I Want to Be Underwhelmed 🎃 Fall 2024, Continued

Five weeks until Daylight Saving Time ends on November 3rd and we "fall back" an hour.

I doubt I'll buy a pumpkin this year. But maybe.

I feel under the weather today. Chilled and listless, I only had coffee, cheese, and crackers for breakfast. For lunch I had a protein shake and strawberries. For dinner I might have Ritz crackers with potted meat, which I love. If I die, you can have my stuff.

I got a new med at the pharmacy today, and the new baby pharmacist was called over to explain it to me. He fumbled with the box for a bit, and ended up reading me the instructions off the label.

I can't decide whether I should buy an indoor smokeless grill.

[quote] He fumbled with the box for a bit, and ended up reading me the instructions off the label.

I worked in a restaurant that had a pretty fancy wine list. I knew nothing about wines. I asked my co-worker what I should say when someone asked me about a certain wine. He said to just re-read what it said on the menu (each wine was followed by a brief description). E.g.,: Fruity with notes of peach and apple.

So, I should say: "That wine is fruity! It has notes of peach and apple!"

Today is a terribly unremarkable and very underwhelming day.

Could be worse.

It’s a new month.

I made Biscoff cheesecake bars, and they turned out amazing.

I’m going to buy a pumpkin 🎃 but I’ll probably not disembowel it and slop around all the innards

I don't like River's tiara or outfit today.

I was disappointed when I opened DL this morning and none of my watched threads had any new posts and there were no notifications that any of my comments had been liked.

Sorry r12, but we're just not that into you anymore.

I’m thirsty

R19 are you a child?

Hey r15, there is no r 19 yet. Are YOU a child?

Ok r14 eat my ass!!

I’m having an exceptionally bad day

👶🏼

I had just put on clean socks when I accidentally stepped in stealth cat barf.

The cat totally knew that.

I turned my heat on today. It's 68 degrees outside but feels damp and chilly. I like hearing the sound of the baseboard heater coming back to life after having the past four months off.

R18- Why?

Please explain in detail.

Fall foliage is coming on beautifully in northern New England, the colors are vibrant.

I cut down the hibiscus on the side of the house.

The leaves 🍁 are fallin’ all around,

time I was on my way

Practicing my hog call

I have a pain in my shoulder this evening

Oh god me too and my right foot and left wrist r28

I didn't like today.

I feel like I'm going to throw up.

I've been seeing a lot of skeletons in people's yards. Tall ones, it must be a thing.

It’s called Halloween fool! 👻

Jesus, fuck, I’m watching a new show on TLC. This woman is completely covered in tumors.

Her condition is truly horrific.

You think you have problems? Just look out the front door. 🥺😧

I can't find sugar free NeoCitran anywhere.

I just discovered that The Mummy 1932 is on Amazon Prime, I'll be watching it this month.

[quote]I have a pain in my shoulder this evening

Probably arthritis because of your old age.

Dracula (1931) was on TCM earlier. What a great movie! Still holds up.

Woke up to 3°C. It's fucking cold! Will have to change the car tires soon😭

Several years ago I bought two economy sized boxes of Bounce fabric sheets. They were on sale and I had a coupon. I finally used up the first box and opened the second box this morning. I recycled the first box.

I had to catch an adolescent possum in my back yard this evening. I just walked up and stuck a bucket it over it, then flipped the bucket around and put a trash can lid over the bucket to cover it.

I then walked to a nearby vacant field and released it.

I've read they're not dumb, but they sure do know how to act dumb.

That possum story is kind of whelming.

I got a very annoyed look from the barista when I asked for an iced pumpkin spiced latte. Sure, the weather was in the 50's but I like crunching the ice when I'm at work since it annoys Pam, my cubicle mate. She's a Christian but a real phony one and I know gay people make her nervous so I'll do little things to annoy her. It really sets her off when I click my pen multiple times so I tell her it's a nervous habit I picked up in school and I just can't help it. I am really hoping she moves soon, I miss looking at porn when I'm at work.

I'm slightly whelmed by your story, R43, and may have to put myself on Team Pam.

Wait until she eats the food you bring to work for lunch, r44, you'll see.

R43, Can't you just fart silently like a normal cube mate?

People still use pens at work?

Silent farting is not all that it's cracked up to be, r46.

Enjoyed a nice walk in the forest with a friend. It rained last night, so the woods looked perfectly refreshed and autumnally moody. Lots of moss, mushrooms, birds you don’t hear in the city.

It was a good day.

Informed Delivery tells me I'll be receiving a package from the Passport Office. I'm not expecting anything from the Passport Office. Are they sending me someone else's passport by mistake?

It's a scam.

I remember when Halloween lasted a few days.

[quote]I remember when Halloween lasted a few days.

I remember when Halloween lasted one day.

I remember when the five-second rule was the thirty-second rule.

In Catholic elementary school they would "kiss it up to Gawd". I was already an agnostic in the making so I didn't kiss anything I dropped on the ground up to anyone.

r46, a silent fart may seem silent but sometimes it produces something liquid. So, I'd rather not risk it.

r47, you mean the lower classes aren't using pens these days? That's so sad.

