I Want to Be Underwhelmed: Indian Summer Edition 🍂🍎

Link to previous thread. Please fill it up first, thank you.

Last night I rented Weapons. What a great movie. I gasped a few times. Josh Brolin looked good, as usual.

I bought a bottle of fall leaves scented Mrs. Meyers hand soap. It's kind of disgusting. I might try putting something in there like a cinnamon stick to make it nicer.

Yay, it’s the most overrated season of the year! Let’s all go be fraus!

Just go ahead and throw it away now, r3.

[quote]Yay, it’s the most overrated season of the year!

Bite your tongue! Autumn leaves, cool weather, football, soups and stews, sweaters ... I love fall.

r6, I'm with you! For all the reasons you listed, except football.

I made the Korean Street Toast for lunch that I mentioned at the end of the last thread. I also made one for the guy next door as he happened by as I was cooking. He thanked me profusely.

r8 and this is how most gay porn begins.

"Here's a sandwich, stud"

Cut to sandwich maker being railed on the floor.

He's married and looks like Lord Grantham from Downton Abbey. Then he opens his mouth and all delusions of posh are gone. He's also the grandfather of the pesky little kids I've mentioned many times.

I lit a new scented candle today. The smell it left in the room was exquisite.

I’m on Zepbound. How am I supposed to consume my share of Pumpkin Spice treats? I’m going to let the team down. Sorry.

I had to Google R8's dish, it does sound great.

I'm annoyed that "indian summer" is lingering around longer than it needs to...I BETTER NOT SEE ANY FUCKIN' 70 DEGREE WEATHER IN OCTOBER!!!!!!!

r13, the video link I added from Chef John on the previous Underwhelmed thread is easy and delicious, I make it often.

Goddammit, why in the 80's in L. A. next week? It's even in the upper 70's in San Diego next week.

I bought a larger ramekin, and I used it to make a mini Oreo cheesecake. It tasted delicious. The part I'm most proud of is that there wasn't a recipe to follow -- I just made it up as I went along, and it came out great.

I have to get an MRI on my brain tomorrow. I expect to have a headache afterward.

In Arizona the high is 95°F. Although it's not an Indian Summer, I'm glad it's under 100°. I can drive with the windows down.

In case you're wondering, 60°F is officially winter here.

Well got my Covid jab, shoulder is already sore after 5 hours.

Why the fuck is Kathy Hilton on QVC??

Who the fuck wants to see her entitled pampered ass on this channel?

She’s there in addition to the regular QVC host.

Who’s embracing their inner lumbersexual this fall season?

R21 Also begs the question, 'why the fuck are you watching that ghastly channel?'

I’m sitting in my chair in the living room with my dog watching a show on my laptop. I leave the doors open and one small light on which inevitably attracts moths into my home.

As usual, they flutter around awkwardly and fast in the background while I’m watching something . Tonight, they were really distracting and relentless so I looked up to yell at them.

But they weren't moths —they were bats!

The door was ajar tonight and not wide open but they managed to get in. I had to crawl on the floor to the door and open it wide then crawl to another door and open it. Eventually they got out.

Bats are never underwhelming, R24.

Very whelming.

I took a six hour nap this afternoon.

My dog has turned the right corner from her invasive removal of an absess on her face. I've been giving her the meds prescribed faithfully and now the wound is just a large scab. Yes, gross but better than it was. Healing is a wonderful thing.

Yeah,I see your point, R23 but, sadly, it’s my go to channel when there is nothing else on.

Besides, I was waiting for the LeCreuset hour to come on. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I hate Josh Brolin.

Fall leaves usually smell like moldy cheese tastes.

Why r29?

The Coyotes are extra loud tonight. They mostly sound like women screaming at one another but I did get to hear a few good howls like they're supposed to be doing.

@r24, two bats got in last night. It was whelming. I was feeling Tippi Hedronesque. But the cats thought it was Christmas and that I had given them the best toys ever.

What is happening gere?

I think it was raining on prom night, r33.

I'm whelmed that R24 would deliberately attract moths into his home, and beyond whelmed about the bats.

I woke up thinking it was Monday. But it's Sunday. *happy dance*

I increased my SSRI dosage and now I have a horrible headache.

R33 and Batboy: These are not underwhelming!

Bats are the good guys- they eat mosquitoes.

I enjoy watching youtuber Harrison Webb review London restaurants. Today for some reason he changed into a suit mid video to review breakfast places and he looked mighty fine. Mighty fine.

The hospital plays the Hallmark channel in the waiting room even on the weekends.

It could have been a C. Kirk memorial, r41.

r27, so happy about your pupper!

I watched the horror movie "The Home", starring Pete Davidson, John Glover, and Bruce Altman. It's about a man sentenced to 4 months of community service at a retirement home.

I don't think much of Pete, but the movie was thoroughly enjoyable. An original horror movie, which is hard to come by these days.

