I Want to Be Underwhelmed—Lazy Days of Summer Edition

Should you need to catch up, though I can’t imagine why . . .

Posting so early in this thread is a whelming experience.

I finished a book I did not like.

I fell asleep in a chair three hours ago, and now I’ve woken up into that kind of happily woozy state that I really enjoy. I’m also on holiday from work next week, and then I am off work for another week at the end of June. June is looking good.

Heat? Where? It was 20°C here in Norway today. Been a cold summer so far. No heatwaves in sight.

I’m thinking everything I have left to do today can be rolled over to Monday.

I had the oil changed in my car today and then stopped for groceries on my way home. It's been a day filled with incident, compared with most of my days since I retired.

R7 that sounds like a lot in a short span of time. Have a restful weekend.

I am the person from the last thread that was gifted a 5-gallon fish tank. I was warned by you guys that keeping an aquarium might be whelming even if it's small but I didn't listen to the advice and bought a betta fish for it. All was well and very uneventful though the betta is funny and cute as they usually are, but now the light on the lid seems to be turning on and off randomly - figures, it was a used tank. The lid is an idiosyncratic shape so I'm not sure I can easily replace it. Ordered an LED light strip on Amazon to stick on under there and it's just veering too close to being whelming for my tastes. I should've listened.

My blood pressure was 94/43 this afternoon. I’m not a 17 year-old athlete.

I’d be underwhelmed but for the nagging suspicion it shouldn’t be quite [italic]that[/italic]low

R9 your systolic (94) is on the low end of normal but your diastolic bp (43) is way too low. If you feel normal and not light headed or nauseous or dizzy, are you sure you measured it correctly? Those readings can be a little wonky sometimes.

I got halfway through writing a "to do" list for my weekend tasks.

I went grocery shopping and got into the produce section before I remembered to put my mask on. I was very embarrassed.

Why did you need a mask? No shots yet?

Keep us posted on the fish situation!

It’s consistent, R10, same monitor. New bp med: Entresto, super effective I guess, and yes, a little like positional vertigo but less dramatic. I was warned. This was the first time it’s happened.

I’m also on 40 mg of prednisone which tends to elevate, not lower, blood pressure. If it’s that low (it’s been 100-115/80-95 since starting both about a month ago for different issues) when I might expect it to be higher, what happens when I taper off the prednisone?

Potentially whelming.

I just got home from the grocery store. I was nearly whelmed, but not quite. But now I need to fix something to eat ...

I’m at Atlanta Hartsfield airport. My flight is delayed. The only food place open is Chick filA.

Why are there no clocks? Some kind of mind control?

Could overwhelm, r16. Good luck.

Airport clocks are generally in the center of the concourse at intervals, otherwise that's on the gate podium screen. I've never had CfA fare, and don't plan on changing that.

Having coffee from one of my Dollar Tree styrofoam cups. Extension cord, purchased at same time, works well at bedside table for fast-charging the phone (lamp has only a 1A USB socket).

Please tell me (again) what y'all make in your air fryers, besides fried chicken and French fries, etc.

I need to fill the oriole feeder with grape jelly but I don't feel like getting sticky in this heat. I'm going to sit here in the air conditioning and let my conscience guide me.

That’s what I thought was weird — the gates had signs with scheduled departures and any delays, but they didn’t have the current time. If there were any clocks at all, I missed them.

My first time at Atlanta-Hartfield. What a zoo. And that was early on the slowest day if the week.

I did see one cute guy flying wearing one of those t-shirts with the sides cut out. He might as well have been shirtless. Not that I minded.

It's very hot out, and there's a kids' baseball tournament going on at the elementary school in my neighborhood. When I see the parents lugging gear and lawn chairs to the field, I feel so pleased I can stay inside and watch TV in my nice air-conditioned place. #Grateful

D.C. is having its Pride march and rally today, after not having it last year. I'm not downtown watching it, because that would require effort and actually leaving the house.

It rained all night until about 7 this morning then the sun came out, but it barely cracked 70 all day. No need to water.

It's just lovely now here on the patio in my garden. The rain took a lot of pollen away.

And the little cylinder of Jam Berry Blast infused seltzer is indeed giving me a peaceful easy feeling like it says on the can.

I made home brewed peach ginger iced tea.

ATL is a huge place, R20. My credit card gives me access to Delta clubs, which is helpful. Hope your flight finally took off!

I have a trip in a few days, though via Charlotte instead of Atlanta.

I got up early at 6 this morning, put on a washing, took out the trash, ate leftovers and washed the bathroom floor. Now it’s 9am, and I want togo back to bed until noon. It’s a lovely sunny morning though, so I might sit in the garden instead.

I wanted to go back to bed just from reading about how you spent your morning, R26.

R5 - met 2 Norwegian girls at the a little coffee and sweets shop I go to. Since my roommate speaks Romanain, she translated the ingredient list for one to English. Since I am (according to DL the one and only annoying and chatty top), I started to talk to them about the weather. They said the variation from hot, humid and sunny to dark and cold heavy storms in one day here feel like a boulder on your back. They are here for some IT conference and said they love the prices.

Last update on this saga: the betta fish tank light replacement installation was incredibly underwhelming. It had adjustable width so I just popped it on, adjusted the width and plugged it in. It even has a timer so I don't have to bother with turning it on and off every day. The fish keeps trying to fight me through the aquarium glass, so I guess that means he's the betta fish version of happy.

I’ve just eaten like a pig, and now I hate myself.

[quote] met 2 Norwegian girls at the a little coffee and sweets shop I go to. Since my roommate speaks Romanain, she translated the ingredient list for one to English.

This made my brain hurt.

Self-hatred is whelming, R30. We all have our moments of excess. Regrets are a waste of time. And are also whelming.

I have a stalker here, but he's so fuckin' lame I'm underwhelmed.

By a lot because he's no good at it.

I was overwhelmed by a squall that hit while I was out running errands. Ended up at First Watch again, this time trying their Mexican hash, which was great: eggs, corn, cheese, elote, and scallion on a bed of home fries. Splashed on the Cholula sauce, read my excellent library book, left a happy boy.

Smokehouse almonds on sale at Walgreens - love the wasabi!

A bug just scurried across my tv pillow! I brushed it off and am too lazy to find it.

I had popcorn twists for supper

I'm a little whelmed now thinking about R35's bug. It could be anywhere!

And what if his bug is a bedbug? Talk about overwhelming.

R38 don't be too whelmed. It was more like an ant. Very fast! My cat will get it eventually. Protein!!

I went bed shopping today and was overwhelmed by the prices. After a few hours at home, I have come down from the whelming and am now back to being underwhelmed. My cat is comforting me as we speak.

Oh, and I'm not paying 2000 fucking dollars for just a mattress. Fuck you, RC Willey.

There are so many DL threads that underwhelm me these days.

But only one that is designed to do it.

[quote]There are so many DL threads that underwhelm me these days.

Are you suggesting that this one, which exists solely for that purpose, has become de trop, as the French say?

I just ate cucumber slices.

This thread underwhelms me in a good way, like a relaxing bath before bed. Many others underwhelm like a flaccid cock.

I wanted to mow the lawn today, but now it's 11.40am and I am still in bed.

I’m going to get up, make eggs and salmon and then think about whether that is really enough exciting achievement for the day.

I got number 47. Highlight of my day.

Sleepless night, and I have a lot to do today, and then an actual cocktail party this evening. Nothing to be done about it, just slog through.

I've always wondered, though – what if you're a movie star, and you have a terrible night of sleep, but you still have to get up and film a huge scene, with closeups? I guess drugs, makeup and post-production takes care of it.

I'm watching River's YTs about the Harkles.

I like him.

Learned about him here on DL.

He speaks of the "tips" people leave in his "tip jar".

I wonder how many of those tips are from DLers....

The person sitting next to me in the ATL airport concourse claims his pit bull is a service animal. It nosed me.

I had to buy an electric can opener, something I swore I would never own, because the minor arthritis in my hands hurts too much to use a manual opener some days. ("Arthur always was the worst one of those Ritis brothers," my grandfather used to say.) But for some reason canned olives jam the device and I still have to use the manual opener on those cans. It's not whelming, but it does piss me off in a minor, random way.

The dog groomer took 7 hours to finish the job today.

I am eating dinner a little later than normal.

[quote]The dog groomer took 7 hours to finish the job today.

That sounds as though it could have been whelming for your dog.

My friend Courtney is working from home for the summer. It’s just that she works in entertainment, her office is in LA and she’s back home in Massachusetts. She thought the distance would be whelming but she said last night it’s not.

Her mother still is, though.

I went food shopping on Sunday WITH a list of what I needed. I forgot to add coffee. As a result, I had only enough coffee this morning for one cup. I have instant but who wants a cup of instant after a great cup of regular coffee??

I'm off to the store later this afternoon. Somehow I went from hoarding coffee during the pandemic to running out once it's (virtually) over.

I just listened to the Putin press conference after his meeting with President Biden. Underwhelming.

Air pressure indicator took over my car dashboard today, but was lucky enough to add enough at the service station before an afternoon downpour hit.

I'm underwhelmed by Samantha Guthrie guest hosting Jeopardy. I'll need to find something else to do at 6pm for the next week.

I never leave the house except to buy food and go to appointments.

I am currently in a meeting. Thought you all should know since it is extremely underwhelming.

I expected to whelmed today when I went out for some groceries and prescriptions. Happily, most everyone was still masked, despite the restrictions being lifted yesterday. It was hot though…

There are spider mites on my gardenia. I’ve hit it three times with neem oil, and the situation has improved, but I still see a few of the little suckers.

Here in southwest Florida, low-caff (50/50) coffee can be tough to find. So, I've had to experiment with blending my own.

Just found out that the winter solstice is this coming Monday. Not sure if I’m over- or underwhelmed yet… the difference these days is so minimal.

^um, no.

