Hey, man, where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity!

Oz ,'Bring On The Night'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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.


Kate P. - Dec 23, 2021 6:17:20 am PST #11601 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Some sort of baking mix, maybe with a few kitchen items? An apron or, I don't know, a bundt pan or something like that? (I would also be tempted to get her books anyway -- how can you have too many books??)

We are at my parents' house in Massachusetts, where my Southern children were overjoyed to find a small patch of ice in a park and spent a good 20 minutes playing with it and exclaiming over it, picking up pieces of ice to show us and then dropping them to watch them smash on the ground. I really hope we get some actual snow while we're here; that would be about the best Christmas gift I could imagine for them.


NoiseDesign - Dec 23, 2021 6:47:56 am PST #11602 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

You should find a small package from me waiting there.

That is very sweet! It must have arrived just after I left. I've been out here since the 13th. I'm ready to head home.


Laura - Dec 23, 2021 7:06:17 am PST #11603 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Pix inspired me to record the sunrise time in my calendar for the next few months. Every day at sunrise I am always well up and awake. No excuse not to drink my coffee at the beach which is less than 2 miles from my house. I used to do this every day, but somehow got out of the habit.


Jessica - Dec 23, 2021 7:19:04 am PST #11604 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

What do I get for a 13-YO girl with undiagnosed ADHD, whose parents really don't want her to have any more books? She's wildly into dragons and adventure fantasy novels, and she plays hockey, and she got into baking during the pandemic.

It might be pitched a bit too young for her, but a Foodstirs baking kit subscription might be fun. (And the company was co-founded by SMG!)


meara - Dec 23, 2021 8:32:34 am PST #11605 of 30000

I would totally want a book as that kid but uh….I guess cute baking things? Like if she makes cupcakes or cakes, cute sprinkles or cupcake wrappers?


dcp - Dec 23, 2021 8:37:13 am PST #11606 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Cookie jar.


Tom Scola - Dec 23, 2021 9:37:11 am PST #11607 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Awww, RIP Joan Didion.


NoiseDesign - Dec 23, 2021 10:04:16 am PST #11608 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Pix inspired me to record the sunrise time in my calendar

I also neglected to mention that it was wonderful to see you last night!


askye - Dec 23, 2021 10:35:25 am PST #11609 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Does the book ban include cook books because there are cooking and baking books that are based on fantasy/gaming things that might be fun for her.


meara - Dec 23, 2021 10:38:52 am PST #11610 of 30000

Ooh good idea askye! Cookie jar also a good idea.

I am cracking up after reading ask a manager’s Christmas work stories today. Love.