No power in the 'verse can stop me.

River ,'War Stories'


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.


DavidS - Dec 27, 2023 8:40:13 am PST #27665 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Happy birthday, Amyparker!

Good news Laura! Hopefully you, Tep, smonster and everyone else feeling poorly are on the mend and recovering quickly.

Yes, a round of good health for my friends, bartender.

I spent a good chunk of yesterday cleaning up the kitchen from xmas eve dinner. At one point the most expedient way to clean out the roasting pan, which was thoroughly and thickly covered in grease, was to drench it in Dawn and wash it in the bathtub.

I have mostly gotten the house back into some kind of order and starting to work my way through the laundry.

Matilda's godmother, Marta, will be coming by later and we'll do lunch with her and maybe make a boef bourguignon.

eta: I think I need a cleaning service. Something JZ and I had discussed before, but now that it all falls to me (with some bits of help form Matilda), it's onerous and I'm no good at dusting anyway.


Pix - Dec 27, 2023 9:03:18 am PST #27666 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Dad is in the ER again. His friend found him not able to walk because of extreme vertigo and he was confused because he apparently didn't take his meds or eat much for three days. So ND is dropping me off at the airport as I type this. Back to Florida I go.


-t - Dec 27, 2023 9:08:55 am PST #27667 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, Pix. Best wishes.


JenP - Dec 27, 2023 9:09:24 am PST #27668 of 30000

Happy, Happy Birthday, amyparker! May it be filled with glitter and cake if such is your desire.

Hec, I have to say that we get cleaning service every two weeks, and if we had to severely tighten our belts, that would be the final "want" to get axed. It has a positive impact on my life and psyche and ability to keep the place together during the in between weeks at a super fundamental level.

I am back to work today and tomorrow, then off again on Friday (well, and holiday on Monday). Not a bad week! My ick seems to be getting better, too.


Pix - Dec 27, 2023 9:25:30 am PST #27669 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Hec, I have to say that we get cleaning service every two weeks, and if we had to severely tighten our belts, that would be the final "want" to get axed. It has a positive impact on my life and psyche and ability to keep the place together during the in between weeks at a super fundamental level.

All of this.


Steph L. - Dec 27, 2023 9:36:42 am PST #27670 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Oh, Pix. Fingers crossed that this can be easily dealt with.

My tummy seems pretty much back to normal today, thank goodness.


Consuela - Dec 27, 2023 9:46:56 am PST #27671 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Best of luck, Pix.


meara - Dec 27, 2023 9:48:34 am PST #27672 of 30000

Oh no Pix I’m so sorry. I hope you can get him set up somewhere he can be more taken care of. Or closer to you or something.

David I have a cleaner every other week, which is probably a bit too often (alone, every three weeks would be fine, but I set it up when a friend and her sheddy dog were staying with me) and it’s so nice. Makes me put things away and clean up so they can do the actual cleaning I hate.


Jesse - Dec 27, 2023 9:55:42 am PST #27673 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh no, Pix. Good luck dealing with All of That.

I think I need a cleaning service. Something JZ and I had discussed before, but now that it all falls to me (with some bits of help form Matilda), it's onerous and I'm no good at dusting anyway.

I started having someone come once a month this year, and it is GREAT. (edit: once a MONTH, not once a week!)


Pix - Dec 27, 2023 9:59:02 am PST #27674 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

I'm at the gate waiting to board. It's just a really complicated situation with his dog and his current roommate/part time caregiver and the state of the house. I'm trying to figure out if I can hire someone to come morning and night on the days James is working to just make sure he eats and takes his meds. It's looking like he didn't eat or take meds regularly for three days, so that's why he's there.