Couch 54, Where Are You?

Squirrel1983 · Jun 29, 2013, 09:12 AM

Welll...I just got a text from C's mom saying her plans changed, so she will be okay for today and I am not needed. Oh well.

She did apologize for changing at last minute.

EDIT: I guess I can do my weekly cleaning now. Off I go to be productive.

Jun 29, 2013, 09:15 AM

I'm sorry to hear about your bad nights, granite and mkac. And having your day ruined by the weather really sucks, wikid - I hope it cleared up later.

mkac, that is good to hear about your H, and that things are good between you two.

squirrel, sorry to hear that - it is frustrating when plans change at the last minute like that.

Hi mu_e, healed, RTS, hankster, pbutton, stopdog, murray, CE, critterlady.

I'm still in Budapest; my conference is over and I'm waiting for H to fly in. I am currently debating with myself whether to splurge on a back massage in the hotel spa, or not. The hotel I stayed at for the past three nights had a horrible bed, and I have been in a great deal of pain from my back and shoulders because of that. The beds in the hotel I'm in now, where H and I will be staying, seem to be better, and I also won't have to lug around a heavy conference bag all the time. But a massage would probably really help deal with my current back pain.

mixedup_emotions · Jun 29, 2013, 09:20 AM

Mastodon, I say splurge on that massage!! It might do wonders for your back and shoulders, and if not, at least provide you with some time of relaxation and enjoyment.

stopdog · Jun 29, 2013, 09:42 AM

Mast - i hope you get the massage.

Warning about end of life talk (not sui)

I stayed with a friend of mine who is on hospice last night. We are all taking turns sitting through the night with her right now. Probably more for ourselves and for her partner than for friend herself who is mostly out of consciousness now.I very much want her to have a peaceful and pain free journey out of this life.

WikidPissah · Jun 29, 2013, 09:52 AM

Freaking killer vegan chocolate ganash. KILLER. The vegan/gluten free chocolate cupcakes are really good, and my peanut butter filling is spot on. Top the things off with that ganash and you have cupcakes that are damn near better than sex. My daughter says the orange cream-sickle ones are quite good as well. To hell with the rest of the food, I can die now. lol.

Still pouring out. I have to clean the bathroom and shower, and I will be able to relax until 4 when company starts arriving.

My son brought home some steamers to add to the menu. I hate throwing living creatures in boiling water, but there is no other way. I will just have to disappear when he does his thing. Poor little clams.

Jun 29, 2013, 10:54 AM

Wiki...I'm hoping the weather clears by 4! And you have fun!

stopdog · Jun 29, 2013, 11:30 AM

There is a movement around here (possibly it is going across the country or possibly even it has swept the country and hit here last) to incorporate bugs into diet. Thursday we tried grasshopper tacos - which I did not find bad, although the texture took a bit of getting used to in a soft taco for me. The taste was mostly of salsa. At this evening's gathering we are supposed to be trying some sort of ant dish and cricket meatballs.

unaluna · Jun 29, 2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

There is a movement around here (possibly it is going across the country or possibly even it has swept the country and hit here last) to incorporate bugs into diet. Thursday we tried grasshopper tacos - which I did not find bad, although the texture took a bit of getting used to in a soft taco for me. The taste was mostly of salsa. At this evening's gathering we are supposed to be trying some sort of ant dish and cricket meatballs.

My dad often talked about this, chocolate covered ants and such. He said his preference was for butterflied pork chops

now you know where I get it from!

stopdog · Jun 29, 2013, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by hankster

My dad often talked about this, chocolate covered ants and such. He said his preference was for butterflied pork chops

now you know where I get it from!

I like butterflied pork chops too. Regular butterflies would be too wingy to have much substance I think.
I doubt the cricket meatballs will be served with ketchup parkay sauce. But one never knows.

mixedup_emotions · Jun 29, 2013, 01:19 PM

OMG, NO! Just NO to the crickets and ants and butterflies....but I will certainly try some of wiki's chocolate ganash....peanut butter filling...(salivating)...

