I Want To Be Underwhelmed: Summer 2025 Edition

Thanks, OP.

I, too, went to Arby's last night!

I had the slightly underwhelming new Philly Cheesesteak (ok) and super delish crinkle cut fries right our of the fryer. Oh, and the strawberry lemonade which was a bit too sweet but refreshing.

I'm eating a Snack Pack Chocolate Pudding from my emergency food stash meant for hurricanes/power outages/end of the world etc.

I've mentioned this here before but just in case there are any newcomers who need to be brought up to speed, I only eat from my emergency food stash when I'm in a really bad mood. Crappy food to go with my crappy mood I suppose. It's not intentional, just a pattern I've developed.

It was time for the summer Swiffer wet mopping of the hardwood floors. But autumn will be here before I know it

I'm going to buy a spurtle like Kevin Lee Jacobs uses. He provides the link for purchase in the description box below his video.

I want a steam shark.

R5, I remember Lucinda Scala Quinn selling spurtles on TV awhile ago. I bought a set of 3 when my local, and large, Bed Bath and Beyond closed. I've used one of them once but it did exactly what it was designed to do. I will admit that a flexible spatula works better to get cake batter out of the bowl.

I'm going to make an Oreo pie tomorrow for dessert after dinner.

I was horrifyingly whelmed today when I opened my laptop and discovered Bitlocker had shut it down and I had to do a recovery.

Fun.

If Seattle boosted hot-weather hygiene centers for dogs, I’m sure we could slip hot-weather hygiene centers for humans.

I can send stinky people two places. We need more.

They're reporting 27°C today. Might be a new record this summer. I live near the coast, so this is actually very hot for where I live. Normal temps during summer are like 18-22°C. Europeans are roasting from the heatwave, but it's been kinda cold this summer so far here in Norway. Might even go swim in the fjord today to cool down! I think it'll be like 18°C or 19°C in the water. Like I said before: we don't have tall mountains where I live, so I won't have to swim in ice water, lol.

Keep your stinking foreign temperatures to yourself. We’re Americans. We don’t do math.

Norway and fjord swimming sounds lovely r11! It's currently a nice 20 deg C here and we are having a rainshower. Smells.amazing!

^^the rain woke up the little cat. Now he's watching it from the arm of the chair. The big cat is repositioning g on his fur blanket...oh..here he comes too!

R12 You're being overwhelming.

We're genteel on these threads and don't bitch about the nature of underwhelming reports even if they're boring weather reports.

I will cop to perhaps a touch of whelm, but overwhelming? Please.

I'm wearing my "Free Luigi" tshirt

There's tons of Pride events happening today and....I'm sitting them all out.

I really don't care.

Paypal just charged me a random 1200 Euros from some company I've never heard of in Germany. I marked it as fraudulent and they said, "No, it looks OK to us". They say I need to work it out with the company. Jesus Christ, this is annoying.

No, r18, I don't care. I liked it when it was just this one weekend, instead of an entire month. But I'm gay.

I am too.

It's just not that interesting. Crowds, and bad/expensive entertainment.

Today, I saw a man just old enough not to be embarrassed walking with his mom.

I don’t know if you remembered when this happened for you, but it was a liberating event for me.

This was my mom - a bitch who tore out my hair and she was mine and I loved her. And I didn’t make fun of her weight. In front of her face, that is…

They’ve got that French guy with the huge Chiclet overbite on another Travago commercial. Who the hell does Not think this guy is too weird looking to be selling anything you want.

R12 Celsius to Fahrenheit

We have a weather warning for wind today.

R18 Oslo had the pride parade yesterday. 100k walked in it. Most straight people, but I guess I don't mind. Our Prime Minister from Labour walked in front, which was nice. Straight allies are important too. And before you ask: no. I didn't participate as I don't live in Oslo.

So I was quite overwhelmed by the F1 movie.

It was loud and exciting!!

I can't think of any movie I would less want to see than the F1 one.

Hollywood BroMale Execs LOVE greenlighting a big, high budget race car movie every few years.

Even though most of them lose a shit ton of money.

Whatever, R28.

Gorgeous guys abound. 😍

I see nothing but shorts down to the knees.

We (I) need Daisy Dukes!

I’m a liar so I’ll say I don’t care about your leg shape. I just want to see thighs. Perhaps, hairy thighs as well. Not picky, but hairy thighs would help an old queen cope with the day.

R23, I can't stand to look at that guy! His teeth are so distracting. They are overly white (or maybe it's an illusion because of the beard and mustache) but it looks like all 32 teeth are on the top and visible to the human eye. WTF?

I'm off from work all week.

R33 I'm off from work for 4 weeks. I'm using 20 of my 25 vacation days.

I'm off from work forever.

Congratulations, R35!

I wanted to make carrot cake today, but I am missing a couple ingredients, so I need to make another store run and will probably not make it until tomorrow.

I don't care for "sweet" cold cuts. Maple honey ham, honey turkey, etc. Ruins the sandwich for me.

Carrot cake. Yum.

As I get older, I trust deli meat less and less.

It's just so fake.

It quickly starts feeling slimy.

It's kinda nasty.

I was tired of the grey, dreary, under 70 degreees, tepid Seattle weather last week and now that's 80 here today I hate it and want my tepid back.

Well, my Mr. Clean sponge mop finally broke. Twelve years I’ve had it. I miss Big Lots.

My decision to walk to the Kroger to get Fudgesicles and celery was a wise one.

I've come to enjoy youtuber Timmy's Takeout. He's adorable and puts effort into entertaining his viewers. I give him credit for recently spending a couple of days reviewing restaurants in The Villages and being so pleasant, that's a rough crowd there.

It's a happy little feeling when the name of the grocery delivery person appears on the tracker and it's someone that has delivered to you before and you can now just sit back and relax as they did it right last time.

Oh, dear Lord, they are actually selling caftans on QVC right now! 😲

I'm in the office today because we have to be in 2 days a week; my regular days are Wed and Thurs. I think I'm the only one here so far. I'm leaving at 1pm to do some food shopping since I don't want to fight the crowds tomorrow.

I took today off for my birthday. I have nothing planned, which is fine.

Happy Birthday R47.

I saw the most awesomely dressed young person today. This is Seattle, so I doubt he lives here.

Seattle people dress “off” instinctively. “Let’s wear green socks with our flooded orange forestry pants! And, here’s a purple shirt that barely covers my navel!”

They were wearing an exquisitely cut, fitted gray morning jacket(?) with a black rope belt, slightly flared black pants (Dior is pushing tall people pants again) that they were tall enough to pull off, black cuban heeled boots, and medium sized afro. The person had a slim build and I was trying not to gawk as I walked past them in the opposite direction; that’s why I don’t know/care about the gender.

They were on point!

R49 What part of town? Downtown? The Hill? Uptown?

I had my annual CT scan last week and I got the results last night at like 10pm. The CT scan is because I smoked for 30 years (I think) and my lungs are fine but I got these two charming bits of info:

ascending aortic aneurysm measuring 4 cm

and

cholelithiasis (aka gallstones)

Who doesn't love worrying health news about potential future issues right before bedtime?

R50, they were in Pioneer Square traveling West along Chief Seattle Club. I’ve chosen lug soles over leather soled shoes because of the inclines and slippery metal on the walkways, but this person walked confidently on those amazing boots that would look awful on me. I really do prefer an almond toe or even a cartoon round toe.

In those pants, I’d look like like the cartoon character Cathy when the newspaper finally let her wear pants - “Help, these pants ate my fucking feet and my ass still looks stupid!”

It’s like an IQ test R51!!

Man, like I just re-read The Serial by Cyra McFadden and I flashed on how my folks kinda went crazy when we moved from the Midwest to SoCal. We were teens and mom and dad were tripping on living thru Their teen years all over again. Dad making homemade granola for the wine n cheese parties on Friday afternoon at his really cool job in Del Mar and mom strutting around in halter tops. Open marriage, lots of pot, Kharman Ghia, brewers yeast, whole wheat fig bars, the whole scene.

I'm off work for a 4-day weekend for Holiday, after being off all last week for vacation.

R51, are they going to "watch and wait" on the aneurism? Or surgery while it's small?

R56 How would I know? All I've received are my test results via MyChart. I've not spoken to my doctor or anyone. I just got the results LAST night at 10pm.

Google "ascending aortic aneurysm measuring 4 cm"

They don't do surgery unless it's over 5cm. It's seemingly 'not a current problem, but one to carefully monitor' kind of thing apparently, at least what I can ascertain via the web.

That’s a bit whelming r51.

I’m off early today for the holiday weekend. I had planned to go to the garden center but don’t much feel like it. I’m having company tomorrow and wanted to get some more flowers in pots.

R57, please don’t read test results and don’t crowd-source information about your condition. You trust this doctor. Let the doctor interpret the results and suggest treatment methods.

They communicate findings to other professionals in their own hyper-efficient and exacting medical code (like lawyers or brokers). The nuances of their findings will be best translated to you, the common non-medical person, in a format you understand.

Of course, if you’re a MD or LPN, you may speak their language.

Membership has its privileges.

Ha! We were able to get into the Costco today at 9 instead of having to wait until 10.

Apparently some people were complaining and saying it wasn’t fair that some got to go into the store earlier. The lady at the door would say that we had the Executive membership and if they wanted to get in an hour earlier, they could buy the more expensive membership.

I love it! Especially since it is a day before a holiday, when they close, plus it is early in the month when peeps get paid also. It was going to be a madhouse later in the day. Plus it is the only Costco within a 400 mile radius.

Go bless Costco.

^^God^^

My area was under a severe thunderstorm alert but other than some high winds and a couple of rumbles of thunder, nothing much happened. I was hoping we’d get enough rain to help fill the dog’s pool but it hardly rained at all.

My dog is having his first playdate at home. I will have the pool ready, the splash pad set up. For snacks, I am making frozen banana slices, and cutting up some watermelon, for me and my human friend as well. I hope it goes well. My friend’s dog is still a puppy.

Tonight is my annual watching of the movie "1776".

I have spent the last three hours prepping a bolognese without jarred sauce. Yes, it reduces stress, but I’m wondering what stats mean when environmentalists report that we throw 4o% of our vegetables away.

