Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.

'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.


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.


Cass - Feb 16, 2022 4:06:42 pm PST #13114 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I have made it clear to both of them tonight that if either one of them EVER talks to me like the way they talk to each other I'm going to stay at Mom's and I'm going cancel/change passwords for everything I pay for. I also told M that we have to make getting our own place a priority.

I am super proud of you, askye! That was a hugely brave and important thing to do.

Just had a huge raptor come hang out in my front yard for a few minutes. I offered it a dove to snack on but the dumb doves showed a moment of self preservation. Much bigger than the usual Cooper's Hawk we usually see.


JZ - Feb 16, 2022 4:24:25 pm PST #13115 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

So far so negative for everyone except Hec, and fingers crossed it continues thus.

Heh, Toddson, that may be a *bit* much for two middle-aged lady pigs. I was thinking more something like this.

Poor Prubsie has a big benign fatty mass on one of her mammary glands; the vet is 99% certain it's entirely benign, but because they can occasionally just decide to spread and *become* malignant, the vet feels it would be wise to get it removed. So she's going in for breast reduction surgery next month. It's supposed to be a routine procedure, but we will all be nervous wrecks on that day.


Vortex - Feb 16, 2022 5:28:21 pm PST #13116 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I'm finally getting to the point where I have to be brave and can't put off avoiding being scared.

Late to the party, but proud of you for standing up for yourself!