I want to be underwhelmed— Sumer is icumen in 🌳

Where were we?

Is this in any way related to Sumerian farmwives?

Certainly not.

It fascinates me how old that song is.

Not a lot of English majors here.

I learned that song in 9th grade English class.

P.S. R5, look who’s talking.

This is Tina Turner from the great beyond wishing you all a root toot undisputable rock n roll summer!

R2 Scanning quickly, I read that as "Sumerian Famewhores"

Sumer is icumen in..cumin' through the rye.

I want to go outside and work in my garden, but my next door neighbor, who is right now talking to the son-in-law of the couple across the street, will inevitably pounce. He hangs out outside most of the summer, hoping to grab someone for a chat. His wife never comes out unless he is going to drive her somewhere, (She doesn’t drive). He’s a nice guy, but it’s the same chat over-and-over and I spoke to him yesterday. I’m just not in the mood. Plus, I’m still wearing the same clothes I wore yesterday and I don’t want to feel judged.

You would feel judged for wearing the same clothes as yesterday by someone who wants to tell you the same story as yesterday?

Senior Bachelorette show coming in the fall.smh

Don’t call me “bucko,” toots.

I woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep. The Poseidon Adventure just started on TV. That should be just relaxing enough to put me back to sleep.

Did Manny ever make it to the Holy Land?

Twenty-five years ago today, Geri left the Spice Girls. For me, this was essentially a trial run for 9/11.

I trimmed my shrubberies with BRUTAL dispatch.

A friend of mine was renowned in his circle for his ability to name all the Spice Girls and their real names.

It's like knowing the names of all eight of Elizabeth Taylor Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Burton Warner Fortensky's husbands - Nicky, Michael, Mike, Eddie, Richard twice, John and Larry.

It's a small talent but occasionally a useful one.

I want you on my pub trivia team, R20.

I've been farting all day

^In public or privately?

Public of course

Its hot as hell today on the east coast. Am I the only one who sleeps woth A C , is it odd to sleep.with AC ?. Most posts I have read are about " fans"?

I sleep w/my AC on for the 1st hour. I turn on my AC and set the timer to turn it off in 1 hour. Easier to fall asleep, that way. My energy bill is already very high, so that's my compromise.

This attorney advertises a lot here in the Bay Area. My Lover, he let out shriek when Moseley’s pic came on, saying…‘Is that the Devil?”

Your lover, he troubles me r27.

You have a shrieking fuckbuddy, R27? Seems whelming.

What is a " greasy poop " ?

Something that DEFINITELY does not belong in this thread r30.

^^ Sorry, sheesh. ....Where else am I supposed to ask?

Perhaps at this link gentle r32?

Thank you

Kim Cattral's "return" to (whatever they've called Sex and the City reboot) is very underwhelming.

Abyear ago I looked forward to her return and now that she has returned, it's just , meh

My abyear was many years ago.

I ate 6 slices of white bread- "farmer's load" for all those wondering

Oopsie, meant to type " farmer's loaf"

[quote]farmer's load

Pics please.

I bought the Classic Lagerfeld cologne. The scent is close to what I remember, but it’s not the same. I’m getting a talc smell. lf it doesn’t fade, I’m donating the bottle. I have plenty of stinky people at work who love bad cologne.

Oh shit oh shit

This year Big Brother will premiere August 2. For the past 25 years the show has always aired in July around my bday and signified the beginning of the end of summer...I wonder why it has changed this year

Global warming, r43.

I'm watching the Today Show and they have Big Time Rush for the concert series. I thought they were a Disney band but they are grown men who have been making music for 10+ years!

Never heard of them.

I need a sitz bath.

Chat gpt=the best invention in last 20 years

Fireplace guy says fireplace and chimney needs about $8,000 in work before it is safe to use. Like that’s gonna happen.

Well dammmn, rich bitch

I have to go on a business trip to VA next week. I leave Monday and come back Wednesday. I'm driving to VA so it's going to be a long day with 4 - 5 hours of driving, meetings, and dinner. My cat sitter is all set to take care of Cos. I've heard this is the last in-person meeting as our region (Maine to DC) has grown and it isn't cheap for food, lodging, and travel for almost 100 employees.

The outing on Tuesday was a choice of bowling or a monuments tour. I chose the tour, thinking there'd be some walking involved. Nope! It's a bus tour but we've been told we can get off, walk around, and Uber back to the hotel. Pray for me, DL!

My cat loves to sneak into the attic. Almost locked her up there.

r52, my cat doesn't know we have an attic. I'm afraid she'd disappear if she went up there.

It got pitch dark and is thundering. I think we might lose power. I am going to make my lunch (tuna melt) now just in case.

Tuna melt sounds good.

R54 Your cat might do other bad things to get that tunamelt

What color is your pussy? Mine is olive green and pink.

Save if for the Vivitar commercial, Skank.

This does not have to be a dare; I have all the vegetables and I will make a salad and eat the damn thing. I don’t have any cheeses or stupid shit to throw on the salad.

Which thread did you mean to post in, r57?

I need a cheat sheet to solve a rubik cube

My first cube came with one ,R39.

Well mine didn't

Your farmer's load came with a cheat sheet r60?

Lol..

Yesterday, I ate 1/4th of a medium-sized watermelon. It was sold in a wedge. I always buy the watermelons that are already cut open. I don't know how to choose them, otherwise. Anyway - it was delicious! No black seeds, just some tiny, white seeds that you don't really need to pick out. I'm going to buy and eat watermelon until I get sick of it.

You ate the seeds? When they start growing in your belly people will think you’re pregnant.

May Grey has morphed into June Gloom in Southern CA (LA). I'm underwhelmed. There is very little sun but enough humidity to fuck around with my hair. My parrot is horny and crabby. I know how she feels. My vitamin D pill ain't cutting it with these doldrums.

I saw two tall guys jogging in short-shorts this AM! Neither was well-toned, but it’s a welcome start. Perhaps, they’ll blossom by Labor Day.

r67 I had a bowel movement

Were you wearing short-shorts r68?

A lot of energy in this thread so far.

Unfortunately.

Oppressive heat, oxegen stealing humidity leaves me unable to consider cumin

The gloom continues here. Another overcast - if not quite so smoky - day.

Just like the last six days.

If you’d stop fapping maybe we could get some rain

Today, on the grocery run, I wondered aloud if they’ll ever bring back the fake-wood-panelled station wagons.

‘Probably not,’ my friend said.

[quote] the fake-wood-panelled station wagons.

Grocery getters!

The closest we've come to getting back wood-paneled cars was the PT Cruiser, which was popular maybe 20+ years ago.

Oh yes, I forgot about the PT Cruiser.

The real ‘woodie wagons’ are quite beautiful.

I bought some terrible Rainier cherries today at Trader Joe’s. I think I’ll return them.

I really prefer the dark red bing cherries to those Rainer cherries. Not sure why people go nuts over the Rainier - they're just yellow cherries that lack the pleasant tartness that the bing cherries have.

When Rainiers are good they are very good. But it’s been a while since I’ve found any good ones. The Japanese pay A LOT of money for them (up to $5 EACH), so all the best crop probably goes there.

Today, I did laundry and, amazingly, came out with an even number of socks. I'm buying a lottery ticket.

An even number, but were they all matched pairs, R81? Perhaps two mismatched socks got sucked into the sock vortex.

I'm scared to go camping. Fear of wild animals

Are you specifically afraid of dingos, R83? Is camping supposed to be fun? I always find it whelming. Inevitably, I remind myself that I voluntarily decided to make myself horribly uncomfortable when I could be home in my very comfortable bed.