Are they talking about the outside leaves? Are they talking about the ugly bits? There are many parts of vegetables that could make a stock if I had space, but I don’t and several stock brands give me instant joy.

I think, at least in my case, they are referring to the stuff I take one bite of, say off-season blueberries, and return them to the refrigerator where they remain uneaten until you need the space they're occupying, some months later.

It's been fairly nice for almost a week now. We haven't had a heatwave here, but sunny and temps still around 25°C (77°F), which is nice and normal for summer. I don't want it too hot anyway. But now we will get 5 days of rain, starting today. The temps will drop by 10°C tomorrow.

I bought arugula because it was marked down 50%. Made a salad and remembered why I never buy arugula. It's not for me.

I can’t fit/afford another kitchen appliance for this kitchen, but so many of the foods I can eat require either a slow-cooker or an instapot.

I still want a sauce fridge. It should be compact, immune to greasy finger prints, and have sparse, but at least two deep shelves.

“They’re not potions”, I tell myself, but some of the stuff recipe sites create really hit the nose.

I was thinking of making the Cortisol Cocktail recipe but I don't know if it's actually beneficial or bullshit.

If anyone is interested: 200 ml coconut water, 50 ml orange juice, 1/2 squeezed lemon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon of magnesium powder, and sparkling water to taste.

Wow. That's a very underwhelming drink recipe.

So, is Scoresby whiskey a sidecar, R69, or do we just add that in.?

And, who has coconut water Plus Magnesium powder?

You have many ingredients. I only have whiskey.

I'm charging my EV now because for once the power is cheap... at least for a few hours today.

I plan to make a Mango Float dessert today. I'll keep a few slices for myself and take the rest next door.

Started reading Harry Potter in French, want to re-read the whole thing before the show starts two years hence. Read it in my language as a kid, then in English a quarter of a century ago, and now it's time for French so I won't feel like I'm wasting my time.

But then my ADHD kicked in and so now I'm reading The Sandman comics. Who knows what I'll be doing by the evening, the sky's the limit for my scattered mind. Posting on DL, is the safest bet.

We had a torrential downpour and a lightning storm today. This weather is doing my head in. Europeans are roasting in the heat wave while we are cold. I literally had to put on warmer socks today. This fucking sucks.

Texas Roadhouse Mac and Cheese is not good.

That is all.

Carry on.

I’m reminded of local history, because servants, at least in Boston and coastal New England in the latter half of the 19th century had it written in their employment contracts that they would be forced to eat lobster more than twice a week. It was so plentiful it was almost trash food: good enough for the maids if not the masters and mistresses. Even in the 1960’s, I remember lobster costing 39 cents a pound and we had it for dinner a lot. Boiled, grilled, baked stuffed, Lobster Savannah, lobster pie, you name it, we ate it. The cats loved it.

It’s relatively cheap now and I bought too much yesterday. We’re having lobster salad again tonight. I’ll try it as a sandwich on buttered and grilled hot dog rolls.

Surprisingly, I did not have any trouble falling asleep last night, even though my idiot neighbors seemed hellbent on destroying the neighborhood. I must have been tired, because I was asleep almost as soon as I got in bed. This is in contrast to previous July 4s, where I couldn't sleep until after midnight because of the fireworks going off. Someone who lives on the street behind me seems to really, really love fireworks, because he sets them off almost year-round.

I woke up at about 4 a.m., and one of my neighbors was STILL lighting fireworks. And when I woke up at 5:30, another one went off when I was in the shower.

Give it a rest, man.

Adults who still get a thrill about setting off firecrackers are morons.

It wasnt' bad here in liberal hell hole Seattle, at least in my center of the city hood. The noise was pretty much wrapped up by 2:30am. I grew up in the Midwest so I was used to a solid week of BANG, BANG, BANG.

You were made to be a corporate dimwit shill R60. Let’s pay money to be allowed to buy stuff!!

I’m in a red town and I can’t believe there so few backyard firecrackers going off. In CA wildfire country and that never stopped them before. My dog now couldn’t care less about them.

My cat, who spend a majority of the time outside, came in, shit on my bathroom rug, and went right back out.

No doubt a result of all the diseases your cats carry from spending most of their time outside, R87.

Animals can't go outside without getting diseased? OK, whatever.

Cats shit where they please and we love them. If you please, or if you don’t please, they are always Siamese.

I have an extreme headache today, like a migraine. I wonder if this shifting weather has something do to with it. We had a torrential downpour yesterday. The temps dropped from 20°C to 16°C within an hour. It was crazy. Today it's warm and sunny again.

Next door neighbor's grand kids are visiting again.

They came a knocking asking to walk my dachshunds for me. Not wanting to give a five and six year old a harsh "no", I instead told them they had perfect timing as I was just about to walk the dogs and we could all go for a walk together. But no, these two little future Debate Team members proceeded to insist that they could walk them independently so I could take a "rest". I countered with the fact that the dogs get nervous when I'm not around and it's best that I come along to keep them calm. The tenacious pair rebutted that they will stop and pet and kiss the dogs every minute (EVERY MINUTE!!) so they stay calm. As I was about to further defend my position and refute their arguments, the fickle duo suddenly switched gears and decided to go across the street and ask the shrew with a schnauzer if they could walk her dog.

Poor things. They are about to learn a life lesson. Not all of grandpa and grandma's neighbors are as congenial as I am and said shrew and her grandparents dislike each other.

R87 You don't have to give them a harsh no but kids certainly do need to hear NO more often. In this case, I'd tell them:

"sorry, kids...you're just way too young to walk dogs by yourself. Here, have a Thin Mint! Now go home! Uncle 87's diet pill is wearing off and he has a mountain of ironin' to get through!!!"

The kids will be hella annoyed you said they're too young

LOL r88, I actually did do some ironing recently!

I have to say those two little moppets have spunk! When I was six years old I would never have gone to any neighbor's door asking for anything let alone debate with the adult. I was afraid of my own shadow.

I'm an only child so no experience dealing with younger siblings or nieces/nephews.

I did a load of laundry so I'd be sure to have something crisp and clean to wear to the doctors office tomorrow.

I hate going to the doctor but it's necessary to get my anti-anxiety meds.

[quote]those two little moppets have spunk

Pics please.

They now offer ICE figure piñatas.

I had 2 moppets visiting with their parents overnight last weekend. My cats refused to come out and be admired. The kids kept regularly checking to see if they were still under the bed (or behind the washing machine, or making a lump under the duvet). After they left, the big cat didn't believe they were actually gone and was still scarce for another day.

Cats and I have similar views on children.

From a distance is sufficient.

It's raining day today which means I might get some housework done. I need to vacuum. I have a cat that sheds a lot.

R86, this site might help you track whether the barometric pressure affects your headaches.

I’m watching the only color episode of the original Perry Mason show. Well, not really watching, but it’s on.

I was going to mow today, but it started raining.

I just bought an electric tea kettle. If you knew how long it takes to heat water to a boil using my low-powered induction cook top, you would pity me and buy me a nice craftsman in Oakland or Sausalito. Plus, perhaps a rescue dog that happens to be airedale (xtra big!). Sand or Red is ok!

I met my new neighbors from Tajikistan.

My cat just threw up a hairball so now I have to change the sheets on my bed.

I'm losing my mind.

I scraped the remnants of my breakfast off the plate and into the trash can and then also tossed the silverware into the trash.

None of Apple’s iPhone instructions told me how to turn off the screen (or rather, how to make the screen go dark after 30 seconds of non-use) after using it as a nightlight for seven hours as it charged. It used to be simple: just turn the phone off. But the on-off button broke, so I guess what I really need is a new phone.

When I was taking in the trash barrels this morning, I asked my neighbor’s boyfriend if he knew how to fix it and he did. It’s nice to have a 23 year old around sometimes. I told him to stop over some afternoon for some better weed. The stuff they smoke smells like cheap skunk.

[quote]I scraped the remnants of my breakfast off the plate and into the trash can and then also tossed the silverware into the trash.

An easy mistake to make when you're accustomed to using plastic utensils.

R102 this is why I have more forks than spoons and more knives than forks!

I ran a bunch of errands today in 116°F/46°C.

I'm now in my house with the temp set at 76°F/24°C.

Even though it's hot, I still got a lot done.

The garage door guy came this afternoon, on-time. The circuit board was fried and it cost $685 to replace it, the sensors and the hardware and rewire the garage. The old one lasted 20 years, so long they don’t make the circuit boards anymore, At least the keypad works again. It even has an app. You can open the garage door with your phone. I guess to get in if you don’t have the key, or let someone else in through the garage.

He was cute, really tall, and painfully sincere. Kind, too: I got the senior discount w/o knowing there was one.

The audacity!

R107, you don't look a day over 37!!!

[quote]I told him to stop over some afternoon for some better weed.

We all know where this is headed.

I am suddenly sickened by the sight of pulled pork. Dressed with barbecue sauce or undressed, just off-putting to me lately.

Abbott is as stupid as a George W and Dan Quayle love child.

My husband and I are taking a very long time deciding on our travel plans this summer, and the prices just keep climbing. It's his fault.

I had a boring dream about work last night.

It isn't worth repeating here.

My Fedex delivery is out for delivery and my driver Larry is on the way. He should be here between 2:35 p.m. and 4:35 p.m.

Weed that smells great does not have high THC - higher strains just smell bad. It’s the price I pay for having a higher tolerance..

Connor hasn't received any additional redlines to his design for a very long time. So there shouldn't be much change coming, he thinks.

It's slightly less hot today so I thought I'd get a lot done. I was wrong.

I called my provider for an out-patient substance use referral because I’m a drunk.

You have seen my old bullshit; hopefully, I provide more levity and less melodrama.

outside my window, a street cleaning truck just drove by, and it doesn't do a great job. it's also very loud.

Good luck, R118.

Saw a bunny on my walk home from the gym. It stared at me for a bit and then hopped away.

I saw a bunny in the driveway today. I walked by him (or her, or they) in both directions and he, she, or they just stared me down: didn’t even move. They’re habituated to people, I think.

R122 Yes, the bunnies in general seem less skittish. The squirrels and groundhogs I encounter on a daily basis though dash away before you've had the chance to say "hi".

It took me most of the morning to figure out what "mediaopolis" was and why it dinged my credit card for $19.99

It's another year on Datalounge!

