You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.

Xander ,'Help'


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.


sj - Mar 19, 2020 9:37:19 am PDT #18152 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I managed to finally get moving on my day. I printed up more worksheets for ltc and she helped me make pasta and beans with the beans we made yesterday.


aurelia - Mar 19, 2020 9:52:38 am PDT #18153 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

OH, Jess, I'm sorry. It's good that you got to celebrate with her on her birthday.

I just had my first video production meeting from home. Gilda was a big hit. I'm lucky both cats weren't in the office chair with me.


flea - Mar 19, 2020 9:59:10 am PDT #18154 of 30019
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Jessica, I am so sorry. IIRC your grandmother is about a mile from me right now. I am thinking of her and your whole family. I am so glad you had that time last fall.


Hil R. - Mar 19, 2020 10:04:32 am PDT #18155 of 30019
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I just put in a grocery delivery order. I wasn't able to get a delivery time at Meijer, so I redid my whole order at Kroger, and it's being delivered Monday. Now, need to get some prescriptions refilled at CVS, and hoping that they're allowed to deliver controlled substances. (If not, I've got a couple of friends who aren't isolating as much as I am who've said they'd pick stuff up for me if I need it.)


Topic!Cindy - Mar 19, 2020 10:09:46 am PDT #18156 of 30019
What is even happening?

Jessica, love to you and your whole family. I am so sorry you're going through this.

Nilly, I hope you're enjoying your first night back with your family by now.

Hang in there, Buffistas.


P.M. Marc - Mar 19, 2020 10:38:27 am PDT #18157 of 30019
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I'm so sorry, Jessica.

My parents (and brother) have been sheltering in place since pretty much the beginning of the month when we brought them a bunch of supplies from Costco. They did have their new fridge delivered (with three people in the house instead of two, they didn't have enough space, apparently, though there's a fridge in the basement, too, so IDEK), but Mom's a retired nurse and taking every precaution she can.

I really hate that I don't know when I'll next see my medically fragile octogenarian parents, gotta say.


DavidS - Mar 19, 2020 10:44:16 am PDT #18158 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And-in-another-post: happy to report that Nilly reunited with her family. The kids are thrilled.

That's great! They must have flown into her arms.

Gavin Newsom has said that schools might not reopen before summer. I'm not ready for six months of no school!


sj - Mar 19, 2020 10:46:41 am PDT #18159 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Plei, I'm glad your parents are taking this seriously, and honestly I don't know how anyone survives without a second fridge/freezer. We always have both freezers filled with meats, frozen leftovers, and frozen veggies. The second fridge is usually filled with extra seltzer and dairy products.


chrismg - Mar 19, 2020 10:50:31 am PDT #18160 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Plei, I'm pretty much in the same situation with my (septuagenarian) folks; the plan was to head to Houston this weekend to see them, but we finally decided to cancel out of caution.


sj - Mar 19, 2020 10:57:31 am PDT #18161 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

We've been calling and texting pictures to my in-laws as well as to Mom and Stepdad every day, but they are used to seeing ltc every week. It's is hard on everyone. Especially for ltc wrt my mom, who she is very very close to. My father-in-law is still working at a car dealership, and I do not know how seriously the rest of them are taking all of this, but I do know when my mom was unable to move around when she broke her knee earlier this year she was very anxious and depressed. So, I'm sure she's not doing well with this.

ltc's nursery school isn't charging us for this month and her karate classes are now available online.