Can't you ever get your mind out of the hellmouth?

Buffy ,'Touched'


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.


aurelia - Jun 24, 2017 12:46:59 pm PDT #13121 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

This is just a 2 hour rental, not a purchase.


Jessica - Jun 24, 2017 12:56:17 pm PDT #13122 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

So, re politics. I've been listening to The Righteous Mind on my commute for the past week, and I've just gotten to the last bit, which is where he finally starts talking about why liberal and conservative value systems are essentially incompatible (and why conservatives have an evolutionary advantage when arguing from a moral platform, but also why we need balance). I'm trying really REALLY hard not to knee-jerk reject all of his pro-conservative arguments, and just listen to the overall message about how human brains work, but man, it's hard. It's also very obvious that he wrote the book in a pre-Trump era, because a lot of what he says about conservatives is depressingly out of date.

[eta: Oh right, Mitch McConnell. Anyway, using the framework of this book, McConnell is operating on the sanctity, fairness, and authority foundations, and more or less pretending that the care/harm foundation doesn't exist. Which is (a) the opposite of how liberal minds work and (b) a really fucking terrible moral ground for a healthcare system.)

Kayak or stand-up paddleboard?

SUP all the way. They are SO SO FUN.


sj - Jun 24, 2017 1:43:22 pm PDT #13123 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I need some help for the hivemind. My uncle gave me some stock certificates found in my grandfather's stuff. They're in my name and my uncle's name, but he said I could have them. The company appears to still be in business, but I don't know the first thing about trading them in.


sj - Jun 24, 2017 2:14:13 pm PDT #13124 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Bathnwas far less traumatic tonight! ltc still stood but she didn't scream or cry or try to get out and after she said, "I did it!"


msbelle - Jun 24, 2017 2:20:23 pm PDT #13125 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

brave brave ltc.

re:stock certificates, I know nothing.


Jesse - Jun 24, 2017 3:22:29 pm PDT #13126 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Good one, ltc!

My mother recently sold some stock she had certificates for, and it was apparently a pain in the ass, but I don't know the details. I could ask, though!


Amy - Jun 24, 2017 3:29:41 pm PDT #13127 of 30002
Because books.

Aw, ltc! Good work, kiddo!


Jesse - Jun 24, 2017 3:31:15 pm PDT #13128 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

ION, I can't decide what to do about a new cat. I guess I'm not ready, but I like the look of this one! [link] I kind of wish a kitten would fall in my lap, though. Maybe I should sign up to foster? What to do???


meara - Jun 24, 2017 3:52:05 pm PDT #13129 of 30002

I'm drunk. Also at pride. Also didn't nap after getting off the pkane


WindSparrow - Jun 24, 2017 3:53:26 pm PDT #13130 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.

Good job, ltc!

Jesse, I have no idea. My cats have always just sort of showed up. Our local humaine society has their cats in a big room with kennels lining the walls. Most of the cats roam free. I sort of figure when the time comes to bring home a new cat, I would go and sit in the middle of the cat room with my eyes closed, and go home with whichever cat tells me to take 'em with me.