The world is a better place with dachshunds in it.

I got a complaint from my HOA that my driveway needed to be edged, so I've been trying to do that all day. I would prefer being inside edging myself. Next time I'm going to hire someone to do both.

“With regards to the HOAs request to edge my driveway, you can edge me!” ✍️

Josh is a wannabe MAGAt redneck living on his dad’s million dollar ranch in Paso Robles. He kills things and hits girls.

We had bats in the attic of our old Minneapolis house. Sometimes they’d miss the attic and land on my bedroom floor. I had a friend over and was showing her my toys. “Is that a toy?” she said pointing to it on the floor. It ended in shrieks.

[quote] It ended in shrieks.

And then the killing began.

[quote]Bats are the good guys- they eat mosquitoes.

That may have worked out well for Batboy, who was probably attracting mosquitoes along with the moths and the bats.

r44, I saw an early preview of it in an actual theatre, and there were too many closeups of Davidson and his giant nostrils. It was an okay movie.

Being told what to do has never been up my alley which makes it unlikely I'll ever live anywhere with a HOA.

My HOA sent me a letter about grass growing in my yard. I went out and looked and looked and couldn't find it. Finally I found a few blades growing around the water meter. I pulled them out, but jeez, they were sure being picky.

I think I'll make a chicken pot pie this week, haven't had that in a long while.

R54 I would have NOT pulled those weeds and waited to see if they escalated and if they did, I'd insist they come show me the offending weeds in person.

If it was indeed something that insignificant, I'd snap at them, "THAT'S what you're pestering me about?!?!? Pick them yourself!"

I'm watching Reversal Of Fortune for the first time. The opening scene of all those Gilded-Age mansions in Newport, R.I. made my jaw hit the ground.

Damn, Philip Bailey is looking old.

Hell they all are 🙁

I didn't even think about it being the 21st night till way too late.

I've decided that Eleanor Rigby is one of the most brilliant songs of all time.

Damn, the Jonas bros were great!!

Shining Star, indeed. 🤗

HOAs are the worst KARENS in the entire world.

I try not to nap in the afternoon because it keeps me up until all hours. I gave in today.

Two of the maple trees in my yard have completely orange foliage now. I wish they could look like that all of the time.

I saw Air with the Hollywood Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. It was a perfect night. I didn't know that Air was actually a stealth jam band. The crowd was super mellow, everyone in their seats, just nodding along.

I don't particularly care for thick, plush bath towels. I prefer a thinner bath towel. Easier to work with and get the job of drying done.

I'm craving a twice baked potato.

I'm tempted to go to Trader Joe's to see their fall selection, but I'm afraid I'll lose the battle of wills with my inner fat whore.

The Joe-Joes, the Joe-Joes are calling.

I went to Trader Joe's last week and only spent $50. That has to be a record low.

Gotta love Monday lawn care day here at my condo complex. First, it's the lawn mower. Then the edge trimmer comes through and THEN the leaf blower to blow the grass off the court yard parking areas. I can't hear myself think!!

R70 To minimize my spending there, I only use a basket.

R72, to minimize my spending there, I don't use a basket, only my hands.

That's a really good idea, R73. I did put back a lot of stuff before I checked out. But I'll probably just go back in a couple of weeks and buy it all and more.

r66, I thought I was the only one!!

The big, plush ones just don't dry you off well.

Happy Fall!

I don't get too carried away at Trader Joes because there's so much I WON'T buy there...I don't buy their produce or meat. The only bread I'll buy is the baguette; the rest goes stale in a day. I will sometimes buy a half gallon of milk and some cheeses.

I will buy nuts, breakfast bars, cereal, tuna and other canned goods. Condiments.

The frozen aisle is the danger zone for me.

I rarely log on to my bank’s website but when I did today I found an “urgent” anti-fraud message in my inbox from July. I had paid a friend back about $1,000 using Apple Pay. The letter said they had been unable to reach me and had put a limit on my Apple Pay. I appreciate their diligence, but wtf “unable to reach me?” As far as I can tell, they never tried.

Seems to me that kind of message should not be communicated solely by a message sent to a website mailbox.

I went to a used bookstore today and saw Drew Barrymore's "Little Girl Lost". It was $40, which I thought was insane, but then I checked on Amazon, Ebay, and ThriftBooks and they all charged between $52-$1,000.

I didn't buy it. I also saw Ron Jeremy's "The Hardest (Working) Man In Showbiz."

I didn't buy that, either.

You need a better used bookstore.

So I finally got around to watching the first episode of the Interview With The Vampire series.

I had resisted watching because of all the ridiculous changes they had made.

It seems okay so far. I do like the actor playing Lestat, so that’s a point in continuing to watch.

CircleKirk

I am whelmed- there's a Great Horned Owl in the tree in front of my apartment- in West Hollywood! It's living in the same tree as the hummingbirds that I feed. it's been in the tree for the last 2 weeks- neighbor and I were just watching it stalking a squirrel in the tree. I took a couple of videos and photos of it.

