Back in US. Possibly about 75% dead. Still have Customs, parking shuttle, and drive to hotel.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
Dana - Jun 21, 2017 3:37:31 pm PDT #12930 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Dana - Jun 21, 2017 3:47:47 pm PDT #12931 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Steph, I know it wasn't an easy decision, but I'm glad you're doing what you need.
Steph L. - Jun 21, 2017 4:00:51 pm PDT #12932 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The thing is, a big part (though not the ONLY reason) of why I'm not going is that I absolutely cannot be my dad's emotional dumping ground. Him putting me in that role is killing me. This is a boundary I have to maintain.
But I can't tell Dad that's why I'm not going (even if I thought that having a conversation about his inappropriate emotional vampire tendencies would go well under *normal* circumstances, I absolutely am not going to use the occasion of his last living brother's traumatic death to drop a bombshell on him). So -- and I do feel bad about this, but it's what I'm going to do -- Friday morning I'm going to call Dad and tell him I can't go because I have a migraine. That's the kindest thing to do right now.
(Honestly, I don't think I'll ever be able to have the "You are an emotional vampire towards me but not my brother and have been for literally 25 years and that is gross and inappropriate in about 100 different ways so cut it the hell out now" conversation with him. That's not a safe conversation for me to have. All I can do is establish boundaries of steel. Which I had been doing, until Uncle Ed's death blindsided me. Ugh. So glad for therapy tomorrow.)
Kate P. - Jun 21, 2017 5:10:45 pm PDT #12933 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Your plan for Friday sounds totally reasonable and kind to me. I'm glad for your sake that you'll be staying home.
Zenkitty - Jun 21, 2017 5:11:47 pm PDT #12934 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Both a good and a wise choice, Steph, I think.
smonster - Jun 21, 2017 5:40:37 pm PDT #12935 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Absolutely. It's not safe or kind to be honest, so it's almost like you're translating it into language he can understand. Or something.
smonster - Jun 21, 2017 5:42:25 pm PDT #12936 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
A bit of levity from the wilds of Tinder… I think this is a typo? Dude is describing kinds of movies he likes.
Action, comedies, marital arts, some sci fi, old westerns and b&w.
WindSparrow - Jun 21, 2017 5:43:03 pm PDT #12937 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Welcome back, Dana!
msbelle, that is some serious adulting. You deserve all the stickers.
Steph L. - Jun 21, 2017 5:51:58 pm PDT #12938 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
marital arts
Well, I think The Thin Man movies qualify. Maybe Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
aurelia - Jun 21, 2017 6:54:46 pm PDT #12939 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That should totally be a Netflix category.