All three shirt options were rejected by ltc. So now I get to return them tomorrow and try again. Sigh.
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
'Sleeper'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
sj - Dec 15, 2025 3:17:37 pm PST #10600 of 10619
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JenP - Dec 15, 2025 3:37:06 pm PST #10601 of 10619
Oh, dear, sj.
Yes, think about it, -t! It would be so awesome to meet you in person! Plus, super fun tournament. Win-win!
My DH is going to a two-day meeting tomorrow and spending the night there. I am looking forward to having the house to myself with giddy anticipation. It's not like I don't get time to myself, and I actually enjoy DH's presence, but there's something about having it all to myself that just feels luxurious. And I will definitely sprawl in the middle of the bed with wild abandon tomorrow night. And order takeout.
Jessica - Dec 15, 2025 4:07:55 pm PST #10602 of 10619
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm tempted by the crossword tournament but I need to check spring break schedules.
JenP - Dec 15, 2025 4:11:29 pm PST #10603 of 10619
I'm tempted by the crossword tournament
Excellent!
askye - Dec 15, 2025 7:31:33 pm PST #10604 of 10619
Thrive to spite them
I have tomorrow off and then the 23rd, so I'm working 6 days in a row which I hate but luckily it's not as bad as Thanksgiving. People aren't buying like crazy for Thanksgiving. Also I'll work Christmas Eve, have Christmas Day off, work Friday, have Saturday off. So it's not too bad.
I can't believe it's almost Christmas and the end of the year.
This year has been both impossibly long and impossibly short.
Anyway we have to do the majority of Christmas shopping tomorrow. I'm hoping it won't be as busy since it's a Tuesday and not a Saturday
Also Mom is coming down to take us to breakfast.
-t - Dec 15, 2025 9:34:46 pm PST #10605 of 10619
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
This year has been both impossibly long and impossibly short.
SO TRUE
sj - Dec 16, 2025 9:40:06 am PST #10606 of 10619
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I found three more options for ltc today to replace yesterday’s three options. If she doesn’t like these, she’ll have to shop her closet again.
DavidS - Dec 16, 2025 10:37:50 am PST #10607 of 10619
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I found three more options for ltc today to replace yesterday’s three options. If she doesn’t like these, she’ll have to shop her closet again.
Maybe show her pictures of girls who made their dresses out of flour sacks in the depression?
Ozempic update: Semaglutides were no match for the power of pie, mashed potatoes and the damn box of See's candy sent to us. Backsliding occurred. The plan is to try to hold serve during the holidays but I'll have to do better than that.
Stitches Update: The stitches on my forehead have dissolved and the scabbing is done and it looks fine. I still have the steri-strips on my arm stitches and still trying to keep that from getting wet in the shower though it should be healed by now.
Matilda is off in Santa Cruz with her beau until the 18th, so I should do some wrapping while she's out of the house, and get some presents under the tree.
Things That Must Be Done Today:
Wrapping Presents
Clean Guinea Pig Cage
Vacuum
Wash Dishes
Do Laundry
So taskful! I also have Pilates this afternoon.
P.M. Marc - Dec 16, 2025 10:40:05 am PST #10608 of 10619
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
This year has been both impossibly long and impossibly short.
AHAHAHA. Yes.
-t - Dec 16, 2025 10:53:29 am PST #10609 of 10619
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hope you are holding up ok, Plei
It's our office "Merry Mingle" office party this afternoon, apparently they are giving us beer and wine! That has never happened before, not during office hours. I think they served wine during one guy's retirement party but only to specific people. I imagine it is because we probably aren't having an offsite company party in January (we didn't this past January, we got mass layoffs instead, hopefully that will not recur)