I Want To Be Underwhelmed. The Extended Dog Days Of Summer 🐕☀️

Trump has signed into law that it be officially called, "Indian Summer"

Cheryl Crow singing “Sweet Child Of Mine” makes me think a residency at any Hammond, Indiana casino is in her future…

I worked O.T. That means I can afford the patty melt(s) on dark bread that I’m preparing.

The bread looks like rye, but rye flakes are listed as the sixth ingredient. The side will be a salad because my carrots and cucumber are starting to die in the fridge.

Oh goody.

I just watched my next door neighbor's son drop off their grandkids for the weekend.

That means that bright and early tomorrow morning (SATURDAY) I can expect those two little moppets knocking at my door wanting this, that or the other thing.

I have leftover lasagna noodles. I might make a chicken broccoli bake with them, or maybe a chicken alfredo.

Thanks OP for starting the new thread.

I'm the one who posted on the last thread about doing some TV shopping. I did buy one today. I got an LG OLED 65". I was rather restricted on where I could shop because 1) I have to have it delivered; and 2) I have to have them pick up and recycle the current old TV. So, I was stuck buying from Best Buy. Thought I'd be overpaying but the same TV about the same over on Amazon. Still probably paid too much, but dang it's a nice picture (in the store anyway), and seeing as I keep things like this for over 10+ years, I thought I'd treat myself.

Taylor Lautner was only 16 when he"dated" a 20 year old Taylor Swift in 2009. Looking back at google images of these 2 from that period, makes me cringe because Taylor appears so innocent/ timid/ childlike.

Why didnt anyone say or do something?

It's not like they were fucking, R6.

[quote]Why didnt anyone say or do something?

I'm certain there were plenty telling him to stick their dick in his mouth.

R5- I still watch tv ( I only use my tv a bit nowadays- only a few minutes per night- most of my action is on my full sized desk top computer) on a Sony 20inch Wega television I bought at the Wiz in November 2000.

Today's weather was perfect. Sunny, low eighties and no humidity.

My newly adopted dog had hardly any hair but somehow sheds SO MUCH.

* has hardly any hair

Seattle is having weird weather for August...drizzly and humid.

It's nice it's not hot but I hate humidity.

Though it makes my hair look great...

My internet page scroll stopped working.

I'm annoyed having to use my mouse to click on the side bar thing.

As predicted, my next door neighbor's grandkids (aka the Buffy & Jody doppelgangers) came a knocking this morning.

As they were racing across my driveway, I simultaneously received a text from their grandma asking me not to give them any "lemons". They each took turns ringing my doorbell, I answered with one dachshund in my arms and the other one standing at my side and peering at them, they asked for lemons, I said "sorry, I don't have any", they left dejectedly.

Hurricane Erin grew from a Cat 3 to Cat 5 overnight. They say it won't hit land and I sure hope they're right. That sucker is fierce.

I'm going to karaoke tonight for a friend's birthday. I hope we have a private room.

I made birthday cake cookies: white chocolate chips with sprinkles and a special cake batter flavoring.

I feel the need for fruit cake for some reason, or perhaps rum cake, or perhaps just rum and a hostess ho-ho…..

The a/c in my car went out and it's 95 during the day where I live. Anyway, I'm making brownies tonight.

Kids who pester neighbors/strangers are weird and annoying.

They're going to grow up to be the people in your office who bring you a birthday card for another employee you don't really know or like and insist you sign it.

I started reading a library book only to realize I'd checked it out a couple of years ago and hadn't liked it.

Have OReillys or someone check the Freon in your car.

You buy a little canister, easy peasy, you have air conditioning again in your car. 🤗

I picked up a prescription and they offered me a flu shot. The pharmacist that gave it to me was quite handsome. It didn't hurt at all.

I picked a Medicare Drug plan. They are incredibly complex and opaque, but Medicare lets you enter your prescriptions and it tells you which plan will be the cheapest for you. There’s a huge variation in what a couple of my meds cost between plans. More than 400%

Isn't it too early for a flu shot?

I have the same question, r26.

yeah...I thought the new seasonal flu shots came out in Sept or October.

Are we even GETTING new seasonal flu and Covid shots this year? Because of idiot Kennedy and Trumpf?

My first filled injectable drug prescription in January costs me $40. I don’t pay anything for the rest of the year because the full cost of the med wipes out the Part D deductible. It sounds complicated because it is complicated, R25 but when it works, it works.

I usually don't get my fall covid/flu boosters until September or October but since the attractive fellow seemed eager to shoot me up I agreed. I assumed it was because they'd gotten in a shipment of the new vaccine. If they just gave me last year's leftovers I'd be very irritated.

Go back and ask the hot guy if he gave you sloppy seconds.

Thank you for the reminder, R30. I'm booked for the flu and Covid shots tomorrow morning.

AI spells it “grizzly” instead of “grisly” half the time.

I know R21. Dusty old bones full of green dust.

I cooked cauliflower today but couldn't eat it all so I put it down thinking my dog would turn her nose up at it. Wrong. She loved it.

I can count on one hand how many Hallmark movies I've ever watched and have fingers left over. Same goes for Lifetime and all those other sappy movie channels.

My stash of junk food is gone. I ate what was left over the weekend. I'm not sure where to go from here.

To the store, obviously R37.

R33 what about gristly?

I made a three and a half pound roast last night. I wanted it pink in the middle so I followed online directions for medium rare and cooked it for about 48 minutes. I let it rest and lots of very red juice emerged and you could smell the blood and for me, that's not a nice smell. I cut a bit off one end and it was quite pink so I knew it would be red in the middle of the roast. Stuck it back in the oven for another 20 minutes and it came out just the way I wanted.

I had my shots (flu and Covid booster) at CVS on schedule at 9:45 this morning.

Monday morning, up and at 'em. Retirement is so exciting.

I hope you flu bitches aren't jumping the gun.

Unless they've changed the formulation the flu vaccine is most effective for about 6 months. Waiting until October is (IMO) suggested as that'll give protection through April, which is around when the flu season ends.

I got taught in primary school that one of the Apollo astronauts left a Coca Cola bottle on the moon as a symbol of American culture (in addition to the flag, obviously). Google has just told me this isn't true. I've spent decades wrongly believing there's a fucking Coke bottle on the moon.

I yearn for this time last year.

This summer was brutal heat and humidity in NYC. To be honest I'm sad to see it go, not the humidity but summer. However, by this fall I will be 30 pounds lighter and back in my good clothes. Thank you GLP-1. Already down 15 since the end of June, 31" inch waist jeans in my closet here I come! Will be good to see you all again. Sorry I left you behind.....34-36 was not my friend.

I don't think the latest Covid booster is out yet. Everything I see for "25/26 Covid booster" indicates "Fall of 2025.

It's not fall. You just got another 24/25 shot apparently.

[quote]To be honest I'm sad to see it go

Are you on crack?

I slept until noon Saturday and Sunday. Today my neighbor decided to mow his lawn, right outside my bedroom window, first thing in the morning, so I guess my regular sleep pattern can return. I guess that's good.

I got road raged because I didn’t pull out of the automatic car wash fast enough. I’m using all my countdown seconds easing thru the blowers so the whole car dries. This guy roars out after me with his car dripping. It’s not my problem if he doesn’t care if his car doesn’t get dried off.

No Coke, R44, only Pepsi.

[quote]Are you on crack?

Gasp! Are you saying a coke spoon was left on the moon, R48?

I don't understand r50. Wouldn't the guy behind you be on the conveyer thing?