Assuming R64 is an Aussie. It's the summer solstice for us.

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice will be Sunday, June 20, at 11:31 p.m. It will be the longest day of the year (in terms of daylight), after which it will start getting darker earlier and, before we know it, we'll be inundated with pumpkin spice.

Shall I have the rest of today's lunch (meatball sandwich) for dinner tonight... or leave it for tomorrow and have something else?

Such are the decisions of my life...

I'm 33 and just got asked for ID while buying a bottle of wine. Sadly, I was wearing a mask, so it doesn't actually count.

Cheer up. When I was 16, they never asked.

I'm bald with a gray beard. I always tell the "We I. D. Everyone!" clerks: "I feel very sorry for any 20 year old who looks like me!" For the record, I got asked on my most recent purchase at Walgreens the other day.

No mail today.

Cat is sick and made a colossal mess in the litter box.

My neighbor is painting his house grey like everyone else, bit at least he’s adding a daring teal trim.

I usually use Cascade Dishwasher Pods but for some reason I bought Finish pods instead last week. I now prefer Finish.

That is all.

Carry on.

I bought a Nintendo Switch last year and never used it for anything. I'm not much of a gamer, but it seems like it has a low barrier to entry and I want to see what I've been missing without being whelmed. Tonight I may unwind by attempting Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

My supply of Trader Joe’s Golden Ooolong Iced Tea has been CUT OFF!

What the fuck, Joe?

Did you ask the staff whether this is a temporary shortage, or whether that has become specifically a discontinued item?

The computer says “supply interruption” but it’s been going on for weeks. I just ordered a case from an online Asian market from the Japanese company that I believe makes TJ’s store brand. We’ll see if they come through.

My employer’s daughter returned a book to me today - The New Paint Magic by Jocasta Innes.

She was very upset she’d warped the cover and some pages with water. I told her not to worry; it will just be shoved back onto my shelf and referred to about once every 3 years.

Her being whelmed was not something I could witness, nor support.

[quote]I usually use Cascade Dishwasher Pods but for some reason I bought Finish pods instead last week. I now prefer Finish.

I tried Finish once and still have some in the closet because I went right back to Cascade, the brand my dishwasher "recommends." Finish made my pans look dull.

On a related note, I bought Purex laundry detergent on a two-for-one sale. It seems to work okay, but that could be the stain remover that I use with troublesome garments as well?

Does anybody else remember when ‘Finish’ was called ‘Electrasol?’ ‘Electrasol’ was cheap, at least in comparison to Cascade, and when it became ‘Finish’ it was suddenly top drawer?

[quote]R81 Finish made my pans look dull.

I. Cannot. Deal with this.

Dull pans do border on whelming.

[quote]I bought a new phone today. My old one was as obsolete as Burgess Meredith in a "Twilight Zone" episode. I expected the options to be whelming. I was not disappointed.

^^ I didn't mean my post to be presented as a quote. Clearly I am still whelmed by my phone shopping experience. ^^

You’ve been through a lot, r87.

Forgive yourself. We all do. (I think.)

I just finished hard boiling four dozen eggs with my wonderful Cuisinart egg cooker. So easy and they come out perfect 10 eggs at a time for approx 10 or 12 minutes.

What are you planning to do with so many eggs, r89?

Share them with two friends doing Keto.

I don't care, but I cannot wait for the new Gossip Girl on HBO. I just finished Cruel Summer and I need something good to follow it up. The ending of Cruel Summer spiced up the rather underwhelming summer of content so far.

Ah, R91, I thought keto may be the answer. I’ve just started another attempt at low carb, looking to get down to keto level within the next few weeks. I’m currently sooo hungry though!

Diets are underwhelming. Lifestyle changes like lean meat, veggies, exercise and lots of water. That's the ticket.

Diet soda is for fatties.

I'm looking forward to Gossip Girl too. It looks trashy but really gay. I'm simple to please.

DL can't get behind any diet plan that requires the use of the word "veggies," R94.

Watch the Dr. Eric Westman videos on YouTube R93, he explains it so well. He runs an obesity clinic at Duke University. If you do it the way he explains you won't be hungry or have cravings. It's a very effective lifestyle change.

This medical doctor has a great Keto channel as well.

[quote]Most people are drawn to a low carb diet for weight loss, but many stays for ...

I'm whelmed by the awful grammar.

I think I may need to get my gutters cleaned. Weeds are starting to grow in them.

I'm boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk for dulce de leche.

The plan is to make Banoffee Pie with it.

This Preppy Kitchen guy used a hair dryer to heat up the chocolate for his shavings, interesting. I do like his kitchen.

He also used crumbled Heath bars in the filling, think I'll skip that part mostly because I don't have any.

I hope I haven't whelmed anyone with this, it is not my intent.

[quote] I hope I haven't whelmed anyone with this, it is not my intent.

As if.

I feel whelmed at the idea of making Banoffee pie, but if it includes Heath bars... I'm in!

My original plan was to make Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding.

I assumed I had Nilla wafers in my pantry but sadly I was mistaken.

I did however have the ingredients for the Banoffee Pie some of which are the same as the pudding.

I didn't get whelmed, I just regrouped and carried on.

I had t

I've always disliked dairy milk.

I've fallen hook, line and sinker for the carbs-packed "Oat Milk".

I'm celebrating Brian Wilson's 79th birthday by playing the Beach Boys all day in iTunes.

I can’t imagine assuming I had Nilla wafers in my pantry.

The chlorine is turning my hair this weird copper color, but the swim body is totally worth it.

Buck's hair never would have turned that weird copper color.

I watered my perennials.

[quote]R104 I assumed I had Nilla wafers in my pantry but sadly I was mistaken.

These are the tragedies of modern life.

#StayStrong

My cat has chronic diarrhea, but she is still hungry and active, so I’m just going to hope it goes away.

A hungry cat with diarrhea sounds whelming. For both of you.

I have a little side job editing the work of budding (aged) authors in my small town.

I just called one at 11:00 to transcribe a new chapter over the phone. It turns out I was supposed to call at noon.

Now I have an hour to kill.

I’m due at a party, but I’m waiting for my hair to dry.

Heath bars are on sale at Walgreens these days.

Fresh, sweet raspberries taste better to me than fresh, sweet strawberries.

It didn't used to be that way.

This new probiotic is giving me the greatest shits ever, almost too stellar. Is it my body getting rid of backed up toxins or is this just too much bang for your buck (not Buck Jarrett).

Name of product, please, R118.

R118/R119 The two dimensions of whelm and either could be under or over, depending.

I am considerating a new bedside lamp.

R119 - Pro-50 - it's the top rated on Amazon and it WORKS.

R118, why are you taking PRO-50?

[quote]I am considerating a new bedside lamp.

Is that more serious than merely considering a new bedside lamp?

To make my gut health better. Having good probiotics and gut health is supposed to be everything and this one got the best reviews, R123. Is it too strong??? I'm a healthy athletic 40 year old guy. I just felt it was a good idea to add a daily probiotic and drink more water.

Talk of "gut health" is whelming.

Considerating was largely a typo, though the Spellcheck Gods had a hand in the affair as well.

Physically attractive item, though the seller is being coy about the USB amps...

I’m eating sweet cherries from our farmers market. I’d hoped they would be sweeter.

I hate being too sweaty when I leave the gym. If I stay too long in the steam, even after a cold shower, I am still sweating. It's annoying!!!!!!

The good Rainier cherries were finally here in the greengrocers today and going quickly.

But $11.98 a pound is theft.

I’m eating a hot dog while watching Dr. Pimple Popper.

R131 That's overwhelming.

It’s my cat’s 12th birthday!

[quote]R131 That's overwhelming.

And hugely unappetizing.

I wish I had something underwhelming to report, but traveling today - it's like NYE at Times Square out there!

What's up with Cosmo cat? Is he leading the mellow life still?

I just got back from the dentist and the right side of face is still numb. Feels good.

It was raining, now it’s not, so I’m headed to Trader Joe’s because my cupboard is bare.

I just had dinner: fresh mozzarella, cherries, and pistachios.

[quote]I just had dinner: fresh mozzarella, cherries, and pistachios.

That sounds like what I'd consume while waiting for my dinner to heat up.

I'm going to dinner with a friend but it's nearly 100° outside and that would be very whelming except the humidity is 15%, so it's a dry heat. Also, my car's air conditioning works well.

R135, not sure if you’re talking about me but I’ve been chillin’. Haven’t seen my cardinal friend aka Cardi B but the other birds are pretty cool. I have to go to the vet for my annual exam in the next few weeks. Can’t wait til Mom tries to put me in my cat carrier.

Monday was our 5 year anniversary of being roommates.

An enormous and presumably homeless man - he had to weigh 300 lbs plus: think Lizzo in filthy, sagging sweatpants and no shirt if you can - was pole-dancing with a parking meter in the 90 degree heat a space ahead of where I was parked on Washington Street this morning.

It could have been overwhelming but honestly, he just wasn’t that good at pole dancing.

Thx R141

New Jersey seems difficult for others to understand.

R143, you’re welcome! Thanks for asking. I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I brought Cos home. He was sooo tiny and I was afraid he would miss his 3 sisters. He was the only boy in his litter.

What about NJ seems difficult to understand? Other than the no left turn at some intersections and turning right on red.

You may be underwhelmed at what I'm about to say… but I'm pleasantly overwhelmed that one of my posts yesterday has now gained 17 likes.

Frustrating that NJ stereotypes so easily bought into.

Nice, R145!

My stylist went too far with the haircut, but I believe in second chances.

Hi, London here. Remember me? or are you different folks now?

A record dealer came to my house today - I'm selling off my old vinyl collection. It went OK. Still have tons to get rid of. I thought he'd take more.

[quote]Hi, London here. Remember me? or are you different folks now?

Welcome back, London. I can speak only for myself, but I'm certainly the same.

