Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 15 Jul 2023

Hi everyone. Another refugee from reddit. Glad this place is here :)
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- Welcome! Hoping the mighty Gibson is in rude good health?
  
  She has to go to a catsitter for a week. I wouldn't be surprised if she ignored me completely when I pick her back up...
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Me every weekday: ugh today has been so busy, I can't wait for the weekend when people fuck off and let me live my best life. Play some games, watch some movies, eat some chippys
Me when the weekend hits: lays in bed watching YouTube until it's the week again

I'm getting teary eyed watching Guardians of the Galaxy 3.
Got teary eyed yesterday listening to music.
Is there a male version of menopause I'm not aware of?
- It's in the name though.
  Menopause
  ...I'll see myself out
- Time for a Bluey Sleepytime rewatch
- I know men go through their own version of PMS somewhat, it may be the flux of your testosterone. Or you may just be changing as a person and find certain things make you feel differently. Maybe it's Maybelline 🤷
  
  I've cried at movies before. And get super emotional with some music (frisson i think it's called)
  Past two days have been extra though.
- @MeanElevator @bot001 GOTG3 is a pretty masterful tear-jerker, I was a bit surprised how much it got me! Can't comment on the music though.
  
  The music was my youth, loved it all.
  I nearly bawled my eyes out for the walrus

Oops.. got a call from a Sydney number.. was a guy with a thick Indian accent and the call quality was terrible so all I could make out was "Amazon", so I figured scam call. Then just as I was hanging up I heard a car beep twice through the phone which I also heard outside down on the street at the same time. I'd hung up on the Amazon delivery driver! My buildings' concierge must have been not at his desk so he tried calling me. All sorted now though, I have my 3 x AU to US power adaptors and my new computer chair cushion safe and sound.
- Wow. That was a close one! How freaky of a coincidence is that?
  If it wasn’t for that car horn no package!

I'm cooking hash browns. If I could change the world I would insist that cooking instructions on food products be in a larger print. One step at a time people.
- I take a photo with my phone then zoom in.
  
  Hahaha. I don't even worry about taking a photo. I just zoom in with my phone on camera mode after I've got cosy with the window.
- What pisses me off is tiny white writing on a pale yellow background. I have to 1) put on my glasses, 2) stand next to the window or a strong light source, and 3) get out the magnifying glass AND I STILL CAN'T READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! I am all in favour of a minimum 10 pt typeface and a minimum standard of contrast. Or black writing on a pale background as standard operating procedure.
  
  Yes yellow is the worst followed by orange and light green. I'll add that sometimes the white printed writing is fuzzy.
- Growing up we used to microwave them in one of those blue cornflower pattern Corningware dishes. I honestly didn't know there was any other way until I was an adult
  
  Those corningware dishes are worth $$$$$ these days.

got my tax return and some extra money, so mein liebe and I have rent, bills, cat food, and human food paid for. we have then treated ourselves to a pub meal, some beers and wine, and today a coffee and quiche.
feeling good about it all, things will get better. it's nice to have a little splurge to keep our morale up though heheh
edit: i should have gotten another quiche, damn theyre so good
- Nice nice. What sort of pub meal did you treat yourself to?
  My work hasn’t uploaded their prefill data so I can’t do my tax return yet :(
  
  I hate it when companies take 10,000 years to upload the prefill data. Like, I get there are legit reasons why it takes a while, but also, hurry up haha I hope they do it soon for you!!
  We went to Victoria Hotel in Brunswick, got a jug of beer to share. I got the eggplant parma (which was fantastic), and mein liebe got the roast beef roll.
  Also you just reminded me of the footy, thank you haha!

Came home from op shopping and I'm starving, so I had a sausage roll. Will have more later for dinner. They are delish tho I think I made the tomato sauce a little too piquant, 1/4 tsp cayenne in 1.5 litres of sauce is HOT 🔥
Finds today include a beautiful sgraffito vase I'm going to use as vase to keep brushes in. A bunch of little spoons to mix ink with . A big murano style vase ( probably made in Thailand or Turkey ) a heap of LPs, including Hawaiian music of the 1950s , Yehudi Menuhin playing Delibes, and some silver earrings with cute lampworked owls. 👍 was a good day
I took picture of the vase. It was dipped in a dark blue slip glaze, dried, the pattern etched to reveal the white porcelain underneath and then fired
- I like how you can identify vases. My knowledge is "that's a bud vase and that's for bunches".
  
  bud vase
  hehehe

I always believed in you bot <3
- Good bot.

