hey everyone what's everyone up to today? Feels like a good day 😊
Hiya @ChelseaChaos716
So far had an indoor day today. Enjoyed a piece of particular cheesecake I've been hunting for a few weeks!
Discovered true MANY attempts.. the correct or better way to use aloe vera plant as a hair conditioner. Overall, mostly completing chores, listening to podcasts about a cult and to YouTube videos.
Yourself?
It’s Red Cup day at Starbucks.
@carrieanne I'm not a huge huge Starbucks follower. Is that when they change the color of the cup? The only special thing I remember but not sure why there was a day when they were giving out peppermint air fresheners. It was weird. Lol.
Ah ok! Thanks for making me feel less jealous @stormydaycuddle. Thought it meant Starbucks was giving away freebies. Not a huge fan either but do love a freebie!
Peppermint airfresher is certainly erm ..different? Lol!
Getting ready for my busiest weekend of the year. Announcing a hockey game tonight (it will be on TV for those of you in the Boston area), then two basketball games tomorrow, four on Saturday and two on Sunday. If you need me, I'll be in the same seat all weekend. I might not be able to say hi, though. Oh yeah, doing my regular job too... Glad next week is a short week.
Depeche Mode concert. I paid over $400 for my ticket and now they're going for over $1,000 on the resale market. I thought about selling but I'm not going to stoop to that level (scalpers).
@Mike403 I don't remember paying that much for Depeche Mode back in the 80s...
@Finnegan2017 - lol. It's not the 80s anymore. Concerts are way more expensive.
@Mike403 WOW Depeche mode bringing back memories of VH1 foe me! That's awesome!!
Concerts are certainly VERY expensive nowadays. Can't believe people are prepared to pay a thousand though. Not to tempt u further! I mean I'd be. Nope enjoy the performance and memories..That 600 in profit though...! That's over half a thousand.. ..no FOCUS!
@stormydaycuddle this is the first time I’ve ever made the effort to find out what it was. So you get a reusable free red grande size Starbucks cup with holiday designs when you buy you order any holiday coffee drink.
Wow it’s not that big!! 😱.
At the doctor getting treated for strep throat again since I had it last month. Regretting not getting my tonsils out when they told me to in high school 😭 Looks like it's inevitable now. Lorddddd
@Mike403 while it may still be considered scalping there are legitimate websites now days that you can resell on. You go to concerts way more than me so you probably know that.
@carrieanne I ordered a holiday drink this morning! I feel lied to and cheated by the Starbucks corporation as a whole. Also, haven't seen you in a while... hi...
@stormydaycuddle - Yes. You can resell directly on Ticketmaster. Some people buy tickets with the intention of reselling them at higher than face value which is scalping.
"Let's get one thing clear. Starbucks doesn't sell coffee. Okay? Starbuck sells milkshakes." -- comedian Hal Sparks, "Charmageddon"
Today: 1. Crying over nanowrimo word count and the fact that leaving on Monday means I will probably miss it. 2. Saddened and horrified that the teen's writing program forums were targeted so badly they are calling for board members to step down. What happened there makes CC's forums look like sunshine and rainbows. There are two kids in the hospital over what I'm sure you can guess. 3. this pales in comparison but kinda upset about the starbucks cup that would have ended up in a landfill within days. I didn't get one and plastic (while we need to fix the pollution of it) isn't my cause of choice. 4. I wake up at 4 am to work (why I have so much downtime to annoy you beautiful people during the day. I need better hobbies.) but today I woke up late. Still sleepy. No clue why. 5. yet another event tonight with the Boulder municipality. As long as its zoom I am not going to complain. 6. Wondering how my brain hasn't melted today. It probably has and I just am the last to know.
Wow I like to see the different responses from everyone. Both good and bad! But I'm always here if yous ever need an ear to listen
Oh you know, just the usual
Today I was grading. Yesterday I was grading. Tomorrow I will be grading. 😵💫🫠
Just got off the phone with my daughter who is away at college as one of her friends was sexually assaulted by frat boys and she and some of her friends witnessed part of the assault. Yes they all reported it to the Title 9 office. She has seen the aftermath of a suicide seconds after it happened (jumped from the top deck of a parking garage) and now this. Sad thing is, this is not unique at any campus anymore.
@BoomerSpooner I am so sorry. That’s awful. Hugs.
@stormydaycuddle Thank you. On the bright side she flies home to me on Tuesday. Counting the minutes. I really miss her—she was my shadow for so many years.
@BoomerSpooner All the hugs. I hope you have a peaceful holiday.
@stormydaycuddle You too. Stuff the Turkey with paper clips.
@4cuddles The cheesecake sounds good. I bought some lactose free sweetened condensed milk for my pumpkin pie this year. I thought I’d have to miss out on it, but no.
@avebae Girl, stock up on popsicles then. You’ll need them for after surgery. I was in my teens when I got mine out, and wished it had been sooner.
I had a sad day today, along with a headache, but I’m feeling much better after talking to a friend. And the talk helped my headache to go away.
@BoomerSpooner how horrific!! Gosh sounds like a lot of traumatised young people. Hope the school and their parents are able to support them. And your daughter is with you now.
@natickben - teacher? Hats off, you guys don't stop!
@cuddlehugs91234- Glad u r feeling better. The cheesecake was though after some mouthfuls found the base too sweet!
Didn't know there was milk is used in pumpkin pies. Yet to taste this popular pie I'm hearing so much about. Enjoy. If it's not too much trouble, please post a picture when done (shy request).
Today I'm only working 4 hours so I'll be having some Me time afterwards. And have to plan what I'm doing in London next Saturday as my previous plans have gone out the window.
Listening to music videos, thinking about past events and/or people Ive interacted with; thinking of ways to motivate myself to workout more and forget about therapeutic cuddling as much and reduce screen time cuz I spend a lot of unproductive time on here not really making friends like I wanted. Keep trying to build bridges only to be met with walls with society. I used to love therapeutic touch, both providing and recieving, Im thinking those days are really over.
@CelestialTouch I feel all that. The only people I have met in my area receptive to the idea of cuddling aren’t even on this site.
I was also watching bodybuilding videos yesterday evening desiring to find a healthy way to get back into the gym. I did things I shouldn’t have in the past and wrecked my body inside and out. I really want nothing more than to look and feel better this time though. And to be around for my kids a very long time, who I am picking up today for a week of just us 😁
I am starting a new “big data” consulting project for an old client. I had completed a number of successful projects for them in the past but they had a change in leadership a couple years ago and they quit using outside consultants. This project was one their internal people had been struggling with for a while so they are bringing me back to help out.