My sister is coming over tomorrow, and we've ordered Chinese food for lunch and planning to watch a movie (though we haven't decided which one -- my mom said no to Wonder Woman 1984.) I'm not sure I'll be able to eat much of the Chinese food besides the rice -- all the articles about gallstones say not to eat anything greasy, and my stomach still isn't feeling great. I'd planned to make a vegan quiche for dinner, along with some hors d'oeuvre type things, and my sister is making mulled wine.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'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.
Hil R. - Dec 24, 2020 7:38:35 pm PST #1591 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 24, 2020 8:32:20 pm PST #1592 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
I went to a parking lot candlelight communion (OK, flashlight communion) with Mom tonight, then had dinner over at her place and exchanged gifts. And got LDB'ed by the Christmas music channel she had playing in the background on TV. Damn you, Mormon Tabernacle Choir!
Oh well, at least I did get to hear the entirety of Elton John's "Step Into Christmas" earlier today while driving across town, so my holiday song needs were met before I was knocked out of the running.
Shir - Dec 24, 2020 9:43:35 pm PST #1593 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I'm skipping. Merry Christmas, and ~ma to Hil and askye.
Batcat was doing better for a bit. And then not. We are putting her to sleep this morning.
She was such an excellent cat. Thank you for your ~mas.
Volans - Dec 24, 2020 10:29:22 pm PST #1594 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Shir, I'm so sorry. She had a good life with you. May the stone cats welcome her back.
DavidS - Dec 25, 2020 12:12:27 am PST #1595 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Batcat was doing better for a bit. And then not. We are putting her to sleep this morning.
I'm so sorry, Shir. Goodbye, most excellent and sweet Batcat. You were well loved in this world.
Calli - Dec 25, 2020 3:12:15 am PST #1596 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I’m sorry, Shir.
dcp - Dec 25, 2020 3:13:19 am PST #1597 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Forgot to post this earlier. Ooops.
A different exercise in jargon, but it still makes me laugh. The 1982 special Christmas sketch from Yes, Minister.
Gris - Dec 25, 2020 4:34:41 am PST #1598 of 30000
Hey. New board.
We'll the six year old woke a 2:30 am and basically didn't sleep again. So... Merry Christmas.
JZ - Dec 25, 2020 5:35:41 am PST #1599 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.
I'm so sorry, Shir. Much love and a gentle passage to Batcat.
Merry unexpectedly early Christmas, Gris (and, 6-year-old, please have some mercy on your poor parents!). I'm about to go back to bed myself; no one else is close to being up and moving, and I've just been waiting for an anxiety dream to fade so I can nod off again for the last little bit of the night.
Trudy Booth - Dec 25, 2020 5:45:12 am PST #1600 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Sometimes if I make up a good ending for the anxiety dream my brain will resolve it and go back to sleep.