I fucked up a recipe. I think it can be saved.

In the Catholic school I went to, All Saints' Day - November 1 - was a school holiday, which was nice. We always went trick or treating, stayed up late, organizing our candy, then had the next day off.

R58 Didn't you still have to go to Mass on All Saint's Day as a Holy Day of Obligation?

R59, I went to Catholic school, but I wasn't Catholic (so, no, I didn't go to mass). I seriously doubt that my Catholic classmates were going to mass on All Saints' Day.

I decided to cut it off with scissors

I've become addicted to the Honey Jalapeno Hummus I mentioned in the previous thread. I don't think I should buy it again as I can't leave it alone.

When some fucker drives past my home blaring their car stereo bass so loud it rearranges my wall hangings.

I’m so over whole body do commercials

I'm watching the SYFY channel.

"Van Helsing" starring Hugh Jackman is on.

I don't know why, but VH always draws me in.

It's stupid, corny, not the least bit scary, and the special effects are bad.

I guess it's one my personal so bad it's good movies.

I have a badly formed rant about personal cleanliness that has been bugging me.

I have siblings that believes that they are by some Aryan (they are not Aryan) genetic lottery, they are clean and immune to bacteria, dirt, viruses, etc.

The concept that clean people are people who clean themselves is foreign. These are the people who leave streaks on the wall when they turn on and off light switches. Flames. Flames up the side of my face…

I know someone who just won $250,000 on a $20 scratch off ticket.

A cousin of mine won a million dollars on a scratch ticket. Before taxes, of course.

Maybe your cousin will give you $18,000, which is the maximum for tax-free purposes.

Fat chance, r69.

$18K per year.

Be greedy. Get $18K now and another $18K in three months when it's 2025.

R67 &. R68 How are these underwhelming?

Should I take my walk first or go to Whole Foods first.

I think I shall take my daily constitutional first then do my shopping at Whole Foods.

I ordered a Chantilly Cake online at Whole Foods last night but it won't be ready until Sunday therefore I shall have to make an additional trip to Whole Foods on Sunday just to pick up the yummy cake- which I'm buying just for me.

The Canada Goose migration is fully on, you can hear them coming a mile away. They rest on the lake and leave at sunset.

R68, ask your cousin if I can have fifty bucks.

Tell your cousin I would gladly pay him Tuesday for a hamburger today.

I imagine there’s been a run on Chantilly cake at Whole Foods after this article from Wednesday.

Well fiddle-dee-dee

Ordered a new desktop PC to replace the current 15-year-old one because it started crapping out, and I tried redirecting it into a parcel box and it worked! Can't wait to pick it up tomorrow, it's very near my flat. No human contact needed or wanted, even though those delivery boys are usually sexy af.

I'll miss Windows 10 and I VOWED – on DL, where it counts the most! – I'd skip 11, but I just can't bring myself to install it on a brand-new computer. So Win 11 it is. Looking forward to not having to wait fifteen minutes for the whole thing to fully boot up anymore, I genuinely don't know why I waited so long. 😑

R79 incredible on many levels

I would go nuts if my computer took 15 minutes to boot up.

I just went to the CVS drive-through and there was no one in front of me.

I'm going to upgrade my phone plan to unlimited data. Most people probably already have this. I had unlimited data several years ago, but had to give it up in order to get unlimited talk and text.

This will probably cost me an extra $20 to $25 per month.

I'm sick today, but it isn't Covid. Just a plain ol' cold.

R77- I just had a craving for that cake. I had not been aware of the NYT article even though I read the NYT online frequently. It is just a coincidence. I do agree with this article in the NYT there will be a run on the cake. I ordered it late last night. If the article had not been published I probably would have been able to pick up the cake sooner than Sunday.

I've never tried that Chantilly (Whole Foods) cake. What's so good about it?

It’s got a Pretty Face

Publix Chantilly Cake is good as is their Raspberry Elegance Cake.

There used to be a notorious red neck bar in my area called Chantilly Lace. Made my skin crawl.

My area may be considered a food desert, but I’m not tempted by cake.

Walgreens keeps nagging me about my prescription is ready for pickup.

So, pick it up, ya lazy asshole!

I picked mine up at Walgreen's this morning. Only one in line on front of me. So overwhelmed!

Bacon makes my gallbladder angry.

Have it removed, R94! I did, and I don't miss it at all!

..Can't stop thinking about my crush whom I saw on the subway a day ago

Vertigo by Hitchcock on. I never cared much for it and, after reading a few howling reviews on IMDB, I now know why! Jimmy plays a freaking middle-aged sex pervert/STALKER. I never realized it.

Edsel Dope, from the heavy metal band Dope, has been the replacement lead vocalist for Static-X as Xer0, and does all of their live performances in disguise since Wayne Static passed away in 2014.

Ate a whole pack of Oreos.

How many cookies are we talkin’?

R99, that's not the achievement it used to be. The packs are 30% smaller than when I was a kid.

I got into a fight with gravity last night and lost.

^ I read this as "gravy" and figured it had to do with mashed potatoes...

[quote] The packs are 30% smaller than when I was a kid.

