Today in first-world problems: There's a restaurant that has a spaghetti with mushroom and tomato sauce that I ordered once and really liked -- the combination of spices in the sauce was just perfect -- but it's also ridiculously expensive for just pasta and a sauce made of fairly cheap ingredients, so I haven't ordered it again in a while. I just got back to Cincinnati, and I figured I can get something I really like for dinner after being on a plane all day, so I ordered it through DoorDash. It arrived, and it's totally different than it was before -- the sauce is basically just tomatoes and garlic, and the pasta is linguini. It's edible, but very much not what I wanted, and definitely not worth what I paid for it.
Hey! What a surprise! Hostile 17! Can I get you a drink, Hostile 17?
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Hil R. - Jan 07, 2026 4:17:51 pm PST #10991 of 11022
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sophia Brooks - Jan 07, 2026 4:21:29 pm PST #10992 of 11022
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Jeezy Creezy, I just replied to Dana in another thread about Pluribus, and that was so stressful! But thank you! Maybe I will get it to learn names!
Sheryl - Jan 07, 2026 5:12:38 pm PST #10993 of 11022
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Congrats Atropa!
Ugh. They have changed the performance evaluation system at work. Not only are they trying to keep down the number of 4 and 5 ratings, they are insisting on a self-analysis of one's performance including listing achievements. Guess I'm not going to be getting many financial awards from now on...
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 07, 2026 6:41:57 pm PST #10994 of 11022
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Congratulations on the award, Atropa!
Steph L. - Jan 07, 2026 7:53:44 pm PST #10995 of 11022
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
How I know I'm old: not only am I eating prunes, I also have opinions on the best brand of prunes.
I'm going to go cry into my AARP tote bag now.
Cass - Jan 07, 2026 8:59:42 pm PST #10996 of 11022
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I like the prunes treated so they have more potassium. I'm old in just too many ways.
Trudy Booth - Jan 08, 2026 7:03:10 am PST #10997 of 11022
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Congratulations Atropa!
So a bottle of wine I was given for Christmas that said it was good with shellfish and I hit Whole Paycheck and bought some Dungeness crab and I ate them last night while watching YouTube videos on the theory that even if this doesn't make things all better, at least I had nice French wine and crab. We're calling it Self Care.
-t - Jan 08, 2026 7:57:51 am PST #10998 of 11022
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Nice, Trudy
askye - Jan 08, 2026 8:18:24 am PST #10999 of 11022
Thrive to spite them
Congrats Atropa!
Glass you caught the scammer before they did some damage.
Speaking of prunes. I saw a video of a mom whose little one needed to eat more fruit (I guess constipation is an issue) and the mom was like ...my kid won't eat kid friendly fruit and the Dr suggests prunes? But she made this smoothie with a bunch of fruit and a couple of prunes and then turned them into popsicles. Because her kid loves popsicles and will eat them
I am not huge fan of smoothies but I bet it I made them into popsicles I would like those. Especially topped with some Magic Shell chocolate sauce ...
Trudy Booth - Jan 08, 2026 8:28:32 am PST #11000 of 11022
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Protein popsicles are a staple in my house with mom. Even when her appetite is complete bullshit she'll eat popsicles.