Dingos R84,? What is that? In my neck of the woods, one can wake up to a near, fox, coyote, deer etc outside the tent/ trailer

I was relaxing in my hot tub last night and felt something furry walk behind my neck. I reached out to pet it thinking that it was the neighbor's cat who was friendly, then I saw the long tail of an opossum. I jumped up and the possum fell in the water and I jumped out of the hot tub. The possum just kept swimming around enjoying itself. Now I have to drain and refill the hot tub before tonight's anticipated three or four way once I place my double list ad.

Why not just wait until after the fuckfest? You're just gonna have to do it all over again anyway.

Hi, stupid.

Hi, ugly.

I can’t tell if my fingernails are sharper than normal or my dry, itchy skin is extra sensitive to my scratching. A normal scratch hurts and leaves a raised red mark.

^^Cunt scratch fever

R89 = tender to the touch

R86, sounds overwhelming! How hot or cool was that water? Seems like an opossum wouldn't be able to stand hot water.

I just went out and bought a new nail clipper. I Googled why fingernails can become sharp and one reason is using a dull clipper. I also bought some Cetaphil body wash and cream for sensitive skin.

Very underwhelming, R93. You understand this thread.

Try this r89 / r93.

Pull the plug

Why thank you r94. I do try to stick to banal musings in this thread.

And thank you, r95. That looks like it might be too fancy for me and perhaps even whelming. I may give it a try if the Cetaphil doesn’t work out.

My big cat loves the oscillating fan this year. Whichever direction I move it he lies about 3 feet in front so it blows his fur. The little cat doesn't do this.

r98 did you enjoy your trip to Dollar General?

Is INFJ-T different FROM INFJ?

I bought fettucini "nests" and each one weighs about an ounce. A serving size is two ounces dry which doesn't look like very much cooked but it really is quite filling. I may try one ounce next time I'm craving carbs.

Roses really smell like poo poo poo ooh

I confess; poblano peppers in my chili bean soup tasted much better than chili powder - perhaps nearly as good as the mccormick chili spice mix. Not yet…

What are “chili beans” R104? Pinto beans with chili spices?

I ate so much popcorn today.

Yes, r105, this dish is meant to be a canned/processed mess. The pinto beans are floating in a chili goo and the tomatoes are just as depressing.

This dish would benefit from blackened corn, but the added color makes it look like vomit.

I want to see an opera

Costco had bing cherries in stock. I would have bought more than I did, but I think they were just about to "turn." (Little bit of juice on the bottom of the container.)

[quote]Costco had bing cherries in stock. I would have bought more than I did, but I think they were just about to "turn." (Little bit of juice on the bottom of the container.)

Slowly I turned, drip by drip . . .

I just learned ballet originated in Italy, not France. Mind = blown.

My cherries are fine!

What does it mean when a poster just cites a reply number in a post with no commemt? Is this a way of flagging trolls or something?

R113

Not to be overwhelming, but it means that some dumb ass has blocked posters, but still wants to hear what his blocked posters has to say.

My cat doesn’t understand my inability to respond to his cuteness today. Last night’s martini theme was a rousing success and today everything hurts.

R115 simmer down

Cats > martinis

I got a haircut this morning.

I’m farting

My ears are ringing.

My ears are always ringing. I've become used to it. It helps to listen to music with the speakers closer to my head now.

My grandma used to say when your ears are ringing it means someone is talking about you, badly

Just because there is snow on the roof doesn’t mean there isn’t a fire in the furnace.

Adverb trouble, R123.

My bing cherries are big and juicy and delicious. I picked through all of them and only had to discard a couple (overripe with holes).

I'm thinking about getting more watermelon. The last time I bought some, it was delicious.

Summer is my time to spend money on fruit.

I just had a credenza that I bought at auction delivered, and it smells like old lady.

[quote] big and juicy and delicious.

[quote] overripe with holes

Do those two phrases describe you, R126?

What kind of credenza? I think the smell should dissipate.

R127 put some unwrapped bars of Ivory soap in any drawers and compartments. The soap will absorb the smell.

I got back yesterday from a 3-day, 2-night business trip and Cosmo didn't ignore me like cats usually do. However, today he is super-clingy which I really like. Male cats aren't really cuddlers but, today, he constantly needs head butts and cuddling. I like it!

I had a Cuban for lunch.

R131 my husband and I returned home Monday from 5 days away. We had a Catsitter visit every day, and then family arrived Sunday ahead of our arrival, so they were definitely not left unattended. But their reaction to their Dads' homecoming was off the charts... it usually is. Lots of murps and purring, rubbing and kitty happiness.

We took a red eye flight, so went to take a nap for a bit. When I woke up, they were asleep all around us in bed, refusing to let us out of their sight.

R132 - a sandwich or a hunk?

Sandwich.

I had a Cuban SANDWICH.

LOL.

And I was about to ask if the Cuban was a foot long, r135.

R133, I have someone come and feed Cos breakfast and dinner and scoop his litter box while I'm gone. He usually puts me to bed (once I get in and turn out the lights, he jumps down off the bed and goes to sleep in the living room) and wakes me up in the morning with nose boops and the occasional paw to the forehead. I think he missed those things. I know I did!

Im reading training SOPs for work. Im so bored I do not even feel like masturbating to pass the time.

It’s a rosewood credenza. Swedish. MCM.

Cosmo, I woke up this morning to my black panther, Cody, doing his best Emperor Palpatine impression… he had walked over me and I felt a commotion which I thought was him pawing to try to get under the blanket (not sheets, mind you!). When I looked, he was already under the blanket easily, but swaying back and forth with the edge of the blanket hanging over his face.

You are being menaced. You need to bribe; food and nip / stinky cheese.

I’m with you, r138. Just finished online training for work. I doubt I’ll jerk off again for a couple of days.

The guy who delivered my groceries looked like Hurley from Lost.

I'm drinking coffee and trying to decide if I want to work in my home office or stay in the living room where I can sit with the balcony door open and look outside.

Check your order carefully, r143.

It's my 31st birthday! I'm drinking Gallo Family Pinot Grigio and having Tillamook Cookies & Cream on top of an awful Kroger chocolate cake. I got a JFK coin from the 7-11 when I bought some beef jerky and a vape pod and the cashier told me I look 22, which really offended me. Pretty good day overall.

Happy Birthday, R146.

I declined an invitation to join a friend and his friend group for dinner at Miller's Ale House. I'm not a fan of chain restaurants for dinner, breakfast/lunch is fine. Friend said I am "too particular".

[quote]Friend said I am "too particular".

Doesn't mean you're wrong!

I think I could have found something from Miller's Ale House. Maybe one of the appetizers (as a dinner) or fish and chips.

Bacon cooked at 325 for 50 minutes is better than cooking at 350 for 30. It’s still tasty, but those extra 20 minutes do something..

I have a stomach bug and I'm dying. Ate at the Greek festival yesterday, don't know whether that's the culprit.

Yes, you bitches can have my stuff.

List of said "stuff", r152?

R153, not much I'm afraid. Car, TV, grumpy partner.

Art fart shit tit

R151 Yes, the extra 20 minutes will put more smoky grease on the oven walls.

It was time to Dremel® my toenails this afternoon.

[Quote]I have a stomach bug and I'm dying. Ate at the Greek festival yesterday, don't know whether that's the culprit.

Yeah eating too much Greek ass can do that to you. Hope you feel better soon! Opa!

R148 - you blew off seeing friends and having a nice outing and fun company, simply because it was a chain restaurant?

Is there a difference between being underwhelmed and being bored?

R160, underwhelmed is related to something specific (my cheese soufflé is underwhelming). Bored is more like a general feeling.

I'm bored by your cheese soufflé .

Dommie.

I’m suffering with an internal nose zit as I shop for fall clothing.

The two styles offered are 23 year-old military drag or “I eat dropped taffy that I find on the street and it has methy gravel in it” flower child bullshit.