I bet the cookies are too. I bought a bag of Tate’s the other day and I think they are about half the size they used to be.

^Good catch - absolutely 👍

I look well preserved

I ate a whole package of the lemon Oreos (early pandemic) and got stopped up (constipation). Never again.

R101- Years ago ca. 1999 I could barely finish half a dozen Dunkin Donuts. Today I could finish them and still be hungry and it's not because I'm a fatter whore now than I was then it's because they're donuts have shrunk in size by at least 33% since then, also they are not made on the premises of each store anymore and made FRESH DAILY like the ads used to emphasize.

I enjoyed the Tiara Troll we had here on DL a few years ago.

[quote]Ate a whole pack of Oreos.

That sounds whelming to me, even with reductions in the size of the package and the size of the cookies. Unless you're talking about a snack pack such as you'd get from a vending machine.

No, I ate that entire, full-sized pack (of Oreos, it was either lemon or vanilla). Not sure how long it took me, but I think it was less than 2 days. Like I said, this was an early Covid purchase. I was hunkered down and wanting comfort food.

[quote]I enjoyed the Tiara Troll we had here on DL a few years ago.

I'm sure she's still here whenever tiaras are being discussed.

We haven't had a good tiara discussion for a long time.

There is an insta account that shows royal crowns. They talked about the crown that Catherine The Great had. It was stunningly beautiful.

They also showed the Shah’s Crown Jewels. Also unbelievably beautiful. 👑👑🤴🏽🫅🏼

I can barely eat one Oreo. I hate the too sweet filling and would usually scrape it off.

I just made some chicken stock and frankly I’m not sure it’s worth the bother.

It isn’t, R116. Plus don’t you have to throw out the chicken you used?

That’s wasteful.

I just set my stew meat to marinade with red wine.

I’m going to debut my Le Crueset pot with Ina Gartens’ beef stew.

👩🏻‍🍳🤗

[quote] I just made some chicken stock and frankly I’m not sure it’s worth the bother.

Why do you say that? People always say it's "liquid gold," etc.

I've thought about buying a Costco rotisserie chicken because I wanted to make stock with the bones. (I don't think you need to waste the meat in there. Although I'm sure it's better if you use some meat.)

Well, it was actually quite a bit of bother. Sautéing the chicken spattered a lot of grease. Some burned me. Pouring the hot soup through a strainer was quite messy. Then I had to de-grease. Given that it’s just an ingredient, I’m not sure Swanson’s isn’t the ticket.

Yes—I threw away 3lbs of chicken, though I bought the cheap brand.

[quote]I’m going to debut my Le Crueset pot with Ina Gartens’ beef stew.

Mon dieu. Le Creuset.

We get a lot of cheery fatties on these threads! I like them!!!

The new PC is working beautifully, I can't believe it takes all of five seconds to see the login screen! Never again. I'm feeling so much more productive already.

Couple of things marred my experience, though. First, that one USB-C port can't be used for charging my mobile phone because the computer shuts down immediately. Apparently it's only for data transfer? So that sucks. Why would anyone design it that way?

Second, I forgot my national digital certificate password, so I can't access the online portal where all my health records are stored, and I can't communicate with my primary physician and dentist. So now I'll have to go back to the old computer and export the certificate with a new password. This is a relatively minor annoyance, though.

Lastly, I won't be torrenting porn anymore, because apparently the constant writing/reading that entails isn't good for my new SSD hard drive. It'll be a healthy change for me, I think, so that's not really a loss.

Long walk through town, the park.. was lovely.

Wish my shoulders wouldn’t start to hurt so much after about 30 minutes of leisurely walking.

Yeah. It looked wrong when I wrote it. Sorry.

We need a fire park for urban dwellers. I don’t want to keep a barbecue grill or a fire pit.

Every once in a while I want to set something on fire. The park would feature nonflammable surfaces to burn wood. Visitors would set their fire, extinguish it when done, and clean up all evidence.

[quote] First, that one USB-C port can't be used for charging my mobile phone because the computer shuts down immediately. Apparently it's only for data transfer? So that sucks. Why would anyone design it that way?

Seems like a normal design. I don't consider the ports in my computers as charging ports. They're for data transfer.

Plug your phone into a wall or a power bank, if all you want to do is charge the battery.

Kevin Lee Jacobs (YouTuber) made a "quesadilla" loaded up with black beans and sweet potato, about an inch high. What the hell. It's supposed to be relatively flat and mostly cheese.

I love Kevin Lee Jacobs' house, inside and outside.

R129, does it seem like he's always cold in that house, though? He's always layered up (in clothes) in his kitchen.

Brandon Marsh is ugly

Then I'm glad I have no idea who he is.

Pete Alonso is fine

He has a nice ass but I’m not sure if he’d come off as a rubekin in an interview

All I had for dinner was a wedge of iceberg lettuce topped with Marie's Creamy Italian dressing with garlic. It was just filling enough.

[quote]Wish my shoulders wouldn’t start to hurt so much after about 30 minutes of leisurely walking.

Do you walk on your hands?

it's Monday. yay!

I just discovered there's an entire Wikipedia article on the claim that Hitler only had one testicle. That is rather niche.

