And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.

Angelus ,'Damage'


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.


Fiona - Sep 23, 2022 11:56:49 pm PDT #17639 of 29425

I hope our Maritime Buffistas are battened down for Fiona.

It took me a moment to parse this sentence.

Best wishes to all of you!

Returns to lurkerdom.


flea - Sep 24, 2022 5:00:05 am PDT #17640 of 29425
information libertarian

Teppy I’m pretty sure the mental health intervention teams are a new Aftab thing, and god bless ‘em. Also bless your brother who appears to be kicking ass!

On Cape Cod we are having outer fringe Fiona winds. I got a new boss this week and bought tickets to fly to Cinti to pack our house (10/7-12, mark your calendars) and am going to Martha’s Vineyard today to start my phase 3 Lyme disease vaccine trial and I’m really wishing my plan was to be in bed instead.


msbelle - Sep 24, 2022 6:19:42 am PDT #17641 of 29425
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

sj - he has moved here indefinitely. The job is near my job and we will work out some sort of car-sharing situation.

I've been very hands off with him, just letting him decompress and feel comfortable and lounge, but the job starts 9/29 and I leave town 10/5 for 5 days, so today started me waking him up and easing him into a schedule. I think one of the biggest things is we have been eating together almost every night.


sj - Sep 24, 2022 7:05:55 am PDT #17642 of 29425
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

msbelle, that all sounds wonderful. Best of luck to him.


JenP - Sep 24, 2022 8:48:14 am PDT #17643 of 29425

msbelle, I'm so glad things are going smoothly with mac, and fantastic news about the job, yay!

Steph, I am so sorry for how challenging and stessful and awful dealing with your father's state is. I'm glad you and you brother are so awesome for each other, and also it still sucks beyond the telling.

My memory is shit right now, and I can't scroll back well on my phone, but love vibes shooting out my brain all around to everyone.

Last day in Orlando.

Does Diablo Sound do the Universal Halloween Night sound? I feel like this is the closest I've ever been to one of ND's sound design situations.


Steph L. - Sep 24, 2022 9:23:16 am PDT #17644 of 29425
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

My brother talked to the PD's mental health crisis unit and talked they should be there to see Dad in about an hour. They said that they'll call the police to have an on-duty officer sign off on the involuntary hospitalization if needed. (When my brother explained to the mental health crisis guy that he's a therapist and Dad has called the cops 9 times in less than 90 days and he looked at Dad’s records, the mental health crisis guy told my brother that Dad would be hospitalized no matter what.) Dad is going to be PISSED. It's going to be a total shitstorm.

I am so goddamn tired. Like, I don't have words to describe how tired I am. The fatigue has never been this bad before. There is absolutely no way I can go to a hospital to deal with Dad (I can barely get in the shower, much less leave the house), but my brother said he can fly in to deal with it.


Calli - Sep 24, 2022 9:42:19 am PDT #17645 of 29425
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

It sounds like hospitalization is the best bet, even if your dad is unhappy with it. Here’s hoping they can get him to a point of stability, Steph. I’m glad your brother is coming to help.


Dana - Sep 24, 2022 9:44:16 am PDT #17646 of 29425
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

I'm sorry, Steph. I'm glad your brother is able to help right now.


JenP - Sep 24, 2022 9:51:01 am PDT #17647 of 29425

I'm so sorry it's all such unbearable shit, Steph. I'm sorry you're feeling so physically exhausted, too. (Not because that means you can't go to the hospital, but because that is shitty all by itself, and long Covid symptoms are awful).


-t - Sep 24, 2022 10:09:03 am PDT #17648 of 29425
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Very glad your brother can do all he is doing, Tep, and that you can rest. Just reading about all that is pretty tiring, being part of it is going to wear you down even if you aren’t at the hospital or whatever even aside from the long Covid fatigue, so do allow yourself to rest as much as you can.