And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

Mal ,'The Train Job'


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.


Toddson - Oct 01, 2018 11:56:53 am PDT #227 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I've declared a weekend news blackout for myself ... gives me a chance to decompress. I may become a subscriber to Baba Yaga's school of feminism.

I saw an article where they asked women what they'd do if there were a universal curfew for men after 9:00pm ... some of them just wanted to be able to go to the grocery or take a walk after dark.


Sheryl - Oct 01, 2018 12:47:59 pm PDT #228 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Much as I'd like to turtle, I have to adult. Don' wanna, but I gotta.


sj - Oct 01, 2018 12:50:04 pm PDT #229 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yeah, I'd like to turtle for a week but ltc still expects me to parent.


Atropa - Oct 01, 2018 12:58:00 pm PDT #230 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I may become a subscriber to Baba Yaga's school of feminism.

Yes. Yes, this is a good plan. Also, I want that statue of Baba Yaga.

I am Being Productive. I've done laundry and making food for the next few days, and next it's unpacking and testing two pieces of equipment for the upcoming media empire, and editing the GCS post that goes up tomorrow.


Steph L. - Oct 01, 2018 1:42:21 pm PDT #231 of 30019
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Jesus Christ, there was a jillifont in the house that I honest to god thought was a Halloween decoration that Tim's BFF left as a joke. It was the biggest fucking jillifont I've ever seen in the house. In any house. It was about as big as those plastic jillifont rings people give out for trick or treat. Fucking enormous. I will never call the jillifont on the back porch "big" ever again.

I squished it with my sneaker, but it took a minute, because it was on the baseboard and kept moving, and when it moved I'd have to pull the furniture aside to get at it (a basket full of winter hats, an end table stacked with books, etc.), so then the living room looked like it had been ransacked.

Also, I killed that motherfucker about 45 minutes ago and I'm still twitchy and wired. Fucking ENORMOUS. Oh my god.


Steph L. - Oct 01, 2018 1:43:41 pm PDT #232 of 30019
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

(I googled "wolf jillifont" [except, y'know, not "jillifont"], and I don't think that's what it was. But Jesus Christ it was big. It should have paid rent, or at least brought over a pizza.)


sarameg - Oct 01, 2018 3:11:01 pm PDT #233 of 30019

I got a significant raise today. A small portion of it is salary adjustment, but mostly merit. It's actually a shocking chunk of change. Even with getting a great review, I wasn't expecting that much. Which goes to show how much CSC was screwing me over. Jumping to the main contract a couple years ago got me a 20% bump & then they gave me a bonus & then a decent merit raise last year. But this...man. Budget might get lean in coming years, but this gives a lot of room.

And smacks my imposter syndrome upside the head.


Connie Neil - Oct 01, 2018 3:13:47 pm PDT #234 of 30019
brillig

Hide the extra money in a savings account where the imposter will never see it.


Atropa - Oct 01, 2018 3:14:51 pm PDT #235 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I googled "wolf jillifont" [except, y'know, not "jillifont"], and I don't think that's what it was. But Jesus Christ it was big

Sooo you may want to try googling "gigantic jillifont PNW" (or something similar), and see if the photos look like what you saw. I have no idea if they can be found in your part of the country (and there's no way in hell I'M googling that), but that's - no joke - the name of a type of jillifont that exists, and that like to live in houses. Like, our basement.


sarameg - Oct 01, 2018 3:23:40 pm PDT #236 of 30019

I'm upping my retirement savings.