Nilly and Shir, I hope things have calmed down in your area.
I am stuck in NC during the memorial, as the person I cover for (and vice versa) is getting married and going on his honeymoon then.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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.
Calli - Apr 15, 2024 3:51:53 am PDT #29765 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 15, 2024 7:34:05 am PDT #29766 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
Attending JZ's memorial in anything more than spirit won't be possible for me, but I'll be thinking of her and all of you.
Shir - Apr 15, 2024 9:14:22 am PDT #29767 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I have no idea why my incompetent government is now trying to open a war with Iran. It's like they've given up on the idea that they can make things better here, and now they are offering scripts to different ways in which they can make things worse.
USians, you have elections coming up. Do whatever you can to fight populism and extremists. That's how we ended up here.
dcp - Apr 15, 2024 9:17:24 am PDT #29768 of 30000
Useta-could.
I'm also working with Juliana and Sylvie to put together a Buffista-specific get together during that weekend of Jacqueline's memorial. Most probably that Saturday night after the Memorial earlier that same day.
Floating a request: some sort of Zoom feature the rest of us can use to join in.
sj - Apr 15, 2024 9:17:44 am PDT #29769 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
All the love to Shir and Nilly as always. I’m so sorry for what you’re going through.
Hivemind question: I bought an antique piece of furniture the other day, and it has some velvet lined draws. Is there a good way to clean the velvet lining? It’s in good shape with no visible stains but I just want to get rid of other people’s dirt because I’m paranoid about stuff like that.
Shir - Apr 15, 2024 9:19:27 am PDT #29770 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Floating a request: some sort of Zoom feature the rest of us can use to join in.
Nilly asked about a zoom option as well, for the memorial.
DavidS - Apr 15, 2024 9:22:21 am PDT #29771 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Floating a request: some sort of Zoom feature the rest of us can use to join in.
I'm going to ask the AV people there if they can do a livestream. I think they can.
Worst case I'll set up a laptop with a Zoom window and people can just stop by and say hello.
So there will be something.
Shir - Apr 15, 2024 9:30:02 am PDT #29772 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thanks, David!
-t - Apr 15, 2024 11:23:29 am PDT #29773 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
This whole working for a living thing does not spark joy.
DavidS - Apr 15, 2024 12:30:56 pm PDT #29774 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This whole working for a living thing does not spark joy.
It is not the ideal way to spend your time on planet earth.
Just heard that my least favorite member of Jacqueline's extended family, the always judgey and unpleasant Aunt Elene, will not be able to attend the memorial as she will be east for a college graduation.
Oh well.
I ran early this morning because I had a 1pm skincare appointment, but she called and rescheduled. So I'm slightly futless, even though I do have a number of tasks that need attending. But I wasn't planning on dealing with them until later today, dangit.