Watch out for bioplasmic energy

Relatable!

RadioShack, with the drawers of capacitors and resistors.

Wow, this made me realize I haven’t seen mayo in a glass jar in years.

I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never completely figured out my skin tone! I’m pretty pale and I guess neutral-to-cool. Definitely not warm (which is why I don’t use orange very often) but I can never tell if I’m actually neutral or cool!

We’re having my husband’s family over for a BBQ this coming weekend, so I’m deep cleaning my house. (My house is always super clean but I’m neurotic!) So that’s one thing I want to do. I got most of the downstairs done yesterday, minus polishing the wood floors. Working on the upstairs today.

But on a more fun note, I got a new workbench for my woodworking project, so this week I’d like to finish building the second chair for my pergola area and get them both stained. The workbench should help make the pre-sanding step go faster!

Also I’ve been pushing myself out of my comfort zone with eye looks lately. I’m thinking I want to try something orange and pink - sort of sunset inspired. These are the palettes I’m thinking of playing with - anyone want to suggest which colors to use?

Ooh let us know how it is! I’ve always wanted to do that.

This all sounds amazing. I agree you must share donkey pics!

I would look like Laura Ingalls Wilder if I tried to wear a blouse like that. Props to those who can!

I guess I’d pair it with faded light blue jeans, either bootcut or flares, and birkenstocks. Really lean into the boho-hippie vibe.

Yup! I hated being a kid and a young adult. You have to work so hard in school and at work to prove yourself and still nobody takes you seriously or treats you with real respect. You burn yourself out taking on too much, and you never have enough time or energy left over to do the things you want to do.

But I really like where I am now. I’m retired, physically fit, have time to cook healthy meals from scratch, and I can pursue my interests and hobbies. People take me seriously and respect my choices (for the most part anyway). I’m not nuts about aging and the hormonal changes that go along with it, but medication, skincare, healthy eating, and exercise are helping.

Chia seeds

No fucking thanks. These machines are disgusting bacteria farms.

Ooh you make a compelling point! But timing would be crucial - there’s only like a year there between when Ringo joined the band and their last appearance at the Cavern.

I get along with other women pretty well on a surface level, but it can be hard to really relate to a lot of women my age because I don’t have kids. And there is a certain amount of stereotypically female pop culture that I’m not into, like the Kardashians or romantasy books, which can be limiting when I’m trying to connect with someone new.

I’d love to make IRL friends with some women my age who share some of my interests - makeup, nail polish, star trek, kayaking, gardening, '60s music, weightlifting, French language. But I don’t know how! I’ve struck out on Bumble BFF and kind of gave up for a bit haha

It’s a community for women. We’re not so hard up that we need men to come in and be sympathetic. Sometimes we just want a kiki with other ladies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You did a nice job, especially with shaping them!

Throw people in jail for driving too fast? That seems pretty extreme.

It’s hard to police speeding on a highway. Typically if you do get pulled over for speeding, it’s because you’re going way faster than those around you. So even in a 55, if everyone’s doing 80, you’ve gotta be doing 95 or more for a cop to single you out and arrest you. (Or maybe the cop has a quota to meet.) And where I live, local cops can’t use radar, so it’s hard to prove how fast you were going.

And then if you do get arrested, you’re most likely to get a ticket and points on your license. Get enough points and they’ll take away your license, but that means you’ve been caught repeatedly. And points expire eventually, plus if you go to your court date and plead not guilty, a lot of the time the judge will just remove the points. So a speeding ticket from years ago generally won’t have any bearing on your life except for the cost of the ticket.

So within reason, you can pretty much speed all the time consequence-free ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Reminds me of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Yep! That was the first qntm book I read.

Beatles rooftop concert, hands down