Zoe: We're getting him back. Jayne: What are we gonna do, clone him?

'War Stories'


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.


sj - Nov 08, 2020 7:37:57 am PST #29074 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

sj, every time you post about ltc, I'm torn between "Our daughters must meet ASAP" and "If our daughters ever meet, it will be the death of us".

Heh. Get our two girls in the same room with Stitch and we’re all in trouble, but seriously when there isn’t a global pandemic we should make this happen.


Laura - Nov 08, 2020 9:00:38 am PST #29075 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I skipped the press conference, opting for the dancing in the street scenes instead.

All feels better in the world. Slept better last night. And did 60 laps in my pool in the pouring rain this morning. Found an old dorky clear blue plastic sun visor thing of my mom's which did an excellent job keeping the rain out of my eyes. Didn't care about the rest of me, because in the pool.


meara - Nov 08, 2020 9:36:19 am PST #29076 of 30019

I decided I must be old because I did not go join the dancing in the streets, though I did drive by it a few hours in while taking the dog to the park. Might’ve been more likely had it happened tuesday. Or Wednesday. Or Thursday. By Saturday i was too tired for that! Went to bed at 830pm, asleep by 9!


Steph L. - Nov 08, 2020 1:36:35 pm PST #29077 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Ugh, Tim is a little worried about Covid. There are 2 people at his work on day shift who tested positive, although he's still second shift and never ever crossed paths with those 2 people. But since Thursday he's had a dry cough and is very fatigued and has muscle aches and nausea. No fever. No problems breathing.

The CDC's website has a coronavirus self-checker that's a questionnaire based on symptoms, general physical condition, etc. Once I checked the box for "takes medication that suppresses immune system," it popped up a box that said "Call your medical provider." I think it's a better-safe-than-sorry response, but yeah -- if he's worried, he should follow up.

The urgent care near us does telehealth visits for Covid pre-screening, so he's going to see if he can do that today and see if they want him to go in to get tested.

Covid is so freaking annoying because of how its symptoms are vague enough that they overlap with generic viruses and/or seasonal allergies. And no one needs to worry every damn time they cough, you know? Gah.


amyparker - Nov 08, 2020 1:39:25 pm PST #29078 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.

Ah, hell, Teppy, I hope it's a generic bug (and what kind of fucked-up timeline is it where I'm actively wishing for that?) and that he can get in easily, if he needs a test.


Atropa - Nov 08, 2020 1:41:04 pm PST #29079 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

JZ, thank you for attempting to fact-smack the idiots who showed up on my FB post. I appreciate it.


amyparker - Nov 08, 2020 1:42:49 pm PST #29080 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.

Breakfast pie:

Someone in one of my FB groups wondered, in light of Deutsche Bank's looking to call in the incumbent's debts and seize assets if he can't repay his loans, if they had considered Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" for their hold queue music?


amyparker - Nov 08, 2020 1:44:09 pm PST #29081 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.

Atropa, your passport name was checked on the weekend discussion post at Ask A Manager!


Theodosia - Nov 08, 2020 1:47:20 pm PST #29082 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

We starting to have random Covid testing where I work (assisted living), so I'm up on Monday morning. I think it's a good thing, there's a definite uptick going on, and these are a vulnerable population. There's a meme I posted on Fbook -- "Remember how careful you were in March and April? It's time for that again!"


Jesse - Nov 08, 2020 1:48:20 pm PST #29083 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Fingers crossed for Tim, Steph. Ugh.