Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

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.


DavidS - Oct 29, 2019 3:28:04 pm PDT #12817 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So glad to hear the update, Cindy. My HS Teacher/Mentor/Friend has Pseudo-Obstruction which is similar in some ways to Crohns. He's had to deal with the complications from adhesions ripping open inside his intestines for decades, so I'm familiar with how daunting that is.

I'm getting kind of excited for the cleaners to come, Sophia! It's going to feel SO good to have the trash removed and the place cleaned.

ION, I am becoming slightly addicted to TJ's Bratwurst. I've been eating Italian sausage for years and Bratwurst is really winning me back with it's crispy casing. Also, I've been making both veg and all meat chili for our high protein diets and it goes really well with the broiled brats.

I was wondering why it was making me so nostalgic because I hadn't done this pairing before and I just realized it's reminding me of Dairy Queen chili dogs that I used to have growing up.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 29, 2019 3:33:12 pm PDT #12818 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thanks again all! I accidentally cleaned up the dresser in my hall today because I needed to put laundry away. I also reset my shower soap dish, possibly badly, but it will work.

I have cleared the garbage bags from in front of my sun porch door, so I think tomorrow I will deal with the sun porch, which basically has boxes of books, and then garbage. I think they will be OK with the boxes of books, so I just need to clean up the other stuff.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 29, 2019 3:35:28 pm PDT #12819 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I don't know if I have had bratwurst. I oddly love liverwurst. I too am excited for the cleaners to come! I just want my house back now.

I think if I can devote the energy I spent at the theatre to my home, I will be good. I am not sure what will happen if I go back.


Amy - Oct 29, 2019 5:27:30 pm PDT #12820 of 30019
Because books.

I just realized it's reminding me of Dairy Queen chili dogs that I used to have growing up.

Aw. My great-grandmother in West Virginia (Gram to pretty much the whole town of Hinton) loved them, and it was a big treat when someone took her into town for one. Good memories.


meara - Oct 30, 2019 1:22:43 am PDT #12821 of 30019

Mmm, bratwurst. Love it, though any time I look at the nutrition I run right back to the chicken sausages, in the store! But so tasty....

Why am I awake at 3am?? Beats me! Not loving this.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 30, 2019 4:43:19 am PDT #12822 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I am sorry you were awake, means. Sine I am all, cleaning likes carrots, I will say that this cleaning is so physically tiring that I am sleeping through the night pretty well.

I heard from my landlord and they are happy with my progress and to inspect next week as well as rekeying my door ( I lost my key about 5 years ago). Yesterday I mostly rested and just reset my living in the apartment (although I ended up cleaning out a dresser and also resetting my soap dish and a tile). Tomorrow the cleaners come!

Today I have opened up the back porch, which was a repository for junk. My goal here right now is just to get it to neat junk and deal with it later most of the stuff is already boxed- it is books, and then there was other stuff I shoved out there to clean my house. So I want to take care of the shoved stuff, straighten and dust the boxes and move on. This will save me this weekend, as I am seriously hoping for a couple days to actually relax and get ready to go back to work. I may take some things up to the attic, because that seems like more reasonable storage for items than a porch.

My mattress in a box is coming today, but I will put it in the attic for now, until the space is cleared tomorrow and I can clean the carpets before putting down the bed base.

This is just to hold myself accountable for the back porch today. My get up and go is flagging a bit.


Jessica - Oct 30, 2019 5:55:39 am PDT #12823 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I will say that this cleaning is so physically tiring that I am sleeping through the night pretty well.

Double win!


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 30, 2019 6:04:02 am PDT #12824 of 30019
"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

Yay Sophia! You are doing an amazing job! And inspired me to do a bit more cleaning for my Halloween guy's night than I otherwise would have. (I doubt my friends will notice that I've scrubbed my kitchen and bathroom countertops, but I'll know!)


Tom Scola - Oct 30, 2019 6:14:47 am PDT #12825 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

My analyst has been out sick for two weeks, and I've been anxious as hell.

But last night, for some reason, I slept for 10 hours! What did I do to deserve this?

Guys, I'm anxious about being so calm.


Steph L. - Oct 30, 2019 6:29:52 am PDT #12826 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Guys, I'm anxious about being so calm.

No, I totally get that. When I hit a patch where I'm not worried about anything, it makes me anxious, because it doesn't feel right to not be worried about *something.*