Easy for you to say, r138.

R136 haha if only! It's a strange, "pulling" feeling, as if something in the sides of my shoulders is cramping up. Very uncomfortable.

Celebrate the day

I don't know if you remember my post about the housefly that got into the house. I thought it had gotten out or Cos had eaten it. Turns out, it was atracted to the Zevo bug catcher and got stuck, as it should have. It scared the shit out of me when I changed the insert! Until now, it's just been gnats and fruit fly-type insects that it's caught. Seeing that huge fly was quite a jolt.

I'm finally having my second bathroom updated. Kohler is installing a new tub and shower wall and I'm getting a handheld and overhead shower head. I have to buy the vanity and toilet but they will install it. I'm so happy. I hate the shower doors and would like a shower rod. Once installed, I shall take a long luxurious bath and rinse off with the handheld spray head. I've lived here 25 years and all other rooms have been painted/updated.

As long as the bathroom is Barcelona brown with gold fixtures, r142, you’ll be ok.

I hope you got the taller elongated bowl.

You're lucky to have two bathrooms during a bathroom renovation.

Time to flip grandma over in bed

R142, the bathroom will be an off-white color with grey walls to match the grey marble vinyly flooring that's already installed. I would like a higher toilet with elongated seat. I just have to make sure the dimensions are the same as the current toilet. I really wanted to keep the grey tub but a replacement was the better choice (it's not a metal tub). If I had the money, I would have had a clawfoot bathtub installed. I love those and almost bought a house just because of the tub.

Yes, R144. I am extremely lucky. When I had the kitchen redone, and was waiting for the countertop and sink, I was washing dishes in the bathtub. It was no easy feat, considering the damned shower doors.

r127 Interesting, I charge all my stuff (phone, headphones, flashlight...) through the USB port on my computer because it's physically closer to me and handier than the outlet in the wall. I'd charge my electric shaver that way as well if I could. Never considered I was an outlier in that respect.

We have to start "Halloween decorating" here in La Jolla. My granddaughters told me this week PopPop we start "pumpkin time". My DIL Ingrid told me they have nagging her to remind me about it.

The 14 oz. squeeze tube of Daisy Sour Cream is just too much for my occasional needs. I need to stick to the small 8 oz. container of sour cream and only get the big tube when I'm having guests. Actually, I wish Daisy or Breakstone or the supermarket brand would offer a 4 oz. container which would suit my needs even better.

I’m eating birdseye frozen peas with a dash of salt and a pat of butter. It soothes my needs.

Fats are added for flavor, moisture and texture.

Peas are a decent source of fiber.

Men under age 50 should have 31-34 grams of fiber daily.

Men over 50 should have 28 grams of fiber daily.

A half cup of peas has 4.4 grams of fiber.

But if you have IBS or are on a FODMAP diet it's probably best to stay away from peas as they are naturally rich in sorbitol and fructose.

Peter O’Toole screws up his lines in How to Steal a Million. He says:

[quote]I want my bloody car cabs; I don’t wish to take a key.

I’m surprised it was left in.

You may come over and visit but be prepared to start cleaning my house after 15 minutes.

I made 15 bean soup last night.

[quote] When I had the kitchen redone, and was waiting for the countertop and sink, I was washing dishes in the bathtub. It was no easy feat, considering the damned shower doors.

That would be when I would (temporarily) say "damn the environment" and stock up on paper plates and plastic utensils.

I already dug into the Trick or Treat candy.

I blame my sister for bring it over here over 3 weeks early.

It's ALL her fault.

[quote]I made 15 bean soup last night.

Soaking 15 kinds of beans sounds whelming. Or is it a soup with a total of 15 beans?

It’s not like you have to soak each bean variety separately.

R156, I did! I ate off paper plates and used paper bowls. But Cos pulled an Attica! and promptly flipped is paper bowl (with wet food in it) upside down. He eats out of ceramic bowls and, being a DLer, refused to eat out of paper anything. He is the diva his momma raised. What can I say.

My job gives me severe anxiety

R160 I do t know how they let him out of jail early with all that evidence and all those victims

I have to pay extra attention to my driving these days since the fall foliage in northern New England is spectacular. The best I've seen in years.

R163, I pulled over yesterday to take a photo, it's getting really good here.

It’s hovering around 100 degrees and at the peak of fire season here.

The beans come premixed in a dry bag. You’ve never seen this hillbilly bean bag in dry bean section?

here, there & everywhere

R165, I'm sorry! We put up with endless winters and miserable summers in NE because the autumns are so nice. It won't last long, if that makes you feel any better.

If some of you could share pictures of those New England autumn displays, I'd be much obliged.

Only photos you made yourself, of course

Yeah, those long hard hooded bridges are exactly the Fall elements we need.

R169, let me take a few more today before I tackle imgur.

R170 We simply call them Covered Bridges. There's one near me but it's closed to traffic, so old it isn't safe. Pretty, though.

I often top a toasted Thomas plain mini bagel with avocado. Wholly Guacamole plain avocado or mild guacamole. Those little Wholly cups are so handy.

