I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.

Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


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 - Jul 30, 2023 3:39:00 pm PDT #23358 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Health~ma for your mom, erikaj.

Hi, all. I’m back from my Denver work trip and utterly wiped out. I looked at my steps tracker and realized I’d walked about 3x as much as usual, an inadvisable amount in 90+F temps. It’s so dry in Denver I really overextended myself. But the Botanical Gardens there are pretty awesome.


Steph L. - Jul 30, 2023 3:43:05 pm PDT #23359 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

We're busy with last-minute stuff to get ready for Tim's surgery #1 tomorrow (well, mostly to get ready for Tim to come *home* from surgery, hopefully Friday or Saturday). Tim's brothers came over today to help with some handyman projects that Tim can't currently do, which was a big help.

It’s so dry in Denver I really overextended myself.

My brother always grumbles "It's hot and dry in Denver because we're only 2 miles away from the surface of the sun!"


Calli - Jul 30, 2023 4:01:53 pm PDT #23360 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My brother always grumbles "It's hot and dry in Denver because we're only 2 miles away from the surface of the sun!"

Heh. True facts.


DavidS - Jul 30, 2023 4:17:16 pm PDT #23361 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And an irreplaceable window into perspectives and viewpoints that don’t get a lot of air or depth, most especially for me Disability Twitter, J Twitter, and Black Twitter.

Yeah, Black Twitter has been really valuable for me to follow and read. (I don't really pipe in there, I'm just there to listen and soak up the perspective.)

I also use baseball twitter a lot, especially to follow and interact with local writers and analysts, as well as the minor league announcers for the A's affiliates (they're really fun!).

Classic Film twitter is another big stream for me, which is often where I'll intersect with Sylvie.


javachik - Jul 30, 2023 4:27:02 pm PDT #23362 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

.it's not like cheating on us

Ha!

Teppy - hope all goes super smoothly for Tim’s surgeries!!


JZ - Jul 30, 2023 4:53:01 pm PDT #23363 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Just chiming in to agree with everything everyone has said about Twitter, and about the frustration of the greatest voices just scattering to the winds with no consensus on where to land.

I'm feeling much better, but so tired. I never want to go through a dehydration episode again.


lisah - Jul 30, 2023 6:44:47 pm PDT #23364 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Askye, I think she meant that it would be reasonable to look at jobs where you'd be making more than 15 an hour

Yes, this!!


Consuela - Jul 30, 2023 9:06:14 pm PDT #23365 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

So I have a great-nephew! I have announced that I shall henceforth be known as Grantie C-----. I got to see him for a moment this morning, sleeping peacefully. His mother had a hardass labor, and is recovering slowly. Pushing a whole human being out of your body is fucking badass.


Laura - Jul 31, 2023 3:35:36 am PDT #23366 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Congratulations, Grantie Consuela!

Sending the ~ma to Tim, Erica's mom, Matt's mom, and all our loved ones with health challenges.

Laura one day I want to visit your Otter Lake place. It looks so peaceful.

I can't wait for the construction crew to finish and having true peace and a great spot for guests. Summer and Autumn are such wonderful times here. They promise me I will have a functional bathroom today! The areas they have finished are beautiful.

Monday! Yeah, why be it?


Laura - Jul 31, 2023 7:01:37 am PDT #23367 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Sending an abundance of ~ma in your direction, Trudy. Thank you for being an awesome daughter and taking charge!