This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.

Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'


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.


meara - Feb 16, 2022 11:19:29 am PST #13104 of 30000

Ooh a dog?! What kind of dog?


DavidS - Feb 16, 2022 11:23:53 am PST #13105 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I genuinely gasped with excitement when I read this!

Emmett freaked out when I told him.

His roommate has a French bullie (Erwin), that Emmett adores. So he has been living with a dog the last several years. But still.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2022 11:25:13 am PST #13106 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ooh a dog?! What kind of dog?

We don't know! Your chicken nugget looks adorable.

Ple has made a good case for greyhounds.

Matilda has advocated for a pittie mix.

I love Nanita's dogs.

I think we'll have to see who needs a home when we're ready. It'll be a rescue.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2022 11:30:23 am PST #13107 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ugh. We're already hitting the first snag with financing.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2022 12:25:01 pm PST #13108 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I think we have finessed the issue. Fingers crossed. Knock wood. Rapid series of superstitious gestures.


brenda m - Feb 16, 2022 12:29:50 pm PST #13109 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I am in a big entirely wood paneled room so I think that’s counts for a lot of knocking.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2022 12:31:24 pm PST #13110 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I am in a big entirely wood paneled room so I think that’s counts for a lot of knocking.

Feel free to beat box your way around the room.


NoiseDesign - Feb 16, 2022 12:48:48 pm PST #13111 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

I think we'll have to see who needs a home when we're ready. It'll be a rescue.

If you consider a German Shepherd then we work with a great rescue down here in Los Angeles.


askye - Feb 16, 2022 1:24:49 pm PST #13112 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

I genuinely gasped with excitement when I read this!

My reaction was gasp and DOGGO!!!!!

knock on wood for no more snags so y'all can get this amazing house with bigger guinea pig habitat and a doggo.


Calli - Feb 16, 2022 2:11:49 pm PST #13113 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Sorry about the COVID, Hec. I hope it continues to be mild, and that JZ and Matilda manage to duck it. Yay dog!

I have my evening meeting tonight, which goes 1.5–2 hours past my usual quitting time. I discovered this morning that my manager forgot I'd been attending them for the past year. Luckily I discovered this via a Slack chat so he didn't see the massive amount of side-eye aimed his way. And I got instant work cred. for a year of above and beyond.

In retrospect I wish this had come up closer to PEP season. Oh well, I'll be sure to re-remind him then.