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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.
chrismg - Sep 17, 2020 2:00:52 pm PDT #26324 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
shrift - Sep 17, 2020 2:10:38 pm PDT #26325 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have no idea what I'm going to do for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Not going would be fraught, especially since there are a bunch of family birthdays we also celebrate during that time.
I do not feel good about flying right now and I'm not sure how much that will change in a few months. How would I quarantine at my parents' house? My dad's high risk. Would I be able to spend an entire month there without running into the woods screaming? And now that my parents are retired, trying to work from their house has not been very successful with them in the house all the time and running the vacuum when I'm trying to run a meeting.
DebetEsse - Sep 17, 2020 2:49:38 pm PDT #26326 of 30019
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Shir, and whoever else, Here's the Zoom link. [link]
Consuela - Sep 17, 2020 2:52:54 pm PDT #26327 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yikes, shrift, I think you should stay in SF. Perhaps if the weather's good some of us could have a socially-distanced Turkey dessert on Saturday or something?
Dana - Sep 17, 2020 4:00:34 pm PDT #26328 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I think, counter-intuitively, airplanes are relatively safe because the ventilation is good. But you also want to be sure that people are wearing masks, and wearing them correctly, and god knows you can't depend on people for fucking anything.
So...yeah, holidays are going to be complicated.
msbelle - Sep 17, 2020 4:56:12 pm PDT #26329 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
-t and anyone else who may want streaming options - here is one. [link]
-t - Sep 17, 2020 4:58:15 pm PDT #26330 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thank you msbelle!
meara - Sep 17, 2020 5:44:01 pm PDT #26331 of 30019
I have definitely given up on any thought of visiting my family this Christmas (we don't traditionally do thanksgiving). If only because I'd have to board the dog for weeks, rent a place to quarantine, and then would want to leave after a few days! I fear the demand to visit asap after will be huge though, when I'll really want to be visiting friends and going on vacation and whatnot.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2020 5:48:32 pm PDT #26332 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism
My mom and stepdad will probably be too cautious to do more than a drive-by, throw-presents-and-fruitcake-on-the-porch-and-wave Christmas. My dad will be like "I ain't got Covid yet, so where are we going to dinner?" (I will not go out to dinner, but I am willing to do carry-out and eat it at my dad's place.) Tim's family is too big for me to feel comfortable getting together. It's all going to suck.
dcp - Sep 17, 2020 6:27:02 pm PDT #26333 of 30019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I have an aunt and uncle who live near by. For many years we have had a tradition of going out to breakfast together on Saturdays. Last March we stopped.
Lately they have been trying to persuade me to start up again. I finally played the selfish card: "It is important to me that, if you get sick, I can be sure you didn't get it from me, or because of me."
That seemed to work. My aunt changed the subject.
We'll see how long it lasts.