One day at a time. Peace of mind feels nice. A walk to the pride centre this morning should be good. I'm getting at least 6 or 7 ks walking every day sometimes quite unintentially so and I'm reaping the rewards. Losing belly fat and tightening the loose skin from loosing a ton of weight of last year. Finally cook my new stew today and do some aa. And of course play with the cats.
I have a new sense of absolute freedom now I'm working on sobriety. I'm glad it's uncool. I've never wanted to be cool or a part of mainstream society and never felt like I was a part of it anyway. Always been queer as fuck and always been alternative. A misfit and a punk but I've lost the anger of punk while retaining the passion to change the world from my own place in it. I also accept that certain things I cannot change but have the courage to change the things I can and act.
My life is completely involved in positive queer spaces, from work to my aa home group to my volunteer work. I feel so much less alienated from them than I used to because I'm not in the queer party scene. It also wasn't my scene. It's restricive, mysoginistic and very much a monoculture. I had an amazing queer family once 20 odd years ago but it was smashed apart by the suicide of one of us and it's when my substance abuse really took hold. I have brain damage from all the partying but getting my much needed oestrogen into my female brain is alleviating some a lot of it.
- Oh, I'm going to the pride centre today too! I only really go there to go to Joy FM, but I should really just check it out and walk around.
  
  Go and check out the bookstore on the ground floor, hares and hyenas. Its a really nice vibe there.

Skipping bootcamp in favour of chilling in my warm bed a while longer before I have to get ready for online TAFE at 9.
Part of me wants a cheeky weekend breakfast but I think I need to have my healthy weekday option instead.
Too much comfort eating behaviour lately that needs to be unwound.

I'm not feeling great about me :((((( I feel unproductive and stupid
- Stop it. You're not stupid because stupid people don't learn nothing and that's not you and we don't always have to be productive. We are not machines. Go easy on yourself. ♥
  
  Thank you <3 I'm hoping next week is better. The last few weeks has been tough adjusting to a new work environment and when I feel insecure and anxious sometimes I just want to do stuff to keep busy but you're right I just need to chill and take a little break once in a while.
- Being unproductive (how ever you define it) does not diminish your worth as a human being. You are smart, capable, kind, and awesome! You do good things. It is okay to feel unproductive, to put off doing some things, etc, we struggle but we must be kind to ourselves. I promise, you are not stupid.
  edit: as CEO said, we are not machines. Please take it easy on yourself, friend
  
  Thank you for your kind words...yes I'm probably being too hard on myself. I feel guilty sometimes if I'm not filling up my time doing "useful" things but I shouldn't really and I think the last few weeks have been a bit stressful so I should just let myself take a break.
- Hey don't be sad...because sad backwards is das...and das not good
  
  Such a 'dad joke' lol love it
- hey, can I just add to all the true things the other DTers have said
  you're a friend here as we are your friends, that's a really good thing and not easy to do, super big hugs
  
  Thanks Seagoon!! <3
- Pick something to do, go do it. Tidy up a room or something. Just a small quick win can pull you out of a funk surprisingly well. Even a half assed job was more than it was before you started.
  
  Thanks right now maybe just tidying up the bed before I go lol. I got myself all wrinkly soaking in the bath for almost 45 mins and I think I feel better now. Hoping tomorrow and next week is better.
- Everything everyone is saying is true. You’re just having a slightly off time which we all have at some times, sometimes more than once, that doesn’t make you stupid, you are far from it. It’s not fun, but try not to be too hard on yourself hugs ☀️
  There’s supposed to be some Sun on Monday. I recommend 10 mins of pure Vitamin D
  
  Thank you...I'll make sure I get some fresh air and sun. There's been a lot on my mind and my brain's been in overdrive. I haven't been sleeping well and a bad dream about work last night woke me up so that certainly reflects my state of mind. hug
- Hey. What’s up?
  It’s ok to be unproductive, think of it as resting and it is a weekend afterall.
  And don’t be so hard on yourself. You’re not stupid at all.
  
