I Want to Be Underwhelmed:🍦Summer 2024 Ending

Panera soup was BOGO today. I got three deals!

Two Broccoli Cheddar, two Lobster Bisque and two Baked Potato.

I'll share one of each flavor with a friend.

I decided to let nature take its course on my lawn and a patch has been taken over by Potentilla indica (aka Mock Strawberry), an invasive species from Asia. It has little yellow flowers and berries that look like its namesake. It’s rather pretty.

Spilled coffee all over my computer desk and noticed that for the first time in my life, my first impulse wasn't to berate myself for being a klutz, but instead I was just focused on fixing the situation as quickly as possible. Feels like progress, at long last.

Comment on a NY Times recipe:

[quote]This recipe is super yummy and satisfying but a word about the rub recipe included in the tip. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) causes a severe reaction in some people — I am one of them and it makes me very sick for at least a couple of days. No, it’s not a myth! It would be wise to mention in the recipe that some people have very bad physical reactions to MSG.

Rant:

I’m sorry, Virginia (name of commenter), but you already know that MSG makes you sick, so presumably you know to leave it out. Some people are killed by peanuts. Does every recipe that includes peanuts require a warning?

What is wrong with people? Her comment has 44 thumbs up.

I’m so drowsy

I went swimming today, in the fjord (sea). The water was warm. It was about 20°C. I literally swam for an hour, lol. It was the last nice day we'll have in a while. Now it's supposed to rain every day for the next week. It will be colder too. Maybe it's just as well, I struggle sleeping if it's too hot.

I had coffee and a Boston cream donut for breakfast and now I have a stomachache.

I just programmed my coffee maker for 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday. On weekdays I program it for 6:00 a.m.

The "Disgusting Things You Do At Home..." thread is really disgusting. I had to untag it. DLers are nasty.

R9 I’m sure it’s worse than what is described in that thread if you can grasp that.

My dad wakes me up every morning at 4:30 (he goes to have coffee with his friends at McDonalds at 5) and then again at 6:30 when he gets back home. I hate it. EVERY morning, seven days a week.

R11, how does he wake you up? Noisy? Does he knock on your door and say, "Son, I am now leaving to go to McDonalds"? Can you tell him to STFU (in a nice way) and just exit the house quietly?

He's noisy. He makes himself breakfast and uses the microwave and for some reason has an epic struggle every morning with some plastic packaging. He wakes up the dogs and they bark and he and my stepmother talk and talk and talk. It's REALLY annoying!

Sounds like it's Dad's house, so I think you're out of luck.

The septic people called. They will be here next Thursday to dig up the yard. As Kurt Vonnegut might say, if I'm lucky I'll die before then.

My pharmacy charged me $20.10 using their GoodRX discount card for a medicine my insurance won't cover.

I bought lunch at the gas station today. They have a kitchen in the mini mart. Anyway, I went all-out and ordered a scoop of mashed potatoes and gravy (as a side order in addition to my meal). Anyway, those mashed potatoes and gravy were delicious. I could have just eaten that. My order came out to $18.25 or so. Usually, I go home for lunch, but there was some construction going on and it was better to stay close to the office.

Slept like 3 hours last night. It was way too hot :(

Walmart's BetterGoods Cinnamon Honey Butter is excellent on waffles and toast.

Supposedly this stuff plus Sister Schubert's Yeast Rolls is a dupe for Texas Roadhouse rolls but I haven't tried that combo yet.

[quote] he goes to have coffee with his friends at McDonalds at 5

Who does that?

I really wanted a frittata for breakfast but had oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts instead. You’re welcome, arteries.

OMG! I just had oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts! Plus a few stray raspberries.

Why do band-aid assortment packs always have so many of the tiny little bandages that no one could possibly need?

That’s why I buy the box with only one size, and I buy the walgreens store brand.

Lots of retired people wake up very early and go to McD’s or go walking in the mall, etc,

I washed my bed sheets but now I don't feel like putting them on the bed.

I washed my sheets this morning, hung them on my clothesline, and they were dry in an hour and a half. 90°+ weather will do that.

26°C in my bedroom right now. I won't be able to sleep tonight. It's way too hot.

Feeling shitty on a hot Saturday

Today I learned the serving of "impossible" sausage patties are the exact same calories as the serving of bacon (three slices). Kind of surprised me.

I guess I’ll turn tricks again to buy gifts for special occasions again this year.

Lucy is Madame X!

Ethel is Madame X!

Perhaps you should just give the recipients those tricks for special occasions this year, r31.

Damned manipulative cat.

I might turn treats

Chest day is quickly coming to an end.

I have slept for about two hours. Woke up in a pool of sweat. It's too hot.

I can't eat as much as I used to since getting my gallbladder removed. But at least I lost weight.

I have eaten 600g of fresh cherries today. They were delicious, but that seems like far too many to have had in one day.

The green grapes are especially sweet this week.

It is 3.30am here, and I am watching a sitcom while drinking tea and eating an ice lolly.

This is what I call Weird Single Person behaviour. I’m not interested in a relationship, but it would be nice to have someone else in the house to ask me what the fuck I am doing when I act like his.

It's currently 04:30 am. I can't sleep. There's also a thunderstorm.

It's still humid.

Ice lolly?

I think the thunderstorm is over. It also stopped raining. It's now 05:30 am.

[quote] Ice lolly?

No thanks, r44. I’ve already had one.

I've just watched X, with Mia Goth. It's a good horror movie. Now I'm going to watch Pearl.

I just made an almond cake with pineapple and apricot filling.

Don't ever take 2 Ambien.

Well,.my car certainly has something to say this overnight.

I ate half a pineapple, today.

Something something reveals too much personal information something.

I had to search to find this MF thread....

Now that I have found this thread, I came here to say I saw 6 pelicans today.

Update:

I never got around to putting the clean sheets on my bed yesterday so I slept in the guest room.

My dogs were confuzzled.

My cat has commenced a multi-day public grieving process after two nights of something similar.

I tried to refill my simplehuman foam soap dispenser with Whole Foods 365 brand foaming hand soap. It’s just not the same. Bastards are a rip-off, but they make a nice foaming soap.

I am laying down with the little cat and watching the French pole vaulter clip over and over. It's delightful in so many ways.

Another Olympics day. Another day Norway is underperforming. NID.

I’m making a recipe for blondies and I’m shocked at the amount of butter and sugar, especially since I will no doubt eat them all within 24 hours. I almost made the recipe with only 1 stick of butter, but I realized the sugar would not mix smoothly into it and checked. I’m supposed to use 2 sticks. Browned butter.

R38 I first read your post as I can’t eat ass these days..

Dirty mind

My late mother had a "Clapper". She "clapped" to turn lamps on and off while in bed.

I guess Alexa has made products like that obsolete now.

I've been having good luck thrifting online.

The almond cake was superb.

Everybody raved about it.

It sounded good.

I wanna fart

Let 'er rip.

Louise Wener from the Britpop band Sleeper is 58. Jesus.

I've become a late in life iced tea drinker.

I hear crickets, a sign that summer is waning.

Autumal solstice only 48 days away. Finally

I did 4 loads of laundry today.

R41 is it Frobishers? I know about them from watching "Bedazzled", the real one, with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and Eleanor Bron because Stanley Moon accidentally wastes one of his wishes on a Frobishers Ice Lolly.

R60, I usually cut the amount of sugar a recipe calls for by about a third. It's worked fine so far.

Recipes always call for too much sugar unless you're doing a sweet and sour type of thing.

Someone should invent cinnamon scented kitchen trash bags; I would buy those. As an added bonus cinnamon repels ants. An entrepreneurial DLer should take my idea and run with it. I'm told old, tired and lazy to actually act on any of my brilliant ideas.

*too old, tired....

But does artificial cinnamon scent repel ants? I imagine using real cinnamon could get expensive.

Maybe some type of collaboration with Yankee Candle Company, r78?

IDK. I leave it to the go getters here on DL to work it out.

I'll just sit back in my recliner and beam with pride when said problem solving DLer is on Shark Tank pitching the idea.

Sad last days with kitty I've mentioned in these threads. Poor guy has dementia and it crossed the line this week.

Aw.

I'm so sorry, r80.

Max Miller got a new kitchen.

For heightened visual interest Max needs to do one of his vids shirtless with just the apron on.

New kitchen looks nice but kind of boring. Looks like an abbreviated version of the Preppy Kitchen guy's kitchen. I really don't like Preppy Kitchen guy's kitchen with all the decorative copper cookware.

I have terrible catarrh

So sorry r80. I lost my sweet girl last week. My dog is very depressed. I told him we’ll have another kitty when the right opportunity arrives but not until after vacation.

Hugs r87

Oops, I wrote about my catarrh woes and didn’t read the most recent posts about people’s cats dying. I wasn’t trying to make a sick pun or anything, I really do have terrible catarrh.

