I appreciated the thing going around the internet about how using whatever you currently have in the house for Passover in order to avoid a current plague should be the most kosher thing.
Avoiding plague is very much in the spirit of the holiday.
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
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.
Jessica - Apr 09, 2020 9:44:57 am PDT #19562 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hil R. - Apr 09, 2020 9:55:09 am PDT #19563 of 30019
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I was able to get matzo because a friend has pre-ordered a ton for a community seder that obviously got canceled, so she was selling it to the rest of us. And grocery delivery in Cincinnati has a lot more of a wait time than usual, but it's nothing like what I've heard from the NYC area. (Plus, I started ordering Passover food a few weeks ago, because my usually completely overboard interpretation of "plan ahead" is actually coming in handy now.)
Consuela - Apr 09, 2020 10:39:49 am PDT #19564 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
When I'm not working, I'm mostly trying to convince myself that I'm not too tired to cook, reading fic, or collapsing on the couch to play video games or watch comedies.
Oy, shrift! I'm not working nearly as much as you are, but it's still hard to be enthusiastic about doing much. I kinda wish I was a video-game person, but I don't have a console and most games make me motion-sick anyway.
If anyone has a nice non-shooty game that I could play on my laptop without spending a ton of money, I would welcome recommendations!
Pix - Apr 09, 2020 10:42:46 am PDT #19565 of 30019
The status is NOT quo.
Just popping in to say I hope everyone who celebrates is having a lovely Passover. Chag Pesach samech!
DXMachina - Apr 09, 2020 10:48:58 am PDT #19566 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
If anyone has a nice non-shooty game that I could play on my laptop without spending a ton of money, I would welcome recommendations!
Carcassonne, a port of the tile-laying board game is quick, can be played either against he computer or online, and is only $3.99 on Steam today>
Theodosia - Apr 09, 2020 10:50:34 am PDT #19567 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"
What the hell is a Maundy, anyway?
Work wasn't on the surface that stressy but my emotional and physical reserves were hella low, so I trudged my way through with pretty much dogged determination.
Too bad I don't get a three day weekend. But at least I do get a weekend...
Calli - Apr 09, 2020 10:57:50 am PDT #19568 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If anyone has a nice non-shooty game that I could play on my laptop without spending a ton of money, I would welcome recommendations!
If you have an iPad, Gwent is kinda fun. It's sort of like Magic: the Gathering, but in the Witcher universe.
Toddson - Apr 09, 2020 11:08:32 am PDT #19569 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Theo! I have the answer! The rector of my church is sending out daily reflections and a recent one had this:
It's called "Maundy" because of the new commandment (mandatum in Latin) that Jesus gives his disciples, which is to love one another.
meara - Apr 09, 2020 11:35:45 am PDT #19570 of 30019
So, "love each other Thursday"? Huh.
I'm feeling good in that my brain weasels aren't saying I'm horrible and awful, but feeling bad in the "don't want to do anything or get out of bed" way. I definitely prefer the lazy over the horrid self-talk, but my inability to do even normal things like laundry (much less learn a new language/clean the house/do a project) is gnawing at me.
Toddson - Apr 09, 2020 11:44:15 am PDT #19571 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Yes, but maintain your distance. To that end, the Pope is not doing his customary foot washing. (My church usually offers it as an option ... which I have never taken them up on. ick)