Groupthink

  Mornin', GT! What are you up to today?  Let's do a lil rec thread, in addition to our normal OT--it's been a minute since we've done one! What are you digging lately (books, shows, movies, foods, drinks, activities, podcasts, apps, beauty/self-care products, etc., etc., etc.)? And/or, have you tried something lately that we should be avoiding...?  I don't think I've recc'ed it here and, if I haven't, that needs correcting! One shop I've been purchasing from, and loving!, for a few years is the Etsy seller NaturisticBath:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/NaturisticBath?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1060736737   They make great solid shampoos and conditioners, super yummy lip balms in compostable packaging(!), and amazing body butters, which are so great for dry winter skin and come in recyclable glass jars. This place is the best! Nearly everything comes with free shipping, too. Might make some good gifts for the holiday season. :D (I swear, ...

 I may (but probably won't) be buying a new fridge today, since the freezer in my really old fridge is making distressing noises. Sadly, all the fridges seem to be too tall to fit under my upper cupboards, where the current fridge lives, so that's the "probably won't" part. I will be going out to have a look though, because the old fridge seems to be on its last legs. Anyway, that's going to be my day.

Good morning! It's Monday, sorry to say, but I hope you're doing well. I'm sleepy & also a little grumpy that it's no longer loaf around & watch movies weekend. Thankfully, I managed to get a head start on my to-do list yesterday to ease the shock. It helped, but the rain & clouds aren't, lol. Here's something adorable. (Sound on) :) Somebody needs this right now 🦜 pic.twitter.com/L53XCyLGUb — TG (@TG22110) November 28, 2022 I have to run, but will try & pop in later. How's your Monday going?   

  Good morning, GT!  I woke up unsure of what day it was and was relieved to realize it's still the weekend! I have tomorrow off so I still have two days of loafing ahead of me. Maybe a trip to the movies and Costco tomorrow but we'll see if that actually ends up happening. I've been enjoying being able to just stay home, read and relax. It's nice.  Well, I'm going to keep this short since I stayed up way too late and my brain hasn't fully woken up yet. What's on your agenda for the day? 

Good evening! Sorry this is a little late. Days have lost their meaning with the weird Thanksgiving schedule. 😂 Here's a cute Caturday video. :) He wanted to get on that ferry.. 🐈🐾⛵😅 pic.twitter.com/pK2dxzOqvl — 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) November 24, 2022 Okay, I'll leave you to it. How's your Saturday night going? 

  Happy Sat., GT--I hope everyone's enjoying some ease today. We're set to have some good weather (esp. good for end of Nov.!): low to mid 50s and sun. Assuming the wind cooperates, I'm going to head to a nearby nature preserve for some hiking!  Then home for a shower and maybe a nap? Tonight, the plan is some baked tofu with stir fried veggies and dumplings. Homey and I are both feeling the effects of all the rich foods over the last couple of days and could use something with much less dairy, lol. How about you? What are you up to this weekend?

  Good morning, y'all! I hope Friday is going well so far. It's that weird day after Thanksgiving in the States where some people wake up crazy early to shop. My speed is staying in bed reading & then transferring to the couch for movies & naps. Peak sloth! Sadly, we did finally run out of pie so we promptly replaced it with a cheesecake we picked up while fetching Chinese food yesterday. I made a fresh raspberry sauce, too. And we grabbed some peanut butter milk stouts for the weekend. It's important to stay warm & well insulated for winter! 😂 I wanna live here & you can all come visit. :) An Abandoned mansion in the Irish forests 😲 pic.twitter.com/DrtuZizR96 — Pubity (@PubityIG) November 25, 2022 This can be our fuck it Friday spot, too. Mine is for Pal's boss making everyone come in for a half day when the US is playing England at 1 pm. Dumb!  That's it from me. Tell us about your day & air those grievances. Happy Friday! 

  Happy Thanksgiving!  If you aren't being driven to irritation by cooking a mammoth meal, what are you contributing? My sister asked me to make cranberry relish, easy enough, blender, add sugar, and let sit. She also asked me to make the cranberry orange babka I won a prize with this summer. And I wanted to make the cranberry pomegranate mousse pie from Claire Saffitz's Dessert Person Are you sensing a theme? I tried to make artistic swoops and swirls of whipped cream. 🤷‍♀️ I made stabilized whipped cream, and in a sign that our house is cold, I let the gelatin sit for a minute cool down. Whoops.

