My mom does not handle the whole "No Family Dinners For Now, You're Vulnerable And I Don't Want To Kill You" very well. She might be a nurse over 60 who is working with the elderly, but she's still my mother.
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
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.
Shir - Mar 13, 2020 12:57:01 pm PDT #17660 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
msbelle - Mar 13, 2020 1:00:28 pm PDT #17661 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am going out to eat. My head hurts, but I think it is from wearing my glasses all day at the computer (I only need them for distance.) and holding stress in my neck.
Canvassing has been switch to phone banking for Sunday - and still no word on what work is going to look like next week.
ION - someone on my block was just playing a saxophone out on their front porch, not greatly, but charming.
Jesse - Mar 13, 2020 1:18:29 pm PDT #17662 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I finally cancelled the trip I was supposed to leave for on Sunday. Phew!
Hil R. - Mar 13, 2020 2:03:11 pm PDT #17663 of 30019
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
One of the people from my Jewish group is starting a virtual bread and soup party -- she'll post recipes each Monday, and then everyone can make them, and we all gather and eat on WebEx on Thursday evening.
aurelia - Mar 13, 2020 3:03:14 pm PDT #17664 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That sounds lovely, Hil.
I went to my library this morning for early voting and then to Whole Foods which had weekend level traffic. I didn't check the paper items, but the frozen veggies were nearly empty.
Then I had to hustle in to work for a hastily scheduled meeting. I was expecting we'd be WFH for the immediate future, but in an attempt to keep the show crews (who get paid hourly) employed I'm supposed to find something for them to do to make up the total hours they would've gotten from show calls. Which means I need to be at work next week. I like that my crew will continue to get paid. I don't like that they'll have to use public transit to get there.
Jesse - Mar 13, 2020 3:17:45 pm PDT #17665 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My mother just said they haven't had frozen veg at our store in two weeks! And of course, she's eaten down her fridge in anticipation of being out of town. So we'll see how that goes.
You guys, I did not realize how much of my anxiety was tied up in this trip! I should sleep well tonight.
-t - Mar 13, 2020 3:32:46 pm PDT #17666 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
What a good idea, Hil!
Can't they just pay them not to work? That's what I would do. This could be one of the many reasons I am not in charge of anything.
Yay for lowering stress, Jesse!
I have something not entirely unlike coq au vin in the instant pot. Sounds like the rain could start anytime. Should be a cozy weekend.
DXMachina - Mar 13, 2020 3:37:56 pm PDT #17667 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
You know, this documentation might be as important as our 9/11 thread. But slower.
Sophia, I was thinking the exact same thing. The vibe of this thread is much like that one was, but at a much slower pace.
Pix - Mar 13, 2020 3:54:10 pm PDT #17668 of 30019
The status is NOT quo.
All, I just want to remind you during this scary time that we are going to be okay.
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse.
shrift - Mar 13, 2020 4:04:48 pm PDT #17669 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I just got an email that the San Francisco Public Library is closing until March 31st, which at this point I was expecting.