Yes, not a conveyor but a drive thru that tells you when to stop and go forward during the process. I just don’t get it. Like I was impinging on his timer. There was a line of about 5 cars ahead of us and you can’t really change your mind and back out, but my God it’s not my problem. Him and soaked dripping car… He had a baby honk so I didn’t even know it was me he was honking at. My new but used Benz must be sound deadening. He had to stop and curse at me.

We could have all spent decades actually believing we were on the moon.

I have spent decades believing I am on the planet Koozebane.

When I go to Dollar Tree I always pick up a bag of Russell Stover SUGAR FREE peanut butter cups.

They are good to have on hand in case things get backed up, if you know what I mean... Just eat a few or even the whole bag. Problem solved. Other flavors of the sugar free will also work but I prefer the peanut butter.

r56, that's thrifty and creative.

And just a tiny bit nauseating.

I have been accruing cash-back rewards for years on my credit card without thinking about “when do I get the cash?” I just realized you have to go claim it. I found I have over $3,500 which I am taking as a statement credit.

It’s my birthday this week. Maybe I’ll buy myself a present since god knows nobody else will.

R56, a McDonald’s shake works the same magic.

Hmmm leaving for Greece on the 28th- should I get my Covid and flu shots?

R61 We’re sailing next week on a cruise and have another booked for November. We got the shots in order to have some immune boost, maybe less than ideal given the timing but better than nothing. We’ll be with 3000 people from all over the world for almost two weeks in ten days. The COVID booster hasn’t changed since last year but the flu shot has.

I love the people who just have to chime in here about how someone’s not doing something right. If my doc says I need another shot in January, I’ll get one.

I wish companies that have replaced their customer service chat personnel with AI would stop pretending you are talking to a real person with a name (“Christine Joy” just now with my health insurance company.) I feel like an idiot being polite to a robot.

It would save a lot of time to just be able to cut them off without all the polite chit chat.

I watch a comedienne from India on YouTube. She's not funny. All she does is shout. Her husband and teenage kids are also in the act. None of them are funny. I don't know why I watch. I do like accents, maybe that's why. British accent is my favorite.

The weather has been absolutely heavenly lately.

Physical therapy this morning, R65, was not.

Despite the lovely walk to and from the therapist's office.

My USPS Informed Delivery email no longer comes at 7:00 a.m. It now comes mid-afternoon, around 3:00 p.m.

I hate when my USPS Informed Delivery arrives just to tell me I have 0 mail pieces and 0 packages. I believe they titter a bit when they write that and suppress the desire to begin the email Hey Loser.

I want to attend a late summer fair in a hick town

Lately when I come across nostalgic things from my 1960s/70s childhood I feel sad rather than the usual warm and fuzzy feeling. Whether it's tv shows or photos of toys, fashion, events, food, neighborhoods, etc., doesn't matter, I just feel sad.

Why? The end is nigh?

r70, I grew up in the same time period, and though some good things came out of it (the civil rights movement, all that great music) a lot of it was ugly and shitty and scary. And the fashions were gross, which is why so many young people just grew their hair out and wore jeans.

hmmmm....the young people are the ones responsbile for the ugly fashions.

The young tend to dictate fashione trends.

Today was irking me so I took my easy way out...Mexican Valium.

My mood is soooooooo much better!!!

Viva la Mexicano Valium!!!!

People don't read actual books anymore. Am i old fashioned for wanting to read a physical book rather than an ebook?

No, r74. I own a ton of physical books and go to library every few weeks to check out new releases.

r71, the fashions of the '80's were worse.

I just had a girl pounding on my door in a towel because her bikini bottom fell onto my balcony. I didn't ask any further questions.

R74, I hope you are able to read books forever. I only made the switch to kindle when it became impossible for me to read the small type in most books.

Did you return it, r77?

Confession: I prefer carrot over basil in my pasta sauce. It goes so well with the garlic followed by fish sauce.

[quote] Did you return it, [R77]?

I allowed her to retrieve it. I didn't want to touch it.

I would have asked for proof that the errant bottom was hers. You wouldn’t want to be accused of being an accomplice to bottom theft.

I would have called her a whore and yelled it repeatedly.

Are you crazy? I wouldn’t have let a towel-clad, presumably bikini-bottomless female I didn’t know into my home. Fuck knows what you could be accused of doing to her.

R84, someone went off on me because I gave a female coworker a ride to her car repair shop.

“Are you crazy? She could say anything happened!” WTF? Am I going to make fun of her shoes?

You knew your coworker and presumably drove her because you trusted, based on your observations, that she wouldn’t accuse you of anything untoward, R85.

That has zero in common with a half-dressed stranger of the opposite sex at your door.

Curiously, filing a false rape report isn't the surefire path to riches you might expect.

I've never made a pot of soup. Why should I bother when they have rows of them in the grocery store?

uh, well, because:

1) Making most kinds of soup is actually pretty easy

2) Homemade soup is far more delicious than canned soup

3) Making soup is a great way to clean out your freezer/vegetable bin

[quote] I just had a girl pounding on my door in a towel because her bikini bottom fell onto my balcony. I didn't ask any further questions.

Now that’s a Walk of Shame.

Something about sorbitol…

Re flu shots: I get mine when they first arrive at my pharmacy and then if I think another is needed due to many flu cases around me, I'll get a booster.

Both cost nothing.

Well got my flu shot for my vacation, the Covid one isn't avail yet. Unfortunately it won't kick in until 1/2 way through my vacation, but I'll be covered on the 14 + hour flight and layover on the way back.

I'm up way past my bedtime. The thing is when you get old you push for more awake time. Nighty night.

[quote]The thing is when you get old you push for more awake time.

I have found the exact opposite to be true.

Before the Pandemic the price of a tin of Altoids was $1.97. Now it's $3.32.

I buy the store brand, R96. The real thing’s gone up here, too, but not by quite so much: $2.99

$1.59 for the MB version.

[quote] And the fashions were gross, which is why so many young people just grew their hair out and wore jeans.

Not on Soul Train. Overwhelming, in a good way.

There's a sub-reddit called "oldphotos" where people post photos of their family members from the olden days. The folks from the early 1900s never smile. They all look downright angry, even the children.

This lack of smiling continued through the early 1960s, even with brides. Although smiling did begin to happen in the 1950s and it was more of a 50/50 split of smilers and non-smilers.

I should have known that when my supermarket puts ice cream on sale it’s because it’s melted and refrozen and therefore full of ice.

Last night I watched Carrie. John Travolta was gorgeous back then but I was wondering where he got that slight southern accent since he was born and raised in NJ. Seems he's always had it but I never noticed until last night.

Why are 2 young people adopting ? Millie Bobby Brown and her husband

I usually use the "Bold" feature on my single cup coffee maker. Today I didn't and it made a difference in the quality of the finished product and not for the better. I thought it was all a gimmick but it's not.

Supposedly, the "bold" feature slows down the rate at which the water flows through the coffee grounds thus making more contact with the grounds and better flavor. Or something like that. I'm not a good explainer. But bottom line: coffee tastes better when using "bold" feature.

I use that the bold feature when I’m making coffee in the carafe. It does give the coffee extra uumf.

For perc, you simply add more grounds - especially if they’re Folger’s or Seattle’s Best. Shitty coffee brands taste better when very strong.

Princess Margaret was pretty when she was young but hit the wall quickly in her 30s just like her brothers.

Her brothers? Kindly tell us who they are. Or rather who they were, because there aren't any now and I doubt there were any then.

^^^ I stand corrected! Her nephews Charles, Andrew and Edward. Although Charles was never actually good looking at any age.

My "bold" coffee obviously didn't lift my brain fog as much as I thought it did.

I wanted to have a cafe cortado, but I pushed the button for cappuccino. Oh well.