What I’m rambling on about is that none of the good shit is in my size and my fucking nose hurts. I say GOOD DAY, SIR!

Don't sweat the small stuff r164, oversized “I eat dropped taffy that I find on the street and it has methy gravel in it” will be all the rage this fall.

[quote]you blew off seeing friends and having a nice outing and fun company, simply because it was a chain restaurant?

Yes and No. In general, I'd rather go out to dinner less often and eat at higher quality places when I do. Additionally, said friend has two separate friend groups he often invites me to join. One group is very gregarious (last night's group) and the other group is more sedate, choose nicer restaurants and discuss books, dogs, cooking and travel and don't drink much. I fit in better with the "sedate" group. He on the other hand is able to morph his personality to fit in with any group which I admire but I am unable to do.

I yam what I yam.

R166 - ahh that makes sense then. Im the same way. You'd prefer intellectual, low-key, nice conversations. Underwhelming ones, in fact!

On Father’s Day, if a man has sired children, others should be allowed to pet his balls or perhaps weigh them with a hand.

Flutterblast myself free

Eating a kit kat in bed with the big cat.

R164 Keep your fingers away from that nose zit. If you touch it, you'll have a sneezing fit and your eyes will water.

I’m already hungry for breakfast 🍳

Lunch 🥗 on Juneteenth will be-

A large salad 🥗 with corn 🌽 and fresh Asparagus among other vegetables 🥕 plus chickpea spread on corn tortillas with lettuce and tomatoes 🍅

R164= Tootsie

Burger King is just simply gross

I seem to have developed a late in life sensitivity, possibly allergy, to black pepper.

Prodigal.

I hope that R173 discovers that flesh-eating bacteria lives on asparagus, which is not to be capitalized.

Asparagus should ne capitalized because it is so delicious and therefore more important than other vegetables!!!

Tonight I am making green bean and beet salad with radishes. I will parboil the beets and then roast them. Dressing tbd.

It just so happens I have both asparagus and beets in my fridge right now.

I’m making fish stew. I have tinned anchovies, fresh mussels and cod plus a delightful selection of yuppie fish sauces. All the root vegetables (with baby bok choy) go into this mess.

So far, the dream is better than the finished product. I have over salted and produced brined sludge. The dream is to make this dish edible enough to feed a hairy, climbably tall guy.

Then, I’m going to find one and fuck him.

It's better to have the guy on hand first and then make the fish stew, r182. He can debeard the mussels.

Yuppie fish sauces? Anchovies plus fish sauceS? Sounds too salty right off the bat.

I'm making chicken adobo. So far, it doesn't look like much.

Well, everyone's cooking skills certainly sound underwhelming.

Yeah, these foods sound underwhelming.

Bad cooking =/= Thin DLers.

I have a fat friend who doesn't cook; only eats takeout foods.

I nuked my dinner. 347 calories. Sigh.

R186- I've made this twice since November and it's FABULOUS. My cooking skills are OVERWHELMING

so there

Its mid-June and only 56°F here today. 😐

R190- I live just north of NYC and the weather has been very pleasant here lately. Usually by now the disgusting HOT HUMID air mass is over us by now and stays for until mid to late August. It's been a bit humid a couple of days but nothing major but the last few days have been lovely. I read somewhere that the Northeast will experience a cool summer- I would love that.

The little.cat is chasing the big cat.

Upstate jlNew York is currently experiencing very nice weather so say my grandparents who live in Oswego

It’s the PNW and I wear a light sweater/hoodie in the morning, at Noon, and after 8pm. The Sound throws off a chill at lunch. Seattle weather has the personality of a younger, usually pleasant cat in heat.

I had terrible hayfever every summer from childhood onward, but my allergies cleared up in lockdown and have never really returned. I remember having one last major hayfever attack at the very beginning of the first lockdown, and since then I've hardly had any. They used to be the bane of my life. At first, I thought I was just being exposed to less pollen because of the masks, and less pollution because there were fewer cars on the road. But I'm now well into my second post-COVID-restricted summer and I'm still fine. It's so odd.

The worst allergies I ever had occurred in the winter, in Washington, DC. Not sure what the hell happened.

I have a hankering for a trashy 1960s/70s type dessert.

Lemon Lush or Cherry O Cream Cheese Pie. The Cherry O is the easiest: cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract and lemon juice beaten and poured into a graham cracker crust, topped with cherry pie filling. I have all the ingredients.

The lemon lush requires more work and more ingredients most of which I'd have to buy such as instant lemon pudding which is not a staple in my pantry. It's a cookie crust of your choice, a layer of cream which consists of cream cheese, powdered sugar and cool whip, then topped with a layer of lemon pudding then topped with more cool whip. I only have the cream cheese and milk. I came across a recipe where someone used crushed golden oreos for the crust which I thought intriguing, some people use nilla wafers.

I'll probably make the Cherry O Cream Cheese Pie and keep the Lemon Lush in mind for another time.

^ have *I bored you sufficiently.

Ugh.

R197, I'm old and I've never heard of either of those desserts. The cherry pie filling one sounds better than the lemon one, IMO.

I want to make shrimp piccata but the recipe sounds like a lot of work. I may just saute it in butter and garlic, then add lemon, white wine and capers. The recipe calls for a slurry which I don't feel like making however, it does sound delicious.

Cosmo / R200, I looked at the recipe. Sounds like a lot of ingredients. The slurry doesn't sound like a lot of work, but does sound unnecessary. I noticed the recipe calls for reduced-fat cream. Why?

Your way sounds good, except that I would add some dairy into it.

The spinach sounds like a hassle: washing it. I hate washing leafy greens.

I just ate a spoonful of peanut butter. 1400 calorie day.

I’ve had terrible allergies come and go. Used to die upon entering a house with a cat. Now I have one.

River is looking fetching today in his pink outfit with matching fascinator (I think that's what that type of hat is called...). He pops up in my feed even though I'm not subscribed. Occasionally he wears his hair loose which is not flattering, he looks like an ugly Betty Draper. He looks much better with his hair pulled back like today. He has nothing of value to say really, sometimes a bit of history which I like, but overall no inside scoop, I just enjoy a British or Scottish accent.

I don't know what 'slurry' is as regards a food item. I just know slurry as a mix of water and silt, sort of a very runny mud.

Slurry, in that recipe, is just corn starch mixed with water. It's a thickener (you can use wheat flour, corn flour, etc). Like when you're making Thanksgiving gravy with your turkey pan drippings.

That’s a long time for garlic at high heat.

I'm thinking of ordering groceries.

I have a rental car while mine is in the shop. It barely fits in the garage but I can back it in with the help of the backup cameras.

I’m not usually into bears, but the owner of the bodyshop is a cutie.

UPS says I gave a signature-required delivery coming from a company I’ve never heard of. Hmmmm.

Glad the Unabomber is dead.

Had an energy bar. 600 cals so far. Evening out last week's foodfest until my shirts aren't so tight.

Scratching my taint with a hairbrush

After I hung around all morning for their 9-1 delivery, UPS has updated to 7 PM. Thanks, assholes.

I caught an episode of Mary Tyler Moore show last night where Jack Cassidy guest starred as Ted Baxter's brother. Supposedly Jack was originally offered role of Ted Baxter but turned it down. I wonder if he had accepted the role would he have lived?

No r214 all dead you’re next

That was a pretty good episode, R214, IMO. Ted and brother being super-competitive like that. They looked like brothers and Rhoda was involved in the double date with Mary, Ted's "girlfriend."

Aaargh! The package was something I ordered from Petco that was shipped from a third party and no signature was required. Fuck you, UPS.

I'm eating orange sherbet and saltine crackers. I thought it would be underwhelming but I'm enjoying it greatly.

