Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.

Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'


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.


shrift - Jun 02, 2020 2:44:10 pm PDT #21935 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

-t, good lord!

I guess we're still under curfew after checking the news, although I haven't received the urgent alert X-TREME on my phone yet today like the past two days.

I was researching community bail funds to donate to and it looks like a lot of them aren't in our internal donation matching portal. I guess I will be dedicating some time to nominating all the ones that are eligible and missing!


-t - Jun 02, 2020 2:48:17 pm PDT #21936 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

PG&E now says "my" outage is "equipment related" which I suppose could mean helicopter crash. The red blotch on the map is pretty big. But it doesn't seem like any of the excitement has started a fire so HOORAY.

PG&E also says power should be restored by 5:30 which I don't really believe but would be nice.


Theodosia - Jun 02, 2020 2:53:01 pm PDT #21937 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"

At 12:56 AM last night there was a huge loud EMERGENCY ALERT sound going off in my study, so I leapt out of bed and scrambled over to find that my browser had been paused on an Xfinity stream show.. and that the weekly Test Of The Emergency Broadcast System plays on THAT.

I really didn't need that adrenaline rush right now -- it's not impossible with stuff so crazy that a huge fire or terrorist attack could be happening, and I certainly didn't expect to be woken up that way.

I was late to work, because I really truly needed the extra sleep after that.


aurelia - Jun 02, 2020 3:01:02 pm PDT #21938 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

urgent alert X-TREME

Between flooding, curfews, and CTA suspending services I've had 7 or so of these in the past week and a half. They seem to hit my phone a minute or two before it gets to the smokers in front of my building.


Laura - Jun 02, 2020 3:11:32 pm PDT #21939 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I had near heart failure over my phone alert of the highway being closed while I was driving as it blasted through the car speakers. I thought it was a car issue at first.

~ma for kitty health, power, and tranquility all round.


msbelle - Jun 02, 2020 3:33:58 pm PDT #21940 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

ok - I attempted highlights. A medium color and a light color. I look a fool with aluminum every where and a plastic bag over my hair.


-t - Jun 02, 2020 3:47:05 pm PDT #21941 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ok, there was a fire but it was contained to only 7 acres which is still amazingly lucky. Circumstances of the helicopter crash have not been made known.


Scrappy - Jun 02, 2020 5:02:27 pm PDT #21942 of 30019
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

How did it turn out, msbelle?


msbelle - Jun 02, 2020 5:23:18 pm PDT #21943 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I still think too dark. It was still wet when I last looked in the mirror. Will see in the morning.


Consuela - Jun 02, 2020 5:53:55 pm PDT #21944 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Well, it's WFH time: nobody but you will see your hair.

Me, I'm considering going purple or at least burgundy. Anyone have advice on how that would work on my gray? What brand should I buy?