In between Marske, Wells, and Kingfisher all releasing books within, like, a week of each other, I’m overwhelmed with texty goodness.
Right? It’s been glorious! I hadn’t read Marske until now, I’m so glad I didn’t wait any longer!
Mal: Does she understand that? River: She understands. She doesn't comprehend.
'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.
-t - Dec 09, 2023 6:43:12 pm PST #27304 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Karl - Dec 09, 2023 11:58:47 pm PST #27305 of 30000
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Yeah, Ursula is definitely at least furry-adjacent; Digger was a full-on anthropomorphic epic webcomic before it was a graphic novel, and she has been wonderfully furry-supportive both at Further Confusion and at BayCon when I've seen her there. And Kevin (her husband) is a real sweetheart with a soft spot for all furry creatures and chickens everywhere.
Laura - Dec 10, 2023 5:44:13 am PST #27306 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
We have cause for celebration this day as today is Consuela's birthday! I hope you have a delightful day and that the year to come includes an abundance of happiness.
Calli - Dec 10, 2023 6:27:06 am PST #27307 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Consuela!
JenP - Dec 10, 2023 6:55:13 am PST #27308 of 30000
Happy Birthday, Consuela!
-t - Dec 10, 2023 8:34:25 am PST #27309 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy birthday Consuela!
lisah - Dec 10, 2023 8:47:27 am PST #27310 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Happy birthday, Consuela!!!
I’m making cookie swap cookies and working today. I can’t make a nice looking cookie to save my life. But I think they’ll be tasty? Shortbread cookies with cranberry curd.
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2023 8:56:27 am PST #27311 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Happy Birthday, Consuela!
Shortbread cookies with cranberry curd.
Those sound fantastic!
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2023 9:02:55 am PST #27312 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
We got our various Christmas wreaths up yesterday evening -- it's a learning process post-back surgery for Tim to figure out what he can and can't do anymore. For instance, I had to bring the giant* wreath down from the attic, not because it's heavy, but because it's unwieldy and Tim doesn't want to risk a fall on the stairs (whereas I would presumably survive a fall with only my dignity injured -- though I didn't fall, so I don't know).
*(Giant wreath is made from thick industrial plastic that was in a child-sized MRI machine, so pretty dang big. It has loads of red and gold lights wrapped around it and is very pretty in the dark. And because it's so big, we don't really feel compelled to put up any other outdoor lights.)
Today, the goal is putting up and decorating the tree. Eggnog is ready to be deployed. If the tree is all up and decorated by the time I go to bed, I might keel over from shock. (Every year there's some kind of Christmas light-related problem Tim has to solve. And by "problem," I mean "sometimes I'm pretty sure some of the issues are just things he made up because he likes to tinker.")
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2023 10:07:29 am PST #27313 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
Happy Birthday, Consuela!
I've put up the hooks on my front porch ceiling for hanging Christmas lights today—just waiting for my spotter so I can attached the solar panel to my flag holder. It's the first time I've used a power drill on the house exterior, and I continue to be pleasantly surprised by how durable the building materials are—I was having no luck hammering in a tiny pilot nail by hand.