Jim, Ken and I have been YouTube Party-watching Alton Brown's Quarantine Quitchen; Alton and his wife Elizabeth were going to do a debate watch-and-post, realized on the night they didn't have the stomach for it, and instead had a lively discussion of mayo-based hot dips and how to make a boulevardier. Which was a much better use of my time, because I got a cocktail out of it.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
amyparker - Sep 30, 2020 1:15:36 pm PDT #26930 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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 30, 2020 1:26:58 pm PDT #26931 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
aurelia, I had snapdragons that did pretty well indoors and were cat-safe. Though not cat-proof, mine regarded the plants as toys and proceeded to play kickball with them.
-t - Sep 30, 2020 1:35:22 pm PDT #26932 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
aurelia - philodendron or spider plant? In my experience they are both quite hardy and low maintenance - I'm not positive about the cat safety without doing some research but I have had them and cats in the same house without anything bad happening, for sure.
dcp - Sep 30, 2020 1:44:51 pm PDT #26933 of 30019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Zenkitty - Sep 30, 2020 2:50:43 pm PDT #26934 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I've had a particular spider plant for years. Murray the Gray Cat nibbles on it constantly. During warm weather I put the poor thing outside and let it recover from him for a few weeks. It's quite hardy and supposed to clean the air too.
-t - Sep 30, 2020 2:57:38 pm PDT #26935 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's what an aspidistra looks like? Huh
juliana - Sep 30, 2020 3:11:50 pm PDT #26936 of 30019
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
aurelia, we have spider plants and sansiveria (aka snake plant) in our house with two kitties and they work wonders. I also have a ficus which gives a nice variation.
Jesse - Sep 30, 2020 3:37:36 pm PDT #26937 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I guess I always thought an aspidistra was a spider plant! Due to all the similar letters???
-t - Sep 30, 2020 4:04:36 pm PDT #26938 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think I was picturing some sort of smallish tree. For no particular reason, just generic plant image. Pretty sure my mental image of a ficus is equally inaccurate.
::checks Google::
Yep, that is not what I thought at all
aurelia - Sep 30, 2020 4:43:04 pm PDT #26939 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
consider the cast iron plant Aspidistra elatior
That may be big for the space I have.
Comparing this allergy info [link] [link] with the various pet-safe lists I've found it's looking like a spider plant or prayer plant. Since the spider plant is mildly hallucinogenic for cats (though non-toxic) I was looking for alternatives. At least I'll be home to see how much effort they put into reaching it.