Tension headache & salad

[flamingsword]

So today I went to pick my brother in law up at the hospital from his medical procedure, in order to keep Ghost from having to drive in Dallas, an admittedly hair-raising prospect even for me. And when I got there they still had not even taken him back. And when they did take him back 45 minutes late, it took them another 75 minutes to update me on his status and whether anything had gone wrong, when he is usually out in 25-35 minutes.

It was a very worrisome day, especially as it made me an hour and ten minutes late for work. I had called in and had them reach out to my client and they pushed her back an hour and a half, but between worrying about BIL and Ghost stuff and work stuff, I am a ball of tension. With the headache to show for it, too.

But I had a salad the size of my head, plus some no sugar added ice cream, so I’m at least no longer fiending for crunchy things.

What is the silliest thing you’ve heard this week? I need a laugh.

Comments

[panisdead]

This afternoon I stepped out on the balcony at work to warm up and all of a sudden heard Orville Peck blaring from, like, my aura or whatever, and flailed around trying to turn my phone off before I realized the music was coming from a car on the street below me. MY BRETHREN.

[flamingsword]

I know who that is (gay country guy, right?) from my now-deceased friend Bat, though I don’t know where to start listening to his stuff. Is there an obvious album to listen to for people who are more into lyrics than the rest of the music?

Bummer Cluster

[nyyki]

Sorry, no silly around here. But maybe this will help.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/okactog5b6b83w1anhj2e/Connections.mp3?rlkey=6ij7dw9ehqf1498b4l7uqcmwp&dl=0

I used to love driving in Dallas, but nobody will let me do that anymore, for some dumb reason.

Where did this cranial-exceeding salad come from, and what was in it? I miss some of my salad sources, and nobody seems to want to hook a blond broad up.

Re: Bummer Cluster

[flamingsword]

Today’s salad was from Whole Paycheck, because they’re near my work, and the salad place I was going to try was closed down. Boo.

The place I usually get my salads is Salad And Go. https://www.saladandgo.com/ The Roasted Autumn salad with tofu and the Chicken Caprese salad with Caesar dressing instead of vinaigrette are my personal faves. Okay, sometimes the Thai Peanut salad, when I’m in the mood for that. Their drinks are amazing, and I know you’re not big on coffee but their cold brew is exceedingly good as is their cucumber mint lemonade. Crisp and with just the right amount of bite. A salad i can’t eat in one sitting and a drink will run me about ten dollars, and they don’t skimp on the proteins and fixings. It’s a good deal for a super fresh salad. I hear they also do wraps and soups, but I haven’t tried them yet. The salads are just that good.

That song made me want to cry for the first 50 seconds, ngl, but then mellowed out with the beat. Very chill, nice vibes.

Re: Bummer Cluster

[nyyki]

Ngl?

There's a meditation that goes with the music. And yes, that's all mine.

I seriously miss Café Max. I also wish Souper Salads didn't dry up and blow away. When the Greenville Whole Paycheck moved they made a lot of changes to the café, so their salad bar I liked so much didn't survive the move. I suspect my team membership for the café didn't either, but I think my odds (and evens, let's not leave them out, they get so sad and feel neglected) are that I won't do that type of gig ever again.

Re: Bummer Cluster

[flamingsword]

Sorry, ngl is an abbreviation for Not Gonna Lie.

I, too, miss Souper Salad. Especially those little gingerbread mini-muffins. Dang those things were good.

My $15 salad plus drink had spinach, romaine, radicchio, grated parmesan, baked chicken, broccoli florets, cherry tomatoes, egg slices and Caesar dressing. It had sides of pasta salads, falafel, and blackened asparagus. The drink was a chocolate and raw cacao with reishi mushroom powder protein shake. The flavors were good and went well together, even if it was half again as expensive as I wanted and not quite as good as the simpler salads that I usually get.

Damn, I made myself hungry again.

Re: Bummer Cluster

[nyyki]

I was in one of the Souper Salads locations when they were closing (I was a local SFF convention) and they came out with their brand new blueberry bread. I was an instant fan, and I miss it a lot.

That's a lot in the salad, and there are things I wouldn't want. And I refuse to let this conversation make me hungry this late.

[minoanmiss]

The whole Tampon Tim thing has made me laugh, a lot, quite happily, at various rectocranially inverted conservatives. I am trying really hard not to fangirl Tim Walz.

[panisdead]

Hmm, interesting question. I’d suggest his earlier albums, Pony and Show Pony (EP). Even if he turns out not to be your thing, try out his cover of “Fancy” on the EP. The original is weirdly upbeat, but his version’s chilling.

[flamingsword]

Oh wow, the minimal instruments make this desperate and his voice is haunting.

[flamingsword]

Modern politics is a festival of parasocial relationships. And you can indulge in that safely as long as you remember that public personas are not private personalities, which you seem unlikely to lose sight of. Tim Walz seems to be a lot closer to his public persona than a lot of politicians, but he still is one. I know you’re not likely to be taken in and then disappointed by a persons based on his “real” one, so go for it. Get nuts about our hopeful future veep.

[slipjig3]

A few weeks ago I made a playlist for some new friends, and just found out that when they got to "Purple Hat" by Sofi Tukker, the wife of the couple had a hysterical laughing fit for like a full minute. I feel accomplished.

[flamingsword]

Have you ever heard the bluegrass cover of Nine Inch Nails’ Closer by the Asylum Street Spankers? It is equally giggle worthy.

[minoanmiss]

You have more faith in me than I do in myself, which is balm for my scorched soul. I've recently been castigating myself for fangirling Neil Gaiman, but maybe I should forgive myself. And maybe I can trust Tim Walz, at least enough to smile at his smile, and definitely enough to vote for him.

hugs you gratefully

[flamingsword]

Neil Gaiman, who wrote Calliope, knew better. He knew exactly what he was doing and he did it anyway, and that is not on anyone but him. If you were continuing to support him financially by watching or buying his stuff, or socially by making excuses for him, that would be a very different matter. We can't know the complete content of someone's character based on outward signifiers. But once they show us who they are, we can believe them and withdraw our support if the situation warrants it. In the case of rape, it does.

If Tim Walz turns out to be a mean jackass in his private life, he will still be a better candidate than either of the Trump/Vance team. I think a reasonable portion of enthusiasm will help to make getting the Harris/Walz ticket elected. And since we do need that, let's go for it. Hope is not crazy!

[minoanmiss]

hhugs you most encouragedly

[slipjig3]

...oh. my. god.

[flamingsword]

Hee! 😄😄😄 It’s weirdly awesome, right? It’s like putting bacon and maple cinnamon glaze on your chocolate chip cookies. It sounds like it shouldn’t go together at all, but it somehow does.

-Heidi