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!