Post Punk Kitchen Forum

that is a big bummer!

Upon meeting work crush/ date guy for the first time, my mom gave him a television set today. I think that was a decent way to end the date!

yeah, I almost had a panic attack in the bread aisle. And I ended up way under budget, which sounds awesome, but actually probably means that I forgot things that I'll need just to get out of there as fast as possible.

Yeah, I get that I'm mostly being irrationally hurt by it, but damn! it isn't fair that I have to meet his (super conservative, gender-typified, very baptist) family, and he gets a pass at meeting my (slightly conservative, somewhat gender-typified but better with each generation, not at all religious, absolutely hilarious and he'd actually get along with) family.
His family is doing a gift exchange in which girls bring 'girl gifts' and men bring 'guy's gifts.' (His words, not mine) At least his sister is vegan (score!), so maybe she'll be bringing food.

Also the cashier asked me if I had plans for Christmas, and I was like, "I don't actually celebrate Christmas, I celebrated Chanukah and Solstice" and the cashier was like, "So you're not doing anything for Christmas? That's so sad!" and I was like "well no, it's not sad, I don't celebrate Christmas, so it's just Tuesday to me" and she was like "Still, everyone should be with their family on Christmas!" and I was like "MY FAMILY IS JEWISH WE DO NOT CARE AOAD;JGA;GAOHAWEH;EAF". (the last part was not out loud, but still.)

Cq, that really sucks! Amazing how so many people don't get that not everyone celebrates christmas.

Hehehe judgey cashier.

I remember many Christmases spent alone and they were my favorites. One year, I was all alone in NYC, and it snowed and I got up late, took a subway downtown, walked around and then ate at a hotel restaurant, went home and went to bed and I think that may be my most favorite Christmas ever.

Christmas sucks now that I have to spend any part of it with my in-laws. Or faking illness to avoid them. It will be just the three of us on Tuesday so that will be nice.

Alone Christmas is the best Christmas. Aka Tuesday.

I showed Tegan Santa Claus is Coming to Town tonight. She had zero interest. She sat on the couch with me for part of it, and I pointed out to her when animals were on the screen, but she didn't care. There must be something specific about Rudolph that she likes!

I'm eating an oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookie.

Mom attempted monkey bread today and it's so forking good. I'm already looking forward to having a little for breakfast.

Could it be the weird sound Rudolph's nose makes?

Molly's favorite song is 3 by Britney Spears. Its the only thing she will dance too. There is no accounting for the tastes of our feathered and furry ones.

Dudes, my butt is so sore from only being able to be in one position (propped up, half sitting/half lying on my back).

And I haven't pooped since Thursday...my body doesn't know what's what!

my favorite moment with my ex-roommate's macaw, who never learned to talk despite the roommate's great and constant efforts, was when i put on a kings of convenience cd while i was washing the dishes and he ran into the kitchen and danced like a maniac to a song with the line "i'd rather dance than talk with you."

The bird dancing stories are slaying me. So cute!

Gershwin doesn't care for any music. Infact, he will stare at you indignantly if you put some on. Tristan, however, likes to run laps and jump off the walls when I put on a punkrock record.

I work all day tomorrow and I don't really mind. It keeps xmas less imminent/stressful.

Just a heads up: the fentanyl and T3 aren't going to help with that! Get yourself some Metamucil, suppositories, or something to help; you'll need it. Might last for a week or so after you stop, depending on your dosages.

Are the gas pains better?

i bought tabletop claw machines as christmas presents for my cousin and my sister. tonight i took them out of the boxes to fill them up and make sure they work o.k., and now i really want one! i wish people still gave me toys. now that i'm a grown-up, everyone gives me, like, casserole pans and warm socks and supermarket gift certificates. i like and need those things, but . . . claw machine.

Oh, feel better soon, j-dub! <3

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Yeah, T3 always stops me up. But I'm also barely eating, so there isn't much to poop at this point, I guess. I've got some kind of stool softener the post-surgical nurses recommended.

The gas pains are definitely better. Still pretty awful and I can't be on my feet for more than about a minute at a time, but I'm not actively contemplating death anymore. Definite improvement!

My mom brought me a cupcake home from Xmas shopping and I can't even think about eating it right now...

CQ, I will keep that in mind...but sincerely hope I don't need that piece of info!

So the first person with whom I ever had a relationship just sent me a friend request on FB. We were together for most of 8th and 9th grade. I haven't really talked to this person at all since then...so that's like 12, 13 years! I didn't even know what "queer" was then! We had the most heteronormative relationship you can possibly imagine. I'm going to accept the friend request, but coming out to this person is going to be super weird, I think. Also, I was kind of a crasshole to him, though like, I don't feel like I can really be held responsible for having been a crasshole when I was 14. There's a statute of limitations on that, right?

Same here. I'm excited to be at work tomorrow.

Don't worry, I'm pretty sure everyone is a crasshole when they're 14.

I was a ridiculous crasshole when I was 14. Now, I'm... just an everyday crasshole. Progress!