I had too many peanut butter pretzel nuggets after I saw the cardiologist yesterday.

According to him, any is too many.

I need to buy sole treads for loafers and none of the pharmacies sell them. Online, the shipping costs more than the little rough patches.

Really r220? I’ve always gotten them at Walgreen’s or Target.

Underwhelming conspiracy theory: they’re unavailable at the local Target, Walgreen’s, CVS, Bartell’s, and corner store because this is a slimey hilly place and everyone else buys them up as soon as they’re placed for sale.

I’m just going to buy a shit ton at once. It’s more crap to keep in my shoe polish kit.

I am annoyed by emails that begin with "Hey, MyName".

When did "Hey" become an acceptable business salutation?

Update - I found a recipe that called for lightly coating the shrimp in cornstarch which serves as a thickener for the piccata sauce. It was quite tasty.

I have yet another offsite today. Between the 3 days in VA, today, and tomorrow of (my birthday so I took the day off), I feel like I no longer actually perform any work.

Bloody hot out there. Two outfit day, laundry heaps be damned.

I'm trying to figure out why Bettey Buckley is a DL icon

It’s 66 in NNJ. How can I dehumidify when it’s already only 70 inside?

R227, you need to us AC to drop the temp below the dew point. It doesn't have to be for long, an hour or so. You can then warm back up, the warmer air will be dryer.

To calculate the dew point:

Measure the temperature and relative humidity of the air.

Multiply 17.625 by the temperature and divide the result by the temperature plus 243.04.

Take the natural logarithm of the relative humidity divided by 100 and add it to the result of the previous step.

Hah!

Online calculator says 70 degree house, 55% humidity, dew point is 53.

So I just need to cool the house to 53 for an hour or so.

Gee, thanks.

If you don't like my suggestion, buy a dehumidifier.

R231 he just wants to complain and do nothing especially if it means buying something.

I hope it stops raining long enough for my dog to go poop soon.

He tries to hold it when it's raining - and it's been raining for 3 days here.

That is gonna be a two bagger for sure.

^ you're telling me - he's a big dog

but he's a fragile flower when it comes to getting his paws wet

I have central air conditioning. I REFUSE to buy a dehumidifier.

Today I saw a boxer proudly trotting in his little boots. Happy baby.

R224 Happy birthday, Cos!

How is it cooler outside than it is inside my home??

I’m supposed to fly from Newark to Madison today. American Airlines just announced that my 10 AM flight is delayed 6 hours making me miss my connection. Their app tried to get me to agree to fly a three-leg 12 hour odyssey on Saturday, but I called and got a new flight (two-legs, 5-1/2 hours), but it starts boarding in 3 hours (6 AM departure). No sleep for me.

Double lungo today. Mama's tired.

R236, your AC acts as a dehumidifier if the cool part of your heat exchanger is cooler than the dew point. In that case, water vapor in the air will condense on the cool parts of the exchanger (which is why AC units drip water). If your air isn't coming out as dry as you'd like, it could be the air is so humid it is passing through the exchanger before it has time to condense enough water out. The only fix would be make it colder.

I wasn't aware pride parade was this weekend in my city. What have I become..

I don't care for the "BEARKING" headlines here on DL, I much prefer the traditional "BREAKING".

And I want a pony. And room for it.

BEARKING is SUPTID.

I pushed a lot of work out this week. I think I can start "working" now.

All of DL’s traditional posting quirks are stupid and harmless.

You've got that half right r248.

You left out witless and extremely tiresome, R248.

Hot day. Staying in and watching movies. Happy Pride.

That show with Miriam Margolyes and Alan Cumming so soothing. I can watch it all day

I have a female black co worker who always dresses in head 2ntoe Micheal Kors- shoes, sunglasses, belt, bag watch, bracelet, earrings, you name it.

Today I learnt that her baby daddy who was just releases from prison has threatened to kill her

I have a craving right now for Whipped Cream with Chocolate Pudding.

Thin tastes better

but perhaps I'll just

INDULGE AND BULGE.

[quote]I have a craving right now for Whipped Cream with Chocolate Pudding.

I've always preferred chocolate pudding with whipped cream.

Fuck everyone; I need an orange creamcicle. I don’t even care if it has frost.

With vodka

I have errands to run before repairing a sink and watching scary movies. Greek takeout; Baaaaaahhhhhhh!

Repairing a sink sounds whelming to me, R258, but I'm not handy when it comes to such things.

Diarrhea

A sign at the beach warns of ‘moulting sea lions,’ but I’ve never encountered one.

The My Pillow guy now has My Sandals and My Sneakers

R262 ??? I haven't seen this and question your post.

There you go 263

Why can't I find a good jean jacket!?

[quote]The My Pillow guy now has My Sandals and My Sneakers

Stand by for My Orange Jumpsuit.

Tomorrow I am replacing the mesh in my screen door.

R255- Anyone with common sense would.

I cannot eat chocolate pudding without some yummy whipped cream it's too monotonous.

Just as I love my salads but I cannot eat them without some nice salad dressing.

Toronto is closer to Buffalo than it is to Montreal

My new shirt got complimented by strangers on the street including one shouting “nice shirt” from a car.

[quote]My new shirt got complimented by strangers on the street including one shouting “nice shirt” from a car.

Pics please.

[quote]My new shirt got complimented by strangers on the street including one shouting “nice shirt” from a car.

Do you have big tits?

Maybe it wasn't the shirt...

Here

Nice shirt, R273!

I know, right?

I’m tempted to buy another, but I don’t want to be “Hawaiian Shirt Guy.”

That is a nice shirt, at R273. Maybe I'll send the link to my brother, who likes Hawaiian shirts.

I like the shirt too, r273. Are they cut for the Fat Whore?

Just watched Triangle of Sadness and thought of this thread.

Was there dong, r279? Harris' dong, in particular?

I just ate half a pack of Biscoff cookies. I think I'll stop at half.

Welcome to the Seattle Pride Parade. Like every other parade in this city, we have a herd of tiny-dicked assholes gunning their engines.

I had to come inside. I hear a queen caterwauling; it’s safe to go back out.

My allergies are bothering me.

Thank you, R238! It was underwhelming but I enjoyed my day off.

I bought myself a cupcake (yellow cake with chocolate frosting) and some Freixenet (not a landmark birthday so need for for the good stuff). The cupcake, although bought from a wonderful Italian bakery around from the corner from my house, was bland.

[quote]I bought myself a cupcake (yellow cake with chocolate frosting). The cupcake, although bought from a wonderful Italian bakery around from the corner from my house, was bland.

My favorite. Do you bake, Cos? If so, my favorite yellow cake recipe is the 1-2-3-4 cake in Alice Waters' The Art of Simple Food cookbook.

I need help with solving a Rubik cube

This Pakistani kid can do it in 12 seconds, R286

Er, “could” do it…

Who 287?

Clever r287

My mom's hairdresser said he did Sofia Loren's hair back in the late 70s

Simon and Garfunkel

My mother’s hairdresser who smoked while snapping gum was the president of the Bobbie Vinton fan club. Her boyfriend owned titty bars on State Street.

R292 She sounds like a character out of The Sopranos. Did she fix your mom's hair in a bouffant style? I also picture her with very heavy makeup and a large pimple near her mouth.

[quote]My mom's hairdresser said he did Sofia Loren's hair back in the late 70s.

Any relation to Sophia Loren?

[quote]My mother’s hairdresser who smoked while snapping gum was the president of the Bobbie Vinton fan club.

Any relation to Bobby Vinton?

4 days until two weeks of holiday.

R294 / R295 Your corrections overwhelm me.

Me too, r296!

It's 2:45 am and I can't sleep. Nothing on TV except infomercials. I hope I don't buy anything.

