Drive bys - the food version
Sep. 29th, 2025 03:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI've had mayo and peanut butter on my grocery list since forever. Last week I added some other stuff. This morning, I got everything on my list except, you guessed it, mayo and peanut butter. Sigh. Fortunately neither is critical. I'm just replacing backups.
A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed a very small bag of mellowcreme pumpkins. My fav. Only when I got home, I discovered they were not Brach's. ECK!! Did that stop me from finishing the bag, no. But, it did increase my desire for Brach's. At least I did not forget that on the list. I need a container with a combination lock on it, to keep them in... And then forget the combination.
Last week Bonny had some deli thick slicked turkey that she could not finish so she gave me the last slice. When she offered, I thought she was talking real turkey not pressed faux turkey. But, it was fine. When she gave it to me, she gave me a box of stove top stuffing, too. Which was weird but ok. It's getting close to the season. Then I discovered I have no cranberry jelly left in the cupboard. Got some today. Whew. And another box of stuffing. And a container of chopped up onion and celery.
When I got home I added the onion and celery to a pan of butter and them threw in the stuffing mixes and some chicken broth. DAMN, does that taste good. The two boxes together only made me about 5 servings so I know there will have to be more. I would have said that I preferred Peperidge Farm stuffing mix but this boxed shit is pretty damn good!
And I made another batch of chopped up cukes and onions - just salt, pepper and sugar. It's getting good in the fridge. Tonight's menu includes pork chops in a peach glaze. Usually their pork chops are horrible but whenever they have them on the menu, I try them once, in hope. (And then fill out yet another dining room feedback card... WHY THE FUCK CAN'T YOU PEOPLE DO A DECENT PORK CHOP??!! They have been ignoring me for 23 months now, but I still hope.
A couple of weeks ago, I grabbed a very small bag of mellowcreme pumpkins. My fav. Only when I got home, I discovered they were not Brach's. ECK!! Did that stop me from finishing the bag, no. But, it did increase my desire for Brach's. At least I did not forget that on the list. I need a container with a combination lock on it, to keep them in... And then forget the combination.
Last week Bonny had some deli thick slicked turkey that she could not finish so she gave me the last slice. When she offered, I thought she was talking real turkey not pressed faux turkey. But, it was fine. When she gave it to me, she gave me a box of stove top stuffing, too. Which was weird but ok. It's getting close to the season. Then I discovered I have no cranberry jelly left in the cupboard. Got some today. Whew. And another box of stuffing. And a container of chopped up onion and celery.
When I got home I added the onion and celery to a pan of butter and them threw in the stuffing mixes and some chicken broth. DAMN, does that taste good. The two boxes together only made me about 5 servings so I know there will have to be more. I would have said that I preferred Peperidge Farm stuffing mix but this boxed shit is pretty damn good!
And I made another batch of chopped up cukes and onions - just salt, pepper and sugar. It's getting good in the fridge. Tonight's menu includes pork chops in a peach glaze. Usually their pork chops are horrible but whenever they have them on the menu, I try them once, in hope. (And then fill out yet another dining room feedback card... WHY THE FUCK CAN'T YOU PEOPLE DO A DECENT PORK CHOP??!! They have been ignoring me for 23 months now, but I still hope.
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Sep. 29th, 2025 10:47 amgreghousesgfThe maintenance guy fixed my toilet and I had a great time with my friends yesterday. We hung out at their place and had yummy food and we also went to this really nice cafe near their house and did a little shopping.
Monday
Sep. 29th, 2025 07:43 amsusandennisTomorrow there are four baseball games - here they are at 10, noon, 3 and 6. I'm not going to watch all of them but do want to check in. Today there are none.
So I think my now long put off trip to Safeway will happen today. Nothing else on the calendar so the perfect day for it. Plus, I think I might stop in at Hobby Lobby. As much as I hate to shop there... I need yarn. Yes. I have a house full of yarn but no more baby pink and blue which are perfect doll colors. I only need a skein of each and that's not enough to justify shipping charges. So shopping with Jesus it is.
But I think first I'll swim. It's a nice, rainy day - no sun threatening.
I watch a fair amount of YouTube. It's kind of my go-to on the TV when I have 10-15 mins to spare. I've had an annual Premium subscription ($140) for the past few years because I have no tolerance for the ads. Last year they announced a cheaper hybrid. $8 a month (no annual but it would be, of course, sub $100). It's billed as 'fewer' ads. But the ads, apparently are only on some shorts, which I never watch and some music, which I also never watch. My idea was to try it out for a month. I set it up a few weeks ago and it kicked in last week and I forgot about it. Until yesterday, when I was watching some YouTube and realized my experience had not changed - only the price. Woot. It's rare that I save money on a TV subscription. But, I really hate it when there's no way to play annually. So much easier to keep up with.
