Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!

Mal ,'War Stories'


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 - May 19, 2022 9:13:04 pm PDT #15234 of 30000

Yikes Laura!! Can you stay with someone or a hotel or camp out in an air conditioned library or Starbucks??

I got a shipment of clothes today and none of them fit, which was annoying. So I returned them all (old navy) and spent a bunch more money there and at target….can’t decide how many pairs of shorts I need. Right now I only have jorts and I’d like a pair of linen or twill ones but I keep hating them when I try them on.


Laura - May 20, 2022 6:45:44 am PDT #15235 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I've been going to my MIL's in the heat of the afternoon to work. With the dog it complicates life. We do have a pool which I use to cool off. Here's hoping he gets it fixed this morning. He's gone to the dog park this morning to get his mileage in first, which I agree with as he really wants to get down as much as possible before his hernia surgery on the 1st. The less he weighs the easier recovery will be.


Laura - May 20, 2022 6:50:44 am PDT #15236 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I got a couple of new bathing suits and skorts and I just love them. Well the bathing suits are boring, but the skorts are super fun. This is my 4th of July one - [link] and this one I wore yesterday and it was super comfy, if warm, but then again it was 97! [link]


JenP - May 20, 2022 7:33:57 am PDT #15237 of 30000

I can't see the second one but the first is super cute!

I ordered my day of the ceremony wedding ring (it's the band I'll wear when I don't want to wear the engagement ring/band that I have yet to design... well, work with a designer. Cool place in Philly that my niece used and insists I look into. They do cool stuff!)

It's tungsten with rose gold overlay or whatever... plating?... and abalone inlay. Pretty sure it's a man's ring and 100% don't care. I have big hands and longish fingers, so dainty doesn't work for me. It's so pretty! Very happy.


Steph L. - May 20, 2022 7:39:24 am PDT #15238 of 30000
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

It's tungsten with rose gold overlay or whatever... plating?... and abalone inlay.

That sounds pretty! Yay ring!


DavidS - May 20, 2022 8:25:57 am PDT #15239 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

It's tungsten with rose gold overlay or whatever... plating?... and abalone inlay.

How cool!


Laura - May 20, 2022 8:48:27 am PDT #15240 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

That sounds so lovely, JenP.


-t - May 20, 2022 8:49:37 am PDT #15241 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ooh, that sounds pretty. Designing your rings, how fancy!


meara - May 20, 2022 8:53:50 am PDT #15242 of 30000

Laura you sent me down an Amazon skort rabbit hole! I just spent a bunch of money yesterday, telling myself I do not need new things.


Laura - May 20, 2022 8:57:35 am PDT #15243 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

My deepest apologies, but of course you do need new things.