I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.

Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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 18, 2023 7:09:09 am PDT #21735 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Finally over my ick from last week.

Huzzah! sprays room with Ick-Be-Gone

JZ is up and zooming with the surgeons for her early morning case conference. Counting them down now to her retirement.

Matilda has baseball games and state testing this week.


JenP - Apr 18, 2023 7:19:44 am PDT #21736 of 30000

Woo, retirement -- when, when, when?


meara - Apr 18, 2023 7:39:19 am PDT #21737 of 30000

Ooh retirement! That sounds like an excellent plan.


Jessica - Apr 18, 2023 8:18:37 am PDT #21738 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

In San Francisco you can get great store-bought tomatoes, because they're heirloom and organic.

Living in California is basically a cheat code for local/seasonal produce, though. Everyone else has to get theirs shipped from you.


Dana - Apr 18, 2023 8:34:17 am PDT #21739 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

JZ is up and zooming with the surgeons

I swear at first glance you were telling us that JZ was up and had the zoomies.


Laura - Apr 18, 2023 8:48:14 am PDT #21740 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Living in California is basically a cheat code for local/seasonal produce, though.

I can get local produce in the winter here, and in the summer in NY, so that works out. Florida tomatoes and strawberries are delightful. My dear Mom used to can all summer whatever we would eat in the winter. Although I do miss her preserved plums or the strawberry rhubarb. Yum.


DavidS - Apr 18, 2023 9:06:02 am PDT #21741 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Woo, retirement -- when, when, when?

Right after her birthday in late June when they do the COLA increase on her salary in early July. That helps establish the base rate for her pension plan. (She's been there for 30 years so she's fully vested and her pension payments will be pretty close to her current salary, though we have to pay for our own insurance.)

I swear at first glance you were telling us that JZ was up and had the zoomies.

Bolting around the room like a whippet!


-t - Apr 18, 2023 9:21:12 am PDT #21742 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I swear at first glance you were telling us that JZ was up and had the zoomies.

Same! Also yay retirement! Pensions are good.


meara - Apr 18, 2023 9:44:18 am PDT #21743 of 30000

Lol the image of JZ and a bunch of surgeons gallivanting up and down the halls of a hospital with zoomies is cracking me up.

So I’m on this trial that is a study of ozempic vs a new drug vs both together vs placebo. I’m 100% certain I’m not on placebo, for starters—I’ve lost 15 pounds in like 5-6 weeks. But I stepped up the dose a bit over a week ago, and last weekend felt awful but hoped it was just the first dose….but this past weekend was so nauseated and puking. Overkill on the weight loss y’all!! Thankfully felt better yesterday and today but geez.


-t - Apr 18, 2023 12:17:07 pm PDT #21744 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's probably good data for someone, meara. But yikes, sorry you got hit with that.

This $1.29 frozen burrito is not super high quality nor immensely satisfying. Quelle surprise.