But first, I need to go get my eyebrows done today...
I mean... priorities. (I am SO overdue for this particular procedure.)
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
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.
JenP - Mar 13, 2025 11:43:03 am PDT #6118 of 6932
Dana - Mar 13, 2025 11:54:30 am PDT #6119 of 6932
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, zippers were unexpectedly hard to deal with until my hand healed enough.
sj - Mar 13, 2025 12:23:42 pm PDT #6120 of 6932
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I have never smoked but smoking definitely calms adhd symptoms for some people. My addictions are caffeine, pasta, cheese, doomscrolling, and if I let myself go to casinos I’m quite sure I could get addicted to gambling very quickly.
-t - Mar 13, 2025 12:55:17 pm PDT #6121 of 6932
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, my, back when I smoked I loved that it gave me something to do with my hands (even when not actively smoking a cigarette, fidgeting with one, or a lighter or pack, was more acceptable than many other options) and that it gave me time to not be doing other things. All the things I really should be doing? Can't right now, having a smoke. Especially when I worked in an office with other smokers, it was the only way to get a break. Not to downplay the physical addiction, which was real, withdrawal when I quit was no fun, but the psychological dependence was more obvious from inside my head at the time.
Laura - Mar 13, 2025 1:00:40 pm PDT #6122 of 6932
Our wings are not tired.
I came back from lunch to an email about “strategic realignment and cost-reduction”, with more details to come.
Ick. I don't like those words at all.
askye - Mar 13, 2025 1:17:48 pm PDT #6123 of 6932
Thrive to spite them
Sophia ...M's family (including M) have all kinds of mental health/ neurodiverisity type stuff. But not really diagnosed. Except his mom does have mental health issues.
Good news! His Mom is home!. She doesn't need an oxygen tank. So we will see how that goes.
JenP - Mar 13, 2025 1:23:36 pm PDT #6124 of 6932
Good news, askye.
Yah, I miss smoking, gotta be honest. Not in a "want to start again way," but if there were no reasons not to... insert wistful sigh.
Workshop done. Email not. But I promised DH a gym visit. Email after that.
-t - Mar 13, 2025 2:07:19 pm PDT #6125 of 6932
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I did mean to say, vibing for you, Calli. Not a notification you ever want
Hil R. - Mar 13, 2025 2:21:24 pm PDT #6126 of 6932
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Good news, askye!
I'm trying to renew my passport. I fit all the criteria for renewing online. I got one of my coworkers to take some photos of me this morning so that I could upload one, but it got rejected because I forgot to take off my glasses. (I wore my glasses in my old passport photo. This must be a new-ish rule.) Guess I can go to CVS or the library or somewhere and have them take a photo of me. Sometimes, living alone is annoying -- this would take two seconds if there were another person here.
Jessica - Mar 13, 2025 2:35:41 pm PDT #6127 of 6932
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Passport photo rules are no glasses and no smiling (can't show teeth). My most recent photo looks like a mug shot.