The honor and question usually goes across in November, R124.

Then, I remember the Debra Messing thread and I say, “Who Is That Cunt?”

It's very hot today. It's sunny and 30°C (86°F). Might go for a swim later to cool down.

r124 i have the same reaction every year when I see it pop up on my cc statement. "Who the hell is mediaopolis?" And then I remember.

Love you guys!

I have a package of bacon that I just opened with an expiration date of July 15. I wonder how long I can push it after that. How do you know when cured meat goes bad?

It's 6 pm and it's still 29°C. FML it's hot today.

7 pm and still 29°C.

Annoying kids on summer break, keep running through the apartment corridor, slamming doors, making noise outside. I can't wait for autumn.

Bacon gets slimy when it goes off. Don't eat it after 1 or 2 days past expiry (slimy or not).

I just made a delicious black bean soup in 20 mins.

Bacon is always kind of slimy.

Is the bacon cured or uncured?

If it's chockful of nitrates and not grossly slimy or smelly, then cook it up.

Even if you don't eat it all now, once it's cooked you've restarted the clock if you've well cooked the bacon.

I’m in bed.

[quote]I just made a delicious black bean soup in 20 mins.

Are you posting from winter?

I’d love a creamsicle pop and a vodka on the rocks and then return to my bed to watch Star Trek.

The extreme vocal fry on the Duncan Refreshers commercial. It appears they actually look for that.

The Amazon delivery person this afternoon was a dead ringer for Mrs Bezos: big ta-tas, shirt open a bit more, makeup, gloss, the hair, and big lips. I was thinking, are the employees taking the piss on them or is there a lookalike contest at the local facility?

I was shopping for boxer briefs on Amazon and wanted a multi-color pack that included one pair of white ones, along with gray, black, etc. No luck. One showed such an option on the picture, but when I clicked on it the white pair wasn't included.

The nape of my neck is itchy.

The work weeks lately have been weirder and weirder lately. I'm very happy that this week is over. I'm sitting on my balcony, enjoying my second glass of wine without having eaten anything, so it's hitting me pretty hard. And I don't care.

Amazon just sent me an e-mail saying I was now enrolled for Britbox for 0.99 a month for two months, then 8.99 a month. I never signed up for it. Can they just do that?

I cancelled Britbox and then it automatically signed me up for it again. I called in and cancelled it again and then it automatically signed me up for it a third time. I just cancelled it for the third time. What is going on??? Nobody else has access to my account. I wonder if this is happening to everyone who has Prime?

I took some meatballs out of the freezer to thaw overnight.

Heated them up today. Toasted a New York Ciabatta Roll with cheese in the oven. Topped roll with sliced meatballs and a bit of sauce. Gently smashed the sandwich together with the palm of my clean hand and then scarfed the whole thing down for lunch.

R145, I have Amazon Prime and have not received emails about Britbox

I am switching over to Microsoft with Android as soon as my IPhone 11 and IPad 18 dies. Microsoft is slightly less evil than my Apple garden

So I’ve been watching the Cowboy Cheerleaders show on Prime whilst using my treadmill.

It’s pretty compelling. It delves deeper than the CMT show did yet doesn’t cover more of the superficial aspects of the audition/training camp process.

I remember the criticism of the people in charge when the first season aired but, honestly, it wasn’t as bad as the comments made them out to be. Yes, they are cruel, capricious cows but we love them anyway. 😛

Once a week I hopefully wear my "is he dead yet" tee. And then once a week I disappointedly throw it into the washing machine. Again.

I prefer 2-ply Kleenex to 3-ply. I don't know why, one would think 3-ply would be the way to go but they just feel too bulky.

However 3-ply napkins are preferable to 2-ply.

When it comes to toilet tissue, although 3-ply is more comfortable one must stick to 2-ply or even the dreaded 1-ply for plumbing reasons. Or just get a bidet and use any ply tissue to dry yourself and toss into the waste basket as it won't stink up the place since you already rinsed off.

This concludes my personal ply preference analysis for today.

Cannot WAIT for tomorrow's update, r151!

All the stuff I want to order from Whole Foods is never in stock at the same time.

My eyelids are stinky.

Hopefully, “sticky”, R154? HTF are you sniffing your eyelids? I think you need a spa treatment. Do you have a cat to lick your eyes?

R154 is "stinky" or heck even "sticky", maybe you have Pink Eye or some other eye infection. Please see a doctor. Don't want to fool around with your eyesight.

Stinky. I have hooded eyelids and it happens in the heat.

Does Stopette make eyelid deodorant?

I’ve fallen way behind in keeping up with this thread. For some reason I feel compelled to see what I missed, but that seems contrary to the spirit of the thread.

Can't sleep, damn this heat and humidity.

For dinner I made pizza from scratch (almost; I got prepared dough) in my countertop Emirel LaGasse air fryer. It's a hell of a lot better and cheaper than the takeout chains. Canadian bacon, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, green onions. I feel all virtuous and whatnot for actually cooking.

I'm living in Arizona and of course it's really hot. But the air conditioning is too cold. I'm having problems sleeping because it's so hot, but if I turn on the AC, it blows directly on my bed and then I freeze.

I miss ashtrays - a cup of coffee looks so lost without an ashtray overflowing with butts.

My favorite reading glasses broke. The arm thing just fell off for no reason. Yes, they were cheap glasses from Walgreens.

I stopped taking Ozempic 3 months ago and my appetite has come roaring back. I'm trying to offset it by eating a lot of salads.

[quote]I'm living in Arizona and of course it's really hot. But the air conditioning is too cold. I'm having problems sleeping because it's so hot, but if I turn on the AC, it blows directly on my bed and then I freeze.

Then throw a blanket over yourself. I can't imagine sleeping in Arizona heat without air conditioning. Because I wouldn't be able to.

Went shopping for the week, forgot to buy eggs. D'oh!

It's been really hot for a couple of weeks now. Even today, despite the rain, stil hot. The ocean temp is 21°C (70°F), which is very warm considering this is Norway. Every window is open. It's still 27°C (81°F) inside. Thank god for my cooling fan, lol.

I finally regained access to my old Twitter/X account, after being locked out for years. The number associated with the two-factor authentication is no longer in service, so I could never log into it.

But yesterday, I was able to email X support about my situation, and overnight I got an email saying the two-factor authentication had been removed. So I was able to log in, finally.

The last time I posted was in 2016(!). And it looks like most of the accounts I followed quit several years ago. I see no reason to start again. I just like having access restored, if I ever do need it.

Easy now, R161. That's a bit bordering on 'whelmed'.

The new bakery in the Castro is good. I went there early this morning, and it turns out they are closed Monday and Tuesday. I went to the reliable coffee shop around the corner as usual, instead.

It's literally 27°C in my bedroom. I have no idea how I'll be able to sleep.

r172 US Data Loungers blinking in confusion wondering if that means you're too hot or too cold.

It sounds quite cold to us.

[quote] It's literally 27°C in my bedroom. I have no idea how I'll be able to sleep.

Is that hot or cold?

Lazy, lazy queens.

Seattle is blessed with low humidity at 28c fake temperature and 83 real temperature. There’s always a slight breeze, so those overwhelmed can step into shade.

I became one of the old pink people last week - pulled out the shorts and hauled my ass outdoors to show off pink wrinkled legs with cottage cheese inner thighs. I really need a bike with toe clips. Perhaps I should invest in nude tights like Richard Simmons and Madonna - aka pantyhose…

I'll agree that metric makes more sense and the US should be metric but I'll continue to defend Fahrenheit over stupid Celsius with it's tiny narrow spectrum of tempertures.

I mean, 52 F is 11 C.

72 F is 22 C.

52 F sounds cool. 11 C sounds frigid. Then at 72 F ( a delightful temperture), 22 C still sounds cold plus going from 11 C to 22 C sounds like the heat has doubled, when of course it hasn't.

Fahrenheit is simply more useful for weather with the scale from 0 to 100 capturing almost the entire spectrum of weather temperatures on earth, excepting only extreme environments

The same range in Celsius is -18 to 38.

What kind if a weather scale is that? An arbitrary one.

It's nearly 11pm and I am drying a load of towels.

How do I file a complaint to the FCC?

Fucking Sinclair media completely cut off Colbert monologue tonight. Even his “meanwhile” segment was cut off.

Supposedly the fucking channel was having “technical problems”. I’m sick of their shit. It happens often enough that I think it’s purposeful.

The local cbs affiliate here in town is owned by fucking Sinclair. I’ve fucking had it.

I just got done reading Every Note Played, by Lisa Genova. It was so depressing. I was sad all day.

Every time I read Nvidia I think it’s about that cult that got busted.

I never even heard of a swamp cooler til I lived in Phoenix. Even the term sounds like trash.

The practice of roasting and brewing coffee beans is believed to have originated in Yemen around the 15th century.

Thank you, Yemen!

Anonymous is saying Trump is a closeted gay man.

[Quote]Trump has always been rumoured to be closeted. There is nothing wrong with him being gay or his homosexual relationship with Roy Cohn in the 70s. However, that lifetime of lying to himself has clearly manifested to a life time of lying to the world and self hate aimed outwards.

Oh bullshit...Mr. "Grab 'em by the pussy" who perved on underage girls including his daughter, who sexually harassed and raped multiple women, who had to pay off a female escort to hide their affair. Not every sociopath is secretly gay.

You know it's hot when the ocean temp is 22°C (72°F). That's insane! It's almost unheard of in summer here. Just went for a swim and the water wasn't even cold.

And here... if you don't believe me. The ocean temp can reach this after weeks of hot weather, like now. At least here in southern Norway. I'm about 2 hours south of Oslo.

Damn! Once again, I've missed the full viewing of the movie musical, 1776. It was on TCM on July 4th and I missed the beginning. It's on a channel called Movies! (which I think is TCM with commercials) and again, I've missed the beginning. It came on 6:30 am and I was awake then. If I want to watch it On Demand, it will cost me$3.99. I like it but not enough to pay for it. Yankee Doodle Dandy is on after this so I guess I'll watch that. It was also on TCM on the 4th.

Now there's a thunderstorm! Good thing I went for a swim when I did! Lol.

I watched The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong. I have to say, I thought it was a really good movie.

