Is there a German word for the dread of knowing you're going to have to go play in the snow when you might prefer to cocoon in blankets with a warm beverage and a book?

Me, in my new wide-leg jeans because I hear they're flattering and comfy for bodies like mine.

My husband: laughing and wondering why I'm wearing juncos.

Sigh.

The Onion would like to congratulate its owner, G/O Media, for standing firm in its return-to-office mandate, as we can think of nowhere more conducive to best-in-class thought leadership than a fluorescent-lit room populated with the abandoned desks of terminated colleagues.

Yesterday's windshield, a landscape.

A frosty shout out to everyone driving to work with their window down because they lack the initiative to scrape the ice off their window.

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How does one convince the in-laws to order the meat log assortment instead of the catalog petit-fours? Because I'm pondering strategically themed Christmas cards...

Currently collecting stories of how getting a pacemaker is no big deal and easy peasy. Bonus points if your story includes improvement in quality of life, too. (My mom is scheduled for Monday.)

If anyone is handing out vacations, inspiration, or general uplift, I'll be waiting right over here.

Virginia Tech Prison Book Project | VT Humanities Week Help Virginia Tech raise $2,500 for the project: Virginia Tech Prison Book Project | VT Humanities Week. Your gift will make a difference!

friends a request. Our department is the home of the Virginia Tech Prison Book Project - we read letters from incarcerated individuals in VA and send them books. we have robust community donations but we need to buy some. Can you help us out?

Thanks

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What should I treat myself with after this miserable Friday morning dental appointment?

It's hard not to miss Twitter. There should be way more people in my feed dunking on Jerry Miller right now.

Lalala. Will this cough ever go away?

Did you all know that for $20 you can order IKEA and pick it up in Richmond? Why did no one tell me this before? Also, why can I not also pick up meatballs?

I heard that the emergency alert should have triggered my vaccine microchip so that I do the Left's bidding. So what's on the agenda, folks? Did anyone get the memo? Did I need to have the newest shot for this to work?

Does everyone feel incredibly self-conscious and in the way while waiting for their Bodo's order, or is this another thing to talk to my therapist about?

When is the *next* CLAW? I just came up with an idea for a perfect Cville villain character.

Oh! You're right. This is Kindlewood. The delightful thing is that there are newly redeveloped public housing sites that are also beautiful, which allows for this confusion!

It is! This is the result of advocacy and participatory design driven by the Public Housing Association of Residents here in Charlottesville.

One of our cats is named after an angel, and another is named after a demon. They both seem to tend toward demonic behavior.

Cville land use folks: if your goal is to accommodate projected housing. How much capacity do you zone for in a plan? And does anyone have a citation for why? I'm striking out.

I just realized that the best shortcut for finding work clothes is to search for "funeral dresses". 🤷‍♀️

One of our transportation planning faculty is currently holding class on the 3rd level of the parking garage, and I'm delighted.

What are the laws about yard sign placement in Charlottesville? Can you just plunk those wherever? Who can remove them?

Well, I commented on a NIMBY post on a FB community page, so there goes my day.

Is there a Girl Scout badge for finding a decapitated squirrel in the park? Because that wasn't in my troop plan.

Just in time for COVID surge, it's the return of Fall throat-clearing allergies!

I did it, y'all. I survived taking my kid to see Disney Jr. Live on a school night. Thanks to WNRN for the tickets. J was sure pleased to go.

Introducing The Mod Pod: A Sleek Chef-led Trailer Offers Kolaches, Tacos, and Savory Waffle Cones at... It’s hard to say for sure, but it seems a safe bet that this is Charlottesville’s first food trailer serving kolaches. What are kolaches? Czech pastries with a history in rural Texas, s…

Oh, dang!