  Thanks sometimes I feel like there's really only two days to myself and it's never enough to recharge as well as get non work things done and it's a waste but I guess some times you just gotta do nothing so your body and brain takes a break from the constant churning...

Owwwwwwwwww! Without thinking, I just picked up a cast iron Creuset lid that had come straight from the hot oven. I'm an idiot.
- The tap is still running, right?
  
  lol...I gave it a good run for sure
- I picked up a glass tube straight out of a furnace, it wasn't glowing but it was bloody hot. A few hundred Cs. For a few weeks my hand looked like that nazi guy from raiders of the lost ark, seared into a grasp shape. It was fairly painful. Luckily no scars.
  The danger of heat can't be seen with eyes, it has to be learnt well for each situation.
  
  Holy shit, that sounds awful. Glad you're healed.
  We have an unwritten rule in the house that anything in the kitchen that's hot from the oven gets a towel or mitt thrown over it, but I should have known better than to assume. All good now.
- Oh Jesus, I’ve done something similar without thinking.
  Keep it cool, cold water and if you have aloe Vera that will help.
  
  I think I got to the cold tap quickly enough to avoid any damage, still stings tho. On the plus side, I have no fingerprints on 3 out of 5 digits - what should I do with this superpower?

Oh boy. That nap was nice and good though I felt like I slept the day away :(
Also my washing machine is working after some fiddling around.
fingers crosses
While it works I’m not going to mess around with it again.

@bot001 Good morning to you who wakes up way too early on a weekend 🌞

Meals have been prepped for the next couple of days. Now I need to make dinner. Cooking takes up so much time when you have to do it all in one block.

Yes hello mister gaiman, i am almost done my good omens rewatch, please commence with followup.
- neil gaiman has been my writer crush since I read American Gods. I have his short story collections, I love him so much. As a young teen I wanted to be his goth gf haha
  edit: i have his graveyard book and comic as well. sorry, im just an ancient Tumblr Neil Gaiman fangirl
  
  I've seen a couple of adaptations of his works, but never got into his writing outside of GO for some reason. Just couldn't click.
  Farkin' massive Pratchett fan though. I'm going into s2 with reservations, but willing to give it a shot, half of ep3 and the entire back end of Good Omens the series was created from whole cloth
  
  I loved American Gods. My man just tapping him on the head with his hammer hit the feels

Team, I need some advice. My boss dumped on me yesterday that she wants me to fire an employee who has been with the business for 5 years, however she wants me to tell this employee that I made the decision to fire them and to not mention under any circumstances that she has asked for it to be done. I'm really not ok with this as I see it as me being thrown under the bus and being made to look like the bad guy, i think it also shows a complete lack of integrity and also cowardice on the part of my boss.
The employee in question has had some behavioural problems which have existed since he started years ago, but they only seem to an issue for my boss now. I personally don't think that this employee has done anything severe enough to warrant termination and my boss absolutely doesn't want to provide this employee opportunity to improve or correct the behaviour. I'm at a loss as to what to do, because I think if i am honest with this employee and tell them that it was owners decision to fire them, I will most likely be on the chopping block as well when my boss finds out. Everyone at my work is casually employed so I can be dismissed without notice. I've felt for some time that my boss is a covert narcissist or at the very least has a toxic personality and this pretty much sealed the deal for me. I feel like resigning over this but have no savings and will need to try and find another job. I just don't know what to do.
- I'd stay well away from that and write it all down with dates.
  
  Yep I made a note yesterday. I know if i challenge my boss on it she'll consider me unable to do my job and dismiss me so I gotta put a plan together.
- Definitely document and start looking elsewhere. That's an untenable situation to be put in and I wouldn't want to work for that boss for another day
  
  @justkitten @Outlier1031 agree. get your leaving plan together asap, that is a shitty thing to do, I'd talk to Fair Work about it asap, that kind of action is the job of a FULL TIME manager, not a casual staff member, regardless of your role. Get something about the duties you have in writing if possible.
  