I posted this combo here a while ago and a DLer told me I was mixing food cultures.

I never looked at it that way. It's my "fusion" bagel. 🤣

LOVE guac on a bagel.

How the fuck is guacamole and a bagel (bread) a mixture of two food cultures.

I got my flu shot this morning and for the first time ever, I have side effects other than soreness at the injection site. I have chills and a dull headache. I hate this.

I'm guessing Jewish and Mexican, r175.

I just chalked it up to the DLer needing to rain on my happy little breakfast parade.

Got my COVID shot and flu shot today.

Did that last Thursday, R178. Thankfully the reaction to the COVID vaccine was mild. Hope yours is too.

Marketside (Walmart bakery) Caramel Covered Pretzel Flats Drizzled with Chocolate are very good.

The caramel is soft, the chocolate is good and the pretzel base is crisp.

Recommend. 👍👍

Will repurchase.

My day just never started today.

Oh, I did things. Had to let an engineer in at 8AM to take measurements on the front door. Did all my back exercises. Watched English Teacher and some YouTube videos and by noon I just knew it wasn’t going to happen for me today.

I’ve been off work since June and I can’t really tell the difference between self-care and depression anymore? Am I depressed? I don’t think so. I am very kind with myself and get a lot of joy from my existence.

I’m waiting to hear about a job interview. Waiting to hear about some other things. I feel like sometimes you just have to be patient, it doesn’t have to be negative. Sometimes there just doesn’t seem to be a lot going on. Mostly I’m grateful I can amuse myself and I guess that’s what matters.

For R169. We're not yet at peak color but every year I feel like I wait too long to start taking photos.

Another one.

The view over the bowling alley in our ratchet town.

Christopher Walken should’ve won an academy award just for one scene when Sean Penn confronts him with a gun in the movie At Close Range. Sublime acting.

Hint to the wise from today: Discontinue Ozempic at least 1 week before a colonoscopy, even if they don't tell you to in advance. Anesthetists get tetchy otherwise.

R174,173 i never got in5o the Guacamole trend

Thank you very much indeed, R182. Beautiful hues.

What is the opposite of "top off," referring to a liquid?

Drain down.

Or maybe "drain out?"

Lornadoone

Guacamole isn’t just a trend food. I’ve liked it for maybe 25 years.

It’s a trend maybe for people not exposed to foods outside of chicken fingers and Lunchables.

I was at Trader Joe's and bought their Frozen Lemon Bars for the first time.

I was standing there in the aisle reading the back panel, and it says you can defrost them on a plate and serve them as if you've made them yourself.

For some reason that made me laugh, as it sounds like something you'd see in a TV sit com.

I'm going to try that with my boyfriend and see if he thinks I made them.

They have eggnog in the stores already and I want some.

I bought some Divinci egg nog sugar free syrup. I've been adding it to coffee and plain yogurt.

I’ve already watched a holiday romance, a gay one called The Holiday Exchange. It wasn’t bad.

I'm waiting for a bit more color change in the leaves before I drive up to High Point State Park in NJ. From there, you can see where NJ, NY, and PA all meet as well as the Delaware Water Gap.

I bought duck fat spray.

If you saw all the vegetables and shellfish I’ve slathered with duck fat over the years you’d drool at the side of your mouth and suck in spit.

And it all started with some restaurant that served ugly potato rectangles fried in duck fat on Tuesdays. They were wonderful and worth the line.

I was handling corroded batteries and now my finger is burning.

Wear gloves, next time.

Hold under running water (some answers cool, others say warm) for 30 minutes according to ecosia.

30 minutes seems like a long time. Perhaps r200 would rather lose just the one finger.

Soaked finger in a bowl of ice water for a while and then applied my handy dandy Alocane Burn Gel. That stuff has never failed me.

I do have a box of disposable gloves in the garage I could have easily used. I also have a box in the kitchen and in with my cleaning supplies. No shortage of disposable gloves here. SMDH. Dumb move.

R182 being out of work and looking is really tough. I was out of work for 9 mo once. I can't remember anything about that time except that I gained weight and worried about money. Days ran into each other. My house was a mess. I stopped showering every day. It was before covid so when covid hit I kinda knew what to expect. Since I have no discipline except about work, it was difficult to make myself do things. But when I did, I felt at least I accomplished something that day. Keep at it. All will be well. You are probably not depressed, but it's good you are self-monitoring and asking the question.

^^ Sorry that was for r181

For R199:

Thank you, R205.

USPS tracking is fraught with inaccuracies.

Like what?

I got three different pieces of mail at three different addresses when I picked up my mail yesterday.

Slather finger in duck fat spray and suck on it like a kid with his thumb

Pile o'admin waiting for me.

It’s soothing very soothing when

I find demonstrations of mental illness to be somewhat whelming.

I accidentally took too much naproxen, am I going to die?

Yes.

The septic people have finally arrived with giant excavators and massive trucks and frankly I'm a tad whelmed.

I had no GPS today.

I put on the heat. Feeling toasty.

Had delicious vegetable tempura tonight.

[quote]I put on the heat.

In early October?

Yes, in mid-October. It’s going to be in the low 40s tonight. I have no need to make some kind of statement about how rugged I am.

