'm achy and exhausted, and Monday is already being Monday.


lisah - Jul 27, 2015 4:42:11 am PDT #1776 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

(Autocorrect says you are lush, btw)

NICE!