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I dunno where everyone else went, but I decided I should check on you heathens before I go to bed and was surprised to see you all were prattling along in that stale old birthday thread. I am tired and am ready to hit the hay in my new quilt which I love and I don’t care what you all think:

Also, someone in the other thread mentioned that all the pictures I show have fresh flowers. THIS IS TRUE. I have to have them in the winter because if I do not use my SAD lamp and have flowers IT GETS DARK AND UGLY UP IN HERE and I’m not talking about the lighting. Plus, my local Kroger always has fresh flowers that they mark down to damned near nothing if they don’t sell quickly, so I pick them up on the cheap. Like 5 bucks for a bouquet that if you water and use the plant food will last two weeks.

At any rate, dad brought some of his gladiolas over from the garden:

Maybe I am an odd bird, but flowers really make a difference, particularly with my mental health. I’m going to sleep like a baby tonight.

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  4. 4.

    Ninedragonspot

    Perhaps only in San Francisco is it possible to catch a cold during the summer. Bah!

  5. 5.

    Corner Stone

    Plus, my local Kroger always has fresh flowers that they mark down to damned near nothing if they don’t sell quickly, so I pick them up on the cheap. Like 5 bucks for a bouquet

    Mine used to do that 18 or so months ago. Now it’s $10 for some dead ass tulips if you’re lucky.

  8. 8.

    Steeplejack

    How the hell did I miss a whole season (or more) of The Venture Brothers? I saw where Adult Swim on Cartoon Network has been running episodes at 12:30 a.m. EDT weeknights. Started recording them because I thought it would be fun to rewatch some episodes.

    Went through five episodes, none of which I had seen before. Finally got on IMDB and saw this huge gap in my viewing. What the hell was I doing in 2010? The only thing I can figure is that I got screwed by that phenomenon where a series has a short season and then takes 18 months off to rest up. (Looking at you, everything on Masterpiece Mystery.) I remember always being surprised when The Venture Brothers would show up again. Plus there were always rumors that it was dead.

  9. 9.

    Eljai

    I buy flowers every week for my mental health too. Sometimes, if I get them just before the farmer’s market closes, they give me a discount.

  10. 10.

    John Cole

    @Eljai: In the Strip District in Pittsburgh you can get huge beautiful bouquets for like 3-4 bucks if you are there after like 1pm on a Saturday. They’ve made their money and are just trying to unload the odds and ends so they can GTFO.

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    Yutsano

    @Sister Golden Bear: Oh ye gods is that right. Had to spend six weeks in hospital in 2005 and I almost thought I would never get out. Stay positive, safe and speedy recovery, and make sure you have a physiotherapist to walk with you!

  18. 18.

    jl

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: ” That quilt looks fine to me. ”
    But you’re looking at it in infrared. Think about the rest of us.

    And, thanks to Cole for beautiful flower pix.

    Edit: and Rosie aimless wandering through the room, probably in full grouch mode, pix

  19. 19.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @jl:

    But you’re looking at it in infrared. Think about the rest of us.

    No, I don’t see in infrared. The NX300 does, but it’s in my camera bag and wouldn’t see anything over the intertubes anyway.

  21. 21.

    NotMax

    @Steeplejack

    Here’s a link to The Venture Brothers page on a handy site to have bookmarked in order to check from time to time if there are new episodes (either new to you or upcoming ones). They usually post info when production is underway, well in advance of when things air. Notice that the first episode of the new season 7 is already scheduled for August 5.

  23. 23.

    NotMax

    @NotMax

    And neglected to give the link to that site’s home page so you can get an idea of the literally thousands of shows they provide airdate info about.

  25. 25.

    Mnemosyne

    @Sister Golden Bear:

    I’m pretty sure that you want your hospital stay to be boring at this point. Post-surgical excitement is never fun for the patient. Hope your recovery continues to go smoothly!

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    Noah Brand

    I asked in a couple previous open threads about good resources for voter registration volunteering in an out-of-state context. Someone (I forget who, sorry) pointed me toward Swingleft.org, and now I’m all signed up. Tomorrow I get training in voter registration, and I’m planning to spend late August in Cedar Rapids, working to get folks in IA-01 registered to vote. Thanks a lot for the help. :)

  39. 39.

    R-Jud

    I always buy fresh flowers on payday. I put them near the kitchen sink so I can look at them while I do the washing-up, my least favorite chore.

  40. 40.

    Pyre Light

    That’s not your bed. Your bed always has at least one 4 legged critter in it.

  42. 42.

    otmar

    I’m on the road again: train to Salzburg and then join the kids and grandma in the Alps.

  45. 45.

    satby

    I’m printing product labels while drinking coffee before getting ready to leave for the farmer’s market. Before 6am on a Saturday. Retirement, I’m doing it wrong ?

    Good morning /afternoon / evening (as applicable) to everyone!

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    otmar

    @rikyrah: the train is the easy part (I just passed through Linz), the drive on A10 into the mountains might be tricky. This is the route that sh*tloads of Germans and Dutch use to reach their vacation spots in Italy.

    Summer Saturdays are very prone to congestion. Let’s see if I’ll have to avoid the interstate. That might be good for the jackals here: better picture opportunities.

  55. 55.

    Nancy

    Quilt looks nice. Flowers do, too. Real men can own their liking for florals; real women can like tools. I’m remembering the lunacy of the “Real men don’t eat quiche” era when personal ads contained remarks like “no quiche eaters,” wondering if some of us (me, maybe others) were impacted more than we wish by certain social BS.
    And good Saturday morning.

  56. 56.

    J R in WV

    @Sister Golden Bear:

    Not only alive and well, she can wriggle her fingers well enough to type to us! Yay!! So glad to hear from you!

    Congratulations on the initial positive outcome of surgery – survival, consciousness, boredom, and the ability to communicate!

    Boredom is the best option this early, believe me…

  58. 58.

    satby

    @Matt Smith: and now it’s evening here! South Bend Farmer’s Market. It’s indoors, so the pouring rain for half of the day didn’t matter, and everyone wanted the rain because we’ve been having a drought. All in all, a good day.

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