Totally envious of you, R223.

It’s still 90 fucking degrees her in west TX .

Fucking hell. The temperatures should have been cooling off considerably since October came in.

[quote]I have no need to make some kind of statement about how rugged I am.

It would seem you have already made that statement.

I broke down and used the oven (it’s sweltering) to make the Perfect Eggless Blondies. Then I realized

I'm getting my flu shot at 4 pm today.

We had Northern Lights last night on Cape Cod, which was kind of cool, except now I'm half expecting Triffids.

To R227, I got Flu& New Covid shots on Oct 1st. Sore Covid arm for half a day I blamed old age (63 yrs. old here).

I updated my resume. When I scanned it to make a PDF, there was apparently a small cat hair on the glass of the scanner, so it shows up on the PDF. It's not that noticeable, and I'm too lazy to clean the glass and scan it again.

You scanned it to make a PDF? Seems a bit unnecessary.

I intend to finish the whole container of Tic Tacs in one sitting.

[quote] I updated my resume. When I scanned it to make a PDF, there was apparently a small cat hair on the glass of the scanner, so it shows up on the PDF. It's not that noticeable, and I'm too lazy to clean the glass and scan it again.

Assuming your resume is in Microsoft Word, just save as a PDF. You might have to "print" and THEN save as a PDF.

It will be a cleaner look than printing out something and then scanning it. Also, printing and then scanning a resume will be a tip-off that you're older.

I got my flu and Covid shots Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday I felt a bit under the weather. I think it was the flu shot.

My Asian pears don't seem to be ripening, sitting on my counter.

At the height of my anemia right before I passed out, hit my head and ended up in the ER, I was eating entire tins of Altoids.

It was a form of pica. Instead of chewing/crunching on ice, I was chewing on Altoids. I was pale and didn't have the energy to do basic things but my breath smelled great.

R235 put them in a brown paper bag to ripen.

[quote] It will be a cleaner look than printing out something and then scanning it. Also, printing and then scanning a resume will be a tip-off that you're older.

Well, that is how my mother told me to do it.

PSA: you can't access DL on a public library wifi.

Progresso Soups are salty.

[quote] Well, that is how my mother told me to do it.

Your mother told you to turn submit a resume with a cat hair on it?

I love Kiehl’s new Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream!

Fast absorbing, protective formula with Glacial Glycoprotein and pro-ceramide!

The skin on my arms and hands feel renewed, moisturized and comfortable after applying from the 8.4 oz tub.

Kiehl's is too expensive, for me.

R235 The last two times I bought Bartlett pears they did not ripen. After nearly two weeks they were still hard with the bottoms getting rotten. They came from two different markets. I'm like WTF?! Ended up throwing them out. Pissed me off.

R237 And the paper bag thing didn't work either.

I feel off the wagon today. I'm disgusted with myself. This means I have to take a second walk later of 2.5 miles.

[quote]Progresso Soups are salty.

All canned soups are, even some labeled "low sodium"

The Progresso Chickarina is especially salty. My local Target stopped carrying the Chickarina. That was the only store that had it.

Menard's has Chickarina.

[quote] All canned soups are, even some labeled "low sodium"

Yeah.

I still eat canned, though.

Unless it's a long snowy weekend, it's too whelming to make my own soup.

I’m in the ER with a suspected blood clot in my right leg

Best of luck, r249.

[quote] Your mother told you to turn submit a resume with a cat hair on it?

Maybe the reader will be one of those childless cat ladies.

Thx for your kind words r250

I see two trips to the ER in this thread. Whelming and worrisome.

Someone needs to start a new Whelmed thread so this one can go back to being peaceful. I'd do it but it's too stressful.

Your laziness is whelming, r254.

Sorry to hear, R249. Good thing you're in the hospital.

I've had two friends (both women) who survived blood clots or DVT (deep vein thrombosis).

R210 on the day my package was due to allegedly arrive, "October 9 before 9 PM'" it was in actuality starting a joyride from Hopkinton, Ma, to Springfield, Ma, and from there to Providence, Rhode Island, eventually landing n Wareham, Ma. It finally arrived today at my house on Cape Cod.

My brother, who lives approximately 40 miles from me, mailed the package Monday morning from his local post office.

Tech said overall scan looks good now the radiologist will have the final say and then the doctor. Ready to head home. I’ve had a long day getting IV Remicade and not feeling good now this crap . Ugh.

I entered the hospital this week because of cellulitis and five or six days of fevers. While I was recovering from that, my left hand stopped functioning perfectly. Turns out I have a subdural hematoma, probably because of falls related to spinal stenosis.

Where's that whelming thread?

I’m having ACDF surgery in 3 weeks due to spinal stenosis

Daylight eating ass

And with all that, I'm out. Y'all enjoy the thread.

You too, hon

Best of luck r250.

I'm rewatching Downton Abbey for the bazillionth time.

I'm on Season 2 and the house has been turned into a convalescence hospital for the Officers. Cora is pissed because Isobel is being too bossy and barking orders at her "like a Sergeant Major".