Netflix and Hulu would get far more of my money if they would offer annual plans (with no ads). So now they get a month or so in rotation and then a few months or more off, lather, rinse, repeat.
Ok, time to get moving.
So I think my now long put off trip to Safeway will happen today. Nothing else on the calendar so the perfect day for it. Plus, I think I might stop in at Hobby Lobby. As much as I hate to shop there... I need yarn. Yes. I have a house full of yarn but no more baby pink and blue which are perfect doll colors. I only need a skein of each and that's not enough to justify shipping charges. So shopping with Jesus it is.
But I think first I'll swim. It's a nice, rainy day - no sun threatening.
I watch a fair amount of YouTube. It's kind of my go-to on the TV when I have 10-15 mins to spare. I've had an annual Premium subscription ($140) for the past few years because I have no tolerance for the ads. Last year they announced a cheaper hybrid. $8 a month (no annual but it would be, of course, sub $100). It's billed as 'fewer' ads. But the ads, apparently are only on some shorts, which I never watch and some music, which I also never watch. My idea was to try it out for a month. I set it up a few weeks ago and it kicked in last week and I forgot about it. Until yesterday, when I was watching some YouTube and realized my experience had not changed - only the price. Woot. It's rare that I save money on a TV subscription. But, I really hate it when there's no way to play annually. So much easier to keep up with.
Netflix and Hulu would get far more of my money if they would offer annual plans (with no ads). So now they get a month or so in rotation and then a few months or more off, lather, rinse, repeat.
Ok, time to get moving.
Media Post
Sep. 29th, 2025 08:51 aminchoatewordsMovies: None.
Television/Streaming: I think we've really only watched Jeopardy and Last Week Tonight this past week. And a lot of YouTube.
Books: I finished The Altar Girl, which was a Kindle freebie some years ago that I downloaded and never got to. I guess it is a prequel to the author's series about the main character, who becomes a private investigator. It was a decent read, a different angle than most because the characters are Ukrainian-American so it delves into their history somewhat post-WWII (displaced persons and the camps) but it didn't compel me enough to go any deeper into this series.
I am currently reading She Is a Haunting, and it's decent. This is my online book club's pick for the month, and since I'm not working right now I can actually attend.
Playing: Stardew Valley - and that's why everything else on this list is short. I have sunk about 40 hours into the game so far and I am really enjoying it. A good distraction to have for surgical recovery, but just - it's also really fun and I'm enjoying upgrading my little farm and getting to know the villagers and such.
I am in Spring, Year 2 as I write this, with a couple days left of the season. I actually chose the beach as my setting for the farm and apparently, this is not recommended for first-time players, as you can't use sprinklers to water your crops. I was not aware of any of this when I started and I just thought that the beach would be nice for fishing, and also, that random shipments of stuff washes up on the beach at times (I've gotten anything from bombs to wheat flour, it's very entertaining). I got the mine carts fixed so that is very handy to jaunt around to town and the mines with instead of walking the whole way (the days in the game can pass so very quickly).
I have two chickens and I just bought a cow, so now I can sell milk as well as eggs. I'm making a ton of preserves and pickles; I have bees for honey and I chose the fruit bats so they leave me goodies in the cave. And I just gave a bouquet to Emily so she's my girlfriend now (I didn't originally have my sights set on her, just some of the game mechanics and what I did gave us more "hearts" so I figured I'd go for it, haha). My bro co-ops with me sometimes so he was doing a lot of the mining and got us down past level 80.
Television/Streaming: I think we've really only watched Jeopardy and Last Week Tonight this past week. And a lot of YouTube.
Books: I finished The Altar Girl, which was a Kindle freebie some years ago that I downloaded and never got to. I guess it is a prequel to the author's series about the main character, who becomes a private investigator. It was a decent read, a different angle than most because the characters are Ukrainian-American so it delves into their history somewhat post-WWII (displaced persons and the camps) but it didn't compel me enough to go any deeper into this series.
I am currently reading She Is a Haunting, and it's decent. This is my online book club's pick for the month, and since I'm not working right now I can actually attend.
Playing: Stardew Valley - and that's why everything else on this list is short. I have sunk about 40 hours into the game so far and I am really enjoying it. A good distraction to have for surgical recovery, but just - it's also really fun and I'm enjoying upgrading my little farm and getting to know the villagers and such.
I am in Spring, Year 2 as I write this, with a couple days left of the season. I actually chose the beach as my setting for the farm and apparently, this is not recommended for first-time players, as you can't use sprinklers to water your crops. I was not aware of any of this when I started and I just thought that the beach would be nice for fishing, and also, that random shipments of stuff washes up on the beach at times (I've gotten anything from bombs to wheat flour, it's very entertaining). I got the mine carts fixed so that is very handy to jaunt around to town and the mines with instead of walking the whole way (the days in the game can pass so very quickly).