I am relatively new to this thread. What are you known for?

We are known for sharing in excruciating detail the mundane details of our totally humdrum lives, R150.

Good to see a familiar face, R149!

My neighbors are putting in a new concrete sidewalk and I’m afraid it’s going to harden before it gets dark, so I’ll be unable to carve something eternal in it.

[quote]My neighbors are putting in a new concrete sidewalk and I’m afraid it’s going to harden before it gets dark, so I’ll be unable to carve something eternal in it.

There's a wonderful invention, R153. It's call a flashlight.

I'm catching up on old episodes of Psych and delighted that it's just as funny as I remember it.

R155, I loved Psych, it was a really clever and funny crime/mystery show. I’m likely older than the show’s intended audience, but a diehard fan nonetheless.

Well, Baroness, you see I WANTED it to be dark. I was worried that the concrete would dry BEFORE it got dark. The objective would have been to avoid detection by being cloaked in darkness. A flashlight would rather have the effect of “Hey, everybody—look over here!”.

As it turned out, I was distracted by a carton of ice cream and forgot to check.

[quote]As it turned out, I was distracted by a carton of ice cream and forgot to check.

Sic transit gloria mundi.

I just had 2 chocolate cakes with whipped cream and lashings of strawberry drizzled about. I sometimes wake up around 3am for a snack and a quick DL check in before returning back to bed. How are you doing tonight, my fellow late night owls? Are you as underwhelmed as i am?

My 3 a.m. snack was a piece of toast with some raspberry preserves. The kind with seeds. I find seedless raspberry jam underwhelming.

So the concrete is dry and it’s glaring! Too bright to match my lovely sand-colored sidewalk. Shame.

The lawnboys just finished mowing the grass outside my condo and now we're enjoying a thunderstorm. The combination of smells is puttng me into a very mellow mood...cut grass and rain.

R161 It will darken up over a couple seasons. I felt the same way when I had my patio replaced...it was so bright at first. It's calmed down now and looks lovely.

Rao's was on sale for $5.99, I bought 2 jars.

R159, I usually wake up around 2:00am. I don’t snack, I just have a cup of tea (vodka.) I check-in here, watch Mannix & Cannon, then it’s back to bed.

Now, Greg, I have a question for you. Did you eat two entire cakes at 3:00am? Or did you have two cakes around the house and you had a piece? Not judging, just curious.

I sat down, with my elderly cat snoozing next to me, to re-read "'salem's Lot," but I barely started before I began to be whelmed. I think I'll read something else.

Most of Stephen King's work can be whelming, it's true.

I wrote to Mr. King to tell him I found his novel “Gerald’s Game” was homophobic.

I got an underwhelming form letter in reply.

^^ my grammar was better in my letter, BTW

I really want a piece of a Carvel ice cream cake. Even the small one is too much for me. I’ll eat the whole thing over the weekend. Maybe I’ll treat myself. My birthday was Wednesday. I’m in my last year of being in my 50’s.

Happy Birthday! We had a Carvel within biking distance when I was a kid in NJ.

Rainy day on vacation, but looking forward to lunch at a favorite restaurant; also, looking to make a dent on books I brought along.

I had my refrigerator detailed Wednesday.

I know this might whelm some, and it certainly whelms me, but I can’t think of anywhere else to discuss it.

My cat’s diarrhea was not abating as I had hoped. She just decided that a rolled rug in the basement was her new litter box.

If I’m charitable, perhaps she was asleep in the basement and couldn’t make it to her box. Then, seeing how convenient it was, just kept using it. Still, I can’t help but be mad at her.

[quote]Maybe I’ll treat myself. My birthday was Wednesday. I’m in my last year of being in my 50’s.

Sounds to me like reason enough.

Well, I used my Bissell carpet stain machine to remove seven little gifts from the rug and now I’m going to take it to the rug cleaners which was probably necessary anyway since it spent 6 years in my brother’s apartment and I doubt he knows how to use a vacuum.

I also placed a second litter box in the basement which she promptly christened.

So now I have two litter boxes to clean. Sigh.

Thank you, R171! I did buy the small Carvel ice cream cake. It may take a while to eat it all but I will.

Happy Birthday Cosmo! We’re the same age for the next two weeks. Enjoy the cake.

I just talked to Frankie the Gutter Guy. He’s kind of cute. He’s going to be cleaning my gutters Monday or Tuesday.

I bet.

I’m indulging in a second piece of Mrs. See’s candy. It’s Friday, after all.

[quote]I just talked to Frankie the Gutter Guy. He’s kind of cute. He’s going to be cleaning my gutters Monday or Tuesday.

It's been ages since I've had my gutters cleaned.

My AC unit was tuned today by a slightly chunky but fine technician.

I'm watching The Office on the Comedy Channel. I don't know which episode. I've seen them all a hundred times. They comfort me.

Back from a lobster salad (salad with lobster rather than mayo mix in a bun) lunch, picked up some Jamaican food for dinner on the way home. The things you do on vacation...

I went out to lunch with a friend today and the bakery next door had pride themed cupcakes. They were just plain vanilla cupcakes with rainbow colored frosting, but I'm that easy, apparently.

I went out to lunch with a friend yesterday and it was my first time eating inside a restaurant since March 2020. I thought I would feel a bit whelmed by the experience, but I didn't at all. I guess it's like riding bicycle. It wasn't as though I had forgotten how to dine out.

Ran into someone I assumed was gay when I was introduced to him a decade ago. Not long after that, he married and has kids. He struck me as gay today just as he did then - maybe the 'gay' voice?

I realized today that I have stopped singing the Happy Birthday song in my head twice when I wash my hands.

I think the vaccine has given me a false sense of security and caused me to abandon good habits. I shall get back on course immediately.

Today is my first day back to work. I was off Wed - Fri. I had a gazillion emails to go through even though my out of office message provided a back-up contact. At least I didn't have any VMs.

On the plus side, the day is going by quite quickly. It's already after 3 PM here on the East coast.

Last day of my Nantucket vacation, so passed by the infamous Club Car with no sign of Kevin Spacey.

I really want to FART, but I am in a public place and can't.

I’m going to have to force feed my cat two pills twice a day. Joy for us both.

I’ve had to resort to the car burrito.

Hope your kitty is okay, R192.

I am whelmed, r193, but in a very good way. Feel better, Kitty.

Good luck to both you, R192. I hope you don't have to do it for any length of time. Please let us know how kitty takes to this new regimen.

Two weeks. She has irritable bowel syndrome which steroids have kept under control, but she was stressed when I went away a few days and developed diarrhea which has persisted. Increasing her steroids hasn’t worked, so we’re trying antibiotics. I won’t whelm with the worst case scenario. Let’s hope the pills work.

I took an antibiotic, Clindamycin, last week, and it gave me diarrhea.

I hope cats react differently to antibiotics, R197. Antibiotics often give humans diarrhea or a UTI. Yogurt is supposed to help. Poor kitty and poor you. I've also heard a little PeptoBismol on will help; just a drop on your finger and let her lick it off.

r199, today I'm eating yogurt w/probiotics. Hope it helps.

I biked to work today. Mostly downhill which is great in the am...

The moment you have to fart in yoga class, is the moment the instructor does everything possible to keep your hole spread wide open. Happy baby, deep squats. I had to do everything to keep from letting it out and it ruined my zen!!!!

Your subject matter was whelming, R202.

I should do the laundry, but instead I'm on DL.

There’s a hunk across the street assisting an old fat guy with installing a storm door. He doesn’t seem to have much to do. Would it be too forward to invite him over for some Iced tea?

Orange is the new orange.

I just ate my last piece of Carvel ice cream cake. it was the Crunchie chocolate kind. It was delicious but I think I'm good until at least the end of Summer.

I have to choose between paying bills online or slicing a melon into wedges.

A disappointing day: the Asian salad I ordered as lunch ended up being a giant plate of relatively dry cole slaw.

[quote]I have to choose between paying bills online or slicing a melon into wedges.

I don't know whether to kill myself or go bowling.

I need to clean the litter box but Jeopardy is on.

Cat could wait 30 minutes for the hotness that was contestant S. A. today, who sleeps with fruits!

Polished off a half-liter of tonic water this evening (lemon juice added, but no gin), so guess I'm malaria-free.

Happily, my sick cat is getting better on the antibiotics. I don’t understand why she thinks taking a pill is such an ordeal. One might hope she would realize the pills are what’s making her feel better, but no.

I walked on my treadmill for 40 minutes, going back to bed.

I found cookies in my freezer.

.^^ Pajama party!

Getting back on prep is a chore.

I’m procrastinating on a work project. I’m going out for a coffee.

My holiday officially begins at 1 PM ET. My company gave us an 'early release.' That usually means we still have to monitor email and VM until 5 pm ET but not this time. This came from the higher ups. I've got 70 minutes to go!

Faced with a choice at the supermarket today, I opted for a jar of red cabbage [italic]without[/italic] apples.

Your holiday has begun, R219. Is it everything you were hoping it would be?

I wonder who puts the stickers on individual fruits and vegetables at my grocers. What would happen if I exchanged the one on an apple for the one on a potato? It's too daunting a task so I'll just sit here and think about it.

Holidays bring me sadness, but I love them anyway.

I dislike Summer, but even I feel a poignancy about July 4th. We're at the apex od Summer and from now it's a rush to Labor Day.

[quote]I dislike Summer, but even I feel a poignancy about July 4th. We're at the apex od Summer and from now it's a rush to Labor Day.

The first day of summer was less than two weeks ago, but I see your point. Still, with the horrible heat and humidity where I live, I say bring on Labor Day.

I'm going out more

but I worry I'm still not showering enough

Weed and spa session makes me sleepy and it's only 8:20pm. I could totally get fucked right now but I don't want to make any effort.

I don't like rare steak and I no longer care what people think about it.

R39 = Christina Crawford.