And my cats are 14 years old and (I think) 15 years old. The mother cat had kittens on my deck in 2011 and I wrote a thread on Datalounge about it.

The day started off pouring and when it stopped it remained gloomy all day with the temp not exceeding sixty nine degrees. Not a splendid summer day.

The next time you’re standing in a line try this fun activity

Bend forward and spell R-U-N aloud

I just spent 15 minutes shooing away Canada Geese who intended to bed down in my yard. They've done it before without my knowledge and left a shitload of goose poop.

R89, I remember you bringing in a litter of kittens and the mother cat years ago. Glad it worked out. My cat turned up as a stray about 10 years ago. She was in bad shape but ended up being such a love bug. She must’ve lived with a dog before because she really loved the dog. He was a barely trained 1 year old and she helped keep him in line. She would sleep with me until I fell asleep and then go sleep in his bed the rest of the night.

I had to look up what a catarrh is. I feel your pain. I just got antibiotics and a steroid for a raging sinus infection. It’s been a miserable week for me.

It sounds like someone nearby is digging a well and the noise is driving me nuts. STFU!

In the waiting room at the lab for a blood test. It's not a fasting one so I had a boiled egg and a granola bar at 730 am.

It's gloomy and in the 60s again today. Come back, summer.

I found a bunch of change sitting in back of my junk drawer that's been there for years. I'll put it in a Salvation Army bucket around Christmas.

R89 - I am in my third week of a raging sinus infection. Had two rounds of antibiotics and am on the second steroid nasal spray. Today's the best I've felt in a while, took 2 Mucinex D. Hope your recovery is quicker.

I paid for the GOOD insurance at this job and I get to visit my new PCP today.

I hope to score a script for Creon. I could be fatter by Christmas if it works out.

My dog woke me up twice in the middle of the night to go out and throw up. She's feeling better now, in fact she just asked for lunch and is chowing down on her dog food. I don't know how people can do kids, I panic when my pet doesn't feel well.

For those posters with sinus infection / pain issues, there's something called bromelain, it's from pineapple. I used to have somewhat chronic sinus issues and bromelain helped. Pretty widely available (drugstores) and not expensive.

R100 I am impressed your dog goes out to throw up. Mine pukes wherever he is when he has to.

I don't like Better Than Bouillon.

Too salty?

I'm out of salsa. Shit.

My hand is in a splint and I can't do much of anything. I'm wasting this nice cool weather. I could be baking.

I found out what the excruciating noise was near my home early this morning. I went out to run an errand and I noticed a house on my street is missing. No idea why they would tear it down it was nice and even had a solarium.

R101 - Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Put your clothes back on

Lovely crescent moon tonight.

I made matza ball soup with noodles, chicken, carrots, and celery.

Sumo wrestling videos popped up on my YouTube feed. I've watched quite a few of these videos (bios of past and current wrestlers / fighters), cooking and eating videos. These guys are actually in good shape (while they're actively in the competition circuit). I lived in Japan for a year and one regret I have is not going to a sumo competition with some of my gaijin (foreigner) colleagues. It was too early in the morning. I also missed a Mount Fuji hike for the same reason (start time was too early). I don't regret missing that Mount Fuji hike (after listening to a colleague telling me what it was like (super cold and windy that day)).

I also missed the Tsukiji fish market excursion ... because the start time was too early.

Now, in my older age, I wake up ... EARLY.

[quote] My dog woke me up twice in the middle of the night to go out and throw up

He must be sick in the head. Just vomit on the rug. That’s why they buy them

Inlet kitty go this morning. I navigated along with an endlessly purring, personable French farm cat for 17 years. I couldn't have asked for a better pet experience. Hopefully, he's had as good of a time with us.

Very sorry to hear that MizezSlocumbe. Glad you gave him a family.

I got gas at Wawa this morning and put air in my tires. The air is free at Wawa.

Then I went inside and bought a couple of bottles of Wawa brand iced tea which is good.

I'm going to have Detroit style pizza for lunch. I have no idea what that is since I live in the Southwest. I hope it's good.

These biscuits taste like cardboard.

Driving back from the doctor today, I turned off the GPS and listened to Trump instead. I still found my way home but was sorely tempted to slam into bridge abutments

I was driving too. Had to turn it off when he claimed he had 100,000 at a rally in NJ when the actual count was 8,000.

Pathetic liar.

I know I'm getting a little stir crazy and need to get out of the house and do something when I start scrounging around my "emergency food stash". That's the shelf stable food with long expiration dates that I keep for power outages, hurricanes, Armageddon, etc.

I just ate a packet of Starkist Tuna Salad for no good reason. I wasn't even hungry and it was vile. I used the plastic cutlery I keep in my emergency stash. I think I'd rather just die in some apocalypse than eat that again.

Anything shelf stable is bound to be full of chemicals. Suitable only for emergency.

Was it a rescue French Farm Cat?

Apocalyptic movies always feature cans of baked beans and peaches, R121.

Why not put some tasty food in your emergency food stash?

I feel like I’m going to drown in post nasal schmutz. Getting old sucks. Never had a problem clearing that stuff out but now it’s mucus plug city.

Do you still have both breasts?

I wonder how Salman Rushdie is doing

The tuna packets were meant to be a source of protein and they were cheap, a $1 each. But what good is cheap if cheap isn't any good... Still four more packets in there, ugh.

Beans won't work for me as an emergency protein as they give me terrible, sharp stomach pains, always have. I guess I'll stick to peanut butter items which I have plenty of in there.

I also had a bunch of Dole fruit cups in the stash but the last time I got into one of these weird funks I ate them all. I'll have to re-stock.

At least you do have an emergency stash.

[quote]Still four more packets in there, ugh.

I'm sure the neighborhood stray cats would eat them.

I feel like I have bugs crawling all over me, especially in my hair. But there’s nothing there.

At the senior center today Mavis Perkins said that she has a problem with her uterus! I was surprised that at the age of 78 she still has one! Anyhoo, apparently it's falling out and she has to place it back in. Last night I woke up from a nightmare and I dreamed her uterus was chasing me throughout the senior center and we ended up on the pickleball court!

R132 you’re taking too many drugs

Unbridled stupidity

I had a very pampering day today: went for a facial and had a pedi done.

😬

Why the 😬 face?

Why not?

Isn’t it a cheesy grin?

A happy, sort of self-satisfied emotion?

🤷🏻‍♀️

No,

😬

is a grimace.

Well I don’t think so.

It’s my cheesy grin face. I use it all the time.

Yes, the dearly departed French Farm Cat was a rescue. He was part of a farm litter near St. Étienne and the first family who took him brought him back. I was there staying with friends and saw a hand-drawn ad at Super U (think Super Target) looking to house a cat who "ronronne toujours" (always purrs), and we were sold.

Thanks for indulging me in my moment of grief.

R128, just a few months ago, he returned to the site of the attack and wrote about his reactions.

Etienne is an olde tyme name for Steven. Mostly Stephan is a more popular equivalent.

They call people from St. Étienne Stephanois.

Emojis are not meant to mean whatever you want. They are a form of communication, and they have accepted meanings even though their appearance varies across platforms.

In this case, the emoji is known as Grimacing Face one source describes its meaning: May represent a range of negative or tense emotions, especially nervousness, embarrassment, or awkwardness (e.g., Eek!).

I’m being battened by remnants of Debby. There’s even a tornado watch.

I’m not in the mood to be battered. I’m certainly in no mood to be subjected to a tornado.

My cat has a vet appointment.

Emojis are so over used they're just stupid now.

^battered

[quote] Emojis are so over used they're just stupid now.

💩

Here is the “cheesy smile” emoji

It's all in the delivery. 🚚

I've stopped free-feeding crunchies. Now I get woken up every morning with a 16 lb cat making biscuits and sprawling over my torso.

r152 I had to do that too. Do not give crunchies in the morning or kitty will never stop waking you up. I would give my cat two tablespoons for dinner and canned food throughout the day. The goal is slow weight loss and it does work.

I haven't been inside a Target for a long time.

I like to let my arm hang out of my car window while driving intentionally slow. It looks all at once trashy yet rebellious.

I don't like having to constantly plug in passwords to log into my work computers.

My password manager allows me to use titles of depressing movies I will never watch. “S0ph13ch0s3wr0ng” was good for 90 days.

“Iwantt0b3und3rwh3lm3d” would work.

My passwords are all bad language

2cocks4miasshole24!!!!

Those passwords sound hard to remember.

TS Debby's remnants are passing through New England with rain and high humidity, it feels yucky.

Is Debby really TS?

For dinner I'm going to make a BLT. I'm thinking of adding thinly sliced cucumbers.

R160, it's *so* humid. We usually have humid summers but this is next-level. Then again, people down south have better air-conditioning than I do.

I don’t understand why a person living in a court style apartment would have his windows uncovered after dark with the lights on. Is it just an exhibitionist thing?

