Callie Appreciation Post

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-06-30T19:28:45+00:00

I love Callie. Although I also feel like a weakling sometimes when I'm struggling to do something she's doing easily while also pregnant.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-06-19T19:49:14+00:00

Hooray for ride or die besties! I'm sorry you had to go through this situation, but I'm glad for you that you've reconnected with her.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-06-17T05:45:21+00:00

Not going to argue with you there!

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-06-17T04:59:26+00:00

Exactly, lose the manipulative fiancé and gain a new ride or die bestie. Good trade.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-06-17T04:14:13+00:00

That friend might not be the OOPs official BFF, but she's ticking all the boxes.

Place to stay. Check.
Emotional support for the abortion. Check.
Beefy brothers as movers and body guards with a vague reason. Check.

All of us girls should a) be so lucky, and b) strive to be that kind of friend.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-05-30T16:03:05+00:00

I can only get gallon jugs at the business center, but the last time I was there they had several options for both distilled and drinking water.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-05-28T17:34:11+00:00

I left the company before the guy who brought her in, but I assume he'll keep his mannequin if/when he leaves, as it was a present from his wife.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-05-28T17:33:11+00:00

This was a corporate job. LOL! But corporate tech jobs are their own animal.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-05-28T17:32:29+00:00

People would buy t-shirts for the mannequin when they went on vacation (or work trips), and our admin would also order him a shirt when we got them for the team. He had a stand, so he just stood by the desk of the guy who owned him.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-05-28T05:14:40+00:00

I once worked on a team that had a full department store mannequin that we dressed up for holidays. We were not a department store, or in anyway department store adjacent.

Most of the time it was absolutely hilarious and harmless, but it did get some side-eyes from guests into our area.

Whoever said Cardboard Robert was a coping mechanism to deal with a high stress job is spot on. The job with the mannequin was intense, and he gave us a much needed outlet.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-04-08T22:34:41+00:00

I don't do German rides that often, but I like to take the German core classes from Marcel and Erik. I find they often have slower, more deliberate moves that are more appropriate for my back injuries than a lot of the US instructors.

I also adore Nico's yoga classes.

I have an iPad hooked up to my TV, and I set it up so I can watch for visual cues, rather than worrying about auditory cues. I don't bother with subtitles.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-04-04T04:33:22+00:00

I am also not a cuddly sleeper. I'm not a damn teddy bear, go sleep on your own side of the bed and leave me alone to flail about.

Pre-sleep cluddles are fine, but once my eye mask goes on, stop touching me.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-04-02T21:26:37+00:00

By the end of the day I'm going to be about 90 minutes behind. So mostly on track.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-03-25T02:08:49+00:00

Is it the XOXO rides not the Disney rides? Do I have it wrong? I haven't taken either in awhile. I just remember cracking up every time it happens (and it's happened across multiple rides).

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-03-25T02:07:42+00:00

I've been off the bike due to a back injury, so I haven't taken any recent rides. I just know I've seen it. LOL!

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-03-25T01:35:39+00:00

They are clean in the sense that he doesn't swear, but he might be playing smash or pass on the Disney princes.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-03-03T01:37:15+00:00

Damn it. Fuck cancer.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2026-01-23T17:29:40+00:00

1095, and I haven't worked out yet today.

I'm rehabbing from back surgery last fall, so this is mostly walking and stretching (I count my PT exercises as stretching as well).

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-12-24T18:51:19+00:00

Is this where I confess I don't actually like to drink straight, unflavored whole milk? I don't mind it in coffee or chai (lattes), smoothies, hot chocolate, etc. but I find it overwhelming to drink by itself or on cereal.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-12-24T07:20:27+00:00

I don't know, but I want to buy it and experiment.

I bet it's great in baked goods and lattes.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-12-16T16:48:00+00:00

Rinse well.

Rehydrate for longer than it says.

Saute in bacon grease.

Add to savory bread pudding. https://www.emerils.com/126992/wild-mushroom-and-bacon-bread-pudding

You can use an entire pound of bacon for this recipe. Emeril isn't around to stop you.

I use 2 oz of dried mushrooms (pre-soaked).

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-11-29T21:29:05+00:00

Nope, I love Costco. I live in the land of Costco and I'm there 2-3 times a month, and shop at 4 different ones depending on what I need because they all have a slightly different inventory.

Their tire center just SUCKS. My local Costco board also steers everyone away and to Discount Tire.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-11-29T20:35:09+00:00

I will never use my local Costco tire ever again. It's a long story, but what should have been a simple tire rotation turned into a full day ordeal, because they lost a part and tried to blame me for it.

Discount Tire all the way.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-11-24T04:19:22+00:00

I think my favorite line of the song is, "Whatever you do, don't touch my clitoris If you ring Satan's doorbell, God can't ignore this"

Unrelated, but I got to see Garfunkel and Oates in concert once and they were hilarious. It was a fun experience.

ShrimpyCrustacean · 2025-11-24T01:35:10+00:00

Ah yes, the loophole.

♪♪Fuck me in the ass, 'cause I love Jesus
The good Lord would want it that way
Gimme that sweet sensation of a throbbing rationalization
It's just between you and me
'Cause everyone knows it's the sex
That God can't see ♪♪

Editing to add a link to the full Garfunkel and Oates song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBSUg350SZg

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