Happy birthday, Matt!
I hope Mr. S feels better soon, Sheryl.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Calli - Oct 13, 2022 2:40:11 pm PDT #17985 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
brenda m - Oct 13, 2022 3:40:08 pm PDT #17986 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Literally just inhaled aWhatchamacallit.
I also had pumpkin kringle this week for the first time. I’m always mildly surprised that anyone from this area even knows about kringle. I don’t know why. .
Happy b-day Matt! I am also waiting in anticipppppation of your birthday dinner report.
Jesse - Oct 13, 2022 3:41:19 pm PDT #17987 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooh, I have no plans this weekend, thank goodness, so I could go to TJs!
JenP - Oct 13, 2022 3:57:45 pm PDT #17988 of 30000
Which reminds me that I need to stock up on some TJ's pumpkin butter (and the GF pumpkin muffins and pancake mix, apparently.)
-t - Oct 13, 2022 4:08:47 pm PDT #17989 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
pumpkin-spiced pumpkin seeds
Oh, I forgot about those. So good. I have not been to TJ's to load up on pumpkiny goodness yet, I should get on that. The raviolis are a personal favorite.
shrift - Oct 13, 2022 5:06:34 pm PDT #17990 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Happy birthday, Matt!
Consuela - Oct 13, 2022 5:09:04 pm PDT #17991 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Happy birthday, Matt!
I took off work early and got a haircut, and talked to the guys at the bike shop, and walked the dog, and now I am ensconced on the couch with some whiskey-laced chai, doing a speed-run through the final Jan6 committee hearing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 13, 2022 9:26:34 pm PDT #17992 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Where are you going to dinner, Matt? I love your dining reports.
Probably just Longhorn Steakhouse this time. Mom had indigestion and heartburn for much of the trip (thanks to a virgin piña colada by the pool), so I want to pick someplace that has standard fare she can safely enjoy rather than getting too fancy or exotic.
It's not particularly a hardship though. The wedding dinner Monday was at the Hawthorn Grill, where we had drinks and appetizers on the patio (cocktail shrimp, herb & parmesan arancini, and mini beef Wellingtons). For the dinner itself I had a filet mignon with red wine jus, caramelized shallots, roasted asparagus, and whipped potatoes. Followed up with a chocolate caramel mousse encased in a hard chocolate dome. No pictures I'm afraid, I was too busy scarfing down everything placed before me.
meara - Oct 13, 2022 9:31:14 pm PDT #17993 of 30000
The pumpkin spiced pumpkin seeds ARE good
I had dinner with a really close friend who moved out of town about a year and a half ago, with two other close friends, and man, I wish she hadn’t moved. Such a bummer. She’s not great at texting and doesn’t do social media so it’s hard.
DavidS - Oct 13, 2022 9:37:25 pm PDT #17994 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've had no pumpkin items of any stripe this week! I did however, get JZ a tiny pumpkin cheesecake last week, and have been eyeing pumpkin pie for Matilda.
Followed up with a chocolate caramel mousse encased in a hard chocolate dome.
Yummmmmm.
I did discover that the German bakery I frequent makes a flourless cake (chocolate with raspberry mousse) which by virtue of its flourless-ness is gluten free. Which is good because my new friend at the bookstore is gluten free, and I was able to bring her a treat.
(Here's the San Francisco twist on the German bakery...They make traditional German style baked goods but the owner/baker is Vietnamese.)