I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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.


-t - Jan 03, 2018 5:07:22 pm PST #20658 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mmm, Rothko. Yum.

I like your choices today, shrift!


Burrell - Jan 03, 2018 6:23:02 pm PST #20659 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Sounds like a good, low key birthday, shrift

I've never done the take the day off for my birthday thing because I don't like canceling class, but it just occurred to me that, for the first time in forever, I won't be teaching in fall. Although I'm still not sure it's feasible to take the day off work, I don't know how much swirling chaos there will be in October.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2018 11:08:39 pm PST #20660 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Interesting discovery tonight, my cats are somewhat freaked out by the neighbor's pig squealing, but confused and curious instead of scared. Rather than running to hide like they do when they hear people in the stairwell, they went up to the door and listened.


Consuela - Jan 03, 2018 11:33:57 pm PST #20661 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

So exciting, tomorrow we start climbing argh.


Laura - Jan 04, 2018 3:02:14 am PST #20662 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Very exciting indeed! Have a spectacular climb.


Jesse - Jan 04, 2018 3:49:19 am PST #20663 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So amazing, Consuela!!


Fred Pete - Jan 04, 2018 3:53:52 am PST #20664 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Belated Happy Birthday, shrift!


Calli - Jan 04, 2018 4:12:33 am PST #20665 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

It sounds like a wonderful trip, Consuela! I hope your cold clears up quickly so you can enjoy it to its fullest.

We had snow here (NC) last night, and I'm working from home today. It's unusually cold for the area, so instead of the snow melting in the sun, it's blowing around in glittery clouds in the wind. Lovely to see from inside a warm apartment.


Tom Scola - Jan 04, 2018 4:23:00 am PST #20666 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

This is awesome: [link]

CORRECTION: An earlier version of the story misidentified the fictional character name Bannon uses to refer to Jared Kushner as Frodo, a "Lord of the Rings" reference, rather than Fredo, a reference to "The Godfather."


sarameg - Jan 04, 2018 4:23:01 am PST #20667 of 30002

Sometimes I'm amazed my coworkers figure out how to exit their front door.