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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.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 11, 2020 7:24:26 pm PST #29268 of 30019
What is even happening?

I don't know why I always want to make the "ay" into "aye," except it's both more Scottishy/more piratey.

Aye-myth.


smonster - Nov 11, 2020 7:32:39 pm PST #29269 of 30019
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I also had the Cameo thought! And maybe trying to get Cory Branan to write a jingle or something for her.

Calli, it’s been so fucking hard for me (and is only getting harder) to be this far away but i have taken a lot of solace in knowing that you and Anny and Chris are right there, and that she has T&G and J&G and C and that whole Friendsgiving group, and the people from work…

I’m so thankful I was able to see her when I was home and she told me then that this was the likely development so I’ve been semi-quietly trying to wrap my brain around it but I CANNOT. She’s my fannish life partner. She introduced me to the board. I started a note on my phone of memories and just the road trips alone was crazy: DC so many times, Nashville, Arkansas, ATL, Va to hear Jane Espenson, work trips…


smonster - Nov 11, 2020 7:34:36 pm PST #29270 of 30019
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I had to tell one of our LJ friends over IG last night and she didn’t even know amyth was sick (JJ/Cricket/Jacyn for those who know her). I’ve been racking my brain for whether there’s anyone else who needs to know. The circles ripple out so wide.


amyparker - Nov 11, 2020 7:45:33 pm PST #29271 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 second Amy's nomination.


Cass - Nov 11, 2020 7:45:58 pm PST #29272 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.

Callie, I always think of you and amych when I think of amyth. I’ve been to North Carolina once in Charlotte and meeting up proved impossible.

But I liked it and always dreamed of going back and having at least one night to hang out and sit talking with you both with music and laughing.

I may not get that chance this time but maybe there is a b.org after we pass. I wish I’d tried harder to make it happen eight years ago. It is wrong and unjust and I hate it too.

Part of what's breaking in me is all the years I've seen your little group of neighbor/friends together (who are all spirit Buffistas, even the ones who aren't literal Buffistas) and how you've all made this great found family of smart creative kind nerdery, and it feels like there's another community I know feeling the same loss that we are (and that we all are as individuals as well).

I also remember talking on here about reading your board names as "ah mick" and "ah myth" even though I knew you both were Amy. I remember laughing as other people said your name was clearly "ah mitch" and not "ah mick." And it's dumb and I'm not conveying it well, but it's just a sweet little memory (to me) of a fun, light board conversation at B.org.

I was a part of that and loved that conversation. I’ve been thinking of it fondly and often the last two days. It makes me just smile. Sadly but it makes me happy too.

It's not "ah," it's "ay." Ay-myth, Ay-mitch, Ay-skye.

Incorrect. Ask-y. Which I know it’s not how the last part is properly pronounced in the whole name but askye is more ask-ee.

I will fully admit my head pronunciation of "askye" is stupid, but it's not going anywhere: ask-ie. It should be "ask ye" but it never has been for me.

Cindy understands me.

I know so many people that I’d never have met without Buffistas. And I’m grateful.

Oh Cindy, I was thinking of you when my dog either broke a tooth or took a half Shepherd canine sized chunk out of her Nylabone. It was small, white and looked like a tooth but was, in fact, Nylabone so I let her eat it.

She definitely didn’t understand why I was laughing so hard. But she ate the small white thing that looked like a tooth.

I’d be tempted to put BOA on Twitter blast.

I did that to AT&T today. Got a response quickly.

Wasn’t able to stop and resolve it but will connecting with them tomorrow. It’s preposterous that Twitter and publicly calling out companies is the only way to get their attention.

But no, I’m not paying for my dead mom’s phone and you’re gonna unlock it for me. I followed your certified death certificate and overheard the manager telling the associate working with me that he was ‘not going to give that bitch a penny or unlock’ that day. So I left copies of all the paperwork with them intending to come back the next week but then COVID. No apparent copies of paperwork on her account and they want me to pay basically a years worth of post-death bills which about equal to what was owed on the phone. I have a brick iPhone X and, now, a bad attitude.

But it’s going get unlocked and then I’ll use it. Not that it’ll be on your network now, AT&T. I was considering taking my 25 years loyal to Verizon ass over to you but instead I’ll be telling everyone how badly you suck and break the law.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 11, 2020 7:58:13 pm PST #29273 of 30019
What is even happening?

smonster, I remember that amyth brought you to us, and I love that.

I’ve been racking my brain for whether there’s anyone else who needs to know. The circles ripple out so wide.

I've been wondering this too. Do people like kat and Allyson know (from Facebook, maybe)?

She definitely didn’t understand why I was laughing so hard. But she ate the small white thing that looked like a tooth.

Oh Cass. That's so funny. I'm glad you could identify the small white thing.

But no, I’m not paying for my dead mom’s phone and you’re gonna unlock it for me. I followed your certified death certificate and overheard the manager telling the associate working with me that he was ‘not going to give that bitch a penny or unlock’ that day. So I left copies of all the paperwork with them intending to come back the next week but then COVID. No apparent copies of paperwork on her account and they want me to pay basically a years worth of post-death bills which about equal to what was owed on the phone. I have a brick iPhone X and, now, a bad attitude.

This isn't funny at all. Why are people so awful? And you'd think it was coming out of their own pockets.


meara - Nov 11, 2020 8:03:36 pm PST #29274 of 30019

Yikes, Cass!

Incorrect. Ask-y. Which I know it’s not how the last part is properly pronounced in the whole name but askye is more ask-ee.

That's how it is in my brain too! And ay-meeth and ay-meech. :)

The problem with the dog waking up so darn early is now I'm sleepy early, and want to go to bed, but if I go to bed early he'll wake up even earlier!


smonster - Nov 11, 2020 8:05:21 pm PST #29275 of 30019
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I don’t think it’s been posted on fb. I’ve been debating whether to do that, and if so whether I should tag her.

Oh, right, applicable Buffy quote. I feel like I’m losing a torso.

Cass, what in the entire fuck? Unconscionable.


smonster - Nov 11, 2020 8:07:10 pm PST #29276 of 30019
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Just posted in the Buffista group on fb.


Steph L. - Nov 11, 2020 8:32:49 pm PST #29277 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Incorrect. Ask-y. Which I know it’s not how the last part is properly pronounced in the whole name but askye is more ask-ee.

In my head, it's Ay-sky, but ISTG half the time my brain goes "pssssst....it's ascii."