I have two chickens and I just bought a cow, so now I can sell milk as well as eggs. I'm making a ton of preserves and pickles; I have bees for honey and I chose the fruit bats so they leave me goodies in the cave. And I just gave a bouquet to Emily so she's my girlfriend now (I didn't originally have my sights set on her, just some of the game mechanics and what I did gave us more "hearts" so I figured I'd go for it, haha). My bro co-ops with me sometimes so he was doing a lot of the mining and got us down past level 80.
another weekend
Sep. 28th, 2025 10:44 pmlow_deltaI had been thinking whisky night would be Friday night, but it turned out to be Saturday. So I did a little bit of housecleaning Friday night, and then more on Saturday. We went to Ronald McDonald House to hang our photography installation, then came home to clean. Went out for a beer, since one of our local hangouts was releasing a barrel-aged Octoberfest, and we didn't want to miss it. The temps were in the 80's that day, and it was really pleasant sitting outside in the shade. Afterward, I mowed half the lawn.
So then people came over for whisky. I had offered my collection of Talisker, and it turned out very interesting to get people's impressions of them all.
I was out a little early this morning, going down to Burns Commons to weed the gardens. [There's a small park in Milwaukee that has a statue of Robert Burns, and our Scottish club takes care of it. I've taken over managing it for our group.] A friendly neighbor to the park, who happens to know my dad, offered to help out, so it was she and I. I think we did pretty well in two hours.
After lunch I helped Cindy shoot a photo, then finished mowing the lawn, which I had started yesterday. Then I picked beans in the garden. Then I fell asleep while on the computer. Then I ran to the grocery store and then made supper. Then I spent a couple of hours printing two photos for an upcoming exhibition.
After all that, I was very tired. So tired my face was aching. It's strange because, while that does sound like a lot, not much of it was hard work. So I don't know what my deal is.
So then people came over for whisky. I had offered my collection of Talisker, and it turned out very interesting to get people's impressions of them all.
I was out a little early this morning, going down to Burns Commons to weed the gardens. [There's a small park in Milwaukee that has a statue of Robert Burns, and our Scottish club takes care of it. I've taken over managing it for our group.] A friendly neighbor to the park, who happens to know my dad, offered to help out, so it was she and I. I think we did pretty well in two hours.
After lunch I helped Cindy shoot a photo, then finished mowing the lawn, which I had started yesterday. Then I picked beans in the garden. Then I fell asleep while on the computer. Then I ran to the grocery store and then made supper. Then I spent a couple of hours printing two photos for an upcoming exhibition.
After all that, I was very tired. So tired my face was aching. It's strange because, while that does sound like a lot, not much of it was hard work. So I don't know what my deal is.
Another Tired Day
Sep. 28th, 2025 07:25 pmdays_unfoldingOh great! The Symphony Orchestra concert is next weekend. I'm getting my music on!
Gracie woke me up at 7:30 AM. I groaned and rolled over and slept until 9:30. Much better. Fed us all. Nap time.
This house is full of critters that like to eat each other’s food. Oliver eats fast and Lily eats slowly, so Oliver tries to finish her food. I fed Gracie and Bella, and Gracie tried to abandon her food to eat Bella’s food because clearly it was better :) I stuck her nose back in her own food.
I’m trying to take a nap, but the dogs are being totally manic.
Napped. Showered. Tried calling my neighbor back about the garage and someone picked up but didn’t say anything. I kept on saying “Hello?” and eventually hung up.
Made an appointment to get the Honda serviced. Emailed the fence guy, stating that I wanted a five-foot fence instead of a six-foot one.
I started to pet Gracie, and Bella pushed her way in. Jealousy! “If you’re going to pet anyone, you have to pet ME!”
I’m having “I’m Going to Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair” from South Pacific playing in my head. (They sang it at the concert last night.)
I’m freaking tired. I’m feeding the critters, but then I might go to sleep. I think that's because I forgot to take my morning meds.
The BBC had an article about knee exercises that I’m going to try. They also had an article about overtourism in Bali. I would like to go there, so I’m part of the problem.
We're fed and I took the dogs out. I think that I'm going to do dishes and start a load of laundry and go to bed. If I can get Gracie to poop in the morning, I can run the sample over to the vet. I'm going to let Bella out off-leash, which should help. They don't like doing their business when they're both on-leash.
a short jump
Sep. 28th, 2025 05:15 pmsomedayseattleKinda grey and drizzly so I decided to throw whatever I could find in the fridge together. Ended up with a chicken/macaroni salad sooooooooo good it would make you smack your mother in the grill with a sockful of pennies. Yeah, that blasted good. I hate it when people refer one of their meals as "world famous" "I'm glad you like my World Famous Noodle Kerboodle". I make a pretty mean Chicken Paprikash. World Famous? I think not, but it is pretty dang good. I refer to it as "My Marginally Known Amongst Some Friends and Family Paprikash. Correctly labeled and prolly still better than your "famous" raw liver slop with onion.
