I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—

William ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Laura - Dec 29, 2023 6:16:22 pm PST #27737 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I'm sorry, Matt. It sounds like it was detected early. Much ~ma for uneventful surgery and recovery.


Susan W. - Dec 29, 2023 8:52:48 pm PST #27738 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Much health~ma to Matt's mom.


Jesse - Dec 30, 2023 5:49:18 am PST #27739 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Healing thoughts toward your mom, Matt!!


Laura - Dec 30, 2023 5:57:15 am PST #27740 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Random thoughts that roll around when trying to get to sleep. I am looking forward to it being 2024 rather than 2023 because the numbers are more lyrical to my mind, trip off the tongue more fluidly. Nice round numbers. Yeah, I know, but that is how it feels to me.

Next random thought, do most people act out what they are reading? When the character shakes their head or points their finger, or smiles, do you parrot that behavior? Just me?

No wonder why I just don't fall asleep. Too many random thoughts.


erikaj - Dec 30, 2023 10:07:17 am PST #27741 of 30000
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)

Technically, I think tamoxifen might count as chemotherapy.(If it does, my mother did have it.) I probably have done it, Laura.


Cass - Dec 30, 2023 10:16:34 am PST #27742 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Pix, I'm sorry you are going through this with your dad.

lisah, I'm sorry about Magellan. That is abrupt.

Losing our critters is so damn hard. It's been six months and last night I was crying again.

Matt, glad they caught it early. I hope there is quick and curative treatment.


msbelle - Dec 30, 2023 2:26:58 pm PST #27743 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Is New Year’s cleaning a thing?

I cleaned my dishwasher filters today, listed a box of stuff on buy nothing group, organized some things in basement and got rid of a couple of cardboard boxes, and starting cleaning a dump corner (where things I don’t know what to do with get dumped) including cleaning 3 pairs of muddy shoes and prepping to repair on of them.


JenP - Dec 30, 2023 2:48:25 pm PST #27744 of 30000

Impressive, mbelle!

I, on the other hand, wore myself out by cooking bacin and eggs, so, yeah, another day of British mystery series for me.

Though, Birdie had herself an epic pee accident on both comforters + the sheets, so there was laundering, too.

Am going to take her to the vet to see about her copious peeing. We take her out a LOT, and she still pees in the house more than one would think normal.

It could be behavioral, but she's not really stressed or high strung, and we're here all the time, so she's not lonely or anxious. Right now I'm taking her out at least every hour and she pees every time, often more than once a trip. It just seems excessive, poor girl. We'll see if anything's up. Could be so many things. Or nothing.


msbelle - Dec 30, 2023 2:50:43 pm PST #27745 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I also managed to overflow the basement sink for the third time this year, so now I’m cleaning up that water.


JenP - Dec 30, 2023 3:11:08 pm PST #27746 of 30000

Well, that's a bummer.

I'm so happy to have two more days off. Don't care whether I get anything productive done. Just want to feel 100% again by Tuesday.