At 4:00 a.m. on this Saturday morning my dogs determined there was a security threat in the backyard and they needed to investigate. After putzing around for ten minutes they decided it was a false alarm and came back inside and promptly went back to sleep.

I on the other was unable to get back to sleep and am sitting here like a zombie four hours later guzzling coffee.

This Rustik Oven brand sourdough bread is very good.

They also have an Italian one that is good and makes great toast.

That is all. Carry on.

[quote] Is it just an exhibitionist thing?

Is putting on a show?

[quote] I haven't been inside a Target for a long time.

I ordered customer pickup at target. Ordered it the night before, got confirmation email it was ready in morning, went there. In the amount of time I waited at the customer service desk to pick up my 5 items I could’ve shopped for them, paid and been halfway home.

I drink lots of polypropylene glycol

I don't like the phrase "tucks in" when describing celebrities eating or anyone eating.

I also don't like "clapping back".

Who do I talk to to make this stop?

I like "tuck in" (for eating). It's British, so take up your grievance with the UK.

I like fuck in

I don’t hear “clapping back.” We must hang in different circles and listen to different media.

I had to look it up.

Have you ever heard of having the clap??

I've tried skin care products that are all the rage on Tiktok and I have to say, I'm not impressed.

Although I did get a marinara sauce from an old Italian grandmother on there and it was delicious.

Clap back is when someone claps their hands while inside someone’s ass

[Quote] I've tried skin care products that are all the rage on Tiktok and I have to say, I'm not impressed

No fuckin shit??

I forgot to put the nuts in the brownies. Again.

Good, r178. I hate nuts in brownies.

If you must have nuts, have a brownie a la mode and sprinkle nuts over the ice cream.

I like walnuts in brownies. And -- unpopular opinion -- I like cake-y brownies. If I want to eat fudge, I'll eat fudge.

I like men

The combination of radishes and butter (and salt) sounds not great, to me.

I once made cinnamon buns without the cinnamon.

I have a weird intermittent muscle spasm on one of my rib muscles.

Cinnamon is probably not necessary.

We are about to face a hail storm of acorns on my street. They’re yellow/green like little Brussels sprouts.

The squirrels will have a lot of work burying it. They resort to windshields and wheelwells. The quality of work declines as the season ends.

The lazy little farts.

I want to wear terry cloth separates

That would be awesome r188.

That requires the following:

Gold rope chain necklace

Tarnished gold bull horn charm or…. Tiny rolled up leather slip printed with latin or some shit like that

Huh r190?

R191, terry cloth done right usually required some gold chain necklace or bracelet.

Separates? Pfft!

Oh I see, r192. I didn’t know you were responding to r189 and it seemed to be a nonsequitur.

Why can’t the cat mow the lawn?

My terry cloth separates will be pepto pink in color

Knock yourself out.

I have a hankering for orecchiette with sausage and broccoli.

Not a cheat day today.:/

Terry cloth separates would also do well with a hairy chest, a pinky ring, and a rocks glass with ice and brown liquor.

I had a dream that I was a director on a movie and Julia Roberts was in the cast. She was rude to someone, I think it was Kraft services, and I yelled at her in front of everyone, telling her next time she does that I'll kill her character off. She apologized, everyone was shocked, and I felt satisfaction.

Ceiling fans should rotate counterclockwise in the summer and clockwise in the winter.

You're welcome.

I never know which is which, thanks R202.

😛

They stopped making my shampoo. It wasn’t a great expensive shampoo, but it worked for me. So I grabbed Aussie shampoo and conditioner and now I feel like I have lice. Very itchy

I used to care about shampoo. Then I got dandruff. Now I buy Head & Shoulders at Costco.

I was jonesing for some ice cream but I don’t feel like going out. I had a mango instead and it was very delicious and perfectly ripe.

I’m brushing my pubic hair with a heirloom boar’s hair brush

A whispery British woman on YouTube just infused me with Reiki protection, healing and balance.

I’ve been nothing but a bitch on a tear all day

Not really underwhelming but the Perseid meteor showers will be peak tonight. Look up anywhere around 11 to 12.

R210 I’d rather sleep

Amazon just delivered my new hair styling cream and I realized I ordered the wrong product. I’m disappointed and annoyed I have to return it.

It’ll start raining pretty soon and I’ll have to go hash out the problems with my gym. They fired my personal trainer, who I thought was great, and assigned me someone new who introduced herself via email and then never responded to MY email, and I haven’t gone back there since, in protest. But I’m sure I won’t run in the rain so I’ll have to straighten it out with them once fall arrives.

I’m so fucking whelmed by it. I want out of the training agreement and I KNOW they’re going to charge some exorbitant fee.

I’m still meeting my former trainer on a college track once a week and am perfectly happy with him. The guy is one-third my age and has more emotional maturity than I do!

I dread going into that gym and trying to get to the bottom of this.

Every time I fart my friend’s parrot says “wow”. I’m pet sitting

I bought a packet of five reading glasses. I put one pair on the desk, one by the couch, one in the kitchen, and one by the bed.

I am beginning to accept that I may never know what I did with the other one.

It’s at times like this that I wish I wasn’t single. I need someone to blame this on.

I can't decide whether I want to get Lasik surgery or not.

They’re probably on top of your head. 🤓

I woke up at 4am very hot. But I could see a parch of sky with stars visible. I waited and watched til I saw 10 shooting stars. They were very bright this year, but the sun is coming up now. If I could’ve seen the entire sky (too many clouds and ocean must) it would’ve been spectacular.

Holy crap I just found out I saw the aurora borealis when watching the meteor shower. The sky was red and thought, “Sun is coming up.” But it wasn’t the sun, so I thought ut eas light pollution from town. Then theee was white light and I said, “That’s east. That’s the sun coming up.l but it didn’t come up and I said, “Wait that’s not easy, it’s north.” Again I thought it must be light pollution.

But it was the northern lights. They didn’t look like the ones you see in Iceland. It was just a glow in the sky.

Wonkette made it on to Fark. It’s been forever

We bought the orange dreamsicle cheesecake from Costco.

It’s very tasty, not overly sweet at all.

I had Amy's Cheese Enchiladas for lunch and I liked them.

In Japan, if a driver fails to slow down in the rain and zooms through a puddle thus splashing water on pedestrians, the police will fine the driver $66.

[quote] Not really underwhelming but the Perseid meteor showers will be peak tonight

On the contrary, meteor showers underwhelm. Just a shooting star every few minutes. Whoopee!

[quote] In Japan, if a driver fails to slow down in the rain and zooms through a puddle thus splashing water on pedestrians, the police will fine the driver $66.

I’d be impressed if the driver pulls over and waits for the police.

I lead an unusual life.

My neighbor likes my edging

He watches you jerk off?

I'm craving Banoffee pie but don't feel like making it.

I wish there was some kind of cooking service one could call where they would send a certified cook who has been taste tested, background checked and bonded to come out to my house and cook whatever meal I'm craving at the moment.

No contracts or subscriptions fees or monthly recurring charge. Just a one-time fee, on an as needed basis type deal.

I would need said service to specifically include no chit chat or socializing. I would just leave my kitchen door unlocked, they would come in, prepare whatever I'm craving according to my recipe and with all the groceries provided and then quietly leave. They could text me when they are finished even though I'll just be in my bedroom with the door closed. No serving the meal or setting up, just leave it on the kitchen counter. No contact like during the pandemic.

Basically, a cooking service for introverts.

I was overwhelmed with joy this morning when I went to my local farmers market -- the 2024 GREEN PEANUT season has started! Yippee!

[quote]We bought the orange dreamsicle cheesecake from Costco.

What's the difference between a Dreamsicle and a Creamsicle? Aren't both made by swirling together orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream? "Sicle" is a trademark, so I assume both were made by the same company.

I have been having unhealthy thoughts about peach cobbler floating in vodka with a vanilla ice cream hat.

Maybe Creamsicle is trademark so the Costco dessert is called Dreamsicle, which is close enough to convey the meaning without infringement.

I just woke from a nap and had the strangest dream. It was that Hillary decided that she wants to run for president and everything was total chaos.

I got caught in a downpour but it ended with a gigantic rainbow. I had just picked up my cats ashes so I like to think it was a sign she sent me.

After that crazy dream I went online and donated to Kamala. Gotta keep the good vibes rolling.

R229, depending on the pay, I could do that.

Tomorrow is forecast to be sunny and 80 so I though it will be great to spend some time out on the lake. BUT now they're saying it will be hazy with smoke from the Quebec wildfires. I'm getting sick of this shit every summer. New England doesn't want Canadian smoke!

Well, I just saw that Kaitlin Collins is capable of cracking a smile.

Every time I see her in a picture or Twitter post she had the most dour look on her face. As if she’s pissed off half the time.

I am paying for a cheat day that included pad thai, a roast beef sandwich, and Doritos. I’d do it again. And I will.