R80 I'm going to take your advice and find a better bookstore.

Ugh. I had trouble falling asleep last night. When I finally did, I had another dream about going back to work at my old office.

Whelmed today. Found out a friend has Stage 4 Prostate Cancer.

Fuck cancer.

I made a non-traditional yet delicious ramen for dinner.

Ichiran Noodle Kit from Amazon. $29, three servings. Ichiran is a famous chain in Japan. Their special noodles are straight and so good. It comes with a pork bone broth packet and a spicy seasoning packet.

I added a jammy egg, green onions, baby spinach, grated carrots and just a half (or less) of the spicy seasoning packet.

Pork belly, nori, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and bean sprouts would have been more conventional than the spinach and carrots but that's what I had on hand and it was very good. I scarfed it down like there was no tomorrow.

I raked up acorns today and had to use my wheelbarrow to move them to where I know the deer eat. I've never seen this many.

Does that portend a hard winter?

Stopped at the local store to pick up some milk. Got bananas, blueberries, two sandwiches, a new kind of salted caramel popcorn and some cookies.

Forgot the milk

R89 No, that's folklore. It's just a "mast year."

I'm sitting at my computer and I have to take a leak but I am so addicted to the internet I'm going to delay that need for a few more minutes.

I'm out of gum, I thought I had another pack. Trident sugar fee bubble gum. I'll go insane now.

I've never been inside a Kirkland's Home store. There's one that's a 15 minute drive from me. I'm still debating.

Kirkland- Costco?

They have a lot of nice things. I like a lot of it, anyway.

Seasonal items, and home decor. candles, and mirrors and some lovely pieces of furniture. Wall decore, prints.

It’s really nice. It is pricy, though, depending on your budget, of course.

R95 No. Totally different company despite the fact it's also Kirkland just like Costco's house brand.

Though I guess technically this is Kirkland's Home and the Costco brand is Kirkland Signature.

Kirkland - Home is a sanctuary for depressed women of a certain independent means. There are single-slice cake clamshells in the backseat of every SUV.

The rapture was quite underwhelming.

I don’t think I know a single person who was taken. I have new respect for God’s standards.

I dunno Kit. I'm zooming around up here in heaven as I type.

I made fake biscuits & gravy and I’m a fat whore in heaven on Earth. Yeah, it was that good.

Gravy -1 1/2 cups half&half, 1/8 cup Flour (pronounced “flare”), 1 tbs pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 cup butter.

Plus two McDonald’s sausage biscuits.

Mince up patties, throw in prepared gravy, then pour over the biscuits.

My dealership wanted $695 to replace my spark plugs.

My check engine light came on just about the same time I received a message from Onstar that my car is due for its 37500 mile maintenance. I'm only at 36800 or 900 so I'm waiting to make the appointment. Of course, my oil life is at about 30% and needs to be addressed at 20% or lower. Gotta love newer (2020) cars!

Check engine lights are whelming.

I just ate oat bran cereal. I'm turning over a new leaf, bitches. Dawson scared me.

I'm getting a sub par pedicure. She better be done in time for my next meeting.

I did that foot peel thing last week. It does the trick but tue peeling part gets messy. Luckily that part is only a day or two.

The*

I have no idea what you are talking about, r108. I think I’m glad.

R110 Baby Foot. It’s an at home treatment, and it takes all your dead skin off your feet. I think it should come in the DLer Starter Kit.

Trying to make an appointment with the optometrist was quite whelming. I tried doing it via the website and it came back with an appointment in April of 2026.

It's for the annual diabetic eye checkup but I also have blepharitis which is flairing right now and causing really bad dry eye patches so I need/want to see someone NOW.

I called today and got the usual "please hold for 45 minutes" and "we'll call you back" nonsense.

I use this brand of foot mask, it's a lot more affordable.

Or you could soak your feet in warm soapy water and scrub gently with a pumice stone.

Also: Indian summer needs to fucking wind down. I'm ready for actual fall weather. The sunny 60something weather is lingering on waaaaay too long in Seattle.

I heard Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh today for the first time in years and it still makes me smile.

R80 I found a better bookstore. It was a 50 minute drive but I bought Helter Skelter, The Stepford Wives, and Reversal Of Fortune.

R117, I read Helter Skelter when I was eleven because it was there. A much older brother (who had little charisma) made sure everyone stayed on edge after trying to set the house on fire.

Years later, during the Heavens Gate event, this brother brought up the book, I shat all over it, telling hime the thinking was flawed, the people were dingbats, and Mr. Manson left too many loose ends.

I compared Manson to John Saul did a better job attention whoring without shedding a single drop of blood.

I’m ready to combine candy corn with peanuts again. I’ll accept zero criticism in my decision. It pairs great with apples.