I watched the original Wolf Man film and noticed Claude Rains had an almost Trumplike mass of teased hair on top of his head.

When you buy a book in Japan the bookstore makes a book cover for you. This is not just to protect the book but also to give you privacy on the train so strangers don't know what you are reading.

I'm leaving at 0-dark-hundred in a few minutes for my colonoscopy. Starving and I want this over with!

You’ll be feeling better (and hungry) by lunchtime.

Good luck!

The most beautiful plumber I've ever met is coming to my house Sunday to replace the copper pipes on my 83 year old house. I told my sister I would pay him $1000 to see him naked and she said "Oh my God wait to make the offer until he's finished with the pipes, then he will be sweaty and dirty". My sister is full of surprises.

Aren't copper pipes the good kind of pipes to have?

According to Cosmo Castorini, copper is the only kind to have.

I cut my left index finger yesterday, chopping some celery sticks. Good thing I sharpened all my kitchen blades the other day ...

Courtney Cox resembled Jenner on that game commercial. Several older scrawny celebs look that way.

It’s just a perfect afternoon here by the beach just north of Boston. The hurricane is well offshore to our NW, the sun is shining, it’s about 78F and the wind’s turning around cooling it down a bit.

Someone’s distant speaker (it’s the old women to my right in the Harriet Hippopotamus bathing suits sitting in a semi-circle of sand chairs eating Triscuits) is entertaining us with Rosemary Clooney’s “There’s An Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil.”

To our Northeast, that is.

Mmmmm, Triscuits.

Those rosemary/olive oil triscuits are addictive.

I keep reading that as I Left My Cut Finger Yesterday.

I could almost keep the Pluto break as my screen saver. You know the 3D one with the rays coming at you.

R111 Nothing beats the ability to read the “Anarchist’s Cookbook” on your commute.

100°F in Portland today. 150°F tomorrow. Monday it hits 400°F before cooling off.

So tired, so summer.

Bring on Portlands 6 months of grey skies, rain and suicidality

Being baked in Portland sounds underrated if anything…

There’s a 90 year old orca swimming around wild in the Pacific.

I feel for you Portland.

Seattle was annoyingly hot today too but as usual we're about 10 degrees cooler.

I actually like Portland more than Seattle but even if I could afford to move, your summers are vile.

I bought a new soundbar for my 65" LG C4 OLED TV and now I basically have a whole new TV. The difference is insane. The sound before was poor. Now it's actually good.

🎶 Jeremiah was a bullfrog

Was a good friend of mine

I never understood a single word he said

But I helped him a-drink his wine

And he always had some mighty fine wine

Singin' joy to the world

All the boys and girls now

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea

Joy to you and me 🎶

God help me ,I need to buy a new mattress.

I always associate Triscuits with Jack eating them when he's locked in the pantry in "The Shining" (novel.)

I hate when people refer to the wallpaper of their phone or computer as the screen saver. That doesn't make any sense. The wallpaper is a static image; the screen saver is a moving image; hence, "screen saver" so it lowers the risk of screen burn-in.

Narcissists are Crybullies.

A crybully is someone who plays the victim in a situation they created.

The world would be in better shape if more narcissists died in grease fires.

It's 90 in L.A. I hate heat. My poor slow roasted kitties.

I read about how you can still flip a one sided mattress, just put a topper on it, so I did.

I always feel sad when summer winds down. I love the long days, not having to wear a jacket and the greenery.

It's roasting out and the stores are moving in their winter clothes. Truly whelmed.

R140 Just a heartbeat away from Christmas stuff.

[quote]Just a heartbeat away from Christmas stuff.

It's the least wonderful time of the year.

My Facebook has been flooded with posts about house plans (especially tiny houses). I'm not looking to build a house, but I would definitely consider some of the tiny ones.

[quote] I always feel sad when summer winds down. I love the long days, not having to wear a jacket and the greenery.

I'm the total opposite. Can't wait for cool weather, autumn leaves, sweaters, and kids going back in school instead of underfoot everywhere.

r144, I'm with you! I love autumn

I woke up to pee at 4:30am and caught the cat playing in his Kitty Kondo jungle gym thing that my huzb spent "hours" putting together last month. He thinks the cat ignores his effort. Going back to bed soon. I will forget to tell him about it in the morning and he will remain low key resentful.

Vacuumed the entire second floor, including the stairs. I have the first floor left. And a ton of other things. I hate housework. Ugh. But it was necessary. I have a cat that sheds a lot. There's hair everywhere.

Ah flea season- i get them every year, despite having indoor cats. They're on flea meds, I vacuum everyday, change the linens on the bed, chair, and sofa everyweek, bomb 1x/month, and yet, here they are. Probably because my front door abets the small front lawn of our building, where 8 out of 10 people who have dogs cross by everyday. It's under control now, but I leave for Greece for 11 days on Thursday, and am afraid that I'll come back to a flea circus when I get back.

I had the last slice of Publix Raspberry Elegance Cake for breakfast.

It was delicious and I make no apologies. Vanilla cake, raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting.

YOLO!

One should never apologize for elegance.

No shame in that, r149. At least it was elegant cake, Not a dump cake.

Forgot to say that I had my first iced PSL of the season. It was really good. I'm addicted again.

The problem with tiny houses is that the bedroom is usually up a ladder from the bathroom.

Speaking of PSL, I bought a new cork and natural rubber yoga mat. It had a really strong rubbery odor that didn't go away after I washed it a couple of times so I soaked it in hot water with pumpkin spices for a few hours and that did the trick.

I was going to mow the grass but my next door neighbor has company and they're sitting outside. I don't believe in being rude so it can wait until another day. Gold star for me.

That was nice of you, R155.

I have my yearly physical tomorrow morning, with all the blood work. Wish me luck that my cholesterol and triglycerides are still OK.

Last week I had a hankering for crumb cake. I bought some on Saturday. It was delicious. That's one thing I like about being an adult, I didn't have to ask permission to buy/eat it.

LifeSurge. WTF. Some prosperity gospel Christian event with Tim Tebow, Duck Dynasty, and (of all people) Dennis Quaid among other “motivational” types. And the guy with no arms and legs.

My friend is having serious financial diffuclties right now. I feel for her, however I can't afford to help her. She is 28k in debt.

I know many people dread winter but it's the best time to observe the night sky.

I recently watched a You Tube video of the Dior museum in Paris. I was impressed with how beautiful it is and seeing Christian's original designs is a unique experience. As a boomer, I remember his brand being in media when I was a child.

R128 google Greenland shark. Switch button from under to overwhelmed

I really like that Argent song “Hold your head up”. Quite uplifting.

Ugh. I hurt my lower back.

R165, providing it doesn't require medical intervention, a hot bath with Epsom salt helps me.

I can't imagine trying to get into a bath tub with a bad lower back attack. It would be agony.

I had a toothache last night, so I took a hydrocodone before bed. Now I've been vomiting all day.

Not a fan of hydrocodone.

For me, didn't do much for the pain but it made me feel weird and claustrophobic...like I was encased in Jell-O.

Tomorrow a guy is coming to my house to give me an estimate on new basement windows. 15 years ago the same guy gave me an estimate on replacement windows for my regular windows and new siding. The company did an excellent job then and I'm looking forward to seeing Chad tomorrow because he's handsome and he has a sexy body. He seems to be a very disciplined person, so he probably still looks good. He owns the company now.

I miss being able to fart. Since the ostomy, all I do is burp the bag when it gets puffy.

Underwhelming just ain't what it used to be.

today’s Fraukin Spice Latte Day

This is going to be one of those years where I keep buying Halloween candy and eating all of it.

