You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm... I'm dirty. I'm, I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays.

Buffy ,'Lessons'


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 - Oct 01, 2023 2:14:03 pm PDT #25793 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Feel better Atropa.


Tom Scola - Oct 01, 2023 2:40:24 pm PDT #25794 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Got the vax on Thursday, felt like shit on Friday. Felt better today; it was a gorgeous day (after the deluge on Friday). I went out and shot 2 rolls of film, took 14000 steps. I feel utterly exhausted now.


Atropa - Oct 01, 2023 3:48:21 pm PDT #25795 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Texting with Mr. Loomycakes earlier:

Him: You’re resting, right?

Me: Yes. I’m spending the day rewatching Interview with the Vampire.

Him: The Blu-Ray?

Me: THAT’S WHAT YOUR AMAZON PACKAGE IS?!??

Him: Hahaha surprise!


Atropa - Oct 01, 2023 3:50:05 pm PDT #25796 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Murder husbands OTP v1! Mr. Loomycakes truly knows my taste In comfort media.


erikaj - Oct 01, 2023 3:57:27 pm PDT #25797 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

aw, cute.


Laura - Oct 02, 2023 5:26:39 am PDT #25798 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Aww, I hope the surprise package was successful in comforting.

We crawled around the lake in my sister's pontoon boat and took a zillion leaf pictures, then DH and I went for a nice drive and I took a few more. Stopped and visited an artist friend who has an artist coop place in Raquette Lake to get hugs, and while I was there some super cute ghost earrings and lovely soap. With my place under construction I have no place for any of the other pottery and such. This is the friend who referred me to the artist who painted my awesome otter sign for my camp. I finally have insulation and walls in the downstairs living spaces, and a propane furnace! They are working on the ceiling today. Coming together. Warmth has been very nice, just in time for a series of warm days we are expecting this week. My son and GF are coming Wednesday to go up the ski lift with us to see more leaves on the mountain sides.


JenP - Oct 02, 2023 5:50:37 am PDT #25799 of 30000

That sounds lovely Laura -- the leaf viewing past and future.


Toddson - Oct 02, 2023 6:12:46 am PDT #25800 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

SO GLAD the government shutdown was averted, at least for now. So many people were panicking over having their paychecks stop and all the government resources stopping. They might have put an end to this year's Fat Bear Week (starts Wednesday).

So sorry to hear about Atropa's COVID, especially on her own. Glad to hear her own personal lurker is supporting her.

I'm in the office all alone (usual for Mondays and Fridays); next Monday is a holiday, so I have to plan around that. It's really cold in here (I suggested subletting some space for fur storage) and the lights keep going out (they're motion-activated and I don't move around much as well as being outside sensor range).

My mother had both knees replaced and loved not being in pain any more. My sister had one knee replaced; I still have both my original if much damaged ones.

And people were posting about "that one cousin" ... that was my mother. She managed to antagonize both sides of the family; she assumed my father's side were all hicks (well, they kind of were, but still family) and her side, her half sister wasn't sufficiently supportive of their father, so good bye to her, her husband and three sons and, last I heard, a couple of grandchildren.


Laura - Oct 02, 2023 6:22:59 am PDT #25801 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Hi, Todd! If this hip repair works as anticipated then I will likely do my stupid knee next summer. The knee isn't as annoying as the hip was. These old joints, ah well. Doing what I can to keep them working as well as possible.


DavidS - Oct 02, 2023 12:12:27 pm PDT #25802 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I feel like I leveled up on Adulting today, after talking to our Estate Planning Attorney regarding the state of our Living Trust after Death of a Spouse. Which requires follow up with our CPA and Financial Services.

My whole couch is covered with paperwork and my to-do list is two pages long, and half of it is "Funeral Announcement."

I need to go to Kinkos and print things out and then get some things signed and notarized, and then get some other things signed and in the mail certified.

It's much of a muchness.