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11/14/2021 12:22 #60857

dj roomba
Category: house
As confirmation of my previous post that i turned thirty, I went and bought a Roomba.

My union at work got a new contract got a new contract with retroactive pay, so i thought I'd splurge.

We also had to get ready for (e:Terry)'s family coming to stay for Thanksgiving. So (e:Paul) and I went for a shopstravaganza at Niagara Falls Boulevard Plaza of Hell.

I am terrible shopper and waffled the whole time at Best Buy whether to get one and if so, Paul eventually convinced me to just pick one. I also had decision paralysis on choosing a shopping curtain.

Anyway the Roomba navigation is kind of dumb, it has to bump into everything. But it is amazing at cleaning and the floors have never been less dusty.

08/09/2021 22:38 #60845

Now I'm 30
Category: birthday
Last Thursday i turned thirty! It seems crazy, i know it doesn't actually change anything but it feels like i just finished school yesterday. I remember (e:mike,58043) 's 30th 8 years ago and it seemed so far away.

To celebrate, and since my sisters' partners both also turned 30 within weeks of me, my parents rented a house down in Pennsylvania near Allegheny. It was a fun weekend of games, pizzas and watching (e:Paul) learn how to unicycle.

Then last Thursday we went over to my parents to celebrate with my Aunt Shirley who i share a birthday with.

All in all a great birthday. Can't ask for better guys and family.

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ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:16
Sorry.....my finger went spastic.
ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:15
Happy Birthday! I had my 30th with two of those peeps as well :) Remember the failed (but awesome) scavenger hunt I planned!
ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:15
Happy Birthday! I had my 30th with two of those peeps as well :) Remember the failed (but awesome) scavenger hunt I planned!
ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:15
Happy Birthday! I had my 30th with two of those peeps as well :) Remember the failed (but awesome) scavenger hunt I planned!
paul - 08/13/21 18:48
That was a really fun birthday party. Welcome to old age.

12/28/2020 22:23 #60832

Cookie cheer
Category: baking
Since I didn't go over to my parents for the usual cookie decorating shenanigans (e:terry) and I went on a baking bonanza and made a shitton of cookies to deliver.

We baked:
  • Double batch of oatmeal scotches
  • Choco-chip, heavy on the dark brown sugar
  • Shortbread thumbprints with raspberry jam from my mom's coworker
  • Snickersdoodles
  • Rumballs

Turns out despite meticulous planning with recipe and plate distributions in a google sheet, we ended up with 10 plates worth instead of 6.

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12/28/2020 22:17 #60831

New mattress
Category: house
I can't believe after not posting for so long and everything that happened this is what I am posting but gotta start somewhere. We finally bought a new mattress, after years of researching while sleeping on the saggy pokey old one. I think I did a good job sifting out the marketing bullshit, and settled on a natural latex one. The outside is wool and cotton so there's no flame retardants. In theory it's compostable?

But it's very quiet and I can sleep again.

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08/02/2020 17:38 #60819

Finding sheep
Category: sheep

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