R225, I read an article a few months ago that quoted a dermatologist who says our skin, like our gut, has its own microbiome, and we are destroying it by over-showering with the various chemicals we use to bathe ourselves. So perhaps it’s all for the better that you’re not showering more.

I got waylaid in the hall when I took my trash to the chute and was told all the gossip for this floor and wing of our building. The guy down the hall put that nasty scented thing in his doorway to cover the smell of all the pot he was smoking (this is a non-smoking building and pot is still illegal here), his pill habit finally caught up to him and he wore out his welcome here and moved out. Even so, I saw him loitering in the parking lot just this evening. The mean old bitch down the hall with the yappy dog has been telling false gossip about some of the residents and got publicly called out for it. No one cared for her much anyway, but now she is openly ignored. The guy across the hall has a year in jail in front of him but seems to be keeping the apartment. I never asked for the information, but there it is. Meanwhile, I don't really know any of them so I'm still underwhelmed. Meh.

My shower squeegee fell off and scared the cat. He's gone to check it out...

I put my new registration sticker on my car this morning without incident. Jealous, BITCHES!?

That does qualify as a thoroughly underwhelming activity, R232.

I was driving along and a raccoon was circling in the street with a can stuck on his head. I tried to pull the can off but the raccoon just dangled in the air. A beautiful young police officer pulled up and tried to save the raccoon but the can wasn't budging. The officer went back to his car and got some heavy gloves, he grabbed the raccoon by the scruff of the neck and pulled and pulled and finally the can came off. The raccoon ran up a tree.

The officer's beauty was rather whelming, he looked like the son of Sidney Poitier. Ahhhh summertime.

Sorry, r234, totally whelmed me.

I've spent the whole afternoon masturbating.

I think I may be gassy later this evening.

R234 experience is definitely too whelming for this thread...

Interesting but too whelming

Sometimes I like to have windows open and the AC running.

I ate too many potato chips. They were delicious at the time but now I regret my lack of control.

Keeping a gunt at bay just feels futile at times!

I ran out of Swiffer Dry Cloths. Thought I had a back up box but I was mistaken.

Sorry to hear that, R242, as I have plenty to spare!

R221, R219 here. Yes, the weekend was all I had hoped it would be. Went to visit my 86 year-old Dad. He lives about 90 minutes away. I hadn't seen him since Sept. 2019 for his birthday. He looks fantastic! He lives in a senior building but is totally independent. He still drives locally but not at night.

He and his lady friend, my sister and I went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch. I missed the communal bucket of peanuts but I really don't need them. I've gained 13 lbs. during COVID so I need to start watching.

Sunday and Monday were spent watching Wimbledon and doing a little housework. Cosmo and I just relaxed and enjoyed each other's company.

Today is tropical storm Elsa here. Fortunately, it's just going to be a few heavy squalls, pretty much resolved by tonight. Catch up on reading mostly I think.

Congratulating myself on using an expiring $20 Big Lots coupon towards a patio chair yesterday!

I went to dinner with a friend this evening and as we were entering, my worst enemy in the world was leaving. She has done some heinous shit to me in the past. I was very whelmed for about 30 seconds, but then … nothing. I wonder if she just doesn't matter anymore or if I'm just repressing. *shrug*

My headphones are laying here, beside my computer.

Since I started Keto 4 weeks ago mosquitoes don't bite me. I don't miss them.

My hole is too tight to dive into casual bottoming. I need to practice a dildo, then start prep, and then try to get back out there.

I have been craving lemon pie ice cream, but there hasn't been any in local stories. Today, I bought key lime pie (technically frozen yogurt with crust bits) instead.

Life is filled with compromises, R250. I hope this one won't prove whelming for you.

Cosmo just chewed through the cord to my sound bar. I thought I'd put cord protector on those wires but I guess I didn't. I think he's mad because I've been on MS Teams meetings since 12:30 pm ET with only a 1/2 hour break. Thank goodness I'm an Amazon Prime member and have a gift card. I shall order another and make sure I protect ALL cords. It's not terrible since I wanted a longer bar anyway.

Sorry if this is whelming!

I have never heard of the term "sound bar"?

R253, they are awesome for newer flat screen TVs since the speakers are on the sides of the TV. It projects the sound in front of you so you don't need the TV set to ear-splitting levels..

Google 'sound bar' to see what they look like. My Mom's pre-2010 Vizio has the speakers in the front but my living room TV doesn't.

Thanks, I have no TV at present. I watch programs on my telephone.

Understood, R255.

R255, how about a bluetooth speaker for your phone? They are pretty awesome and in expensive.

r253, it's where you go for Sonic-tinis.

Betta fish I put in the aquarium I was gifted is doing great. His little tank is in my living room by my favorite chair and he likes to watch me when I'm in there watching TV or reading. Other than the regular water changes and filter change once a month, it's not as whelming as I thought it would be to have a small aquarium, but I don't think I'd ever get a bigger one or more fish -- too much work.

Very nice, R259!

We just went few a couple if hours of heavy thunderstorms in NNJ and Elsa isn’t even here yet. I need to go to Costco.

Here in Florida, we had a morning of very nasty thunderstorms at the end, kind of like Elsa slamming the door on her way out!

The sky is very overcast. A thunderstorm is on the way. It must be close, my cat is getting skittish. I wish he enjoyed thunderstorms as much as I do.

[quote]We just went few a couple if hours of heavy thunderstorms in NNJ and Elsa isn’t even here yet.

The atmospheric changes are affecting your ability to type coherently, R261.

Vegas 117°

No rain in Seattle for the last week.

I don't think people appreciate how much water is needed to wash away the stench.

Even the tourists stink.

I have begun to suspect mixing NyQuil™ with Ambien night after night isn't in my best interests.

My gastroenterologist prescribed codeine yesterday for GI issues. It works too well.

OTOH, I got a great night’s sleep as Elsa raced toward the Maritimes this morning.

I’m having a rug cleaned and they called recommending that I replace the fringe. Now I’m racked with indecision.

I'm in the office today. There's probably 4 people here plus me. It's not too bad.

I put air in my tires at Wawa this morning. The air is free there and I find this very hospitable of them.

R269

Get new fringe instead of second guessing yourself.

R271

My garage offers free air; I bought a small digital pressure reader that's worked out well.

Splurged on dessert at lunch: apple-yogurt parfait with honey!

I'm scrolling through a DL thread about frying hamburgers in a pan on the stove. Now I want a cheeseburger, nothing fancy, just a great cheeseburger.

Thank you R272. I shall follow your instruction

Actually, I won’t. They wanted $320.

[quote]I’m having a rug cleaned and they called recommending that I replace the fringe. Now I’m racked with indecision.

A sharp pair of scissors will solve that problem pronto with no cost to you.

Max Wright had OCD issues with fringe. It didn't end well.

There must be a better way to eliminate toenail fungus.

My sofa is chic rather than comfortable and sometimes I think I should sell it and get a sectional.

R269 - Have the fringe removed. We had two beautiful, expensive rugs and the fringe always looked dirty and messy. We had the fringe removed and the borders bound and now I think they're so much nicer.

I signed up for Informed Delivery from USPS for my PO Box. Love this feature, I don't have to go traipsing over there if nothing of importance awaits me. Why didn't I do this sooner.

I trimmed the shrubberies and now my arms are itchy. Next time, a strapping youth.

I stoped gong to my RC church 3 years ago, caught up with one of my choir friend today after all that time. I found out that half of the choir participants have pased. from cancer, heart attack or old age. really sad. made me feal shitty I left without a good by. it was an elderly person choir by the way

Your lack of spelling skills is whelming, R283.

R283, I used to visit Lutheran services just for the old women in the front rows bleating hymns. Everyone sight-reads in a Midwestern nasal - musical geese.

My $5 whiskey rebate arrived early!

I'm drinking a Martini. My kind of drink, the best cocktail there will ever be. So crisp, clean, elegant....and packs a wallop!

I'm drinking iced tea. Unsweetened. No lemon.

[quote]I'm drinking a Martini. My kind of drink, the best cocktail there will ever be. So crisp, clean, elegant....and packs a wallop!

I'm enjoying a delicious Manhattan.

There are more fireflies than usual this year where I live, but still not all that many.

My poutine was cold by the time I got home.

R289 I had a Cosmo earlier. Great minds.

Anyway, it bothers me that it's so hard to find Pepsi products out west. Goddammit, I have to pack my own Dt Mt Dew when I visit CA. That's unacceptable.

Is it easy being a kept man? In the past when I was 26 I had the possibility of partnering up with a married arab man that was quite wealthy. Think gulf region wealthy but the idea of his sweaty hairy body put me off. Now thinking back I should have at least tried it maybe I would be set for life now. Looking for my own sugar baby 👶

Goodness. R293's post has more drama than all of the previous 292 posts combined.

[quote] your systolic (94) is on the low end of normal but your diastolic bp (43) is way too low.

I went to a pulmonologist in NYC last week and when I left they handed me a list visiti summary. I looked at the BP later on and it said 147/43.

This was a specialist’s office in a renowned uni hospital. The person who took my blood pressure was a little old man maybe 80 years old who I think was a medical technician. Because…….duh. 147/43 no es posible.

I don't want to work today, been feeling like this since a couple of weeks. have two weeks of vacation after this week. I'm really looking forward to this.

changed my bad habbit of using a towel for almost two weeks to using a fresh one every other day. read somwhere that it is really unhygienic to use a dirty towel for long periods of time. I bought two really big bath sheets from IKEA, they are good qualilty at an affordable price. now I have four large bathtowels.

I murdered my betta fish. Actually, two betta fish. I put the first one on top of my TV (this was back in the day when TVs weren't slim lined), and I so enjoyed watching him swim around, until he died the next day. After the wake (lol), I got another betta fish and put him in the same place. He didn't last, either.

Finally, I realized that the heat from the TV was slowly boiling them to death! I felt so badly for the poor little guys.