It's finally raining in New England. We've been in a drought since Spring, this is good news.

R120 Sounds like a promising fall color report.

Extended droughts generally make for muted colors without the vibrant hues for which New England foliage is famous. And late September is too late for rain to do any good as far as fall colors go.

r119, candy corn's quite similar to caramel so that's a highly defensible combination imo.

I hate candy corn.

Many people hate candy corn. Hating candy corn has practically become a cliche.

Is candy corn like kettle corn?

No. Candy corn is a waxy yellow, white and orange “treat” that is made with sugar, corn syrup, salt, sesame oil, honey, artificial flavor, food colorings, gelatin, and confectioner's glaze. The confectioner's glaze is made from lac resin, a bug secretion

Americans only like candy and chocolate that has no flavor other than sugar.

Cheap candy corn is a waste of calories, but I've had cc from respectable candy shops (the kind that sell chocolates by the pound) that was very tasty.

r128, may we be frank, a frighteningly large number of Americans like to eat out of Donald Trump's Depends.

I just put Systane I drops in each of my two eyes.

In a perfect world, I would not have to accept calls from my doctor’s office on weeks when I have no visits scheduled.

I will call them back, but I’m making them wait at least an hour. They regularly make me wait for extended periods with other sickies who have cancer oozing out of various orifices. I could catch another illness just waiting.

This is the week I pretend I have no medical issues. Couldn’t they wait until next week when I’m on the roster?

[quote]Americans only like candy and chocolate that has no flavor other than sugar.

I like a lot of candy that most Americans seem to hate, including black licorice and Necco wafers (I grew up in New England), but I would draw the line at the candy corn made with bug secretions that R127 mentioned.

R128 I hope you're not British because I'm going to respond that your candy is ALL sugar. It's ghastly.

R133 I was thinking of black licorice in that comment.

Some British sweets are a cut above. Quality Street chocolates are divine. British jelly babies are so much better than the rubbery gummies we get in the US.

My dog is going to the vet on Monday for her surgery check up on the large abscess she had on her face. Yes, had. You can't even tell it was there now. I was very diligent about giving her the antibiotics and applying the ointment. Yay me, yay her.

To minimize spending I wear my coat with the big pockets inside.

There is no foliage this year. The map says ”low color” but the lack of any brilliant red, yellow, and orange leaves is kind of shocking. I can’t recall seeing a less colorful fall.

You’re underwhelming, foliage.

The project manager sent pizzas. This is how you know I have a shitty underwhelming job.

I had a baked potato for lunch.

It could have used another dollop of Daisy but I was too lazy to get up and get it.

So I ate it one dollop short of optimum.

I thought about walking to the library to return some books. I usually drive, making the library stop part of my other errands when I need to take the car and because the most direct route means going by my old office. I don’t like walking by the building because someone I used to work with usually sees me and I have to stop and chat about shit that means nothing to me because I’ve been retired for six years.

Then I realized it’s Friday afternoon, the sun is out, it’s 77f outside and the place will be empty.

R104- I drive a 2017 Toyota Camry LE. I bought the car ( certified) from a Toyota dealer in 2019 with 7,000 miles on it. I have owned it now for six years and NO repairs- though even maintenance is expensive nowadays.

Illiterates crediting “with great power comes great responsibility” to Spider-Man. This phrase has been around for centuries in one form or another.

So, apparently, I now have 2 channels (that I’m aware of) back from the graveyard to which they were sent to about 3 or 4 years ago.

Freeform, which is a Disney channel, and Nat Geo Wild!

I can see Doc Pol again.

Lunch for Saturday- Two cans of Trader Joe's Smoked Sardines in Olive oil and Nuts/Seeds.

Sprouted Pumpkin seeds and sprouted walnuts plus sunflower seeds, brazil nuts, pistachios, dry roasted peanuts, cashews, sprouted almonds.

I had an edible today. Well 2. One of them was a Dubai chocolate. A little crisp with a good amount of pistachio butter.

OMG. I just saw a commercial on YouTube with Rumer Willis. Sitting on a toilet. Nursing a baby. OMG this is why they hate liberals.

Spaghetti with sun dried tomatoes and garlic. The ALDIs imported Italian pasta is good. Not Reganno.

Sorry dinner thread^^

Im not sure if it's pretentious to carry around a NewYorker tote bag

I've read the Aldi "bronze cut" pasta is very good.

I was overwhelmingly dismayed to discover the garbage man broke the handle of my rolling trash can. Snapped it clean off.

Had to buy a new one at Home Depot first thing this morning.

It was early so I didn't see any lesbians there.

[quote]I can’t recall seeing a less colorful fall.

It's only September. Where are you, Nunavut?

My street is being pelted by acorns falling from 2nd/3rd floor height. On the plus side, cars roll over them and the birds get a treat. On the minus side, they shock you when this happens during your 4am smoke.

