Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.

Willow ,'End of Days'


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.


Zenkitty - Dec 22, 2019 5:23:17 am PST #14863 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Theo, Roto-Rooter will answer the phone and schedule an appointment 24/7. The sooner you call, the sooner you can get an appointment.

Timeliness was a big problem for me, the last couple years in the office. Working from home made it easy to get to work on time! It was a combination of ADHD and just plain not wanting to go to work.

I don't have enough gifts but I also don't have any more money to spend on gifts. My family will have to deal. Luckily everyone's an adult now. Christmas isn't the big production it used to be when the girls were little.


Steph L. - Dec 22, 2019 5:25:26 am PST #14864 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Timeliness was a big problem for me, the last couple years in the office. Working from home made it easy to get to work on time!

I love the flexibility of working from home, but I also fall into the trap of working too much and for too late into the evening, and then I just feel so burned out. My resolution for 2020 has got to be getting better about this work-life balance thing.


Theodosia - Dec 22, 2019 5:30:25 am PST #14865 of 30019
'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"

In the meantime, with the use of the hose from my wet-dry vac and what is essentially a runway with aluminum foil since it doesn't QUITE reach, I have the drip running all the way to the sump pit!

takes a small victory lap


-t - Dec 22, 2019 5:46:56 am PST #14866 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Way to MacGyver, Theo!


Jesse - Dec 22, 2019 6:10:02 am PST #14867 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

But still call Roto Rooter or someone, Theo!

I feel like a star -- I just wrapped almost all of my presents while also testing both my new bluetooth speaker and the Christmas music on my phone -- all good! Now to CVS for boxes or bags for the two leftover gifts.


Jesse - Dec 22, 2019 6:11:53 am PST #14868 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

AND I've showered! This is way more than I usually do by 11am on a Sunday.


Consuela - Dec 22, 2019 6:24:00 am PST #14869 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Woke up early, so I made breakfast and lemon curd. Nom. Will try to save it for Christmas Day or maybe freeze for later...


askye - Dec 22, 2019 6:43:19 am PST #14870 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

I'm in a really grumpy mood. Part of it is I have a UTI not a new one I don't think the old on went away because I forgot to finish taking the medicine. But I have antibiotics from the last time that happened so I'm going to try and do a 10 day course and hopefully that helps. I'm also in a grumpy mood because I want to get stocking stuffers and put stockings out but I don't really want to shop anyway where. Also Scrappy the cat is attacking Penny and Duchess is getting in on the act occasionally. So now we are back to Penny being bullied and I'm not sure how to fix this.

Also my shift starts at 3:15 but I am going to be leaving here around 12:30 so I can stop by the store for a frozen dinner for dinner and so I will have enough time to drive around the parking lot looking for a place to park. Yesterday someone who worked in the afternoon said it took them 45 minutes to find a parking place.


Theodosia - Dec 22, 2019 7:15:11 am PST #14871 of 30019
'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"

Oh, foo -- I tried RotoRooter, and they don't DO furnaces.

I need to look back in my notes because I have to find the decent plumbers who came here last year.


Jesse - Dec 22, 2019 8:24:55 am PST #14872 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My mother apparently uses Winters, FWIW. [link]

Ugh, Askye.