emily!

You can add peanut butter to rice, cheese to a lot, and the frozen edamame beans (just the beans, not beans in pods) help bulk up foods!

It's an attempted murder, stopped only by distance!

Zissou's singular raised eyebrow is a paid actor and a wonderful tribute to Leonard Nimoy. He thinks the whole thing is highly illogical but he's willing to play along.

Happy Halloween 🖖🏻

I only get like that about once every 4 years, when they've announced the nominee and I'm desperate for precedented times (or the continuation thereof)

He was the coagulated lotion goober of people.

I'm the problem, it's me, but only because when you find someone who seems actually maybe halfway decent you cling to the idea of hope

WOOF I have had a weird week and my stomach was feeling the stress but shout-out to my therapist for fitting me in for a sort of last minute extra session to help me deal

No, you're right, it could work. Like a birria quesadilla situation ensconcing taco fixins? I absolutely would.

These gluten free muffins nearly brought me to tears this morning.

They are SO SOFT I reread the ingredient list 10 times because they taste too good to be true.

Fuck I spent all weekend making a stupid Spock outfit for Zissou but now I fear we may have to do Mabel and Waddles from Gravity Falls (if not this year, next year?)

The job also allegedly has opportunities for advancement but I'm in the same role I started in. If anyone is willing to take a chance on a burned out lab scientist, I'm really really good at data integrity and good documentation practice and those are skills that could go anywhere, I think. 👀👀👀

a man wearing a helmet says " if i keep my body moving and my mind occupied at all times ALT: a man wearing a helmet says " if i keep my body moving and my mind occupied at all times

I mean, I at least have a permanent job (that doesn't pay me enough) with benefits (I'm out of PTO and I have a 4.2k endoscopy bill after insurance), which is more than I had in 2016?

Oh, I know he'll live, but his farts might kill me 🥲

I noticed it happening when I was uhhhhh... However old I was in 2016. 23-24. It started as stress farts and it has only progressed from there, and yes I do think the initial trigger was events of 2016 (existential dread of being a new grad/job market woes/haha trump can't be serious??) 🫠

Can you tell this to my dog?

Me but with carafate, I've been on a ppi since august. I woke up this morning feeling Worse Than Usual and I hadn't done anything diet wise to trigger (I think - did a repeat trial of leek yesterday but it was a very reasonable amount and the first trial went well)

I'm feeling like every day I inch closer to crawling out of my own skin, so yes

I am in an absolutely terrible mood but I got some of my stained glass window decals up and they look Nice Enough to me

But when else are you going to get tickets for a matinee?

It's early to know what the field will look like, but I wouldn't be mad if she ended up being the nominee. There's a few other folks I think will try to run for the Dems that I also wouldn't be mad about, but oh my god I just want precedented times again please

He hates it but progess is still happening, i think bigger ear holes might be needed?

Okay so I used the cosplayer's cheap custom dress form trick where they saran wrap themselves and then duct tape themselves but with a bowl as a base to make a duct tape hat of sorts (I can't duct tape my dog!) Not sure the hat will be the base or just used as a pattern but progess is happening

Emily's attempt at mocking up an idea of putting Spock hair on her big, brown dog

The same photo without the markup for any individuals who maybe have a better idea

Star Trek fans and general creatives: how would you put Spock hair on a dog? I'm thinking a cardboard "helmet" of sorts covered in felt (for the most structure, though I could do straight felt and sew it)? But how do I shape it? I've attached my idea and the same photo w/o markup for any other ideas

Or it's a warehouse deal where it's still a giant bulk pack, but you have to pay an annual membership fee to get in. I love my Costco membership and it's not super expensive but I've definitely been in a place financially where it was hard to find $65 for an annual membership.

I've maaaaaaybe seen ground beef at 2.99/lb but it's usually a Memorial Day or 4th of July special and it also usually involves stacking coupons/there's some kind of "catch" beyond the shopper loyalty card to get the deal. It is also VERY RARE.

Absolutely too hot

We tried! We failed! This is America, we're not good at sticking to systems. 😒

Metric can rot in hell, says the American scientist, forced to use metric

I'll let her know and we can plan for next year 😂 I have told her that costume pairing was my plan if we ever had the opportunity and she loved the idea!

It's that time of year where I think about how my mom and I would absolutely KILL at a costume party dressed as Moira and Alexis Rose, but alas - I don't think we'll be invited to a costume party together.