Note to self: Giving Mr. S French Toast for dinner is a very bad idea.(especially when he drowns it in syrup)
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
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.
Sheryl - Feb 10, 2022 5:53:32 pm PST #12929 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
NoiseDesign - Feb 10, 2022 11:47:51 pm PST #12930 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
There is probably a gif out there of Jack Benny saying “I’m thinking, I’m thinking!” that you could use.
There IS a gif of the three dots that appear in iMessage when someone is typing a response to you. It's a great tool to just send that gif as a response and then let them wait while you are "typing" your response.
Sophia Brooks - Feb 11, 2022 5:23:21 am PST #12931 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My condolences to Steph and Tim. I am glad the brothers are together and supportive. I would not want to go to the calling hours, either, if people were not masked. We did have them (and a small gathering at the house afterwards) for Maria’s mom, but that was before Delta or Omicron. And we were all masked up! But I would still go (as you are) because how could you not.
Steph L. - Feb 11, 2022 5:35:49 am PST #12932 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I would not want to go to the calling hours, either, if people were not masked.
Maybe 20% of the people there were masked last night. So goddamn frustrating.
We had 2 nice surprises, though. The first one is that I told my parents they did not need to come to the visitation, because of Covid and because the funeral home is honestly at least an hour drive for them (Cincinnati being a city with a big East/West division, and my family is East and Tim's is West, and it's all very Shakespearian, but one of Shakespeare's comedies). However, one of my cousins lives maybe 20 minutes from the funeral home, and she and her husband stopped in, which was very nice.
The second one was that, at the last minute, Tim and I were looking at at the cards on the flower arrangements and realized one of our friends had sent flowers, which was really lovely of them.
The funeral is at 10, so I have to get my ass in gear.
-t - Feb 11, 2022 7:25:53 am PST #12933 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Cincinnati being a city with a big East/West division, and my family is East and Tim's is West, and it's all very Shakespearian, but one of Shakespeare's comedies
I love this description. It makes me think that you living in Northside has extra added significance rez; the joining together of your two houses. I hope the masking situation is not too aggravating and that people continue to surprise you with kindness
-t - Feb 11, 2022 7:26:38 am PST #12934 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There IS a gif of the three dots that appear in iMessage when someone is typing a response to you. It's a great tool to just send that gif as a response and then let them wait while you are "typing" your response.
Oh, that is so mean. I need it. I don't even know who I might use it on, but I need it in my arsenal.
Tom Scola - Feb 11, 2022 7:38:15 am PST #12935 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Happy Birthday, -t!!!
-t - Feb 11, 2022 7:47:34 am PST #12936 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thank you! I am celebrating with a ham&cheese baguette, a chocolate croissant, and a raspberry mocha. I feel so Continental (by way of Starbucks, gotta cash in that birthday reward)
DavidS - Feb 11, 2022 7:58:09 am PST #12937 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Happy birthday, minus-T!! Woo! I celebrate the day you were born!
-t - Feb 11, 2022 8:09:26 am PST #12938 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Me and Jenifer Aniston (NPR mentioned her turning 53 today while I was on my way to Starbucks. I'm gonna start using her image for my profile pics)