I was supposed to go early morning hiking but my partner bailed because she's not feeling well (she warned me last night but this morning said she felt worse). I don't feel like hiking by myself though. Bummer. I was looking forward to some greenery. Instead I went back to sleep, and now it's 10am and I'm just getting out of bed. Oops.
She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.
Spike ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
meara - Jul 03, 2020 7:54:37 am PDT #23159 of 30019
Consuela - Jul 03, 2020 8:09:07 am PDT #23160 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
yum lobster.
I passed on mountain biking with my sibs this morning because I'm still recovering from giving blood two weeks ago. Turns out it takes 4-6 weeks to repopulate your hemoglobin, especially if you're not taking extra iron, which I wasn't. So I don't feel as bad about being gaspy and out of breath, but I wasn't about to be miserable and well-behind everyone else for a couple of hours in the hot sun. Next weekend, maybe.
My weekend is going to involve some baking: I think I will make rough-puff pastry and try to do kouign aman again. I hope this time they're less chewy (I don't think bread flour is appropriate, too much gluten develops).
Other than that, I will watch Hamilton and maybe start on that Netflix animated show Kibo something.
askye - Jul 03, 2020 8:24:40 am PDT #23161 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
So there were store level layoffs . People were talking about this at work today.
Yeah our economy was already struggling because it was too based on consuming. And I don't think there are enough people in power who really want to commit to changing things.
It's easy to talk about bringing jobs back as a campaign promises but those people don't want to deal with the reality of what they entails.
Amy - Jul 03, 2020 8:49:50 am PDT #23162 of 30019
Because books.
kouign aman
They are so tricky. But go you, with the ambition and the rough-puff!
So there were store level layoffs
I'm sorry, askye. It's such an uncertain, scary time.
The bakery is closed until Wednesday! I am beyond excited. I'm also going to bake, but probably mundane stuff like banana bread and an apple cake.
Sheryl - Jul 03, 2020 9:07:10 am PDT #23163 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
This weekend was supposed to be the Northeastern filk con, aka NEFilk. A virtual version, with plenty of concerts, is happening under the name NEWhere.(Gary is the guest of honor, and has a concert tomorrow.)
Topic!Cindy - Jul 03, 2020 9:12:00 am PDT #23164 of 30019
What is even happening?
Remember Fandom Wank on JournalFen?
It should still exist, just for this Hamilton fic wank that has EVERYTHING. [link]
I know we have some Twitter abstainers. You don't need an account to see the above. And if you click on the image, you'll get a full view of the text.
Consuela - Jul 03, 2020 9:35:31 am PDT #23165 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cindy, that's hella entertaining.
Steph L. - Jul 03, 2020 9:47:45 am PDT #23166 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I've literally never seen the phrase "gentrifying cannibalism" before.
Shir - Jul 03, 2020 9:48:28 am PDT #23167 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Happy birthday, sj!
askye, I'm sorry about the layoffs.
Shir - Jul 03, 2020 9:58:20 am PDT #23168 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
this Hamilton fic wank that has EVERYTHING
I looked, I had to stop and re-read every few sentences, I blinked at it for a few moments, and then unfortunately remembered that somehow real life politics doesn't make much more sense than this. However, that summary is ******* beautiful. Thank you, Cindy.
I've literally never seen the phrase "gentrifying cannibalism" before.
Yes, however 2021 is just around the corner.
Edited: In order not to triple post (oops!), I edited another answer into this post. And then again because apparently I'm more tired than I think I am.