Seattle is expected to hit 92 degrees today. I’m changing out of work clothes and aiming for cotton sleeze-urewear. I hope to resemble a grizzled, aged, and disillusioned Dondi to people who have poor vision.

I finally made a spreadsheet that tracks all my entertainment subscription payments. It's not as bad as I had thought.

I did my first Glo-Pro Power Whitening session at home this morning. I was in the chair yesterday for the initial 2 hour bleaching at the dentist’s office, now it’s two 8 minute blasts a day for the rest of the week and they’re easier than I thought they’d be - the hydrogen peroxide gel is 10% strength at home, but 30% at the dentist’s office. The “no coffee for 48 hours”after I finish is the hardest part.

The results aren’t overwhelming yet, but she assured me my eight remaining natural teeth will be the same shade of white as all the implant crowns by Saturday. She even threw in an extra package of the gel vials.

R193, I need to do something like that too. Did you do this manually, or use something like Rocket Money?

Funny... after the thunderstorm the temps dropped by 10. Before it was 30°C. After it was 20°C. I can finally breathe again! It's not too hot anymore. I don't even need my cooling fan now.

I ordered a carry-on bag from Amazon on Prime Day. I didn’t notice it was a third-party seller. The one they sent was damaged. I returned it and asked for a replacement and they sent a check-in bag in a different color. I’m starting to think fate doesn’t want me to have this bag, but now it’s too Kate to get a Prime Day deal on anything else.

^too late

I just went to a local LabCorp and there was only the one tech there. I don't think that's safe for her at all.

On the plus side, she's excellent and I may start going there instead of the one I can walk to. There, the techs are not nearly as good. I went there on the 11th and walked out with bruises on both arms because the tech stuck me like a pig and kept moving the needle around. She finally had to ask someone else to draw my blood. It's not the first time it's happened at the LabCorp.

More Aldi staples uneatable . Plain rice has a definite chemically taste when cooked. All canned and frozen fish bottom-of-the-barrel.

^ There produce doesn't last either.

It's another hot day here in Norway. Just made myself an iced coffee. Gonna go for a swim soon to cool down.

I was just kravitzing.

Well dish, r203!

^I didn't turn out to be anything interesting. So now I feel foolish skulking around the window like some kind of undercover cop...or Gladys Kravitz.

^^It

I used a sea salt spray on my hair this morning, and it worked really well. No more gel for me. Also, I think I'm going to let my hair grow out.

R195, I just used Google Sheets. I separated it into two sections too: Annual Payments and Monthly Payments.

I was getting concerned about money going out, and that I may have signed up for too many things at too great a cost. But it turns out I was being pretty reasonable. I might get rid of one of the streaming services once I finish a binge watch.

My Greatclips haircut looks good in the mirror, but CCTV at work shows the back of my head - a snatched patch in back, plus old-aged thinning.

It’s a “Fuck You, Mom&Dad” moment every time I see the back of my head on camera. What a bunch of hair pulling dipshits!

If I were a better person, I’d forgive them and move on; I’m getting diminishing returns out of this condemnation.

It’s tedious and decidedly underwhelming.

Just came back from the beach. Another scorcher today. Ocean temp was 23°C (73°F) and the air temp was 31°C (89°F). Went swimming for like 90 minutes! Was really nice. I almost wish the water was cooler, lol. I wasn't really able to cool down because the water was warm.

As an American, the water temp. in Norway whelms me. Way too cold!

R211 It's very warm here. It's usually around 18-20°C (64-68°F) in summer.

Feeling grumpy today. Cars are too loud. People are too loud. Too many dogs out there barking, shitting, pissing and getting in others' way.

I have grown into a cat lady. I even know which windows in my hood commonly feature a cat supervisor, and I purposely walk by these windows hoping to see them. Sometimes they meow at me, unheard through a closed window.

My bedroom is 29°C (84°F). I'm in hell.

The "Jumbo" size cotton balls I just used to apply Dickinson's Pore Perfecting Witch Hazel Toner to my t-zone were definitely not Jumbo. Medium at best, perhaps even Small. I feel ripped off. I'd like to speak to the Manager. Does Target have a hotline for matters such as this?

[quote]My bedroom is 29°C (84°F). I'm in hell.

Do you have a window A/C? My room was the same temp when I got home this afternoon but with my window unit it's now down to 81.

I moved recently and I'm afraid my new bedroom is too big for my A/C.

I got double charged on my credit card $9.65 for NJ Transit bus tickets and parking at a park and ride. Amex would not let file a challenge using the app. They advised me to contact the merchant. I filed a complaint with NJ Transit who took over a month to get back to me with the message that the Park and Ride is operated by the NJ Turnpike Authority and a phone number. You now what the Turnpike Authority would have said of course—that the ticket machine is operated by NJ Transit, but I didn’t even try to contact them

I then called Amex who advised me to use the app and almost disconnected me, but I insisted on speaking to someone (apparently in Asia). She took a bunch of information but ultimately told me that the powers that be just removed the charge without contacting the merchant because I’ve been a cardholder for 28 years and they assumed I would not be trying to steal $9.65. Duh. Why didn’t they do that in the first place?

My Tiger Lilies are going by and I'm going to have to cut them, they're looking sad. It's a big job, there are a lot.

Who the fuck is going to pay $170.00 for a fucking candle???

You must be fucking joking!!

Yes, I’m very pissed tonight.

[quote] Does Target have a hotline for matters such as this?

1-800-FUCK OFF

R217, I had a similar problem with AmEx.

I recevied a $750 charge DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC for an Airbnb in SF (or at least that's what the detail said). I looked up the number for Airbnb but there wasn't one. I called AmEx and they had the nerve to ask me, "Are you SURE you didn't book this?" Bitch, it's after March 15th so YES, I'm SURE I didn't book it. They asked if I tried to contact Airbnb and I told them yes but there's no telephone number on their website. AmEx finally removed the charge. I've been a member since 1987.

Looks like I'll have to buy a new TV soon. Dang, things have changed since I last bought one 15 years ago.

LED, OLED, QLED, where to start?

OLED are the best.

Sony, even better.

😬

I thought that was some new kind of dryer sheets at R208. Coincidence I just bought my first bottle of witch Hazel for a facial toner R215. And now

"Hell is the impossibility of reason.”

It's 59 F and I'm chilly right now (though I have the fan in the window) but I'm enjoying it because I put on my new Jonathan Anderson cat hoodie and I'm very cozy right now and pretending it's October.

I almost passed out today due to the heat. I'm still dizzy. Slept like 4 hours last night. My bedroom is too hot. I'm in hell.

R222 I have LG OLED C4 65". Very happy with it. It has dolby atmos and dolby vision.

It's official: Oslo is in a heat wave. FML. I told you it was hot here.

R225 Where are you? I'm jealous. It's 28°C (84°F) here.

Going for a swim soon. Ocean is cooler than yesterday, 21°C (70°F). It's fine by me. I need to cool down anyway.

Found my glasses. After I replaced them. Must have fallen asleep with them on. They were between the mattress and the bed frame.

Unfortunately, I replace them with exactly the same frame. Now I have two.

I made myself a small pick and mix of THC edibles for my upcoming trip.

I went to the supermarket today and the temp was turned down to Antarctica.

I slept 5 hours a night, all week.

This is due to work stress... much of which resolved yesterday.

I slept 7 hours last night.

I'm dripping sweat. This is hell. It's almost 9 pm and still 27°C (81°F). Can't wait until this heat wave is over. We're supposed to get rain almost all of next week. Can't happen soon enough.

🎶S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!

Gonna keep on dancing

To the rock and roll

On Saturday night, Saturday night

Dancin' to the rhythm

In our heart and soul

On Saturday night, Saturday night..🎶

So I’ve completed all two seasons of Severance and the Cowboys Cheerleaders’ show. I can see why the second season of the cheerleaders’ show was nominated for an Emmy. Truly insightful and deep. They went beyond the glamour and the completely exhausting work and they show how all that responsibility takes a mental and, of course, a physical toll.

I’m now going to continue with The Crown. I haven’t even finished the season where they introduce Diana.

I watch whilst on the treadmill, btw.

My doctor sent in my blood pressure prescription Wednesday then called the pharmacy on Thursday and canceled it. I can't figure out why he would do that, and I can't call him until Monday.

Weird. I'm also having blood pressure medication fuckups with doctor and pharmacy. I have two prescriptions up for renewal and the doctor renewed one but not the other. I don't know if it was intentional or just a screw up.

I used to have long, thick eyelashes but now that I'm pushing 60 they've gotten thin and sparse.

It sucks getting old. Beauty fades as your age increases.

You people never heard of air conditioning? Nobody should suffer like that in this day and age. It’s like clinical depression. With all the drug options nobody should have to suffer like that either.

[quote]It sucks getting old. Beauty fades as your age increases.

This comes as a shock?

[quote]It sucks getting old. Beauty fades as your age increases.

Fading beauty is unlikely to be your biggest concern once you truly start to age.

R243, the "I want deep insights" thread is around the corner.

My blood pressure meds, water pills, was always a 90 day fill. It changed to 30 for no apparent reason. Every time I try to fix this with my doctor, they do another 30 day.

All the superhero threads on DL. Gotta be paid trolls right? I can’t imagine adults caring about this.

One my underwhelming axioms: You do not want to know anyone who drives with something dangling from their rear view mirror. They are not your kind of people.

I have a Bea Arthur/Dorothy Zbornak key chain hanging from mine.

Is it me or has anyone else noticed the new craze amongst SM hos and celebs to be reading

Got a flyer through my letterbox offering me a free personality test at the Hubbard Academy. How retro.

r249: You are NOT r248's KIND OF PEOPLE!

R249 thus, as R252 has noted, count your blessings

I am having a shopping crisis of confidence. I want to get a new portable power bank, but I can’t decide whether to go with 10,000 mAh or, for just $10 more, twice the capacity, but double the weight (1/2 lb vs 1 lb).

R254 All that math was overwhelming and vexing.

I know, right?

I did a load of laundry and now I'm going to get Chinese takeout for dinner.

I've been in this mood where I want to "eat all the things". But I don't want to get fat, so I don't.

My partner thinks he got bit by a tick but he flipped it away so I can't corroborate his suspicions.

One of my women neighbors told me she is dreading going for a mammogram tomorrow because it hurts. I told her not as much as breast cancer, I would bet.

