Groupthink

 Happy Halloween and Happy Friday gang!   Fuarag is a shire Halloween treat not unlike King cake in spirit but not in composition.  Oats are toasted, mixed with and then sprinkled over a large bowl of whipped cream. Some sweeten it, some don't.  Various things can be hidden in it. Traditionally it was eaten communally from the one bowl. Fortunately my MIL didn't ascribe to that!   Tonight we'll go out to the field and pour out some cream, oats and whisky to honor and say thanks to the ancestors that brought us here. That and Rocky Horror are our Halloween traditions.  What are your plans for today and tonight? As always, feel free to shout out your fucks!  I just needed a break from my own today.   

      Mornin', y'all--happy almost Halloween! I took a mental health day today and I'm about to make some coffee.  How are you? What are you doing to prepare for tomorrow? We rarely get trick-or-treaters and, when we have, the most we ever got in a night was like 12 - 15 people. But maybe since Halloween's on a Friday this year, we'll have more? I'm buying candy and ✨manifesting✨. How about you? 

Good morning, gang! I literally just woke up from having a mildly amusing nightmare. Forgive any errors as I'm still 8% sleeping, lol. Why was my terrible boyfriend from high school there? Anyway, it's another beautifully gross fall day. I'll be busy for a lot of it, but am looking forward to soup by the fire planned for tonight. Here's part of Bestie's yard. The mad doctor is hilarious & very well done. 😂  How's your Wednesday? Looking forward to Halloween? 

  Is everybody gearing up for Halloween? We don't get many/any kids on my street; it's so tiny that the kids don't think it's worth coming up. This will be the last Halloween cat for the year

 Hello Monday! How's your week looking?   It was a weird weekend here and I am looking forward to hopefully getting back on track!  It is currently 1:30 am and Finn has finally decided that we can go to sleep.  There's some kind of wildlife out in the field behind us and it has his full attention.  Anyways... It's been a while since we've had a rec thread.  Tell us what you're loving and what you're looking for!  I recently bought some Lysol Laundry Sanitizer for some stuff that had been left in the U.S. hamper for a few weeks.  IDK what the chemical magic is but those things came out CLEAN and SOFT.  I'm a fan.  I'll be keeping it around for dog bedding and other gross stuff that needs a little extra love.  

  Happy Sunday, everyone!  Can y’all believe it’s already the holiday season? Halloween and Thanksgiving are right around the corner and then it’s Christmas. My brain can’t wrap itself around it and I feel like we still have another 6 months left in the year. I’m just not ready for the holidays. I didn’t even finish decorating for Halloween because my brain tricked itself into thinking it was still a few weeks away. Whoops. Anyway, how is everyone doing today? 

  Happy Saturday night, groupthink! I'm watching the end of a very stressful, tied football game while drinking a strawberry milkshake. Later, I'll probably watch a movie, but no promises I'll stay awake after the giant cheeseburger I had before the milkshake, lol. Regrets, none yet. And it was delivered. It's been a pretty nice day! How's your evening going? :)

  Hey, folks, how's your weekend looking?   Today, I've got yoga and tonight is our city's Halloween parade, which we'll be attending with the baby nibs. I'm excited, since I haven't seen them in a month and a half! Tomorrow, I have a massage, which I'm very much looking forward to. My office mate just had his last chemo (!!!! 🎉🎉🎉!!!!), so I'm going to get him a gift certificate for a massage to celebrate. Poor guy is wiped out. I'm hoping a nice, long massage will help him feel some increased ownership of/return to his body. How about you? Any good stuff this weekend? 

 Hello gang. I hope your week has been survivable at least.  You know, I think the fates misheard whoever wished for someone to take a wrecking ball to the Whitehouse.  It was a metaphor... now it's literal.  What the fuck.  And fuck these evil fuckers literally trying to starve us out.  Things are going to get tough for a lot of folks really quickly. If you need help,  Feeding America  is a great resource.   And if you can contribute, now is the time. Cash is king but food and time donations are helpful as well.   OK, the good stuff- Fuck yeah to the No Kings rallies across the country (and world!) last weekend.   Fuck yeah to feeling a bit better. I'm not 100% but at least I didn't sleep all day yesterday!  Fuck yeah to another day home alone. Mr is winterizing the boat so it's just Finn and me.  Snuggles will be had.   How's it going where you are?

