Topic: THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS - PART TWO, THE DAY BEFORE THE DO (Read 3167 times)

John G. · « **Reply #180 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:38:14 PM »

Seven!

John G. · « **Reply #181 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:38:30 PM »

Heavenly seven!

John G. · « **Reply #182 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:39:20 PM »

I got a hat from Amazon yesterday. One size fits all.

John G. · « **Reply #183 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:39:36 PM »

Except it doesn’t fit.

George · « **Reply #184 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:40:21 PM »

Quote from: John G. on December 23, 2024, 12:36:14 PM

Cutting into the Christmas cranberry-pistachio cake

Ooo...looks good.

John G. · « **Reply #185 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:40:39 PM »

I also have to make the gingerbread cake tomorrow.

George · « **Reply #186 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:41:36 PM »

Quote from: John G. on December 23, 2024, 12:36:54 PM

Also made a flourless chocolate cake today

I must confess that this looks better...to me, at least.

George · « **Reply #187 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:44:15 PM »

Quote from: John G. on December 23, 2024, 12:37:36 PM

I am not a diabetic. Well, I keep trying to convince myself of that.

I hear ya.

bk · « **Reply #188 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:46:33 PM »

Ah, the page that shall not be named.

bk · « **Reply #189 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:46:53 PM »

I've calmed down a wee bit, thanks to a nice dinner out with the Wechters.

bk · « **Reply #190 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:48:54 PM »

We came back here and he showed me some videos we wrote and he directed for Playboy - little short comic sketches with a LOT of nudity - I star in almost all of them (no nudity, per my contract). The funny thing is I had no memory of ever having done them - when I watched them I kind of remembered a couple, but a couple were like watching something that happened in a dream.

bk · « **Reply #191 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:51:11 PM »

But the thing this afternoon was the straw that broke the Kimmel's back - their system completely malfunctioning and I have to pay the price. Just hope it can be fixed in the morning so I can actually enjoy the Do and Christmas Day. I'm tired of asking for vibes and xylophones - they've been great and have mostly worked, but this afternoon sent me into such a rage that I never ever want to go in again. A true comedy of errors sans the comedy and loading up on the errors.

John G. · « **Reply #192 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:56:16 PM »

Vibes for BK. This sounds egregious and stupid.

George · « **Reply #193 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:56:44 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on December 23, 2024, 12:45:39 PM

Back, from four (4) hours of HELL, to wit:

The bank - No problem. In and out. Done.
Store #1 - HELL. They inexplicably had almost nothing I was there for, and someone I (happily) hadn't seen in years found me and put me through HELL bringing me up to date on their life and that of others. Pure torture.
Store #2 - HELL. Nothing fancy, just plain HELL. Every which way.
Store #3 - Piece o' cake, since it's right next door to Store #2 and I could walk in, buy one thing, and get my ASS out.
Store #4 - Walked in, took one look around, and walked right back out. I didn't need it THAT bad.
Gas station - Put 2 gallons of gas in the can I brought with me for the snowblower, etc. All fine, except it didn't spit out a receipt after I said "yes" to "do you want a receipt?"

The traffic: I only got about four miles from my house (as the crow flies - till somebody shoots the bastard down), and it was HELL the entire way. From what I could see in a couple of places, the opposing traffic had it even worse. Still...

Yikes!

John G. · « **Reply #194 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:59:12 PM »

Finished an interesting book today. Truman Capote’s Summer Crossing. It’s totally predictable, but as a first novel, it’s good and points the way for what is to come. Some very good passages.

John G. · « **Reply #195 on:** December 23, 2024, 09:59:48 PM »

Hi, George.

John G. · « **Reply #196 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:00:08 PM »

I need sleep.

John G. · « **Reply #197 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:00:32 PM »

But I want to finish this movie first.

George · « **Reply #198 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:01:06 PM »

Hi, John.

George · « **Reply #199 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:01:26 PM »

I went shopping today mostly for my sister. She needed me to go to Trader Joes, Costco (including eggs), AND Fred Meyer (which is right next to Costco).

John G. · « **Reply #200 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:01:29 PM »

But there’s a half hour left.

George · « **Reply #201 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:01:41 PM »

Gratuitous Post #201!!

John G. · « **Reply #202 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:01:50 PM »

Gratuitous post 201!

George · « **Reply #203 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:02:03 PM »

I went and brought her her stuff, then I had to go to Fred Meyer for myself. It would not have been possible for me to get her stuff AND my stuff, so I went twice.

John G. · « **Reply #204 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:02:08 PM »

Obviously I can’t count.

George · « **Reply #205 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:02:22 PM »

THEN, I went back to Costco for more eggs for my sister and for me. I found out that the price of eggs at Fred Meyer made it worth going back to Costco.

Then, I came home.

George · « **Reply #206 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:02:40 PM »

Quote from: John G. on December 23, 2024, 10:02:08 PM

Obviously I can’t count.

I couldn't either, but I updated my post.

John G. · « **Reply #207 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:03:14 PM »

Sounds like an ordeal.

George · « **Reply #208 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:03:37 PM »

Now, I need to ketchup on the rest of today's posts.

John G. · « **Reply #209 on:** December 23, 2024, 10:03:44 PM »

Let’s get off this page.

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