I'm thinking of applying to be a substitute teacher a couple of days a week, but I'm a little hesitant because teens are assholes.

R261 Just make sure to make it clear that you have the upper hand in the classroom. You can say it in a friendly manner.

So in watching the season 4 of The Crown, many scenes and dialogue used are a gut-punch.

When Diana’s friends’ are telling her some day she will be queen, how incredibly isolated she was, how that home-wrecker was, indeed, very much still involved with tampon-boy.

the scenes where her children pretty much tell their mother, the fucking Queen, they are all miserable. JC. Charles is miserable, Anne is completely miserable even young Edward is bullied and is a bully in turn.

Except her favorite, Andrew. He’s just an idiot, and probably more fucked up than the other three, given what we now know.

Thatcher is a complete cunt to her own daughter, and just a cunt in general. The misery never ends for anybody.

Was Gillian nominated for an Emmy for her role?

I go into chemotherapy tomorrow and I have to explain that I dranik myself into a black right eye.

EEmergency personel also let met know I have a cancer at thee back of my head - they assured me it was not a brains cancer, Thank heavens for that..

R263 She won both the Emmy and a SAG award for The Crown.

I love summer breezes.

Do you enjoy having them blowin' through the jasmine in your mind, R266?

The sun is setting earlier each day. In winter, it's not the cold and snow that bothers me as much as the short days. November and December are dark.

Wow, thanks R265.

She was masterful.

I especially loved when she recited that poem, or essay about how not having any enemies was a stain upon a life less lived, to the damn queen, no less. 😮‍💨

R259 I hope he got the tbe vaccine.

It’s 6:30 on a gorgeous summer morning in New England. I’ve already watered the gardens and the plants in pots. The 7 contractor bags of old clothes we packed over the weekend are outside by the garage before 7 am so Big Brothers, Big Sisters can pick them up this morning. I’ll drop the car off at the shop down the street in half a hour for an oil change and alignment, and then schedule a haircut for this afternoon.

But right now I’m going back to bed.

When I am describing something or someone I don't particularly like and want to be polite, I describe them as "lovely". It's the code word I use with a couple of my friends.

Therefore, when someone outside of my friend group describes something as "lovely", I wonder if they too are just being polite and "lovely" is also their code word.

R270, what vaccine? Is there a vaccine for Lyme disease? If so, no.

Enjoy it, R271, because after today we descend into Hades.

R273 No. It's for TBE, which is more severe than lyme.

I went with the lighter model. I ordered it from B&H photo and it was delivered for free in less than 24 hours.

Impressive.

My medical teams are underwhelming me. Still waiting for a scrip refill. And, callbacks from two different offices.

Well, one of my teams just totally whelmed me with a callback and she was awesome so I rescind part of the previous gripe.

I miss you

New medical update: I just got a confirmation on MyChart that my eye doctor has scheduled my routine "diabetes eye exam" for Christmas Eve Day.

Nope.

I bought my cat fish flavored dry food instead of chicken and she doesn't seem happy about it.

I'm eating some Good & Plenty, even though I already had cheesecake for dessert.

I think the cat has ear mites. Drops are in. Now we wait.

Just had a free caramel frapino at Espresso House (I had a coupon). It's hot today too, like 29°C. Might go for a swim to cool down. It's more windy today though, more clouds too, so it helps. The heat is not as intense as it was last week. I also managed to buy another cooling fan, last one they had. They're sold out everywhere.

In contrast to our poor, sweltering Norwegian friend, it is a beautiful morning in Boston. Sunny, clear skies, maybe reaching 77f this afternoon. My friend just got laid off (but got a great going-away package of benefits so she’s not stressing) and we’re going to the beach where the water is 73f.

It gets hotter Thursday and Friday, then a gorgeous weekend is forecast.

R285 It's still hot here in Norway. We haven't had any rain in a few weeks. We have a high risk of forest fires now. I went for a swim today to cool down, which helped. It was 23°C (73°F) in the ocean, which isn't too bad.

I wanted to take some back roads home from work because the day was gorgeous. Well, apparently, the local DOT has decided to do some road work. What should have taken 35 minutes took almost an hour and ruined my calm and serene ride home.

R267 I always thought the lyric was " blowing through the canyon in my mind". Jasmine works too!

Some of us have minds of canyons R288 and some of us have minds of jasmine. It's what makes the world go round.

I just watched some new version of Hollywood Squares with Drew Barrymore. I was very underwhelmed.

Buzzr shows episodes of "The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour" late at night, for a double does of underwhelming. I shudder when I see Fred Travalena as a celebrity panelist. He's allowed to suck up lots of air time with his impressions whenever he's called on. I guess that's part of the deal whenever he's on a game show. The problem is that he was actually a terribly impressionist without any real wit.

^^ A double dose of underwhelming. ^^

yeah...Drew Barrymore as the Center Square might be the most underwhelming thing ever.

That spot is for a FUNNY, talented comedian.

Drew is sweet but...she's not funny.

River's latest video where he is running around an estate in a mini dress to show off his legs and height is bizarre. He looks like a drunk Betty Draper.

Familiarity breeds contempt.

Just made myself an iced coffee with espresso, ice cubes from the ice cube machine and caramel oat milk. It was too strong for me. Might have to add sirup next time.

I have mowed the lawns before lunch in anticipation of extreme heat this afternoon and tomorrow.

"Lawns" is whelming.

I had fast food last night for the first time in 2 1/2 years. Wendy’s taco salad has a terrible vinegary dressing and a tablespoon of corn chips. They’re saving money on corn chips??

WHET NICK DENTON?

I have a front lawn and a back lawn. I would not call the little strips on the sides of the house “lawns.”

Who is “River?”

^A Youtuber who dresses in tiaras and gowns and blathers on about the Duke and Duchess of Montecito and the RF.

He also has a separate ASMR channel from years ago which is how I found him but he doesn't update the ASMR anymore although the videos are still up for viewing.

He doesn't allow his videos to be linked but his channel is just called "River" and the video of him showing off his gams is called "It's time to show you my body" and it was filmed at "Cliveden" which looks quite nice.

Fast food and you choose a friggin taco salad?

Why bother??

My husband delighted me with the idea that lunch today would be "breakfast for lunch".

It was delicious egg on toast with fake sausage, along with a salad, and it reminded me of the 70s when my mother would suggest breakfast for dinner - post-divorce. Nice memory.

Coconut shrimp and a mixed green salad for dinner. Dessert was my first slice of Dolly Parton’s Decadent Chocolate Pie, just defrosted and served on a bed of Chantilly Cream. Surprisingly good for a private label/celeb brand and only $4.99.

I made a fake Yahoo account to make a fake Twitter just for porn and now I can't get those blurry warning boxes disabled, so I have to hit view for each post. Yes, I've tried adjusting the settings.

People drive too fast. It's absurd.

In Seattle, a FEW idiots drive too fast but mostly it's idiots driving far slower than they need to...

Still whipping the dead horse superhero movies are you?

Why do pigeons sit on high wires? Do they like the buzz?

Well I have a freezer full of mail order burgers. I didn’t want that. You crab.

Sumo wrestling is on. I find it interesting, but others I try to get over here find it boring.

The last time I went to the movie theater was in April, to see Sinners. I usually just wait till they're streaming.

It's more convenient and cozy to be on my couch, with my own food and drinks, and to be able to pause the movie whenever I want. Plus it's cheaper.

My shoulder has been hurting for weeks and today I noticed it doesn't hurt any more. I thought I was going to end up with the dreaded frozen shoulder, but I kept doing mobility exercises and took MSM and it finally went away. Getting older is such fun.

The last time I went to the movie theater was in 2000, to see Gladiator.

There was a fight in the ticket line, the movie was dull.

Today I learned that "bisnonno" means great grandfather in Italian.

It is beatbox - a lovely brand of fortified wine with 11% alcohol and it is wonderful for coming off whiskey!

Trigger alert. Might whelm.

I hit a Fed Ex truck backing out of my driveway. Estimated repair $3,700. Honda.

I’m making an insurance claim. Sigh.

That sucks, R319.

I've been on blood pressure meds for almost 10 years. The (new) doctor today said to quit taking them and see what happens. And then it took three people to find a vein to draw blood (they finally used the back of my hand).

I used GrubHub for the first time yesterday after someone bought me a gift card. Now I'm in love with the service. I'm willing to spend an extra $10 not to have to drive to a restaurant and pick up my meal. Nicely delivered and not that expensive.

I can’t tell whom I positively loathe more at this moment: Prince Charles or that cunt Thatcher.

JFC.

I’m almost done with the 4th season.

r321 I'd immediately drop a doctor that says "let's see what happens".

I mean, if you were previously diagnosed with high blood pressure and your meds corrected that, then why would you stop taking the meds?

The only time where that would make sense is if you had made lifestyle changes and improved your diet and exercised more and lost weight and eliminated things that probably contributed to the high blood pressure.

I don’r Hcw a dog,, but I’M wondering

Do we pronounce a dog “cor’ gee” or “cor-jeeh”?

Aww, baby Sophia looked adorable in that Christening gown.

R324, My blood pressure has been running low for the past few months, and I have been having dizzy spells. So I don't know what to think.

How's your heartrate? Maybe you need a pacemaker.

I'm in great health, according to them, r328. I had cancer 8 years ago, but I'm fine now. My mom brought up possible heart issues because my dad had some stuff around my age, but no doctor has mentioned it.

r322, if you have Amazon Prime, you can link your GrubHub account to it. By doing this you waive the delivery fee.

Screaming babies are the worst. It's screaming outside and it's SO loud. Ugh!

11% alcohol is less than a cheap Chardonnay. What’s fortified about that?

I had my corn nut and Jelly Belly binge.

I had my first edible this afternoon. It said low and slow and so I did: I waited two hours. Nothing. So I had a second one and felt it in ten minutes. And have since. Mellow but very present.

If people are gobbling a couple of these before they get to the TSA line in the airport, I’m surprised there aren’t more psycho crash outs on planes.

What exactly is a "psycho crash out"?

My dog is recovering nicely from her surgery three days ago. However, the first night I noticed she was licking her stitches and I got out the inflatable collar and she didn't like that at all. She gave me a look that said "How dare you!" I told her if you lick, you get this. I left it out and she kept giving it the side eye. I haven't caught her licking again. Whatever works.

