You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!

Spike ,'Smile Time'


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 - Nov 03, 2022 12:25:28 pm PDT #18316 of 30000

JenP I hope the pancreatitis resolves easily, shame you had to miss time but good job planning new relaxing things!!

Work is too much. But part of the problem is a lot is stuff that needs to be collaborative and there are only so many hours for meetings.

But powerball is $1.5 BILLION DOLLARS on Saturday. Wowwww. I could give away money like water.


-t - Nov 03, 2022 1:24:28 pm PDT #18317 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Billion with a B? To be won in a lottery? What a world!


JenP - Nov 03, 2022 1:50:15 pm PDT #18318 of 30000

That's nuts! Guess I'll throw a few bucks at the lottery.

Lovely breakfast, massage, and now picking up Indian takeout from a new, highly rated place, so that's promising.

Got passes for the AA Hist Museum tomorrow, then a late lunch somewhere downtown after... we'll want to talk about it after the museum.

ETA: DH is feeling good and thanks you all for the well wishes.

I'm sorry work is being crap for a bunch of you, and I'm sorry you got the nope, even though you were not surprised by it, Calli. Continued good ~ma in that regard.


Calli - Nov 03, 2022 1:54:41 pm PDT #18319 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

If I win a lottery, I'll have to consider this: [link]

It's over the top in some of my favorite ways.


-t - Nov 03, 2022 2:40:44 pm PDT #18320 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That looks pretty sweet, Calli!

Ugh, invitation to a department meeting tomorrow morning at 9 am with a "please try to attend" note attached. Not necessarily ominous, I suppose, but I don't like it.


JenP - Nov 03, 2022 2:51:32 pm PDT #18321 of 30000

That place is fab! Would need to hire a staff to maintain it, but if I were buying it with a couple of my hundreds of millions, then I guess that's not an issue.

We were discussing what we'd do with the Powerball earlier in the week. I basically said I'd call the friend we were visiting and say, "Now what, and how much will it cost for you to handle it for me?"

I think one of the parts I would love the most is just being able to hire other people with the talent for things I don't have and pay them well to do their thing (say, design and decorate a house, or set up a foundation with my millions) and not have to try to do a substandard job myself.

I mean, I do that now with small stuff... but, you know, bigger stuff!

Read: still haven't gotten any more living room furniture.


Calli - Nov 03, 2022 5:06:11 pm PDT #18322 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

-t, I hope they want to announce huge raises early, so you can enjoy the news all day


-t - Nov 03, 2022 5:56:08 pm PDT #18323 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, excellent thought!


Sheryl - Nov 03, 2022 6:00:34 pm PDT #18324 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Gary left on a business trip today, returning tomorrow night. It's been about as delightful as expected. Waiting for Mr. S to fall asleep before I can do anything.


DavidS - Nov 03, 2022 8:46:57 pm PDT #18325 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Daniel is coming home on Saturday!

Great news!