My condolences, David.
What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Fred Pete - Jan 11, 2021 5:59:10 am PST #2241 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
msbelle - Jan 11, 2021 6:40:02 am PST #2242 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Dana, Thank you for posting that.
David, I am so sorry about your friend.
Jesse - Jan 11, 2021 6:44:04 am PST #2243 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That sounds like an amazing day, JZ.
meara - Jan 11, 2021 7:21:59 am PST #2244 of 30000
JZ I’m really surprised given the state of hospitals in LA that tour priest would have friends fly up from there. I hope maybe they were folks who’ve already had it.
shrift - Jan 11, 2021 9:31:49 am PST #2245 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm sorry about your friend, David.
But thank you so much for self-isolating, and if you need any local errands run while you're under super-lockdown, we're right in the neighborhood.
Thanks, JZ. I honestly think food poisoning is the more likely culprit, but I'm going to quarantine until I know for sure. And while I probably won't get results until after I'm out of the quarantine time frame, if it turns out I do have it, I can use the CA Notify app to inform others.
My mom tells me that my dad is unwilling to confirm or deny whether he's wearing a mask out to his old workplace, where he occasionally works part-time after retirement. The guys out there aren't wearing masks, and the owner also isn't quarantining after a 2 week trip to Mexico. So I'm pretty mad about that right now, since my dad is so high risk and I don't want him risking his life just because he's bored.
Dana - Jan 11, 2021 9:44:10 am PST #2246 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I am having a real difficult time getting anything done. Mondays, man. Also Tuesdays through Fridays.
Amy - Jan 11, 2021 9:48:10 am PST #2247 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, David, I'm so sorry about your friend.
dcp - Jan 11, 2021 9:49:42 am PST #2248 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
"The first five days after a weekend are always the toughest."
DavidS - Jan 11, 2021 9:57:43 am PST #2249 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks, all. I haven't made a lot of male friends in the 21st century, so it's tough to lose one.
In a little bit, Hec is firing up the DVD player so we can watch a Wes Anderson movie
The movie was Isle of Dogs, which Matilda and I saw in theaters, but JZ had never seen.
It was better on second watch for me but was a little uncomfortable at times because:
1. A major plot point is that the good guy characters at one point run forward to protest a stolen election and proclaim a revolution;
2. Much of the story revolves around a plague and creating a new cure for it.
Jessica - Jan 11, 2021 10:00:11 am PST #2250 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I am having a real difficult time getting anything done. Mondays, man. Also Tuesdays through Fridays.
This. It doesn't help that my to-do list is 15 peer evaluations and my own self-evaluation, otherwise known as I Would Rather Stab My Own Eyeballs With A Hot Poker Please Somebody Just Give Me A Spreadsheet Ow Ow Ow No.