Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.

Spike ,'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.


meara - May 07, 2023 6:56:09 pm PDT #22114 of 30000

Yikes, that is a lot of money, and I did not know that about rats?! Tunnel under the foundation!?! I don’t even want to think about it.

Today am thankfully feeling better, and just brought some homemade lactation cookies to friends with a three week old baby, and they gave me pedialyte popsicles, because one of them is on a similar medication and said having one in the morning really helped her. Fingers crossed!

Tom, that is a lot. Man bun and pencil mustache is a lot but…ascot!


DavidS - May 07, 2023 6:59:19 pm PDT #22115 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Tom, that is a lot. Man bun and pencil mustache is a lot but…ascot!

Every generation needs its next John Waters.


Laura - May 08, 2023 6:06:00 am PDT #22116 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Ugh, Consuela. The never-ending joy of home ownership.

It's Monday. I'm listening to music while plowing through my work, which is also never-ending.


askye - May 08, 2023 7:17:16 am PDT #22117 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Happy Belated Birthday Karl!

Boo rats in the house. .


msbelle - May 08, 2023 7:49:22 am PDT #22118 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Back to work after Thursday and Friday off and attending 3 days of yarn festival goodness. My level of DO NOT WANT TO WORK is so high. Not helping is that I am the only one in my little area of the office.

Boo not feeling well and rats.

Mr. S’s behavior at bedtime sounds like sundowning.


Jesse - May 08, 2023 9:12:59 am PDT #22119 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I am also not that interested in working after a week away.


-t - May 08, 2023 10:15:51 am PDT #22120 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am also not interested in working for no particular reason


msbelle - May 08, 2023 10:39:14 am PDT #22121 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Ate and could easily fall asleep at my desk. Still not wanting to work.

Look forward to my inevitable burst of energy around 8 tonight. Stupid body.


shrift - May 08, 2023 12:19:53 pm PDT #22122 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

So today I learned I have Norwegian rats in the crawlspace: they tunnel under the foundations!

Big fucking yikes to all of that.

I flew back to California last night. The taxi should have taken maybe 25 minutes but I think it took twice that amount of time, and I spent the entire ride hoping that I would get home without being in a car accident. I made it home late but unharmed aside from the stress of being a passenger in a car with someone who maybe shouldn't have a driver's license.

I'm at the office because I got notice that they're testing the new fire alarm system in my building today, and I already was at a "if I didn't have noise-cancelling headphones, I would stab you for the sounds you keep making" level of irritation on my flight last night with the dudes seated in my row. Very much would like maintenance to finish up testing so I can unpack my suitcase, do laundry, and get some groceries.


NoiseDesign - May 08, 2023 12:27:13 pm PDT #22123 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Today is being a Monday. Working on catching up on things after a weekend visiting K's family in Tucson. I teach my class at UCI in 30 minutes. Thankfully that's a fully remote class now so I don't have to commute to the other side of the city to do it.