It's Thanksgiving eve folks. Tell me about what you're doing.

  Good morning, groupthink! This is one of those weeks where time is weird & we have all the movie channels for the holiday weekend here in the States. That's why I'm watching Nine to Five with my coffee. The theme is my go-to shower song & it felt weird to hear it without soap involved, lol. Great movie, too. Food related funny. :) What in the world is in that bag? What you got in that bag? pic.twitter.com/XDB3DkCdgk — Luke Bonner (@LukeyBonner) November 19, 2022 Good luck prepping for Thanksgiving! However you plan to spend the day, may it be relaxing & tasty! I'm taking advantage of the break & watching movies & reading. Next up, Heat. What's happening with you?

 If it fits, I sits. https://www.boredpanda.com/cute-cat-trap-is-working-pics/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

    Good morning, y'all--how are you doing? I hope you had a great weekend!  I'm officially on fall break, though I will be grading today and probably tomorrow. But I'm taking it slow and easy this morning, enjoying some coffee and last night's RHOP. Then I'll do some yoga and then I'll get into the grading.  How about you? What are you up to today? And what are you looking forward to this week?

  Good morning, GT! How is everybody doing today?  Yesterday I went to the movies and watched The Menu. It was really good and exceeded my expectations. It was funny, thrilling, and unpredictable. The acting was great and all the characters were interesting to watch. I would highly recommend it. The movie also left me desperately wanting a cheeseburger which I treated myself to on the way home. I also treated myself to a chocolate milkshake. Yum! Today I'll be heading to the movies once again and I'll probably end up seeing She Said or Spirited. I may save Spirited until after Thanksgiving since it seems like a good movie to get me into the Christmas spirit. There are so many movies I want to watch but not enough time! Anyway, enough about my movie watching. How are y'all doing? What's on your agenda for the day?

  Good evening! I hope your Saturday has been a nice one. We are on the way home from stuffing our faces so I'm keeping this short. It was delicious, stress free, & everyone had a great time. I can't wait to put on pj's & eat pie. We have pecan, pumpkin, & apple. :) Here's a song to kick the night off courtesy of Pal.  What are you up to tonight? Take it away!

    Good morning and happy Sat., GT! What's your plan for the weekend? Today, I'm hoping to nap with Buster and make some progress on my book. Homey and I have to do a Target run at some point and he's offered to make tacos tonight. And, who am I to turn that down? 🌮😁🌮 (<-- that's me, double fisting some tacos). Then we're either going to watch Nope or See How They Run, I think.  Tomorrow, we're having belated birthday breakfast with my parents and hopefully a little bit of cleaning, followed by a whole lot more lazing. We haven't played board games in a while, so I might bust one out and peer pressure Homey into participating, lol. How about you? What are you doing, reading, watching, listening to, and/or eating this weekend?

  Trump really - REALLY?! Oh how I wish he'll get arrested between now and then but he is like a mosquito that won't QUIT. No amount of OFF wow. Just LET. IT. GO.  How are you guys doing?

  Good morning, GT--how are ya? I get a slower, shorter day today (at least, that's the plan! 🤞🤞), praise Jeebus! I'm going to start the day with a fancy coffee, too, galldangit.  How about you? How are you winding down your week?

  Good morning, groupthink! It's a cold & sunny day here & I hope your day is off to a nice start. I am procrastinating taking away our recycling, showering, & grocery shopping for our early Thanksgiving this weekend. So, here I am, lol. The coffee is too good to leave just yet, plus if I wait long enough, my reward will be a nice lunch out.  Random cute booby. :) Just a Blue Footed Booby. Carry on pic.twitter.com/vER91TyiAc — jonathan slater☮️(blue check mark) (@jonslater37) November 13, 2022 It's helpful when doom scrolling is interrupted by cute, derpy birds. Goddess bless. 😂 Here's an informative read about why it's impossible to buy concert tickets, especially Taylor Swift. https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g45a/why-ticket-brokers-can-get-taylor-swift-tickets-ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly I'm old enough to remember sending checks & (decorated lol) self-addressed envelopes directly to bands to get tickets. And camping out. Battling brokers ...

 I love looking at the bridal fashions from India with the vibrant colours and beautiful embroidery. I liked all of the selections in this clip, and agreed on the final choice. They were all gorgeous, so it was hard to say which was most beautiful, but I think the ornamentation on the final selection just made it for me. It's lovely to see the joy on the bride's face.