I went to the doctor for my annual physical. Nothing to report, although the doctor told me my BMI was too high -- which is ridiculous since I exercise daily. Anyway, I was overdue for my tetanus vaccine, so I got that, and now my shoulder is a little sore.

I stopped participating in Halloween for that reason. I would throw away the excess candy and then go retrieve it from the trash.

[quote] although the doctor told me my BMI was too high -- which is ridiculous since I exercise daily.

That’s not how it works.

I made the mistake of being the cool gay neighbor the first year. Then, I had to give out regular-sized chocolate bars for the next six until I sold.

My guest room had been ceded to the cat. I may want to give away the bed in there, so I had to go in and try to clean it up. Not sure if the sheets can be salvaged. We’ll see if Maytag is up to the challenge.

My main task this evening is to finally plug in the walking pad I bought last December, just to see if it actually works.

R179, I turned my second bedroom into a home office during COVID lockdown. There's a small, two seater couch in there and that's where Cos sleeps. I now refer to it as HIS room, and not my home office or second bedroom.

He's apparently fond of feng shui as he prefers the cushions off the frame. It often looks like Cos and Jackie Chang staged a fight scene in there. No matter how many times I put the cushions back, he moves them off.

The cat had had abandoned the guest bed, (she has arthritis and I thought the steps were no longer worth it to her), but as soon as I took away the furry sheets and blanket, which she noticed on the kitchen floor, she’s right back on the guest bed. I guess she has standards. I put down a comforter that I got free and was going to give away

Bad enough the Halloween merch and candy is all over the stores before Labor Day but I get it: back to school is just about over, there’s no Labor or Columbus Day market and Yom Kippur is not about candy, so what else is there?

But my neighbors have started putting ghost shit and gigantic inflated witches up in August. WTF?

Tis the reason for the season?

I just used a Swiffer dry cloth to wipe down the screen and keyboard of my laptop.

I find it odd when someone I have no personal connection to says they are "proud" of me.

Even if they are

^Even if they are acquainted with me, this sentiment should be saved for someone you have a personal relationship with. It can sound patronizing coming from anyone else.

Did olive garden shut down?.

I fell off the wagon today ( No my datalounge friends not with booze with sweets 🍩🧁🍭🍬🍰) and therefore needed and did indeed walk nonstop on my treadmill for 2.6 miles in addition to the 2.2 mile walk I took outside this morning.

[quote]I have my yearly physical tomorrow morning, with all the blood work. Wish me luck that my cholesterol and triglycerides are still OK.

Other than my Vitamin D levels being a little low, all the bloodwork is good! Almost feel like celebrating with a pizza.

Ricky Schroder looks like he’s 70. He just married someone who is 40.

My partner keeps throwing away the cat's box. Not a litter box, just a box she likes to sit in. I say she lives here too and she deserves to have a box to hide in, in the living room.

r174, I've lived in a front facing apartment in West Hollywood for 15 years, have bought candy every year, and no takers. i don't eat it, just bring it to work.

No takers for one year would be enough for me to learn that I shouldn’t bother.

I apologize as this may be a whelming/overwhelming post but, have any of you heard of Donayle Luna? She was truly the first Black model on the cover of Vogue, not Beverly Johnson. I watched a documentatry about her earlier this week and was shocked to learn about her.

Yes, she was gorgeous! I think she dated Brian Jones for a while.

My left inner thigh has been itchy all morning.

I'd get the cat a dozen boxes just to annoy your irritating anal retentive "no mess" partner...

Trick or Treaters NEVER seem to go to apartment buildings....even nice ones.

They and their parents learned long ago to only hit up richer neighborhoods with single family homes.

[quote]Trick or Treaters NEVER seem to go to apartment buildings....even nice ones.

A fact for which I am eternally grateful.

One of the many great things about this age of podcasts is that celebs of yesteryear ala people you grew up watching on tv/ reading about in magazines etc ate now are easily accessible. A few years back- pre social media boom, i remembered searchinghigh and low for latest news about the cast of Facts of Life/Nancy Mckeon particularly, and couldnt find anything. And now- I just finished an interview with Nancy on the Call Me adam podcast

I walked to the grocery store today for the first time in a couple of years. I got out of the habit after the time I was blocked by a bunch of cop cars and had to turn back because there'd been a bank robbery on the same corner.

I went to the trouble of handwashing and towel drying a sweater I haven’t worn in a while only to discover it’s got holes. Insect damage I guess.

Would you ever wear a sweater with holes? I suppose I should throw it away.

I don’t think I’ve ever experienced moth holes before. Ew.

Excuse my little knowledge of space-y things.....

..The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster- Was it possible to rescue the crew by launching another rocket into space, and have the astronauts move from that ddomed shuttle to another?

My apartment building, that does not have private entrances, does not all Halloween visitors. Of which I'm grateful.

It's my first year living in a retirement community. There aren't any kids around, I wonder if I'll have any trick-or-treaters?

So somebody gave Felicity Huffman a job again.

She’s joining that Doc show on Fox.

A Blue Heron was standing along my lakeshore looking for fish today. I call him Big Bird.

I just read my post and oh boy I think I have reached peak nerd level

[quote]I just used a Swiffer dry cloth to wipe down the screen and keyboard of my laptop.

Was it a scented Swiffer dry cloth? I like the scented ones, but they're hard to find; I guess more people prefer them unscented. Or, maybe the unscented dry cloths are being hoarded by someone like me!

I'd like to meet someone like me. Maybe he has some unscented Swiffer dry cloths to share.

Cox is trying to raise my internet from $70 to $120, so I have to call them tomorrow and sweet-talk them into keeping it the same.

[quote] Would you ever wear a sweater with holes? I suppose I should throw it away.

If I really liked it I would probably still wear it around the house, or for running errands in cold weather when you will have a jacket or coat over it anyway.

Yeah. If it's a sweater you actually really like, then keep it for doing messy things during cold weather.

Though it should also be said that if it was hidden away for so long that you didn't notice it getting mothy, then it must not be that beloved of a sweater. Get rid of it.

Sometimes you can repair a sweater. Worth a try.

If you find yourself in the vicinity of a Publix bakery this week, I recommend their Glazed Mini Croissants which are on sale for $3.99/6 box, quite delicious. Actually I recommend them even if they aren't on sale.

Whole Foods 365 Dijon Mustard sucks. Tastes like vinegar.

Whole Foods just SUCKS now in general.

Amazon ruined them.

I never really got the concept of Whole Foods or Trader Joes when they first appeared where I live. They seemed to be corporate imitations of health food stores and food coops, only they weren't particularly healthy or cheap. Now what they were imitating is mostly gone and they've evolved into these sort of aspirational 7-11s.

Trader Joe’s is completely different. Not “health” food at all. Just a small scale grocery with mostly proprietary, high-quality products at low prices.

It is my birthday next week and I've never had my birthday celebrated in the office. I've decided to buy a large fresh chocolate moose cake ( they're very tasty) and bring it into the office and say today's my birthday and I brought and bought this cake to celebrate. I guess it' rather eccentric but it will be my birthday and it is my prerogative.

R219 a girl at the offoce did the exact same thing last year. She sat in the kitchen with her cake right infront of her and ate it, inviting anyone who walked by to join her

Summer always goes by too fast.

We are lucky enough to get birthday cakes on our days from the supervisor.

We even have to sing the birthday song to our office mate.

Somebody save me, I've gone down the Challenger and Colombia explosion rabbit hole on YT

I've been on Tiktok scrolling soul food recipes. I've made the potato salad, which everyone raved about, and now I'm going to try a meatloaf.