Is this underwhelming or whelming?

It's currently 56 degrees and cloudy here. There is a coyote running around about a half block from my house.

Whelming, R98.

^^ Make that R298. ^^

It wasn't murder, r298, only involuntary fishslaughter.

It's trash pick-up day and I managed to get both my garbage and recycling bins to the curb and then return to bed.

Eh. They come again Friday.

I think I saw a murder hornet today. I’m going to try to not give it too much thought.

My house is a mess.

I’m afraid to go to sleep. I grilled two andouille-flavored chicken sausages but dropped them on the floor. I wasn’t going to go back out there with the mosquitoes, so I washed them off and ate them. Now I’m afraid if I go to sleep, I might not wake up.

Oh, you’ll wake up r307, you’ll wake up.

You would have awakened even if you hadn't washed them off, R307. Go ahead and sleep.

My boss texted to say she doesn’t need me this Thursday.

I am glad, I tell you. GLAD! Looking forward to a completely underwhelming respite.

r307, if none of your ancestors died because of this, and you were born, you are good to go.

I'm using this hemorrhoid cream I got on Amazon and my asshole literally feels like it has been sucked up inside itself.

Meanwhile, R312, the rest of us are feeling rather whelmed right now.

[quote]R307 Now I’m afraid if I go to sleep, I might not wake up.

No you nap on a cloud for the rest of eternity.

You can handle it.

R312, link?

Why do people on the East coast feel free to text West coasters at any hour, without considering the time difference? I’m always getting texts at 4-6 am. Yes my phone is silenced but still. I’d be polite and wait.

Taking my car in for an oil change today. I hope they don't find any problems.

I’m fine. Thanks for asking.

Finally finished a jar of pickles! I had 2 pickles with lunch.

Getting thunder, lightning, and rain here in northern NJ. Add to this, I had to have my dryer vent cleaned so there was noise this morning at 8:45 am. Cos is NOT amused!

Cos sounds like a handful, R320.

I have a girl friend from elementary school that is a grandmother now and we are only 40, she got her first child at 16. time flies by so quick and leaves us all behind.

I ate dairy with oats before bed and I feel like I'm crowning, but it won't come out. My flatulance is eye watering. No bottoming for me tonight.

I regret my purchase of a turqoise table runner. Dark blue would look much nicer, but just the idea of shopping for one already exhausts me.

Originally from NJ as well...

When getting coffee creamer from refrigerator just now, I noticed there's still half of the Wensleydale apricot cheese left.

Don’t look anyone in the eyes!

Oh my. I’m sorry to have whelmed, out of the blue. Above in response to

[quote]r16 I’m at Atlanta Hartsfield airport. My flight is delayed. The only food place open is Chick filA. Why are there no clocks? Some kind of mind control?

I panicked.

I tried the new fancy Italian restaurant that opened nearby. They make “Napoletana” pizzas. They use pappardelle, not ziti. It was terrible. This is NJ, honey. You’ve got competition. If you want to charge more, you have to deliver the goods.

I prefer pappardelle to ziti.

Not when it’s soggy

I think you should take it up with the restaurant, r330, rather than with me. Where is the place? What is its name?

Are you lost?

I'm from NJ, are you saying you put pasta on pizza??? When I lived in Seattle, I was complaining how awful the pizza was there to another resident from Trenton (The Burg). He recommended a specific place, which earned him a skeptical look from me. The guy responded: "It's okay, the owner's from New Brunswick!"

The Trentonite also said he considered "vodka penne" about as Italian as General Tzo is Chinese.

[quote] are you saying you put pasta on pizza???

Um, no.

That would be whelming. Some would say [italic]over[/italic] whelming.

I have seen pizza topped with ziti. SMH.

Had to drive home from the beauty parlor in a lightning storm. Totally shook now!

[quote]Had to drive home from the beauty parlor in a lightning storm. Totally shook now!

Was your hairdo ruined?

Buzzcuts hold up well... fancy that!

I don't like typical NJ/NY/Phila pizza. There's never enough sauce and always too much cheese.

R299, I am not whelmed by your coyote. I am whelmed by the fact that it's 56 degrees in mid-July. Do you live in Alaska? Eureka, CA?

I just ate a bag of frozen strawberries. They're not as good as ice cream.

I find it other way around R340.

I can only laugh at 56F. It'll be 90 here until October.

I ate too many dark chocolate and turbinado sugar covered almonds. But I regret nothing!

I sleazed with the movie "Orlando" this afternoon - Jimmy Somerville, Billy Zane, and Thee Tilda Swinton - with all the rest god bless.

Haven't read the book in 20 years and now I have to reread it. Once upon a time, I chewed through everything and could retain plots and themes. At 53, I'm stuck rereading everything. Perhaps I'm demented.

Cut yourself some slack, r345, if you don’t remember the plot from “Orlando”! It’s strength is in its descriptive passages. (Maybe I’m just rationalizing my own inability to remember it.)

^ “Its strength”, of course. Where is the edit feature? Now I’m whelmed….

R345: I have a friend who is a literature professor who retains the details of book plots very well. Myself, I barely retain any details from most books, able to reread them as "like new" with just an impression of how well I liked it the first time.

Anyone else have one of those low-water-use washers (came with my new apt)? I'm making my peace with its quirkiness, but doubt I'd want to buy one myself.

R321, Cos can be a handful but he's a pretty lovable cat otherwise. He kept me sane while losing my Mom, brother, and sister within 9 months of each other. Working from home during the pandemic, he's been a companion without being a pain in the ass.

I'm on staycation next week. Cos has his annual check-up next Tuesday. I didn't tell him I traded in the Cadillac. Do you think he'll notice?

Egad, Cosmo - that's a ton of loss!

R349 Why does Cos have an annual checkup? I'm curious because I have owned (been-owned-by) cats for many years. After their initial vet visits for all necessary vaccinations, they only visited the vet if they exhibited some type of abnormal behavior. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

Because vets want to make more, silly R351

R349, I've always had cats that got annual check-ups. He's an indoor cat so he only gets rabies shots every 3 years. He's due for a Feline Distemper shot this time. I adopted him from the same veterinary practice. I get an annual check-up so he does, too. I guess it's a case of better safe than sorry.

Male cats can develop urinary tract issues. I'd like keep ahead of that, in case it happens to him. My sister's cat developed UT issues as has a co-worker's cat. My co-worker is shelling out big bucks now for prescription food from her vet.

[quote]Anyone else have one of those low-water-use washers (came with my new apt)? I'm making my peace with its quirkiness, but doubt I'd want to buy one myself.

I've known people who say they don't seem to get their laundry as clean. I've had one for a couple of years now and it seems to work just fine. Is it even possible to buy any other kind of washer these days?

I need to get new batteries for my ThermaPen thermometer, two CR2032.

I'll just have to guestimate the doneness of my meat until then.

My meat has been done since 2017.

I find it gets the clothes clean, R254. What's weird is that it agitates dry a few times first in order to gauge the amount of water needed apparently, resulting in most of the clothes lumped in a pile on one side. So, one then has to hit the pause button in order to redistribute the clothes evenly, before resuming the washing cycle itself.

I had one once. Every wash took hours.

The "normal" cycle of my dishwasher takes more than three hours from start to finish. How is that supposed to conserve water or energy?

The turbo cycle (i.e., regular wash) in my new LG dishwasher takes 59 minutes and uses 6.7 gallons of water.

The normal cycle (i.e., slower-than-you-thought-possible wash) takes 3 hours and uses 6.0 gallons of water.

I use the turbo wash.

R353 Thanks for the response. The last time I took my male cat in to the vet it was for a UT issue. He's now on expensive prescription food but - good news - it's taking care of the problem and we haven't been back to the vet in a couple years. Peter is my first male cat; my females had no issues.

You're welcome, R353. I hope Peter continues to be UT-free.

Must read shelf signs more closely: Publix special was buy two (Coke 6 packs), get one free, not two. Still, caffeine-free diet option not easy to find elsewhere. Will pair it with horseradish cheese from New York.

Cosmo, and other cat folks, should consider reading Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper.

I had hiccups and envisioned two pounds of shit coming up through my nose ala Bolsonaro.

The hiccups passed shit-free.

I am bored and also exhausted.

This is a thread that celebrates boredom and the mundane, so you should feel right at home, R365.

People with low energy are most welcome here.

I still don't have the nerve to use my new Stihl chain saw. I just know it's going to be noisy.

My coffee has been a bit bitter lately even after I descaled the machine.

I remembered the old salt trick this morning, added a pinch of salt to the grounds and no more bitter.

R363 Thanks. I just ordered Homer's Odyssey.

Also, I love horseradish white cheddar especially with turkey or ham.

I love horseradish in general, R370.

Prime Rib is an excuse to eat horseradish!

I just slipped horseradish into my onion potato soup to give it some bass note.

There was a Pokémon convention and grownups are walking around d in pikachu hats. Cute.

"Walking around" where exactly? The streets? Not trying to be nasty, but confused.

Downtown Seattle. Tourists - belted shorts, nervous around street people, cardstock pikachu hats.

OK thanks - I recently left Seattle after nearly 20 years. You were giving me flashbacks to similar events at the SEA Airport DoubleTree.

I can't believe how much I don't care tomorrow is Monday.

I was underwhelmed by this on another thread:

[quote]What you want are Japanese raw selvedge denim made on the island of Madarashima, the company is Yokorushimikakarusoto, expect to pau 1200 usd for a pair of jeans, but they will last a lifetime.

My power went out yesterday at 9:30 am ET. Kept getting bogus updates - power restored by Noon, then 2, then 3, then 7, then 10 pm!! It finally came back on at 9 pm. Around 1 pm, I decided to go for a walk. Went to Panera and had the Southwest Chili salad, it was actually pretty good. The. I walked back home.