I always heard Showgirls was bad, but I had no idea until tonight.

Network is now playing on TCM. One of the greats.

A hassle free way to give your dog pills is to buy some ground beef and make a smallish raw meatball with the pill inside. Presto!

It's a damn shame that Peter Finch didn't live long enough to accept his oscar.

I'm watching The Theory Of Everything and all I can think is, if Stephen Hawking had such great intelligence then why didn't he use it to find a cure for ALS? He had 55 years.

Network is brilliant.

Finally watched “Ordinary People”. I think my mom styled herself as this version of Mary Tyler Moore.

Faye Dunaway was quite beautiful when she was young.

[quote]What exactly is a "psycho crash out"?

It sounds like the title of a Roger Corman movie from the '60s.

Five Canada Geese attempted to come onshore into my yard. I gave them fair warning that one more step and I would unleash the hound! They ignored me but not for long. No one was hurt.

I bought papardelle today. I usually get tagliatelle, but I decided to shake things up and try something different.

Livin' on the edge!

Starting work again tomorrow after 4 weeks off. I'm really depressed about it.

I am descaling my coffee maker, as one does on a Sunday afternoon, and my house now smells like burnt vinegar.

My spice collection has grown too large to continue to use three shelves for herbs, spices and peppers. I just alphabetized, with a dilemma over whether Chinese Five Spice belongs under C or F. No question French Thyme goes under T and Turkish and Mexican oregano are under O, but Chinese Five Spice is Chinese Five Spice, not Five Spice from China. Right?

Quite the conundrum you have posed R351.

I have toothache.

^Red Cross Severe Toothache Relief Liquid Kit at a Walgreens or Walmart near you.

I just replaced the water filter on my fridge. After 3 gallons of water for rinsing it out, it is now ready for use.

There is Turkish oregano?

I only knew about Italian and the far superior Mexican.

Turkey is where Penzey’s sources it’s Mediterranean oregano. I believe it is the same plant as a Greek oregano. Mexican oregano is a different plant. According to Google , Italian oregano is a cross between oregano and marjoram.

I am currently growing both Meditteranean and Italian oregano. The Meditteranean variety is quite spicy!

My friend's crush looks like a young Kd Lang

I am going to succumb to an ice cream craving.

Fiesta ware was fucking radioactive?!?!?

Holy shit 😱😳🤯😱😳🤯

R361 Pretty colors but deadly.

That spice dilemna was WHELMING!!!!

One of the many great things about retirement is that you no longer dread Mondays.

CNN is doing a good series on Live Aid, stuff I've never seen before. Madonna, for one.

Old, vintage Fiesta was radioactive, r361 r362, in the red (really orange) and ivory colors. I'm not sure if the rest of vintage Fiesta was radioactive, but those two colors were for sure.

Since 1986, when Fiesta restarted manufacturing, there's no lead, nothing radioactive. It's all very safe.

I have a Karan Carpenter ear worm, but it’s not yet annoying because I can’t think of most of the verses.

More “dangerous” heat coming. Oh joy.

With the hot and humid weather in the NE, I gave in and bought some popsicles. Still love the grape and cherry don't like the orange but I eat them anyway. I'm 63 but felt like a 10 year old eating them!

No reason….

My Canon printer finally died. The print head no longer functions. I don't know how long I've had it, but it's quite a few years. So, it was probably on its last legs. Replacing the print head would cost about the same as a new one. So, I got an HP Envy printer to replace it. So far, so good.

I've noticed many New Orleans people have potato salad and cornbread as mandatory "go withs" when they have red beans and rice.

It's a yat thing, I think.

[quote]More “dangerous” heat coming. Oh joy.

I am so fucking done with summer.

R372, the combination of beans, rice, and corn prevents some weird deficiency that people living off corn experience.

We had a lot of people subsisting on corn and I think it was post WWII that it was found that native Americans had balanced the equation. You need all three.

“pellagra a disease caused by a niacin (Vitamin B3) deficiency”

When you see beans with rice and a slice of cornbread it’s a sign that basic nutritional needs are being addressed. Plus, all three make cheap fillers.

A Norwegian news reporter just came out by marrying his boyfriend. My gaydar must suck because I never knew he was gay. This is great for visibility though, because most people know who he is. He's been on tv for years.

So far, (knocks wood) our Seattle summer has been deliciously mild.

Only have had to run the AC a couple days this month.

We had a period at work where we were all in very slow with low utilization numbers. Now we are so busy we want to pull our hair out. I'm kind of wishing we were slow again.

Part of me believes that if Pat Benatar led a group of dancers down to Mara Lago and did the pterodactyl dance at the Nazi, he’d resign and run away like the pimp in “Love Is A Battlefield”.

After 3 trips to the library to figure out why I suddenly can’t sign in on their site from home on any of my devices (because I could sign in at the library on their computers) I brought my tablet to the library. After blowing me off three times - “not our fault” - they had to admit they were stumped and didn’t have a clue why it was happening.

I asked if I could have a new library card and thus a new number, they said yes, and now I do AND can log in from home. Why didn’t they think of that?

There was a train stuck on the tracks near my house. I went out for my walk, turned around and went upstairs.

The big cat got his lion shave and his belly feels like velvet.

R382, you have to state the part of a country (temps wise) you come from so we can judge how hot it was before the cut. We’re a judgy bunch.

Also, Pet Owners - if your’re dealing with bad heat - are you forcing them to wear boots one walks, are your seating them in ice water, are you offering them weird iced creams?

If so, this is where you do it. Yes, I will judge you and your decor.

I've never had a cracked screen on any of my devices until today. I took my tablet to the bathroom and rested on the tub. It fell off and hit the floor in a way that cracked the screen.

I learned a new word today: pettifogging.

It has been very rainy here and not even seasonally warm but I was still stuffed into my carrier and taken to the salon.

I'm worried about Mount Ranier because of the earthquake swarms but even more so because the "experts" keep telling us not to worry about it.

I'm in Massachusetts but I know how fucked up a volcano would be for this country and Canada and probably the entire world. Especially with the Trump element. Plus I have a brother in Portland, Oregon

Nothing's happened so not whelming. Yet.

That’s so much starch at R372. Why I never want to go to a Hawaiian bbq place with sides of rice and macaroni salad. There needs to be a vegetable in there some where.

It's worth a shot, R379.

Sometimes I have Cops on just in case they have a summer one with cicadas in the background. I haven’t lived where they are in decades.

Now so have I R386, so thank you.

It finally started raining, for the first time in like 3 weeks. It's colder too.

July is almost over and I've noticed that it's been getting darker earlier. Not too bad yet.

Pine nuts are surprisingly costly.

I was stomping around on Mt. Rainier the day the earthquakes started.

Sorry.

But don’t worry. It’s not a super volcano like Yellowstone. An eruption could cause catastrophic damage nearby, and downstream of the mountain due to lahars (mudflows full of debris) but it would not affect the country as a whole or the world. Portland would be fine. It might get some ash, depending on the winds.

I read about this thing called Ohio-Valley Pizza. It’s a cooked pizza with just tomato sauce. After it’s baked then they sprinkle on the cold toppings. If you’re lucky the cheese might melt a little.

R397, I’ve heard people in Ohio add spaghetti to their beaned chili.

Don’t eat their food - it’s all inspired by a Stuckey’s gas station offering.

I would like to restate that I thought I was a very tidy eater, but I am not.

I forgot I always had dogs and cats who ate whatever they found on the floor.

Now, with no pets, I have to use a vacuum cleaner to keep the floor clean.

Timmy and Alejandro are a cute couple. They clearly adore each other. They recently got married. I wonder if they are DLers.

Cincinnati chili is with spaghetti up to 5 ways. It’s fine, I’ve made it. The pizza thing is just weird. Doesn’t even sound good like a chow mein sandwich.

I've been getting to work early this week. I started at 6:40 today.

I was up at 5 am and walked for an hour starting at 6 this morning. The forecast is 93 f this afternoon so better to get it done early.

Exactly, R403. If you don't get things done at the crack of dawn, you'll die.

I’m on vacation and I bought several thc chocolate bars and in the midst of tidying up my car left them on the roof and took off with the bag on top. No worries, I found them flattened in the middle of the road a couple hours later. 😂

I'm whelming...I have the abdominal CT scan tomorrow where I have to drink that nasty shit.

I hate things where you have to drink nasty fluids.

I woke up to 14°C (57°F). Coldest temp in several weeks. The heatwave is deffo over. We've also had a bit of rain, which was needed. It was very dry. Anyway, the heatwave might be over, but it will be nice weather today and tomorrow according to the forecast. It's supposed to be 25°C (77°F) today and 24°C (75°F) tomorrow. Normal, nice summer temps for Norway. We'll get colder weather and a lot of rain this weekend though, lol. So typical. I was considering going to my lake cabin, but not with this weather forecast. Maybe next weekend if the weather is better.

I noticed on YouTube dollface pet threads they all use the same music, Boo Thing or the speeded up Walk-in In The Sand. Why the fuck is that?

R406 I had a cardiac ultrasound on Tuesday where they gave me a “contrast material that isn’t really a contrast material, it just brightens up the views of your heart.” It was non-iodogenic which avoids sensitivity to iodine based agents, and given by IV by an expert phlebotomist who knew how to find a vein and start a line painlessly. Thus no problems at all that day and a good exam but I lost five pounds yesterday.

I just tasted an iced matcha latte for the first time. It tasted like shit. Do people really like this?

The fire alarm in the mall went off. We all had to evacuate. And yes, malls are still a thing here. I know it's passé or whatever in the US.

It's July 31, really hot and muggy in Brooklyn.

Someone I know named their kid Whitley. It's a boy. And the last name also starts with a "Whi."

Definitely a Tragedeigh name.

Whitley is not the most unfortunate name I have heard recently. But it's definitely not great IMO.

Why don't they just pin a kick me sign on the kid?

I lost power but I came right back. Whew!

I need someone to invent a tiny personal vacuum to clean up crumbs on my shirt after I've been snacking. Something battery operated, collapsible and rechargeable that would easily fit into a pocket or attach to a key chain. Or perhaps something that looks like a pen and no one would be the wiser as to what it really is.

