Jesus, Amy!
Angel: If I'm not back in a couple of hours— Gunn: You're dead, we're screwed, end of the world.
'Underneath'
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.
-t - Sep 05, 2023 10:21:52 am PDT #25074 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Sep 05, 2023 10:38:07 am PDT #25075 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I still do the newsletter for the nuns affiliated with my high school. Occasionally they have a random design thing they need me to do, like an invitation or a flyer. I've been doing the newsletters for close to 20 years, and I archive all my work files, so the nuns have realized if they need a specific photo, it's easiest to contact me, rather than the nun in charge of the newsletter.
All that is to explain that I got an email over the weekend with the subject line "Sister Mary Jerome needs your help!" Part of me was really expecting to open the email and find a link to a GoFundMe or something. But no, Sr. Jerome just needed some photos from me. (She also told me that the nuns have been praying for Tim's recovery from surgery, and I told him "You have a whole convent praying for you! No wonder your recovery has been so good!")
sj - Sep 05, 2023 10:38:35 am PDT #25076 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yikes, Amy! Stay safe.
I’m still having the worst trouble concentrating without someone in the house. I’m trying to stay active by switching from task to task, but it is not working today.
Steph L. - Sep 05, 2023 10:44:46 am PDT #25077 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Tim had PT today (still at home; the PT comes to the house), so he's napping in the recliner with an ice back on his back. *I* did something yesterday to tweak my lower back/hip area, so I have a hot microwave beanbag on my back. We are poster children for The Human Back And How It Sucks Big Time.
I'm also shopping for Halloween-themed clothes in another window. I don't want warm weather to go away, but I am apparently gradually accepting the inevitability of fall. And honestly, thanks to climate change, it stays warm here until well into October. This means the Halloween-themed clothes can't be sweaters, or even anything long-sleeved (thanks, perimenopause). I wear short sleeves until it's below 50 degrees now. I don't wear sweaters until it's in the 30s.
-t - Sep 05, 2023 10:51:01 am PDT #25078 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
"You have a whole convent praying for you! No wonder your recovery has been so good!"
Aw, I don't know why I'm getting such warm fuzzies from this, but I am!
sj - Sep 05, 2023 10:51:30 am PDT #25079 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I wore short sleeved things with long cardigans pretty much all winter last year. I miss cozy sweaters but the minute I get inside somewhere I want to rip them off. Perimenopause is an asshole.
Steph L. - Sep 05, 2023 10:54:54 am PDT #25080 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
"You have a whole convent praying for you! No wonder your recovery has been so good!"
Aw, I don't know why I'm getting such warm fuzzies from this, but I am!
Also, Nilly told me she was praying for Tim, and I legitimately gasped. With the power of Nilly and a convent full of nuns, Tim was always going to have an excellent recovery.
Steph L. - Sep 05, 2023 10:55:11 am PDT #25081 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Perimenopause is an asshole.
Nothing is more true than this.
Atropa - Sep 05, 2023 11:17:20 am PDT #25082 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Started masking again today. Seemed like the right time to start doing it again, or maybe even a little overdue.
I'm flying to the UK in two weeks for a work conference, and will be masked as much as possible.
Perimenopause is an asshole.
BIG MOOD.
Atropa - Sep 05, 2023 11:19:04 am PDT #25083 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I feel like we will never be done unpacking. Realistically, I know this is the Brain Raccoons speaking, because we've only been in the house since late December, and we HAVE been making progress. But there's still boxes in every room and ugh.
(Did I mention we moved? We did. Much better house. And it has a natural gas -powered fire pit in the backyard!!)