Ugh. Good luck shrift. Lots of chair-ma
Numfar! Do the dance of joy.
Elder ,'Power Play'
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.
Gudanov - Jun 24, 2020 5:16:05 pm PDT #22762 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
chrismg - Jun 24, 2020 5:32:32 pm PDT #22763 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Meara, are you in a part of the country where xeriscaping is practical?
Congratulations, Matt!
I, uh, don't know if you've all noticed, but we seem to be having another wave of #metoo. I've seen reports of multiple women coming forward about histories of sexual harassment and worse involving various men, including Chris Avellone(co-writer of Planescape: Torment, dammit) and this guy.
Atropa, did you and your fella used to be Wizards of the Coast people? Or am I thinking of someone else?
meara - Jun 24, 2020 6:08:17 pm PDT #22764 of 30019
I'm in Seattle and currently the side "yard" is basically gravel and dirt with a few weeds. My plan was to have somewhere for my future dog to use the bathroom if needed, and to play fetch (it's got house on one side, fence on the other, gate at the end, and the rocks/steps at the other end, leading up to my patio).
meara - Jun 24, 2020 6:13:04 pm PDT #22765 of 30019
Also I have never heard of a purple/green/yellow pride flag, and I thought I was pretty up on my pride flags! Maybe the person is proud of Mardi Gras?
Atropa - Jun 24, 2020 8:56:18 pm PDT #22766 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Atropa, did you and your fella used to be Wizards of the Coast people? Or am I thinking of someone else?
We are ex WotC people. We never would have met if not for them! So yeah, it's been interesting (and not entirely surprising) to see the whisper network finally get amplified.
The news broke about someone we worked with (and I gamed thanks to my LARPing past), and while I knew he was a shallow man-baby who felt entitled to women's attention, I didn't realize the depths of his awfulness.
Calli - Jun 25, 2020 2:09:36 am PDT #22767 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That sucks, shrift.
As does the new #metoo news, albeit differently.
I got to spend some time with amyth yesterday. Treatment's rough, but she's pushing forward.
-t - Jun 25, 2020 2:31:59 am PDT #22768 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mmeara, as far as DYI astroturfing goes, in my experience leveling ground is an enormous PITA that it is worth paying someone with experience to do. It may be worth considering that I have always lived places with big subsidence problems, maybe it is not such an annoying chore everywhere.
dcp - Jun 25, 2020 2:38:19 am PDT #22769 of 30019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
...amyth....Treatment's rough, but she's pushing forward.
Good to hear. Thanks for the update.
msbelle - Jun 25, 2020 3:18:19 am PDT #22770 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I need to send amyth a card - Calli you have her info? can you email it to me?
Shir - Jun 25, 2020 3:30:35 am PDT #22771 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thank you for the amyth update. I've been meaning to ask how she's doing.