Connections Puzzle #921 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #451 My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #451. Average mistakes: 1.5 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Strands #655 “Natural remedies” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1424 🕚5️⃣ 6️⃣🕐 🕛9️⃣ 🟥🔟 Daily Gold Octordle #1424 🕚7️⃣ 8️⃣9️⃣ 🔟5️⃣ 6️⃣🕛

Oho!

Good to see Drunk History is back

WHERE IS MY SHARE OF THE LOOTED TRILLIONS

Watching #mubb because mama wants a Fiserv win. Just one. As a little treat.

Connections Puzzle #920 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #450 My stats are in! I had 1 mistake on puzzle #450. Average mistakes: 2.3 🟣🟣🟡🟣 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Strands #654 “Out of line” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1423 8️⃣7️⃣ 9️⃣🕛 🕚5️⃣ 6️⃣🔟 Daily Gold Octordle #1423 9️⃣🕛 6️⃣🔟 5️⃣🕚 7️⃣8️⃣

"What the...oh no...." Someone's gonna have a tough day at school.

Shoutout to Past Heather for remembering the mistakes Future Heather needs to avoid when singing Messiah. 🤝

My local Ethiopian place used to be run by the woman who makes these. 🔥🔥🔥

364 days a year: No problems writing my name. I'm a grownup, after all! The day I sign Christmas cards: How do I do a cursive r, oops.

I'm fueled by snacks and appetizers until January. I do not apologize.

Connections Puzzle #919 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #449 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣 Strands #653 “Let me count the ways” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵 Daily Octordle #1422 🕛7️⃣ 8️⃣9️⃣ 🔟🕚 5️⃣6️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1422 9️⃣6️⃣ 🔟🕚 7️⃣8️⃣ 🕛5️⃣

Connections Puzzle #918 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Strands #652 “Palette episodes” 🟢🔵⚪️🟡 📺🟡🔵💡 🟢⚪️ Daily Octordle #1421 8️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ 9️⃣🕚 🕛🕐 Daily Gold Octordle #1421 5️⃣🕛 6️⃣7️⃣ 9️⃣8️⃣ 🔟🕚

Lord, deliver us from football.

😭

🎄🔔❤️

Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #447 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Strands #651 “Pricy pairing” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1420 8️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣7️⃣ 9️⃣🕛 🔟🕚 Daily Gold Octordle #1420 6️⃣5️⃣ 7️⃣8️⃣ 9️⃣🔟 🕚🕛

When the Trader Joe's chocolate advent calendar is on sale for $1.49 on December 12, you can't NOT get it and eat 12 chocolates to catch up. You are helping the advent calendar serve its purpose. Essentially a civic duty.

What if any entire generation only knows Laura Benanti from Elsbeth?

Connections Puzzle #916 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #446 🔵🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟡🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣 Strands #650 “All over the place” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🟡 Daily Octordle #1419 🔟8️⃣ 🕐9️⃣ 5️⃣6️⃣ 🕛7️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1419 5️⃣🕐 7️⃣6️⃣ 8️⃣9️⃣ 🕛🕚

*eyes slowly open* "Nevermind, it's Saturday." *eyes close* "It's Concert Day." *eyes snap wide open* Break a leg, everybody.

I briefly imagined what would happen if I got even $5 for every ticket I have ever purchased. It was like Scrooge McDuck swimming in the coins.

Maybe we sing Estonian from above sometimes, idk COME GET IT

I. Am. Working. On. It.

"[Handel] was very genial with friends, but a curmudgeon, frequently, in regards to his music." Found another of my past lives, courtesy today's episode of Freakonomics!

Connections Puzzle #915 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Strands #649 “Shakespearean titles” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1418 8️⃣9️⃣ 🔟🕚 5️⃣🕛 6️⃣7️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1418 5️⃣🔟 9️⃣🕚 6️⃣🕛 7️⃣8️⃣

Connections Puzzle #914 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Strands #648 “Let me elaborate ...” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵 Daily Octordle #1417 🕚8️⃣ 🕐9️⃣ 🔟5️⃣ 6️⃣🕛 Daily Gold Octordle #1417 🕛🔟 5️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣🕚 8️⃣9️⃣

Ticket acquired: @slate.com Political Gabfest at Sixth & I. Finally remembered to use my Slat Plüs code and everything.

Advice for pianos and also life.

I am a sports sicko (as you know) but I admit to fast forwarding through the football parts of Hard Knocks. If I wanted to watch the game, I would have watched the game.

Hear me out: What if we gave Yakko to Paramount and Wakko to Netflix?

The person next to me on the train is scrolling through a Facebook post that contains the phrase "can of chaos." This concept would seem to be a fundamental paradox. By containing the chaos, have you not rendered it un-chaotic? #TrainThots

It's not often I get out the Antarctica gear, but this morning was such a time. I'm essentially wearing a second set of clothes.

Connections Puzzle #912 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #442 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Strands #646 “On the court” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🟡 Daily Octordle #1415 8️⃣9️⃣ 🔟5️⃣ 6️⃣🕚 🕛7️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1415 🕛9️⃣ 6️⃣5️⃣ 7️⃣🔟 🕚8️⃣

I say this as someone whose favorite Pixar movie is Monsters Inc. WTF am I looking at, ESPN2?

Ticket acquired: Taskmaster Live (It wasn't an instant sellout, but it was a five-minute sellout.)

Connections Puzzle #911 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #441 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟣🟣🟣🟣 Strands #645 “Grammatically speaking” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1414 🔟5️⃣ 🕚🕛 6️⃣7️⃣ 8️⃣9️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1414 🔟🕚 5️⃣🕛 6️⃣7️⃣ 8️⃣9️⃣

#NowReading: Exit Strategy by Lee Child #booksky

BEARS GONNA BEAR #PACKERS #GOPACKGO

I will keep adding gear until we get this under control. #Packers

What even IS the officiating in this game tho #Packers

I've yelled "IT'S TOYOTATHON!" at my TV for a number of reasons so far this game. #Packers

BUT IT'S TOYOTATHON #Packers

Connections Puzzle #910 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #440 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Strands #644 “You're styling!” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1413 5️⃣8️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣ 🕛🔟 🕚6️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1413 🕛7️⃣ 8️⃣5️⃣ 6️⃣🔟 🕚9️⃣

Last thing I do today before collapsing in a dramatic heap.

Supporting my choir friends and singing along (JUST IN MY HEAD GUYS, RELAX).

Caught a bit of the Alexandria Scottish Walk during a busy day in Old Town. Having been to sister city Dundee earlier this year (AND MET THE LORD PROVOST, WHAT WHAT), it's a particularly resonant parade for me today.

Connections Puzzle #909 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #439 🟣🟣🟣🟣 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟡🟡🟡🟡 Strands #643 “Tolkien's world” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵 Daily Octordle #1412 9️⃣🔟 🕚🕐 5️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣8️⃣ Daily Gold Octordle #1412 5️⃣🕚 6️⃣🕛 9️⃣🔟 7️⃣8️⃣

This week, the Freakonomics podcast started a three-part series on Handel's Messiah. And I subsequently realized I need get myself together for this year's singalong.