I also think its weak when people create meals but do not give them names other than ingredients. Crepe Suzette. Peking Duck, Steak Tartare sound sexier than chicken with tarragon and gopher, Linguine with spam and clams or Braised otter with red onions & guacamole. Agree?
Welp, I am going to whip up homemade Russian dressing for dinner tonight. I leave you to dream of my ""chicken macaroni with broccoli, cukes, 'maters, mayo, splasha hot sauce, bacon aioli, sunflower greens turmeric, more mayo and oh shit i dopped some broccoli on he floor but since no one is here to see, into bowl it goes salad.
I also think its weak when people create meals but do not give them names other than ingredients. Crepe Suzette. Peking Duck, Steak Tartare sound sexier than chicken with tarragon and gopher, Linguine with spam and clams or Braised otter with red onions & guacamole. Agree?
Welp, I am going to whip up homemade Russian dressing for dinner tonight. I leave you to dream of my ""chicken macaroni with broccoli, cukes, 'maters, mayo, splasha hot sauce, bacon aioli, sunflower greens turmeric, more mayo and oh shit i dopped some broccoli on he floor but since no one is here to see, into bowl it goes salad.
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Sep. 28th, 2025 10:58 amgreghousesgfGood news: I got invited over to my friends' place for French toast later today.
Bad news: My toilet is busted. It won't flush and it being Sunday I can't get ahold of the maintenance guys. I tried calling them twice and there isn't even a voicemail. I also looked all over the bldg for them. Let's fucking hope they fix it tomorrow.
Bad news: My toilet is busted. It won't flush and it being Sunday I can't get ahold of the maintenance guys. I tried calling them twice and there isn't even a voicemail. I also looked all over the bldg for them. Let's fucking hope they fix it tomorrow.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep. 28th, 2025 09:20 amsusandennisMany of our workers are of Hispanic heritage. Lots and lots of them have very little English (But, even those, have way more English than I have Any Other Language At all.) Most, I believe, have Spanish as their native tongue but that covers a lot of politicals. So this month Timber Ridge put up a giant poster of Hispanic countries. They put little yellow rectangles of paper with pins and pens on the table next to the poster. Then they asked everyone to put their names on their country's flag. It's the coolest thing!!!
Turns out my house cleaner is from Equator! I just wikipedia'd the shit out of Equator and found out I didn't know shit about it. Tatania (my house cleaner) is the only one here from Equator. Anyway, the map is amazing and it's great fun to see where everyone is from.
This morning, I did my new swim+brunch thing. The swim was great. The brunch was not spectacular BUT it was definitely OK and I did not have to cook it or clean up any dishes other than my fork so that is a win in my book. Turns out there is no aqua stretch class tomorrow so I'll probably lap in the morning but no brunch.
Today is the last day of regular season baseball. All games start at the same time which is always kind of freaky. Next week is a round of playoffs to secure the teams who will view for the respective divisions. We get to skip that round. So the next Mariners game (and the next Phillies game) is next Saturday. There are still playoff decisions being decided today - one in each division of each league. Very symmetrical. Once those games have been decided then they will, hopefully, publish the times of all the various playoff games.
In former years, this is the day that starts my winter life. I go back to watching episodic TV and put off thinking about baseball until February. This year is sure different.
Last night, I was stumbling around the Google Photo app trying to make today's collage and I hit the wrong button and discovered something called Remix. It applies AI to a photo of your choice with astonishing results. I used a couple of photos of me with a couple of their options and pretty much got a drawings of Hillary Clinton.
This one came the closest to me but is not me.
I paid $10 for the drawing of me that is my profile pic and it is still the closest to the real me. But this remix stuff is sure fun. I finally did it so many times that google says I have to upgrade my AI or wait until 8 pm tonight to try again. Maybe tonight, I'll take one of the new ones and the old one and see if I can get Mr. AI to morph them into something.
Turns out my house cleaner is from Equator! I just wikipedia'd the shit out of Equator and found out I didn't know shit about it. Tatania (my house cleaner) is the only one here from Equator. Anyway, the map is amazing and it's great fun to see where everyone is from.
This morning, I did my new swim+brunch thing. The swim was great. The brunch was not spectacular BUT it was definitely OK and I did not have to cook it or clean up any dishes other than my fork so that is a win in my book. Turns out there is no aqua stretch class tomorrow so I'll probably lap in the morning but no brunch.
Today is the last day of regular season baseball. All games start at the same time which is always kind of freaky. Next week is a round of playoffs to secure the teams who will view for the respective divisions. We get to skip that round. So the next Mariners game (and the next Phillies game) is next Saturday. There are still playoff decisions being decided today - one in each division of each league. Very symmetrical. Once those games have been decided then they will, hopefully, publish the times of all the various playoff games.
