You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!

Spike ,'Smile Time'


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.


-t - Nov 22, 2019 10:36:27 am PST #13884 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Marked for future reference, Sophia, thanks!


Sheryl - Nov 22, 2019 12:10:40 pm PST #13885 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Having cleaning people here every other week has proven to be a good decision on our part, as we were just not keeping up with our cleaning.(Given the chaos that is our lives, it's no surprise.)


Sophia Brooks - Nov 22, 2019 1:31:14 pm PST #13886 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

That is good to know. In my town, the only people who have cleaning people, I think are rich people with suburban homes, so I just feel a little weird asking someone to clean my apartment that is not in the good part of town or anything.

I have acquired yarn! Maria took me to a place where I could feel the yarn. It is right now living outside my apartment, and I will work on the cap on the bus, as I am a smoker, and smoke is bad for the chemo cap.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 22, 2019 2:29:13 pm PST #13887 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I basically have one bookcase, the attic and my woodwork to go. I am having good luck sanding down the parts of the woodwork that are damaged, and then staying just that part with matching stain. It isn't perfect, but it is better than the stains.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 22, 2019 2:35:41 pm PST #13888 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Also, Maria and her mom were worried about me eating. I have had trouble, but mostly because I am not hungry and also afraid of cooking. I am glad, when I talked to her today, I could say I bought steaks, cooked and ate one with blue cheese and spinach. I am a little annoyed with my grocery store because they cut all the outside fat off my little top round steaks. I want to eat the fat, and I definitely want to cook in it! I am not afraid of cooking now that the sticker is gone.

I sort of dread that 2009/2019 thing on Facebook, because I look so unhappy and skinny and droopy. I was perfectly happy 100 pounds heavier. 2017 was a happy looking period.


billytea - Nov 22, 2019 5:08:18 pm PST #13889 of 30019
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I'd vote for him in a millisecond.

Citizen Ryan gratefully accepts your vote!

It was Biyi's mother's birthday this week (she's 79), so we took her out to lunch today. Her parents returned to Australia from China about a month ago. Two days before their flight, she had a bad fall, hurt her back. She didn't want to postpone the flight, so she waited till she was back here to get treatment.

She made the entire trip with a cracked vertebra.


DavidS - Nov 22, 2019 5:35:45 pm PST #13890 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

She made the entire trip with a cracked vertebra.

Yowch! That's too much.

and I will work on the cap on the bus, as I am a smoker, and smoke is bad for the chemo cap.

You're so thoughtful!

You can ask the butcher to leave the fat on, btw. He can trim steaks to order.


Trudy Booth - Nov 22, 2019 8:24:49 pm PST #13891 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I'm a big fan of a cleaner once a month.

It's easier to tidy and the dirty never gets that bad.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 22, 2019 9:09:47 pm PST #13892 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I may have found an actual butcher in walking distance!

If I were in NYC or another big city, I probably wouldn't hesitate about the cleaner. But, our Dean cleans her own house!


NoiseDesign - Nov 22, 2019 11:26:48 pm PST #13893 of 30019
Our wings are not tired

We have a cleaner every two weeks. It truly has been money we never regret spending. It is so worth it.