SMOKING KILLS!

Smoking helmet

I second the post upthread lamenting on the lack of color this fall. It is absolutely disappointing after last year's Fall

Attended a book fair today. Wasn't exactly what I expected. Was a bit miffed at the lack of grandeur of it all

Something hilarious today, a wild turkey came into the yard and my dog stayed far away. She must remember the time when she approached one and it spread out it's full fan and scared the shit of her.

Social media is telling me that apparently, late summer vegetables means it's time to make chow chow. But I have no idea what it is......

It's a pickled relish. I've never tried it.

My grandmother used to make Piccalilli and it was delicious. Don't know if it's the same thing.

When can i plant cosmos seeds if I want a beautiful spring flower garden of cosmos...?

[quote]My grandmother used to make Piccalilli and it was delicious.

Mine, too. I ate a jar made by a friend years later, and came down with such food poisoning I wanted to die. Never happened with my grandmother.

The Substance is coming to HBO in October. I haven't seen it and plan on watching.

I've been watching early episodes of Judge Judy this weekend. Rent used to be so cheap back then, judging by the lawsuits she handled at the time. Hard to believe, but it seems like she's mellowed over time, because she was a (more) cranky bitch in the episodes I've watched.

[quote]Social media is telling me that apparently, late summer vegetables means it's time to make chow chow. But I have no idea what it is......

Isn't it a kind of cat food? I seem to recall some old TV commercials about it.

Chow chow chow!

I won't be eating my breakfast this morning until I have steamed my Asparagus and steamed my Trader Joe's Organic Sweet Frozen Corn.

So many Starbucks are closing lately. Guess people know longer want to spend exuberant amount of money on coffee. I love love this. This is meaningful. Could the beginning of the end of Starbucks be the beginning of the end of Consumerism. If Starbucks goes down you know eveything else will follow because afterall the rise of Starbucks occursed around the time of the beginning of the mass consumerism we have today

[quote] Could the beginning of the end of Starbucks be the beginning of the end of Consumerism.

Hah!

OH, my sides.

Starbucks is mainly closing branches that are union.

Because they are dicks.

Who make shitty coffee.

Shitty, overly sweet, overpriced coffee.

Indeed r173, Starbucks closed down the popular West Hollywood location on Santa Monica because the employees were trying to unionize. But I just checked, and they're closing the Gateway, 8000 Sunset, Detroit x La Brea, and La Brea x Sunset locations this week or this month. Hmmmmmmmm.

Starbucks' Reserve Roastery in Seattle was just defaced.

It was union before they closed it.

I’ve been taking a psyllium fiber supplement for years, two capsules per day. I just realized that the recommended dose is five capsules 3 or 4 times a day. Fuck that.

I have pharyngitis. It's annoying but I'm relieved it's not covid or flu (I did a Binax test.)

What do you make of this….i bought something off eBay specifically to avoid Amazon. And it came from

Wasn't aware that Meryl Streep had a gay daughter

Went down the rabbit hole and discovered that Meryl's daughters have very messy love lives

She doesn't look like the other sisters. Was she adopted? Not meryl's kid?

The Norwegian Curch is going to officially apologize to queer people. This is a good thing!

My hairstylist screwed up my hair again. I had to fix the places she missed, and she cut off way more than I wanted. So, I've had enough. I've been going to her for more than 15 years, and I think it's time to move on.

I'm seriously thinking about trying to cut my own hair. I've been watching YouTube videos on it, and I think I can do it.

I have an appointment tomorrow morning with Social Security to try to get my name corrected in their system. They think my middle name is “Bob” but it certainly is not. It’s not even “Robert.” It does start with “Bo”—I’ll give them that.

It took months to get the appointment. Looks like I can sleep in.

Boris? Bovine? Bollocks?

You can no longer sign up for a yearly subscription to Datalounge, you have to do monthly now.

r187, that is OVERwhelming and very annoying.

Why isn’t Tylenol bringing a defamation and libel case against the MAGA admin?

A tariff on Datalounge for 1,000 years! And it’s to be remitted to the treasury bitcoin monthly!

^Per Barron Lurch Trump, Bitcoin Billionaire

My guess is: BOnita!

or, BoBo.

Bortholomow - they were eating ice chips when the nurse asked for a name

Bosom - after Granny’s hirsuit décolletage

Bolania - It’s stupid to assume R185 is a man.

Bolivia - a favored trading destination for R185’s uncle Bopert and uncles have naming rights

Boleene - close enough to make men think momentarily of a siren, but not too obvious about the Dolly tie-in.

Bobert?

Boris, Bohdi, Bowie, Boone

Bo-banna

R188 - I wonder if they're signaling that Datalounge might not be around for another year?

Huh checked my subscription status (I get the yearly, but been a subscriber since 2006):

Datalounge Yearly started on 07/30/2025 current subscription period 03/29/2025 through 03/29/2026 [b] cancelled on 03/29/2026 [b]

in bold red letters.

