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Extra-cheesy Thanksgiving
Nov. 13th, 2017 02:23 pmUPDATE: Since three other guests are bringing desserts for a group of 10-20 people, I offered to bring a sweet potato casserole instead.
UPDATE: Since three other guests are bringing desserts for a group of 10-20 people, I offered to bring a sweet potato casserole instead.
Setting the Wayback Machine one year
Nov. 22nd, 2008 04:21 amI saw a meme on an LJ friend's friend's friend's page requesting that people look back exactly one year on their LJs, then asking how things have changed. Here is my entry from November 22, 2007:
EDIT: Okay, I can't read a calendar due to lack of sleep. Here's the actual entry from November 22, 2007:
November 22nd, 2007 (07:52 am)
current mood: okay
I had been depressed for a bit, but now the sun is out and I've been reading "I Like You" by Amy Sedaris. It's a book mainly about hosting parties, including recipes and entertainment ideas, but it's also very funny. One idea in the "Children's Games" section is titled "Play Grown-Up":
Have a cocktail party. Make fake liquor using food coloring. ... Have children simulate spousal abuse by arguing and, as this escalates, slapping each other. Use Tic Tacs to spit out of the mouth as if they were teeth. ... Have a child pretend he is walking in on his wife and catching her having an affair with another person."
I hope I'm able to (if I decide to go) make it through dinner tonight. I don't have any Xanax left, and I don't know how soon I can make an appointment with my psychiatrist.
Thanksgiving fell during this week last year. I still dread spending time with my brother and his family at holidays. (Spits out Tic Tacs) My teeth!
In other news, "Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle":
Reuters story link
He survived, meaning the world was screwed out of one more Darwin Award winner!
EDIT: Okay, I can't read a calendar due to lack of sleep. Here's the actual entry from November 22, 2007:
November 22nd, 2007 (07:52 am)
current mood: okay
I had been depressed for a bit, but now the sun is out and I've been reading "I Like You" by Amy Sedaris. It's a book mainly about hosting parties, including recipes and entertainment ideas, but it's also very funny. One idea in the "Children's Games" section is titled "Play Grown-Up":
Have a cocktail party. Make fake liquor using food coloring. ... Have children simulate spousal abuse by arguing and, as this escalates, slapping each other. Use Tic Tacs to spit out of the mouth as if they were teeth. ... Have a child pretend he is walking in on his wife and catching her having an affair with another person."
I hope I'm able to (if I decide to go) make it through dinner tonight. I don't have any Xanax left, and I don't know how soon I can make an appointment with my psychiatrist.
Thanksgiving fell during this week last year. I still dread spending time with my brother and his family at holidays. (Spits out Tic Tacs) My teeth!
In other news, "Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle":
Reuters story link
He survived, meaning the world was screwed out of one more Darwin Award winner!
My boss was wrong
Sep. 15th, 2008 11:06 amMetro isn't offering any online work-from-home positions. However, the company will pay for a month or two of COBRA insurance. Beyond that, I have to pay for it myself. I'll be calling and sending resumes to the various stations which currently use Metro's news and traffic to see if they have any openings.
I'm currently dubbing two movies from my DirecTV DVR to my DVR/DVD recorder: the "Strangers With Candy" movie and "Gym Teacher: The Movie," both of which star Amy Sedaris. I loved her in the "Strangers With Candy" TV show and her talk show appearances, along with her and her brother David's books. There's actually a local TV news anchor I refer to as "Jerri Blank" because her hairstyle and teeth remind me of Jerri (without the braces and heavy makeup, of course.)
I'm currently dubbing two movies from my DirecTV DVR to my DVR/DVD recorder: the "Strangers With Candy" movie and "Gym Teacher: The Movie," both of which star Amy Sedaris. I loved her in the "Strangers With Candy" TV show and her talk show appearances, along with her and her brother David's books. There's actually a local TV news anchor I refer to as "Jerri Blank" because her hairstyle and teeth remind me of Jerri (without the braces and heavy makeup, of course.)
