I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

Cheese Man ,'Chosen'


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.


aurelia - Jun 30, 2023 5:39:22 pm PDT #22954 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Happy retirement, JZ!

I clearly have not kept up on Ani Difranco. I'd love to see Neko Case live though!

Until Tuesdays headlines about Chicago having the worst air quality in the world (among big cities) I hadn't realized why my eyes were a little burny and my voice was low and weak. I just thought I was exhausted. Going outside that day was really awful. It was cool enough to close my windows for Tuesday and Wednesday, but it got too warm on Thursday so I made some improvised filters to tape over the open windows.


brenda m - Jun 30, 2023 6:17:39 pm PDT #22955 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

She hosted a weeklong writing retreat and held it at a gd plantation. Then lost her shit when people questioned her on it. Probably 10 years ago now?


lisah - Jun 30, 2023 8:47:56 pm PDT #22956 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Neko Case live is a real treat!!!

Happy Retirement, JZ!!!


Gudanov - Jul 01, 2023 6:32:38 am PDT #22957 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

Congrats on retirement, JZ!

ION, I accepted an informal job offer yesterday. Should have the formal one Monday. I'm fortunate that the job market is pretty decent for software developers right now despite all the high-profile layoffs.


Jesse - Jul 01, 2023 7:12:21 am PDT #22958 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Amazing, Gud. Nice work!

I'm listening to a podcast about queer people finding love online and someone called in to say her mother met someone on a Buffy board and they both left their husbands and have been together ever since! Why don't I know who this is??


askye - Jul 01, 2023 7:24:55 am PDT #22959 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

God I'm not surprised a company snatched you up when they had the chance.


askye - Jul 01, 2023 7:46:16 am PDT #22960 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

My aunt is not doing well. She has shown minor improvements but she has also tested positive for C Diff. On top of sepsis amd Covid

I've been pressing mom to take me to with her when she goes to Florida. Whenever that is. She can't go now because my aunt is in isolation. I don't think my aunt is going to make it and I want to be a support for mom since she's had to do so much alone.


meara - Jul 01, 2023 8:40:30 am PDT #22961 of 30000

Omg Jesse I too want to know who that is!!


Jesse - Jul 01, 2023 9:46:57 am PDT #22962 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh askye, that sounds terrible. Your poor aunt.


Consuela - Jul 01, 2023 9:27:50 pm PDT #22963 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yay for Gud!

I'm so sorry, askye, it's so hard.

My sister got remarried on Thursday, and it was so lovely. The weather warmed up just in time for the evening in the hills: all the jackets went unused and there was a gorgeous sunset. Since then we've had lovely times with family and close friends. It's been really nice, despite the heat.

I got my makeup done professionally for the first time, and it was nice, but I hardly got any photos, and I didn't really learn anything I could do myself. So that was interesting but unrepeatable.