@Kidsandliz@shahnm Sounds wonderful. Here in Hollister, CA it is still just the same as always, sunny and hot. No fall foliage, no rain, no anything. Can you tell I’m homesick for Washington state?
@Pony Turned the central air off. Opened bedroom windows, ceiling fan on high and woke up sweating a few times… November 1! Apparently it means nothing. Was 83 yest.
@Pony Eww on the earthquakes! Don’t get those here but we get pummeled by tornadoes a good deal. I can’t stand it when something wakes me before the alarm!
Sweaters and hot cocoa sound nice but it’s been like 90° all week. What is this Autumn thing you all are so excited about and could someone send a bit my way?
The evening weather report said it was going to rain tonight, and indeed it is! But they said it’ll stop by tomorrow, 'cause nothing lasts forever, even cold November Rain.
All of my very casual campaigning to come to fruition: Me receiving the long awaited first I.R.K. (Instant Regret Kit). Purely for testing purposes, of course. To verify that items in said kits do, in fact, bring on feelings of regret. And if so, the degree of said regret that I am experiencing.
That’s right people, I am will to sacrifice myself just so all of you can, too, feel the real life regret one of these packages promise.
(Again very patriotic music in my head while I am writing this)
IT’S PRIME TIME FOR ROADKILL STEW!!! NONE OF THAT ORDINARY CHILI NONESENSE, YOU GOTTA GRIND UP SOME POSSUM AND RACCOON MEAT FOR A REAL MAN’S CHILI!!! THEN YOU CAN GO OUT AND SHOOT A REAL WILD TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING!!! AND I DON’T MEAN THE WHISKEY, ALTHOUGH BRING A FLASK BECAUSE IT WILL HELP WITH THE COLD!!! !!!
The end of DST, sunset at 5, then 4pm. Live, DST, LIVE!
Lots of good opportunities for cheap vendor tables at school and church events. Not usually great sales, but indoors with tables and chairs, heating, lighting and flush toilets provided so it’s all good. Sometimes these events even feed the vendors and have relief volunteers. I wish expensive outdoor hoity toity art venues took half as good of care of their artists.
It’s time to flip the calendar.
A new goat.
Uh… some days with temperatures in the 70s instead of the 80s, I guess. Sigh. I miss seasons.
@Pony I like seasons, as long as they are summer.
@Pony @shahnm Fall in NE Ohio is usually lovely - cool nights, warm but not hot days with sun and blue skies…
@Kidsandliz @shahnm Sounds wonderful. Here in Hollister, CA it is still just the same as always, sunny and hot. No fall foliage, no rain, no anything. Can you tell I’m homesick for Washington state?
@Kidsandliz @Pony @shahnm Better Central California seasons than SoCal seasons.
@Pony Turned the central air off. Opened bedroom windows, ceiling fan on high and woke up sweating a few times… November 1! Apparently it means nothing. Was 83 yest.
@lseeber Weather page says 83 for today here, too. It’s at least been cool enough at night that open windows keep me comfortable, though.
@Pony It’s supposed to be cooler today… and rainy.
@lseeber Aw, man. Envy. We’ll hit 84 today. And we’re having a cluster of small earthquakes. They rudely woke me half an hour before my alarm. Grr.
@Pony Eww on the earthquakes! Don’t get those here but we get pummeled by tornadoes a good deal. I can’t stand it when something wakes me before the alarm!
Dino-vember!
More Meh Deals.
People griping about how Christmas stuff is here too soon!
Duh!!! My birthday!!
Holy CRAP, it’s November already?!? How the hell did that happen so fast?!?!?!?
@shahnm Time sure flies… it feels like only yesterday it was still October!
@awk @shahnm 48 minutes until today is yesterday in my time zone…
Movember sprouts.
Sweaters and hot cocoa sound nice but it’s been like 90° all week. What is this Autumn thing you all are so excited about and could someone send a bit my way?
Movember!!
My birthday
Just a few more days and all the political ads go away for a few months! Fuck living on the border of two states!
There’s 29 more days until December.
It means I better stock up on household supplies because by the end of the month going to the store will be a nightmare.
Pumpkin spice everything on clearance!
@hchavers Halloween everything will be on clearance
@amehzinggrace True, but thank God that pumpkin spice is on clearance now! Who wants that smell all year round?
If we’re lucky, using an umbrella occasionally.
