These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


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.


Calli - Jun 06, 2023 12:34:07 pm PDT #22564 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I feel like Force Majeure would have to be a villain?? But totally should be.

i But Major Force sounds so positive and strong!

A villain and a hero—twins, separated at birth, and raised with very different value systems.

Sorry about the card fraud, Steph.

Sorry about the smoke, Laura.

Things are fairly nice here. I have my windows open, a tomato on my plant is starting to ripen, the cats are being cuddlesome. But I'd love a week at a lake, with nothing but books and shoreline rambles on my agenda.


meara - Jun 06, 2023 1:23:22 pm PDT #22565 of 30000

villain and a hero—twins, separated at birth, and raised with very different value systems

That was absolutely my response as well!

Talked to my mom, ish—she’s half asleep and only giving one or two word answers. Says she’s not in pain just really tired and weak. I called to get hospice started, because two weeks ago she could walk, and now she can’t sit up by herself. I thought it would be more like a couple months, not a couple weeks! (Am still hoping appetite inducer which just got prescribed today will help her eat which will help her not feel so weak??)


sj - Jun 06, 2023 2:09:41 pm PDT #22566 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

meara, I’m so sorry. It’s so difficult.


Laura - Jun 06, 2023 2:21:35 pm PDT #22567 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Oh meara, that is so hard. I'm sorry.


lisah - Jun 06, 2023 3:22:19 pm PDT #22568 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Aw, Meara, I’m so sorry


-t - Jun 06, 2023 3:28:12 pm PDT #22569 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oof, I'm sorry, meara


JenP - Jun 06, 2023 3:28:45 pm PDT #22570 of 30000

I so sorry, meara.

I have thoughts on alla that up there, but I also have a 6:30p pmeeting. Boo.

Aliens, tho...


Jesse - Jun 06, 2023 3:47:50 pm PDT #22571 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh meara, I'm sorry to hear it. I've been thinking of you.

I am also thinking of Sue and other actual Canadians, because yikes.


Trudy Booth - Jun 06, 2023 6:19:34 pm PDT #22572 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Aw Meara, this is much too fast. Hopefully increasing her appetite will go a long way.


Calli - Jun 06, 2023 6:23:27 pm PDT #22573 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

That’s hard, meara. But Hospice people in my experience are wonderful. They did wonders for my mom’s quality of life (which seems odd to say, considering) when her cancer got bad.