Try not to buy some countertop oven for which you don't have sufficient countertop space, R299. That would be whelming.

R300 Thank you. Now I'm watching an ad for a head shaver that has 5 steel heads and titanium steel. Plus it has an easy-grip design. Only two payments of $29.99.

R295, I feel a whelming urge to punch you in the balls, so I’ll come back when that’s over.

R285, no. I don't bake. As a single person, who just turned 61 and is battling the bulge, the last thing I need to do is bake. Besides, my grandmother made the most amazing yellow cake with chocolate frosting made with Baker's Secret semi-sweet chocolate. It's a shame that no bakeries use vanilla or lemon extract in their yellow cake base. Even when my Mom would make a yellow cake, she would use vanilla.

r292, the weird girl across the street from me when I was a kid was a member of the Bobby Vinton fan club. I wonder if she knew your mom's hairdresser. This girl looked like she cut her own hair with fingernail scissors.

Frugal lass. You shoulda snapped that one right up!

Time for a nap/fap

Hopefully not at the same time.

I came across pics of the big cat when he was a baby kittenzilla...so hard to imagine now. And there was a pic with him, the little cat and the old cat (now deceased) all together! Kittenzilla is lying beside the old cat who is eating and little cat is watching them from the island chair. Miss my old boy! That was just 2 years ago!

This humidity is terrible.

Managed to get in a short 35-minute walk today. I can’t remember the last time I went for a walk.

I used to be a competent cook and baker, although I was never particularly good at pie crusts.

Even with the pre-made grocery store crusts, you have to know your oven well to cook both the crust and the pie filling well (without burning or undercooking either).

But after following this No Bake White Trash Pie thread that uses limeade, sweetened condensed milk, and cool whip (which I've never used) has me fascinated...

And I love the idea of a pre-made graham cracker pie crust with no baking required.

Watching TCM "Two Weeks in Another Town" while scrolling through DL. Neither one is holding my interest.

Every night during the summer I hear a bullfrog symphony.

I'm really hungry for breakfast already.

Wednesday I eat fruit for breakfast 🍉🍊🍌🍎🍓🍒

I ♥ Fruit

I bought Bing cherries and lychee from Costco yesterday. I’ve also been eating watermelon. I spend more money on food during the summer.

R311, I used to make a no-bake cheesecake using the pre-made walnut or pecan crust.

I went with a somewhat healthier option.

^ Sounds good, did you make those pie crusts yourself, Cosmo?

No R318. The crusts are pre-made. No way do I want to use my blender to pulverize pecans or walnuts! You can find them in the baking isle with the pre-made graham cracker crusts.

I want to garden

Tomorrow's breakfast is-

2 medium boiled Vital eggs

1 bowl of organic sprouted oatmeal

2 tablespoons of ground flaxseeds

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1 tablespoon hemp seeds

1 HEAPING teaspoon of Organic Fairtrade Cacao powder

When did thread this become a food blog?

I'm not sure if the many cups of coffee and tea I have every day make up for the water I'm not drinking.

[quote]When did thread this become a food blog?

When the other food-themed threads on DL proved too whelming.

I'm eating some York Peppermint Patties...

[quote]When did thread this become a food blog?

With all the political and trans scrapping, eating more and more becomes the only thing DLers have in common. We can't even agree on the cliches. Fat Whoring, however, that's how we unite as one.

I’m lying on my bed with my legs spread.

The first "batch" of cherries that I bought from Costco were more expensive, but they were huge and tasty with minimal stems.

The second "batch" of cherries from Costco cost less than the first batch, they were smaller (still tasty) with stems in each cherry.

I preferred that first batch. So good!

I’m indicating

Are you spotting?

R328- Cherries 🍒 are good for gout.

[quote]I’m indicating.

Did Stella Adler teach you nothing?

It finally rained. Yay!

Watching the new Max (formerly HBO Max) documentary about Rock Hudson...so far, so good.

Smelling my fingers

My dog does such a delicate dance, especially for a big dog, just before he poops.

[quote]I’m indicating

Are you a hunting dog?

[quote] Smelling my fingers

R335 - Are you the one who had your legs spread open in bed?

I’m not even going to swat that fly 🦟

I'm watching old episodes of "Flip or Flop"

Christina is no prize, but she's way more emotionally mature than Tareq

Oh yeah r338

Humidity fucked off today. Had to air out the house because it lingered indoors.

^ Better than the particulant matter and smoke from the Canada wild fires...I wouldn't dare open my windows today.

The same fly has been idling, flying in circles outside the doors in the dining room to the piazza for about 20 minutes. Just checked. Still there.

R334 I wathed it last night. Armie Hamme has an uncanny resemblance to Rock Hudson! That overwhelmed a bit.

^ but Rock didn't have cannibal breath

R344 wants us to know he has a piazza.

I just unsubscribed from almost all my junk e-mail. Now I feel unloved.

The Datalounge will always love you.

Rather than let the excessive heat whelm me, this morning I washed my bed's mattress pad and hung it out to dry on a line I stretched across my carport.

Should be dry by nap time after lunch.

Counting down until my 4th of July time off starts. I have a workout schedule for 4:45 pm but will finish a few things when I get home and then I'm home free!

I’m currently sitting 🪑 on the throne as I type this.

[quote][R344] wants us to know he has a piazza.

That's nothing, I have flies all over my lanai.

I don't think the fire-roasted canned tomatoes taste fire-roasted at all. They just have a few blackened scorch marks.

Not that it matters.

[quote]That's nothing, I have flies all over my lanai.

Not to mention all the flies around your crotch, Blanche.

I hate Muir Glen fire roasted tomatoes, and more than once I’ve grabbed a can off the shelf. Now I just use Cento whole tomatoes. Regular, not San Marzano. I buy them by the case from Amazon.

I eat one brazil nut, 5 walnut halves, 5 almonds, and 20 pumpkin seeds daily for nutrient-stuffing.

Your nutrients sound great r357.

Your stuffing, however, is definitely not up to DL standards.

I just threw out some chicken sausages. They were still in the vacuum-sealed plastic, but the “Best by Oct 2019” stamp pushed me over the edge. Was I wrong?

Perhaps r359. But you're not dead.

Please don’t tell the Darfur Orphan.

I like the Muir Glen crushed fire-roasted tomatoes. They're my favorite canned tomatoes, right now.

What do the fucking Scots know about growing tomatoes!?

Muir Glen tomatoes are grown in California, US.

R347 thinks he’s witty. He’s not:

r364 Then they should have called them Santa Rosannadanna tomatoes, not use Scottish words.

[quote]R344 wants us to know he has a piazza.

R352 wants us to know he has an outhouse.

R366 read up on John Muir. You have no idea what you're talking about, you pompous queen.

Girls, girls! You're both underwhelming!

Civilized Europe

[quote]The same fly has been idling, flying in circles outside the doors in the dining room to the piazza for about 20 minutes.

R344 You have a piazza? This is different from a patio, how? I'm overwhelmed and need to calm down.

My Italian grandparents had a screened-in porch that they called the piazza.

Poop poop de doop poop poop de doop.

It’s a regionalism going back more than a hundred years. As defined, a verandah or porch, not a patio. Not ground floor.

Given the neighborhood and the age of the house, it probably was a term popularized by Henry James or his ilk who’d been to Italy by 1900 or so.

R372 I understand your grandparents wanting to call it that - reminiscent of what they had - but it's not a piazza.

Oooh. A ver-and-duh, if you will.

I want to be a cowgirl

I love these "underwhelmed" threads. I hope this one isn't dead but I fear it is.

[quote]I love these "underwhelmed" threads. I hope this one isn't dead but I fear it is.

They go through slow periods, but they have a way of persevering. They also attract a couple of trolls who think that injecting scatological so-called humor is the height of hilarity, but they're mostly ignored, as they should be.

