Dawn: I think a date should be in a real fancy restaurant, then champagne at a night club with a floor show, then ballroom dancing. Joyce: Unfortunately, we're not dating in a movie from the thirties.

'Get It Done'


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.


-t - Jan 22, 2021 7:47:36 am PST #2661 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

3 meetings for me today. I know for many people that is nothing, but it is a lot for me and on a Friday


Toddson - Jan 22, 2021 8:39:45 am PST #2662 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Catching up ... best wishes for the health of all Buffistas, Cass and anyone else who needs it. I may have one of the least exciting/interesting food allergies - I can't eat lobster - it gives me a horrible stomach ache (shrimp, crab, clams, oysters, fish of all kinds are fine). I figure it leaves more lobster for everyone else who can eat it.

I've been pretty much glued to the TV news since Monday. Couldn't go in to the office, since they closed down the city - downtown streets blocked, no traffic, Metro stations closed. I love that CBS has its "verify" feature - people send in questions and they get experts (i.e., people who actually know the subject) to answer. As in, will the vaccine alter my DNA? (no) I've mostly stayed in, since there were limits on where I could go, although I made one exciting trip to the grocery. I kept watching repeats of the inauguration. The Washington Post had almost a page devoted to the coats people were wearing (including Bernie Sanders), with commentary.

Also, the Post's Sunday magazine section had an entire article called, "Balancing darkness and light: Do 'elder Goths' hold the secrets to aging successfully?" (they seem to think yes)


-t - Jan 22, 2021 9:56:17 am PST #2663 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I just discovered that you can hide yourself on your own screen in Zoom which makes me happy. Time for my OSHA mandated COVID safety training, whee!


-t - Jan 22, 2021 10:33:40 am PST #2664 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That was actually informative - not much really new but just having all the information in one tidy presentation is nice. Now half an hour before my team call using Google meetings. I will never master these technologies if I have to use a different one for every meeting...


chrismg - Jan 22, 2021 10:35:09 am PST #2665 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

~solitary Ravenpuff stares out the window moodily.....


Jesse - Jan 22, 2021 10:42:39 am PST #2666 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I did a mandatory COVID training this morning, too! Because I'm going to go help with testing this afternoon. Mine was not overly informative, but whatever.


Toddson - Jan 22, 2021 11:13:27 am PST #2667 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I've been seeing a lot of stories about the AKA sisters celebrating Vice President Harris. A few years ago, I got call after call from AKA who thought I was one of their sisters and wanted my information for their directory. If I had only known .... (I think my photo would have given away the error).


Volans - Jan 22, 2021 11:27:01 am PST #2668 of 30000
move out and draw fire

Do 'elder Goths' hold the secrets to aging successfully?"

Maybe due to avoiding sunlight? Or is it more of an outlook thing?


-t - Jan 22, 2021 11:38:49 am PST #2669 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I saw that article about eldergoth aging but I didn't read it. Just assumed avoiding the sun was key

Meeting 2 down, I have almost an hour before th next one, yay! Definitely need lunch, also some work? We shall see.


amyparker - Jan 22, 2021 1:36:13 pm PST #2670 of 30000
In the end it's only ever been one step, and then the next.

msbelle, if you have a Slytherin crest pin going spare, I'll give it a home.