The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: adventures in shopping

On a completely different note, am I imagining things or is the mood in the AH a bit more aggressive than usual?
I am noticing some known entities are a little more vocal than they have been(Maybe with the ACA subsidies running out, they're off their meds), and some newer participants haven't quite figured out who to ignore yet, but I'm not seeing anything I honestly don't expect from those involved or the group at large. I think what we need is another good pun fight between you and @onehitwanda to start the new year off right.

EDIT: And to those who want me to tell them who to ignore, just because i enjoy going to the zoo doesn't mean I antagonize the monkeys. They throw shit at you if you do that and I don't want to get it all over my new dress.
 
Kind of a risky reply, for a sub...
But a perfectly respectable reply for someone who's in a committed and respectful relationship. @onehitwanda is fun and all (until she starts with the tech talk), but I have no interest in engaging with any kind of suggestive commentary or flirting.

Sorry, I know you were only making a joke, but this is pretty much the one thing I'm serious about here. There's only one person in the world for me, and that's my redhead.
 
But a perfectly respectable reply for someone who's in a committed and respectful relationship. @onehitwanda is fun and all (until she starts with the tech talk), but I have no interest in engaging with any kind of suggestive commentary or flirting.

Sorry, I know you were only making a joke, but this is pretty much the one thing I'm serious about here. There's only one person in the world for me, and that's my redhead.
And the sound of hearts breaking in both admiration and grief, echoed across the kingdom ...💔💔
(good men can be difficult to find)
 
But a perfectly respectable reply for someone who's in a committed and respectful relationship. @onehitwanda is fun and all (until she starts with the tech talk), but I have no interest in engaging with any kind of suggestive commentary or flirting.

Sorry, I know you were only making a joke, but this is pretty much the one thing I'm serious about here. There's only one person in the world for me, and that's my redhead.
Understood, sorry I hit a sensitive spot.
I was aware of your status, all in good fun.
 
You know the routine: be patient, don't look at the other ladies, pretend to be interested and simply ask "How do you feel about it, darling? Why not buy both?"
After more than two decades, the wife and I have worked out the secret of shopping together: she goes on ahead, buys what she needs, and then we meet somewhere for drinks and dinner.
 
After more than two decades, the wife and I have worked out the secret of shopping together: she goes on ahead, buys what she needs, and then we meet somewhere for drinks and dinner.
I went shopping with an old gf a few years back and she had a seemingly unlimited budget for new business clothes. It felt like being in a fairy story "I can't decide which jacket, so I'll get both" (£800) o_O
 
Some years ago I walked into the local goldsmith's and saw a pendant with a rose-cut diamond. Absolutely gorgeous, with this mysterious sheen to it. I couldn't resist, and bought it for my wife.

Later the goldsmith told me that he'd only just finished making it that afternoon, and while he was happy with the sale he'd really hoped to keep it a little longer because he loved it so much.
 
I'm waiting at a tire shop for them to finish putting new tires on my car. Here's hoping they put the wheels back on properly! (Probably have another half hour or so to go.)
 
I'm waiting at a tire shop for them to finish putting new tires on my car. Here's hoping they put the wheels back on properly! (Probably have another half hour or so to go.)
I bet your car is disappointed. "I'm being retired!" it told all its car friends. "No more daily commute for me. I'll be sent to a big farm in the countryside, where I can sit in the sun all day and watch the world pass me by."
 
Not exactly shopping, but it was exciting to me. I'd been confined to my bedroom since the surgery until yesterday morning, when I went out to a late breakfast, early lunch. We went out again today.

I like relatively casual places with good food. They also tend to attract couples on dates early in the relationship. I've mentioned before, I'm a terrible snoop, watching the parties around me in a restaurant (or in a store, but I mostly do grocery shopping and that's usually less interesting)

Yesterday morning a young couple was sitting at the table past me. I couldn't quite hear them, to my disappointment, But their body language and facial expressions spoke volumes. She was practically glowing when they sat down. I would place a small wager She'd spent the night at his place the night before, probably for the first time. Unfortunately, by the end their meal, she appeared to be having some buyer's remorse. It was interesting to watch. Not sure if it will end up in a story yet or not.

This morning was another young couple, I think on their first date. I was sitting next to them, less than four feet from her, so I could hear much of their conversation, although neither was very comfortable talking to the other. They warmed up when he started showing her memes on his phone I give them 50-50 for a second date.

I love people watching like that. And yes characters from my stories sometimes come from imagining the people I'm seeing. Ellie, the FMC from Important Days, my best story to date, is roughly based on a waitress at yesterday's restaurant, although I doubt the original is actually a nudist. I do think I got parts of her personality captured. I would love to tell her I won a prize for a story based on her, but I think few young women want to hear some old guy tell them that they wrote erotica based on them.
 
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I bet your car is disappointed. "I'm being retired!" it told all its car friends. "No more daily commute for me. I'll be sent to a big farm in the countryside, where I can sit in the sun all day and watch the world pass me by."
I don't know, some of these modern "smart" cars might know about horses "retiring" to the glue factory.

Sorry, I wasn't supposed to talk about AI.
 
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