I just did Duolingo for an hour so I can beat Carmen this week. Fuck Carmen.

[quote]Fuck Carmen.

Pics please.

I thought quinoa and bulgur were the same thing. Silly me

This thread is fine. It sends its regards.

It’s 4:20.

Heh heh heh.

^ Cheech and Chong, welcome to our thread

^ Methuselah, welcome to our thread

I’m on my period and I’m sooo excited

I think the Birkenstocks I use as house shoes are finally worn out and it's time for a new pair.

I can't download tribel. Why can't I download certain apps on my Google play store

I bought a memory foam topper for my bed. I got it out of the box and unfurled it so it can air out before I make my bed. I hope I like it because I don’t think I can get it back in the box if I want to return it.

I got my car back from the vry cute auto body bear. He did a good job on the car, too. Washed but definitely not waxed. My Honda is old - I miss the backup camera in the rental.

I love mine, R390. I think you will too.

I met Peppa Pig today

I have been adjusting my thermostat all day . It's either too cold or not cool enough.

Hate summer

The summer people have arrived on the lake equipped with their fireworks which they set off tonight and my dog has been in panicky mode. It's only July 1st. Hopefully, they blew their whole wad already.

90s alternative music

I just ordered a yoga stretching strap from Amazon. It's "polycotton" and not stretchy, but it does have different loops to put your foot / feet in. Things have improved since the elastic band days.

I used to be able to get into the pigeon pose and want to do that, again. Plus, my knees are starting to give me trouble.

Inhaventhis melancholic feel in the pit of my stomach

* i have this

Tonight for din din I had Trader Joe's Non Fat Greek Yogurt- which I watered down significantly because I detest the thickness of Greek Yogurt- and to it I added Trader Joe's Mediterranean Hummus.

Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry

A humidity of 95%. What does that mean?

I think it means that it's raining out, R402.

"din din?" wtf?

"wtf?" What the fuck?

Walking off yesterday's overeating.

R404, Morris the Cat would not have eaten r400’s din-din.

I'm going to clip my toenails today.

I leave that for the podiatry staff, R408.

Insurance pays for mine.

R409 how do you justify that to the insurance company? Diabeetus?

Spray some vinegar on the poison ivy, they said. That will kill it, they said.

Grass is dead. Poison Ivy is fine. It sends its regards.

I'm super tired, for the 3rd day in a row. I've had allergies and have been fighting off a cold, plus have been busy with work & shopping.

R407, Darfur Orphan wouldn’t have eaten r400’s “din din.”

I feel like I over ate today . I feel stuffed. This is why I'm not a fan of holiday gatherings and BBQ

China has the world's largest navy. We are in sad last days

It rained all day and only reached 63 degrees.

[quote]It rained all day and only reached 63 degrees.

Lucky you. I would much prefer that to the temperatures in the 90s and extreme humidity where I am.

R417 "rained all day" would suggest quite a bit of humidity.

I planted three hostas today. I think that’s quite enough. Nap time.

R418 I'm not a meteorologist, but there is a different feel in the air between steaming humidity and a clean rain.

I'm rewatching "Flip or Flop".

Christina is not perfect, but Tarek is really an obnoxious man-baby.

I just rearranged my home office. It's not quite where I want it to be. Need to do a little shopping.

nice r422. you inspired me to do the same today.

Today, I will clean out my refrigerator and shred some mail. Tomorrow is garbage day so everything must go. This will be done while watching tennis. For once, I’m glad to have an open concept kitchen/living/dining room set up.

I am being fingerprinted this morning for a temp job next winter for the US Department of Education.

Fingerprinted ?

I’ve been fingerprinted twice for jobs. Bank officers are fingerprinted.

Can't find my umbrella.

Year three of lockdown, minus the hurricane nightmare of 2021.

So far my morale of this summer has been low. I stay in bed more, not keeping up with my usual tasks and just basically not wanting to live anymore. My worker ant parents and family are just fine with their lockdown lives— but I just have no motivation to break free. I am not sorry for myself.

I dream of a world that that both no longer and never existed in the first place. Just waiting for the good lord to take me I guess.

My heart hurts

R429 Why have you been on lockdown for three years?

^nobody told him it was over

I thought that having a holiday in the middle of the work week would make the week go by quicker. Today (Wed.) felt like a Monday. So, I felt like I had two Mondays this week. Not a good thing.

Tooth is cracked. Need extraction. Living it up on advil!

Good Go, I've become a person who gets thrilled about oat milk cortados.

My cat was sitting on the bathroom counter in the semi-darkness, staring into the mirror. I am worried she was trying to summon the Candyman. Maybe I'll put out some extra tuna just in case.

Maybe she is only interested in candied tuna, r436?

I just found out my 8 year old cat loves asparagus. This is a good thing, she's on a diet.

Cats eat vegetables?

Special occasion lunch was fine, I guess. Staff didn't know what they were doing but kinda figured that out when I ordered the wine.

Cosmo is watching a bird video on my tablet. I am watching Wimbledon and considering washing a load of laundry.

So far, I would have to say Cosmo the cat is winning, r441.

He certainly was, R442. At one point, he was watching the video upside down with all paws in the air. I love the my baby boy!

I find the idea of candied tuna whelming, r437. 😕

R438 But her pee will have an overwhelming smell!

I just pulled a very fine, 4 inch long hair from the front of my shoulder. Now wondering how long it had been there, why I didn’t notice it before, and how long it might have grown if I didn’t pull it out.

Next time, find out!

I freaked out tonight when my pee was bright red. I Googled all the things that could be wrong with me. Then I remmebered I'd eaten 3 roasted beets for dinner. Now I'm underwhelmed again.

[quote]my pee was bright red

Pics please.

* not a stealth piss thread - no need to be whelmed

Tried a new place for groceries nearby and thought of this thread.

Well that certainly is underwhelming news.

My old Tide bottle was 150 oz. and promised 96 loads. The new one shrank to 146 oz, but claims 100 loads. Shrinkflation disguised with bullshit.

I would think carefully r453, before washing my laundry with bullshit.

Speaking of grocery shopping, I'd like to go to Trader Joe's...

but it's too far to drive on this hot July afternoon

so I'll probably just order from Instacart or Whole Foods (which is slowly being destroyed by Bezos BTW)

The Bing cherries at my local supermarket cost around 2X (per pound) Costco's price. I had it in my cart and then put it back & got watermelon. Then, I impulse-bought a 4-pack of ramen. When I got home, I saw that the "best by" date is in October of this year and 2 of the packs were crushed. I'm going to return it.

I know I sound like an old lady here, so feel free to chuckle.

I think I’ll chortle instead, R456, if that’s all right.

[quote]I know I sound like an old lady here, so feel free to chuckle.

You sound like a smart cookie to me, R456.

I always ask for refunds on nectarines at my local grocery store.

There were NO oranges at Costco!

Did you try the nectarines?

Nope.

[quote]There were NO oranges at Costco!

And NO basement at the Alamo!

A-DO-BE

[quote] There were NO oranges at Costco!

Who's eating oranges at this time of the year? It's cherry and watermelon season. Also - strawberries.

I dislike nectarines but peacjes are worse. Unleas they are already peeled.

Yeah orange and grapefruit season has passed. Peaches, nectarines, mangoes is where it’s at!

Who the fuck peels peaches? Do you also peel grapes?

The nasal spray I use for my hay fever is nearly empty. ihave to tip the bottle to one side and contort myself to get sone blessed relief.

You should turn that into a TikTok video, R468.

R468, what about laying on your back with your head hanging off the bed?

Cosmo dear. He wants to clear his sinuses, not appear in a deep throating video…

Well why the fuck doesn't he?

