Silly Site o' the Day

I'm definitely not ready to go back into the office, but I need to attend a meeting tomorrow and cover some space for guests on Thursday so I have little choice. I haven't felt warm all day, had to run the space heater in the home office most of the workday. But I've showered now and feel much better, and will be layering like crazy tomorrow morning to go out in the freezing-to-me temps. I had a very nice talk today with my interim boss, who's a big Star Wars fan, so I present this in his honor from Wil Wheaton's page.

Silly Site o' the Day

Let there be light! During this time of year when darkness encroaches ever earlier, we finally got the kitchen fluorescents to work properly. Robin changed out both of them this afternoon and voila!, I don't think the room has been that bright in years. And to think, it was just dim bulbs, installed by people working for equally dim bulbs... well, it's not their fault they decided against buying new lights. No wait, it probably is. In any case, we can see again! Now my pareidolia curiosity has been roused:

Via Laughing Squid.

Silly Site o' the Day

It was brisk and dank outside this morning when we finally got around to shopping, but we got most of it (despite the horrible Sunday drivers and supermarket patrons; of course I masked the whole time) and were back home by 12:45 to relax for the rest of the day. Busy work week coming up, when I'm schlepping into Manhattan two days in a row then again on Saturday, where I'm spending my 66th birthday in the company of Special Olympics athletes, so I wanted to make sure I was all detoxed and ready to go, and I feel like this four-day break has afforded me that. No further need for a wearable plush turtle shell!

Silly Site o' the Day

Way too cold to go shopping today, so I spent the day on my usual Saturday household chores, as well as starting to plan for our year-end things like our annual Riggs Residence Roundup newsletter and holiday card prep (I've counted how many I need to buy, probably tomorrow). I was a little disappointed I didn't do justice to Small Business Saturday, but it'll just be SB Sunday instead. Should I shop for oil bottles or will the pareidolia get to me?

Silly Site o' the Day

I've decided enforced inactivity is the only way I'm going to get through all my little aches and pains and gastrointestinal issues, and today my system finally seems to be relaxing, give or take a half dozen trips to the "reading room." My daily glucose numbers are also down, as I attempt not to eat after 9 PM and to have a fairly light dinner if I have a big lunch (today's dinner was ramen noodle soup, one of my go-to's). As the large table was already out to hold the Thanksgiving stuff yesterday, today Robin put on an extra tablecloth and I began decorating with our usual holiday season tchatchkes. Because we have tons of time before the new year, I feel like I'm getting a nice jump on things. Speaking of calendars, have you ordered your Social Justice Kittens calendar yet?

Silly Site o' the Day

This was the first Thanksgiving since the pandemic that we spent by ourselves, and I'm actually thankful for that considering my need to detox and recuperate from the last couple of weeks. Everything in the holiday meal turned out terrific except the store-bought butternut squash, which was summarily disposed of, and I got in two rounds of washing up, made infinitely easier by our over-the-counter dish drain that seems to dry everything in no time at all. And because it was just the two of us, there was none of this foolishness:

Via Laughing Squid.

Silly Site o' the Day

I was able to log off at 3 PM today but, as I had all my work done at least a half hour before that, I decided to make two Thanksgiving dishes today to have two fewer things to prepare tomorrow. Both the cranberry sauce and Brussels sprouts came out great! So I'm psyched for the holiday and the upcoming four-day break from work. I'll be laying out the holiday table with food tomorrow, and with wintery holiday stuff the day after. I might even have some fake gift boxes.

Silly Site o' the Day

Another long day as we've been up since 4, but we did get in a nap after I logged off so I'm feeling somewhat better except for a pinched nerve in my neck. Nothing a bit of ibuprofen and more rest won't take care of. Meanwhile I'm gearing up for Thanksgiving-for-two, so we won't need Leslie Jones' intervention this year:

Via BoingBoing.

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A pleasant start to a short work week, keeping ahead of all my obligations and finally submitting my goals for the coming year. Also got rid of the old bath towels to a neighbor who takes them to animal shelters, although perhaps I shouldn't have waited in the cold for her as long as I did. The temps have dropped a lot today, and it looks like rain tomorrow which should keep them down as well, and I need to be mindful of how the cold affects me. At least I don't have to go out and hunt the wild haggis:

Via BoingBoing.

Silly Site o' the Day

I finally feel like I'm back on an even keel, give or take some lingering gastrointestinal issues. I've had enough rest, I'm not a mass of churning nerves, and I made it to the gourmet store and back in record time with the few things we missed getting yesterday. Even got my stubborn car clock to work so I could finally turn back that hour A definite win! We log off early on Wednesday so I'll be doing some pre-cooking (mostly squash and Brussels sprouts, I think) before the big day Now if I could only get appropriate purses in which to hold the food.