I wish Cops had an aftershow that told us how many of these arrests got tossed.

R221 Yes! It's like the heat wave was yesterday and today I needed to unpack my winter clothes. Ugh! Only good thing about this is that the PSL is back.

One of my cats has taken to howling at the darkness every morning around 4am. There must be something out there…critters.

The other cat can’t be bothered.

I like the other cat better.

PSL before Labor Day?

Disgusting.

As of 8/31/25 Amazon will no longer deliver packages to side or back door for the safety of their drivers.

There was a cat with a scrunchy collar that used to like to roam around my neighborhood, where cats are supposed to be indoor-only (for many very good reasons) and drive my cat insane. I called it Unauthorized Cat.

I had dental surgery on Thursday and still not feeling up to par. I'm taking it easy today.

At 71 I have decided to take it easy every day.

Today I'm going to organize my books between read and unread. I have 6 shelves.

Went for a morning walk about 7am today. Wore long underwear and jacket, it was so cold. I was wishing for my gloves until mid-way into the walk.

Dang, shouldn't be wearing the long underwear in August!!!

I think I'm going to grow out my hair.

In French the word "coulis" is a sauce and is pronounced "coolie".

In Italian slang "coolie" is your butt.

I just bought Griffen Dunne’s book on Kindle for 1.99.

I've been an HBO subscriber since 1980, you would think I should get a discount by now.

Anon: “August is the Sunday of Summer.” ☀︎

This weekend I'm going to watch Daddy's Head, The Ritual (Al Pacino), and When Evil Lurks. I love horror movies.

I was trying decide on a mattress when Wirecutter published a code for 30% off one of my options. A real 30% off of the fake “sale” price, not the “sale” price that was actually the regular price. My search is over.

I apologize that wasn’t very clear.

What I mean is the “list price” of the mattress is claimed to be $2,949 which allows them to get all excited about a 30% Labor Day Sale price of $2059, but the actual street price of the mattress is always around $2,000, so it’s not really “on sale” for all of the Labor Day hoopla. But the Wirecutter code was for 30% of off the alleged Labor Day “sale” price of $2,059, or $1,499. An actual deal.

Timmy put up a new video today.

He's not wearing his wedding ring.

I'm concerned.

Who is Timmy?

I don't know if I know Timmy, so I'm not sure whether or not I should also be concerned. Whelmed!

Timothee was spotted in the stands at today's Chelsea v Fulham match.

Timmy's Takeout! He reviews food from grocery stores, restaurants, cruises, hotels, etc. He's adorable. He married Alejandro recently after, IDK, ten years.

He has a stutter which doesn't show up in his videos except when he has to say his name at drive thru windows and even then he conquers it most of the time. He's 31 and only recently started speech therapy and got his driver's license and a car. He's been on youtube for years. He was even brave enough to do a video at resturants in The Villages, FL.

I enjoy his little dances with the sound effects,🤣

Worst content ever. I don’t need to see someone who never flies taking notes on airline butter and dinner rolls as if they are worthy of attention.

Why so unkind r249?

Put a little love in your heart.

[quote] Why so unkind [R249]?

New here?

I’m kind of hoping Shelley Long comes around and kicks Timmy in the dick. With love, of course….

And here I thought you meant Chalamet. I can't keep up with you guys and your latest schwarmerei.

Why must DLers behave like howler monkeys held in captivity and flinging their feces at innocent passersby??

WHY??

Can I have your stapler, r254?

Have at it, r255.

I already removed the only items of importance to me (photos of my dachshunds) from the antiquated desk that looks like something out of Mary Richard's WJM Newsroom. Muriel sure is cheap.

*Richards'

I just got done watching The Ritual, a true story based on the possession and exorcism of Emma Schmidt, whom I have never heard of.

Dan Stevens and Patrick Fabian are two hot priests!

[quote] Why must DLers behave like howler monkeys held in captivity and flinging their feces at innocent passersby??

If you post links to obscure and incredibly boring influencers, you have no right to complain about the reactions. That’s not the “underwhelming” we cultivate here.

So I just got back from Hatch NM where I purchased a whole burlap sack of X Hot long green Chiles, they roasted them for us.

That was the easy part. Now I have to unload the plastic bags they put them in and put them in freezer bags. We will dole them out to friends and family as the situations warrant.

We will see just how spicy or extra hot they are.

There’s nothing like them r260! Your lucky friends & family!

(Disapproving)

Hatch chili discussions are a bit too whelming for this thread.

Too stimulating.

Nonsense!

The summer crowd will be gone from the lake in another day and taking their fucking firecrackers with them. My dog will be so relieved.

I have been snacking on nuts these past 2 weeks. Will I get fat?

r265, depends on how many you eat and how it fits into your overall nutrition.

When the engine cuts off at stop lights, I shouldn’t be whelmed; it’s a poLLutION FighTING FEAture.

I’ve had too many junkers that DIED at stop lights for this shit to be funny.

I watched all three Christian Bale Batman movies today. I thought I had seen them already, but apparently not.

Well, I'm glad that's over.

Meanwhile only 15 container ships pollute as much as every car in the world.

And we’re just getting to fire season in CA.

This afternoon I watched Anything For Jackson on Shudder and it was a really good horror movie.

At night I watched the Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish. One of the most disturbing docs I have ever seen.

I tried to trap a moth and put it outside, but it was on the woodwork, so when I put a glass over it, the moth was able to slip out through a crevice.

Whereabouts unknown.

Dionne Warwick has cancelled her concert at the NY State Fair - no complimentary corn dogs for Dionne.

This is the last long, outdoor recreational weekend until next Memorial Day, TG.

I don't like Alex De Menaur

I dont like Leeyyton Hewitt

I love it when I read a murder/mystery and the denouement comes as a complete surprise.

That Asian heckler at the babrora match was NEAR the player box not IN the player box. He looks rabid

I was up before sunrise today. How come it’s so hard for me to get up early on a workday? I’m going to go have a nap outside.

Last night I dreamt that I had a bunch of unexpected guests (people I've never seen before) come over for dinner and all of my food was either rotten or missing (even though I had just bought it).

What does it mean? I don't like strangers? I don't want unannounced visitors? I need to clean out my fridge?

I had a dream that there was a disembodied hand (like Thing in the Addams Family) on the side of my headboard. I swatted at it and it ran around behind my bed and out into the corridor. It was very noisy - proof that there is sound in dreams. Very unsettling.

R280–Do you find the question “Can I have your stuff?” to be triggering?

What's the point of Priority Mail Express where they collect $50 from you and guarantee "delivery or your money back", then let the package sit in the "distribution center" for four days? Just don't offer it FFS.

I sent a priority box from the usps and it took them a fucking week to deliver it🤬

What happened to 3 to 4 days??

It's 95F for the fourth day in a row. Fuck my carbon footprint. Going to blast the AC and bake all day then take a nap under the covers. The cats think they're successfully holding us hostage or that we're staying home all day to play with them due to their unlimited charm.

I just made a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, my favorite.

[quote]The cats think they're successfully holding us hostage or that we're staying home all day to play with them due to their unlimited charm.

The two are NOT mutually exclusive.

I took the hummingbird feeder down because I thought they left. But no. I feel bad now.

Soup season is getting closer, oh boy! I love it.

I have to take the cat to the vet tomorrow. My partner will be at work so I'll have to cram her into the carrier by myself. She's small but puts up one hell of a fight.

It will be easier if you grab her by the scruff of her neck. That's how I carry my cats into the bathroom to trim their nails. You have to grab a big handful.

I just spent two hours trying to load a specific book to my kindle and it won't work. I've never had this problem before and I loaded a couple of others today with no problem. I searched everywhere for an answer to no avail. Finally, one source said that the book itself may be corrupt. I'll go with that but am disappointed.

