Aw, ill-timed ick! I got food poisoning for Mardi Gras one year, even less fun than at other times IMO
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
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.
-t - Feb 17, 2026 8:45:29 am PST #11579 of 11592
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Feb 17, 2026 8:56:43 am PST #11580 of 11592
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Aw, ill-timed ick!
I am definitely resentful. Boo!
meara - Feb 17, 2026 9:18:40 am PST #11581 of 11592
Food poisoning for Fat Tuesday is rude.
Caffeinated gum? I guess as opposed to coffee or no-doz? Seems a bit random but I suppose.
I am supposed to do multiple things today including work, and I do not want to do any of them. Even though my annual review yesterday went really well (I like this boss so much more than my last one…)
-t - Feb 17, 2026 9:25:41 am PST #11582 of 11592
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay, good review!
No one should have to work today, especially me, but here we are.
Yeah, I don't know why the gum, just to have an alternative caffeine delivery available I guess
JenP - Feb 17, 2026 10:18:19 am PST #11583 of 11592
I just made a really tasty red lentil soup in the instant pot. Super easy, super yum. Keeper. Yesterday I made quinoa with garlic butter mushrooms. Also a keeper.
Guess who's trying to use up the supply of dried stuff she collects and then never cooks with? It's my current mission. The bag of red lentils is weirdly large. Wonder why I thought I needed so many?
Trudy Booth - Feb 17, 2026 10:28:19 am PST #11584 of 11592
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
I managed to get the cats out of the crawlspace under my house and seal the entrance behind them yesterday, so hopefully that's an end to the neighborhood toms circling my house and serenading all through the day and night.Game recognizes game!
-t - Feb 17, 2026 10:29:20 am PST #11585 of 11592
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mm, quinoa with garlic butter mushrooms sounds really good. Eating down the pantry is a good project, especially when the recipes turn out yum!
I am down to just about nothing in my cupboards just from not wanting to go grocery shopping (that's not true, I just picked up standard quantities of granola bars and soup recently, pantry > 0) and am already wanting to keep my kitchen inventory low because I'll be going out of town in two months...like two months is not plenty of time to run out of food without even trying, but whatever, self, we will keep that in mind
Calli - Feb 17, 2026 10:29:29 am PST #11586 of 11592
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Lentils are delicious! I wish my innards liked them as much as my mouth does. Alas.
I’m sorry about the norovirus, Steph. I’ll eat an extra Paczki to keep the universal balance intact.
-t - Feb 17, 2026 10:29:53 am PST #11587 of 11592
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Way to take one for the team, Calli!
Trudy Booth - Feb 17, 2026 10:35:57 am PST #11588 of 11592
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
The congruence of holidays this year is wild!
Innit just? We've got Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Lent... any others? Maybe its some good omen. Have the Inca weighed in?