Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em. Zoe: Shoot 'em? Mal: Politely.

'Serenity'


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.


Calli - Dec 18, 2016 2:40:53 am PST #3971 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

If Casper's over 12, can't you leave her to her own devices? Give her a list of chores and boundaries of where she can and can't go when they're done? I guess there may be more laws and whatnot than when I was a kid, but that worked out all right for me.


Sparky1 - Dec 18, 2016 2:58:49 am PST #3972 of 30002
Librarian Warlord

Well, we have three weeks of camp settled, anyway, and another three on Jan 5th will need to happen. But a $400 discount is too good to pass up even if I don't want to be thinking about it now. I guess we also have our week at the beach with Sox settled, too, and a week of family vacation, so I'll have eight of eleven done.

What I really need to do is have my daughter get out of the house so I can wrap presents. Go away, kiddo!


flea - Dec 18, 2016 3:14:06 am PST #3973 of 30002
information libertarian

We did some weeks of that last summer for Casper. It's just, 9 hours a day of your own devices turns into bingewatching CSI, apparently. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but a little structure and contact with other humans is nice too. Doing that for 11 weeks straight would be not that healthy.


Calli - Dec 18, 2016 3:27:19 am PST #3974 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

That makes sense. Are there any summer school enrichment things available? Or library ones? Or a summer project Casper might get excited enough about to outweigh the lure of CSI?


Jesse - Dec 18, 2016 5:05:53 am PST #3975 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, I remember my day camps at that age were pretty far afield, but interesting!


Jessica - Dec 18, 2016 6:00:04 am PST #3976 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Oh god, camp. I think we're sending both kids to sleepaway camp for 2 weeks, and other than that I got NUTHIN'.

I love facials, but I'm sure it depends on the person doing them whether they're relaxing or just torture.


Sheryl - Dec 18, 2016 6:09:52 am PST #3977 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

We've got a few years before we have to worry about camp for Mr. S.

I've had one facial, and my skin didn't react well to it. Ah, well, not like there aren't other things I like at a day spa.


askye - Dec 18, 2016 7:16:07 am PST #3978 of 30002
Thrive to spite them

Hivemind question

Does anyone know where ano XSMALL hospital gown can be purchasedone.

Or if a kids large would be about the same size?


SuziQ - Dec 18, 2016 8:17:48 am PST #3979 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Wow - I finally caught up here.

Consuela - I'm sorry about your dad's experience with Haldol and that nurse. Some hospice nurses seem to be all about the "end of life" part of hospice and keeping the person as comfortable and manageable as possible instead of concentrating on the quality of the end of life.

We are in deep freeze more here with about 6" of snow on the ground. I'm driving out to the airport tomorrow and flying to SLC. Normally I part in the econo-lot but I'm planning on parking in the garage so I have a roof over my car.

I love facials. I am actually thinking of ending my massage membership and getting the occasional facial instead. I have not found a massage therapist who can do the hard deep tissue work I need. With PT, I have lots of stretching exercises and they work out the rough muscles for me.

I got eyelash extensions last week. The power went out mid-proces. I had one eye done. Apparently that strip of stores had lost wire power earlier in the week due to a fire in a junction box and so the power company has those stores running off generators while they get the power fixed. Anyway, the store manager had a bunch of headlamp lights - like headbands with LED lights. So she completed the other eye with that in the pitch dark and did an AWESOME job. She also does facials so I may give her a try. I mean, if she can rock my eyelashes with a headlamp.


shrift - Dec 18, 2016 9:13:33 am PST #3980 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I am on my way to the airport. I usually fret that I'm forgetting something, but I guess I'm out of fucks to give.