Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: March 2023

  • One Like and One Dislike

    Like: The thing I like to do during a work Zoom call is to go off camera, go on mute, then go into the Teams Group Chat and make snarky texts to teammates. I love to watch them react. I know I’m not the only one who does this. This needs a needs term if…

  • What is this Nonsense?

    I am a cranky old lady now, evidenced by my outrage when I heard the Oscar’s red carpet is not going to be red this year. I am unreasonably pissed off about this. THAT CARPET HAS BEEN RED SINCE BEFORE I WAS BORN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THINGS. Plus, they aren’t saying why.…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 3/9

    How To Paint Clouds In Oils could be subtitled: Harness Your Inner Impressionist. I would have liked some more realistic examples. Most of the examples are very loose. Speaking of loose, note the cameo by Spunky Labia International Toe Porn Superstar. Her beauty never fades.

  • Adulterated Joy

    Joy That is a trickle of water going into the sump pump during a recent rain. It is going into the pump and not carving a canyon into the basement floor as it has for the past fifteen years. But my joy is not unadulterated. Adulterated Joy A new puddle appeared on the opposite end…

  • Eating 2: Appliances

    Eating 2: Appliances

    When I got my air fryer I had big plans. Fish. Chicken wings with fancy sauce. That was years ago. Now I use my air fryer to heat up Pop Tart Bites. When I got my sous-vide I had big plans. Beef Wellington. Chicken Fricasse. That was also years ago. Now I use my sous-vide…

  • Eating 1: Cream of Bacon Casserole

    So I made the Campbell’s Cream of Bacon Soup recipe titled BBQ Bacon Slow Cooker Chicken. Did I expect it to be delicately flavored? No, I did not. I expected it to taste like equal parts barbecue sauce, mustard, and bacon, poured over chicken thighs. Instead, it tasted like barbecue sauce neutered with mayonnaise or…

  • TWIL: This Week I Learned – Dishwashers, Keys, Space

    I learned:

  • Wigs Purchased for Good Reasons: New Styling Option

    The next wig I need to rationalize had all my “wannas” in one wig: on sale, long enough for a ponytail or bun, and heat friendly, which means you can curl it, add waves, and / or straighten it. Here it is in its default state. Not right for me. But, up in a curly…

  • Wigs Purchased for Good Reasons: I Would Like to Speak to Your Manager

    Here’s how I rationalize new wigs now. Wigs don’t last forever. I think it’s five months per wig. So unless I somehow magically sprout luxurious hair, if a wig’s on sale, I will buy it and keep it for later. It’s like stock futures. Lock in the price now now before the price goes up.…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 3/2

    Well, this is strange. Even though I said I was done with the sea, I decided to take one more crack at it and add a wash of brown. I was still aiming for this, the original: … and after the wash of brown, it looks like this: A little closer. The grass is a…