Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.

Giles ,'Get It Done'


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.


Steph L. - Feb 23, 2022 6:00:34 pm PST #13327 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

PMJ and Mulaney! That's some quality self care. That'll get you through the winter blues.

And Prozac will get me through everything else.

When we bought the tickets in December, I was like "Fuck, man, Covid is STILL a thing, and these are indoor events with a lot of people!" And then we got Covid Strikes Back in January, and now I'm back to feeling invincible (at least as regards Covid). Even Tim was like "Hey, we can go see movies again! What should we see?" The immediate post-Covid rush of invincibility is the good shit.


DavidS - Feb 23, 2022 6:34:24 pm PST #13328 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The immediate post-Covid rush of invincibility is the good shit.

There was a meme floating around Twitter the other day which was facetious and snarky and yet also 100% accurate: "These periods between variants are so precious."

And I was like, "Yeah! Remember in the fall when we were all vaccinated against Alpha and Delta and were temporarily bulletproof! We saw movies and shit!"


amyparker - Feb 23, 2022 6:46:28 pm PST #13329 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

"Yeah! Remember in the fall when we were all vaccinated against Alpha and Delta and were temporarily bulletproof! We saw movies and shit!"

Open mic blues night at the brewery! With food from Grub Hut and the "Wandering Sasquatch" IPA and lots of big dogs to scritch!


meara - Feb 23, 2022 7:04:42 pm PST #13330 of 30000

I wish I’d done more in the down times!! But if you are bulletproof like Teppy and soon Hec, work it!!

Go Laura, hope y’all reach a great deal!!


DavidS - Feb 23, 2022 7:54:01 pm PST #13331 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So giddiness at being Omicron proof has been mitigated by Russia invading Ukraine.

Le sigh.

WTF 2020s. You are the worst decade I've ever lived through so far.


msbelle - Feb 23, 2022 8:07:06 pm PST #13332 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Yeah this all sucks.

Texas starts state mandated persecution of trans kids.

Russia invaded Ukraine.

I would like so many leaders to drop dead right now.


DavidS - Feb 23, 2022 8:29:30 pm PST #13333 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I would like so many leaders to drop dead right now.

I got my wish with Scalia and then there were three more Scalias on the SCOTUS.

I'm mindful of my Monkey Paw wishes now.

Russia has launched missile attacks on Kyiv's airports, trying to suppress their air force.


meara - Feb 23, 2022 8:40:15 pm PST #13334 of 30000

Ugh I am so pissed at Texas. They’re just all about creating Snitch Culture aren’t they?

And v curious—for work we are starting up a new thing and getting some doctors offices in Eastern Europe…and Ukraine. A day or two ago I asked the liaison if we should rethink Ukraine and she was like “no I’m Kyiv we are fine it’s just two breakaway provinces it shouldn’t be an issue” and now I’m v curious what she’ll say at our first meeting in a couple days…if we have it?? I mean it wouldn’t be for a few months but…seems iffy.

I do not appreciate plague AND global warfare.


DavidS - Feb 23, 2022 9:19:36 pm PST #13335 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

A day or two ago I asked the liaison if we should rethink Ukraine and she was like “no I’m Kyiv we are fine it’s just two breakaway provinces it shouldn’t be an issue”

Well, it's a full invasion now, so she's very mistaken.


DavidS - Feb 23, 2022 9:23:31 pm PST #13336 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ugh. This is like 9/11.

It's fucking happening now.