That's insane troll logic!

Xander ,'Showtime'


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.


Laura - Mar 02, 2020 5:53:41 am PST #16956 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I'm going to my first Silent Book Club meeting Wednesday. My sister arrives from NY that morning and is a reader, and my son's MIL joined the club as well. So combo girls night out and trying a new thing. This month it is at a beer joint with lots of comfy chairs so I am looking forward to it. [link] They have like a half hour startup while you can opt to get a drink/snack, then an hour reading whatever you are currently reading, then after you can stay and socialize or not depending on your mood.

DH leaves that morning for Jamaica for our friend's funeral so it will be a good distraction for me. Apparently the night before the funeral is when all the partying and stuff takes place, then the next day the funeral. He is flying over with Sean's girlfriend who witnessed his murder, and his daughter. My only condition on him going was that he travel with family who know how to get around. Unfortunately the beautiful island has a horrific crime rate and DH makes a mighty big target. He leaves like 6AM on Friday and will drive directly from Miami to mid-state for the state basketball finals. There won't be enough time for him to get me, but with my sister here I am good with skipping the state finals.


Laura - Mar 02, 2020 6:42:35 am PST #16957 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Ha, my sister just called me to ask what she should do with her Florida absentee ballot. Our primary is March 17th. She doesn't want to vote for her first choice if she won't be around after Super Tuesday, but she also wants to make sure it will be in on time.

Not sure if I will vote early or wait until that day. This year the primary is on my 30th wedding anniversary! So voting, what a way to celebrate, right? If we are going somewhere then I'll vote before.


Jessica - Mar 02, 2020 7:01:16 am PST #16958 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I just got an email from my mother forwarded from my uncle, whose good friend from medical school was one of the first molecular virologists to work with coronaviruses back in the 1970s. tl;dr he says it will likely be widespread in the United States by mid-March/April, and to wash your hands a lot and don't touch things or people (and if you do, wash your hands again).


Steph L. - Mar 02, 2020 7:05:29 am PST #16959 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

tl;dr he says it will likely be widespread in the United States by mid-March/April

I have to go to Chicago in April for the yearly AMA freelancer meeting, and I'm wondering if they'll cancel it. I can see them cancelling it because they're the freaking AMA and don't want to expose us (and them) to disease vectors (plane travel and whatnot, plus a meeting with 25-ish people), but I can ALSO see them not cancelling it because they're the freaking AMA and know that if we wash our dang hands we should be fine.

I might hold off on getting my plane ticket for another week or so, though. Just in case. Or I guess I could get a refundable fare.


Jesse - Mar 02, 2020 7:09:59 am PST #16960 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Refundable fares are wicked expensive, though.


meara - Mar 02, 2020 7:11:39 am PST #16961 of 30019

Oh Cashmere that sounds so tough. Hugs.

Except yknow, distance hugs. Because apparently seattle is like the epicenter right now or something!!


Steph L. - Mar 02, 2020 7:14:55 am PST #16962 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Refundable fares are wicked expensive, though.

Good point. Hmm. Will ponder.


Jesse - Mar 02, 2020 7:29:03 am PST #16963 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm trying not to get worried about my flight to Vancouver in two weeks, but ugh!


shrift - Mar 02, 2020 7:37:45 am PST #16964 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Shiiiiiiit, Cashmere. Sending all of the ~ma.

Thanks to David's mention of the President's Day extended sale at Macy's, I finally remembered to order more wash cloths last night with about an hour left on the sale. Which is something that has been on my To Do list for... a while.


Laura - Mar 02, 2020 7:41:07 am PST #16965 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Yes meara, grocery delivery and no touching anything please. We only have a couple cases in FL, but really every state is going to see this things.

My hands are going to be extra clean.