I may not be the fattest person and I’m almost certainly not the biggest whore, but when it come to fat-whoring, I’ll give anyone a run for the money.

I have now added the Deadline page to my list of must-see-everyday for the latest show biz news like TVLine.

Should I add Variety as well?

There is a swarm of fruit flies in this house and I can't for the life of me figure out what they want. I threw out the iffy navel oranges, none of the onions are rotting and all the rubbish and garbage left town in a truck Monday morning. I am perplexed, and annoyed.

Do you have indoor plants?

R244 yes, but nothing fruity. Most of them go out to the porch or deck for the summer. Inside are the usual spider plants and a philodendron, but that's it.

Could be fungus gnats.

I’ve found transparent window fly traps effective but you have to look at the dead flies.

Another reason why we all need emotional support bats….

R243, I had the same problem for a whjile and I don't keep any fruit out on the counter. I bought a Zevo trap. Problem solved! Be sure to check it after 10-24 days. My first one was pretty full so I replaced it witih a new insert. I have pet-safe spray for bugs and flying insects. I spray it in the garbage bag every other day. I do eat fruit every day so there are either cherry pits or orange peels being thrown out.

R246 could be, how interesting. I never heard of such a thing. Thanks!

R248, I also bought a Zevo - love it, and it shows how many other flying things get in (I have a doggy door). I put mine over the dog's dishes.

My cat puked on my comforter. So now I'm at the laundromat since it won't fit in my washer/dryer. And it's 115° outside.

Funny you mention bats, R247. On my walking route there’s a gentleman that’s always outside post-sunset watching little bats fly around that particular area.

He says they live in really tall trees. Close to his house.

I finally finished watching the last season of Claws.

My god, what a clusterfuck of a show. They threw everything but the kitchen sink into it.

It was fun until the end, though, not gonna lie.

I had forgotten Carrie Preston was on it! Elsbeth herself. They kept her kooky sense of fashion.

As forecast, the hazy smoke from Quebec wildfires arrived today to northern New England. Not as bad as previous years when it was earlier in summer and humid.

I bought some chile 'n' lime Blue Diamond almonds from Costco. A huge (2 lbs. or so) bag at a good price. I'll let you know how they are.

Small muscle ache in an odd area. Hmm.

R295 Kirkland whole supreme almonds in the 2lb bag are my choice for taste, quality AND price

Trader Joe’s has better nuts.

My Momma told me that, and she was right.

By Supergoop order best get here before my vacation.

There was an emergency next door yesterday. Fire truck , ambulance, 3 police cars. I heard a lady say “he’s not breathing”. When they brought him out they were doing chest compressions. His feet were still pink. Then I heard the lady ask about bringing his insurance card and then say I guess it doesn’t matter now. I don’t know why all the police cars.

I have an emergency too! My yard waste hadn’t been picked up for weeks. They finally showed up today, but only took half of my bags. They took everyone else’s bags. Life is so unfair. Now we’ll all have to look at them for another week, because I ain’t touching those ratty things.

The sun is setting earlier, and the last of the summer strawberries and tomatoes will be done in a few weeks. I’m feeling a wistful pang of regret at the swift passing of summer.

Huh. Summer seems extra-long, this year. Probably due to work issues.

My internet is slow today.

I'm tired as fuck and I have an appointment with my personal trainer. I haven't told him I'm taking Ozempic.

I had a sandwich for lunch with red peppers and now they're repeating on me. I may have to hunt down a cookie chaser.

I waited out the clock; McDonald’s stopped serving breakfast.

Now, I will cook my steel-cut oats bullshit for a half hour because I overpaid for the oats and I’m too cheap to throw them away or feed them to birds. $9 for oats is bullshit and I don’t even want to be that healthy. I’m sticking with rolled oats. The industrial cereal complex can suck my nuts.

[quote] The industrial cereal complex can suck my nuts

Pics please.

Why are Instacart shoppers so fucking helpless?

[quote] The sun is setting earlier, and the last of the summer strawberries and tomatoes will be done in a few weeks. I’m feeling a wistful pang of regret at the swift passing of summer.

The birds aren’t calling or singing anymore. I love the bird sounds of spring and early summer…so much life. Pretty soon I’ll hear the migrating Canada geese who come down here in August and spend the winter. I had very few hummingbirds this year.

Something is killing my plants but it’s not deer or rabbits because they’re not being eaten. They’re broken into pieces or they just turn brown and die. I’m finding little round holes in my garden beds, but they’re not tunnels. The holes go down about 3 inches and stop. Something eating roots at night?

[quote] $9 for oats is bullshit and I don’t even want to be that healthy. I’m sticking with rolled oats. The industrial cereal complex can suck my nuts.

Huh? How much, per pound, was it? I buy steel-cut oats regularly and it's economical. This is not a "industrial cereal complex" thing. Steel-cut oats are not like Lucky Charms.

I bought a lottery ticket this morning.

If I win, I won't be posting here as much as I will be traveling.

Justing giving you a heads up.

Thanks. I wish I could say “good luck,” but under the circumstances . . .

“When you speak of me…(and you will), please… be kind.”

Why would anybody go to McDonalds for oatmeal?

Convenience?

I just had a butterscotch sundae 🍨

I think the poster was actually wanting Egg McMuffins and hash brown patties. But resisted the urge to jump in the car until it (breakfast items at McD's) was no longer an option.

For dinner I'm making salmon with roasted broccoli and cauliflower.

R260 what a sad story, and worded so concisely. A novel in one graph.

Cauliflower tastes like dirt to me.

Beets taste like dirt to me.

I like dirt!

Spinach tastes like dirt.

You know what tastes like dirt?

Dirt.

Update:

I didn't win the lottery so DL is stuck with me full-time for the foreseeable future.

Just put my Oreo cheesecake bars in the fridge. I hope they turn out.well.

My doctor ordered me to stop baking.

R288 are your cookies that bad?

Really R288?

I still bake lots of stuff. Even though I shouldn’t eat what I make, but I do 😝🤗

I started baking recently and my A1C shot up. I have no self control when it comes to sugar. Apparently, flour is also bad

My AC1 is a decent 6.5.

Without any of those shit medications that make you nauseous and puke-y

6.5 is diabetic. No way to call that “decent.”

I bought some fancy-looking (the bottle, at least) balsamic vinegar, yesterday. We'll see how it tastes. The tomatoes at the regular supermarket have been looking good, so I bought some of those, plus Kalamata olives. I already had feta cheese. I can make a nice salad.

Today I was in Stop n Shop and a cylinder of 10 tablets of Aleve was $7.99

Beets taste like dirt.

Spinach tastes like mildew

Why not just pay a little more and get more in quantity? Also, why not get generic?

I hate waiting around for important phone calls.

Is your fancy Balsamic vinegar from Modena?

Yes, from Modena, supposedly.

[quote] Why not just pay a little more and get more in quantity? Also, why not get generic?

Because I didn’t need to buy them. I was getting cough drops and they were hanging next to them on the wall. 8 bucks for 10 tablets.

Advil cylinder was about $3. Amazing that aleve is so good you have to pay more than twice as much for the same number of pills.

A long time ago I posted here about something I bought that was in a jug.

Someone then responded that they hated the word "jug".

I found that odd.

I buy the generic Aleve, but it's got to be the liquid gels (blue in color).

Shake that Modena Balsamic a lot. It has a tendency to settle, and a vigorous shake is needed.

17¢ for 12 bayer aspirin and they even told you where to “press to open.”

OK, I'll be sure to shake that Modena balsamic. Thanks for the tip.

Cherry season is over. I'm back to pineapple (and watermelon, still). I'm getting really good at peeling and slicing up a pineapple quickly. I'm still lazy with the watermelon and buying the pre-sliced (cut into cubes).

Is your fancy Modena balsamic vinegar Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP or Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP?

You want “tradizionale” for the good stuff.

[quote] Is your fancy Modena balsamic vinegar Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena DOP or Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP?

I looked at the label. It says:

Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP

Not so fancy?

It’s what mine says. Apparently, the difference is that the IGP allows local wine vinegar to be mixed in, while the DOP uses exclusively must vinegar.

The DOP designated vinegars go for north of $100 a bottle on Amazon.

Not really practical for every day use.

OK, thanks. My Modena balsamic vinegar was a bit pricey, but not crazy expensive. The label says it's for "everyday" use.

Welcome to the Balsamic Vineger channel.

Do you want to be underwhelmed or not?

r315 lol

I probably shouldn’t boast, but my Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP comes from the distinguished house “Trader Giotto” so show me the RESPECT to which my palate and refinement entitle me.

r317 you're right. You probably shouldn't boast. Does it make for a good douche as well?

If you’re asking would I be happy to shove my Aceto Balsamico di Modena IGP up your ass, the answer is No Pics No Douche.

For the second week in a row Aldi chocolate aisle is half empty. No Choceur milk chocolate almond bars; only icky moser stuff like Super Dark Bitter chocolate. The only Choceur they have is the stuff with filler in the middle which is gross.

