Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


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.


Atropa - Dec 13, 2023 11:54:59 am PST #27367 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Completely shallow whining: The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is closing on Jan. 22 for major renovations, and probably won't be open until 2025. I had the vague start of plans to go to Disneyland next spring, but since the Mansion is a very large part of why I'd go, that probably won't happen.

I MISS MY SPIRITUAL HOME, DAMMIT.


erikaj - Dec 13, 2023 1:06:44 pm PST #27368 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Now I'm kind of picturing that you're not the only one, and that on some pagan holiday or something a bunch of goths will be clustered around the "Closed for Repairs" signs saying "Next year at the mansion," Freshly boosted...feeling pretty hale. May it be so.


Atropa - Dec 13, 2023 1:51:58 pm PST #27369 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

The 20th anniversary of Bats Day at the Fun Park, the unofficial goth day at Disneyland, is in May, and I suspect this news will affect attendance.


erikaj - Dec 13, 2023 1:54:11 pm PST #27370 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

I didn't know that happened, but it makes sense.


Hil R. - Dec 13, 2023 4:48:06 pm PST #27371 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I finished grading!

Also, I think I have bronchitis.


Laura - Dec 13, 2023 4:54:34 pm PST #27372 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Oh, Hil. No good. Hydrate like mad. At least you can rest now?


smonster - Dec 13, 2023 4:57:42 pm PST #27373 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

This sounds amazing: CAR-T therapy forces autoimmune diseases into remission.

Holy crap. We desperately need something. I wonder if they’ll try it on ME/CFS.

I’m sorry, Dana. This fucking year indeed.

Hil, yay and boo in that order.

Laura!! Report back! Did he go? How is he?

I wish my dad would go ahead and decide not to have Xmas this year so I can maybe make other plans. I’ve toyed with the idea of traveling, but I don’t like flying at the holidays. My car needs an expensive repair before I drive it anywhere far. I think I would like to go for a hike or something, which means driving up north at least a couple of hours. But really, I could use a staycation to get my house in order, literally, and the guest room ready to go.


dcp - Dec 13, 2023 6:01:06 pm PST #27374 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I wonder if they’ll try it

It's a popular research/clinical trial topic.

For prostate cancer, the responses have been pretty evenly divided between good effect/marginal effect/no effect.


Laura - Dec 13, 2023 6:01:23 pm PST #27375 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Laura!! Report back! Did he go? How is he?

No! I am still working on him. Maybe tomorrow?


DavidS - Dec 13, 2023 7:33:41 pm PST #27376 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I had the vague start of plans to go to Disneyland next spring, but since the Mansion is a very large part of why I'd go, that probably won't happen.

Is the Haunted Mansion in Disney World going to be closed at the same time? Or in EuroDisney?