Did you get more nasal spray today, r468? I used to have hay fever every summer. I know what a bitch it is when you can't breathe through your nose.

Everyone who bakes peach pie or cobble peels peaches, darling.

And who would want an unpeeled peach - it would be like a mouth full of cat fur

That nasal spray (Flonase) is kind of expensive. I switched to the generic brand.

^ me too

r476 r477 Does Flonase Sensimist (the unscented kind) have a generic version?

R478, I haven't seen a generic version of Sensimist. However, I have used Sensimist before - am now using generic Flonase (no mention on the packaging about it being equivalent to Sensimist). I don't see much difference in the spraying action between Sensimist and this generic product I use, now. YMMV, though.

I hate the smell and taste of regular Flonase, r479.

R480, I thought Sensimist was the same as regular Flonase, just a gentler spray.

r481, across the top it says "Gentle Mist. Scent Free. Alcohol Free."

R482, supposedly Sensimist is the OTC version of "Veramyst." If you have insurance that covers rx, then maybe you can get an rx for Veramyst.

I'm a grown adult, and I still don't think I've ever completely got over the scene near the end of Disney's Ugly Duckling where he bursts into tears at the sight of his own reflection.

^ I'm sorry you were whelmed

I wipe 3 times

I am home visiting my mother, it's the weekend of my birthday. My sister is here too, unsure why she is here when we are not even that close(we used to be very close) . When she returned from her hairdresser appointment today, she announced loudly to everyone who could hear ( just my mom and myself in the house) she announced that her hairdresser said being gay is a sin against God. She has been trying to entangle me in a fight all weekend, with zero sucdess, but I didn't think she would sink so low. And on my birthday!!!

Happy Birthday, R487. I guess your sister's hairdresser is the final word on the subject. Just continue to ignore her.

r487 Drama!!! That's why she is there.

I went out of town for my 62nd birthday.

I went to two hospital pharmacies and the dispensary for meds this morning and we were home before noon.

I took my mother-in-law a milkshake. She was watching the movie, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner".

You should tell her that you hate gossipy bitches and if her hairdresser would keep her mouth shut more she could stand a chance at getting a halfway decent hairstyle.

Cat meowed me out of bed, little shit.

New England is so wet and it's raining again with more flash flood warnings. It's been a shitty summer so far. At least I'm not in the areas who are getting six inches of rain in a short time, a lot of roads are ruined.

My cousin joined scientology. Should I be scared for him?

And scared of him.

R496 - without a doubt. He might be trying to program or pray the gay away if he's young and attractive.

R498, he is not gay( well I don’t think he is) but he has had poor luck almost all his life. Mom not up to the task of mothering, Brutal step dad, fights in school, some drug and alcohol use etc. .. just poor luck for a good kid. Since he joined the church of scientology, amazingly his life has turned around. He is doing much much better . I'm unsure how to view this complete 360

I ate half of a 2 day old starb7cks double chocolate brownie. Haven't eaten this thing I over 2 years. Well suddenly I have developed a stomach bug 🐛

Much less whelming than farting from the outside.

[quote] I'm unsure how to view this complete 360

It's a 180, not a 360. The first, free class that Scientology offers is actually a good class. Thereafter, it's expensive and I wouldn't bother.

Who is the shill for $cientology...take it somewhere else, Miss Cavige.

[quote]The first, free class that Scientology offers is actually a good class. Thereafter, it's expensive and I wouldn't bother.

Yeah, that's definitely the reason not to bother with this money-grubbing cult for morons created by a writer of bad science fiction.

Really, really bad science fiction.

Stick at the world's longest traffic light 🚦

Well, just pick that stick up and toss it right in the gutter.

Don’t touch that stick!

After all the hot and humid weather we've had lately in the northeast, I'm sitting in my living room with the balcony slider open (for Cos) with goosebumps! Before you ask, this is SOP for Cos. He must have the slider open in the morning to watch his birdie friends eating breakfast at my downstairs neighbor's bird feeder.

New Neighbor! Ok, the last one screamed on speakerphone daily, attempting to cash in on children he didn’t raise. This one screams at his mother on the phone.

Am I living in an apartment complex for “special” people?

There's a cardinal banging his brains out against my car's side mirror, and he's shitting on the car door. I guess he thinks his reflection is another bird. I hate him, and I hope his beak falls off.

^whelming

Imagine how the poor cardinal feels, r512.

r509 r510 = [italic]over[/italic]whelming

The cookie was fine, but is was no Sausalito.

I looked out the window late this afternoon and saw six Canada Geese in my yard eating grass. My dog was inside so I opened the door, looked at her and said SHOO! She knows what that word means. Major honking ensued but they flew into the water safely. I don't want their shit all over the place. Good dog.

I want to be underwhelmed. Right now, I'm overwhelmed due to the overly salty spaghetti sauce I made this evening. Ruined my meal. All my own fault.

The "wand tilt mechanism" in my faux wood horizontal blinds just broke. Actually, only the stem piece broke, but you have to replace the entire mechanism. I'm a renter and I actually don't like horizontal blinds, but I am going to fix these. My landlord just increased my rent and I don't want another rent increase.

I know people hate vertical blinds, but I actually prefer those (to horizontal). They don't seem to gather as much dust.

I recently learned how to fix the fill valve inside my toilet tank. It was easy. If anybody wants to know how, let me know. I'll post the YouTube video.

R518 I find your post overwhelming but I do agree with your preference for vertical blinds. However, I don't care for the faux wood.

R519, I'm sorry to overwhelm. This is not the place for that.

I don't like faux wood, either, but it's a rental place. Personally, I'd never buy horizontal blinds. I hate cleaning stuff like that.

Swiffer dusters are really good at dusting horizontal blinds. Also once a year I get mine washed by a mobile blind and carpet cleaning service. Very convenient and reasonably priced.

Cuddling with the big cat. Had to lure him in with treats tonight. Like Cosmo he loves his balcony. He always looks surprised when I ask him to come in.

R521, faux wood is basically cardboard. I tried to wipe it down, once, with a wet cloth. It warped the faux wood.

(I think those mobile blind cleaners use water, but maybe they don't.)

I'll try Swiffer, but I think I need to vacuum first - then use Swiffer on a regular basis. There's quite a bit of dirt built up.

OK, enough about my horizontal blinds.

Sorry.

Yes he does use water. My blinds are some kind of industrial plastic so it's ok for them. Yes the Swiffers really work.

R523 I'm sorry to hear that. I was enjoying the faux wood blind posts. They were stress-free and helpful, not the usual vicious thread derailments on DL. In fact, it's 2am here, I'm relaxed and underwhelmed. A perfect time to sign off and get some sleep.

So underwhelming now equals boring?

Boring can be nice sometimes.

Lord knows we understand that there’s comfort in boredom.

Why does it feel like summer is over and we're entering autumn.l? Nights are cooler, early mornings are cooler. It's only early July!

Hiked today and have a strained hamstring. Ache is just full enough to pronounce itself to the point of distraction.

I want to have the Fall-like weather that you're having, R529.

It's hot as hell here - and it's only mid-July - I fantasize about Fall and Winter.

I’m looking for a mohair cardigan without a visible maker mark - perhaps plaid, no tie-dye.

I need to work on my pecs so a cardigan works.

I had a weird Apple synching issue which ultimately took 4 days and 5 advisers to resolve. The last one was a Japanese woman. I believe she was weeping with joy when the problem was resolved.

R533, that sounds overwhelming. The last time I called Apple Care, they couldn't resolve the problem.

Yes, I suppose I was whelmed by the problem, but I wanted to share her reaction. We bonded over my cat.

The "senior advisor" that I had was frustrating. There was a time difference between where she lived & where I live - that was something we needed to talk through for an inordinately long time. (We were making follow-up phone appointments.) She was getting more flustered & irritated by my problem than I was, frankly.