[quote]I wonder if they're signaling that Datalounge might not be around for another year? ayb

Maybe it's signaling a price increase.

I'm going to make lasagna.

I hope it’s not an app. I don’t want to know any of you that well. When you insert your social network into my phone, I feel less than fresh..

We will be hit by former tropical cyclone Humberto this weekend, with massive amounts of rain. Should be fun!

The gas light on my car has been on since yesterday. By the time I reach the gasoline station later to fill up my car I will have gone over 400 miles on one tank which is damn good for a week and a half of mixed driving.

The Social Security office was open and functioning smoothly.

Bort.

Nope

My dog chased a cat up a tree today. It was a large, black beautiful creature but it's irresponsible of the owner to allow it run around loose. There are too many predators in the countryside.

Your car is gaslighting you R202!

It is now 1:46 am- time to go upstairs put on my nasal strip and put on my mouth guard and go to sleep on my memory foam pillow.

R208 sounds like it should be posted in the "Things Old People Say" thread!

As opposed to the rest of this thread?

Ha I have a chin strap to prevent snoring and an eye mask.

I once had a whole conversation with a police officer while sporting a breathe right nasal strip on my nose. He responded to a false alarm on my home security and I had to explain in my pajamas it was my fault the alarm went off. Didn't think to peel the darn thing off my nose, only realized it afterwards.

How ghastly!

What does appendicitis feel like?

If you have to ask, you should be in the ER.

I'm debating whether I should buy the book "My sister Marilyn: A Memoir Of Marilyn Monroe ", written by her half-sister Berniece Baker.

Still raking up acorns. A phenomenal amount have fallen. I've never before seen the likes of it.

Storm Amy will hit us tomorrow, with massive amounts of rain and strong winds. The police have recommended everyone to stay inside and stock up on firewood, candles etc in case the power goes out.

Look at this pic. It's gonna be bad.

I use super soft earplugs to sleep and it replaces every thing else.

Got my DNA results from Ancestry today and found that I am 2% Icelandic. How random. I could be Bjork's seventh cousin, five times removed. Need to get on a flight to Reykjavik ASAP so that I can be with my people.

Stay safe Norwegian!

My refrigerator dripped constantly all summer long. I had a little steel bowl under the freezer I had to empty every day. I felt like Alice Kramden. It’s a big metal insulated box in a dark corner in an air conditioned house. How does it know it’s hot outside?!

[quote] I felt like Alice Kramden.

The resemblance IS striking!

I'm at Espresso House again. Just ordered my 10th PSL of the season. I also ordered a pumpkin bun! Yum!

Woke up to rain with cats cuddled up against me, like a proper Autumn day. But then it's supposed to be in the mid 70's, rats.

R225, you're going to turn orange.

For no reason that I can fathom, I was banned from posting for about 2 or 3 days.

But I have permission now. I saw a post elsewhere saying that if we pay that we shouldn’t be banned. WTF?

People get banned all the time. All it takes is saying something to set off one of our power trippers who know they can get someone automatically banned by F&Fing their posts, sometimes using multiple accounts.

It is a huge flaw in the design.

It’s hard for me to imagine something I write so irritating anybody they’d F&F it, but it must.

Alice cleaned up well.

I turned on the heat.

There's a little terrier dog roaming around my neighborhood that looks lost. He has a brownish red coat. He kind of looks like Toto from Wizard of Oz. It looks like he has an ID tag around his neck, but he runs away whenever I try to get closer to him.

I ordered on Amazon and it came in 3 hours.

r234 i did the same thing this morning!

I guess I suck at putting in search terms on HBO MAX. I put in "legal thriller" and got so many unrelated movies. Same with "court drama."

I was watching Nicole Wallace’s show last week and she had Timothy Snyder on (expert on fascism). He was giving his thoughts on the current state of affairs.

He was in Canada.

Ruh Roh

Match Game 73 question:

Gene Rayburn: The Police Commissioner said: "I think Batman and Robin are [bold]blank[/bold].

Contestant: Queer.

Rather provocative for 1973, no?

Bobby Van and Elaine Joyce both said Queer, Charles Nelson Reilly said Divine, Nanette Fabray said Fairies, Brett Somers said Lovers, Richard Dawson said Married.

R237:

Historian Timothy Snyder and his wife, Marci Shore, moved to Toronto in 2024 for a combination of professional, personal, and political reasons. The prominent Yale professors were recruited to the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, where they began teaching in fall 2024.

Professional and personal factors

Snyder cites several non-political motivations for the move:

Professional appeal: He was drawn to the opportunity of teaching at a large, public institution like the University of Toronto and found the scale and ambitions of the Munk School appealing.

Family matters: The couple made their decision amid "difficult family matters" and their children were a factor in the choice. Ukrainian studies: The move to Toronto offers an opportunity to collaborate with friends and colleagues in Ukrainian studies, intensifying and enriching that work.

