Aw, Sean Connery passed away. 90 years old.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'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.
Dana - Oct 31, 2020 5:26:24 am PDT #28359 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Laura - Oct 31, 2020 5:26:52 am PDT #28360 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
We still had the levers and curtains when I voted the first time, but I am quite grateful and satisfied with the scantron system. Particularly after working a recount. Damn few ballots were left in the no clue what they meant pile. If a ballot was tossed by the machine for hearts and stars drawn next to their choice it got counted by the manual recount workers.
Laura - Oct 31, 2020 5:28:26 am PDT #28361 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, Connery was sexiest dude for a long long time. One of these days I should actually watch the Bond movies. I have only seen a couple, but certainly have seen enough clips.
Trudy Booth - Oct 31, 2020 6:07:50 am PDT #28362 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I miss the ch-CHUNK machines too.
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2020 6:23:22 am PDT #28363 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism
We're so close to Election Day that I've finally caved and checked FiveThirtyEight. And then I googled "How can we trust election polls after 2016 election."
Tim said he's assuming Trump will win (he hasn't checked any polls). I told him that I'm *not* assuming Biden will win, because that would just lead to heartbreak similar to 2016, but I *also* can't assume Trump will win. Like, my brain is literally unable to make that assumption, because that also would crush my spirit.
I know we might not have an answer for POTUS on Election Night, but I just fucking want to get there and be done with all this. (Although "be done" is deluded thinking, because even if the election is called for Biden, we all know that Trump will refuse to concede and will contest the results and quite possibly refuse to leave office. I get all that. I still just want the election to be behind us.)
Topic!Cindy - Oct 31, 2020 6:27:54 am PDT #28364 of 30019
What is even happening?
I think Biden will win, and Trump will steal it with the help of the GOP and the courts, in a way that makes 2000 look like child's play.
Dana - Oct 31, 2020 6:34:35 am PDT #28365 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Like, my brain is literally unable to make that assumption, because that also would crush my spirit.
I figure numb and apathetic is the best I can hope for.
sj - Oct 31, 2020 6:42:57 am PDT #28366 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I have posted the zombie princess dress picture on my FB page. I think it came out pretty good. ltc has found a few plastic pumpkins in the house already and we're going to attempt to do an outdoor portion later.
askye - Oct 31, 2020 7:11:29 am PDT #28367 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
I keep thinking that fighting to steal the election might take more effort than Trump is to expend.
Cass - Oct 31, 2020 7:36:35 am PDT #28368 of 30019
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
He had a long life but I was sad to see that Sean Connery had died.
I'm in a bad brain place but I both can see it and also it brings apathy and numbness to the plate so I'm not really planning on trying to find my way out for another week. It's my coping tool.