Interesting, Cosmo, as I'm not a fan of Panera sandwiches, but occasionally get rebate (cashback) offers for them on my credit cards. Power outages are something I dread.

We are having a sales tax holiday next week (starting Sat) on computer-related items, and "school supplies" - afraid I'm going to get carried away buying stuff I might not actually "need" but... oh, well...

I find it kind of depressing that I don’t have anything to report, even to this thread.

[quote]I find it kind of depressing that I don’t have anything to report, even to this thread.

Which you just reported. That's the beauty of the underwhelmed threads. You don't need to have anything going on in your life to take part in them.

Tried pizza at a new (to me) place. Unfortunately, not a fan of thin crust style.

I felt ill today. I decided to eat some pot gummies and stay in bed.

My pizza experiments are on hiatus - too much money to find out they use shit sauce.

My other issue is that some coat the bottom of the crust with too much corn meal - or whatever that gritty crap is called.

I spent 2 hours today at the dentist office having my tooth ground down for a crown. Dentist prescribed Percocet for the pain. I probably should have washed it down with water instead of a glass of wine.

Remember in the 90s when everyone's first response to a physical complaint was, "Do you want a percocet?"

I wonder in what degree the meds I use have affected my memory and my ability to study or is it plain old age (40). I hope it's not early onset of dementia or something like that.

I have to tell them at the office that I have been accepted at another job, there are reorganizations coming and in October they are deciding who is staying. my chances of staying are slim so I decided to look around, didn't expect to get something else this soon.

Congratulations on your new job, R388! Whenever layoffs/reorganizations are mentioned in advance, the company is hoping some will resign.

thx Cosmo. Yes the resignations started coming in already. I saw an general e-mail somebody in my department sent, but I thought I heard he was in negotiations for a higher salary. didn't get it I guess.

Just finished Andy Weir's new novel, Project Hail Mary. Ripping good read. Got a bit teary-eyed at the end. I understand it is in development for a film starring Ryan Gosling. I wonder who will play Rocky...

I've been trying to apply privacy film to a couple of windows all morning. Watched all the YTs to no avail. I'm about to pack up all this shit and take it back to Lowe's. I'll need to stop at Culver's for custard afterwards so this day isn't a total loss.

MMM Custard. Where is Culvers? I could go for a good custard.

We have Culver's here, but I've never had custard, only burgers.

Culver's started in Wisconsin I believe but they are popping up all over now. They're known for their ButterBurgers (very good) and custard.

I just read that Jaws was rated PG back when it was first released in the 70s! That's crazy. I know there was no PG-13 in those days, but still. Quint's death scene made me a bit squeamish even as an adult. Would have given me nightmares if I'd seen it as a kid.

My cat soiled the rug in the worst possible way.

R385 is why I love these threads. Or perhaps "love" is too whelming, so I'll say I'm mildly fond of these threads.

R385, thank you for making this point. I totally agree about the "cornmeal", and what IS that stuff? It's on most so-called classic NY and Philly pizzas (which I hate anyway because they never use enough sauce, and what sauce there is is thin and bitter). As you say, it's gritty, and I swear it has a taste even though people look at me like I'm nuts when I say that.

This probably deserves it's own thread but the thought of starting one is whelming.

^^^ Oh, dearing myself. "Its own thread ...," not "it's."

I made apple sauce to go with my roast pork tenderloin, by which I mean I simply cut up a honey crisp apple cooked it with butter cinnamon and lemon juice and agave nectar, and mashed it up. I don’t understand why recipes for apple sauce say to peel it. The skin is delicious and nutritious and kind of disappears into the mush anyway

Fell down a YouTube hole and found this 1997 BBC news report on the Pokemon episode that caused seizures in Japan. This was before Pokemon aired on Western TV, which is presumably why Pikachu is referred to as "Pakucho".

I'm afraid to watch the llink at R401. It will probably overwhelm me.

Speaking of youtubes, LilNasX has a new song.

Not as exquisite as Monterro, but it has jail scenery and a shower dance. Also, the kid from SNL who explained NFTs.

I bought an expensive bottle of champagne yesterday and drank it all. I felt great- I am also reading The Sun Also Rises, and all they do is drink.

Not many believe this, but the difference between the high you get from expensive alcohol is different than the high you get from cheap alcohol.

The difference is different, R405? Perhaps you've had enough for one night.

Sometimes I wonder how many people have passed away that used to post here on DataLounge without us knowing and if we knew would it make a difference.

My Amazon order of one USB cable just arrived. The envelope could have easily contained at least four boxes, possibly more. Do they only use XL size ones for everything?

A bee stung my index finger when I filled the hummingbird feeders this morning. This is my first bee sting ever. At first I was overwhelmed and then I googled Bee Sting Remedies. I made a paste of baking soda and water. It's an hour later and I am no longer overwhelmed. I'm probably simply whelmed right now but hope to be underwhelmed in another hour.

R409 Those fuckers hurt. It’s such a startling pain, rather unique.

Sometimes overwhelmed can turn to underwhelmed in a heartbeat.

Trigger Warning:

Last night when my car was flashing its Gas Tank Empty icon, it began just slowly coasting along and wouldn’t respond to anything. I was mildly alarmed, thinking, “This has never happened to me.”

But I had mistakenly shifted into Neutral, somehow, and after realizing this I continued my boring drive home. (I stopped at the gas station, of course.)

I've started a project to memorize playing card divination meanings, one card daily via random draw. Since I'm using a deck from Absolut vodka, here's the recipe on card: ABSOLUT CHILL - 1 part Absolut Mandarin, 3 parts orange juice, and a splash of lime juice. Not too whelming...

(no, I don't plan on more posts on this subject)

I wouldn’t mind if you did r412, perhaps on another thread.

Yes. In another thread.

This isn’t a thread for boooze an’ DOPE.

R409 here. The bee sting pain subsided after a couple hours and now I'm back to being underwhelmed, particularly since I'm watching Bonfire of the Vanities on TCM. I'm an hour into it and will be turning it off shortly to take a nap.

The Olympics are on in the background, and I'm watching desultorily. There are not enough scantily clad men to hold my interest.

I do wonder how the male runners control their bulges so stringently, but that topic is too whelming for this thread.

R415 Oh good lord I DVRd that a few weeks ago and tried to watch it last weekend. Truly unwatchable. It hurts me to see probably my favorite novel destroyed.

I’ve been lying by the pool all day reading Steven Gaines’s biography of Halston. His writing is always entertaining. I’ve just finished my first gin and tonic and will soon have another, even though I semi-vowed I would not drink today. I’ll sort myself out Monday morning.

I have to go to the bank for a certified check and then to the (get this) Post Office.

I feel so 20th century.

I had put away my face masks. I’m going to dig them out. Fucking MAGAs.

I watched the "Sex in the City" marathon on E! this weekend. When you watch a marathon of the show, you can really see how bad the final 2 or seasons were.

I have never seen SATC. I remember SJP from the show Square Pegs decades ago.

Making my way through the Father Brown videos via library Hoopla account. They are silly, but that works for me.

For myself, I’m back to rewatching “The Great British Baking Show”.

Prue was a step down from Mary Berry, and now we’re stuck with some overly mellow blonde thing. But browsing for new titles is whelming.

The post office no longer has vending machines selling stamps. You have to wait on the long line just to buy stamps. Probably because they change the price of first class mail so often, it’s too much trouble to reset the vending machines.

My TiVo recorded what it calls “Season 1” of GBBS/GBBO which is being rerun on PBS. It’s not actually the first season. I had already watched it on Netflix, but it’s not as if that actually matters. I watched it again. I figured the contestants I remember best are the ones who made it the longest.

Yum. Swiss Rolls.

I get tired of hearing the word “sponge” on GBBS.

Runners Up: “Victoria” and “Swiss Roll”.

I’m thinking about going to the flea market at the local drive-in on Thursday. They have a farmers’ market area in addition to plaster and the usual ‘garage sale’ goods.

I don’t know where plaster came from, I think I meant plants. ^

Plants… plaster; load up on it all.

Choices are whelming.

I'm watching Season 3 of Vanderpump Rules on Bravo. I feel like I need a shot of penicillin! Everyone has fucked everyone/is fucking everyone/wants to fuck someone.

I took care of four dreaded tasks that I have been procrastinating over for a long time, but I don’t feel good.

I’m washing my whites and having a vodka soda.

I stopped by the bank earlier to break a $5 into 16 quarters and 15 dimes. The water here is not suitable for coffee making (both taste and rough on machines), with Publix machines dispensing refills at 35 cents per gallon.

The building envelope has been re-caulked. I could not be more underwhelmed by a condo maintenance task.

I just stir-fried some steak and broccoli for lunch, but the broccoli was very bitter. I didn’t eat it.

I’ll steam it next time.

I just got a tornado warning. Oh please. As if.

My cat got himself trapped in the upstairs shower. He must have used bath towels to climb up and over the door.

I need to buy a new mattress. I bought one of those gel memory foam combination ones hoping it would help with my bad shoulder and it has, but it's a little too firm for my liking even after having it a couple of years.

I bought three 500 count boxes of Qtip cotton swabs by mistake. Now, where to store the two extra boxes until needed? Such a dilemma!

My tricep hurts.

LOL R439 how did you buy it by mistake! Maybe some nursing homes or animal shelters could use the extra? That is a fuck ton of Q-tips.

Perhaps, R439, you could use them for a crafts project, such a building a replica of the White House.

My place they'd go on the top shelf in the bathroom dedicated to stuff I'd rarely, if ever, need, R439.

just learned today that a friend I had from some time back has passed away at 56 years old. I kind of lost touch with her some time ago but I always got news from her on my FB newsfeed.

Sorry about your friend r444. It's tough to lose a peer.

I am dog sitting for a friend, and am underwhelmed by the apples in the back yard on this visit. Too small and immature!

I invited a friend over for an apple crisp later and now, goddess give me strength, I have to [italic]go to the store.

