So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


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.


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.


dcp - Aug 10, 2023 5:00:43 pm PDT #23752 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Sigh. I sympathize. I had an insurance change last month that took three weeks to get sorted out with the pharmacy.

Does hospice have resources who can help with those sorts of issues?


askye - Aug 10, 2023 5:03:26 pm PDT #23753 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Oh David I'm sorry .

Also smonster I am so happy you have found someone!!


DavidS - Aug 10, 2023 5:05:47 pm PDT #23754 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The hospice was supposed to have a morphine delivery an hour ago but I decided not to depend on that because I knew her meds would be wearing off by 5:30.


Sophia Brooks - Aug 10, 2023 5:09:21 pm PDT #23755 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I will come back on the computer tomorrow but I am cursing our new reliance on mobile devices. I cannot do a true meara like I could at my desk 23 years ago. But I want to bracket everyone.


Steph L. - Aug 10, 2023 7:02:56 pm PDT #23756 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Let me tell y'all about two more people who deserve Fucking Champ recognition: Matilda's teacher Ms. Stuart, and Jacqueline's previous supervisor Tracy.

They are wonderful people!