Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.

Xander ,'Empty Places'


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.


-t - Mar 30, 2014 7:29:39 pm PDT #24055 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'll brace myself for it later in the week, le n. Meanwhile, Bob's Burgers makes a nice palate cleanser.


Consuela - Mar 30, 2014 8:16:18 pm PDT #24056 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

.you guys, I have so much paella.

This is what the freezer is for, I suspect. I froze a bunch of my oatmeal risotta from last week, and the freezer has become kind of a treasure chest of leftovers. There's some Greek feta-rice casserole in there, and pumpkin bread pudding, and cassoulet, and some of the ground nut & sweet potato stew from a few weeks back. Oh, and I froze a bunch of the beet pesto.


Burrell - Mar 30, 2014 8:56:25 pm PDT #24057 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Your freezer is tastier than mine, Consuela. Mine's full of TJs mac and cheese.


Consuela - Mar 30, 2014 9:11:02 pm PDT #24058 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Well, you know, I've been unemployed for half of the last ten months. I've had time to cook. I had meant to do a lot more, but I'll be back on TJ's frozen Indian entrees soon enough.


Calli - Mar 31, 2014 2:03:18 am PDT #24059 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Mmmm, paella!

"One does not simply walk into Mario's"

One wing to rule them all, one wing to find them.


Anne W. - Mar 31, 2014 2:22:51 am PDT #24060 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

One wing to rule them all, and in the hot sauce bind them.


Kat - Mar 31, 2014 3:14:57 am PDT #24061 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

t- awesome on the 5k!

Sue, I strongly encourage you to buy the $210 bra. Per wear, it's totally worth it.

I spend similar money on two bras at Jenette in Pasadena who did the best fittings EVER. One is so damned perfect and comfortable it makes my Wacoals look ill-fitting and cheap (though I still wear them).


Jesse - Mar 31, 2014 5:20:36 am PDT #24062 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OMG, I have no idea what to do with my new hire. The worst!


Kate P. - Mar 31, 2014 5:23:23 am PDT #24063 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Blergh, drama with a coworker. Minor drama, but still enough to make me feel oogy.

We're hiring a new library director, and she'll be coming to town in a few weeks to look for a place to live. So I offered to invite her to my house for a meal while she's here, and to invite all the library staff too -- our current interim director, C; the Lower School librarian, D; and our admin/circ staff member, L. L is kind of a pill but I also know she feels unappreciated in this job, plus she was downsized from her last job and still feels resentment about that. Well, we were looking at two dates for the meal: a Sunday brunch or a Monday dinner. D couldn't come to dinner and L couldn't come to brunch, and there wasn't another date that would work for everyone, so I offered the two dates to our guest (without telling her who could or couldn't come to each one) and she chose brunch. So now L feels resentful about that but is also acting all martyred, saying things like "I just feel like I've been pushed aside again because of D's eating issues [D was just diagnosed with diabetes and is now on a pretty strict eating schedule], but it's fine, it's fine."

This is tricky because it's in my best interest to be on L's good side as much as possible, and I feel like lately we've been on better terms, so it's going to take some time to recover from this perceived slight. On the other hand, I wasn't especially looking forward to hearing her comments about my house or my cooking, so I'm also relieved that she won't be there.


Theodosia - Mar 31, 2014 5:31:04 am PDT #24064 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

L was going to be a pill, anyway.

I'm full of gronk this morning. I really need to pull out of it and Do Stuff, but I don't know where to start.