This has to be the worst version of LDB I've ever heard. Losing in style, I guess.

This has to be the worst version of LDB I've ever heard. Losing in style, I guess.

One year, I lost to a steel-drum version of LDB in a Spencer's Gifts store in a mall. It was simultaneously the best and worst way to lose.

Woo! I did all of my first-part-of-the-day things! Bagel, check. TJ's, check. Lights, check. Although I need one new string of lights because one worked in the house but not outside, and one is half-dead.

Also, this may be the smallest possible victory, but I bought the perfect amount of stuff at TJ's. One bagful, easy to carry. Sometimes I get there and feel like I didn't actually get enough to make the trip worth it. I also had a moment where I was going to buy a bunch of drinks and take a Lyft home, but I resisted that as well.

Timelies all!

Since the LDB that happened before Thanksgiving didn't count, I guess I got LDBed the Monday after Thanksgiving. There has been Christmas music in the lab just about every day for the last few weeks. Oh well, one more week, then I'm on vacation.

Meanwhile, we are having a party for Gary's birthday today. Let's see how many people show up...

Well finessed TJ's run, Jesse. I go to the TJ's that's most train accessible and I know the satisfaction of two evenly packed (but not overpacked so I can't grab the handles!) bags for Muni.

We have procured the tree! Emmett is here with a full beard and JZ is at mass (it's a day of Holy Obligation I guess?). We'll be making cookies in a bit and watching some xmas specials.

He can't stay the night because he's got school work due on Monday and work-work to do tomorrow. (He's doing landscape work once a week to pick up some cash.)

I think I've mentioned that Emmett is being an au pair in exchange for free housing with cousins of his best friend Joey. The key news here for anybody who has been following Emmett's dog-wanting ways all along is that...the family got a rescue dog!

So now Emmett is now living with a dog named Murphy, who is a young beagle/mastiff mix. (Looks like a Beagle with weird coloring.)

And he's very happy about that although between the baby and the dog he's literally dealing with a lot of shit.

I bought more World Cup tickets! Paris and Grenoble here I come! May also go other places but we shall see. Probably mostly just those. Going for early games, but it includes seeing the opening game, which is France v Korea, in Paris.

Microwave has now successfully microwaved food!

Also, yay successful TJ shopping? I

Down 1 more dress, spilled bleach on the one I am wearing while doing laundry.

and I had a wreck. brakes locked on wet road and I slid into a stopped car which pushed it into another car. my car has the worst damage, bent hood and smushed in front panel. still driveable. I have not looked under hood to see what might be broken, I really do not want to know. Already filed a claim, that will be $1000 deductible and I'm sure rates will go up.

I continue to hate everything.

I'm sorry msbelle.

Shit msbelle, that sucks!!

That sucks, msbelle. I hope you weren't hurt.