Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'


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.


DavidS - Apr 16, 2023 8:33:46 am PDT #21702 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ice instruments! How cool.

Enjoy your beachiness, Askye.

We're packing up our hotel room, and headed back to the hospital by 10am. JZ will get saline and have the pump removed and then we'll hi-de-ho to the airport for our 4pm flight. [knock wood]

There's been a lot more throwing up on the current regimen so we're learning to finesse that.

It was nice to take the walk out to the dog park yesterday. JZ's mostly been sleeping and in bed on this trip, but that was a good outing on a bright day.

I'm hoping things get a little easier with the travel and treatment as we go in. As we learn to handle these symptoms, and after we get our TSA precheck and now that we know the neighborhood a bit, and where everything is at the hotel.


meara - Apr 16, 2023 8:34:52 am PDT #21703 of 30000

More rain Laura? Yikes!!

Happy birthday ND!


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 16, 2023 10:58:10 am PDT #21704 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

Happy Birthday ND!

This weekend I have gotten my yard cleared out by a lawn service (who knew there was grass under all the leaves and gumballs?), picked up groceries and prescriptions, swept floors, assembled a small bathroom cabinet to store bath tissue rolls, and finished washing the last box of dishes that had remained packed from the move. About to head out to drop off recycling and visit/feed the alleycats. Then all that's left is to assemble my new TV stand that arrived this morning and clean out the litter boxes.


NoiseDesign - Apr 16, 2023 11:58:07 am PDT #21705 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Thank you everyone!


Sheryl - Apr 16, 2023 4:51:59 pm PDT #21706 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday ND!


Cass - Apr 16, 2023 6:20:42 pm PDT #21707 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Happy birthday, Drew! May this year be a bit less interesting with house adventures and kind in family.


Calli - Apr 16, 2023 6:30:38 pm PDT #21708 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Happy birthday, ND!

This has been a weekend of reorganizing, passing stuff along, and putting new stuff together. My hands hurt and my apartment is a disaster. But things should be back to a reduced level of chaos later this week.


DavidS - Apr 16, 2023 6:48:10 pm PDT #21709 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

We're home. Everything went relatively smoothly and yet we're still both exhausted because this is hard.


Consuela - Apr 16, 2023 8:10:10 pm PDT #21710 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

It is hard! Be kind to yourselves!

I went for a nice hike on the peninsula this morning, got the chance to carpool with an old friend I haven't seen in a while, did some yard work (i.e., pulled weeds), and was jazzed to see that my lime tree has lots of blossoms on it! Maybe this will be the year I get limes!

Now I'm roasting a bunch of veggies before going to my sister's house to watch Ted Lasso. Tomorrow is work again, sigh.

Happy birthday, ND!


Laura - Apr 17, 2023 4:37:50 am PDT #21711 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Good Monday all! Happy birthday wishes to Sheryl! I hope you have a delightful day. May the year to come bring all good things to you and your family.

We're home. Everything went relatively smoothly and yet we're still both exhausted because this is hard.

Rest well. May each visit get easier for both of you.