I did an escape room with coworkers around six years ago. It was fun. We “escaped”. But it felt like trivia night at the pub, without the drinks option. So it could be better.

Cute cottage/house, but ... why are the walls black in every room?

Yeah, I’d be ok with that in the kitchen and living room, but smaller spaces would seem pretty oppressive to me. And repainting would take several coats, even with a blocking base layer. It’s giving me flashbacks to when I was earning some extra money repainting a rental property a friend of a friend was selling. The last tenant had gone a bit wild with the wall colors, and the bright orange room took forever to cover up. But I was getting paid by the hour, so I was fine with it. If the buyers don’t repaint it themselves, whoever they hire will love these design choices.

I saw online a woman who was obsessed with Outlander. She and her husband redid their 1759 house so it looked more like something from Scotland - lots of deep blue walls, one room had imitation stone on the walls to make it look like a castle. It was well done and looked good, but that may take fandom a bit too far (note I said "may"). Needless to say, she had a meltdown when they announced it was ending (Outlander, not her house).

Escape rooms in theory sound fun to me, but I'm self aware enough to know that timed puzzle solving would hit my anxiety buttons.

We did one and it made me feel utterly incompetent with the staff viewing us having to give us most of the clues.

Yay for the new job, Amy! Sounds like a good fit.

Needless to say, she had a meltdown when they announced it was ending (Outlander, not her house).

Well, the books did end.

ltc is back at school. She has a half day but mom and stepdad are going to pick her up. I’m drinking a dirty chai in the hopes that I’m not a complete crank demon when they arrive.

Have people been reading all this Taylor Swift Super Bowl conspiracy stuff? Just when I think the theories can't get more insane, they top themselves.

Xposty - I hope you get some rest this morning, sj.

I’ve done a number of escape rooms over the years and they’re pretty fun. I always feel good if I can solve one of the clues and help my teammates with the others. Thankfully I’ve always gone with people who are much better at puzzles than I usually am.

The funniest thing about the Taylor Swift "controversy" to me is the people convinced that she's dating Kelce for his money.

Yeah, I wasn't the super-solver, but I did some stuff. I was a good assister!

I'm not actually worried about the gaba. I tend to not have issues with stuff like that, and I'm on a low dose.

Regular workday inbetween meetings. Don't wanna.

Glad ltc was able to go to school.

People are so weird. And not always in a good way.

{{sj}} What is a dirty chai? All I can think is chai + olives and that can’t be right