I mean, I have a stage (drag) name!

What's your drag name?

I've done the running of the steps (no bulls involved), and procured and quaffed Second Coffee.

I'm now perusing the cake possibilities at Schubert's Bakery for Emmett & Matilda's bdays next week (they will be 25 and 15 respectively).

Please look at the Schubert's cakes and tell me what you would get that is not just a chocolate/chocolate cake. (It may have chocolate in combination with something else like the Fuerst Pueckler): [link]

OK, I checked those cakes and now I'm drooling (no test involved). I'd go for the Tiramisu, Chocolate Mousse or that other mousse cake (didn't write down the name). I'd go for the Opera Cake if I didn't hate hazelnut flavors.

In the drool/DRUL news, I saw they're also training dogs to sniff out COVID ... which would definitely be an improvement on any kind of jabbing.

I mean, I have a stage (drag) name!

What's your drag name?

Is it Indy?

Yep, it's Indy!

I would probably get an opera cake, unless it was for one friend who I know would want the Swedish princess cake because marzipan.

I am on hold at the non-emergency police number. Which is fine--it's been 20 minutes--the annoying thing is it rings like, 5 times, and then there's a recorded message about visiting the website, and then it rings 5 more times....like, just give me some hold music so I don't keep thinking someone has picked up and I don't keep hearing the same recording over and over every 20 seconds??

Now I can't remember where, but I have heard of little kids having trouble getting enough spit for that test. Which might still be better than sticking something up their nose?

Please look at the Schubert's cakes and tell me what you would get that is not just a chocolate/chocolate cake. (It may have chocolate in combination with something else like the Fuerst Pueckler): [link]

It super depends on who's eating it. Like, for me I might do the black forest, but not if my aunt were coming because she's allergic to cherries. Fuerst Peuckler also looks delicious.

Aww, the bakery website won't load for me, with either browser. Just as well, I suppose, as it would make me crave cake I do not have access to. And make the sandwich I packed for lunch extra pathetic.

I have jury duty today. Which would be fine, except we're still in this pandemic and I am covering for, like, 5 people mostly due to employee attrition. Which means I'm on ALL of the launches.

But I'm going to jam some lunch in my face, put on a KN95 mask, pack a book and some battery chargers, and go to the courthouse early since I don't know how long the security line will take.

Good luck, shrift! I wish you a quiet afternoon in the jury lounge and/or an early release.

I am fascinated at the idea of jury duty not starting first thing in the morning!

On the many, many (MANY) times I've served my time on jury duty, they'd have the jurors arrive early, but then there'd be an orientation ... and a long wait, usually. Judges have to call for a jury, they'd have to pull our numbers, gather us up, herd us down to the courtroom ... and then there'd be another wait while they got the judge, attorneys, bailiff(s), etc., ready to start voir dire. Then things would get started but mostly we'd ... wait. Sometimes they'd herd us back into the hallway while the legal types did something legal-adjacent. Mostly it involved waiting. And, often, watching TV (one time, when we'd gone through multiple terrible talk shows and Geraldo came on, I kind went fetal and moaned).

Do you know, there are people who not only have never been called for jury duty but have no idea what it is? Had someone at a previous (terrible) job try to have me disciplined because I was not going to be available at a time that was inconvenient for him and he didn't understand where I was going to be or why I couldn't tell him EXACTLY how long I'd be unavailable.