In former years, this is the day that starts my winter life. I go back to watching episodic TV and put off thinking about baseball until February. This year is sure different.
Last night, I was stumbling around the Google Photo app trying to make today's collage and I hit the wrong button and discovered something called Remix. It applies AI to a photo of your choice with astonishing results. I used a couple of photos of me with a couple of their options and pretty much got a drawings of Hillary Clinton.
This one came the closest to me but is not me.
I paid $10 for the drawing of me that is my profile pic and it is still the closest to the real me. But this remix stuff is sure fun. I finally did it so many times that google says I have to upgrade my AI or wait until 8 pm tonight to try again. Maybe tonight, I'll take one of the new ones and the old one and see if I can get Mr. AI to morph them into something.
Happy Birthday, Mom
Sep. 27th, 2025 10:57 pmdays_unfoldingGracie woke me up at 7:30 AM. “Wake up Mommy, you’re oversleeping!” “Gracie, it’s the weekend.” Had some new granola cereal that was good. Oliver is hoovering up every last shred of cat food. Fed us all. Nap time.
Napped. I’m making lunch, and Oliver is in my face. No, it’s not feeding time.
Decided to wear my linen clothes to the concert. They’re still in my suitcase, so I’ll need to run them in the dryer to dewrinkle them (in progress). I got out my handheld steam iron for any residual wrinkles. I found shoes. (I ordered an eight-tier shoe rack to come tomorrow. I need it badly.) I want to take another nap, but I want to get the clothes together first. I should print my ticket to the concert.
Printed my tickets. Oh! It starts at 7:30 PM, not 7!
Made it to the venue. It looks like a good concert. The food was good; I’m glad that I sprung for the dinner. I should have brought more money though. The concert was fun. It was music students at the university, singing songs from musical theater and arias.
Now I’m home, feeding the hordes (done, and dogs taken out). I'm going to bed.
Oh, and Happy Birthday, Mom.
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Sep. 27th, 2025 01:14 pmgreghousesgfYesterday was surprising. L. called me in the morning and invited me over. When I got there I found out they are NOT going to have to move, they just have to get another job. (The person they were doing in home care for has to be in assisted living now and L. is only certified for in home care, not assisted living facilities.) L. is not particularly worried about getting another job and has plenty of leads and has already been on some interviews. We had a great time talking and listening to music and watching videos and we went out for lunch. Later that afternoon some high school near L.'s house was apparently doing some hazing bullshit involving throwing eggs at eachother. I stayed out of the way. I hope L. didn't get their house egged. then that night I went to my favorite movie theater for all you can eat pasta and Reservoir Dogs.
Saturday
Sep. 27th, 2025 09:14 amsusandennisThe Mariners lost last night which means they will not be seeded which means they will not get home field advantage automatically. Which is not a big deal. BUT it also means that tonight's game and tomorrow's game do not matter one little bit. I will likely watch on mute. I'm so over these broadcasters. Happily, tomorrow is their last Mariner game this year. We get network yahoos from here on out.
But the big Mariner news is the network. The network they have used to televise their games for the past 15ish years is being dissolved. The Mariners own the network and it sucks so dissolving it is a tragedy really only for the 25 people it puts out of work. Hopefully, they can find jobs elsewhere. It will probably mean that I can pay a little less to get the games on TV. It will not change the horrible broadcaster situation, more's the pity.
Elbow coffee was Bonny's National Shake Iut Day preparedness. It's not until October 16 but Timber Ridge has a whole Todo about it. Bonny and Dick are in charge of us but Dick is still recuperating so Bonny's doing it all (and it's kind of a heavy lift). She did a great job. Ingrid showed up early and quickly had a table pounding meltdown when Bonny asked her to move over a chair to make room for Joan. "If Joan wants me to move she can ask me herself!!! I am not an old person!!!" And then she left so the whole meeting was very cordial and productive since she wasn't there to complicate the situation.
Volleyball was good and I just folded up the laundry that I put in before Elbow coffee. So I'm pretty much all caught up except for lunch. I do want to go to Safeway but I'm too hungry to do it now. Maybe later or tomorrow.
I have TV to watch and I'm listening to Mary Roach's latest and it's about replacing body parts - Replaceable You. It's really good but complicated. I'm going to have to listen to the whole thing again. Also I want to listen to Project Hail Mary again. I read it when it first came out but I think I need a re-read.
But first... lunch. I am starving.
But the big Mariner news is the network. The network they have used to televise their games for the past 15ish years is being dissolved. The Mariners own the network and it sucks so dissolving it is a tragedy really only for the 25 people it puts out of work. Hopefully, they can find jobs elsewhere. It will probably mean that I can pay a little less to get the games on TV. It will not change the horrible broadcaster situation, more's the pity.
