My condolences, Amy.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 26, 2020 3:59:49 pm PDT #26744 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Maria - Sep 26, 2020 4:47:49 pm PDT #26745 of 30019
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'm so sorry, amyparker. Much love and strength to the entire family.
sj - Sep 26, 2020 5:11:37 pm PDT #26746 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm so sorry amyp, ~ma for you and yours.
Sheryl - Sep 26, 2020 5:12:14 pm PDT #26747 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Sorry for your family's loss, amyparker.
erin_obscure - Sep 26, 2020 5:14:29 pm PDT #26748 of 30019
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Condolences, Amy/Jim.
erin_obscure - Sep 26, 2020 5:18:17 pm PDT #26749 of 30019
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
And in silver lining news, I found Mallomar knock offs at the grocery store the other day. They are very tasty and perfect texture. In totally related news, I took a walk to the neighborhood weed store and restocked my edibles supply. Turns out the place has been totally renovated and renamed since the last time I was in there (which was almost certainly more than a year ago.) Zero crowd, excellent distancing and mask compliance among the two employees I saw (also the only two other people in the building. Covid-Winning!) The only contact was handing over cash and collecting my medible prizes. It was a very civilized experience. I only wish the grocery store last week had been so chill.
amyparker - Sep 26, 2020 5:47:11 pm PDT #26750 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Thanks, all. We've just come home from a drive; I'm going to pour hot cocoa and a melatonin or six down him and coax him back to bed.
erin_obscure - Sep 26, 2020 5:49:49 pm PDT #26751 of 30019
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
That sounds like an excellent plan. Sleep is so important, and yet so dang hard sometimes.
amyparker - Sep 26, 2020 5:59:01 pm PDT #26752 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I'm wondering if I should follow your excellent example and make another trip - Paper and Leaf is open for another hour and the online preorder menu has edibles. Some dark chocolate/sea salt minis might be of use.
Consuela - Sep 26, 2020 6:22:11 pm PDT #26753 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
that sounds marvelous, amy.
I am trying to write, for once. It's been so long and I miss it, so I'm making myself write instead of doomscroll.
It's been so long I've kind of forgotten how to do transitions...