Yes, Sheryl, It's exhausting.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
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.
sj - Nov 10, 2018 2:08:56 pm PST #1890 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
msbelle - Nov 10, 2018 2:11:30 pm PST #1891 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
furnace is def broken. came home to a 63 degree house. So I have the tiny wall gas heater in the bathroom going and I guess I'll get someone out early this week.
Kate P. - Nov 10, 2018 2:26:52 pm PST #1892 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
carmelizarkon
I want all my pies to have carmelizarkon from now on.
Dana - Nov 10, 2018 2:47:30 pm PST #1893 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Carmelizarkon sounds like a Doctor Who planet. And tasty.
Jesse - Nov 10, 2018 4:36:17 pm PST #1894 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was starting to worry about my furnace, too, but it finally kicked on! Phew.
aurelia - Nov 10, 2018 5:25:14 pm PST #1895 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Thanksgiving is a quiet day off for me, after the Christmas Carol marathon. The most I do is some kind of homemade root vegetable soup. I guess I should decide on a recipe so I can have the ingredients on hand.
My initial stress response after the 2016 election was to exercise and take self-defense classes. The stress eating didn't kick in until about a year ago but I think I've made up for the delay and managed to gain 12 lbs. I've recently started trying to at least stop that trend. I've been snacking on apples this week!
In my building, the apartment with the thermostat clearly stays warmer than mine. 64° indoors is too cold for me when I'm not doing physical work so I've got the space heater going.
I must have a new neighbor. Someone down the hall was practicing the bassoon this evening. Even scales and etudes are fun on a bassoon!
WindSparrow - Nov 10, 2018 8:19:26 pm PST #1896 of 30019
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Given how much sugary stress eating I've dine in the last some-odd months AND the not-hideously-high score I got on my most recent A1c test, I am guessing being in nigh unto constant anxiety attack mode for weeks on end burns more calories than I expected.
Anyway, I think the Celexa is going to be ok. And I got myself to a therapist on Friday. It'll be nice to relearn how to function on a level of moderate stress.
meara - Nov 10, 2018 8:58:50 pm PST #1897 of 30019
You don't have your own thermostat, aurelia? That sounds horrid!
Carmelizarkon is definitely a planet and not a pie tastiness.
aurelia - Nov 10, 2018 9:00:11 pm PST #1898 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Steam radiators. The landlord controls the heat.
Theodosia - Nov 11, 2018 12:35:27 am PST #1899 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"
Has the landlord 'bled' the radiators lately?
My old (118yo) house has forced-hot-water radiators, and air condenses out of the hot water water and eventually builds up enough pressure in the radiators that they're only half-full of hot water. There's a cute little key that opens the relief valve on each radiator and you'll get a gratifyingly loud hiss if the pressure is a problem.
(I know you're a Very Handy Person, aurelia, so forgive me if you've already tried this, but it might not be an area that you've ever investigated.)