  Thanks, i've emailed very reasonable response being like 'so fair work says' and made it about protecting the business. Hopefully she sees reason. But i think i may have effectively checkmated her if she tries to give me grief.
- Is it in your job title to hire and fire? If not it's not your problem.
- While it’s true that casual employees can be dismissed without notice, they can’t just be let go without following the correct procedures. I worked in retail for years and the way the company dealt with getting rid of people was to just decrease the amount of hours they got. If they wanted to actually sit someone down and say ‘you’re fired’, they needed to have followed all of the procedures, such as giving them written warning and putting them on improvement plans. Without that, the worker was fully within their rights to file for unfair dismissal. So before doing anything on behalf of your shitty boss, I would make sure that the procedure has been followed to a t. If any step is missing, or they’ve never given them a written warning (written, as well. Not verbal. There’s no paper trail for verbal), etc, then you wash your hands of that situation. Because if they choose to escalate it, it’s your ass that’s on the line, not your boss’s.
  Are you even in an official managerial position that allows you to dismiss people?
  
  So to clarify, I am the Store Manager and I report in to the director of the business who is the one asking me to do this. I absolutely agree regarding following the correct process. As I mentioned, the employee hasn't done anything to warrant instant dismissal but has probably behaved in the way that warrants a sit down and verbal warning. It's also behaviour that the owner has allowed to continue for 5 years without giving warnings verbal or otherwise, so the employee would absolutely be within his rights to go to fair work. I imagine the owner is getting me to do it so it's my ass that stomped and not hers.
- Holy shit. Don't do it and get something in writing too if you can, like make your reply in writing rather than verbal but reference what you were asked to do. Sounds to me like the director isn't just gutless but manipulative enough for you to be the target if the employee responds with aggression, legal action etc. I'd also bet that the director would stab you in the back and act all sympathetic to the employee.
  
  Thank you. I sent an email to the director this afternoon outlying how the proposed course of action is a risk to the business and proposed performance managing the employee and making sure we have done everything right in the eyes of Fair Work. If they don't listen I'll then hit them with the fact I could be personally liable for not following due process and I'm not prepared to do that.
- Can you tell your boss you don’t want to do it? With whatever reason will resonate best with your boss. Your boss sounds like a rubbish boss. I once had to fire someone, and it was a hard thing to do, even though I knew it was best for the team. But I owned it and did it as respectfully as I could. No way should that be dumped on anyone else. Time to brush up the resume and keep an eye out if something better comes up. Stay in your job for the income until you are ready, but of course that depends on if your mental health can cope.
  
  Yeah I personally think she is a covert narc there's been a few signs since I started. I've had to fire people many times in the past but i always made sure to follow the correct process.

Fruit toast has been acquired. I accidentally turned the toaster TO THE MAX when cleaning it last time and switched it off just in time so it's a tad burnt but all good.
- Lots of margarine and/or butter will fix it right up!

I made toast this morning. Why is that significant? Because I used the last slices of a loaf of bread I bought which never happens, actually finishing an entire loaf. I also only ever buy bread maybe once a year.. not sure why, I like bread. I just don't buy it. Maybe because I never finish it? Not sure.
Anyway, I made toast this morning.
Now I'm looking at Google Maps trying to decide if I feel like going on a road trip/overnighter somewhere. What to dooooo...
- Freeze it. Frozen bread is perfectly good for toast. Just make sure the bag is tightly closed.
  
  I believe I still have 1/3 of a loaf in the freezer which I never revisited, possibly from 2021. I'm honestly ok with never buying bread though. Probably for the best if I limit my bread intake.

I don't know if I just have a friendly face or something but I got on the train (with seconds to pass) sit down in a 4x4 that was available but it had someone sitting on the other seat (I can't sit in the 2x2 seats because they're too tight). And my seat mate couldn't stop talking to me.
She was very lovely and spoke about her kids and such, but I just wanted to listen to my podcasts 😔. I'm too nice for my own good 😮‍💨
- Maybe they were lonely...
  It's certainly not always easy navigating the boundaries of what each person needs
  
  Oh yeah. I mean I was friendly and replied. She was sweet and had an interesting day. But yeah I'm just like ugh wanted to listen to my podcasts haha.
  I did show her where the bus replacements were.
- You can always threaten to eat them. After all, you're a shark.
  
  🦈🦈🦈 chomp chomp

So the other day I got a box of tofu from the shop, forgot about it and left it on the counter for about 4 hours before I realised and chucked it back in the fridge. It's okay right...right?
- Yeah it's fine.
  
  Happy days. Better start draining the water out of that shit though. Takes forever.
- I’m sure it’ll be ok….
  