My daughter's friend has her monthly friend, so no pool....instead, the girls want me to take them to the mall. Hard floors. Lots of walking. Already suffering with significant back, neck, head and sciatic pain today. Gulp. Maybe the walking will be good for me. I guess I'm about to find out!

Squirrel1983 · Jun 29, 2013, 01:51 PM

Ewww...I would not eat bugs. Though I did dare a kid when I was in 7th grade to eat one. I had bought a cricket lick lollipop somewhere and told a kid in science class that I would give him 3 bucks if he ate it. He started to eat it and then said the candy part was making him sick (he wasn't to the cricket yet). So, I told him to break the lollipop and just eat the cricket, because that's what I was paying him to eat. He did. I and the rest of the kids at our table laughed our butts off. The things middle schooler will do for a good laugh or money.

WikidPissah · Jun 29, 2013, 02:26 PM

I am so glad I am vegan! We bought freeze dried crickets in sour cream and onion flavor as a gag gift for a friend. This particular friend is obsessive about bugs not being in his house. We thru a $20 on the table for the first person at the party to eat them. The $20 was still there at the end of the night. Just ICK. I know the family will like the steamers...I am sure my sisters boyfriend will bring some kind of sea critters with him (he's a fisherman). It would be quite odd in my neck of the woods to have a cookout without shellfish.

granite1 · Jun 29, 2013, 02:41 PM

hope the weather has got a bit better for you wiki

Jun 29, 2013, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stopdog

There is a movement around here (possibly it is going across the country or possibly even it has swept the country and hit here last) to incorporate bugs into diet. Thursday we tried grasshopper tacos - which I did not find bad, although the texture took a bit of getting used to in a soft taco for me. The taste was mostly of salsa. At this evening's gathering we are supposed to be trying some sort of ant dish and cricket meatballs.

My late, beloved father was an entomologist, and he taught us a little about bugs that are good to eat. I do not find it weird or gross in the least to eat insects; rather tedious though, because you need to eat a lot of them to be full.

Jun 29, 2013, 03:11 PM

I need hugs. I need you to tell me that I am not a horrible freak. Please. I can't cope. Please tell me I am not horrible and disgusting. I'm sorry. I shouldn't ask for this. I just can't cope.

granite1 · Jun 29, 2013, 03:18 PM

whats going on mastodon

Jun 29, 2013, 03:21 PM

I'm sorry. I'm overreacting to something my sister posted to Facebook. She would feel terrible if she knew how much it hurt me to read what she said. Sorry. This is my stuff and I should not ask for help.

Jun 29, 2013, 03:22 PM

Mastadon

You are none of those things!

granite1 · Jun 29, 2013, 03:23 PM

of course you can ask for help your stuff or not . and you are not i say NOT a horrible freak at all. do you want to share what she said that got you so upset?

murray · Jun 29, 2013, 03:24 PM

(((Mastodon))) You are not horrible or disgusting. So sorry that you are hurting .

Jun 29, 2013, 03:38 PM

She was talking about how so-called introverts are just trying to pretend they are better than others, and how she would like to be able to flip the introvert switch when she has to work late and be alone in the office. As if it had to do with personal choice. As if she doesn't shame me for not being able to be as sociable as she is. As if it's not because of her that I could not celebrate my birthday this year, which I had been looking forward to for so long. But now I am trying to blame her for my choices. And she can't know, and I know that she genuinely loves me, a lot. She just doesn't underdtand.

I need to go to bed, and sleep. Forgive me for monopolising the couch. Goodnight, and thank you.

Jun 29, 2013, 03:48 PM

Most people say the most difficult relationships is with a spouse or significant other... ironically I think the most difficult relationships are with siblings... specifically sisters...

I'll be thinking about you Mastadon... try not to let the tapes of the past play in your head today....

stopdog · Jun 29, 2013, 04:07 PM

Mast- you are not horrible in any way I have seen.

Ike McCaslin · Jun 29, 2013, 04:10 PM

(((Mastodon))).

You are not a horrible freak from where I sit. FWIW

Jun 29, 2013, 04:17 PM

I wish I could learn how to not be so sensitive....

Why when I finally decide to let someone in my fortress, one comment meant as a dig feels like a dagger to the heart...

I don't know how to let things go

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