Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'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.


Steph L. - Jun 06, 2023 7:14:23 am PDT #22541 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Now we just have to keep Matilda entertained through June.

Get her one of those bouncy balls attached with elastic to a paddle. I hear those are popular with The Youth. Or a set of jacks!


DavidS - Jun 06, 2023 7:55:32 am PDT #22542 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Get her one of those bouncy balls attached with elastic to a paddle. I hear those are popular with The Youth. Or a set of jacks!

One summer we ran out of summer camps for Emmett and I just broke down and bought him a Gameboy in August. I think he put 80 hours on Pokemon Diamond.

I should've gone with jacks.


Steph L. - Jun 06, 2023 7:57:23 am PDT #22543 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

You get it.


Jesse - Jun 06, 2023 8:14:57 am PDT #22544 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

More Mo Ryan, on Charisma Carpenter, and Cordelia Chase. It's a tough read. [link]


Steph L. - Jun 06, 2023 8:18:53 am PDT #22545 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Ugh, my credit card has fraudulent charges. My bank is on top of it, which is great, but it's such a pain in the ass to have the card cancelled, wait for the new card to be sent, and then have a whole new credit card number to memorize.


Laura - Jun 06, 2023 8:34:43 am PDT #22546 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I hope Matilda finds ways to keep herself entertained.

Ugh, credit card fraud is a super pain. Cards tied to automatic payments need to be changed and all that nonsense. Boo.

Deciding if I want to click Jesse's link.


meara - Jun 06, 2023 8:40:11 am PDT #22547 of 30000

Oh that is annoying Steph! Yay catching it early though?

I usually love when my meetings are canceled but sometimes I want the info and pinning someone down that a meeting allows for and canceling it means I have to keep sending annoyed emails. Do not like.


DavidS - Jun 06, 2023 8:49:30 am PDT #22548 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Looks like the aliens have been here all X-Files style: [link]

This guy seems credible as he's a whistle blower from inside the intelligence arm that investigates this shit.

More: [link]


-t - Jun 06, 2023 9:00:11 am PDT #22549 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, hey, and the book is out today. I'm going to have to psych myself up to read it, so much of it is going to be what I kind of knew but didn't know was exactly that bad and that is all going to be rough.

Sorry about the credit card, Tep, that sucks.

Entertainment~ma for Matilda. I feel like there must be an Grampa Simpson recommendation to be made but I can't recall


DavidS - Jun 06, 2023 9:01:44 am PDT #22550 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I feel like there must be an Grampa Simpson recommendation to be made but I can't recall

I guess I could tie some onions to her belt.