Just brush them off like the ancients.

There was a character in Smallville named Whitley. He was the big jock on campus, I think.

So it was basically Queen Mary of Teck who denied the Russian relatives to be rescued?

What a cunt.

I tell you, that whole family is a big steaming pile of 💩

Season 5.

Many folks have checked in on me to verify I'm ok after the "tsunami".

I live in SF / Castro - 4 miles from the Ocean, and behind mountains - and there was no tsunami anywhere on the Pac Coast.

It's nice that people care, but it's tainted by media-fueled drama that I can live without.

R421, Crescent City, California, did get a 4 foot wave (which caused little damage). Glad it was underwhelming, and maybe a chance to test some of the alert systems.

I am using some shit called Boombox to come down from heavy alcohol abuse.

At least it has pretty colors

All day I've thought it was Friday but nope, it's still Thursday.

I am in the Balkans and the supermarkets usually play Balkan pop music, but in one day at two different markets I randomly heard "November Spawned A Monster" by Morrissey and "Sweet Harmony" by the Beloved, which I don't think I've heard anywhere since the '90s.

With all this heat, my ceiling fans have been working for many hours each day of late.

TODAY is the day I use my handy-dandy ceiling fan brush to dust the blades.

I was at a seminar yesterday and they let us out early because a state of emergency was called for NJ due to the predicted rain. It took me an hour to get home from a place which is about 25 minutes away. Drove through some really hard rain but, by the time I got home, it wasn't even drizzling. Central and South Jersey got hit bad with rain and wind. I never lost power.

I misspelled Rubik's cube im a text to a work mate cum friend and now I'm mortified

As well you should be.

They’re all laughing at you.

I wrote Rubic's rather than Rubik's

Now we're all laughing at you too!

Here's a neat site that lists all the Frank Lloyd Wright homes in your state:

If he's your cum friend, he'll understand.

There’s one 2 miles from my house, r433. I’m gonna go ask to borrow a cup of sugar.

I love my new safety can opener. I've had it for about a year now.

It's one of those things that you say, "where have you been all my life?!"

I can't remember the name of a song nor the band. It starts off with a male voice sort of in the backgound saying four, three, two, one. Will someone put me out of my misery please.

I used the wrong oil (Danish oil) on my cutting board. It will ultimately be food safe, but I have to let it cure which will take 3 days.

It was the oil IKEA recommended for a butcher block table. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Next time, mineral oil.

Rocket Man, r437?

Last night I watched Dawn Of The Dead (1978) it still holds up. I was 12 when my brother took me to see it.

R438 No but thanks for playing.

Im searching for the title of two movies I saw parts of many years ago. The first: i vagues remember a woman standing at a window - the lighting was haunting- i recall there was dancing in this dark emptybroom- another clip was of that same woman or her twin? Driving along a narrow winding road witha man at her side. I beleive it was raining too in both scenes

Help

Movie #2 - elevator scene, multiple people goong in and oit of elevator and discussion in some sort of office area/ near the elevator? I vaguely remember Estelle Parsons was in that film...

OK, it’s not Cher, but it’s Mark Cohn singing “Going To Memphis” that has me moving lately.

It not only gets you moving R444, it also lets you know how Muriel spends her Fridays.

I'm tired of constantly hearing how we should show everyone "grace".

This phrase has only recently become fashionable.

Grace should be dispersed judiciously.

Major Tom, R437.

“Earth below us, drifting , falling, floating weightless.

Coming, coming home.

The day started with a shart.

It was annoyingly whelming.

I'm with R447.

I heard this in the store last week and realized I'd always mistakenly thought Pete Shelley did it.

So what the hell is up with mushroom coffee???

Pour quoi? Para que?

My dog is telling me in her way that's it's time for bed. Such a nag!

I ordered a chicken sandwich at Burger King today and the guy at the first window asked me if I wanted a crown. I said no. Then I pulled up to the next window to get my order and there was a crown in the bag. WTF? Is this some kind of promotion thing?

I've been remembering things that have been locked in the vault for decades. Why now, I wonder. I'll just blame it on old age.

I’m trying Modelo beer for the first time - meh. Doritos help, but I could really use some salsa right now.

It's raining heavily for the first time in probably a month or something. It's also cold, only 18°C (64°F).

When I was younger food did not get stuck between my teeth when I ate like it does now that I am elder-ish. Salads are especially troublesome and I avoid eating them in public. I've taken good care of my teeth but I do believe the space between teeth widens naturally with age.

Floss picks.

I just love clean sheets day.

I ordered new business cards today. All of Vistaprint's templates were so obnoxiously busy it took me a while to find one that was semi-plain.

Printed business cards?

You're not very pretty and you're not very bright.

My car is spotless with no rain forecast for the week. They haven’t rounded up all the uh, undocumented because the car was spotless at the other end when I got it back at the car wash. Not detailing but close. Ten dollar tip to the towel guys. Fifteen dollars for the basic brushless wash. The wipers and polishers must make a few bucks because the line was down the block at 8 this morning.

An oil change, new wipers, and whatever else 57,000 miles entails and the annual auto emission tests and sticker are to be done tomorrow at the service station down the street.

R462 That might be the most underwhelming post EVUH.

I shaved today. I’ll have to do it again as I feel fur on my neck. Once you reach 57, you have to repeat things. This is one of them.

I hate Mondays. Most of my coworkers are nice, but there are a few I just don't get along with. Sadly I work closely with one of them.

[quote] McLuhan likened our contemporary ills to the often misunderstood myth of Narcissus. The point of the story “is not that people are prone to fall in love with their own images but that people fall in love with extensions of themselves which they are convinced are not extensions of themselves,” resulting in “the idolatry of technology as involving a psychic numbness.” McLuhan believed that whatever technology we use—in his time, telephone, telegraph, radio, or television—surrounds us in a certain environment. We change how we communicate, and how we think, because of that environment. And because we are steeped in those environments, we often don’t realize that we are making

OK, I stole this from wonkette and it comes from this site::

I’m having some veggie straws dipped in hummus.

Tori Amos's father died, and one of her fans left this achingly beautiful message of condolence on her Insta:

While I love Tori Amos, I didn’t need to learn about the death of the whole family.

I’m still upset about the way she sits at the piano. Love her voice, just can’t watch. And now I know she’s lost a whole family? Whelmed.

It has been hazy and smoky today in New England from the Canada wildfires. Ugh.

So it must make Al Fayed feel guilty as hell knowing that HE sicced the fucking paparazzi on his own son and was responsible for their deaths. Damn.

He dead.

The fire in Anza must be a dilly. The Calfire big guns are flying into our local airport. They’re pretty impressive.

The soft sarcoma my dog had removed was cancerous. The doctor wants to x-ray her chest to see if it's spread there. Just kill me now.

Sorry, R474...that's awful.

Yes, it is. She's the best of all dogs and if it wasn't for her, I would have fallen into a deep hole of depression I could not have climbed out of when my partner died but she needed me and has been my most trusted friend for ten years.

I witnessed a car accident the other day. A car pulled out of a 7-Eleven while another car was moving forward toward a stop light, and the car pulling out slammed into the other car's rear passenger side. The front bumper of the car that pulled out was nearly ripped off, while the back wheel of the car that was hit was at an angle. I would guess it will be declared totaled.

Had a day from hell at work. Ate a big chocolate when I got home. Now I feel bad.

Going to the gym today for the first time in 2 months. Wish me luck!!

Good luck Cosmo!

you got this, Cosmo. Have fun, and remember how good you will feel afterwards by getting the body moving!

I found a loaf of cinnamon bread marked down to $2.77 at QFC yesterday and today I'm having it toasted with my "morning" coffee and it's delicious.

Just the one, dear?

My local news sometimes has a pet adoption segment. The cat today apparently identifies as they/them.

Cats are like that.

That’s nothing. My cat identifies as a tiger.

Samba's preferred pronouns are Your Majesticness/Serene Potentate.

I reread H. G. Wells' "The Invisible Man" and was shocked by what a psychopathic FUCK the invisible man is. And he was like that before the invisibility. Also shocked by Wells' antisemitism, which I also recall popping up in another novel of his, "In the Days of the Comet."

The only good thing about the hazy smoke from the Canada wildfires is that the sunsets look gorgeous.

I would never walk barefoot on a hotel room floor, NEVER. Not even a five star hotel.

I should take a news break. The rage I feel reading about those merry band of assholes reminds me of my rage coming down from cocaine in the eighties.

Some bliss from ignorance might be nice.

I got the indoor step ladder from the garage, something I’ve been avoiding for weeks, and used it to replace two lightbulbs in ceiling cans, dust the blades on two ceiling fans, and change the a/c’s main intake filter. All before 10 am.

Now to the tailor, the drug store, the other drug (weed) store, the Verizon store and then to Marshall’s to return some chinos: two pairs with 32 waists don’t fit, one size 31 and another 32 DO fit. Go figure.

I just mowed my front yard before it got too hot and steamy.

After a shower, I shall reward myself by taking myself to lunch.

I wish employers would stop hiring incompetent, dumb young people. There, I feel better for saying that now, had to rant.

Ranting is slightly whelming R494, but glad we were here for you.

My dog's doctor's receptionist is out to lunch. I received a message from the doctor to schedule an appointment for her x-ray, they said it could be done this morning. I called and was told someone would call me. I heard zip so i replied to the doc's email that I called but no one contacted me. I think she must have spoken to airhead and she finally called with an appointment. As soon as I hung up, she called again to give me the same appointment I told her we had just done that. She responded "oh." Serenity now!

I just had the butt of a loaf of sourdough bread slathered in good butter.

You'd rather have a male butt slathered in butter that you can lick off. You know you love it when I talk dirty.

I'm tired of the smoke from Canada. It's been spoiling my view of the night sky.

Sometimes I find cussing in Italian to be more satisfying than cussing in English.

For instance, if I injure myself while doing a house repair, an Italian cuss word better describes my level of anger and frustration.

Whereas an English/American cuss word will suffice if I'm just dealing with your everyday, run of the mill, garden variety annoyance such as traffic or an insufferable co-worker.

Give us some Italian cusses!

The only proper cuss word is fuck. It's international and acceptable.

I renewed my credit deposit for another six months. Since I have accumulated a certain amount of money, I qualified for a higher interest rate.

