Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.

'Hell Bound'


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.


askye - Aug 22, 2022 2:51:35 pm PDT #17016 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

I remain Covid negative according to the test I just took. I'm going to continue to isolate as much as possible and see how it goes.

And the soup I made was a hit. It was pretty simple but M's mom not only told me how much she liked it twice but she told whoever she was talking to on the phone how good it was. Which almost never happens, usually I just get a "that was good".

I'm Skyping with E-- or rather he is doing his thing on minecraft and I'm surfing the internet. His first day of 8th grade was today. They have a new principal who is a "Karen". I asked why and he said she talked like one at an assembly they had and her hair cut.


Dana - Aug 22, 2022 2:52:13 pm PDT #17017 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I'd think so, Vortex. What I read (grain of salt) is that they're revising dates as they get more information from the tests being used in the real world.


Sheryl - Aug 22, 2022 4:35:56 pm PDT #17018 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Sorry that folks are testing positive.


Pix - Aug 22, 2022 5:14:28 pm PDT #17019 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

I'd also caution that I was testing pretty dark until day 7 or so. I started to get lighter lines for days 8 and 9 and only tested negative on day 10. I was being extra cautious and didn't stop isolating until then, and I wore my mask until I tested negative.


JenP - Aug 23, 2022 7:17:03 am PDT #17020 of 30000

I fell down and went boom in a parking garage on Sunday... I am fine, but, OMG I thought I had broken my nose for a hot second when it smacked hard on the concrete.

I did get a cut on my forehead... earning me my first ever stitches-while-conscious.

Between my nose and my forehead, there was so. much. blood. And I'm on a blood thinner, so I was slightly terrified that it wouldn't stop, but it did, and fairly quickly.

Because of the blood thinner, the ER took me in right away, did all three imaging, etc. to make sure I wasn't bleeding internally. I was not.

The only thing that still hurts is my right arm, but it's improving daily. Not broken but sprained, I guess? Couldn't do much with it Sunday, but definitely improving daily. Turning it hurts.

Now, here's the funny part... to me. I was wearing a super cute outfit on Sunday. These cool, flowy Boho pants and a top, but, you know, some days you just rock it, right? Got two compliments from random strangers on my outfit! Nice.

Yeah, it was the flowy pants that got me -- I caught my toe in the hem of the opposite leg and went down hard. My cute outfit laid me low!

And then, as I'm being wheeled into the ER, a nurse says, "Oh, I love your outfit!"

The outfit that tried to kill me.

I'm not sure what the lesson is other than watch out for flowy shit. It's cute but deadly.

Tl;dr - I fell but am fine. Thank you, universe.


Laura - Aug 23, 2022 7:22:49 am PDT #17021 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

No! Stop that going down hard boom stuff! Glad you are okay. It is indeed sad and unfair when a cute outfit tried to kill you.


sj - Aug 23, 2022 7:27:38 am PDT #17022 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yikes, JenP! I’m glad you weren’t hurt worse. Don’t make us wrap you in bubble wrap!


lisah - Aug 23, 2022 7:30:25 am PDT #17023 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Oh no, JenP!! Stupid fashion.

We were meant to be in Scotland today but our flight to our layover in Toronto was canceled yesterday. Wish us good travel luck today!


Steph L. - Aug 23, 2022 7:32:56 am PDT #17024 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Yikes, Jen!

And then, as I'm being wheeled into the ER, a nurse says, "Oh, I love your outfit!"

Was the vindication nice, even though the pants are murderous?

We were meant to be in Scotland today but our flight to our layover in Toronto was canceled yesterday. Wish us good travel luck today!

I wish you clear skies and non-canceled, on-time flights!


Jesse - Aug 23, 2022 7:59:42 am PDT #17025 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh no, Jen! Glad it's not worse, and I can't decide if it's better or worse that the outfit is really so great!

Good luck, lisah, and have a great trip!