Thanks, R291. I do manage to get her nails trimmed somehow but something about the carrier turns her into the Tasmanian Devil. Even when I was taking her home from the shelter, she threw a hissy fit and it took a few of us to get her crammed in there.

Settling the carrier with the open end up and lowering the cat into it helps. If the cat panics and scratches or bites, drop a towel over it before picking it up.

Make sure to give plenty of treats after you get home and tell them how brave they are and how proud you are of them.

As a kid, never heard the term "crusty bread". It was just bread or a roll. Not crusty.

I went out and looked at the night sky. I haven't done that in at least a year.

I have no idea what Labor Day even is

I just had a cup of chamomile tea and two shortbread cookies.

R290, have you tried leaving the carrier out for a week or so before the vet visit? I do this so he's doesn't associate it with the vet. He will actually sleep in there for hours.

Cos loves his cat carrier so I have no problem getting him in there for his annual check-up. I put a towel in there and sometimes something I've worn so that it smells like me.

I got a nice lightning show this morning while driving into work.

R299, yes, it's been sitting out for a few days now! She's asleep on the sofa next to the carrier right now, with any luck I can sneak her in there before she's fully awake.

I got a text reminder for my doctor's appointment today. When did 1:00 become 12:45?

I just got back from my work out. Pretty proud of myself for going. I've scheduled work outs for tomorrow and Thursday as well. It's my end-of-the-year resolution. So far so good!

Someone just told me to have a blessed day.

[quote] I got a text reminder for my doctor's appointment today. When did 1:00 become 12:45?

They always want people to arrive 15 minutes early.

My medical system uses MyChart so I can usually check in online. But they'll still insist on asking you to give them your ID and your insurance card to scan (never mind that they've scanned both things a million fucking times before).

Good going Cosmo!

Oh my.

I hope Nigel Farage comes to the US to kiss up to Trump, gets kidnapped by ICE and sent to El Salvador, and is never seen again.

R307,

Pimp Christmas! Idaho represent!!!!!!

Why would a well-recognized character actor change his name in the middle of his career? Casey Adams back to Max Showalter.

I showed up at 12:45. Spent 50 minutes before being called back, then another 20 in the exam room waiting for the doctor. Fuck that "arrive 15 minutes early" bullshit.

I hate my nose hairs.

Tomorrow I'm going to make homemade ranch dressing for the first time. I hope it tastes good. If it does then I'll make blue cheese and French.

JFC, R311! That's horrible.

At my June appointment, which was at 9:30 am (she opens at 9), I was 10 minutes early, waited about 15 minutes to be taken to a room, and then almost 30 minutes to see the doctor (I can understand waiting a bit once I get to the office as she will take my blood pressure. It would be abnormally high if they took it the minute I arrived). I was about to leave when she finally walked in and apologized for being late. She spent exactly 22 minutes with me and I was released. Why can they charge $$ for a missed appointment but we can't? Your doctor and mine DID miss their appointment times.

Doctors have emergencies. I don’t get too upset when they keep me waiting on occasion if they are generally on schedule..

Just had a pumpkin bun and a PSL at Espresso House. I'm addicted. Too bad you can only get them 2 months out of the year.

There's an election on Monday and I voted for the Red Party. They're a marxist far left party, basically communists. They are doing well in the polls, they're at around 6-7 %.

Corey Feldman and Hilaria Baldwin are going to be on the new Dancing With The Stars. Truly underwhelming.

In keeping with my annual tradition this is my seasonal reminder to fellow DLers to pick up a package of Freshness Guaranteed Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies at the Walmart bakery.

They are surprisingly good. My office raves about them and expects them from me every year. Pillowy soft well spiced but not overly spiced cookies filled with a whipped cream cheese frosting (not generic frosting).

When I stop posting this annual reminder you will know I have passed and crossed the rainbow bridge. I'm hoping whatever GPS system kicks in on the other side it takes me across the rainbow bridge so I can scoop up all my past pets en route to wherever.

* Oops, here's the photo for the cookies.

See, I'm already declining cognitively. I could kick the bucket any minute now...

I don’t even know where to find Wal-Mart. Google tells me there’s one 5 miles away. Perhaps an adventure. Will I need police protection?

What is a Wal Mart?

Can I have your stuff, r320?

^ There will probably be a couple of packages of the cookies in the freezer r323, have at it. Take the pans of lasagne and meatballs too. My cousin gets the house.

Cookies in the freezer? Why?

Some kind person finally put some Mary Tyler Moore Show episodes on YouTube. I realized something. Trump IS Ted Baxter.

Went grocery shopping and was tempted to buy Little Debbie Brownie Pumpkins. I had the willpower to buy salad instead.

I live in the middle of Seattle. I'd have to drive to the burbs to find a Walmart.

No thanks.

I did visit one a couple years ago, out of curiosity to see if it was worth it to visit for any good bargains...this is when inflation was getting obviously bad.

There really weren't enough bargains to make it worth schlepping all that way to shop in that horrid store. Had a similar amount of bargains as a Fred Meyers and there are like 5 Fred Meyers between me and the nearest Walmart.

I've said this before, but there are some hot guys at Walmart, especially in a college town.

Lenny Kravitz is a short little man

A maple tree in my yard is showing teases of fall foliage color.

I cleaned out my fridge, freezer, and pantry. Now I'm going to make dinner.

R220- I am going to leave the cake in the office kitchen and let everyone know that it's my birthday and tell them that I brought this cake into the office to celebrate it.

I hope that don't ask me how old I am.

I seriously need to clean out my drawers and closets. I still have 30 inch underwear in there which I will never fit into again.

A sloppy teaspoon of chili crisp and a pinch of cayenne pepper does wonders for Amy’s chili.

While searching for cayenne, I came across white pepper. Next week will be Greek and Korean

R333 I'm glad I don't work in an office anymore. Or work anywhere, for that matter. One of the few perks of being old.

My dog is so funny, she tries to boss me around, it's like a battle of wills. Amusing.

Starbucks apparently stopped selling apple crisp lattes. Why would you want shitty overpriced coffee to taste like an oversweetened apple?

I have to sit in a hotel conference room for CLE classes all day.

I just spent almost 2 hours in an online queue for free tickets to a new David Bowie exhibit in London. I was sure I would finally get in to find out they were all gone, but luckily there were a few left for one of the days I'll be there.

Oh no!

[quote]Chad Michael Murray cancels appearance at 'Gilmore Girls' festival

I'd been putting it off a few months, but today was the day plucked every ear hair I could get my tweezers on.

It was almost overwhelming.

I just put a bunch of stuff out by the curb and alerted the local Facebook “Curb Alert” groups. Let’s see how long it takes for everything to be gone. Would not be surprised if one person takes it all.

First taker has arrived.

She took almost everything. Want a toaster?

Does it come with bread?

Crumbs, yes. Bread, no.

She also left a Missoni for Target bathmat which was expected to be a collector’s item when it was released to great hysteria decades ago. She took the co-ordinating shower curtain, but I guess the idea of a used bathmat is just a bridge too far.

It appears that every white frau mom is a Karen.

Ohh. Sorry, Toaster is gone. Bath mat remains.

Bathmats are perfect for houseplant drip trays - hint; trace around the opening of the tray. Cut, and slide under as a doily.

Tourist season is over in my neighborhood and all the birds are stuck with local fare. I’m getting crows that are just meandering a little too close in case I have a hidden cheese pizza.

I do not carry pasta or pizza, Little Shit, and you turned up your nose at my chicken stew. It was the marjoram. I’m new to using it and didn’t care for it either.