Cora tells Isobel "this is MY house, bitch"

Isobel says "fine, I'll go where I'm wanted then".

Cora says "good, go then, bye bitch, see you next Tuesday".

Isobel flounces to France or somewhere.

Hope everything turns out okay and is resolved quickly r249.

No blood clot! Yay!

I went food shopping today and was disappointed that they were out of golden delicious apples. I bought some granny smiths which I also enjoy.

R246- Not the Healthy Valley Low Sodium Vegetable Soup I've been buying for about 15 years- I usually make my own soups but I like the Health Valley soups as fillers. The low sodium Vegetable Soup is only 90 mg of sodium for the entire can. The low sodium Tomato Soup is only 50 mg of sodium for the entire can of soup.

Season 1 of Downton Abbey was the best season. Once the war took place, things went downhill. Even Julian Fellows said that, had he known there would be so many seasons, he wouldn't have put the war so soon (season 2).

I'm whelmed, r269.

I've never heard of that brand, or seen it on my store shelf.

I want to try it.

R271- As long as your not overwhelmed by my post.

[quote]As long as your not overwhelmed by my post.

You're spelling, OTOH.

I almost started an "overwhelm us" thread but then decided it might conjure up bad mojo. So I deleted it.

I almost started an "overwhelm us" thread but then decided it would conjure bad mojo, so I deleted it.

^^^^^DUH.

I don't have the correctly-sized band-aid for my use case.

My Asian pears ripened pretty well. I never knew you could ripen them.

I replaced the rather thin bar of Dial soap in my shower with a brand-new thick bar of Dial soap.

Just came back home from the cinema, watched the LEE film, by (and with) Kate Winslet.

NOT underwhelming, however.

R279 may win most underwhelming post. Certainly a finalist.

R279 But did you keep the thin bar of Dial soap and put it with others you've been keeping in order to melt and reform them into a soap ball or another bar of soap?

You can melt soap?

My thin shower soap goes to the sink for handwashing until it gets too thin for that and then the trash. But this melting concept opens a whole new world.

No, Ma @r282, I didn't.

But I did think of you as I was tossing the thin soap in the trash and how you would have disapproved of my actions.

I looked into it. You can’t let the soap get too hot or something undesirable happens, which means you need a thermometer in addition to a double-boiler. The fumes can be poisonous so you need ventilation.

Trash it is.

You can save your soap slivers and put them in these soap saver pouches/bags and then use the pouch to scrub your skin, it's exfoliating.

Soap saver bags available at amazon, temu, kohls...

You're welcome.

I converted to gel because of the messy soap problem. I tried putting the soap scraps in an onion bag, but it was too ridiculous even for me. If I had to do it again, I’d use a second-hand mandolin slicer and boil the shavings into some kind of goo. I don’t have adventure cookware, so I’d have to visit Goodwill.

Once I open a new bar of soap, I stick the old sliver on top of the new bar when it’s wet and keep using it until it is gone, usually down the drain.

R287 are you a miser?

[quote]I replaced the rather thin bar of Dial soap in my shower with a brand-new thick bar of Dial soap.

Did you also post this in the "Bar Soap" thread?

There's different "tutorials" on youtube how to handle the small bars of soap to make new bars. The guy (at link) shreds his prior to "melting" them down, then puts the mixture into a makeshift mold.

Personally, I just attach the small bar of soap to the new bar of soap when they're both wet with warm water while I'm in the shower.

Does eating your fingernails and shredding the skin around your thumbs count as pica?

I was thinking of making a bean pie for kicks. Several recipes sound pretty good. I guess you can make anything a pie with eggs and pumpkin pie spice.

Sounds like a convenient hobby. What would you do without your fingers in your mouth. It’s probably an embarrassment when people catch on to what you’re doing - perhaps transgressive.

Dodgers vs the Mets

Apparently, the price of Diamond Crystal kosher salt has doubled.

I wonder if there’s birth control for cats - like an implant.

I’ve always hated those scars from neutering and I’d like a female cat to retain her uterus- birth control in season.

It's raining and in the 40s.

Lucky.

Our weather might finally turn by next weekend. 😫

I saw two Mesh tank tops in Seattle; should not be worn, but I applaud bear cub self-acceptance.

This shithole is their place to get their freak on. Not bad.

If there's such a thing as reincarnation, I'd like to come back as a cowboy.

[quote]I’m having ACDF surgery in 3 weeks due to spinal stenosis

I've had it twice to remove arthritic discs, it's not too bad. The sore throat is the worst part, have some pudding or ice cream on hand. Good luck!

Significant other bedridden with migraine and a I can't make any noise.

I am out of washing up liquid

It better be Fairy.

Now 6AM -- It's bed linens day -- launder and line dry. Will be dry by 1PM.

I need to mow the lawn today.

[quote]I need to mow the lawn today.

I would be hoping for an early snowfall.

If my Dollar Tree has the Dishwasher Packs people are claiming to be Cascade dupes, I'm going to buy them. Worst case scenario if they aren't as effective is I'll use them for light loads or break them open and use to soak items.

My sister's wedding was on Saturday. For the most part, it was great. Unfortunately, there was a slight drizzle throughout the afternoon. But it didn't ruin much. And rain on a wedding day is apparently good luck.