I notice they changed the price on the empty shelf from$1.29 to $1.49. I’ll pay the extra 20¢, just restock please. I eat one measly bar a week.

I've conducted a taste test of zero sugar iced sweet tea.

Gold Peak is the winner with Pure Leaf as a very close runner up.

Both are brewed so very good real tea flavor. Highly recommend either.

[quote]I hate waiting around for important phone calls.

Are you posting from 1968?

There were 2 big assed leeks in my fridge. Stunk up everything inside It even made the eye mask I keep in my freezer smell like fucking onion!

Not boasting, either, but sharing for information purposes. My balsamic vinegar is "Mazetti L'Originale" and "matured in wooden barrels." Best of all, its best by date is in 2028.

I don't live near an Aldi, but a friend gave me some Choceur bars when he came back from a trip. Really good.

They have them on Amazon

The "locally-grown" tomato I bought wasn't so great. Good thing I only bought one. I hope the Roma (plum) tomatoes I bought taste better.

[quote]Are you posting from 1968?

I'm not that poster but I can relate. I've been trying to reschedule a doctor's appointment for three days and the one time they deigned to return my call was while I was driving.

Bought a cutting board. A pan. Some beautiful wine glasses. Strolled through town, paused and sat a lot just to watch people go by. Crossed the little (but fast-flowing) creek on my way home.

I like August.

Oh! Forgot to add:

Talk about underwhelming (but secretly riveting) — there’s a Euro-Shop where everything costs around one Euro. Some items cost 1,50. I was amazed at the many perfectly fine things they offered. Like the bamboo cutting board I just bought. Let’s see how long it lasts.

Dude Wipes

Starbucks Zero Sugar Caramel Macchiato Creamer is not bad. Less of a chemical taste than the zero sugar creamers from CoffeeMate and International Delight.

[quote]Less of a chemical taste than the zero sugar creamers from CoffeeMate and International Delight.

The very definition of damning with faint praise.

I should have said "much" less of a chemical taste and a shorter ingredients list. The Starbucks is however $2.00 more than the Coffeemate.

[bold]Starbucks Zero Sugar Added Caramel Macchiato ingredients:[/bold]

NONFAT MILK, HEAVY CREAM, VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN OIL), BUTTERMILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUCRALOSE, GELLAN GUM.

[bold]Coffeemate Zero Sugar Italian Sweet Creme ingredients:[/bold]

WATER, CORN SYRUP**, VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN AND/OR HIGH OLEIC CANOLA), AND LESS THAN 2% OF MICELLAR CASEIN (A MILK DERIVATIVE)***, MALTODEXTRIN**, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER). **Adds a trivial amount of sugar. ***Not a source of lactose.

My cat woke me up at an ungodly hour slamming kitchen cabinets for 15 minutes. Now I can't get back to sleep.

Bamboo might be hard on your knives.

Maybe you have mice and kitty is trying to alert you

R336 is that so?? I never knew. Would you say plastic would be the better choice?

R337 no mice. Kitty just wants attention.

R338, yes, plastic is easier on knives.

R103 Oh no! I wish I had read your comment before purchasing "Better Than Boullion" yesterday via Instacart. I am making Carrot Cumin soup this weekend and decided to get the powdered soup base instead of cluttering up the real estate in my pantry with cartons of vegetable stock. Welp, we shall see how it goes.

Speaking of Instacart, it's really hit and miss sometimes. I asked for laundry detergent and got fabric softener. I asked for Grape Nuts and got Grape Nuts flakes. And the raspberries were inedible. Other than that, everything else was fine. It was a huge order and there was no way for me to get to the store myself, so I guess I can't complain. And I just discovered that you can get refunds for the items that get messed up.

Some people do like Better Than Bouillon. It might depend on the flavor. The criticism I hear is that it's too salty.

My cat, Stevens, had a urinary obstruction a few weeks ago. It was harrowing, and expensive to resolve. There is a 50% chance of it happening again so we switched to a prescription diet meant to reduce the chances of stones. However, Stevens is refusing to eat his dry prescription food. So I ordered a pate. It just arrived. Fingers crossed Stevens likes the pate. I don't have $2400 lying around for another trip to the emergency vet hospital.

I also had some Amazon credit so I ordered Stevens one of those stainless cat water fountains, and he loves it! It's really cool, not sure why I never got one before now. I also got him a toy. It is a stuffed "bird" that flaps its little wings. Stevens was playing vigorously with the bird for a good while. I love seeing him play!

He never took to the mammoth cat tower I built. It's just languishing in my entryway, and is currently being used as a hall tree. At some point I will put it out on the street with a "Free" sign.

I cleaned out my storage closet. I found some old stuff. Brought back some good memories. Most of it was crap.

If you are in the market for a single serve coffee maker and don't want to spend the money on Keurig, I highly recommend Famiworths Mini Single Serve Coffee maker from Amazon. $35.99. Sometimes it's $49.99 but often $35.99 if you are patient. 6k+ reviews.

You can use pods or ground coffee and it makes HOT coffee.

My very tall Fiesta Bistro mug fits under it nicely. Clearance of 5.5 inches, my bistro mug is 5.25 inches.

R345 Thank you! I actually was thinking of buying a pod machine recently.

R329, I love your post, Dutche. Nothing like a gurgling stream in late summer.

Thank you, R347! May you encounter many more picturesque streams in your life!

And here’s a picture of said stream.

I bought an Instant Pot.

Now lets see if you USE it, R349. I thought I was going to be an Insta Pot Diva and bought two different sizes. they are both still in-box in the corner next to my fridge. I haven't given up, but the pressure is on.

No, the pressure is off until you actually use your Instant Pot.

I’m using it right now. The question is will I use it again.

I bought it because I made Tuscan bean soup and I wasn’t happy with the texture of the beans. My friend, “the bean whisperer,” swears by her IP.

What was wrong with the texture, R352?

After experimentation, I discovered that sometimes, it's the beans' fault.

I do an overnight soak with salt. The good thing about that: if something's wrong with your beans, it will become evident. I.e., the beans won't absorb water.

I’m leaving for vacation tomorrow and have to pack and don’t feel like it. I also don’t want my dog to notice, I want to surprise him tomorrow that we’re going on vacation.

I’ve hidden my stock pot beneath the sink. There is absolutely no space for any mechanical device. I don’t even keep stray lids.

I could pretend an Instant Pot was part of my computer nook, but I’d know. And, no, I’m not keeping it in the poop room.

I’m making roast pork belly bites for dinner. The Use By date was yesterday.

If I die in the night, you may all have my stuff.

If I survive, I will return tomorrow to smugly inform you that my physical courage prevented me from sending prime pork belly to landfill.

The beans were a bit crunchy even though I cooked them longer than the recipe said. It did not call for pre-soaking. Rather it said to let the beans soak in the hot pot for 30 minutes after cooking. The bean whisperer was skeptical.

Might have been the beans. Goya from the supermarket. Next time I’m buying fancy heirloom beans from California.

i’ve bought fancy heirlooms (Rancho Gordo) and supermarket bagged beans.

one variety of the rancho gordo stayed hard and wouldnt cook. Old, i guess.

I would just stick with something that moves (gets sold and replaced).

[quote]If I die in the night, you may all have my stuff.

Inventory please.

I just made a recipe that comes with the Instant Pot: Creamy Tuscan Chicken Penne. The chicken, shallots and garlic are briefly sautéed, then raw pasta, sun dried tomatoes and sauce ingredients are dumped in the pot and cooked for 5 minutes. Finish with cheese and spinach. Very nice if a bit decadent. Pasta is perhaps a tad undercooked.

I woke at dawn this morning, with plans for a quiet Sunday at home. I’m having a cup of tea while I make a list of chores I’d like to get done today.

I may actually do the chores today, or I may simply congratulate myself for having made such a well-considered list. However, one thing is certain: I’m going to eat some fresh cherries and then possibly have an early morning nap on the comfy chair beside the living room window.

We had a thunderstorm this evening - a true rarity for this area.

Years ago, I had an airedale named Claire who became angry and barked back at thunder. She’d bite lightning if she came upon it.

I like Claire!

Annoyed by city noise I am once again contemplating moving to the countryside, as I have been doing on a daily basis for the past 4-5 years.

It’s raining again

I decided to do a lot of laundry today, and hang it out to dry since today is supposed to be the last definitely sunny dry day for at least a week.

I hung the laundry out 30 minutes ago. It started raining 15 minutes ago. I brought the washing in. Now it’s dry and sunny again. I hate the unpredictability of Scottish weather.

I'm out of jumbo cotton balls.

How will I apply my Dickinson's Witch Hazel Pore Perfecting Toner to my T-Zone tonight...

A spatula?

I find that when it's 95° outside that my laundry dries just as fast as it does with my electric clothes dryer.

I think everyone should get a clothesline, either outside or inside, if they can.