  Morning, y'all. This week has been a long'n. I fear I might be cursing myself but... today should be easier??? 🤞😬🤞 Dear Eight Pound, Six Ounce, Newborn Infant Jesus, don't even know a word yet, just a little infant, so cuddly, but still omnipotent, I pray, amen.  How about you? Hopefully, today is the easier day we all need.    

  Good morning, groupthink! I'm still in bed & plan to make coffee & return to it soon. Savoring these chilly mornings! I wish I could stay home & finish some projects from yesterday, but errands & lunch with my uncle await. Mostly, I'd like to be in a tiny cabin in the middle of these woods. It's so pretty! The leaves should peak here in the next week or two.  What's happening? 

  I have a dental checkup this afternoon; my first since my implant a few months ago, so I'm curious as to how it looks from the outside.

 Good morning and happy Monday.  Sleeping well is eluding me the past few nights so I'm going to lay back down for a bit. After that I am off to town for prescriptions and some Halloween candy. What's your day looking like?

  Good morning, GT. Happy Sunday!  Not going to lie, I totally forgot it was Sunday and I needed to put up an OT. My bad. My brain is tired from dealing with grumpy people yesterday.  How are y’all doing today? Did you protest yesterday? How did it go? Any plans for today? 

  Happy No Kings Saturday night, groupthink! The protests were really something! Thank you to everyone who attended. The turnout was mighty & the signs were witty. We really needed this boost! We're hanging around waiting on storms to arrive. I'm making chili. Pretty relaxing around here. How's it going?

  Give 'em hell, GT! Know Your Rights    

It's Friday again and I still have covid.  FUCK THAT. I've largely been isolated and so I have neither any fuck its or fuck yeahs besides that.  I will say that since I fed Finn some leftover bacon from under the door, now and then he is probing that crack with his giant pink tongue for more. It is giving me great joy lol. What's going on today? Is anyone going to a No Kings rally tomorrow? Stay safe out there. 

  Morning, y'all--happy Th. How you doing?  We're having a warmer day today and tomorrow (75 today, 80 tomorrow). I think (hope?) these will be the last warmer days of the year. I'm ready for the 60s and coziness, dammit!  Anyway, today for me is student conferences all. damn. day. Then therapy, yoga, and dinner.  How about you? 

  Good morning! I'm running behind a bit so will keep things brief. I'm making the first batch of chili for the year. Pal has a show tonight. Busy Wednesday, but I'll pop back in once I'm home from errands! How's it going?

Halloween cats until the end of the month! I may go on a puzzle hunting expedition today, since the stores are open again after the holiday.

 Good morning.  Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving and Happy (US) Indigenous Peoples' Day! I do believe I am turning the corner with this covid business. I am wiped out but feeling much less ill.  I'll re-test later on today and keep my fingers crossed that I don't rebound too much.  What's on your agenda today?

  Good morning, GT. Happy Sunday!  It’s very early, but I knocked out early last night and slept for 7 hours uninterrupted. It was lovely, and so needed. Getting enough sleep really does make a huge difference in how I feel so I need to prioritize going to bed early. No more staying up past midnight to watch shows I can watch later.  Anyway, today will be dedicated to cleaning and decluttering the kitchen and living room. I have way too many pots and pans that do not get used so I’m going to give them to one of my neighbors who cooks a lot and mentioned needing some new pans. Why hold onto stuff that can be better used and appreciated by someone else?!?  Ok, enough from me. How are y’all doing today? 

  Happy Saturday night, y'all! It's cookie night here--triple chocolate chip. That's a mix of chips, not 3 times the chocolate, but don't tempt me. Pal likes to snack on baking ingredients so needs must, lol. We're settling in for some scary movies, The Substance along with The Thing. I'm excited. :) What's going on?

  Morning, y'all--happy weekend 🧡🧡🧡 What's your plan for the next couple of days?  After a week of working hard, and constantly, I'm taking down time this weekend. Today will be a walk, then yoga, then Homey and I are going to a nearby town's outdoor fall market. Then tonight, I think I'm going to make him watch The Woman in Cabin 10 😁 Tomorrow will be some combination of yoga, hike, and/or pickleball, and Homey and I will make some apple crisp.  How about you? 

