They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.

River ,'Ariel'


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.


dcp - May 27, 2022 10:36:15 am PDT #15363 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Only somewhat coincidentally, I just booked an appointment for my 2nd booster at my local CVS. The confirmation email had a link to add the appointment to my Google calendar -- but the calendar page came up pre-populated for Dec. 4 1899 and p.m. instead of a.m. Ooops.

Paging Mr. Wells! Mr. H. G. Wells to the front desk, please!


Laura - May 27, 2022 10:40:55 am PDT #15364 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Ha, that reminds me that I had wanted to put the 2nd booster on my list before I left, but now I'll wait since I don't want to risk exhaustion with all the driving in the next few days.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 27, 2022 10:57:33 am PDT #15365 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Sorry to hear about the Covid news Dana. At least you have good friends only a door away?

I picked Little Meg up from the vet today. She did not make friends. And got into a fight with her mother almost instantly upon release, though they seemed to be getting along better after an application of wet cat food.

I also got hit with an almost $700 dollar bill, nearly twice what I expected. Instead of the "charming and lovable" discount that Gizmo benefited from a few years ago, Little Meg seemed to qualify for a "get this yowling hellcat out of our kennel!" surcharge.


Steph L. - May 27, 2022 11:07:57 am PDT #15366 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Little Meg seemed to qualify for a "get this yowling hellcat out of our kennel!" surcharge.

I suspect Murderbiscuit incurs that surcharge as well. Although when we were on vacation earlier this month, our petsitter texted an update and said he was "being sweet." We instantly suspected he was possessed by a demon (because, of course, a demon would be sweeter than Murderbiscuit).


askye - May 27, 2022 12:33:30 pm PDT #15367 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Dana I hope you get better quickly.

So there's a new hiccup with going back to work. I was supposed to follow up with the neurologist Tuesday but since I haven't had the FCE the case manager reminded me I should reschedule that. So I did....for June 15th. They have to wait about 2 weeks to get the results. My birthday is the 16th so I assume the week of the 19th will be when I finally return to work.

I also found out the neuro ophthalmologist that I was referred to is booked through December so I need to talk to the case worker but if they can go with an earlier referral the neuro made about just seeing *a* neuro ophthalmologist and see if there is something available sooner, but further away.


-t - May 27, 2022 2:25:42 pm PDT #15368 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I think I'm going to go ahead and grant myself the stop-working-two-hours-early that we used to always get the day before a holiday because I am enormously tired and do not actually have anything that needs doing. Naptime.


Sheryl - May 27, 2022 4:44:52 pm PDT #15369 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

At Balticon, and Mr. S is being wild. It’s going to be a loooong weekend.


Jesse - May 27, 2022 5:46:31 pm PDT #15370 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I guess there's a thread for this, but hey! I just saw in a post on tumblr that I went to high school with a guy from Our Flag Means Death. Black Pete.


-t - May 27, 2022 6:03:56 pm PDT #15371 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ooh, you are practically a pirate, then! Right?


Jesse - May 27, 2022 6:07:32 pm PDT #15372 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That sounds right.