No. And yes. It's always sudden.

Tara ,'Storyteller'


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 - Jan 03, 2017 8:23:12 am PST #4883 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I am slightly amazed that the House backed down on the ethics office.

I still feel like shit, I have a dentist appointment this afternoon, but there's all kinds of drama with the insurance company and a new dentist, and my work is predictably crazy, and I really would just rather be lying down.


Steph L. - Jan 03, 2017 8:29:39 am PST #4884 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I am slightly amazed that the House backed down on the ethics office.

Apparently they got a metric crapload of phone calls from constituents, for one thing.

But I also wonder if they ever really thought it would fly. It felt a lot more like the House GOP members were testing to see who was really in charge of the House, and, as it turns out, it ain't Paul Ryan. I'd have a lot of schadenfreude about that (because I loathe Paul Ryan), except for the fact that it really means they're lining up behind Trump. Ugh.


Steph L. - Jan 03, 2017 8:31:25 am PST #4885 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I really would just rather be lying down.

I have so fucking much work (today is the 3rd and I already have 41 hours on my January invoice, which is INSANE), and I'm trying to get over this food poisoning, but you can't really rush these things, and I just need a nap. (Also, given how little I've eaten over the past 3 days, I don't understand how people on extremely restrictive diets aren't hangry and homicidal all the time.)


Dana - Jan 03, 2017 9:03:29 am PST #4886 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Canceled my dentist appointment. At least that's something.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 03, 2017 9:32:59 am PST #4887 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

Well, I sent Trump a tweet praising him on his statement about Congress. I figure since appealing to his better nature is obviously useless, it's best to use positive reinforcement and attention to try and get him to do the right thing. Like patting a toddler on the head and complimenting them when they use good manners.


Fred Pete - Jan 03, 2017 9:49:06 am PST #4888 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Happy Birthday, Shrift!


-t - Jan 03, 2017 10:48:14 am PST #4889 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Happy shrift day!

I really would just rather be lying down.

Me too. I was fine when i got up this morning but we had a meeting pretty much as soon as I came in that sucked the life right out of me and I have just been sliding more and more into needing-a-nap territory.


Jesse - Jan 03, 2017 10:50:33 am PST #4890 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's been dark and rainy all day here and I have not been my most productive self.


Atropa - Jan 03, 2017 11:15:03 am PST #4891 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Happy birthday, Shrift!


Gudanov - Jan 03, 2017 11:30:43 am PST #4892 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

There's a lot of talk about how bad 2016 has been, but I've got a bad feeling that 2017 is going to be much worse.