Cool, I managed to get a technically same-day delivery slot again 🤗

(Which should be 9-10 p.m., since that was the only 1-hr slot still showing as open. Saved £3 booking the rough 4-hr window, instead of specifying the hour. Doubt they’ll show up before 9:00, considering, but I should be home the whole evening anyway.)

Anyway, I’d been meaning to put in another grocery order for bulkier items plus some I can’t get within walking distance now. Even better, that should save me from having to go out tomorrow, and try to lug home more cat litter and wet cat food 😵 I can also get larger sizes of both if someone else will bring it to the door.

With Mr. C gone for several days still, the litter is what finally prompted me to go ahead and schedule a delivery. Was expecting Friday at the earliest, but a pleasant surprise this time.

sleyby:

cooncomic:

31. Bob Bitch

I thought this was going to say, “I’m RAW BOSS.”

I made some buttery popcorn, and turned part of that into cheesy popcorn. Now the house smells entirely too appetizing.

Mr. C went and collapsed just as I was getting ready to pop some earlier, but made a point of saying that he’d be very happy to clean up any that’s left after he gets up. So, I decided to go ahead and pop some anyway, several hours later.

The cold leftover stuff usually tastes stale to me, even if it’s been sealed up well. He’ll buy the questionable bags out of the chip aisle. So, might as well make some to snack on myself–but primarily to bag up after it finishes cooling 🍿

rainaramsay:

ms-demeanor:

queenrinacat:

brainstatic:

Everyone’s like “those Germans have a word for everything” but English has a word for tricking someone into watching the music video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.

English has a lot more words created for very specific phenomena! It’s not just rick-rolling. Language is always evolving and it’s super interesting! Here’s a list of hyper-specific/untranslatable words in English.

This happens a lot with compound words in particular. Seriously, the construction of English compound words is so fascinating; just what you’d expect from a mongrel creole fucked-up lang uage. And here are some more English-Specific verbs.

This is either going to be the most wonderfully educational post I’ve seen all night, or else this is five (5) links to the music video for Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up.

Video here

Tonight’s badly lit delight: the other half of that mixed seafood pasta thing. Which did turn out to be pretty good. I added an extra handful of frozen shrimp this time, because protein.

Along with one adaptation of the herby zucchini and tomatoes my mom used to make, because I got an urge. Good thing that did turn out about as good as I was hoping, because there’s most of a pan left to finish up on my own 😅

(ETA: Still not sure how I ended up living with a picky eater who can’t stand shellfish, any type of squash, or cooked sweet peppers. Among other things. But, it’s not so coincidental that these items show up a lot when I’m cooking for myself. Good opportunity to cover all those bases here 😊)

For Those With Autism, Eye Contact Isn’t Just Weird, It’s Distressing

nezclaw:

specsthespectraldragon:

the-real-seebs:

lysikan:

“The findings indicate that forcing children with autism to look into someone’s eyes in behavioural therapy may create a lot of anxiety for them,” says Hadjikhani.
We have been saying that for so many years, it’s nice to see someone actually making an effort to do the science. (Although it puzzles me why they don’t use eyetracking in the tests – it’s not a new thing.)

it’s amazing

science has finally confirmed that if you ask humans how they feel about a thing, and they tell you, they may actually have been right, relying on some kind of mysterious innate ability to discern their own experiences

This is the first damn time I’ve ever seen any allistic admit that autistic people feel bad when they make eye contact. Water may be wet, but at least I’ve got one more weapon when people try to tell me that it’s “impossible” for eye contact to hurt me.

why 99% of the time a picture of someone looking at me makes me deeply uncomfortable.

geektoriassecret:

Me leaving your party.

Source: fatdogblog

awwww-cute:

Tiger in the snow (Source: https://ift.tt/2M6pJqA)

luchagcaileag:

jitterbugjive:

ricwulf:

robin-hood-for-freedom:

sunpyg-senpai:

maneth985:

well this didn’t go the direction I expected

@robin-hood-for-freedom

Robin Hood was not a socialist and I am not a furry

Friendly reminder that Robin Hood stole from the government. He was literally taking back that which was taxed from the citizens.

You want an answer for why so many millennials fit into those things up top? It’s because they’re stupid.

I’m… tempted to go into the reasons ricwulf’s understanding of Medieval English taxation is blatantly faulty, but I’m not an expert and even with my limited knowledge it’d take more time and energy than I’m willing to invest.

Then there’s Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons Julafton, which probably just demonstrates what all is wrong with the Nordic countries 😊 No middleman involved there for a distraction, though.

Source: nunyabizni