Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Steph L. - Mar 18, 2020 12:27:14 pm PDT #18083 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Isn't the deal with Jumanji that you can't just stop playing, you have to win?

I didn't see the original, but based on the remake with Mr. The Rock, yes, you have to win. Sometimes using sexy dance fighting.


-t - Mar 18, 2020 1:04:10 pm PDT #18084 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm not sure I saw the original all the way through. I think I was working in a movie theater when it came out so I saw bits and pieces on my breaks.

I hope your day-at-home is good, Sheryl. Mr S vibes your way.


Laura - Mar 18, 2020 1:07:18 pm PDT #18085 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I love Jumanji deeply despite seeing the original a billion times. I may need to rewatch.


Amy - Mar 18, 2020 1:15:48 pm PDT #18086 of 30019
Because books.

Same. My kids loved the original Jumanji.


Laura - Mar 18, 2020 1:23:15 pm PDT #18087 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

The boys made me watch it repeatedly as kids do, and I didn't mind.


Jesse - Mar 18, 2020 1:41:02 pm PDT #18088 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So I just made chicken tenders with a proper three-step coating including toasted panko, and I have to say, it was worth it! But I hate throwing out the leftover egg, etc.


aurelia - Mar 18, 2020 1:42:28 pm PDT #18089 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

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.

I wouldn't. Between all the recommendations against unnecessary travel and the quantity of spring breakers who have been in Florida anyway that seems like a bad idea.

One thing about WFH. It does make dealing with a migraine a little easier. Not that I did much more than keep up with emails.


Hil R. - Mar 18, 2020 1:49:28 pm PDT #18090 of 30019
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

In regard to the fathers (any mothers?) who are not taking precautions, I saw a story about an older couple - in their 70s, I believe - who announced to their adult daughters that they'd booked and were still planning on taking a cruise this month. Leaving from a virus hotspot. Both daughters called them up and yelled at them until they decided that maybe they should cancel.

My family had that exact same conversation a few weeks ago. The cruise was supposed to be last week.

My university keeps sending out new emails with lists of online teaching resources that we can use or can't use, or things that we must do or must not do. Twice now, I've gotten something set up and then gotten an email that said that I can't use it.


Amy - Mar 18, 2020 2:17:28 pm PDT #18091 of 30019
Because books.

Question: if I was off my meds (Prozac and Wellbutrin) for two weeks, could going back on them mess with my moods/emotional balance? Or is more probably just stress and anxiety?


Hil R. - Mar 18, 2020 2:22:41 pm PDT #18092 of 30019
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Going off and then back on Prozac can absolutely mess with your moods. I don't know about Wellbutrin, but I'd guess that it could, too.