My exciting news is my office had Humbodt Fog at our weekly happy hour.
Not a lot of things make me wish I worked in an office, but a happy hour with excellent cheese is definitely one of them. Jealous!
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
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.
Steph L. - Oct 09, 2026 9:28:00 am PDT #14305 of 14309
That which does not kill you should RUN
DavidS - Oct 09, 2026 9:45:50 am PDT #14306 of 14309
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(I feel really good about the progress I'm making everywhere else but I literally cannot do one single sit-up.)
That was me when I started Pilates. "Someday I'll be able to do a roll-up without the foot strap."
That day did come. The nice thing about exercise is that slow incremental change will accrue into new competence.
meara - Oct 09, 2026 9:55:39 am PDT #14307 of 14309
Ugh I dunno—I’ve been lifting weights for nearly two years now and I’m not sure I can lift any more than when I started. I mean, I also have lost 15-20 pounds during that time. But still. Beast mode it ain’t.
Jessica - Oct 09, 2026 10:21:54 am PDT #14308 of 14309
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Mmmmmm, fog. One of my all-time fave cheeses.
Jessica - Oct 09, 2026 10:30:32 am PDT #14309 of 14309
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In Stupid Things are Stupid news:
I got a letter (in the Actual Mail) from my insurance company that One Medical billed the wrong BCBS for my last physical back in April. (Fortunately it was a letter of the "you don't have to fix this because it's not your fault" variety.) Now I get that BCBS is massive and there are a zillion regional plan variations and it's probably incredibly common for doctor's offices to click the wrong thing, BUT...
One Medical is owned by Amazon. I am an Amazon employee on an Amazon-provided insurance plan. My One Medical membership is an Amazon employee benefit. There should be ZERO confusion about who is paying for all of this.