Political climate and academic freedom

While Snyder has emphasized that he did not "flee" the U.S., his move was publicly framed in the context of the political climate in the United States.

Concerns over democracy: Snyder has stated he sees the University of Toronto as a place where "clear and significant conversations about freedom and unfreedom, unfortunately ever harder in the U.S., will take place".

Wife's motivations: Marci Shore, who specializes in the history of authoritarianism, said she left due to what she sees as the regression of American democracy. She expressed concerns that American universities would "naturally have an incentive to act in the interest of self-preservation" and conform to political pressures.

Misinterpreted timing: While some reports linked the move to the 2024 election of Donald Trump, Snyder clarified in a Substack post that the chronology was incorrect and that his decision was made earlier. However, the New York Times reported that the "Trump-fueled brain gain" in Canada was accelerated by the 2024 election.

Response to criticism

Snyder has addressed those who view his departure as an act of cowardice or political regression: "I am not fleeing anything": He rejected the narrative that he and his wife were "fleeing" the Trump administration, even while acknowledging that for some, "that would be a reasonable thing to do".

"I am still with you": In a June 2025 Substack post, he wrote that he had not disengaged from the U.S. and detailed his frequent appearances throughout the country during the 2024–2025 academic year.

Stay and fight vs. fight elsewhere: He and his colleagues have defended the decision to fight for democracy from a base outside the U.S., arguing that the University of Toronto is well-suited to the current global context.

There needs to be a limit on the number of words in an I Want to Be Underwhelmed post.

r236, you're better off googling "legal thrillers HBOMax" or "court dramas HBOMax".

YouTuber made a slice of toast. Then spread Nutella on it. Then sprinkled Rice Krispes cereal on top.

I don't know about that. Doesn't sound tasty to me.

r242, sounds like an ex of mine whom I ran across one day about to eat a mound of peanut butter and chocolate chips sprinkled with sugar.

Watching McLean Stevenson and Loretta Swit on Match Game 73. I don't think they like(d) each other. Moreso Loretta making no qualms about her dislike for McLean.

R211- You sound like Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest

and I approve 👍

When you find that a movie you like is on is tv by title and then realize it's a remake of the original it's irritating. So deflating.

Just watched the sun rise over the (Atlantic) ocean. At first it made me want to puke, but then it was beautiful and made me feel like going out to catch Cod or something. But still, it is wrong. A normal sun SETS over the ocean.

R247: Go back ta Stahbucks!

Fleas. I hate fleas. I get them every goddamn year now despite having indoor cats. 100 dogs cross in front of my building everyday and those fuckin' fleas just hop across the lawn on to my porch. So many dogs in West Hollywood.

To clean your garbage disposal:

Run cold water, throw a handful of ice cubes in there, run the disposal. You can also add some coarse salt and/or citrus peels for extra cleaning and deodorizing power.

Alternatively, you can make vinegar ice cubes and use those to disinfect and deodorize.

I wish I had a garbage disposal, R250. I actually had to descale my coffee maker this morning. Used plenty of vinegar.

Anyway, I finished watching A Discovery Of Witches on Netflix. It was pretty good. Good story about vampires, demons and witches.

Now I’m continuing my watching of Peaky Blinders. I had started some time ago but didn’t continue for some reason or another. It’s the the last episode of season two. Since there is a movie coming out I figured I needed to catch up. Six season is a lot.

I tried to watch The Queens Gambit for the umpteenth time. I somehow can’t get past the first episode. The fact that the orphanage used to drug the little girls is horrifying to me. Plus in the beginning they show her still using pills. That can’t be a good thing. Maybe I’ll try to finish the episode.

I'm tired of people dancing everywhere. Stop dancing.

The orange leaves are extremely vibrant in New England this year. Best I've seen in several years.

Tomorrow for lunch 🥗- A large salad and Tempeh that has been marinated in Lemon Juice, Maple Syrup and paprika. I cook it in a frying pan in the marinade and sprinkle garlic powder and onion powder over the tempeh slices. When cooked I serve the pieces on corn tortillas with vegenaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning and I dread it. When you become old, you hate medical appointments and expect the worst. Fuck it, whatever.

God that sounds awful.

I watched the one available episode of Captain Kangaroo for old times sake. The next time I looked all the Recommended For You were cartoons.

Sur La Table has tiny plating tongs (aka tweezers) on sale. I’d love to haul them out at a restaurant and replate my food. I’d be a heinous customer/brunch mate.

All of the ads on YouTube are in Spanish on my account. I am an English speaking American, so I don't know why. Its been a couple of months now. 🤷

I usually drink tea with lemon and sugar, but I've started to make London Fogs. I think they're my new favorite.

What’s London Fog?

You drink tea out of a 90s coat?🧥

What albums remind people of early fall?