  Cheers. Tofu for all

I slept like shit, but have the gym in half an hour. Ugh
- I’ve got a headache from the way I was sleeping last night as well :(

Feels like napping is a viable activity for the rest of the day.
If I time this right I can wake up ready to eat dinner
- I thought the same thing only that I have to cook my own dinner. Haha
  
  Oh don't get me wrong, I'm still responsible for organising my own dinner. But we're lazy and we're buying burgers

I must have a aurora that says "old ladies speak to me", because at Caulfield this old Vietnamese lady gave me her phone, and I'm guessing her son maybe or someone close to her told me "can you please help her get to Springvale". So I'm like showing her my phone of terrible Google translate Vietnamese trying to help her. Luckily I was going past Springvale so I helped her and she got off. I did my best.
- Aww I hope karma decides to reward you.
  You must seem like a very approachable person or have a natural aura.
  
  Possibly. Like I'd feel rude if I didn't say anything to to the woman from this morning and the Vietnamese woman. But yeah I hope I get some karma, not that I did it for the karma.

Hello I have transferred from the bed to the couch. I'm considering my breakfast options.
- i am having wings for breakfast
  
  Sounds like a real metabolism kickstarter
  
  gangster 😎

Love you bot #001. A tribute to you Midnight Blue. I'll call you later 😉
- I used to have this as a single. What’s the relevance between this song and the bot-bot?
  
  In the early days the bot ##1 didn't have a name and Sometimes didn't show up so I nicknamed him Midnight bot.

Ordered a pumpkin pesto pizza that had a truly over the top amount of cracked black pepper all over it, plus under the pumpkin as well. It wasn’t listed on the ingredients. Pepper gives me a stomach ache, so I spent ages picking off as much as I can before eating it. Tell me if you agree that this is a shitload of pepper:
Description: a slice of pizza with a slice of pumpkin lifted up to reveal a lot of cracked black pepper underneath it.
- You can never have to much cracked pepper but if it hurts your gut then I guess you can. Those look too big. They'd be hard as.
  
  That was the level of pepper that was also cracked over the top of the pizza. Stomach is painfully full of gas now thanks to all the pepper.
- That looks fucking good
  -- Pepper enjoyer
  
  That much pepper is insane to me!
- I diagnose the top/bottom/grinder bit came off the pepper grinder while pizza was under construction. The berries are hardly crushed at all, and there are far too many of them.
- I'd love that, personally. But I could appreciate that it is more than what is considered normal for a dish that isn't meant to be pepper-forward.
- Yeah that's over top.
  I love pepper but can't see it adding that much value to this

Hello bot001.

I'm alive again
\ Though also very ded
\ The morning after is pain
\ When wine's gone to my head
\ Perhaps I'd be better off still in bed

Kinda want to buy a general admission ticket to Lizzo, kinda too scared to sell my ticket in order to do so.

I have eaten so much potato this last fortnight…
And yet, I am off to eat potato… again.
- I made a big batch of chilli con carne earlier in the week. Last night we had it on top of some nachos. Tonight I’m gonna have it on a baked potato.
  
  🤤🤤🤤
- You please our starchy potat deities immensely

Have just indulged in toasted Turkish bread with chilli hummus and kimchi washed down with a moon dog ginger beer. Now to hang up all my washing!
- damn that is a mighty fine lunch!! very delicious! love me some kimchi 😍

The rains are here. Some regret of staying in bed for long this morning but got some groceries done.
Late lunch plans - pie and soup

Getting rid of my video game stuff has definitely helped me spend more time making music.
I do miss just zoning out and enjoying games, but in the end I kept choosing them over other important stuff like going out and seeing people.
Here's a song I've been working on tonight. It's just a sketch but it has potential I think. Criticism of any form is welcome! https://soundcloud.com/reefsteele/the-branch-or-the-tree
- omg, I love it, strong mogwai vibes, I could play that stuff all day
  
  Thank you! I'm a big fan of post-rock :)

Botbot! 🔋
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Hi friends. I said I wouldn't do coke but here I am. Who wants to say hi
- coca-cola?
  
  No 😔
- You gotta risk it to get the biscuit, bro
  
  Bouncers didn't let me in so now I'm just home and wasted and listening to music. Bed should be soon but idk
  \ Edit: yes sorry I'm wasted

I have to get up and tidy the house but the cats are so snuggly...