The evening weather report said it was going to rain tonight, and indeed it is! But they said it’ll stop by tomorrow, 'cause nothing lasts forever, even cold November Rain.
@cpierce
Do you need some time, on your own?
Do you need some time, all alone?
Hunting season has begun!
@Dweezle
@Dweezle @narfcake DUCK SEASON! FIRE!!!
All of my very casual campaigning to come to fruition: Me receiving the long awaited first I.R.K. (Instant Regret Kit). Purely for testing purposes, of course. To verify that items in said kits do, in fact, bring on feelings of regret. And if so, the degree of said regret that I am experiencing.
That’s right people, I am will to sacrifice myself just so all of you can, too, feel the real life regret one of these packages promise.
(Again very patriotic music in my head while I am writing this)
@sicc574 Skip the distributor and just source your own for free from one of these:
/image dumpster
@narfcake @sicc574 this is actually a tiny desktop dumpster. if meh sold these i would buy one. i always wanted one but not for twenty bucks which is the going rate.
https://www.tyotoys.com/products/tyotoys-desktop-dumpster?variant=1894621636
I have to put on my long pants again.
@2many2no
2x bonus: You don’t have to shave your legs.
3x bonus: You can let your mustache grow out for Movember.
Holiday anxiety season begins!
@PocketBrain I don’t think it’s the outfit.
It means I have a month where I don’t have to mow the lawn or shovel the driveway.
IT’S PRIME TIME FOR ROADKILL STEW!!! NONE OF THAT ORDINARY CHILI NONESENSE, YOU GOTTA GRIND UP SOME POSSUM AND RACCOON MEAT FOR A REAL MAN’S CHILI!!! THEN YOU CAN GO OUT AND SHOOT A REAL WILD TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING!!! AND I DON’T MEAN THE WHISKEY, ALTHOUGH BRING A FLASK BECAUSE IT WILL HELP WITH THE COLD!!! !!!
AND SHOP AT MY STORE!!!
@AlexJones I’ve missed you Rachel! Welcome back!
The Valentine’s Day displays will be going up in stores tomorrow.
It means it’s my birthday! Shameless, I know, but November means birthday to me and pretty much nothin’ else.
i see a handful of november birthdays here already and will add mine to the pile, falling right on thanksgiving this year.
@jerk_nugget
I’m tossing in my son and father as well.
@jerk_nugget
A fellow who 22nder! Always nice to have a big turkey meal before cake and presents. It’s like Christmas, but nobody else gets presents!
@jst1ofknd ooh, good call. my father as well as two of my uncles (twins) are november birthdays too.
@thejackalope waves yes, exactly!
i was born three weeks late, too. so the joke is i refused to make my grand entrance until a feast was prepared 
@jerk_nugget @thejackalope The 22nd is my sister’s birthday too. I’m glad I only have to do one dinner this year.
@jerk_nugget
My great niece was born today!
Christmas music!
It means ya’ll all missed my birthday last month…
@amehzinggrace take it to the blame thread, pal.
@amehzinggrace yeah me too as mine was last month as well.
@amehzinggrace @Kidsandliz many belated happy returns of the day, then
@jerk_nugget Thanks.
Time to do all my shopping exclusively online and at Target because everyone else is going to start playing Christmas music.
DST gone for a few months. Die DST! Die!
This weekend (or maybe next) we’re putting on the flannel sheets and heated mattress pad.
@SSteve I haven’t switched to flannel, but both the heated mattress pad AND the electric blanket have already seen use.
@SSteve I need to wait until daylight savings time is over for the flannel sheets or I won’t make it out of bed.
@dptalia There’ve been evenings when I was warm underneath and cold on top and thought about this exact thing. Up to now I just keep flipping over.
IT’S DECORATIVE GOURD SEASON MOTHERFUCKERS
WooHoo! American Hombrewers Association event this Saturday! Get together with my HB homies, make a bunch 'o beer and maybe taste a few too.
The end of DST, sunset at 5, then 4pm. Live, DST, LIVE!
Lots of good opportunities for cheap vendor tables at school and church events. Not usually great sales, but indoors with tables and chairs, heating, lighting and flush toilets provided so it’s all good. Sometimes these events even feed the vendors and have relief volunteers. I wish expensive outdoor hoity toity art venues took half as good of care of their artists.
Mulled wine. A couple of pots a week. One of the only good things about cold weather!
NaNoWriMo!
It’s still warm in Florida and the end of hurricane season is in sight