Lots of crows on Datalounge.

Correct, r352.

And like Dataloungers, crows carry grudges.

I'm at Espresso House. Bought another PSL and a pumpkin bun, yum! This is the best thing ever. I'm addicted.

I finally saw one of those Tesla trucks today. That is one hideous vehicle. Don't they have a design team or something?

I don't understand Hollywood lavender marriages. How do they work?

Do the studio heads say, " we know you're gay and it might ruin our movie so we have a list of closeted celebrities you can marry."

Or do the actors tell their managers, "I need to stay in the closet for my female/male fans. Is there another celeb in the same boat I can marry?"

Or is it some kind of contract with publicists, studios, management, actors, and lawyers who all get together in a room and work out the details?

Yes.

Finally ordered Nintendo Switch 2. Will get it next week. Can't wait!

Everyone in the office seemed to appreciate the large chocolate mousse cake 🎂 that I brought for my birthday. One guy who is a maintenance worker in the building said how old are you 50? I just turned 60 so I will definitely take him thinking I’m 50. If you all remember, I was hoping no one would ask how old I was who would’ve thought that I would find it a compliment that someone thought I was 50. I left a big hunk of the cake in the office kitchen freezer and I’m going to take it home on Monday. So therefore I’m going to have my cake, my birthday cake and eat it too.

You are turning 60?

Tell them you are celebrating the 31st anniversary of your 29th birthday.

The heat index is 97, somebody please make it stop.

I just subscribed to National Theatre At Home and watched "Under Milk Wood" with Michael Sheen and Sian Phillips. I was in bits. Real art can be overwhelming when you've been consuming nothing but pop culture.

My next door neighbor told me today that he's selling his house and moving to California November first. I'm happy for him but can't help worry about who will move in.

I tried to cut my cat's claws but he wasn't having it. I'm either going to have to wrap him in my abdominal binder, or order a cat grooming hammock.

I don't know where I can hang him from. The shower rod?

Do you have enough room to swing a cat, R364?

A cat grooming hammock? I had no idea. I know someone who’s not going to be happy on Prime Day.

I’m attempting to install a new undersink water filter. My old one does not have a separate sediment filter and I have a lot of sediment in my water so the filters get clogged and the water just trickles.

I wish I had a handy man or lesbian. I’ve been to Home Depot twice for little doohinkies so I can use my existing connections and just slip the new filter into them. Easier said than done.

Now, I have to drill. Pray for me.

Yesterday, I did something I've never done before: I cut my own hair. My hairstylist left a bunch of long hairs on the left side of my hair, and it was driving me crazy how bad it looked. I was looking at it yesterday afternoon, and I thought, "I bet I could fix it." So, I grabbed a pair of scissors and started hacking away. And sure enough, it turned out great.

Now that I've accomplished that, I'm intrigued at the idea of being able to cut my own hair. I've been watching YouTube videos on it.

Success! Or at least close enough. It’s a bit crooked, but no leaks.

Get the flowbee, R368.

Easy peasy.

Summer is ending and I’m mending clothes. As long as I had the machine out, I sewed shorts out of $15 jeans.

I thought I was getting such a deal on lightly used jeans. Both pair were cut for a 25” inseam. I didn’t notice because of my greed.

So, I have jorts in sand as well as faded denim…HA!

I just remembered that The Winter Olympics 2026 begin in early February. That should make the tail end of winter go by fast.

Instead of taking a mini-vacation, I purchased a Litter Robot 4 self-cleaning cat box. If kitty doesn't use it, kitty dies. Please pray for Puss.

My ears. The only place I haven’t grown any hairs.

I cut my own hair during the height of the pandemic. I won't say that it looked great, but it looked better than it did before I cut it.

I let my hair and beard grow like a hermit during Covid.

This is the cat grooming hammock. I just don't know where I can hang it, or how I'm going to get him into it.

I’ve seen hammocks that come with a table and hanging bar, but they are expensive. My shower rod is just help up by pressure (springs) and might not hold a recalcitrant kitty. I don’t have anywhere to hang the thing, so my cat is safe.

No, r389. YOU are safe.

I love this line from Griffen Dunne’s book about his father:

He was an Irish terrier in a Turnbull & Asser shirt, who struck fear in the hearts of those who had it coming.

I never watched The Walking Dead, but I'm going to watch the news season only because Eduardo Noriega is a guest star.

So the new Dan Brown book comes out this week! Can’t wait.

Hope it’s good.

I’m in Santorini right now, and yesterday, a young skinny cat came running up to us during breakfast, mewing, purring, and rubbing up against us. We only had milk and yogurt, so I gave that to her. She allowed me to pick her up, and her nipples and belly felt swollen. I bet the giant Himbo of a feral cat (he came by to see if there was any food but stayed away from us- also touched noses with her) got her pregnant. She’s so cute and affectionate, I wish I could take her home. Saved my fish from last nights dinner for her and got her some canned tuna (they don’t sell cat food at the supermarkets, only pet stores here). I hope she comes by this morning - we leave at 11. Lots of gays here.

She didn’t show up :(

She came back! Gobbled up the fish. So glad- her nipples are even more swollen today. Goodbye sweetie, I hope you and your kits fare well.

It's time for me to make my usual Monday lunch. Tempeh cooked in olive oil and I sprinkle generous amounts of garlic powder and onion powder. I put them on corn tortillas with vegenaise , lettuce and tomato- tasty 😋

My crows will eat over-processed beef franks. The franks aren’t even kosher, so if my crows happen to be observant, we are in trouble.

Oddly, my nipples are also swollen today. Maybe I need to eat some fish?

R387 Crows will eat anything including road kill.

But we draw the line at eating swollen nipples.

This year Fall is not Fall-ing as much as I would like. Perhaps I should put myself in the Fall mood? Dust up my Fall-ish sweater? Grab myself a pumpkin spice latte?

I had my first pumpkin flavored dessert of the season today - Fall is here!

I just learnt of CrimeCon

The acorns are starting to fall. If there's a lot in my yard, I scoop them up and put them in a pile in my woods. Deer love them.

I can't wait for Halloween. Horror movies on every channel and haunted houses in every city.

I was at the drug store today and there was already Halloween stuff all over.

R372, that is good news, thank you.

The Labor Party won the election. I'm happy about that, even if I wish the red block got more votes/MPs than they did. At least that racist Trump-wannabe Listhaug didn't win. She got more votes than ever though, which is shameful. Her party (The Progress Party) is now the second biggest, after The Labor Party.

I've heard you should take Creatine when you work out but I'm not sure exactly how it works and what it does.

it’s filthy, but the first thing that came to me at R384 is you don’t hang around gay guys looking for pussy.

Allegedly a tablespoon or two of heavy syrup from canned peaches can help alleviate nausea.

I've noticed for the most part that the bugs are mainly gone. Good riddance.

R402 yeah, I had that thought just the other day.

There are no flies anymore.

Or, wasps. I used to get both in the summer.

The only bugs I see now are spiders, lady bugs, and the occassional silver fish.

Driving on the highway, especially in the country, and your windshield would be splattered with bug guts. That seldom happens anymore.

It's "nice" in the sense that they don't pester us but...the fact they're gone/disappearing probably isn't good for our biosphere.

My frozen fishbake in an air-fryer worked with zero effort (open bag, pour, go heavy on Old Bay, garlic, pepper, salt). However, I will never place another piece of squid in that machine - tough rubber with little marine taste.

Crisped sour dough bread and the last of my cherry tomatoes rounded out the meal. I couldn’t locate plain beer, so I opted for a bullshit hard cider.