Today I was listening to Shellyan Orphan's Century Flower from college (way back in 1989)

It was a typo! Tea with Lemon, sugar, and jizz creates the famous London F#g Sarah Bernhardt named it on one of her farewell tours.

Yesterday and today was summerlike in the 80s in New England with tomorrow repeating the same. After that, Autumn temps so I'm enjoying the warmth while it's here.

Jizz?

r222, I don't quite understand your comment, but I did get 30% Norwegian. Is this a thing? Didn't know that side of my family, and they seemed underwhelming, anyway. Thought I was half Greek, but DNA is mostly Turkish. Getting on all fours on a shoddy piece of carpet and moaning towards Mecca several times a day just makes me want to nap. Yaawn.

I decided to do a little grocery shopping at Walmart since I already had a pickup. Great Value butter quarters were 4.52 with rollback!! They are not cheap anymore. I usually get them for 3.99 at ALDIs. And it was still packed.

I spilled box wine down my shirt front and when grabbed for a Kleenex I spilled my bowl of pot on it.

R269 Can’t take you anywhere lol

R269 Time to listen to Feeling Alright by Joe Cocker. You won't be disappointed.

I love that song. I wrapped a paper towel over the short front and clamped it with a hair accessory.

R261, R262, a London Fog is Earl Grey tea mixed with honey and milk. Some people put in a little bit of vanilla syrup.

That sounds good.

Over the humid Summer months, I started eating Popsicles. I've been buying them from Shop Rite and Walmart.

I'm eating the ones I bought from Walmart and they have more flavor and come as single pops. The ones I buy from Shop Rite have very little flavor and come individually packaged but the individual pops are connected by the plastic wrapper. Both boxes have 18 pops. Guess I'll keep buying them from Walmart until it gets too cold to eat them.

Cosmo- I made popsicles from flavored electrolyte powder mix (sugar free). Way healthier and refreshing.

Gump’s found me yet again. I last purchased in 2008 and I’ve moved several times to different states.

I only rated the 6x8 booklet - instead of the full catalogue. Now, it’s ornaments and tasteful cards. I shall never buy the jade necklace, but I can dream….

Great idea, R276. But the last thing I need in this house is popsicle makert. I'll think about it next Summer, though.

Cosmo, it was just silicone molds that you pop in the freezer:

I had a random discussion relatives contact me through the site. They turned out to be crazy. On par with that side of the family.

I saw the Violent Femmes in concert last night. The lead singer was wearing a caftan.

I would like to be underwhelmed but life is whelming...we had crazy Dyke Drama happening on our street for two hours last night. I think it was a breakup/move out situation and it involved LOTS of screaming.

This morning we had some nutter with a knife hanging out by our dumpster area.

I bought a cheap locally grown eggplant, cubed it and microwaved it for five mintes, then tried eating it without any seasoning. I liked it.

[quote] What albums remind people of early fall? Today I was listening to Shellyan Orphan's Century Flower from college (way back in 1989)

I had that album...loved it.

Off the top of my head, The Cranes - Loved (especially the song "September"), The Singles soundtrack. Many REM albums, but especially Monster (since I remember buying it on release day in autumn '94).

I don't think Judge Judy knows that there are exceptions to the hearsay rule. Also the difference between assault and battery.

Under NY law there is no crime of “battery.” Physical violence is an “assault”. Threatening violence is called “menacing.”

Well, I'm in Maui.

I'm in France and I wanted to make sausage and lentils. At the supermarket, I bought andouillette sausage. I didn't have a clue what it was like. Silly me...came home and googled it after the fact.

Well, I didn't want to throw it out without at least trying it, so I cooked up a small amount. The whole kitchen smelled of shit. 🤢 I was able to eat it without gagging or anything, but it's definitely not tasty enough to put up with the odor. I will not be eating the rest.

i stepped in dog shit

I forgot how good Turn It On Again is. Also Paperlate, No Reply At All, Land of Confusion (loved the fun video with Spitting Image puppets)

Ellen Degeneres has a skin care line!?

Yea, cause when I think of beauty products the first person that comes to mind is Ellen G 🙄

It must cost peanuts to makes these types of products, cause every other celeb has a product line

I saw the Violent Femmes in July! They were very good.

Yes, they were.

[quote]we had crazy Dyke Drama happening on our street for two hours last night. I think it was a breakup/move out situation and it involved LOTS of screaming.

Now you know this was worthy of its own thread. DL loves lesbian drama.

I saw the Tony Award winning play Stereophonic last night, on tour, and it was mostly underwhelming.

You keep wishing they were actually playing the songs from "Rumours" instead of the bland knockoffs they do perform.

The current time is 5:44 pm. It's time to go upstairs do my ablutions and take a late afternoon nap 😴

I'm watching the classic horror films this Halloween season.

Last night was 1931 Dracula. Tonight is the 1931 Frankenstein.