Congrats on the job, msbelle.

Congrats on the apartment, Toddson.

Much jobma to you, Zenkitty. My husband & oldest son both started new jobs in the last 3 weeks and my daughter starts one tomorrow, so I pass their jobma to you.

I have no cakes of either the pan or king variety. This election is going to drive me out of my ever-loving mind, so I'm going to watch Tina Fey's sheetcaking coping mechanism from SNL Weekend Update, after Charlottesville Kl*nfest 2017.

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I need some dmv~ ma. Or tag office ma I guess. I have been given lots of different info trying to get my tag taken care of. But I have the definitive info which is I need a title and it will take 4-12 weeks to get a title replacement.

And I already switched my cat insurance and I can't unswitch it unless I move so all I can do is go to the office , show them I have SC insurance well over the minimum and the hold up is the duplicate title and hope that they will accept that or I can't drive until I get my car registered in SC..which will be possibly in 3 months

I would like Jesse to make me a king cake.

OK!

Huh. I have a phone interview tomorrow, and they sent me an NDA.

Who's it with? Just kidding.

I just went to a brown bag on impostor syndrome that was surprisingly emotional! Or maybe not that surprisingly, but I was not expecting multiple people to cry.

I don't know if anyone else was watching Sanditon, but I saw every episode. Glad it's over, since I was getting irritated with it as the story went on. And I don't think I'll ever understand why, out of all the women, Catherine? Charlotte? whatever her name was, wore her hair down except for formal events. I mean, my understanding is that it was a sign that a girl had grown up for her to put her hair up (and let her skirts down), but here she was - running around and interacting with adults, but her hair's down. And half the time she doesn't wear a hat. bah!

It kinda makes sense that impostor syndrome might be particularly acute where you work, Jesse.

Huh. I have a phone interview tomorrow, and they sent me an NDA.

Whaaat?

And Good Luck!

I don't know if anyone else was watching Sanditon, but I saw every episode. Glad it's over, since I was getting irritated with it as the story went on. And I don't think I'll ever understand why, out of all the women, Catherine? Charlotte? whatever her name was, wore her hair down except for formal events. I mean, my understanding is that it was a sign that a girl had grown up for her to put her hair up (and let her skirts down), but here she was - running around and interacting with adults, but her hair's down. And half the time she doesn't wear a hat. bah!

I didn't make it through the first episode, but I may give it another chance. I follow a costume historian on Twitter who just published a book about fashion in Jane Austen's era, and she totally has a beef with what she calls "half-up hair" in period dramas, which was Not a Thing. [link]

Incidentally, she posted that the new Emma was the best costumed Jane Austen film/show she's ever seen.

Someone from university sent me a friend request probably not remembering that he was blistering rude to me the last time we spoke. And because I can't deal with unread notifications, I just accepted thinking that I wouldn't have to deal with him since I don't actually post anyway. But now he's messaged me! Sigh.

JFC I was supposed to leave work 45 minutes ago and I didn't because I just forgot. Gah!

A woman where I work (her mom just passed away recently, and she is a single cat mom like me, so I think she needs stuff to keep her busy) who loves New Orleans and Mardi Gras brought in homemade gumbo, muffulettas (with olive salad) red beans, rice, a giant king cake and pecan muffins! It was amazing. And I (hope) the gumbo was pretty carb free and I ate the innards of the muffaletta!

I get weird about costume historians and beef with costumes. The people who did the costumes know those things- it was a decision- maybe a poor one that didn't go with the tone of the film, but you don't become a costume designer without knowing your costume history. I was always taught it was just a jumping off point. I wouldn't disagree that sometimes the rest of the film seems like it is trying to be historically accurate, and it seems bad if you know, but then others- something like the new Little Women- esp Timothee Chalumet's costumes are sort of brilliant and go with the tone of the movie. Also, there was probably a director or actress who wanted that.

I am oddly passionate.

Sad to say that I have done nothing to celebrate the day. Cold still making me lazy. I did get my nails done. Bailing on going to watch DH's big game tonight in favor of feet up and television.