Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.

'Objects In Space'


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.


sj - Sep 14, 2023 1:38:29 pm PDT #25356 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

One of my in-laws is wearing entirely too much cologne (which is triggering a migraine). So I’m hiding from them in my room. They’re only really here to see ltc anyway. I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve talked to them about strong scents triggering my asthma/migraines. Luckily they’re all leaving soon and TCG is taking ltc to karate.

And now I want nachos.


Dana - Sep 14, 2023 2:10:16 pm PDT #25357 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

The QI account on Twitter tells me that the word of the day is opsomania, which is a longing for a particular food. So I hope all of you nacho people are happy. And have nachos.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 14, 2023 2:19:37 pm PDT #25358 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Matilda does have a good circle of friends that will quickly spread word of the kid's cruel timing to anyone he might want to ask out for the rest of high school, right? Not that I think that would turn him a pariah among all teenagers (it might enhance his cachet with the ones who romanticize bad boys), but it'd at least let the sensible ones know what they'd be signing up for.


erikaj - Sep 14, 2023 2:19:48 pm PDT #25359 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

I had some great ones from Filiberto's last week.


JenP - Sep 14, 2023 2:37:52 pm PDT #25360 of 30000

JenP, this is really my first, too… feel free to PM me if you want and we can share experiences.

Thank you, smonster, I will -- that made me realize that, while I do talk to friends sometimes and my therapist (though, we're on a break), there's no one I talk to who has a similar-ish history. And I hope it goes without saying, feel free to do the same with me, too, of course. Yah, my DH was married twice and has a mid-twenties daughter with his second wife. The first one - they got married way too young, and divorced after about a year, no kids. Pretty much no harm no foul on that one. Not so for the second one.

WRT to LTRs, though, even if you've had one, the next one could be (will probably be) totally different, simply because individual humans, yada yada.

That I believe -- it is weird not really having anything to compare to for myself!

The QI account on Twitter tells me that the word of the day is opsomania, which is a longing for a particular food. So I hope all of you nacho people are happy. And have nachos.

How timely! Yes, I hope there was some nacho having all around where desired.


juliana - Sep 14, 2023 4:33:49 pm PDT #25361 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Catching up, but holy shit Matilda's ex. Bad move, kid. I know some jiu-jitsu guys who teach in Japantown- they'd be happy to do a little light menacing. Or I've got my various barback friends.

Hil, I'm so glad you went to the ER! Wow.

I don't want nachos exactly, but tortilla chips & a variety of dips sounds amazing.


-t - Sep 14, 2023 4:40:19 pm PDT #25362 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The QI account on Twitter tells me that the word of the day is opsomania, which is a longing for a particular food. So I hope all of you nacho people are happy. And have nachos.

Oh, hey, it's that thing that I don't know the name of. Plate of shrimp. Anyway, I completely forgot about nachos and am having BBQ for dinner (after Cup O Noodle for lunch because meetings) and I think I am okay with that.


Atropa - Sep 14, 2023 4:58:26 pm PDT #25363 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

If I could find pre-made flour tortilla chips anywhere, I'd have nachos. Stupid corn sensitivity. Stupid migraines.


juliana - Sep 14, 2023 5:02:50 pm PDT #25364 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Atropa, if there's a flour tortilla you can tolerate, I've found that cutting the tortillas into dipping appropriate sizes, spraying them on both sides with olive oil (or whatever oil works for you), and then baking them works very well. I use cookie cutters sometimes to make fun shapes.


beekaytee - Sep 14, 2023 5:55:48 pm PDT #25365 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

I was about to ask if Matilda wanted her scary goth auntie to do some (mild) hexing. Because I will do that for her.
Standing by to fire up my altar for a little light energy diversion...if you know what I mean. (scowling face)