What pisses me off is, having had satellite and cable and broadcast TV, I’ve never gotten the Hot Air Balloon Channel. I see it on commercials, on retail displays, but it’s never available after I hook up my TV.
For the first time in a month (due to jury duty) I was able to do my regular shift at the animal shelter assisting the photographer who does the glamour shots for adoptable dogs. It was so great to be back and we photographed 18 dogs. Always a fun time.
Unfortunately, due to the insanely bad air quality I now have a raging headache and sore throat. I have no idea how people are managing who have to work outside or who live even closer to the fires.
You west coasters maybe should start moving inland. This is sizing up to be a real tragedy. I am worried for you guys.
How are peeps with copd or asthma or babies and elderly dealing with poor air quality?
My (grown) son with asthma has a face mask that makes me think of Darth Vader. He corrects me when I say that. “Bane, Ma. It looks like Bane.” shrug
Bane, for the uninitiated:
If I had to have a breathing mask I would totally print a Bane frame for it.
It’s O’dark:30 They just posted a heat advisory about today.
Methinks I’m staying home today.
Thanks for the link. My son’s mask lacks the strap over the top of the head, but otherwise looks pretty close.
Does Bane have a muffled catch phrase that everyone misquotes, the way Darth Vader does?
Moving inland won’t keep you away from the smoke . I’m in Western Nevada, we’re getting it here. My husband works for the health department , and people call and ask what they’re doing about the smoke:smack:
Aaaacckk! It’s international Cat day. We forgot to celebrate!!!. I am a terrible cat parent.
I wouldn’t worry about it. Every day is Cat Day.
But there’s only one Caturday.
The air conditioning got fixed. Yay!
This morning water started dripping through the living room ceiling underneath the kids’ bathroom. My MiL was using it. I just can’t with her. I think she had the shower head pointed at the wall above the shower enclosure and the water was running down the WALL, not inside the shower. Sweet Elder Gods, take me now.
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I’m pitting myself for being stupid enough to read the plot of A Serbian Movie on wikipedia after someone once said it was really disturbing. It is really disturbing, to the point where I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it for days. Seriously, if you’re easily grossed out and/or have any imagination whatsoever, DO NOT look for it or read about it.
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Another one of my vices has been taken away. Pizza. I had a slice with my son today, along with cheesy breadsticks and a diet coke. About 45 minutes later, my body was screaming, “Mistake, Mistake, Mistake!!!” as I was doubled over in the bathroom. Goddammit. Five years ago, Friday meant Friday food. Now it means yet more vegetables, or woe to the idiot who eats all the grease. Yep, that’s me.
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The above means that I’ll probably be sticking to the healthy foods at the party I’m attending this evening. It’s a relaxed, end-of-summer type party at the pool - kids running around screaming and doing cannonballs into the water, grilling burgers and hot dogs and drinking beer. There’ll be cake and cookies and ice pops, none of which really thrill me anymore. So I’ll be bringing my veggie burger or grilled chicken (beef burgers and hot dogs aren’t my thing) and roasted vegetables because my stomach just seems to have made the executive decision that it’s going to get all bitchy on me in my middle age and make me take care of my body. Fucker.
My brother watched this as a joke a long time ago, he said it was the most shocking movie he’s ever seen. I read the summary long ago and still have no intention of watching it. I can handle plenty of blood and gore, but watching multiple rape scenes is out of the question.
For what it is worth, I have discovered that there are now chains that I can’t eat at any longer without going into hover mode. My best guess is related to the type of oil used. Some pizza places are fine, others cause rapid rocket thrust
Yeah, I’ve noticed now that I’m middle aged, my tolerance from greasy foods from pizza and fast food places has reduced considerably. I used to be able to gorge myself at McDonalds; now just one order of their french fries gives me a stomach ache for the rest of the day.
Palm oil sensitivity…who knew that totinos pizza roll cheese is now blended with palm oil to melt better or whatever. Eatin 3, 15 minutes later shitting my brains out, then hearing mrAru read the ingredients and realizing yet anothe food off the rare treat menu. Admittedly, we did start checking ingredient lists on treat junk food more carefully.
On the plus side, i helped a friend discover she has been saboutaging herself by not realizing oriental fkavor ramen generally has fish sauce as a component…she has a seafood allergy and it never occured to her why her favorite flavor also gave her digestive isdues. I cautioned her to also avoid most any pacific rim cultuer food, and tropical area foods because the flavor profiles and traditional ingredients incklude fish sauce, coconut milk, dries shrimp, scallops or fish flakes … all dietary issue trigger foods, same as me though i add mushrooms to the blend, which powdered have bern used as an umami boost called randomly natural flavors for years.
I’m beginning to suspect that ISP shound be FISP. Fucking Internet Service Provider. Four letters. Or in Spanish putos cabrones del internet, which becomes PCDI.
I moved into this place a little under a year ago. At the time I moved in, the street outside was being dug up by the electric company.
Two months later, the gas company dug up the same bit.
Then the electric dug up a different bit, just on the corner.
Just got notification that the water company are planning some works next month, which will practically shut down the street for two weeks…
On a similar note, this is an area that heavily depends on the tourist trade; while this town itself isn’t a popular destination, it’s the point where everyone heading to a bunch of holiday spots turns off the main road and heads off on a smaller road (call it road B) which heads to the coast and branches off to all the little beaches, castles and suchlike. What total idiot decided that August, the height of the holiday season and the month with the highest traffic was a good time to have road B resurfaced? It’s clearly not been done for years and in just three short weeks, the traffic will drop by about 50%. But no, it’s obviously got to be done now so there’s caravans and frustrated tourists gridlocking the whole town.