Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.

'Dirty Girls'


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.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 15, 2018 2:31:05 pm PDT #779 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Is it really going to snow? I need to find shoes that are not flip flops. Today I work fleece leggings and flip flops.


Laura - Oct 15, 2018 3:03:52 pm PDT #780 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I'm impressed you're still hanging in up north, Laura! You must be freezing.

Brendon put in a new breaker and ran a new dedicated outlet for a space heater in the bedroom for us today! (if there are 2 space heaters on the same breaker it pops) Still not going to make it more than a week.


aurelia - Oct 15, 2018 6:29:01 pm PDT #781 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

One of my crew got hurt today. The last I heard was that urgent care was sending him to the ER for x-rays and a CT scan, with some concern that there could be kidney damage. Here's hoping it's just some unpleasant bruising.


-t - Oct 15, 2018 6:31:32 pm PDT #782 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh no! Yes, I hope it's not too bad.


aurelia - Oct 15, 2018 7:08:26 pm PDT #783 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Just got word that he's "not broken" so I guess that means x-rays are done. No mention of kidneys, so I'm gonna take that as a good sign. It sounds like pain and swelling are localized to his hip now, which he is supposed to rest for a few days before reassessing.

The medical stuff will be covered by workmen's comp, but he's hourly so he won't have income for the rest of the week (at least). I may see if our coworkers want to contribute toward some food delivery gift cards.


meara - Oct 15, 2018 7:30:22 pm PDT #784 of 30019

Ooh that sucks. I am very glad that this injury should not really hurt my life financially or work-wise. Poor guy.


Toddson - Oct 16, 2018 5:45:39 am PDT #785 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

In case you wondered, this is the kind of thing vets do to your cat when you're not around. (I don't THINK it's abusive ... your opinion may be different.)


meara - Oct 16, 2018 7:00:54 am PDT #786 of 30019

Ugh. I tried to not take more oxy in the middle of the night (I've been waking up and taking some every night, but last night I wasn't in pain when I woke up!) but I think that was a mistake, as I feel awful this morning. (At least I hope that's why, and not any worse reason!). Baby steps.


Theodosia - Oct 16, 2018 7:16:35 am PDT #787 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, Laura, I'm so glad that the truck thing turned out to be such an easy fix!

I just loved the Buffista sprogs -- both unbelievably cute and smart, and really really well behaved for their ages, too.

(And it was Kid Day at the restaurant, with extra toys and games on hand, so before brunch there was pumpkin-painting, and crayoning and putting snappy construction toy items together -- so the kids had fun, and we had fun watching them.)


lisah - Oct 16, 2018 8:23:33 am PDT #788 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

Everyone will help create and update a terminology list!"

Ooh ooh we did that!! Not "everyone" but my team!! And we integrated into the internal chat app we use and gave people an easy way to request a change or addition.