Jinx? If you and Dreg have been using my moisturizer again I'm going to have to rip off your scaly- hey, what's the deal with your face?

Glory ,'Potential'


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.


DebetEsse - Jul 31, 2020 3:49:54 pm PDT #24338 of 30019
Woe to the fucking wicked.

The Board of Ed voted yesterday to delay the start of school by 2 weeks since we were supposed to start Tuesday and are still lacking guidance from the state Depts of Ed and Health on various things that are necessary before having kids back.

I was talking to the librarian at my local branch today, who's worried about what he'll do with his kid for the next 2 weeks. Like I told him, we're all in impossible situations, but there's a lot of people at the tops of organizations who are not covering themselves in glory at the moment.


Jessica - Jul 31, 2020 4:04:44 pm PDT #24339 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Our district just sent out an email blast saying they were asking permission from the state to delay the next school year a week and that they would not be printing paper calendars at all. Which is a fun euphemism for "we plan to wing it for a while."

(Which in all honesty is probably the best way to go, but not exactly confidence-inspiring.)


Sheryl - Jul 31, 2020 5:16:31 pm PDT #24340 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Got an e-mail from the school, saying they're waiting another couple weeks to make the decision.


-t - Jul 31, 2020 6:16:55 pm PDT #24341 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Score! Netflix has Clueless now (last time I looked they did not, or I couldn't find it, but how hidden could it have been?) I may have forgotten everything I wanted to watch for after listening to Emma, but still a worthwhile way to entertain myself tonight, I think.

Hm. Third glass of wine? I think yes.

Ooh, a survey of various versions starting with 2009 and Gwyneth Paltrow, don't mind if I do. I have to say, these days I feel a lot more sympathy with Mr Woodhouse, they ARE all putting us in peril and do take care with that cough!


askye - Jul 31, 2020 6:42:26 pm PDT #24342 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

The school system here has multiple contingency plans, but the Gov really wants in person school 5 days a week. He flat out told the state education department to deny any school plans that do not include 5 day a week in person classes as one of the options. He as also trying to divert funds to private schools but what can you except from a GOP Gov?

In other news, our store iwll be open from 10-7 weekdays now (except Sunday which will be 12-6). I don't know if hte mall hours are changing. They juggled the schedules but no one is getting more hours. Right now we have the first and last hour with very very minimal staffing on registers.


-t - Jul 31, 2020 8:50:38 pm PDT #24343 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That seems like an awkward schedule for getting hours, askye. I hope it works out.

Emma Woodhouse is the perfect part for Gwyneth Paltrow. And Ewan MacGregir asFrank Churchill, I had completely forgotten that, what a treat!


Shir - Jul 31, 2020 11:14:51 pm PDT #24344 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Oh no, Pix. I am sorry. This is very much disheartening.


Theodosia - Aug 01, 2020 1:33:18 am PDT #24345 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"

This HAS to become known in history as the Trump Pandemic, because it will be the lasting inheritance of his era.

(For future reference, we passed 150K known dead Americans of the virus this week.)


Gudanov - Aug 01, 2020 5:15:38 am PDT #24346 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

I'm checking out the vintage Atari 400 computer that is partially in that shot!

That was my first computer. My parents got it for me in middle school. Wish I still had the cassette drive and the tapes with the video games I wrote.


Gudanov - Aug 01, 2020 5:16:56 am PDT #24347 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

This HAS to become known in history as the Trump Pandemic, because it will be the lasting inheritance of his era.

How the Trump era will be remembered will have a lot to do with how this election turns out.