Lying in bed not wanting to get up. I have to do day 20 of my exercises but my foot is still really sore. Yesterday was a rest day thankfully, but I still did some tummy exercises. It seems a tiny bit better every morning but by the end of the day it's bad again. I'd love to know what I did to it!
I'd love to just stay my in bed all day but I'd also love to go to the farmers market and I have to buy shoes for one of the mini peelers. Looks like I'll get up and go hobbling around.
Yesterday I came home and Mr Peeler had reorganized the furniture in the house under the guise of cleaning. He loves to do it and I hate it when he does. I can never find anything in this house anymore, it's really frustrating. Also he just put a big pile of stuff that doesn't fit anywhere in the hallway for us to step around/trip over.

Hey looks like we're all in bed
- With the right attitude, bed is anywhere you want it to be.
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  how much water should i drink per day?
  
  Positivity? Bah humbug.
- I'm going back to bed, bill cat has a cold and he need cuddles .I also need more sleep, 6 hours is not enough
  
  I also only got about 6 hours😭 cat cuddles are worth going back to bed for ...but also looks like it might be a rainy day
- I missed the memo, I've been up for hours.
  
  get back in bed
  
  Same! I feel cheated
- 😏

I hate bus replacements...

do you know the way to San Jose 🎶 I've been away so long

I'm hungry
- 🔋
  
  No thank you. I don't feel like lithium today

I can’t feel my toes. Fuck this uninsulated shed.

So the GodGirls are already getting outfits together for Barbie opening day. pink and more pink.

Holy hell I am hungggggover. Drinking three glasses of wine before dinner and eating ice cream after is not a good combo for me as I basically had my head in the toilet all night. World, please go gentle on me today!

- I always feel like joining in to point out how rude it.

sleep was attained
- Afternoon Sunshine. 🌻
  
  mornin' 🤭
  in good news my jeans fit, only a little muffin top remains

Did anyone else hear the dick joke woven in to the song announcements during today's Jazz On Saturday on PBS?
Was just replaying it for my nap and this snippet woke me up.
Recorded for your aural pleasure
- Andrew Young is one of my favourite presenters. He's got such high brow taste and seems aloof at first but when you listen on a bit he's so down to earth with his listeners. Jazz on Saturday is my reward for when I wake up early enough on Saturday (which was not this week, alas).

If this weather makes you long for some Christmas cheer, try this massively underrated lovely little Burt Bacharach tune about The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
- Burt strikes again!
- love Burt 💗
  
  I didn't realise three very recognisable tunes of his (including The Look Of Love) were from the soundtrack to the 1967 spoof Casino Royale film

There was a question for a video game that I absolutely LOVE and I got it wrong and I'm so embarrassed omg. On radio too 😭😭😭
- Whenever I feel under pressure, I seem to forget everything I like and become a giggly nervous mess who can't string 3 words together. It's terrible. I totally get this, ugh. You know the answer, but the brain is a tricksy asshole sometimes lol
- Which game?
  
  Mass Effect.

Bought a roast chook in the new ‘southern style’ flavour from Coles. Couldn’t tell much flavour difference in the meat, but stuffing was nice. I normally buy roast chook from local charcoal chicken shop, I prefer the flavour and quality. Got sucked in at Coles because they were fresh out of the oven and smell was wafting as I walked by.
- Saw those but didn’t succumb. holding out for the new Portuguese non-franchise around the corner

Which one looks cuter? Fully black feature nail, or just the tip?
"Baby keep the tip"
- The tip reminds me of an evil version of a French manicure. I would go with that
- some of each 🤗
  
  Just the tip girl
  
  Ooh girl Im there already, left is full black, right is tip. I'm loving this look so thank you for the validation ☺️ 😍

I love my mother, but sometimes I think you could ask her if the sky is blue, and she'd look straight down at the ground and tell you the grass is green.

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a lovely mix of wholesomeness and whimsy.

Every Friday Nights we finish with Semisonic - Closing time. Whenever friends and family hear this on the radio they think of us. Whenever I hear it on the radio I think it's weird.
- They played it at closing time at one of the climbing gyms I used to go to with a friend. Apparently the lyrics are about childbirth or something like that...
  
  I thought it was about leaving a club