I'm so far behind in this thread, but I'm here because today this has always been a place of refuge and safety, and I'm feeling so raw and angry about RBG being replaced by someone who will do her best to undo everything she fought for in her life.
Jayne: You wanna go, little man? Wash: Only if it's someplace with candlelight.
'Objects In Space'
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.
Pix - Oct 27, 2020 5:59:54 am PDT #28170 of 30019
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Laura - Oct 27, 2020 6:06:38 am PDT #28171 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh dear, sj. I hated that part of parenting. Kids can be so rotten.
"Our 3-year-old announced he wanted to be tomato paste for Halloween."
When DH was coaching little kid t-ball one of the kids asked his dad if he could be Big Owl for Halloween. (That was what the kids called him since he was Coach Al and for some reason Al is hard for kids to say and comes out owl)
There's a funny picture around the internet of a kid about that age who insisted on going as pants for Halloween.
Love it! I am going to miss Halloween. I know our downtown shops will have treats. I haven't seen whether our neighborhood association is doing anything.
Laura - Oct 27, 2020 6:07:58 am PDT #28172 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Right with you, Pix. My anger level last night was horrible. I didn't think I would be able to sleep. They need to expand the courts. Period.
Jesse - Oct 27, 2020 6:08:38 am PDT #28173 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
At least she was suitable horrified when I told her about it at drop off.
Oh good. I hope the conversation goes/went well.
sj - Oct 27, 2020 6:11:26 am PDT #28174 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The head of ltc's school called, and she is taking it seriously. All parties have been spoken to and ltc know she can go to her teacher if it happens again. I think the school has concentrated so long on getting kids to work out their differences amongst themselves that it never occurred to her to tell her teacher. However, this was not a simple case of sharing a toy etc, and both TCG and I told ltc that no one gets to speak to her that way.
-t - Oct 27, 2020 6:12:04 am PDT #28175 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{{Pix}}} As I said elsewhere, my doomscrolling got a lot doomier. I'm glad you thought to come here for refuge! Do you want commiseration or distraction (or both (or anything))?
-t - Oct 27, 2020 6:12:50 am PDT #28176 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm glad they are taking it seriously, sj, and sorry it happened.
Dana - Oct 27, 2020 6:51:50 am PDT #28177 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Pix, I'm NGL. I had a thought that it sure would be terrible if Thomas caught COVID at the swearing in ceremony. Just awful.
Laura - Oct 27, 2020 6:54:56 am PDT #28178 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Kavanaugh and Thomas can share an ICU room.
JenP - Oct 27, 2020 7:38:52 am PDT #28179 of 30019
I am finding online puzzling to be really soothing and helpful in taking my mind off of all of the awful from time to time. I even went so far as to subscribe to the NYT puzzle/games section. Anyone else do the Spelling Bee, by chance? I do all of them, but I'm really digging the Spelling Bee right now.
Tonight I'm doing phone (well, text) banking for the first time. I am kicking myself for waiting so long to do it. So, the rest of the afternoon I will spend reading up on what I need to know to be useful.