Why make the electric company rich if you aren't in a hurry for your laundry?

I've been watching Kevin Lee Jacobs videos on YouTube. He's Nicolas Fairford in 25 to 30 years. One thing I respect about him is that he actually gardens in his back yard and grows a lot of his own food. Anyway, he can be a bit insufferable, but he's growing on me.

The cat and I are enjoying listening to the rain.

r370, I haven't watched Kevin in a while.

Does he still have a Mr. Potato Head by the stove? I can never pull off whimsical. I wish I could.

R372, I haven't noticed a Mr. Potato Head. He does use dried flakes to make mashed potatoes, he admits. Even for Thanksgiving.

I’m bored and drowsy from that Flexeril

So I cooked two batches of cannellini beans with the Instant Pot. The first I soaked overnight and the cooked 13 minutes. The beans had a good texture, but some burst. Then I cooked for 30 minutes with no soaking. Most beans were good, but the ones on top were only partially cooked? More water perhaps. Strange thing was the two pots came out different colors.

Anyway, the bean whisperer cut off my status report with “Unfortunately there is not a clear solution. Beans vary by variety season and storage (both duration and fashion of storage)” which I took to mean “You’re in your own, toots.

On your own, dammit

Flexeril used to put me in a coma for 3 days.

I could use 3 days of coma right about now.

IME, white beans (like cannellini) are easy to blow out / overcook.

R371 rain is the best weather

The Blue Diamond chile 'n' lime almonds are good. I was worried they would have some kind of fake lime taste. Nope, tastes good.

The salt and vinegar ones are good too.

Went to the cinema last night. Watched the film “Touch”. Beautiful, made me cry a little. Mary! me all you want.

You know when you can almost smell the first day of the season sometimes? That happened to me on my run today. It was after a thunderstorm, the leaves were everywhere and I saw the first horse chestnut on the ground – something has fundamentally changed. Autumn's almost here, baby!

Some of the leaves are starting to change in southern New England.

I have a cavity.

I wish Amazon would stop picking deals just for me and notifying me about them.

One hefty thunderstorm came through and took its sweet time leaving. A dozen Canada geese came up on my shore and I usually shoo them away but they have good instincts so since they considered it a safe spot, I left them alone.

It’s tourist season and the tourists are pretty cool this year - with the exception of young assholes on scooters having fun.

What’s great are flea market-grade vendors setting up shop in any parking space they can find.

Yesterday, we had a whore van bouncing around in the bank’s parking lot. Two sex workers in cat suits and one twerp blaring music argued with a security guard. Very low energy from everyone except whoever was in that van.

Amazon doesn’t bother me with deals “just for me” and I order a fair amount of stuff. Maybe you can ask them to stop?

I’m making love

Isn’t there a thread for the Convention? There are comments I need to make…

Ugh, the hyper Lume lady is back with her commercials on Youtube. She has new products so she's extra hyper, excited and annoying.

[quote]Isn’t there a thread for the Convention? There are comments I need to make…

Part 2 is already in progress, R392.

Thanks, R394. I just found it.

I conducted a search but nothing came up.

I was close to tears several times tonight.

R389, we really need video of these scenes.

Being reminded of Robson Green's pop career while watching in 1995 rerun of Top of The Pops.

The Labrador in the office always specifically comes to me to say hello when she arrives. She's lovely.

Well, I sprained my cuboid bone today. In case you're unaware it's a little cube-shaped bone in the upper middle part of the foot. I've been told that it's usually a sprain or "syndrome" suffered by ballet dancers and wide receivers in football. Nothing so glamorous for me. My big leap occurred when I tripped off the curb when going to get the mail from the box at the street. Fuck this hurts.

Maybe the universe is trying to tell you to become a ballet dancer!

You can sprain a bone?

Last night I dreamt I built a treehouse in my backyard and lived in it while renting out my house.

I share offices with fans of stickers.

“Team Work Makes The Dream Work!”

“Failure and Rejection are Steps Towards Success!”

I accepted a ride to a different office. My coworker had stickers on her dashboard of different places she and her husband had visited.

Can you imagine having to share a car with someone who puts stickers on every fucking surface? An argument could result in her stickers vanishing in a Goo-Gone haze….

Hope you get better soon r399.

I'd been complaining about the heat and humidity we had last month and the fact that I can't go out for my daily walks. Now, the weather is perfect and I don't want to go for my walks. I'm gonna get my ass up, put on my sneakers and go out. Wish me luck!

It's cold today, low 60s and windy. Come back, summer.

High 90s forecasted most days next week

R332 It did feel like that, but to explain why would have not met "underwhelming" criterion.

I like to watch asmr videos when I go to bed. It helps me sleep.

The two little OXO cutting boards I bought weren't so good. They had these rubber feet that were supposed to grip to the counter, but they still slid. The littler board, which I was more interested in than the larger (but still small) board, wasn't level. Three of the feet touched the counter, but the fourth foot was above the counter.

[quote]It's cold today, low 60s and windy. Come back, summer.

Low 60s is cold? Sounds like my kind of weather.

How can you tell between allergies and a cold? I'm throwing every allergy remedy I have at it and nothing happens.

That just might be how, r412.

Something happened to my Amazon delivery. It shipped, but then they sad there was an unexplained problem and they issued a refund. I hope the driver is OK.

I would imagine he is enjoying your stuff, r414.

Some woman on youtube says I should put a stalk of celery in a bag of bread to keep it fresh for three weeks and to prevent mold. Hmmm....

It’s not my stuff anymore.

R416 that does work.

I'd prefer to toss it and just get some fresh bread, R416.

I thought today was Friday but it turns out it's only Thursday.

We are quite partial to a bag of old bread snippets, R419

I spent the afternoon listening to Enrico Caruso.

I succumbed to my Doritos craving.

I want summer to be over, and then for it to take a leave of absence for a year or two.

Seattle Summer is back! 59 degrees with an expected high of 62…in August. And, it’s finally raining again.

Too much sunlight makes the natives batshit goofy; they stop wearing clothes or insist on wearing them badly - the shirt is now a skirt and there’s a pair of jockey shorts being worn as sports bra.

Yeah, rain predicted in my area as well.

The first thing I did this morning when I woke up was start laundry. I just want to get it out of the way and not pile up again.

All I do is piss

Salad time 🥗

I bought some Walker's shortbread cookies. They changed the design on the box (same size box, though). I hope they didn't change the recipe.

Now I want Walker's shortbread and lemon curd.

I think I want a sto-bot hamburger for supper this evening.

I saw this person on the subway a few weeks back- we stole glances at each other and when said person got off stop, we held eye contact as the train drove away i to the tunnel. Two days ago we happen to be next to eaxh other in a crowded subway and again yesterday. If youre reading this i think youre so fucking cute. Come sit by me next time.

I mowed.

[quote]Too much sunlight makes the natives batshit goofy; they stop wearing clothes or insist on wearing them badly - the shirt is now a skirt and there’s a pair of jockey shorts being worn as sports bra.

I started that trend!

R435, that’s exactly what we have here during warm weather. The warmth and optimism throws them and they start muttering the words “humidity” and “SPF”. Everyone’s IQ jumps 10 points when the temperature drops.

I’m sucking on an ice cube

Flashback 1990. I played Tetris today.

I had my car serviced and when I got in all my controls were changed. Mirrors, steering wheel height, seat, and others. The car only had to be driven about ten feet from where it was parked into the garage. Pain in the ass.

I want to go to a small town fair while John Mellancamp or Springsteen plays in the background

I was listening to a 60s station in my car and they played Harper Valley P.T.A.

Now I feel like watching the movie.

I watched a 1- or 2-year-old Kevin Lee Jacobs YouTube video. The sound quality was crappy, but I liked his more natural way of speaking, back then.

[quote] I had my car serviced and when I got in all my controls were changed. Mirrors, steering wheel height, seat, and others. The car only had to be driven about ten feet from where it was parked into the garage. Pain in the ass.

The service guys always turn my headlights from automatic to OFF. I was driving around the other night. I don't know how I didn't realize my lights weren't on. Plus that, my car is dark gray.

I don't drive at night anymore. It's twenty minutes until I reach street lights.

I get claustrophobic just looking at thumbnails of videos for capsule hotels in Japan.

It would be like sleeping in a coffin.

Bought a year's supply of potassium citrate because I had convinced myself that hypokalemia was the root cause of all my problems in life. The life of a hypochondriac is never dull.

A week later and I genuinely do feel better and I've also noticed I sweat a lot less during heatwaves, which is something I've always struggled with. My life's still the same, though.

But not as moist, r446.

I have a prescription for potassium citrate to try to prevent kidney stones. I didn’t realize you could buy it OTC.

I take over 4,000 mg a day. OTC tablets are too small.

My mint scented kitchen trash bags smell like Vicks Vapo Rub.

Feeling lazy so just going to make American Chop Suey for dinner.

