Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.

Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave 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.


meara - Aug 10, 2023 3:33:08 pm PDT #23742 of 30000

Yay people being good (health care and insurance bureaucracy is the worst, and I’m so glad they fixed that for you!!!). And yay smonster and yay Tim.


NoiseDesign - Aug 10, 2023 3:33:46 pm PDT #23743 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Not all heroes wear capes. Those two women did amazing things.


askye - Aug 10, 2023 3:37:18 pm PDT #23744 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

I'm so glad that those two things worked smoothly for you. I'm also not surprised that people are looking out for Jacqueline and Matilda, who are both such amazing, loving, kind people who make so many people's lives happier and more positive that those people want to repay their kindness and compassion and love.


erikaj - Aug 10, 2023 3:39:43 pm PDT #23745 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Glad to hear people are helping in ways that they can. Smonster, happy for you.(Also, hoping the joy spreads around...um, with different people. Not really asking to be included with you and your partner. Although that should be clearer outside of Bitches, I imagine.)


-t - Aug 10, 2023 3:43:06 pm PDT #23746 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, smonster, such a joy to read! How wonderful!

Yay Tim's recovery!

David, I know this is so hard on you but sharing these bits just makes me feel…I don’t know…feels. And more feels.

God, yes, that's exactly right. So many feels and then more of them that I didn't even know I could have.

OMG on the insurance coverage. Way to go Tracy! And differently but just as much Ms Stuart!


JenP - Aug 10, 2023 3:57:35 pm PDT #23747 of 30000

Way to be, Tracy and Ms. Stuart. That's amazing. And, as askye said, unsurprising how awesome people are being for you guys.

Very happy for you, smonster. Very happy Tim is recovering apace, too.


Zenkitty - Aug 10, 2023 4:20:21 pm PDT #23748 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Oh gosh. I missed y'all.

Smonster, I am giddy with happiness for you and your wonderful partner! (Still envious of the murder cabin though, you know I want one.) May you live happily ever after.

Congrats to Tim on the excellent recovery! Edema will go away with exercise, we hates exercise but we need it (she says as she stress-eats Cheezits in bed).

Emmett and JZ are a heartwarming story. The whole Zmayhem family is love goals. So good to see the goodness you all put into the world coming back from all those who care for you.


smonster - Aug 10, 2023 4:28:20 pm PDT #23749 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Oh, heck yes for Tracy and Ms. Stuart. And the image of Emmett carrying JZ up stairs is super powerful. Brutiful.

I’m so glad to hear good news about Tim! May he continue to recover well and swiftly.

Thanks, everyone. If anyone wants to hear me burble and flail more just give me a call. I’m pretty obsessed. And getting obsessed-er.

amych, I hope you get to meet her. I hope a lot of y’all do. I swear they’re a Buffista through and through.

Okay one more because this is the proper audience: like a number of us, I think, I identify with Willow. And being bi, I could never decide between Oz and Tara. And now I don’t have to? She’s a bit punk and sometimes taciturn, the sweetness and support of both of them and the willingness to check me when I need it. An unswerving belief in me. Doesn’t enable my bullshit.

I’ve got someone who will take me BMX bike riding and then will play with makeup and nail polish. And will happily make a couples costume for us.


Susan W. - Aug 10, 2023 4:43:05 pm PDT #23750 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

You all just built a hell of a team Zmayhem over the years with such love and dedication. I'm glad she's home. I'm glad she has all of you... that you all have each other.

This. It's a beautiful thing to witness.

And yay smonster! Always lovely to have some joy to share in...


DavidS - Aug 10, 2023 4:43:56 pm PDT #23751 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I’ve got someone who will take me BMX bike riding and then will play with makeup and nail polish. And will happily make a couples costume for us.

How perfect!

At the pharmacy and as I expected getting the morphine scrip filled has been Not Smooth.

Because guess why? That’s right her insurance is inactive.

Because even while they changed her status in the system today that won’t propagate out to the pharmacy database until tomorrow.