In the end, I was within my return period, so I returned the item.

Apple Care = Apple Does NOT Care

My brother died last week. I'm not mentioned as a sibling in the obituary.

He was petty, so it's not unexpected.

I'm underwhelmed. But not unhappy about the omission.

R538, how many siblings, all counted? Did he mention the other siblings?

Apple took a lot of time to help resolve my mysterious problem, so I’m satisfied with the Care.

Apple issued a patch that fucked with Safari for SOME sites over the weekend and had to un-issue the patch.

[quote] Apple took a lot of time to help resolve my mysterious problem, so I’m satisfied with the Care.

R536 here. The Apple Care person was willing to keep trying to resolve my issue. But she was a middleman for the Apple engineers. There was too much time lag (her waiting to hear back from the engineers) and I only had 14 calendar days to return my computer. I wasn't confident with the middleman or the engineers. So, I returned the computer & got a refund.

The good thing is I rarely have had to call AppleCare in 30 years. Can count the times on one hand.

But when I have called, my problems were solved quickly.

^ please welcome Tim Cook to the thread

Welcome Tim Cook!

I am on hold for a care chat with Kaiser. I hate them.

Had my teeth cleaned today. I ate almost an entire container of the Boursin cheese (the herbs flavor). With some crackers.

Fucking cat.

Ice cream in my freezer. It's calling me...

[quote]I am on hold for a care chat with Kaiser.

R546 Soze? Keyser Soze?

Had a terrible lunch out yesterday and I'm still full of regret.

[quote]Ice cream in my freezer. It's calling me...

I hope it's not saying, "Hey, fatso! Over here!"

The terrible thunderstorm just passed. Cos hates thunder so it forced him out of his cozy sleeping place in my master closet. He is now comfortably laying on a pillow on the couch near me. I like when he does this.

Next week, I have to take out the cat carrier so he can get used to it. He's due for his annual physical. Since he likes the carrier (he will actually sleep in it), it's not torturous to get him in it. The bad thing is, I have to corral him when he's in it which is usually an hour or so more before our appointment . He yells the whole time.

I can’t “unwatch” threads.

I have to unwatch threads on all devices or it pulls up random cookies or some shit. I am not a science doctor.

If you block a user that starts a thread you have to unblock them to unwatch the thread. Annoying!

[quote] The bad thing is, I have to corral him when he's in it which is usually an hour or so more before our appointment . He yells the whole time.

Not understanding this. Why can't you just grab the carrier, while he's in it, and take it / him to the vet? Why do you have to corral him if he already likes getting into the carrier?

The big cat is easy to lure into the carrier. The little cat is a nightmare and too slippery to be caught. He hasn't been to the vet in 10 yrs!

I don’t block people, but I may have DL open on another device.

I was once haunted by a big balls thread. I didn’t look at big balls on my phone at work, but it sure did look as if I did.

“What are you reading?”

“Oh, just a thread on big balls from an anonymous gay chat board.”

^nope

R557, I have a specific appointment time. If he gets in the carrier at 8:30 am but my appointment isn't until 9:30, he has to stay in the carrier. I don't want to risk him running off and having to chase him down. The vet is only about 10 minutes away.

WTF? As soon as the asshole begins singing the song of his people, you should sing the song of your people.

Begin with “Let The River Run” by Carly Simon, continue with “Oh My Crazy Baby” by Joan Osborne. You can end with “What Does The Fox Say?”

If it’s a day of singing, it’s a day of singing. Dude needs medical wellcare and it’s your job to make it happen. Sucks to be you.

We've had two severe thunder storms today - several hours apart.

It lowered the temperature maybe 5 degrees, but it's humid AF out there now - I mean it hits you in the face like a punch in the nose.

I was watching a Hallmark movie with my mom today.

The male romantic lead had the worst case of "gay face" I've ever seen...

R563, pray tell, to what are you referring? Or have the demons in your head woken up again?

I really should get rid of this bag of e-waste that's sitting here collecting dust.

I had to read Chaucer in college, but I've totally forgotten the experience.

I'm trying to binge watch a series on Amazone...

and I keep getting the "Are you still watching message?" between almost every episode.

When the time comes.

My cat has been sick. I realized (don’t ask how if you don’t want to be whelmed) that she’s been nibbling on the leaves of a plant. How hungry can you get?

[quote]When the time comes.

And like Paul Masson...

We will start no new threads BEFORE their time

I've read more than a few anecdotes lately saying Welles himself was a bit underwhelming as a collaborator later in life.

Oh, it’s time.

Tiffany Welles is way better than Orion Welles

I ordered, from Amazon, a large bottle of Laoganma spicy chili crisp and it still hasn't shipped.

I also got my car serviced today. The shuttle service has really declined. It's a *car* dealership, for God's sake. Why are they being so cheap with the shuttle service.

Antacids.

[quote]—Premature Threads WHELM!

[quote]Oh, it’s time.

And here we are with two "I want to be underwhelmed" threads competing against each other.

Still not finding awards seats for this big trip. Annoying how much time I have to put into this.

One must balance the small risk that people will post prematurely on the new thread against alleviating the anxiety some people feel as the old thread nears 600.

R577 Gas Relief Softgels

R581, I need to buy some of those. Good call.

Pull the string! Pull the string!

Why does every table lamp I look at have a drum-shaped shade? What happened to cones?

Able was I ere I saw Elba

I just enjoyed an ear of microwaved carn on the cob using my sterling silver carncob holders.

Reporting back on my blinds. I said I'd shut up about it, but another poster said they didn't mind.

Anyway, before ordering the replacement part, I had to actually look inside the top "rail" of the blinds to see what the existing part actually looked like.

I got out my little ladder (yes, I'm short) and removed the "rail." The wall behind the rail was a little disgusting. Inside the rail was full of dust. It's a double-set of blinds, so it was heavy. While I was messing around, the other set of blinds (same part) broke. I was planning to replace both, anyway.

Now, I know, though, what to order. I ordered 8 replacement parts, total, because I have 8 blinds in my house. So, I'll have backups, if necessary.

My fucking crown fell off my upper left molar this morning.

Dammit!

I'll go to my dentist forth thing Monday morning.

[quote]I just enjoyed an ear of microwaved carn on the cob using my sterling silver carncob holders.

They were a gift to me from Mr. Louis B. Mayer.

(Wall, actually I lifted them from a danner party - smuggled out between mah tits.)

I'm too lazy to get up and have a pee.

My condolences, R588. I hate dental problems!

I had a tooth pulled last week. It was much less whelming than I anticipated. But it will be a long time before I get an implant. Likely Nov. The hillbilly tooth gap is a bit whelming and also depressing, although no one can see it, thank goodness.

R592, I had a front incisor just fall out last year. Fortunately, masking was still a thing, so very few people got to see my gap tooth. Also, the implant procedure was pretty smooth - just be sure to ask for sedation. It does take a long time, though. I am in love with the implant now, btw.

Thank you r593. That is very reassuring.

I've still got a month left to go with my implant process. Same deal with me – molar that's only visible if I really open wide. Feels very strange to have a titanium screw hit your tongue once in a while.

my mom wanted me to put her old shit n piss chair out by the curb for trash pick up. It was really disgusting. Someone took it before the trash guys could get it. Who in the name of God would want an old lady's shit n piss chair?

Humidity. It's a two shower day.

[quote]my mom wanted me to put her old shit n piss chair out by the curb for trash pick up. It was really disgusting. Someone took it before the trash guys could get it. Who in the name of God would want an old lady's shit n piss chair?

Do you have any other such chairs? Or perhaps another mom using one?

Standing in line as I type.

Tornado Warnings in New England, very rare. It is raining as hard as I have ever seen.

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