Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Kat - Mar 02, 2014 7:17:50 am PST #21238 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

We have one more cookie booth today in about an hour. I hope the rain stays away long enough for us to survive it. We have 70 more boxes to get rid of and then I'm mostly done, except for the money nagging.


Jesse - Mar 02, 2014 8:46:36 am PST #21239 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK! I have cleaned the bathroom and hung some pictures, and rearranged some stuff to get my (grandmother's) china out of my mother's hutch (currently in my spare bedroom) and into my china cabinet. People are funny: My mother doesn't like the china because "it's pink," and my grandmother always used pink tablecloths with it, but actually look at the pattern: [link] Not that pink!


dcp - Mar 02, 2014 8:58:07 am PST #21240 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Nat. Geo. article about marlin and tuna: [link]

I did not know that.


-t - Mar 02, 2014 8:59:00 am PST #21241 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That is not very pink. Probably looks more pink on a pink tablecloth?

Kitchen clean up is progressing slowly, but progressing. I am discouraged because the next thing I wanted to cook, two ingredients are still frozen despite thawing in the fridge since yesterday. They are thawing in the sink now, maybe that will be faster.


meara - Mar 02, 2014 9:11:54 am PST #21242 of 30000

I'm trying to catch up on my TiVo, but Grey's is too much angst and drama for me.


sarameg - Mar 02, 2014 9:20:35 am PST #21243 of 30000

Attack of the naps. After a large cup of coffee. I can't even blame the cats, even though I woke up with Pumpkin snoring on my head and Loki ottering on my torso. Didn't even feel them jump up.

Soon as I stop yawning and shake off the sleep, going to go swim. Signs seem dubious for tomorrow. Maybe early.


Jesse - Mar 02, 2014 9:29:22 am PST #21244 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That is not very pink. Probably looks more pink on a pink tablecloth?

Well, sure! If you highlight the pink! I did find some white linens, and will probably use those more.


Juliebird - Mar 02, 2014 9:48:37 am PST #21245 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Ply has suddenly decided that she likes sleeping in my armpit with her head on my shoulder. It is adorable and eventually uncomfortable. When I moved she took off back to the end of the bed and it took me a while to coax her back up. I think she's quite happy with me no longer kicking her as I toss and turn, with the added bonus of scritchies within easy reach. Only took her a decade to remember this (as a kitten she used to sleep in the curve of my neck, but she was too tiny and I kept rolling on top of her).

Drawback: it's hard to sleep with her purring right in my face.

Still, adorable.


-t - Mar 02, 2014 10:36:16 am PST #21246 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Bills are paid! That was relatively painless (emotionally, actual money going out was kind of a lot as I forgot that the bill for work I had done on the car in January was coming due).

I think I am washing dishes a little faster than I am generating more dishes that need to be washed. It's hard to tell for sure.


Maria - Mar 02, 2014 11:09:37 am PST #21247 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Huge, huge thanks to msbelle and sarameg for their help this weekend. And sara's right: I don't feel like I'm all that packed. In fact, I'm still slightly shellshocked and overwhelemed.

I also had an attack of the naps. From 11-3. Looks like I will be awake late into the night.

Kat, I'm so glad you persisted and got treatment. Many healing vibes to you.