 Good morning. I don't have a lot today.  Fuck covid I guess. We're both trying to keep me from spreading it.  Fuck yeah to spare rooms I guess.  

      Morning, y'all--what's up with you today?  I've got a million-billion-jillion papers to grade, but will pop back in tonight after grading, yoga, and pizza. :)  Hope you have a great day! 

  Good morning, friends! We're halfway there & word on the street is I just might be able to cardigan up while I run errands. Finally!  Since it's early & I've already had coffee, would you like to hear a midly amusing story about mushrooms, music, & why 3rd party ticket resale sites suck? It all begins with a rather poorly named podcast, Sing for Science, where musicians sit down with a scientist to discuss a topic from their songs. You may see where this is going--a lot of talking, not so much music. This brings us to a bunch of tourists getting tricked by Stubhub etc. into paying $400 per ticket to listen to country artist Kacey Musgraves sit & talk about shrooms for a live taping. 😂 It sucked for everyone who wanted to learn about mushrooms, too. People cried! One guy had to be escorted out for yelling about Jesus! Anyway, shame on the resellers for jacking up those $25 tickets.  It's my usual here--lots of errands & lunch with my uncle. How abo...

  I came across a new cat food on the weekend; "Mouser", which contains one whole mouse (and other stuff). The Pond Hunter" variety contains duck and mouse, the "Forest Hunter" contains turkey and mouse. I always say that nature's most perfect food is a mouse. I don't know if it's like pate, or ... it does say "one whole mouse" We are supposed to have rain most of the day and a cold front moving in, and since it's been over 80 F for the last couple of days, that will be welcome.

 Hello Monday!  I'll be leaving for my ladies' hiking weekend shortly. Fingers crossed that I won't forget anything!  (I will forget something.) I was up late last night watching the end of the football game. Dad and I watched "together" via text.  Ain't technology grand? Tonight is the super moon so I think it will be another late one.  I'll sleep when I'm dead. Yesterday I listened to an interview with Jamelle Bouie. He framed current events in a helpful way and it chased out some of the panic. Plus he's eloquent af and easy to listen to.  It's  here  if you'd like to check it out.  How's your Monday looking?

Good morning, everyone. Happy Sunday! It has been a lazy-ish weekend for me and I'm very much enjoying it. I've mostly spent the last day or so loafing around on the couch with the puppies and watching Criminal Minds. I did get some chores done and it ended up taking a lot less time than I thought it would. The big one was clearing out my spice drawer and replacing all the mason jar canning lids with screw tops. I realized I have WAY too many spices though. I really need to start using up some of them.  Anyway, I'm not sure what I'll be getting up to today but hopefully it will be a chill day. How are y'all doing? Any fun plans for today?

  Happy Saturday night, groupthink! We're having snacks & settling in for Wayward on Netflix as soon as this stressful game is over. 🤞😂 It's been an otherwise relaxing day & I hope the same for you. What's going on? :)

  Hey, folks--how you doing? I hope you're hanging in there. Be sure to do something kind for yourself and for your community this weekend. 💜  

 Good morning and Happy Friday.  First of all fuck this dog who needs to go out RIGHT NOW!  BRB. Okay, we're back.  Let's get to it! Fuck this anxiety.  I do not have the capacity for everything that I have going on right now and I am feeling it. The only thing to do is to push through it I know but... sigh.   Fuck ICE, fuck the Rs in congress and fuck the administration.  Maximum saturation for what my mind can process has been achieved.  Fuck yeah to this little guy.  Fuck yeah to autumn-- it's nice going outside finally. I guess that's about all I've got today.  Take it away y'all!

We did it, y'all--we made it to Th.   I'm proud of us!    What's your day looking like? 

  Welcome to October, groupthink! I woke up in a very good mood because of it despite the shutdown. One small concern is, in defiance of my mediocre attempts to become friends, I woke up in the middle of some sort of crow rally. It was so loud! Why are you all screaming? Things have quieted down some now, but I don't want to start trouble accidentally, lol. Coffee on the porch is canceled. It's the halfway point. How's it going?