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Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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Steph L. - Aug 15, 2025 8:19:40 am PDT #8806 of 8815
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

And while obviously "I watched several disappointing sunsets from the private beach of my ancestral summer home" is a very diamond-shoes thing to be bummed about (on the grand scale of Things Climate Change Has Ruined, this is...not a real problem), my personal mental health depends on a yearly infusion of Good Canada Sunsets, so...yeah.

I don't know; I don't think it's very Diamond Shoes to be like "I looked forward to family vacation in a really lovely place, and then stressful shit kept happening and vacation was not as restful and restorative as I hoped it would be." That sucks to have a trip you were looking forward to go all pear-shaped.

I don’t like most flavored yogurts (and really hate sweetener that’s not sugar or honey) so I just do plain Greek yogurt

My favorite thing about Greek yogurt is the super thick texture. But, despite my sweet tooth, the flavored yogurts are kind of too sweet for me. But I dislike artificial sweeteners and I don't really care for unsweetened yogurt, though. (And you are thinking, "Steph, you created your own quandary; please post about something else." But wait!)

Chobani makes a lower-sugar version (named Chobani Less Sugar) of about 4 flavors that doesn't use artificial sweeteners, but is less aggressively sweet than regular flavors. The less-sugar version has about 5g of added sugar, versus about 11g of added sugar in the regular. It's a good compromise.


-t - Aug 15, 2025 8:31:18 am PDT #8807 of 8815
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, man, Jess, that's pretty rough! Yeah, that August was not up to specifications and you should be able to return for a full refund

Intrigued by the Chobani Less Sugar option. I used to get a yogurt sweetened with fruit juice that was also not too sweet but it's been gone for probably over a decade now. I still miss it.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2025 8:37:02 am PDT #8808 of 8815
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Intrigued by the Chobani Less Sugar option.

It comes in vanilla (excuse me; *Madagascar* vanilla & cinnamon), strawberry, blueberry, and peach. (Those are the flavors at Kroger; the internet tells me there's also lemon and raspberry, but I haven't seen those. I'd love to get the raspberry one!)


Jessica - Aug 15, 2025 8:40:47 am PDT #8809 of 8815
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

"I looked forward to family vacation in a really lovely place, and then stressful shit kept happening and vacation was not as restful and restorative as I hoped it would be."

Thank you for making me sound so reasonable :)


Jessica - Aug 15, 2025 8:42:30 am PDT #8810 of 8815
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There IS a Chobani Less Sugar lemon flavor, but it's really hard to find in stores (at least, where I live). Why does everyone want vanilla and nobody want lemon??? Lemon is delicious y'all, come on.


-t - Aug 15, 2025 8:54:29 am PDT #8811 of 8815
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I was just yesterday telling myself to stop complaining because the free yogurt work sporadically provides did not have any peach flavor only mango, so I will keep an eye out for all the flavors!


-t - Aug 15, 2025 8:58:05 am PDT #8812 of 8815
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Here's a first world problem: I found a restaurant in Alameda that has biang biang noodles on the menu (including a cumin lamb option!) that I have been impatiently waiting until payday (today) to be able to order to pick up and now their ordering site is throwing an error. I may have to call them!


Jessica - Aug 15, 2025 9:00:16 am PDT #8813 of 8815
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Mmmmmm, lamb cumin biang biang noodles.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2025 9:26:07 am PDT #8814 of 8815
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I may have to call them!

Noooooooo. Stay strong, minus t!


-t - Aug 15, 2025 9:27:03 am PDT #8815 of 8815
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I still have hope that once they open for the day the online ordering will magically work


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