Elbow coffee was Bonny's National Shake Iut Day preparedness. It's not until October 16 but Timber Ridge has a whole Todo about it. Bonny and Dick are in charge of us but Dick is still recuperating so Bonny's doing it all (and it's kind of a heavy lift). She did a great job. Ingrid showed up early and quickly had a table pounding meltdown when Bonny asked her to move over a chair to make room for Joan. "If Joan wants me to move she can ask me herself!!! I am not an old person!!!" And then she left so the whole meeting was very cordial and productive since she wasn't there to complicate the situation.
Volleyball was good and I just folded up the laundry that I put in before Elbow coffee. So I'm pretty much all caught up except for lunch. I do want to go to Safeway but I'm too hungry to do it now. Maybe later or tomorrow.
I have TV to watch and I'm listening to Mary Roach's latest and it's about replacing body parts - Replaceable You. It's really good but complicated. I'm going to have to listen to the whole thing again. Also I want to listen to Project Hail Mary again. I read it when it first came out but I think I need a re-read.
But first... lunch. I am starving.
Shredded Toilet Paper on the Bed
Sep. 26th, 2025 09:54 pmdays_unfoldingZara is picking at her food. I’ll need to give her one of the appetite-enhancing meds, which usually work well. I wonder, though, if she’s just wearing out. But her labs were good, and the vet said that she was spry for a 16-year-old cat.
She did eat her food last night. I’ll keep an eye on her.
I forgot that I had to look presentable to pick up my work laptop, and I was wearing my grungy jeans. I dumped clothes into the dryer to have something to change into.
My performance review at work went well. I was focusing too much on the negatives, but my boss said that she thought things were going well.
Then I went and got the new work laptop. I had a slightly wrong address, but was able to connect with the IT person, and the laptop works. And they gave me a new docking station, so that should fix any problems that I’m having. (It did.) I was hungry when I got home, so I had some cereal. I told work that I should be back by 3, so I need to go up and log on.
Freaking tired again. I didn't get to bed early after all. I have a voice lesson tonight, but I might just crash out afterward. Though I need to figure out what to wear to the concert tomorrow.
Yay. I got my system at work up and running.
Ack. Oliver ran into Zara’s room when I went in for the lesson. I finally got him out, but the dogs were picking on him, so I opened the door and he ran back in. Then I brought his carrier in and he ran into it, and I put the carrier outside, and unlatched the door. It seemed to work; I didn’t hear any mayhem.
The voice lesson was good, but I was tired and it showed.
I forgot to mention that the box in which my recycled paper toilet paper came in fell apart, and toilet paper rolls went every which way. The dogs are in heaven. There are some rolls in the bedroom that they are "killing". And shredded toilet paper on the bed.
Got some of my groceries in. I’ll get the rest in the morning.
I got the estimate for the fence. Now I’m pondering a five-foot fence rather than a six-foot fence. It still will be a foot taller than what I have.
Fed us all and took the dogs out. I'm just waiting for my pajamas to dry. (The joys of getting older. I've been leaking urine when I first wake up with a full bladder. I just ordered some of those pads, sigh.) They're done, so I'll wend my way to bed.
Haven't done this in a while
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Hi my name is Mint Chocolate Chip but I also go by more sensible names like The Overlord of The Pasta as well. That is actually a childhood nickname given to me when I was 42...
I'm abt 25.... A zillenial/zoomer-millenial hybrid and no, I was not grown in a lab despite the rumors.
I post frequently and the blahg is a hybrid between personal/recovery stuff for my cptsd and interests and passions. I am many things, but aren't we all? Things I regularly think about and do (or at least TRY to engage with regularly) are reading, writing, comicking (I'm trying my hand at my own super robot series. It's very.... Me), indulging my musicphilia, lifting, animals (dinosaurs and evolutionary theory oh my!), smol chubby things (think pibbins as an example) and generally trying new things in these categories.
I will say my personality is Cheerfully dark or darkly cheerful. A lot of gross, creepy, weird things cheer me up, make me laugh or inspire me to do better. And I am a very easily amused person who really likes jokes, but my ideas of what's funny can be really odd or morbid. Like I thought the movie Tusk was just okay but had a very life affirming message about personhood. Ultimately, scary stuff registers to me as beautiful. Is it because it's so scary it's pretty? Or it's not scary at all? I don't think I'll ever know, but the closest equivalent I can think of is what gothic fiction describes as "the sublime."
How I try to live can be summed up by something I wrote on my blog recently that I will paraphrase here:
1. Death is the ultimate equalizer. If it won't matter after you're dead, it's not going to matter while you're alive.
2. Being yourself is the only way out.
3. Everything you know and love will pass and be forgotten one day. Including you. It's like we all get to keep special secrets from the next generations.
