I went into the Skechers factory store to pick up some new sneakers, as my current ones are serviceable but should probably be phased out. My god, these things are comfy--but I'm only going to pay factory store prices for them, good gosh. And they have summer type shoes, too. As I told the cashier, "I've been buying Crocs. I should have been buying Skechers." She nodded emphatically.
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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.
Connie Neil - Oct 23, 2015 10:40:27 am PDT #7697 of 30003
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shrift - Oct 23, 2015 10:44:21 am PDT #7698 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
So what is everyone doing this weekend?
I want to go to Target to see if they have any Avengers pajama pants and also get some of the already-framed art up on my apartment walls. If I'm feeling ambitious, I'll go out and get some frames for the art sitting on my living room floor. Farmer's market on Sunday. Other than that, TV and sleep.
-t - Oct 23, 2015 10:48:35 am PDT #7699 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay, Maria!
I have an Alzheimer's walk tomorrow morning, and then a baby shower, and Sunday the Chardonnay Run. Absolutely have to do laundry somewhere in there, and gather up the stuff I need for the office scarecrow contest. And figure out my Halloween Week clothes. I may have overbooked.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2015 11:13:15 am PDT #7700 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
YAYAYAYAY Maria!!! That is a huge relief. And seriously, now you can take a breath and think about what's next.
The Chairman of the Board called me himself with the news.
FRANK???
My weekend plans are minimal and the usual -- cooking, laundry, dad. Maybe going to design my new front yard? Maybe Target?
Kate P. - Oct 23, 2015 11:15:14 am PDT #7701 of 30003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Weekend plans: partying with Buffistas! Liese is in town, so a small gathering is happening tomorrow, which is also my birthday. M says Rose wants to make me a pumpkin pie, and who am I to crush a young child's dreams?
Otherwise, a massive amount of laundry, pretty much. And I need to actually decide on what to do about Rose's Halloween costume. (She has told us at various times that she wants to be a ghost, a flamingo, and a "mummy monkey." At least one of them is pretty easy?)
Kate P. - Oct 23, 2015 11:15:57 am PDT #7702 of 30003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
And YAY Maria! What a relief. I'm so happy for you.
Atropa - Oct 23, 2015 11:16:37 am PDT #7703 of 30003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So what is everyone doing this weekend? I am working so I need to live vicariously through you.
Going to a "Gothic Witches' Ball" with the StuntHusband. (We don't have high hopes for the event, but it's an excuse to dress up and flounce around.) And on Sunday night I'm going to see Crimson Peak again.
-t - Oct 23, 2015 11:22:33 am PDT #7704 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, that sounds so great, Kate!
Oh, hey, I could almost be a flamingo. Almost. I have hot pink tights and a hot pink boa, surely I could be a flamingo-something with that...
Maria - Oct 23, 2015 11:27:40 am PDT #7705 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
FRANK???
Hee. Start spreadin' the news....
I have a cut and color appointment tonight, and the town Halloween parade tomorrow (so I have to work in the shop), and Sunday, we have a 4-year old's birthday party. Regardless, it's going to be a fabulous weekend.
I guess I really didn't believe my boss when he said that I'm very highly regarded in the company. In addition to the call from the CotB, I got emails or calls from the VP, CEO, National Accounts Manager, and the CHRO. I'm the first person that they've ever handed out a second PIP extension to, and I'm the first in over 10 years to survive a PIP. It's nice, but part of me is like why put me through it in the first place?
-t - Oct 23, 2015 11:28:10 am PDT #7706 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hm, through accidental experimentation I have determined that 1 Tylenol and 1 Advil is sufficient for my current mouth soreness, but 2 Advil is not.