I had Korean food that was so spicy my scalp was sweating.

Sometimes I wish we were all a real in-person group. This is the only outlet I have and I like you all so much.

It's fruitfly season and I made my usual trap of a bottle containing half an inch of red wine vinegar with a drop of Dawn swished into it.

I’m not leaving my home, R505, just to listen to rants about planes, trans, and auto-asphyxiation.

Aw, we like you too, R505!

Heatwave coming to the northeast beginning Sunday and lasting throughout the week. Maybe I'll watch Some Like It Hot.

I keep hearing about how the next heatwave is the last one of the summer and then it never is. We’re going to Quebec over Labor Day and there’ll probably be a heatwave then the way things are going.

That said, central air conditioning makes life worth living when it’s really hot outside.

I have grown quite fond of you as well R505.

I've earned something called a "top fan badge" on Facebook for a C-list actor I follow. I have no idea what that means. I just liked some of his shirtless pics. Should I accept the "badge"?

My car's battery keeps dying. We took it in and they said there was nothing wrong with it, so my brother thinks my car has a "drain" on the battery somewhere. Ugh. I hate having car problems more than anything.

I bought edibles to replace the ones I ran over. Needless to say they left out some of my order. Ken made a phone call he was not happy.

Tonight I made Hungarian goulash for the first time. I got the recipe off Tiktok. It was delicious.

Does your shirtless C-list actor have a name, Top Fan r512?

That’s disappointing about The Invisible Man. I thought the movie with Claude Rains was delightful. Here we go gatherrring nuts in May, nuts in May….

Marlene Dietrich’s recipe like I did R515?

Look at this small pomeranian chasing a black bear! Lol.

R513 My car key died. I thought they would fix it and it would be free since my warranty is 5 years and my car is only 4. But nope! Typical. I had to pay for it myself, thankfully I got the money back on my insurance.

So my rental car won’t start and I needed to reschedule an appointment for a blood test at the last minute.

In addition to rescheduling, I was told that the lab was expecting me to be fasting for this test when this particular specialist never requires that, so I needed to check with his office (who confirmed the test was not fasting) and I wanted to check with my primary care physician (whom I’m seeing in a few weeks) to see if she ordered fasting bloodwork.

All of this took 30 minutes later during which I’ve spoken to two different robots, listened to two “press 1 for X” trees, (one of which I hung up on when it got to what 9 was for without ever offering me what I was looking for) three apparently American workers (all of who asked for the same identifying information) and a woman somewhere in Asia with an accent that I would probably consider charming under other circumstances, and never did get to speak to anyone who works with my primary care physician and wound up sending her an e-Mail message which required logging into their secure system. All this designed to make my health care experience more efficient.

I forgot to buy a bag of M&M's Peanut at the store today. Shit.

Oh, the humanity!

R519 that's a crazy video. That bear is young...and dumb.

and full of cum?

Some guy named Roberto Portales, r516. I checked his imdb and I guess he is less than C-list. He only has a few credits. I still want to know what a top fan badge is.

R519, your video left off the derpy photos of the killer Pomeranian at the end.

Did the repairs go beyond replacing the battery on the key fob. R520?

Cause, you can replace the battery on the key fob easy, peasy.

Attention Concert Goers:

There are no bathrooms in Seattle. I’d suggest fasting the day of your big concert.

I went to the remote nude beach for the first time in 12+ years. It was nice.

I can hear the Oasis concert out my window. They're doing "Cast No Shadow" right now.

The Datalounge condoles you, Kit.

I’m too tired to cook.

Lately it's been too hot to cook. And yes, I have A/C.

I'm on the Daily Mail and I can't believe how fat Nelly Furtado is.

I'm a kitchen gadget addict. Actually, I am addicted to any kind of household gadget. I see YouTube tours of the Japanese store Daiso and would like to go to there but it turns out the closest one to me here in the U.S. is 800 miles away.

The Laundry Is Done! Yes, you’re very welcome, Ladies and Cunts.

Odd; I had umpteen number of trunks, but only six pairs of socks. Also, it took THREE washings to get a hamburger stain out of my jeans, but it is finally erased.

Use Dawn to pretreat any sort of oil stain. Comes right off.

R538, that didn’t work on this one - as if it was a super stain. It was KFC, if you need to know the culprit.

I need table dogs - not my dogs, just neighborhood dogs that come along and snack on whatever they find on the floor after a meal. I would say table crows, but they shit to punctuate comments and they never shut up.

I'm drying marjoram and basil in the oven. It smells amazing in here!

I need a new toilet. Shall I get Mork's spacecraft?

Get a regular toilet, R541. Do you really want to pay for expensive repairs?

Heck, a plumber was asked what toilets are the best and he said the regular ones. Not even those that have those two little buttons on top. They’re harder to fix, apparently.

The old ways are still the best ways. 🤷🏻‍♀️

And the old gays are still the best gays.

I was joking r542. It's unfortunate the picture from the link doesn't display on screen.

☺️

I was shopping for a carry-on bag and wound up spending much more than I planned when the store on Orchard Street (LES NYC) offered a big discount on a very expensive bag. I’m a sucker for a bargain.

It’s the sales tax free weekend in Massachusetts. I bought a new desktop and saved about $500 on the price and $100 on the sales tax. And gave my friend a ticket to Cincinnati on American Airlines with miles instead of money for her birthday. She’s out of work and fuck it costs a lot - money or miles - just to go to Ohio.

"The Misfits" is on TCM tonight and I thought about watching it (I've never seen it before). But I guess I'm not in the mood for that type of movie right now.

I started to watch "The Misfits" a little while ago but turned it off when I realized that I also wasn't in the mood for that particular movie right now. So many layers of sadness, both on the screen and behind the scenes.

Heat wave coming, I'll all in.

[quote]"The Misfits" is on TCM tonight and I thought about watching it (I've never seen it before). But I guess I'm not in the mood for that type of movie right now.

Even Thelma Ritter couldn't save that one.

And I love that movie.

Sometimes I post innocuous comments just to keep DL moving when it's slow.

Like what?

Summer is basically over. It was 18°C (64°F) today. Was 12°C (54°F) when I drove to work this morning. That's very cold for august!

[quote]Heat wave coming, I'll all in.

If you think it's so great, pay my electric bill.

I'm craving pepper jack cheese and crackers but I don't have any pepper jack cheese. I do have quite an assortment of crackers.

Woe is me.

I want to go to New Orleans in December. I went there years ago in March and it was sweltering.

I'd like to do the ghost tours and maybe go to the voodoo shops. Still debating whether to get a tarot reading in those shops.

R557, guess what? I have two types of pepper jack cheese (habanero & regular) but no crackers! I do have some nice sourdough bread and thought maybe I’d toast some.

I had some kind of psychotic episode after drinking heavily. It was intense and I’m lucky I didn’t get seriously hurt or arrested. I have no idea if I made a bunch of insane posts here or not during that time. I won’t ever drink again.

Well, there was this:

dear cia, mossad, and all fed glowie faggot demons. I’ll win. U R NOTHING. Dear all faggot glowing CIA spooks. I will kill you. I will torture you. You are not human. You are worthless and pathetic. You have no power. Your wealth is a pathetic a farce. I would happily die before I cracked a smile at one of you demons who deserve to be tortured brutally for centuries. Fuck you. You’ll never win. I’ll promote your death and torture and destruction forever.

r560, glad to hear you're better. Honestly I don't remember anything particularly psychotic being posted.

R561 Yikes! Well gosh, I’d never even jaywalk when my mind is right. Frankly, even attending a protest is too scary. I sent off a bunch of texts similar to this that were even more deranged, like including completely made up words. I also had saved tons of AI generated pictures of minions to my phone.

I have sourdough in the freezer. Thanks for the reminder, r559!

[quote]I want to go to New Orleans in December.

Do it! You can go to the races and a Reveillon dinner and Christmas in the Oaks. It's a great time to be there.

[quote]I also had saved tons of AI generated pictures of minions to my phone

That is somehow the strangest part of the story.

And this was only booze? Nothing else that might have intensified your buzz?

Really scary. Take care of yourself.

R566 I have beta blockers and muscle relaxers here, it's possible I took something. I can vaguely remember starting to get drunk and feeling unusually manic. I don't think so. I think perhaps I've always been rolling the dice as a bipolar person and just been quite lucky up to this point. I was certainly dehydrated and not getting good sleep in general as well. As far as I know I could have ran out and asked a street bum to hit their crack pipe once I was blacked out and feral. I'm going to make an effort to avoid stress from now on too. No more flame wars on DL.

[quote]I had some kind of psychotic episode after drinking heavily. It was intense and I’m lucky I didn’t get seriously hurt or arrested. I have no idea if I made a bunch of insane posts here or not during that time. I won’t ever drink again.

I did notice some unusually whelming posts lately.

I sneezed three times in a row today. It felt nice.

[quote]I'm going to make an effort to avoid stress from now on too. No more flame wars on DL.

Please don't let us stress you out. Always remember DL is basically an open-air asylum.

Potsticker Day!

I don’t care how hot it is outside.

I cooked a chicken breast that has been thawing in my refrigerator for 4 days. The internet says 2 days max. Pray for me.

So I finally reached the end of The Crown.

I liked it, for the most part.

Definitely liked the Claire Foy early years more than the last parts. I especially loved the ending scene where Claire and Olivia and Imelda are together in that church.

I’m glad she decided to stay on and not give up the throne. Fuck that asshole Charles and his fucking whore bride.

Just saw an evil former co-worker on Reddit. She sounds even crazier than she used to be, which I wouldn't have thought possible.

I'm tempted to get Jumpspeak or some other AI language app but I don't know if it's worth the money.

Insomnia for the second night in a row. It's too hot to sleep.

I’ve been whining that chemotherapy has given me quick-growing thin nails and it is true. The hidden bonus is that my toenails are also growing thinner. There’s now a horizontal ridge where treatment began.

The new part of the nails are nice and smooth. The old part of the nail is thick, cracked, and fugly. It’s one of the many reasons I never wear flip-flops or slides.

I’m wading into Medicare decisions. Pray for me.

Think of it as a dartboard, r578.

I bought fake ice cream today. It's not that good.

I have back to back meetings all day. Not impressed!!