Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

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


-t - Feb 14, 2016 4:21:33 pm PST #15451 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Glad to hear it, Burrell! I have undercooked and overcooked it at various times and it was never ruined afaict, ftr. Yay for Franny help!

Nom, molten lava cakes with raspberry centers! And I am with Tim in this as in so many matters.

I am starting to feel like I might actually be sick and not just lazy, low-grade feverish. I'll take some Aleve before I go to bed and hope it's gone by tomorrow. On the plus side, getting through a fair bit of TV in between reading the murder mystery, so not a completely wasted day.


Jesse - Feb 14, 2016 4:27:43 pm PST #15452 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So I found some jobs to apply to, and now I feel like I shouldn't! If I left my job in the current circumstance, it would be kind of a disaster for the people left behind. And none of the jobs seems 100% perfect, so I think I won't bother. Oh well.


Burrell - Feb 14, 2016 4:33:46 pm PST #15453 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

It's out of the oven and looks good. Looks a bit, er, homemade, but that's okay too


-t - Feb 14, 2016 4:38:01 pm PST #15454 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Homemade is what he wanted, right?

Tough call, Jesse. I guess if none of the jobs you are looking at are really calling to you passing makes sense, but don't stay forever to make things easier for other people!


Jesse - Feb 14, 2016 4:43:44 pm PST #15455 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I know, I know. We'll see how I feel tomorrow, I guess.

I'm sure it's delicious, Burrell! Mmmm....cheesecake.

Given my low-carb aspirations went out the window when the post-church lunch was a tuna-noodle casserole, I just ate a big chunk of chocolate (get it out of the house! Valentine's Day!), and now I regret it.


sarameg - Feb 14, 2016 5:56:52 pm PST #15456 of 30003

Banana break with spiced rum for the win. 3 loaves from a double (?) batch.


Zenkitty - Feb 14, 2016 6:06:12 pm PST #15457 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I am starting to feel like I might actually be sick and not just lazy, low-grade feverish.

Me too. What the heck. My neck and shoulders are all stiff and achey, for no reason I figure, and I feel like I have a bit of a fever. I'm gonna take vitamin C and go to bed.

ION, it's snowing hard here now. We're supposed to get ~7 inches tomorrow, and then Tuesday it'll be 50 degrees. Whatever, Winter.


Burrell - Feb 14, 2016 7:14:15 pm PST #15458 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I love tuna-noodle casserole in that comfort food way, and I grew up with a mom who never made it because that was the kind of food she was running away from when she moved to California. But I have always loved it, and yet, like my mom, I never make it.


Typo Boy - Feb 14, 2016 9:06:18 pm PST #15459 of 30003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

A lighter side. Neil Gaiman has caught the Gruniad in what is either an error or a brilliant bit of front-page commentary. Brits will especially appreciate this, but I think the rest of us can pretty much get the gist

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sarameg - Feb 15, 2016 4:07:27 am PST #15460 of 30003

Today started with a complete password meltdown. And not because I forgot it!

I want to cancel today.