I woke up late, contemplated the fact that staying out until 2:30 is much harder on me that it used to be, went to Home Depot to buy more things for my futile organizing effort, mulched some leaves, and went out with my neighbor to celebrate her divorce, which had dragged on for a decade.
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Dec 11, 2010 4:25:55 pm PST #10455 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
sarameg - Dec 11, 2010 4:32:05 pm PST #10456 of 30001
Crap, I bought Tyler the same shirt I got him last year. Oh well, I'm pretty sure they'll be happy to exchange it. Or I'll donate it and get a different one. Kinda like that idea. Shirt in question: [link]
msbelle - Dec 11, 2010 4:51:50 pm PST #10457 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think I'll get a gc for a nice restaurant for the brother & bf. Saw some things in Land's End that could be for Dad. Now something else for mom.
Kat - Dec 11, 2010 6:13:58 pm PST #10458 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ita, when are you leaving for your trip? I'd love to come and have indian!
I made shortbread and I've figured out the mystery to the best shortbread. Don't use granulated sugar. Use confectioners. holy mother of god it's yum!
Also the rondele pub cheese, while not trader joe's, is amazingly delish and it saves me an extra trip and $$.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2010 6:14:21 pm PST #10459 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I won the bid on the capelet. No more stuff for that wedding. I'm cutting myself off. Unless the perfect garnet earrings show up to go with my garnet rope I'll wear as a belt or a necklace, and the multi-strand garnet bracelet.
I've decided to wear as warm tights as I see fit (maybe those plush ones) and granny boots. In warmer weather, fishnet is my fancy dress tights of choice, but no one will be going up my skirt
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2010 6:20:57 pm PST #10460 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ita, when are you leaving for your trip? I'd love to come and have indian!
24th! We have up to the last minute. And I'll be working from home 2-3 days a week so I have a bit more flexibility. When's good for you?
God, this sourdough bread (rosemary and olive oil) goes very well with the goat cheese. I like goats. They're so tasty.
Consuela - Dec 11, 2010 7:01:20 pm PST #10461 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have had my birthday dinner and I got good useful gifts like wool tights and a new electric kettle. And my sister broke the moratorium on lighthouse chotchkes with a not-very-ugly lighthouse ornament for my tree.
And now I have a new Amazon gift certificate, so I can buy Who Fears Death and the LeGuin I've been planning to get for a while.
And now I'm going to go see Narnia in 3D.
Liese S. - Dec 11, 2010 7:52:34 pm PST #10462 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
The joint thing is so weird! I did not realize that was cycle related until you guys. The problem with my cycle is not that I don`t have pre symptoms, it`s that those symptoms can happen anywhere from the day before to a week and a half before I start. They are not helpful. Also, painful and irritating. I used to have such a regular cycle. But no more.
Liese S. - Dec 11, 2010 7:59:04 pm PST #10463 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, and I need to bake! I got invited to a cookie exchange tomorrow. But I would have to bake cookies. But then, I would have cookies. Is a dilemma.
My day would be soloriffic, though. SO`s sick, so no church for him. Cookie exchange at 4, Handel`s Messiah at 7. But it would be a fun day. I guess maybe I`ll bake and see. Last time I got invited to a cookie exchange last minute I didn`t have cookies for, there turned out to also be an ornament exchange I didn`t have an ornament for. But I got an ornament anyway, the prettiest one, because one lady had to leave. I might bring my little knitted proof of concept bell ornament in my pocket, just in case.
Strix - Dec 11, 2010 8:07:34 pm PST #10464 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I am so GLAD my PMS is over, because it exacerbated my depression to near-suicidal levels, and I had to take Vicodin three days a month to deal with the pain. And right before my last surgery, I tracked my...er, output, and discovered I was losing enough blood per month to qualify for an ER visit.
Chopping out all my girly bits -- best damn decision I ever made.
In less TMI news, we went out to a nice restaurant for a friends bday -- a Micheal Smith restaurant? I dunno -- and had the most pricey meal I've had in probably 10 years.
My god, everything was good. It was a tapas place, and i got the pork belly, which seriously might have been the most delicious thing I have ever eaten, chickpea fries that were fried in either duck or chicken fat and were insanely good, and baked snails and mushrooms in this garlicky-porty reduction.
It was SO NOM. and I had a couple of cocktails that were lovely: called a Velvet Kiss, and made with Ketel One, POM, fresh lemon juice and Prosecco. So good!
The weather? SUCKTASTICALLY cold and windy.