oh David, life is certainly piling on you. I mostly avoid flying, since I don't have anywhere to go and I'm nervous about the crazies. Also, TSA doesn't like DC driver licenses as ID - a number of the agents think "District of Columbia" means the country of Colombia. sigh ....
Nobody can tell Marmaduke what to do. That's my kind of dog.
Trick ,'First Date'
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.
Toddson - Sep 08, 2023 5:50:04 am PDT #25188 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
DavidS - Sep 08, 2023 5:58:46 am PDT #25189 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Typing on my phone which just auto corrected “fuck” to “Rico” which just….makes no sense. Also tried to make “grief” into “Greif” which is insane troll logic as I haven’t worked with that troll in decades.
Rico Greif would be a good villain's name in a 90s action film.
One of the bigger stressors so far (after the hour long wait at Dollar rent-a-car) was getting the car out of Park. Because the gear shifter is some dumbass knob and it wouldn't turn and even pulling out the manual it took me 15 minutes to stumble on to the answer.
Short answer: You have to have your foot on the brake or the knob won't turn.
Also they upgraded me to a SUV. I didn't want an SUV! I just want a regular ass car with a regular ass gear control.
So I slept in (after a restless night) which means I should be perfectly timed for rush hour Atlanta traffic. Yay?
Off to hunt coffee and hit the road. If I can find the road.
-t - Sep 08, 2023 6:23:30 am PDT #25190 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{{Hec}}}
sj - Sep 08, 2023 6:26:45 am PDT #25191 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
David, I hope the drive isn’t too bad.
My local coffee shop has pumpkin spice lattes. So I’m drinking an iced one and sorting through piles of clutter.
sj - Sep 08, 2023 6:43:47 am PDT #25192 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I saw what I can only assume was a 5th grader walking into the school this morning with an iced coffee looking way more world weary than any tweenager should ever look.
Laura - Sep 08, 2023 6:47:49 am PDT #25193 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Traffic~ma, David. Also, I hope the visit with your sister isn't too hard. It of course will be hard, but you know that. Much love.
Jesse - Sep 08, 2023 8:20:30 am PDT #25194 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
David, I hope the rest of your day is going OK. I can't believe how much you have to deal with right now, I'm so sorry.
sj - Sep 08, 2023 8:55:39 am PDT #25195 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There is a caftan on sale on Amazon today. [link]
I was telling TCG about the corsets to caftan’s conversation, and he asked me if I was going to start dressing like Mrs Roper with a slightly horrified tinge to his voice. I assured him I was not. Although, I’m not sure why he thinks that is worse than the yoga pants and geeky tshirts I wear most of the time.
-t - Sep 08, 2023 9:08:38 am PDT #25196 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I dressed as Mrs Roper for Halloween a few years back and felt like a genius for getting away with swanning around in a caftan at work. Did not love the wig, though.
Why exactly I feel like caftans are not professional I'm not sure. Are they? They are not mentioned in the dress code, I don't think.
David I wish these petty bullshit annoyances were smoothed out for you. A pox on the house of the car rental outfit for sure.
dcp - Sep 08, 2023 10:08:00 am PDT #25197 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
The bad news is that I have covid. Symptoms started Monday afternoon.
The good news is that it seems to be a pretty mild case. No rales since the first day. No fever since the second day. No change in taste or odor perception. Fatigue was bad on the third day, but hasn't been a problem since. No sore throat. No blocked nasal passages. OTC cold meds are doing pretty well at keeping my coughing to a minimum.
My larder is stocked well enough to last me easily through two weeks' isolation. Which is ironic, because I probably picked this up at the grocery store -- it's the only place I've been in contact with people for several weeks.