R307 here -- Bed linens dry by 10AM and beds remade.

A breezy, northerly cold front sped the drying time up.

[quote] And rain on a wedding day is apparently good luck.

And “ironic.”

I always thought it was "Happy is the bride the sun shines on, happy is the grave the rain falls on."

Italians say "sposa bagnata, sposa fortunata". Wet bride, lucky bride.

Sleep

Let’s face it. People will say anything to comfort an unhappy bride.

I received a text message stating the plumber was delayed and did I want to reschedule?

Hell no, I've been sitting here waiting like an idiot since 10 AM like they told me to, why would I want to do it again?

A Daddylong leg just walked across my foot. It tickled. They don't bug me like other spiders to, I don't mind if he wants to hang out for a while.

It looks like a lovely, windy Fall day today so I'm going to go out for a walk in about 30 minutes.

I’m making Harissa-coated roasted vegetables - because I want to torture my mouth and my asshole at the same time. This stuff is hot.

OK, now I’ve made the Harissa roasted vegetables. They are good. The heat is not as strong as I thought.

I now need the following:

Anatolian Hat (see link)

A young relative who may be hitler yutes, a young republican, or family

A vail that somehow floats under my chin - somehow hanging from my ear areas, that covers my turkey neck

Hostess pants with matching hostess jacket

Here is the hat that is required:

I could wear a snood under the cap and that would cover the turkey neck.

There is a fly inside my house and I’m mad as hell.

Carrots are my favorite vegetable.

River is considering sending out autographed photographs of himself for a modest fee if there is enough interest. If this is something you would be pay for, make your interest known in the comments section of his latest video so he can determine if there is a demand.

He said he knows it's vulgar and pretentious but that's who he is. I have to agree it.

This is an odd way to increase his earnings. He has been asked many times for his skincare routine which he refuses to divulge because the manufacturers' aren't paying him to advertise for them. But how can they offer to sponsor or pay him if he doesn't first make it known he uses their products? I don't understand his logic.

I had fish with carrots, celery and onions, and wilted spinach with garlic. I am still hungry.

Six pins, r307! Not five.

Johannesburg is perfect for this thread.

flapping in the wind

I'm up early. Listening to my Change playlist sipping my morning Joe. looking at the daily trash on here.

Depois de todo este esforço para ficar em Portugal, agora me vem com chuva?

that’s what she said

I "snoozed" my alarm three times this morning.

I hate waking up too early

[quote] Russell Brand, remade as a right-wing Christian influencer, is now selling a "magical amulet" that protects you from WiFi signals and other "evil energies."

Only $239.99 per amulet. How can you refuse?

Cleaning revealing more cleaning.

Who is River, r327?

r339

British Sussex commentator on youtube. He gets all dolled up in tiaras and such.

I tried to link the video but got some kind of error message. If you go directly to youtube you can watch his videos, his channel is River.

I went for a 45 minute walk yesterday and it was windy but sunny. I will do the same today. I'd forgotten how much great music I have in iTunes. I created a Walking playlist and, boy, it did not disappoint.

I ripped most of my CDs to iTunes, and that's how I listen to music most of the time now, over a pair of Bowers & Wilkins computer speakers . I have 78 days of music on there. I also have a regular stereo for when I'm not at my computer.

I always get Dan Fogelman and Dan Futterman confused.

I am having a tuna melt and a cup of coffee for lunch It’s bringing back memories of old school coffee shops and lunch counters.

I cleaned behind the stove.

The worst part was the space between the stove and the counter that you can’t clean unless you pull the stove out. Yuck.

Just got my fall hydraderm facial

I accidentally posted a comment meant for this thread on another thread

Now I can't decide if I should re-post it here or just let the matter drop.

Driving in my Ford Pinto

r340, I share a dislike of the Sussexes with River, but I switch him off when I get a bellyful of her right-wing "woke' complaints. She'd be a Trumper if she were an American.

Can't stand that about her.

I'm already over the pumpkin spice season.

I need Christmassy flavors and fillings.

I bought a LifeVac for myself just in case.

You know, fat whore, you don’t have to succumb to Big Pumpkin as soon as they start pushing their crap (i.e August). You can wait until after Halloween as God intended.

r350, I also dislike that River is right wing and has said some disparaging things about Biden.

I started watching him when he had an ASMR channel before he had the Sussex channel. I love a British accent. He doesn't do ASMR anymore and he did take down the ASMR channel for a while but then put the old videos back up. He did a lot of ASMR role play, bitchy waiter, posh sales associate selling clothes and accessories, etc.

Unfortunately, most of the anti-Sussex youtubers are MAGATs and have awful, grating voices.

At least River has a nice voice, provides some entertainment with his costumes, occasionally a little British history lesson and I like seeing his thrift shop finds.

Why are you guys talking about this in the underwhelmed thread. I can start a separate thread for you to talk about the BRF.

I'm going food shopping tomorrow, I have no sweets left in the house except fruit. I like cookies now and then.

You are right r355 and I am wrong.

You are good r355 and I am bad.

Happy now?