You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


megan walker - Dec 08, 2023 10:19:25 am PST #27277 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Every time I pay my Comcast bill I have to remember that it calls itself Xfinity and then search for that app and that brings up Twitter and that is all just deeply weird.

I refused to update the app in question so on my phone it is still Twitter with the bird.


Steph L. - Dec 08, 2023 10:38:44 am PST #27278 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

I might be more like Jeff Winger in a ceramics class, TBH.

I took a pottery class last Friday (a very basic introduction to the pottery wheel class), and when I got home, the first thing Tim asked was "So, was it like the pottery class in Community?" (SPOILER: it was not.)


JenP - Dec 08, 2023 10:52:14 am PST #27279 of 30000

SPOILER: it was not.)

I would have been so amused if you'd gotten a "no ghosting" warning, not gonna lie.


-t - Dec 08, 2023 11:41:24 am PST #27280 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Pottery wheel! So cool, Tep

I refused to update the app in question so on my phone it is still Twitter with the bird.

Mine must have automatically updated at some point, it looks terrible


flea - Dec 08, 2023 11:58:13 am PST #27281 of 30000
information libertarian

I have a nice little low-key bluesky stream to follow. It doesn’t think I’m a furry but it does think I might be a fan of Chinese Film Star Wang Yibo, who is a nice young man but not my type.

I just sent in a signed offer letter and will be leaving my library for one 45 minutes away but with (I hope) better management AND I managed a big raise out of it. I am having all the feelings about this (will totally be leaving my direct reports in the lurch as we are woefully understaffed and they and I have been doing all the work; had another extremely stupid spat with my stupid boss who manages to possibly be the most disrespectful person I have ever worked for AND not self aware enough to realize it. But I like to be the better person so I hate myself. Anyway. Just keep swimming.)


Atropa - Dec 08, 2023 12:14:25 pm PST #27282 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Bluesky thinks I should follow furries, people with kink-oriented OFs, and Hannibal peeps. Weird, but not the worst suggestions in the world. Not that I look at bluesky very often, because most of my fandom peeps are still on Twitter.

I keep meaning to post more, but it's pretty much all "Work is chaos but I like my job, new house is awesome, oh G-D still so much unpacking". With a side of "I hate seeing my personal trainer, but he's a good guy and it's not his fault I hate exercise".

Honestly, I'm (still!) the most active on Tumblr.


Jesse - Dec 08, 2023 12:15:45 pm PST #27283 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Congratulations, flea! You have to take care of yourself sometimes. (Sorry about the commute.)


flea - Dec 08, 2023 12:21:36 pm PST #27284 of 30000
information libertarian

I am going to listen to audiobooks, I guess.


-t - Dec 08, 2023 12:22:33 pm PST #27285 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, wow, flea, I hope this is a good move! Yay raise, for sure!


megan walker - Dec 08, 2023 12:26:07 pm PST #27286 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Congrats. flea! Commuting sucks but escaping bad management is priceless.