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[susandennis]

One of the Seattle subreddits reports "Managers at Safeway have been told by the governor's office that a 4 week shut down will be announced on Sunday the 15th or Monday the 16th." Zero of the 25ish comments are mad. I'm pretty sure I've never seen a Seattle subreddit topic that didn't draw snark from somebody. I just think we're ready for whatever it takes.

EDIT 30 mins later: Yep. 11 am tomorrow - Governor's address.

My sweater is finished and now taking it's bath in the washing machine so I can block it into shape.

I got the neatest care package from New Zealand today. It was from my friends whose 2020 trip was canceled by the pandemic and whose 2021 trip will likely suffer the same fate. The adorable lamb notecard said they wished they could have delivered it in person. My favorite hand cream of the whole world AND a tube of hand sanitizer from the same people with the same scent (elderberry and coconut) as the hand cream. And a very cute tea towel with sheep and yarn on it. I made the last one they brought into one of my favorite tops and I might just do the same with this one. It was so cute of them to send it and such a wonderful surprise.

I finally saw the movie Can You Ever Forgive Me with Melissa McCarthy and directed by Marielle Heller who also played the mother in Queens Gambit. It's been on my list for a long time and I had e$ that were getting ready to expire on Amazon so... today was the day. It was interesting. McCarthy was fabulous.

Biggie was not that impressed.



I got my replacement for the lost Costco Visa card. All my cards now are in the wallet hanging from the mask hooks on my front door Or in the box on the shelf where I keep cash. And I have a tab in my financial spread sheet with all the credit card info including where the cards are physically. The next time one goes missing, I'm just going to shoot myself. I am an adult, I should be able to keep track of my shit!

Edit 30 mins later: Finished sweater!

Comments

[epiphyta]

Damn. Here we go . . . .

[susandennis]

yup

[daphnep.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sweater looks great!!! Wow, you did it. And that was fast, too.

[susandennis]

thanks. it was fun to work on. thank you so much for damian elwes!

[carriea31.livejournal.com]

And they are telling the managers so they can prepare for hoarding to begin? I assume that's why.

[opakele.livejournal.com]

That sweater looks awesome.

Yup. Next week will be a shitshow at work.

I can't wait...

[susandennis]

take care of us, k?

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

That’s a gorgeous cardigan you’ve made

[susandennis]

Thanks!

[maju01.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous sweater!

[susandennis]

Thanks!

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

Is it just the Safeways in Washington state that are shutting down? I was at Safeway yesterday and no one there said anything about a shutdown.
I love that movie!

[susandennis]

Safeway is not shutting down. There is a general state shut down. Not grocery stores.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

OK, thanks. I was a little freaked out there for a second.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? was an awesome movie.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the shutdown. Let's hope it makes a difference and the situation actually improves.

Knitting questions. 1. Is that blocking? 2. [whiny voice] Do I have to? I'm a bit intimidated by blocking and I'm not sure what it does.

[susandennis]

not really blocking, just shaping and nope you absolutely do not have to block. this is acrylic yarn so i can just toss it into the washer and then lay it out flat to dry. it smooths out some of the bumps and makes it softer - that's the only reason i do it.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

BTW I will be driving right past your (other) NZ friends soon! Like most of NZ I'm keen to take this once in a lifetime opportunity to travel in NZ without foreign tourists driving on the wrong side of the road, and I'll be going right past where your friends are in a couple of weeks. I should drop in and we can talk about you.

[susandennis]

It always amused me how little Kiwi's traveled to other parts of the country. Fun that you are going to far from home! And really smart about tourists. That would be funny to have a susandennis meeting!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

In ye olde days it actually used to be way cheaper to fly to Australia than to the South Island, so that's what we did (hence the tourist board slogan "Don't leave town till you've seen the country"). But it is a bit embarrassing meeting people overseas who've seen more of your country than you have.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Forgot to say: SusanCon 2020!:)

[susandennis]

ha!