It’s left-overs for us as well, R451.

Or maybe I’ll make some pork chops 🤔

[quote]Feeling lazy so just going to make American Chop Suey for dinner.

I love American chop suey (are you from New England?), but that would be my idea of an ambitious meal. When I'm feeling lazy, I grab something from the freezer.

American Chop Suey has a recipe, it's not just all kinds of leftovers.

That said, I've never had it before.

I was up at 5 am and had a nap from 2 - 3 this afternoon. I woke up with a crick in my neck. I hope I can sleep tonight.

I want one of those chow mein sandwiches.

I don’t know if we’re supposed to hate the Post but I snort-laughed thru this whole story. “The Urination”.

R457 he could have died of uromysitisis poisoning!

American Chop Suey: can of Chun King vegetables, all your scary crisper vegetables that can be stir fried, eggs, leftover meats, fish paste or oil, soy sauce, cold and old white rice.

“Soy sauce?????”

I've eaten a lot of plums this summer, I'll miss them when they go out of season. On the bright side, I live near an apple orchard and they also sell bartlett pears which they grow.

I’ve lost my cheese privileges and I’ll have to enjoy my pears without stinky, heavenly accompaniment.

I want to try broiling them and tossing them over pork tenderloin - low fat, low sugar, obeys the “no fats” rule.

I love black plums. And pears.

My chop suey is handed down from generations of Massachusetts lunchroom cafeterias (I totally made that up) but is two sorts of pasta, usually elbows and shells but anything will do, a pound of hamburger torn into small chunks, one pepper, preferably red or yellow and a Vidalia onion, the bigger and sweeter the better. While your pasta is boiling, chop your veggies and begin to saute in a cast iron frying pan with olive oil until onion is sizzling - add a small handful of garlic powder and your meat hunks. Dump in a jar of pasta sauce, your choice. Stir for a couple minutes on low heat. Drain the pasta, add your sauteed veggies and meatin pasta sauce, and bring back those lunch lady memories.

Sorry if that recipe is too basic and mostly incomprehensible - Greg i'm not

R463 in NY that was macaroni and meatsauce, served with a big hunk of Italian bread and butter every Wednesday. I still make it sometimes.

I've decided to roast a chicken Labor Day weekend. I haven't done that since spring due to the heat of summer. Tacos, sandwiches and I love to munch on the cold legs the next day.

I’m craving a nice rib eye steak for Labor Day. Maybe I’ll make an apple dessert of some kind.

I still have Friendly's Black Raspberry ice cream in the freezer so I'll definitely finish it off. That stuff is like crack.

You know one of those days where you wake up and every single thing starts going wrong, to an almost comical degree? I'm experiencing that day right now.

Back to bed for you, R469!

[quote]American Chop Suey: can of Chun King vegetables, all your scary crisper vegetables that can be stir fried, eggs, leftover meats, fish paste or oil, soy sauce, cold and old white rice.

This is why I asked whether the original poster was from New England, where "American chop suey" is a pasta dish consisting of elbow macaroni (although most any pasta will do), ground beef, onion, pepper and tomato sauce. Many variations are possible, of course. A popular comfort food from my childhood.

So, “chop suey” is an Americanized Chinese dish that in Britain is called “American chop suey” and has nothing to do with Chinese ingredients?

That’s odd.

^sorry—New England.

I'm out of Windex Wipes. I keep a packet under my bathroom sink so I can maintain a clean bathroom mirror at all times. I know they are wasteful but they along with Clorox/Lysol wipes make daily bathroom upkeep so much quicker and doable.

I just assume my mirror is clean even when it isn’t. I don’t inspect it. I usually don’t notice the dirt. I clean it if I notice.

^That’s horrifying

I want to do something creative as a hobby but there's so many choices I can't decide.

Those paint by number canvases? How about those canvases that you glue tiny colored crystals to? Don’t know what they’re called.

Jigsaw puzzles, sudoku, baking, cooking.

I’m going to decorate a lampshade in pearls, black ribbon, and roses. Then I’m going to decorate the frame of a mirror with costume jewelry.

Labor Day weekend always leaves me so melancholic

What’s weird is dealing with 90-100 degrees days for 2 months and just now we are starting the dangerous wildfire season.

I’m making tiny furniture from a kit for my vintage Marx dollhouse.

Thank you for making me #1

I feel for an ice cream cone. I havent had one in years

R484 - that's really funny!

Better be good to me

I wasnt trying to be funny. It's the truth

Bedazzler. Remember those? I was at work (bar / restaurant), one slow night. The bartender told me that his friend lived off the royalties (forgot what word he used) from an invention. I said what was the invention. He said it was the Bedazzler, like I wouldn't have heard of it.

High School year Books. Im looking through mine. The theme the year I graduated was " tomorrow came too soon"

Though the end of summer makes me wistful about years gone by and the passage of time, J want the fucking bugs to die already 🧊

A woman on IG took a mini apple pie, sliced it in half horizontally and then put vanilla ice cream between the two halves and made an Apple Pie Ice Cream Sandwich.

I might have to do this.

Look at the lips on this cat!

Well, it's 430 am and I have been up for an hour. Guess I will have a shower and get an early start. Monday ugh.

R493 I was up at 4 this morning. I have no idea why, though. I decided I would just start my day.

It's going to be a very long Monday.

I was ordering a gallon of distilled water and noticed the distilled water marketed to parents for making baby formula, baby cereal, etc. was cheaper and "steam" distilled to the highest of purity. Reviewers said it is best tasting distilled water and CPAP users also preferred it. So I ordered the distilled water for babies instead.

All distilled water is identical.

^Nuh uh, the baby version was cheaper!

Babies get ALL the good stuff.

You can charge whatever the suckers are willing to pay, but distilled water is pure H2O. It is the dissolved minerals and added chemicals that give non-distilled water a distinctive taste. The whole point of distilled water is to remove ALL of them.

I got a horrible leg cramp when I heard my alarm clock go off this morning. It still fucking hurts.

This Accupressure point to stop a leg cramp works for me.

I've posted this here before, I think it was on the previous thread.

Hold the pinch for 30 seconds to 2 minutes and the cramps will dissipate? My cramps don’t last more than a minute, so this is not much of a miracle cure for me

Well Mr. Crankypants @ r502, I've only had to hold the pinch for 10 seconds or less for it to relieve the cramp entirely when I've woken up with a Charley Horse cramp.

But I'm sorry you are not satisfied with our services here on the complimentary Datalounge TeleHealth Support site.

AND YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE HAS BEEN REJECTED.

I have some of those baby water (distilled) jugs in my emergency water supply. Been there for years now. I decided I'm not going to worry about the water going bad.

r504, DL TeleHealth Services are [bold]at no additional charge[/bold] and included in the price of the $1.99 monthly subscription.

I've had hemorrhoids for years and they seem to be getting worse but I'm afraid to have surgery. I've paid the extra money for DL TeleHealth Services.

It’s INCLUDED. If Muriel tells you there’s an extra charge, that money is going to pay off her bar tab. Trust.

I was going to order a 2-inch gel memory foam mattress topper. But then I read if you weigh over 165 lbs. you should get a 3 inch for maximum comfort. I weigh 170 so I ordered the 3 inch.

I am at the physiotherapist. Coming on week 9 of total knee replacement recovery. I can almost sit cross-legged. It's not comfortable but I can do it!

The song Disco Lady just popped into my head.

BOGOs this week:

Diana's Chocolate Covered Banana Halves, I got two of the milk chocolate.

BelGioioso grated parmesan cheese, gave both tubs to a friend as I'm picky about my parm and he isn't.

Green Mountain Coffee pods, two of the Caramel Vanilla Cream.

Cretors Popcorn, one bag of Caramel and one bag of Chocolate Drizzle. Never had this brand before, hope it's good.

Devour frozen entrees, one Buffalo Chicken Mac n Cheese and one White Cheddar Mac n Cheese with Bacon.

Haha, I like the Bel Gioioso grated Parmesan cheese. It’s handy. Haven’t bought it for a while, though.

It’s hot and humid again.

Do those gel topper things make up for the not-so-small indentation I have on my mattress, R509?

I’ve thought about buying one when I see them at Costco but don’t know how a three inch pad can make a difference. 🤔

Thanks R501.

I’ll remember this for the next time it happens.

😘

[quote]I weigh 170 so I ordered the 3 inch.

You must be HUGE.

You remind me of a buffalo

The wisteria is trying to sneak into the neighbor's yard again.

I cant wait for Fall weather.

The year is going by fast.

The anniversay of late Princess Di's death is near

I'm giving myself a facial and now have to wear a collagen mask for 15 minutes.

Wisteria will do that, r519.

[quote] The wisteria is trying to sneak into the neighbor's yard again

I’m having problems with mine! It’s very old and is going underneath my deck and poking through the slats 6 inches high or so. I don't know what to do about it. I’m afraid it’s going to devour my home.