Throw those apples in some vodka and in abt 2 wks you can have appletinis!!

I bought Granny Smith and honey crisp apples… and a kinder, gentler peeler than they have (with a rubber handle that won’t whelm)

I am beginning to perceive actual hostility from my vacuum clear, which has been sitting out for two days without use.

Two days? That’s nothing.

You can silence it’s unspoken judgment by placing a big box marked GIVEAWAY near it. Toss in a few Sox, maybe a broken appliance.

Vacuums can’t see too well but it will get the message.

I weighed myself tonight, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. I am now deeply, deeply whelmed…

[quote]Two days? That’s nothing.

I generally have to dust off my vacuum cleaner before I use it.

I have to collect a doody to screen for colon cancer. Maybe I should have gone for the colonoscopy.

Excuse me—I have to drop off a box of shit at the UPS store.

Easy poop collection method. Take it from the wiping paper. Don't tey to fish it out of the bowl or poop on saran wrap or any of the other dumb methods people tell you.

I'm going out for my daily walk.

Cos has been fed but appears to be underwhelmed by Savory Centers Chicken flavor. Unfortunately for him, I can only find Savory Centers in the variety pack. That means 3 cans of chicken per box. Gotta suck it up, buddy. He loves the Salmon and Tuna flavors but tolerates the Beef.

R456, Cologuard wants a whole dookie. They give you a large container and a bracket to hold it in place over the bowel and under the toilet seat. Easy.

I watched a psychic who said she sees movement for libras thus week!

I just chowed down on crackers, cheese, and peanut butter on toast. Usually I feel disgusting after doing that, but I feel pretty good. It's so hot out, I think I needed salt.

There are constructions workers right outside my window. My neighbor is installing fancy curbs around his driveway. They are not cute and it is not hot so they are not sweaty.

I love watching predator sting videos on Youtube.

There's a dead mouse in my kitchen and it's starting to stink.

^get a cat

Listening to a very well narrated audiobook while still avoiding vacuuming.

Clicking though the Amazon Fresh site and being disappointed at: how many items are out of stock, 2) how overpriced their seafood is.

Last night I met Tom Daley while he was out walking his dog, a little grey poodle. He told me it was twenty-eight years old. I suppressed the urge to exclaim that there is no way in fuck that a dog would live to that age.

I made roast beef tonight, but it turned out very rare. I think my oven is broken.

^ I meant to type I DREAMED I met Tom Daley. As far as I'm aware, he does not actually have a twenty-eight-year-old dog.

There is a fly in my living room, and I hate it so, so much.

r467 He must have meant in dog years, i.e., his dog is four years old.

[quote]I meant to type I DREAMED I met Tom Daley.

That does make a big difference.

Recently at Dollar Tree I could not decide between a blue or black Sharpie, so bought one of each.

R473's post is the epitome of "underwhelming." Good job!

I still want a red one - maybe next time?

R473 is living large!

R473 is my hero!

Guess what? I'll be going for my daily walk in about an hour. Also, my medical carrier is offering a 12-month free subscription to Peloton; no bike or treadmill required. I can't wait to sign up!

I was thinking of Cos cat earlier, Cosmo.

Speaking of exertions, on my 5 minute walk to lunch I ran across several wild ducks. Later, the restaurateuse and I bonded over a mutual hatred of cucumber.

I can’t imagine hating cucumber. It’s just there for some crunch.

It tastes very bitter to me, as does celery.

I was watching “12 Monkeys” and I saw the antique rug I have in my dining room in a set in the movie. As you can imagine, it was quite a thrill.

Like many I put on a lot of weight these past couple of years. So I've been dieting and am happy to report I have lost 3 pounds since mid July. Only 22 more to go.

It was a Whittal Anglo-Persian rug in the Bird of Paradise design.

Rather like this one.

R478, Cos is great! Thanks for asking. He had a vet visit at the end of last month.

He gained .8 lbs over the last year so I've reduced his dry food. He's not happy about it but I don't want him to get any heavier. He's just over 14 lbs. He's a neutered indoor cat who spends his time watching the birds and sleeping. We BOTH could stand to lose a few lbs.

Decided to use my "official" orange signature here as well as at Jeopardy threads; it's the name of a multi-night champ's cat which kept coming up in contestant chit-chat with Alex. Folks there use Mister C. for reference to my posts.

Following 7 minutes of grueling exertion the vacuum has been put away at last. Once again unable to decide between options, today I purchased cartons of cherry [italic]and[/italic] lemon-lime sparkling water!

I just discovered the singer King Princess is the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor & Ida Strauss, the couple who famously refused to be separated as the Titanic sank.

As long as you understand ignoredar will reveal all your anonymous posts, MisterCocoa

I’m getting my first ever Covid test tomorrow. It’s my uncle’s 90th Birthday party on Sunday and my cousin wants people to feel safe. Everyone’s vaccinated, so testing is probably not needed, but wth.

I havent really cooked much all summer. Yesterday I made crockpot sweet potato chili. Today I made waldorf chicken salad.

I get it, R487.

Have a great time, R488!

For some reason my dishwasher isn't smelling as "fresh" as I'd like so am considering lemon scented detergent in future.

I think there are dishwasher cleaning tablets you can buy, R491. No actual manual cleaning required.

I meant pods by detergent. I'm the first user of the dishwasher, but the water here is so hard as to be almost solid!

Check the drain filter.

Suddenly, crickets.

It’s oppressive and I’m feelin bitchy

Hope to connect with poster above who was going to learn how to read a regular card deck. How is it going? The only thing different from Tarot to regular card deck is major arcana. How is it going for you?

It's going well, thanks. I've found that even the cards which seem to have several attributes can be distilled well enough. I have many decks from a buying binge a while back. Will reference cards from time to time here as appropriate, not wanting to hijack thread though.

I have a small amount of leftover Harvarti, but opening a package of crackers seems like too much work, so will have the cheese by itself I think.

R499, you think like I think.

My gaming laptop won't turn on and I am a bit whelmed. I will have to take it to the computer repair shop tomorrow.

I subscribed to Hulu this week. When I finish typing this post, I shall continue bingeing (binging?) on The Rookie.

I use bingeing, otherwise it rhymes with "pinging".

Now that you typed them both, they both look weird to me. Overwhelmed! Need to lie down now...

"Bingeing" is the preferred form of the present participle, R502, but either is correct.

I hate my new haircut.

Yesterday, I tried to hook up my Apple 4k in my living room. That meant moving the main Altice One modem to the second bedroom. Everything was good for a bit but I lost internet intermittently. I decided (wrongly) that the issue was the 4K device so I moved the main Altice One modem back to the living room. Still no internet. I reboot 3 times and nothing. I called CS for assistance; they reported that they were not receiving a signal and there was a problem with the modem.

It suddenly dawned on my that I didn't screw the cable into the back of the Altice Modem which is needed for internet service! The CS Rep and I shared a good laugh over that one. Now I have to move the AO Modem to the 2nd bedroom and set up the Apple 4K in the living room.

I brought my laptop to Computer Hut today. They say they will need a few days to fix it. I am a bit whelmed as my WoW guild expects me to raid with them tomorrow night. I am a holy priest and my role is necessary for success in the raid. Whelmed.

After I returned from Total Wine, I realized no loyalty points are earned for payment by gift card.

I just spent $600 at Strivectin.com

London.

I went down to Kensington High Street for lunch. Wholefoods have gotten rid of all seating and I wanted a slice of pizza. The pizza was soft and floppy so I needed a knife and fork and had to eat it balanced on scaffolding in front of the store.

Across the street is a new "Food Court". It's brand new but already feels old and sleazy. How did they manage that?

Incredible offer on spades at Wilko so I bought two (my expensive spade broke in two last week - hopefully these cheapies will have a longer life).

I had that thing last night where you just. cannot. get comfy, no matter how much you shift around the bed. Couldn't fall asleep for ages.

R508 is Computer Hut run by Gilligan? For some reason I envision a quaint palapa...

I wish it was R513. In fact, it was I who chose Gilligan as the TV character I would like to have dinner with in that other thread.

R507 here. Modem and Apple 4K unit all set up! That's the good news. Now I can't get my cordless phone to work. I bought AT&T units. In the instructions, it says if you have high-speed internet, you need a DSL filter. WTF is that?? My local Ace Hardware store has them in stock. Guess I'm going for a drive this afternoon.

My local Double Tree is near-meltdown. Woman ahead of me said "They need to shut down for a day or two and focus solely on stocking."

No red Sharpie, but I did buy some regular-sized styrofoam cups as the large ones I have turned out too big.

Sir, this is a Doubletree.

Thanks for catching my Dollar Tree error!

The spare pair of blue espadrilles I ordered while the sale tax was waived recently should arrive tomorrow.

London.

I drove out to Wandsworth to dump my old printers and something else, I've forgotten. I was held up because you need to make an appointment and fiddle around with your mobile phone now. I was going to turn round but he let me through.

The lounge in my apt building has a coffee/tea machine, but they seem to have swapped out green tea for lemon. Disappointing as to whether I should accept that fate, or bring some black decaf with me?

I moved my WFH desk from the living room to the second bedroom. I miss the open balcony but this set up allows me to not see my home office every day. Cos has gotten used to it, too.

Bought a new washing machine. They are delivering it today I did not remove the old one until now and my oh my 10 years without cleaning behind it can be quite disgusting.

My neighbor replaced his driveway. I’m inhaling asphalt fumes. He decided to pave over half of his back yard. Looks terrible.

I bought a toaster oven! It has a convection so it’s also an air-fryer, not that I have anything to air-fry.

I have some frozen sausages and burgers you can borrow, R525.

I bought my toaster oven (which is not an air fryer), for its baby blue color.

If I got a fancier model I could have had a choice of colors, but it didn’t seem worth an extra $75 since I think the color is the only difference besides the fact that they now label the product a toaster oven/air-fryer to catch the trend.

