Man, you just get darker and darker, and the weird thing is, your aura? Beige.

Host ,'Why We Fight'


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 - Apr 26, 2019 12:33:19 pm PDT #7297 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

My hairdresser and I both shouted "no spoilers" at someone else in the salon when they mentioned they saw Endgame.


Sheryl - Apr 26, 2019 12:38:20 pm PDT #7298 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Not seeing Endgame this weekend, or next, for the record. Not by choice, mind you.

My car's AC is fixed! The condenser was leaking so they replaced it. And it was under warranty! Yay!


Laura - Apr 26, 2019 1:05:39 pm PDT #7299 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Yay for AC! I swear I need it in the car more than the house.


Dana - Apr 26, 2019 1:44:31 pm PDT #7300 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Someone at the next table at dinner had a Marvel-related shirt on, and I seriously considered asking if they'd seen it yet, and to keep their voices down if they had. Fortunately, I don't think they were talking about it.


Theodosia - Apr 26, 2019 3:52:05 pm PDT #7301 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"

Rosemary actually has a visiting PT person here when you asked that, downstairs. Though they're mostly at the "asking all the questions" stage when I passed by.


-t - Apr 26, 2019 6:51:17 pm PDT #7302 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Those cardiac rehab people really know what they are doing ime. Second hand, but still.

A month or so ago my mom signed us up for a 5k that happens tomorrow. Yesterday she asked if I still was up for it and I was all "sure, it'll be fun" but now I kinda wish I'd bailed. Not so much because I don't want to do the race as that knowing how early I'll have to get up and get ready is weighing heavily on me right at the moment. And I can't have an It's-It when I'm done because Passover!


Consuela - Apr 26, 2019 8:25:42 pm PDT #7303 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I got a haircut today at a new salon, with a new stylist, and we talked about environmental justice, and Amy Adams, and bad Boston accents. It was nice, and the haircut was pretty good, so I'll probably go back.

My regular stylist, who I've been seeing since about 2000, has cancelled about half the appointments I've made in the last year. So I clearly need a backup.

tomorrow I will see Endgame, have managed to avoid spoilers.

Anyway, today was pretty good. I took the dog for a run in the redwoods, and did some laundry and called for an earthquake insurance quote (expensive!), got a haircut and a massage and a cannoli, and then went out with my sister to watch the Warriors game at a local Mexican bar. Apparently 2 margaritas is about 1/3 too much margarita. Whoops.


hippocampus - Apr 27, 2019 6:16:24 am PDT #7304 of 30019
not your mom's socks.

Retroactive hugs to Amy for the phone call, and hugs to msbelle for a whole bunch of things. seeing endgame today after looking through the mountain of work I have to do and deciding I need a rest day or I'll go splat again.

BTW I have the best cousin, you guys. You may know her.


Amy - Apr 27, 2019 6:35:41 am PDT #7305 of 30019
Because books.

Thanks for the sympathy for the phone call! It sort of rolls off my back, though -- these are, first and foremost, upset people who have lost someone, so even when it's a little startling, it's usually mostly understandable. It's harder when it's the funeral directors who are being dicks.

I did have a call from a guy who *had* to be drunk last night (very slurry), and wanted to know how he could arrange to bring his young daughter in to view a dead body so she could "see what can happen to people." That was eyebrow-raising. A+ parenting, my dude.


Theodosia - Apr 27, 2019 7:37:46 am PDT #7306 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"

Oh dear lord on the dude parenting.