Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


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.


Tom Scola - Feb 15, 2023 10:20:33 am PST #20676 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

When do you have a slot available for me to visit?


-t - Feb 15, 2023 10:33:26 am PST #20677 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That is good news about the garden apartment! Good luck with the plumbing and the infusion, I hope the latest tweaking is well tolerated in the extreme! Twerking optional.


Jessica - Feb 15, 2023 10:51:13 am PST #20678 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

We're waiting for the plumber to fix our shower and sink. The shower is the more complex fix that requires turning off the building water (and NOW I know where the water cutoff valve is! Only 11 months into home ownership.

Our bathroom remodel started today and the demo team has just about ripped everything out. We discovered lots of fun leaks we didn't know were happening before! The subfloor under where the toilet used to be is almost black! Hooray!

continue to tweak (almost said "twerk") the cocktail of drugs

Twerk! That! Cocktail!


DavidS - Feb 15, 2023 12:11:31 pm PST #20679 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

We discovered lots of fun leaks we didn't know were happening before! The subfloor under where the toilet used to be is almost black! Hooray!

Woo! Fungus among us!

The tub is fixed and Jack the Plumber gave it a happy cheer like the 49ers just scored a touchdown. He was this close to throwing up his arms ala Paul Gross. "Yeah!" Now he's muttering about the sink, but he already improved the water pressure from the faucet by cleaning out gunk in the hose.

Twerk! That! Cocktail!

::shakes chemical booty!::

When do you have a slot available for me to visit?

Still haven't scheduled the rest of this round of chemo, and I have to factor in visits from JZ's mom and Matilda's spring break. That said, as soon as we sort out March/April/May calendar I'll give you some dates.


erikaj - Feb 15, 2023 12:33:24 pm PST #20680 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Tell Jen I say hi, if you get a chance to.


meara - Feb 15, 2023 2:15:28 pm PST #20681 of 30000

Yay plumber, yay garden apartment, fingers crossed for chemo. Yay Jen K and Emily!

Jessica I really want a new bathroom and am very afraid that if and when I ever get around to it that will be the outcome. (But also….finding a contractor and making those decisions and living through construction sounds like way too much work—can someone else just make all that happen and I’ll write the check?)


Steph L. - Feb 15, 2023 3:13:58 pm PST #20682 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

(But also….finding a contractor and making those decisions and living through construction sounds like way too much work—can someone else just make all that happen and I’ll write the check?)

This is where we are. Our sad bathroom needs remodeling desperately, and we've budgeted for it, but we can't quite get our shit together to plan it and pull the trigger.

Speaking of the bathroom, while I was waiting for articles to edit, I cleaned the aforementioned sad bathroom, washed a load of towels (including folding and putting away), made blueberry muffins, washed the dishes, took out the trash and recycling, and now I really really need to shower, but I should do some yoga first. Although now I kind of just want a beer.


Sheryl - Feb 15, 2023 4:53:33 pm PST #20683 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Sleepy...


Hil R. - Feb 15, 2023 7:12:47 pm PST #20684 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Timelies all.

Blah. I have a cold, and a slight fever. The rapid Covid test is negative, but I made an appointment for a PCR test tomorrow, just in case. I don't teach on Thursdays, but might need to find someone to cover my classes on Friday, and that is going to be such a pain.


DavidS - Feb 15, 2023 7:39:38 pm PST #20685 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

We found our fabulous contractor through Juliana's husband, Martin.

If you don't have Juliana's husband in your city, I recommend you talk to somebody (perhaps a real estate agent you trust) to recommend somebody. They usually have a list of people they like to work with.