Likes: Metal, classical music, jazz, french house, horror, sci fi, surrealism, reading, philosophy, Friedrich Nietszche (did I spell that right?), superheroes, mecha/super robot (real robot is okay), violent stuff, birds, birds being dinosaurs, bones, medsci, dentalsci, psychology, flexibility, playfulness, puns, wordplay, spicy food, clowns, birds, dragons. A lot more but I'll be here all day if I list everything. Fandoms include Sonic, Mario, Getter Robo, Pokemon, Batman, Spawn, Godzilla, Street Fighter, Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley. Again, a lot of fandoms. That's not even all of them. Most of all, anything filled with cheese, hopium or grossness is what I love most.
Dislikes: The way a certain strain of nerds are like that, people who are mean to animals, country music, folk music, SOME types of pop music (I enjoy the genre but am not fond of certain pop artists who are currently big) AI """art,""" rigidity and inflexibility.
I'm working on being more interested than interesting and I like people of different backgrounds. I like swapping thoughts with people who share similar feels abt things + have good boundaries. I like independent personalities who like to laugh.
As a warning, I wouldn't describe my blog as gloomy but very honest. I am someone who likes having the ability to be articulate and say what I mean and mean what I say, mental illness be damned! So I WILL talk abt the hard times, when mental illness hurts and stuff like that.
There will ALWAYS be TWs, but I'm mentioning this bc I don't think I will be good match for people who find that stuff inherently depressing as I don't see it that way at all and don't want to repress how I talk for the comfort of others. I am going through some major changes in my life after a lot of personal tragedy, including but not limited to homelessness, and I want to feel free to share it honestly.
On interactions:
Just bc it's in my dislikes doesn't mean I dislike people who like what I don't. Unless you're into some sick shit, I will be interested in hearing your differing perspective and would be open to friendship or whatever other type of platonic relationship it evolves into. I'm not someone who is easily scandalized or put off by people.
Though I admit, remembering to write back or to be unafraid to be emotionally vulnerable is NOT always easy and I'm trying hard to get better at it.
I don't tolerate ableism or any abusive rhetoric towards the poor or homeless.
Going back to what I said earlier. Most shit we are told matters actually does not matter and that fits a lot of nerd drama/discourse well. I will never see lolisho or whatever else some people go to bat for as some free speech issue I am obligated to fight for, I think it's disgusting, I don't have to justify myself and I'm not interested in being converted (people have tried that before). Those are the types of people who I block liberally.
I do not add minors.
If you are mentally well, NOT white trash, monosexual, or are just curious, I ask you to please be open minded and to ask questions if you decide to follow and interact. I am like. A random bi religious lady who was raised and identifies strongly with the white trash thing. I can't tell you how EVERYONE who falls under this very niche overlap thinks and I don't intend to, but I think I can tell you an excellent story.
Anythin else?
I'm white trash.
I never got to finish highschool.
I don't post horny stuff but I'm not allergic to discussing media that portrays sexuality or discussing sexuality itself.
I don't post many graphic pictures or vids, but I do like media with graphic stuff in it.
I don't get political, as a personal boundary and way to make sure I stay respectful online. Please do not push me to share my beliefs. I do not mind if YOU get political (tho a journal all about politics isn't my bag), but I will only share my political stances if I feel comfortable doing so.
Evolution is the most important scientific fact for me. It is a driving factor in my decision making and personal worldviews. I like that people are monkeys. Don't you think that's hilarious? I love that birds are dinosaurs.
I'm bi. I was agnostic for most of my life but I like that I started practicing christianity as an adult. I don't see these as contradictory. I like theistic evolution. I read a lot of things I disagree with anyway bc it's good for the soul.
I am someone's whose definition of freedom is "I am allowed free to do or say what I like" rather than "I am free from the consequences of what I do or say." So speaking honestly and openly is more abt self improvement than just being a dick and then saying "Well I'm just being HONEST! You're violating my freedoms if you push back or block me!" It's about having uncomfortable conversations and realizing we don't know everything and we never will and that's just more reason to keep having conversations.
Add me! Or don't. I don't really care.
Hi my name is Mint Chocolate Chip but I also go by more sensible names like The Overlord of The Pasta as well. That is actually a childhood nickname given to me when I was 42...
I'm abt 25.... A zillenial/zoomer-millenial hybrid and no, I was not grown in a lab despite the rumors.
I post frequently and the blahg is a hybrid between personal/recovery stuff for my cptsd and interests and passions. I am many things, but aren't we all? Things I regularly think about and do (or at least TRY to engage with regularly) are reading, writing, comicking (I'm trying my hand at my own super robot series. It's very.... Me), indulging my musicphilia, lifting, animals (dinosaurs and evolutionary theory oh my!), smol chubby things (think pibbins as an example) and generally trying new things in these categories.
