I am home from dropping of ltc from school and eating oatmeal and tea for a late breakfast. TCG and ltc make a batch in the instant pot on the weekend, and we eat it all week. ltc has declared that all her shoes are icky and uncomfortable which added twenty minutes to our morning routine today.
Angel: Is that what you think you are--a hero? Spike: Saved the world didn't I? Angel: Once. Talk to me after you've done it a couple more times.
'Destiny'
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 - Sep 01, 2020 5:10:49 am PDT #25534 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jessica - Sep 01, 2020 6:09:16 am PDT #25535 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It is only a slight exaggeration to say that making lunch every day has been maybe the hardest thing about transitioning to WFH full time. I'm saving buckets of money not eating out in the city every day, but I *hate* *making* *lunch*.
(Do not offer suggestions. I know *how* to make lunch, I just *hate* it. And now I have to figure out lunch for myself *and* at least one kid every goddamn day.)
Topic!Cindy - Sep 01, 2020 6:47:55 am PDT #25536 of 30019
What is even happening?
I remember my mother-in-law saying she was sick of food. DH and I now really understand what she meant.
About a month ago, I declared we were having hot fudge sundaes for supper. My (adult) kids were shocked and appalled, but also intrigued.
About 11:30 that night, my 21-year-old daughter came downstairs, into the living room, and asked me if I was dying.
Jessica - Sep 01, 2020 7:04:28 am PDT #25537 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm considering doing away with lunch entirely and replacing it with a combination of elevenses and afternoon tea.
-t - Sep 01, 2020 7:10:57 am PDT #25538 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I support this exploration of changing the mealtime paradigm
shrift - Sep 01, 2020 7:44:04 am PDT #25539 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I've been eating free breakfast and lunch at work for the last 12 years, and I only needed to cook for myself on evenings and weekends. This means that I'm thoroughly sick of my usual go-to food, and I've been trying to pick different meals to try when I'm not standing in front of the refrigerator saying, "I don't fucking know what I want!"
In theory it's a great idea. I made bhindi masala! In practice, I have been putting off attempting palak paneer for days because I've been too exhausted to try making something new right now. I don't get that sick of leftovers, so batch cooking has been my friend.
amyparker - Sep 01, 2020 7:46:45 am PDT #25540 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I wish to associate myself with the remarks of my learned friend.
(I am so sick of cooking. Bring me my rutting food pills.)
Not looking at local real estate listings is also in my best interests, though a realtor I know here is having a grand time - commission on a house in the median price range of $900k is what, 3%? It's one thing to know that you can't afford to buy where you live, but I'm rapidly reaching the point of "Fuck this, the local businesses are going under and the house prices are still going up - I don't want to be here when all the folks moving over from Seattle realize they're gonna be buying their underpants on Amazon, let's find somewhere we can live near our kid."
chrismg - Sep 01, 2020 7:55:02 am PDT #25541 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
I'm perpetually torn between wanting to try something new and having to remember to make a list before I go to the store - doubly so in these times of limited exposure.
Theodosia - Sep 01, 2020 8:02:43 am PDT #25542 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"
I can get a free sandwich for lunch at work, so today it is smoked turkey with mayo on rye. Sometimes I go wild and have chicken salad instead.
-t - Sep 01, 2020 8:42:28 am PDT #25543 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I bought a bunch of meal replacement shake packets for when I need to eat but nothing sounds good/everything is too hard. That mostly works out okay, although sometimes even that is too much.
I have no specific reason why feeding myself has become difficult, it's just part of how everything is hard right now, I think, and it's one more thing.