[quote] I’m afraid it’s going to devour my home.

Isn’t that the point?

Well, at least mine is ever-blooming.

Mine too

I recommend picking up a jar of pineapple chunks in coconut water from Walmart. Very good.

Sam's Club has the same thing only with pineapple spears instead of chunks.

They are in syrup “with coconut water” whatever that means.

It means, r530, that Fat Whores can Rejoice!

Such the Donnie Downers here.

Those pineapple chunks are like eating a pina colada!

Smores cookies sound good. I think I will try to make them.

I’m going to make a chicken pot-pie soup and I’m going to add extra coriander and cumin.

I have leftover yogurt chicken for the protein. I’d sacrifice a lemon, but not for a bowl of soup. They cost $2.50 each.

I'm eating cotton candy grapes. The Grapery brand.

I love cumin, R534.

I got an evil eye from a Frau because I pulled out of a parking space next to her while she had one child parked in a stroller between our cars and was fussing with getting a second child out of a car seat. I guess she thinks I should have waited for her to clear the area.

Sorry honey. Not going to happen.

Get over your cheap self, r537.

Cheap?

R537 Sorry. I think you should have waited too.

Think of it this way. If you and the woman came up to a door at the same time, and she was trying to manage one kid and had another in a stroller she was pushing, would you not pause and hold the door open for her?

That would be helping her.. My waiting in my car for her to finish unloading her kids would not help her.

I forgot to buy russet potatoes today while shopping. I'm craving baked potato.

I'm doing laundry again. It's never fucking ending. In between loads I'm I'm reading Daniel Stern's book Home And Alone. He's a really funny writer with some great stories.

It was 103 in St Louis today

Whelp !!that whelming 544

Does everyone have a soulmate?

I never see those cotton candy grapes at any of my local stores. I don't really eat grapes because I always think of them as low-nutrition. But I would try those cotton candy grapes.

I think I want to get a range cover (it's also called a noodle board) for my stove. I have very limited counter space.

I’ve seen some at Costco, R547.

Can’t buy them anymore, sadly. Way too much sugar.

Elon is torturing me into paying for “premium” ad-free Twitter. Every time I watch a linked video, a paid placement of a Paris Hilton music video starts to play automatically when the video ends. This has been going on for days if not weeks.

Don’t torture yourself r550. Stop going on Twitter. Don’t support this asshole who wants you dead.

But I like Twitter.

You like it so much, pay up!

I do too, R552. My partner's always ranting about Elon but he's also on Twitter, more than I am in fact. If there was anything better we'd be using it, but there isn't.

I'm sure most corporations we give our money to have unsavory characters in charge, they're just more private than Elon. What are ya gonna do?

Develop some principles and stick by them, r554. You probably go to Chik-Fil-A, too, don’t you?

It's just Twitter, R555. And I'm not sure where the notion that Elon "wants me dead" came from.

I use Twitter and go to Chik-Fil-A and Home Depot.

I don’t endorse the hissyfit school of politics.

However, I draw the line at calling Twitter X, but just because it’s stupid.

Yes, I will continue to deadname X with no regrets.

Brave, brave, brave, brave Sirs r558 and r559!

R560, you sound a bit whelmed. Do calm down.

I ordered Chosen Foods Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing and Marinade.

Only 1 carb and zero sugars. Made with avocado oil. I hope it's good.

Bought one of those "pizza kits" in the supermarket, with the pre-rolled dough and the tomato sauce. Spiced said sauce up with some herbs and spices. Decorated the pizza with sprinkles of old cheese, slices of black olives, chunks of mozzarella, and strips of Black Forest ham.

Very underwhelming. But tasty.

Also, I went on a date yesterday.

I draw the line at Chik Fil A. I cannot bring myself to go there. I don't subscribe to hissyfit politics either but I just can't do that.

Isn't the entire Chick-fil-a hates us gays a thing of the way distant past?

Also, I'm CFA is doing quite well without your patronage r564. It's cool to boycott something that is not a necessity. I bet there are products you MUST have/use on a daily basis that come from companies that have politics different than yours. Why not boycott those?

it's like me saying I'm boycotting broccoli because of the horrible working conditions of migrant labor (look at me! I'm so virtuous). The fact that I hate broccoli and never buy it doesn't matter, right?

Went to my local Korean fresh food market. They also sell fresh fish. For some reason, they pack up the fresh fish around 4 pm. I was able to get two branzino (sea bass) filleted. I have to remember that they start packing up around 4 even though they are open until 7 pm.

After all that, I also picked up a shrimp tempura roll so I'll have that tonight for dinner.

I tried the Bethenny Frankel snack and it was delicious. Crisp bread with cottage cheese and everything blend spice sprinkled on top.

R565 I didn't know it was over. Old habits die hard, I guess. Yes, I still shop at Home Depot.

And I do love me some broccoli!

R566, my brother lives near some Korean markets. You can buy namul (usually spinach) cooked down and seasoned. I hate washing greens and how they season it is really good (sesame oil & soy sauce).

I love the early sundowns

I paid the bills today and it was exhausting.

I came across a youtube channel that has old clips and episodes of American Bandstand.

I just watched a 1963 episode. There was a commercial for The Fugitive starring David Janssen, looked like Brian Keith, future Uncle Bill, was in the episode.

Well since I have done nothing all day it's 4pm so I think it's time for a shower. I hope I don't get too overwhelmed in the process.

My 2 cats are fighting under my bed and making weird meowing sounds.

I'm about to get the new COVID jab. Jealous, bitches?

Mercury Retrograde is over.

Feel free to sign contracts and make large purchases until the next mercury retrograde November 25th.

Found a very nice Calvin Klein shirt at the thrift store for $3.99. Looks brand new. It's still sold at Macy's for $85, even the Labor Day sale price is $51.

Maybe I'm unduly upset (but still within the bounds of underwhelming) about this. Let me know what you guys think.

Target is not that close to my house.

Yesterday, I did a Target pick-up order. They are supposed to take 2 hours or less. So, I did some errands and arrived at Target around the 2 hour mark. Not ready. Did some produce shopping there to kill time. Not ready. Went home.

Email came in 3 hours after my order: ready.

Now, I have to go back, again. Yes, I guess I could've cancelled my order yesterday and just picked up items myself while I was there, but I didn't.

Going forward, I will wait for the damn email or not do Target pick-up.

I ran too many errands today: post office, dry cleaner, public library, grocery shopping, liquor store, and picked up lunch.

I'm fucking exhausted.

2 things. I got up at 4:30 am to drop my dog at day care and make it to an appointment at a car dealership to look at a specific car. They sent a guy out (not the person I had an appt with) to say the car had been sold 3 days ago. After msgs everyday to me confirming the appt and titled “re: we have your car” every day since my appt, and a msg the night before asking me to call if I couldn’t make it. This is why car dealerships and realtors suck ass.

Maybe the 2nd thing was

I have had insane fun and feeling of accomplishment putting my tiny house 1:24 furniture together! I can’t believe my old tired fingers have put together furniture, tiny 1/4 “ books, and pillows…. I only used the needle nose tweezers to stuff the tiny pillows. It’s a 17.00 room display I bought off eBay. I’m sorry it may have originated from Hobby Lobby. But it is fun.

I bought a garlic peeler. I didn’t know it was a thing.

R583, like this one?

Continuation / new Underwhelmed thread:

Nothing works better than this one.

Would you be pissed off and more than offended if you came across a vampire that tip-toed everywhere?

I want to get my bathroom remodeled but I don't like the boring choices that every company offers.

I wish I could hang a "Do Not Disturb" sign on my front and side door like at a hotel.

What's stopping you?

R588 design your own. It's much more fun and you'll get what you actually want.

Exactly, R588. I did that with my main bathroom and kitchen. I love them both!

You get to pick out fixtures, handles, sinks, vanities, flooring, etc. Make it yours; you won't regret it. Everytime I look at these two rooms, I'm amazed at how much better they look. (Insert MARY! here). The only negative is having to go to different stores for things, i.e., kitchen sink, the countertop (both from the same great place), paint store (if you are having it painted), etc.

When I updated my kitchen, Lowe's had design consultants. She opened my eyes to kitchen tile that ties the colors into both the countertop and flooring. Unfortunately, they terminated them all shortly after my kitchen was completed.

R592 and R591 What a great idea! Thanks. I will head over to Lowe's and see what they have to offer.

I had no idea there were stores that do all that for you. I designed my own kitchen.

I'm very sad today.

What happened R595?

R596 nothing unusual. Just intrusive thoughts. Some days they can't be pushed down. But thanks for asking.

Hugs, R597 — we all have those days.

Does anybody know if those ellipsis machines or whatever they’re called really work?

You sit and that little machine moves your feet?

I’m thinking of getting one.

And before you rag on me and tell me to go outside to walk, I already do. 4 miles everyday, to be exact but the cold weather is coming…

Finis