My All Hallow's is being spent on a clear liquid diet in preparation for an endoscope to get far too personal with my lower innards tomorrow. The chicken broth I have is incredibly unsatisfying. I think I'm going to have to go to the store and get the broth that actually has fat in it so my stomach has something to work on. I don't have to start the purge until this evening.
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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 31, 2018 7:42:25 am PDT #1414 of 30019
brillig
-t - Oct 31, 2018 8:15:44 am PDT #1415 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
This is why my office dedicates a day to it! You might get some work done that day, but not much, and that's what's expected!
That's what we always used to do, at least for an hour or two, but this year they are changing things up. Not pleased about it.
Aw, Connie, that's a drag. I recommend Jello. Or add unflavored gelatin to broth, that makes it a lot tastier and more filling.
Amy - Oct 31, 2018 8:19:34 am PDT #1416 of 30019
Because books.
I went to work at the bakery this morning as Rosie the Riveter, and I swear half the people in the first two hours didn't seem to realize I was in costume.
Calli - Oct 31, 2018 8:23:19 am PDT #1417 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I went to the office Halloween potluck as a plague doctor. The outfit was a hit. Not as much a hit as the Pegasus-unicorn with LEDs in her mane. But that's hard to compete with.
Amy - Oct 31, 2018 8:30:16 am PDT #1418 of 30019
Because books.
Plague doctor is a classic!
EpicTangent - Oct 31, 2018 8:39:13 am PDT #1419 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
One person got my costume without needing to be told who I was. One! Most people have appreciated it once I clued them in, though.
After they had already voted, people all started looking closely at my costume and going, "Oh, I get it! That's so great!", so somebody else won the costume contest. I got to vent for a sec in a friend's office so I'm mostly okay, but still a little hacked off. (Prize was a $50 GC, plus I tend to be pretty competitive. Sometimes it better when I just don't compete).
sj - Oct 31, 2018 8:44:36 am PDT #1420 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Connie, TCG did that last week. Good luck. I was jealous he was allowed to drink clear liquids. When I had mine all I was allowed to drink was a gallon of the prep stuff.
meara - Oct 31, 2018 8:48:31 am PDT #1421 of 30019
Plague doctor is creepy!!!
Ok, how do I say to one of my fb friends that her child's Halloween costume is inappropriate and kinda racist? (former in person friend in our 20s, haven't seen her in over ten years, she has an 8 year old with some extreme special needs, so I know she picked the costume: it's a fake "Indian headdress" of feathers and a fringed buckskin sort of shirt). I'm in no way close to her but feel like I have to say something??
Connie Neil - Oct 31, 2018 8:52:47 am PDT #1422 of 30019
brillig
I just ordered a grocery delivery of apple juice, consomme, jello, and instant miso. I'll make myself strain out the tofu and onion bits. I totally forgot about miso soup.
sj - Oct 31, 2018 9:01:09 am PDT #1423 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ugh, meara. Maybe send her a link to a good article on the subject backchannel?