I will say my personality is Cheerfully dark or darkly cheerful. A lot of gross, creepy, weird things cheer me up, make me laugh or inspire me to do better. And I am a very easily amused person who really likes jokes, but my ideas of what's funny can be really odd or morbid. Like I thought the movie Tusk was just okay but had a very life affirming message about personhood. Ultimately, scary stuff registers to me as beautiful. Is it because it's so scary it's pretty? Or it's not scary at all? I don't think I'll ever know, but the closest equivalent I can think of is what gothic fiction describes as "the sublime."
How I try to live can be summed up by something I wrote on my blog recently that I will paraphrase here:
1. Death is the ultimate equalizer. If it won't matter after you're dead, it's not going to matter while you're alive.
2. Being yourself is the only way out.
3. Everything you know and love will pass and be forgotten one day. Including you. It's like we all get to keep special secrets from the next generations.
Likes: Metal, classical music, jazz, french house, horror, sci fi, surrealism, reading, philosophy, Friedrich Nietszche (did I spell that right?), superheroes, mecha/super robot (real robot is okay), violent stuff, birds, birds being dinosaurs, bones, medsci, dentalsci, psychology, flexibility, playfulness, puns, wordplay, spicy food, clowns, birds, dragons. A lot more but I'll be here all day if I list everything. Fandoms include Sonic, Mario, Getter Robo, Pokemon, Batman, Spawn, Godzilla, Street Fighter, Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley. Again, a lot of fandoms. That's not even all of them. Most of all, anything filled with cheese, hopium or grossness is what I love most.
Dislikes: The way a certain strain of nerds are like that, people who are mean to animals, country music, folk music, SOME types of pop music (I enjoy the genre but am not fond of certain pop artists who are currently big) AI """art,""" rigidity and inflexibility.
I'm working on being more interested than interesting and I like people of different backgrounds. I like swapping thoughts with people who share similar feels abt things + have good boundaries. I like independent personalities who like to laugh.
As a warning, I wouldn't describe my blog as gloomy but very honest. I am someone who likes having the ability to be articulate and say what I mean and mean what I say, mental illness be damned! So I WILL talk abt the hard times, when mental illness hurts and stuff like that.
There will ALWAYS be TWs, but I'm mentioning this bc I don't think I will be good match for people who find that stuff inherently depressing as I don't see it that way at all and don't want to repress how I talk for the comfort of others. I am going through some major changes in my life after a lot of personal tragedy, including but not limited to homelessness, and I want to feel free to share it honestly.
On interactions:
Just bc it's in my dislikes doesn't mean I dislike people who like what I don't. Unless you're into some sick shit, I will be interested in hearing your differing perspective and would be open to friendship or whatever other type of platonic relationship it evolves into. I'm not someone who is easily scandalized or put off by people.
Though I admit, remembering to write back or to be unafraid to be emotionally vulnerable is NOT always easy and I'm trying hard to get better at it.
I don't tolerate ableism or any abusive rhetoric towards the poor or homeless.
Going back to what I said earlier. Most shit we are told matters actually does not matter and that fits a lot of nerd drama/discourse well. I will never see lolisho or whatever else some people go to bat for as some free speech issue I am obligated to fight for, I think it's disgusting, I don't have to justify myself and I'm not interested in being converted (people have tried that before). Those are the types of people who I block liberally.
I do not add minors.
If you are mentally well, NOT white trash, monosexual, or are just curious, I ask you to please be open minded and to ask questions if you decide to follow and interact. I am like. A random bi religious lady who was raised and identifies strongly with the white trash thing. I can't tell you how EVERYONE who falls under this very niche overlap thinks and I don't intend to, but I think I can tell you an excellent story.
Anythin else?
I'm white trash.
I never got to finish highschool.
I don't post horny stuff but I'm not allergic to discussing media that portrays sexuality or discussing sexuality itself.
I don't post many graphic pictures or vids, but I do like media with graphic stuff in it.
I don't get political, as a personal boundary and way to make sure I stay respectful online. Please do not push me to share my beliefs. I do not mind if YOU get political (tho a journal all about politics isn't my bag), but I will only share my political stances if I feel comfortable doing so.
Evolution is the most important scientific fact for me. It is a driving factor in my decision making and personal worldviews. I like that people are monkeys. Don't you think that's hilarious? I love that birds are dinosaurs.
I'm bi. I was agnostic for most of my life but I like that I started practicing christianity as an adult. I don't see these as contradictory. I like theistic evolution. I read a lot of things I disagree with anyway bc it's good for the soul.
I am someone's whose definition of freedom is "I am allowed free to do or say what I like" rather than "I am free from the consequences of what I do or say." So speaking honestly and openly is more abt self improvement than just being a dick and then saying "Well I'm just being HONEST! You're violating my freedoms if you push back or block me!" It's about having uncomfortable conversations and realizing we don't know everything and we never will and that's just more reason to keep having conversations.
Add me! Or don't. I don't really care.