Good morning folks. It's Monday!  I'm feeling heartened after the weekend's news. On to Georgia! (Yes, it's still a dumpster fire of a situation the US is in but I need and will take any little ray of hope there is.) And now, a word about laundry.  TIL that you only need a couple of tablespoons of detergent to get an entire load clean?  Have you heard about or tried this?  Has big laundry been manipulating me for years? The power company is here to shut things down while the service is changed so I'll be offline for a bit. Take it away.

  Good morning, GT! Happy Sunday.  I went to bed early last night and woke up to the great news that the Dems will keep the Senate. Woohoo! It takes some of the pressure off from the Georgia elections but it's still going to be an important one. Fingers crossed that things go our way.  On another note, today will hopefully be a pretty chill me-day. I want to do a bit of cooking, watch a few movies/tv shows and give my hair a bit of a trim. I'll probably do a hair and face mask as well. The week ahead will be a little busy but I'm hoping to be able to squeeze in a day trip to the theaters. I want to see Wakanda Forever and Black Adam but the showings have been packed on the weekends which I'm not comfortable with. It seems like lots of people are getting sick around me so I want to start being a bit more cautious again.  Anyway, enough about me. How are y'all doing? Any plans for the day or week?

 Hiya gang, what's doing with you tonight? It's been a lazy Saturday here of mostly laundry and internetting. I found this tweet particularly interesting. If 100 people lived on earth… pic.twitter.com/fPwL2R7CIF — Tansu YEĞEN (@TansuYegen) November 12, 2022 We're having a late dinner then maybe a movie so  I'll check in later. In the mean time, take it away folks.    

  Good morning & happy Saturday! I'm just sitting around with coffee, cinnamon rolls, & The Godfather so I thought I'd post the Saturday morning thread while Honey Heart rests. If anyone wants to put up the evening post, please do! :)  We had a wild drop in temperature last night. I ran errands in a tee shirt & sandals yesterday & woke up to flurries, lol. Hello proper temps! We missed you, sort of. Poor Pal has to work today & then help someone repair their car so I'm enjoying a cozy, solo morning. Later, I'm making broccoli & cheese soup & starting Interview with the Vampire. Like most 80's kids, I was obsessed with the books & read them way too young along with VC Andrews. 😂 The Mayfair Witches was better imo & premieres soon. Moving on, potato mermaid season. :) It's almost potato mermaid season. Who's ready to watch some sea puppies? pic.twitter.com/BjInPCjKxz — explore.org (@exploreorg) November 11, 2022 Finally, s...

  TGIF AND a big thank you to Veterans today - you're the real heroes - for your service and bravery.  How are you guys doing? This weekend can't come sooner. I'm surprising a close girlfriend of mine next month and her husband will pick me up. She's been going through a depression and I was trying to think of a fun way to surprise her and he's not being helpful lol but would love any ideas you guys have?  I was thinking they go to a restaurant, he drops me off first and I walk over and take her order. Something really random and sweet. She has a great sense of humor so funny is welcome!  Oh my FIF is reserved for Florida again turning red with a few scattered blue but Rubio and DeSantis and their smugness took over again. Sigh.  How are you today? 

Good morning! It's almost the weekend, thank goodness. I hope Thursday finds you well. I woke up incredibly grumpy for reasons tbd. Or not. Our holiday season kicks off next week. We have family obligations almost every weekend in between now & Christmas. 3 Thanksgiving meals, Pal's parents' birthday (they share one which is quite cute), & then two Christmas events. Odds of me attending all of them? Sub zero, but I'll do my best! Being the child-free couple is awesome except for the expectation we'll go wherever, whenever, lol.  Moving on from my Scroogey complaints, this. Daylight Savings must be tough for him, lol.   This is what Twitter is for pic.twitter.com/hAizEv2ZDo — Lisa Snowden (@LisaMcCray) November 10, 2022 Abbot Elementary is such a great show & this awesome! Quinta Brunson’s hit show Abbott Elementary paired with Scholastic to bring free book fairs to underfunded schools! 📚 https://t.co/2RpPAdXXu0 pic.twitter.com/CgnJxydqVs — #becauseo...

 Good morning Wednesday. This is the openest of open threads because yesterday and last night were biggies for most of us.   How are you doing today?