I’m getting ready for corn chowder season…. This years experiment is pork belly over Oscar Meyer bacon.

I have 3 books on hold at the library:

1. Charlie Sheen

2. Gwenyth Paltrow

3. Emma Hemming Willis

None of these I would waste money buying.

I chucked out cans and jars today with sell-by dates ranging from this past March back to February, 2020. I trust the pipes can withstand four year old cranberry sauce.

I had some brown bananas, so I made banana bread. I added some frozen strawberry slices to the batter.

I bought fresh fruits and veg and blanched and cut and froze them all this weekend.

This is a big fucking rat.

I ordered a six pack of little bottles of Seagrams ginger ale to keep on hand for emergencies. It has "ginger extract" listed in the ingredients whereas Canada Dry and Schweppes do not have ginger in any form listed.

I'm sure fancy schmancy ginger ales and ginger beer have ginger in them but they are more expensive and I just wanted an inexpensive remedy to have on hand. I don't need it for hosting or mixing drinks as I don't drink and neither do my small circle of friends.

That is all.

Carry on.

What would constitute a ginger ale emergency r410?

^nausea.

Fever, flu, general malaise. Flat ginger ale is what my grandmother gave me when I was a kid and sick.

Why did your grandmother dislike you so much, r412?

How very dare you, r413.

My grandmother loved me a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!

It’s time for my very first Zepbound injection. I hope it doesn’t hurt.

You can sponsor one, R409.

It did hurt. A little.

Why not just carry around ginger candies? Easier to carry around.

It’s now called Ginger Beer and they charge like $35 for six. It’s a trend in drink mixers.

I wonder if R410 might not grate some ginger, muddle it for a minute with a kiss of vodka or gin, then add soda water and simple syrup to taste.

r419, you're not going to want to do all that if you're sick.

I’m pretty sure those rats makes more money than I do.

My new robot vacuum is incredibly clever, agile, quiet and cheap.

Does it do outcalls, r422?

I don't like the looks of those fluffy, fat Japanese style pancakes. I prefer thin pancakes.

I brought my dog to be groomed today and when she was done, the groomer tied a Hallowen scarf around her neck (she looked cute) and gave me a soft pumpkin toy. She wasn't interested in that at all, so I put it on the mantle for decoration.

Every night at twilight when the weather's good a rabbit hangs out in my yard eating the lawn.

[quote]It’s time for my very first Zepbound injection. I hope it doesn’t hurt.

Only if you're a complete sissy.

R426 Put out some apple slices but no seeds.

Got a link, R422? I may crack and buy one soon.

[quote]Every night at twilight when the weather's good a rabbit hangs out in my yard eating the lawn.

The rabbits that hang out in my yard are eating the clover.

r430, my lawn is very scrubby and at the edge of a pond so there's all sorts of clover and other delights for a wild herbivore.

Remember when the Japanese cheesecake was a big deal? It wasn’t bad if you like sweet foam rubber.

I just watched Zodiac again. I like it more every time I watch it. That opening scene, with one of my all time favorite songs, is creepy AF. And I can always appreciate people who go down rabbit holes.

I agree. Zodiac is a brilliant film.

So many creepy scenes...when Jake is in that basement and gets freaked out is another good one.

oh, and the stabbing at Lake Berryessa. Terrifying.

I'm going to have to re-watch Zodiac.

Lately when I go to bed, I feel like I have to pee. So I get back up and pee. I get back to bed and five minutes later feel the need to pee again.

This goes on and on. Eventually I just try to get to sleep despite feeling that fullness.

r436, UTI, kidney failure, prostate cancer, the dreaded Diabeetis... ? It's an endless penilecopia of possibilities. If this persists for another five days, message your doctor. Don't have one? Call an advice nurse at your local hospital. It's free. If it gets worse, or if there's blood coming out, go to the ER.

I need you to have this resolved soon because it's not about you; it's about ME.

I lost the cap of my Sharpie.

Now it’s living on borrowed time.

r437, Chances are you'll be sent to have blood drawn for simple, underwhelming tests for a metabolic panel, EGFR, glucose, which measure kidney function. They'll do liver enzymes, as well. Maybe a pee pee test, too. Teeheehee. Hopefully, the test results will be boring unless a parasitic worm has worked its way up through your urethra and is now multiplying in the segment of your brain that controls wizzing. If that's the case, you may only post here again if the lab colors are drab earthtones.

Although we have officially entered pumpkin flavored everything season, I myself am craving apple flavored everything.

Apple Crisp is at the top of my cravings list. Warm, homemade apple crisp topped with Ben & Jerry's vanilla ice cream.

Ben & Jerry's is the only vanilla ice cream I like and will use to top desserts.

Second on my list is an apple fritter. But that can wait until after I've satisfied my crisp craving.

It rained a lot last night. The sky opened up and it was like a waterfall. It's definitely autumn. They're forecasting rain every day for the next week, which is depressing. Oh well, might mean cheaper power. We have hydropower, so the more it rains, the cheaper it gets.

tt's still fecking summer in L.A.. It's always summer. I miss autumn.

Tuesday night I had half a pizza for dinner, then promptly polished off a pint of ice cream for dessert. Last night, I finished the pizza and felt bloated and overstuffed and had no desire to eat anything for the rest of the night. The Zepbound works quickly.

[quote]Although we have officially entered pumpkin flavored everything season, I myself am craving apple flavored everything.

Aldi and Trader Joe's also do apple-flavored stuff for fall.

I have to buy my partner's mother a bunch of pumpkin spice things and ship 'em to her. That'll probably cost a kidney this year.

I am making chef John’s American goulash and I have enough substitutions to fuck this up. Hungarian Paprika is not something I use. And fuck the fake cheese- I have good cheddar from Lucerrn!

I just realized I blocked myself

I'm becoming increasingly sensitive to noise and lights as I age. I believe it's called sensory overload. But I thought this affected children not adults bordering on retirement.

I'm watching Fresh Horses for the first time since someone mentioned it on another thread. Molly Ringwald looks good but the way she's folding clothes in her first scene really irritates my OCD.

I’ve become very sensitive to noise as well.

The cacophony of people talking and the tv noise going on at the same time just makes my nerves stand on end. I don’t know how other people stand it.

I’m in my mid-50’s and this started affecting me about 3 or 4 years ago. I also get overwhelmed by too many people in a room and I have to leave.

Don’t know if it’s the noise of all those people or the people themselves.

Getting old sucks.

I have to wear earplugs in exercise classes (with the exception of yoga), and have to plug my ears when sirens are close and pass by. I'm 60. Also high pitched shrieks of babies/young kids startle me.

R447 it bothers you more because you can still hear it. It did me, anyway. Peak sensitivity to sound around 60 or so.

Thankfully, it’s in the background now. Even fireworks at 3 am don’t bother me like they once did.

End of Summer/ early Septemebr issuch a melancholic time of year

I don't want to do the dishes.

As I do my stretches, I notice what a poor job I’m doing vacuuming the rug.

I just had to wrap an old queen size mattress in a “mattress bag” and drag out to the curb for disposal tomorrow. I’m too old for this shit. Next time, I’m only buying from a “deliver and install your mattress and take away the old one” seller. It was an option this time for an extra $150, but I was able to bring my old mattress in myself so I thought I’d be able to handle the new one. Wrong. It is much heavier and I’m older. I wound up having to pay guys to haul the new inside and upstairs anyway, but I couldn’t put the old one on the street until tonight.

Cheer up, R455. Your new mattress may outlive you.

I started watching Andrew Scott's "Vanya" and it's very good but I had to stop halfway through because Chekhov just fucks me up. I'll finish it when I'm in a better mood.