In more fun news, my sister and I saw the comet tonight. Clear mountain skies = visible comet. Woot! Next time I'll bring binoculars, but it still was obvious.
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'Help'
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.
Laura - Jul 17, 2020 5:33:09 pm PDT #23708 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
-t - Jul 17, 2020 7:19:34 pm PDT #23709 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hooray comet!
Theodosia - Jul 18, 2020 1:36:35 am PDT #23710 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, that's excellent. Skies being what they are around here (hazy seacoast) my chances are slim.
Dana - Jul 18, 2020 3:17:03 am PDT #23711 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
There are several reasons why I don't enjoy waking up unwillingly at 6AM, but one of them is that nothing is happening on the internet.
Laura - Jul 18, 2020 4:02:55 am PDT #23712 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Sometimes nothing happening on the internet is a good thing. I have to confess that I have been venturing in less frequently.
Not such an early bird myself this morning because I was up late. Read until almost 2! Partly because 18 year old across the way had a late noisy birthday party. It was fun noise so I didn't mind, but I will tease him when I see him.
-t - Jul 18, 2020 4:36:42 am PDT #23713 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sorry, Dana. I can't regret being asleep instead of entertaining you, though.
erin_obscure - Jul 18, 2020 10:30:34 am PDT #23714 of 30019
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Timelies all, I'm celebrating my super uneventful birthday this year by first sleeping in (yay!), enjoying a nice leisurely cup of yummy cold brew coffee with oat creamer, and some chocolate banana oatmeal cookies. Currently over an hour in to a Zoom call with my Mom thanking her for the whole birth situation and planning for an impending visit. She's so sweet, sent a packaged Jamaican rum cake in the mail along with fancy sparkler candles so I can celebrate in style later. Oh, and remote Jackbox games online later this afternoon. I'd rather be at a F2F catching up with super cool people, but screens will do for now ;)
It has also been pointed out to me that Pix Patisserie (the super fancy top-notch dessert place in town) now has a 24 hour "Pix-o-Matic" dispensing machine of amazingness that might even be worth the drive. Or maybe I could bike? But it would be a super long bike ride and while the trip there would be lovely, the jouncing and bouncing on the return trip would not be good for a fancy delicate patisserie. OOOhhh, and they also a doing a temporary pop-up with "Meals 4 Heels" including what sounds like my ideal dinner: "GTP (GETTIN' THAT PAPER) – Tom kha roasted cauliflower, sweet potato noodles, pickled cucumbers, truffled tomatoes, mint, Thai basil, cilantro, honey saambal sauce, toasted coconut & veggie furikake." Assuming it's not already sold out for day, it being a Saturday and Portlanders loving their noms, I might be having a truly amazing dinner tonight. Yay!
-t - Jul 18, 2020 10:32:54 am PDT #23715 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy birthday, erin_o! That does sound like an amazing meal I hope you get to enjoy it
Laura - Jul 18, 2020 11:16:50 am PDT #23716 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Super yum! Happy birthday!
Consuela - Jul 18, 2020 11:17:02 am PDT #23717 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Happy birthday!
I celebrated being on sort-of-vacation by crashing my mountain bike yesterday and making a stop at the ER to make sure I didn't sprain my wrist. Happily, I did not -- and the ER was quiet and safe.
Gud, I hope you will listen to some of the wise Buffistas here and do something to help yourself. Even if it's just a phone call? One phone call? You could run an errand and sit in the car (in the shade) and call someone from there.
We want you to be happy and your kids to be healthy and happy -- and even your wife, because she's clearly not happy either -- and yes it's work but think of everything you could gain from it? You're clearly not afraid of hard work, you work hard every day.
Please let someone help you. IT IS OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP. People are communal creatures, we need one another, and that is okay, it's part of our wiring.
Would you hire a professional if you had a plumbing problem? Or a medical issue? Yes! Hire a professional to help you deal with this, which is interfering with your life and your family's.