Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.

'Objects In Space'


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.


Dana - Mar 18, 2020 9:30:30 am PDT #18070 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I'm pretty sure Ryan is like 6 years old, so I don't know what this high school nonsense is.

Based on the possibility that maybe I'm sick based on some vague blood test results, it's fun trying to figure out how to act at home. Right now, I'm trying not to touch common surfaces. I have no coughing or anything, but based on research, you can maybe be asymptomatic for as long as 11 days?

Can I actually keep from touching things that long? That's a lot of using my t-shirt or a paper towel to open doorknobs.


lisah - Mar 18, 2020 9:51:32 am PDT #18071 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

Why are cruises even still a thing right now??


-t - Mar 18, 2020 9:56:26 am PDT #18072 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Cruises should not be a thing now!

All y'all with these outlandish stories of your tiny children driving cars and going to high school, I'm not buying it. That's just silly.


-t - Mar 18, 2020 10:03:21 am PDT #18073 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Some days following the Meal Combination Spreadsheet gets me tuna & oatmeal, sometimes it's black beans and tortillas. Today is the latter.


Theodosia - Mar 18, 2020 10:10:18 am PDT #18074 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

In a weird sort of turnaround, the staff is now using the big dining room for lunch, each of us sitting at a large table well separated. The acoustics are actually pretty good, even with the separation, and it's a good thing to be sitting and comparing notes. The office staff is meeting individually with each resident to discuss the menu this week and address concerns/get feedback.

I fell in with a good crew, I think, and if I have to have something to distract me during this crisis and feel like I'm making a difference, this is it.

(Or as I was putting it earlier: "The good news is that I have a job. The bad news is that I can't work from home doing it.")


Shir - Mar 18, 2020 10:31:21 am PDT #18075 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

I'm pretty sure Ryan is like 6 years old

Right there with you.


-t - Mar 18, 2020 10:33:29 am PDT #18076 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That is good to hear, Theo! I'm glad y'all are finding ways to manage.


askye - Mar 18, 2020 11:36:20 am PDT #18077 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

Theo I'm glad you are with a good group of people and that they have you as part of the team to help the residents.

So there seems to be an idea that since I'm off work until at least the 30th and I'm getting paid I should go to the beach, in Florida. And while I would LOVE to do that I also do not want to drive from SC to FL spreading germs and avoiding my family when I'm in FL because I don't anyone to get infected and I don't want to be exposed to all the other states. I mean, yes, this would be an ideal time to be at the beach and I may have to use up all my PTO for store closings depending on how long we are closed but .. it's just not responsible.

Also if I go I'm going to want to see my Dad and my aunt and my grandma and it's bad enough being an hour away and not seeing my mom


amyparker - Mar 18, 2020 11:36:54 am PDT #18078 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Would whoever is playing Jumanji please put the board away?

The Salt Lake airport is closed (the air traffic control tower was damaged by the quake). Jim and I have spoken with the folks we know and they're okay, but done with aftershocks.


Laura - Mar 18, 2020 11:48:43 am PDT #18079 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

At this point I am expecting to get an early hurricane.

My doctors are making me crazy. All the doctors and nurses want remote access, from a huge assortment of platforms. I know they believe I know everything tech off the top of my head, but I have to research how to use your Chromebook to remote access the office. Then another one wants me to stay connected to her while she explores signing up for Skype. First, Skype is not my software, second, your 85 year old patient may not have the capability to do a visit that way. Wiped out.