Happy birthdays Jesse, Rayne, and Theo!
That sounds like a wonderful time with wonderful food, Laura. Yay!
Close to half if not over half of the department is out today. Peaceful.
You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin' command here.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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.
-t - Dec 26, 2018 6:19:09 am PST #3348 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
meara - Dec 26, 2018 6:59:40 am PST #3349 of 30019
Wow, I'm left handed and can write slowly but semi-legibly with my right hand, but definitely not mirrored!
Laura that crazy feast sounds awesome! My plan for today is...read more Yuletide?
-t - Dec 26, 2018 8:59:19 am PST #3350 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good plan, meara.
I need a hot beverage. Do I want coffee or cider? Or tea, I suppose, but that doesn't sound as appealing at the moment.
Scrappy - Dec 26, 2018 9:11:01 am PST #3351 of 30019
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I love reading about everyone's holidays! We had our usual movie day. Stared with "Vice," which was beautifully acted but I already knew Dick Cheney was evil as fuck, so it didn't cover any new ground. Ten "Mary Poppins" which I loved, even though it could have deviated a bit more from the origin, IMO. Honestly, I could watch Lin Manuel Miranda smile his irresistibly sweet smile ALL DAY. Last movie was "Aquaman," and in spite of the scorching hotness of Momoa, we both found pretty horrible and we actually left before the end--something we almost never do.
DH gave me a waterproof Kindle for reading in the bathtub! I gave him a bat house for our backyard and he spent a good part of the evening last night researching bats.
Laura - Dec 26, 2018 9:23:01 am PST #3352 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
-t, hot cocoa!
Oh, a waterproof Kindle would get me to take baths!
-t - Dec 26, 2018 9:24:46 am PST #3353 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oooh, good gifts. I saw a clip of Vice that was demonstrating Christian Bale's disappearing into the role. Technically impressive, he sure did disappear, but not something I need to see.
-t - Dec 26, 2018 9:25:56 am PST #3354 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't have any, Laura! I decided on an espresso sized cup of coffee for now and grabbed a packet on instant cider to add hot water to in a little bit.
DavidS - Dec 26, 2018 9:50:33 am PST #3355 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Laura that sounds like a fantastic day.
Happy birthday, Jesse!
Happy birthday, Theo!
We had a great xmas eve dinner with much laughter, and a lovely xmas day.
This morning I made waffles for Matilda and Emmett as they cuddled on the couch. His mom's about to collect him, and then he's off to Tahoe with his friends for a few days.
A very successful, happy, lovey xmas holiday.
-t - Dec 26, 2018 9:58:52 am PST #3356 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
FYI, the espresso cups that Starbucks is selling as ornaments hold less than 4 oz
DavidS - Dec 26, 2018 10:05:26 am PST #3357 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
FYI, the espresso cups that Starbucks is selling as ornaments hold less than 4 oz
That seems like it should be enough for espresso and yet 4 oz just doesn't seem like enough coffee on principle.
I am about 88% better from my cold but I am still waking up with my mouth tasting like the inside of Santa's boot. I've been gargling with salt water to kill it off.
In other exciting news, my debit card was compromised which I did not learn until I tried to buy papertowels yesterday and had to leave it all there at Walgreens and call my bank.
Now I have to get a new card, but it also means that things rigged up for automatic payment on that account now have to be re-done as well. What a pain!