  We haven't had a food post in ages! What's for dinner, groupthink? Or discuss anything delicious you've eaten or cooked lately. I finished the last of our mushroom risotto for lunch so tonight is spaghetti with bolognese. And a big salad with garlic bread & green beans. Normally, I wouldn't eat Italian comfort food twice in one day, but carbs help my anxiety, lol. Just for laughs, my first image search was for a rainbow produce spread, but I was a bit too literal. Still cute, though.  Take it away!

 

 Some silliness to take your mind off the seriousness of the day. If Colin Farrell and Emilia Clarke had kids, would the resulting eyebrows cancel each other out, like a double negative, end up becoming sentient and winning every acting award known to man, or would they be like matter and antimatter and destroy all of space of time? Discuss.

 Hi Folks! I've been doing a lot of crafting lately, and I wanted to share what I've been making. If you have craft projects that you want to share, please do so in the comments! I'd love to see what everyone has been working on.  For the two cousins who are/studying to be doctors. Not totally anatomically correct, but my excuse is that gingerbread anatomy is different from humans.  This one actually won't be given away as it's not quite right. Looks more like a bagel than a donut. I'll keep it to remind me what to do better next time. Can't decide if these are better as stand-alones or if I should put them on a garland strand. Close-up. Starfish! The purple one is showing what the other side of them looks like with all the sequins.  My balloon dogs. There's more I haven't photographed, but they're a bit too big to be real xmas ornaments. TBD what I'll end up doing with the bigger balloon dogs.  Kinda blurry, sorry. Elephants for my cousin wh...

    Hey, folks, what are you up to today? I have a boring ol' day of work ahead: grading, conferences, class, writing center, and more grading! After that, I'm going to come home and drown my stresses and sorrows in some rom-coms. (Would it be absolutely insane to watch Julie & Julia twice in a 3 day timespan? Possibly. Do I care? Absolutely not!) I know it's nigh on impossible to relax this week (or, for the past SEVERAL YEARS! or for the FORESEEABLE FUTURE!). But I do want to remind everyone to breathe as we step into the week.  Hope you're all doing ok, mentally and physically. Take care. 💜💜💜

  Good morning, GT! Happy Sunday! I woke up in a much better mood than I was in yesterday. I slept A LOT last night and I think it gave me the reset I needed. The time change did catch me off guard and I totally forgot about it. I woke up this morning and noticed the sky was pretty bright for 5:30am and that's when it hit me that the time changed. Whoops. On Friday I made a huge pot of vegetable curry and I'm so glad I did. It came in handy yesterday when I was in my grumpy mood. I still have quite a bit leftover so I'm about to dig into a bowl of it and freeze the rest. The rest of the day is going to be spent loafing around with Cosmo. Maybe some cooking, go for a walk, and do a bit of reading which I haven't done in awhile.  How are y'all? How are y'all doing with the time change? I hope we are all able to adjust with minimal disruptions. 

Good evening, groupthink! I hope you're having a nice weekend. All of the rain & wind here is making our Saturday a lazy one. Pal's gaming while I curl up with a book. Later, we're watching movies & making cocoa. Quite cozy. :) In honor of Caturday, here's an extra-large one. Don't worry, it's cute & this is a Puma who was rescued as a baby from life in a circus. Good kitty! This giant mountain lion playing the shell game to win his favorite stuffed toy pic.twitter.com/gM4L4OxJ6E — B&S (@____B_S____) November 5, 2022 This is uplifting. :)  7,500 of yinz came out to see me + President @BarackObama 🤩 today. Wow. I'm just so incredibly grateful. Pittsburgh: Get Out + Vote on Tuesday, November 8! pic.twitter.com/IQkH71S4QT — John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) November 5, 2022 How's your night going? Take it away! PS--The time change for most folks in the US is tonight. I almost forgot. Why are we still doing this? 🤷‍♀️

  Happy Saturday and happy weekend, GT! It's a rainy day here, and my plan is to be a lazy, cozy bum. Homey's got a concert with his brother and buddies tonight, so I get to veg out and watch rom coms. 😁 Tomorrow, it's going to be a lil nicer and I have brunch plans with a friend, which I reckon we'll follow up with a walk, while it's nice. I have a little work to do this weekend, but way less than the last few weeks, so I'll take it! How about you? Whatcha doin' this weekend?

  Our post is up at Backtalk, and desperately needs your Fur Faces! https://backtalkvillage.blogspot.com/2022/11/fur-face-friday.html