What are you doing right now?

[~mj~]

I just rubbed Tung oil into a butter bowl my great grandfather made. I want to stitch but am tired, so sleeping may occur...

[dubiousbystander]

Well, I'm enjoying cheap Katsudon from 7-Eleven right now, and am listening to the audiobook for Weston Ochse's SEAL Team 666.

[Perfect Warrior]

I did my christmas shopping online last week, now I'm shopping for myself. Bailed on about 3 different sites where the shipping cost was the same as the product. Product 5 bucks more, saner shipping? I'm not so cranky about that.

I'm feeling kinda old. I'm turning 49 on Thursday, but that's not it. I had a devil of a time (even grumbling under my breath) getting out of the back seat of dad's car. (He & his wife took me for an early birthday supper.)

Are the boxes of mandarin oranges later than usual and a meh price elsewhere on the planet, or is it just western Canada?

[Haplo]

Waiting for my lunch break in 40 minutes so I can relax a little bit. My last customer was really annoying "I understand it's not your fault and I'm not trying to beat on you but....." *verbally beats on me for another 10 minutes.

[Saber Dog]

Or maybe the dirt? When I was a kid, they used to say "A peck of dirt before you die." They didn't mean a peck like a bird. They meant 8 quarts or a quarter bushel.

[~mj~]

The higher my pain level goes, the worse the potty mouth becomes. Gotta work on that...

[~mj~]

Now that`s funny right there....

[Haplo]

Looking at the ugliest Christmas sweater I've ever seen though I suspect Mathie would like it.

[~mj~]

Going to bed. It is 7:30 am. How was your night?

[Haplo]

Right now I'm looking at my $500 Christmas bonus check and feeling thankful for this job. In 2 days I'll have been here 4 years.

[Haplo]

Trying to find Christmas presents for the family. I'm thinking this for my best friend

[~mj~]

[Saber Dog]

I don't understand this thread. I'm sitting at my computer and posting...just like every other time I've posted in this thread.

[~mj~]

Stitching, ripping, stitching, ripping....

[Haplo]

At work early today so I can get in a full day. We're closing 5 hours early for our annual company Christmas party. I'm normally not even awake for another hour and a half so this sucks.

[~mj~]

I am up, shouldn`t be. Hormones hate me...can`t decide if I should stitch or do laundry...

[~mj~]

Whichever it is, it sounds delicious...I LOVE cloves...in tea, pies, gingerbread, spice cake...yum...

[~mj~]

OOOOH YES!! Cloves go wonderful with pork...i`m commin` for dinner...

[Perfect Warrior]

Indeed it was good- should have thought of it when I was first disappointed with the batch. Now I'm wondering what sort of gravy the liquid off it would make. A four pound roast braised in a pint of it for a bit over three hours, so is it closer to drippings or closer to still being a spiced honey mixture?

[LamBear*]

Thanks for the responses. On the birthday card I went with the bland and cliched "Thinking of you and wishing you well". The thinking of her is true enough, but THOSE thoughts won't be conveyed to her. Not to mention the cost of four weeks of hospitalization, so far, including a week in the ICU on life support and several rounds of dialysis, must be staggering. Gah. Don't mean to sound so cold, but this is her second attempt in about 4 years. She won't accept the fact that she needs help. *rant, rant*

What I'm doing right now- The breadmaker is running and a pork roast is in the oven. I dumped the last bottle of mead on it- the batch that I put too much mulling spice in. The clove is really noticeable. Clove goes fine with fresh pork, right?

Lordy, that sounds good!

[Perfect Warrior]

Cancer always sucks, no kidding.

On that note, my respirologist is also happy with my CT scan and wants to try various medications. First one is a prescription nose spray? For coughing up golf balls of phlegm in the morning? Whatever.

What I'm doing right now- The breadmaker is running and a pork roast is in the oven. I dumped the last bottle of mead on it- the batch that I put too much mulling spice in. The clove is really noticeable. Clove goes fine with fresh pork, right?

[dubiousbystander]

Excellent to be a grandparent, blood or not.

[dubiousbystander]

Oh yes! I know how that is.

[dubiousbystander]

Haplo said pretty much what I would have.

[dubiousbystander]

Maybe six hours.