I jogged outside for an hour today. Haven't done that in ages and it felt great.

Congrats! At 90 degrees and high humidity here, that wouldn't work for more than a few minutes.

I have a helluva drive tomorrow to meet friends for an underwhelming breakfast.

I’m told this thread has been closed off to free-loaders. Should we start a new one early?

I think we should finish this one. The freeloaders can wait.

I second that emotion.

I needed $18 at Walgreens today towards an expiring offer; of course, my order came to $17.98 pre-tax. Instead of beating myself up over it, I told myself "There'll be other opportunities."

You couldn’t find a pack of Doublemint r533?

I misjudged how much I'd spent. In future, I'll not cut it so close.

Are the Olympics over?

Yes, several days ago.

I’m thrilled to announce that Nancy has agreed to be my emotional support cat.

I made french toast for breakfast.

School starts today. It's 7:45 am and I can already hear the overly enthusiastic crossing guard lady down the street bellowing greetings at passing cars at the top of her lungs. Ommmmm.......

Not really happy about the Apple 4K device. For some reason, it's so much slower than my cable. It's probably 10-15 second slower. It sucks when my sister and I are watching a program together at our separate houses. She talks about stuff I haven't seen yet. Now, it's in the 2nd bedroom which is WFH office.

Whenever I make toast, the voice in my mind is that faux Chloe Sevigny saying to-ast.

I want to get the starlink setup for my mother. She lives in the carribean where the service is not so reliable.

[quote]School starts today. It's 7:45 am and I can already hear the overly enthusiastic crossing guard lady down the street bellowing greetings at passing cars at the top of her lungs

Summer seemed to just fly by for you, didn't it, R540?

It’s still summer in Illinois.

Yesterday, I put a small amount of salt in my coffee grounds; today, I did not. I like it better without.

I’ve never heard of salting coffee.

I would never salt my fucking coffee!

It's supposed to make it "less bitter" so I decided to see for myself. Cinnamon is supposed to work also, but all it did was add cinnamon flavor, which didn't interest me.

Yuk 🤮

Fat (in cream or milk) cuts the bitterness.

Apparently, adding "a pinch of salt" to grounds is a popular secret/trick by those in the know. I added less than a quarter teaspoon to three heaping scoops of coffee.

It’s a way to make bad/cheap coffee more palatable.

WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO ADD SALT TO COFFEE?

Two of the big questions around adding salt to coffee are when you should do it and how much you should use. While Sara suggests adding salt to your coffee grounds before you brew, not everyone agrees.

David Jameson is Head of Coffee and Sustainability at Bewley’s Tea and Coffee. He tells me that whenever he’s added salt to coffee, it has always been the final stage, into a brewed cup.

“It’s much easier to control dosage this way,” David says. “It might be advisable to pull a shot, or prepare a drip coffee first, assess its bitterness, and then start adding salt, increasing the amount until the perfect taste profile is achieved.”

The approach put forward by coffee consultant and World Barista Champion James Hoffmann goes even further. Rather than adding salt crystals directly to brewed coffee, Hoffmann created a solution with a fixed salt concentration that can be dripped into the coffee.

He found that adding 0.3g of a saline solution with 20% concentration noticeably improved the taste and mouthfeel of a low-quality instant coffee.

“A pinch of salt (around 0.5g of salt for a 1L brew) could increase the sweetness of coffee subtly and decrease the bitterness at the same time,” Sara says.

Meanwhile, coffee roasting expert Scott Rao found that 0.15g of salt per 100g of brewed coffee yielded the best tasting results, for both espresso and filter.

I really don’t give a fuck for your scientific explanation for adding table salt to your coffee. It’s gross!

I have no saline solution on hand, nor a gram scale. So, a few grains in a poured cup? I take it with two Equal and a splash of milk.

Honestly did not think this discussion would inflame such passion.

Last night I dreamed an extremely unpleasant relative of mine had died at 72. My only regret was that he had died before I could tell him what a horrible man he was. Clearly, Subconscious Me is more ruthless than I realised.

I’ve had similar dreams r557. Telling off the dead in my sleep.

Language, R548 and R555!

the salt in coffee thing is if you make it with a drip machine then you add the salt to the ground coffee. not to already made coffee that would be disgusting indeed. and you don't add the whole salter just a tinny pinch.

One expert says he does add the salt crystals to the coffee cup after brewing.

For those working from home and with a TV handy, the 1st season of RHONY is on. Watching Alex and Simon right now. Bethenny and the Countess are actually being friends!

During my monthly outing to the beauty parlor, my stylist (buzzcut and beard trim) kindly offered me a free visit for October when we were talking about birthdays. I have no intention of reminding him (claiming that), but I was touched by the gesture.

I tried the almond-crusted chicken at Panda express tonight. It was pretty good except you couldn't tell there was chicken inside; it was all about the breading.

I think bug bites, like pot and viruses and everything else, are getting stronger. I've had a little mosquito bite on my foot for a week now, and it seems to be growing more powerfully itchy by the day.

Had some hot cakes at McDonald’s with sugar free syrup. Back in bed with dogs. Feel like shit today. It’s gonna be 95 degrees.

I was looking forward to spending the day at the MVC transferring the title to my car, but apparently you need an appointment now to do anything there. Well, La-tee-fricking-dah.

Speaking of motor vehicle departments, my inspection sticker expires in three days. Going to a private service station for inspections isn't an option where I live, and the lines at the official site are always very long, but I was nevertheless planning to go today. But it's 92 degrees here, and tomorrow the high will be only 78, so I feel good about my decision to procrastinate further.

They had no Lemon Dunkers at Aldi today - will try again later in the month.

I'm watching Faye Dunaway on Grey's Anatomy. She sure can overact!

R570, How odd. I’ve always found her performances rather nuanced and understated.

I went to a brewpub here in FL today. Instead of Foosball, they had table shuffleboard. Why was I not surprised?

It's raining all day here thanks to tropical storm Henri. Just watching YouTube videos.

I opened a bottle of Portuguese red wine today. Learn from my mistake and stick with their whites.

My fucking snack drawer is EMPTY!

The trash can next to my desk is too small and is overflowing, but I keep throwing things on top. Emptying it would be too whelming.

Empty the damned trash can! Afterwards, you can fan yourself while sipping herbal tea.

Which one of you bitches is the marketing director for the Kissimmee, FL tourism board?

The idea of going anywhere near an Orlando area theme park overwhelmes me, let alone actually doing so!

[quote]r507 Yesterday, I tried to hook up my Apple 4k in my living room. That meant moving the main Altice One modem to the second bedroom.

Oh my god! Are you alright??

Call movers next time[quote] : o

[quote]R532 I think we should finish this one. The freeloaders can wait.

This is the hottest, most exclusive thread on the board. I’m sorry, but I don’t want a gang of non paying hooligans barging in here and whelming us with their freewheeling [italic]excitements.[/italic]

I pay $1.50 a month here and have rights.

R580, it wasn't a monumental task but I managed it, if you were being serious. Otherwise, I got the sarcasm.

On a related note, I had the cable tech here on Friday to install new equipment because I ordered 1G speed and needed a different modem. I had no phone service and he said to wait about 45 minutes. Well, no phone service at all Friday and Saturday afternoon. Called CS and received escalated tech support. Problem was, we got disconnected and the tech kept calling my home number!! HELLO! No phone service means no phone service. They finally got it working after speaking with 3 techs because I had to call them back and got someone different each time. Sometimes technology is wonderful and sometimes it's a fucking pain in the ass!

[quote] They finally got it working after speaking with 3 techs because I had to call them back and got someone different each time.

See also: Uber

We had 7+ inches of rain this weekend, and my basement is dry. Whew!

Congrats, R584! At our first house in New Jersey where I lived until High School, we had to make a family project of bailing out the basement every time there was anything more than a modest passing shower. Naturally, the buyers made it a condition of sale that we install a pump at our expense.

Sadly, summer is over where I live. Leaves are turning. We will be lucky to get over 20 deg c. It will happen but not on the regular. I still have lots of tomatoes coming so I hope it won't freeze overnight for another 3 weeks.

What are you going to do with all the tomatoes? It won't get much below 30 during the day here for a few more weeks.

Just had the most amazing ham and gruyere sandwich on toasted sourdough, with a thin layer of hot mustard on one side.

They are cherry tomatoes so I plan to devour them and give some away. I have already given one large colander full away and eaten most of another colander since beginning of Aug. I have never had so many cherry tomatoes from 2 plants. I will get another big colander full for sure!

Getting LinkedIn connection requests from random networking trolls makes me sleepy.

I’m totally overwhelmed today. That’s all, that’s all.

Oh, but I did get a leak in the roof!

Had some dental work done yesterday. I was prescribed a small prescription (5 days) of Tylenol with codeine. It didn't do anything for the pain. After 4 hours, I took 2 Advil and felt great. Why does Advil work better than a prescription pain med??

The other day I damaged the screen on my ancient Sony eReader; there was a previous minor ding, but this one is pretty hard to ignore. So, I ordered a refurbished Kobo just now.

Tylenol doesn't work as well for me either Cosmo. And it also bungs me up!

Had a mobile vet visit my 22 yr old cat yesterday. He was excellent with the old boy so no one was unnecessarily whelmed.

[quote]Why does Advil work better than a prescription pain med??

Tylenol doesn't work for things like back pain because it isn't an anti-inflammatory, which Advil is. But it's what doctors usually recommend because it's less likely to upset the stomach. But I would have thought, in your case, that the codeine would have helped.

Tylenol is also less likely to interact with other common medications.

[quote]Tylenol is also less likely to interact with other common medications.

And more likely to kill you if you combine it with wine.

I read that a runny nose is among the most common symptoms of a delta-variant vaccine-breakthrough infection. I had one a few days ago. I RAN OUT to get a test. results pending.