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.
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
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.
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
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
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
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.
Shir - Apr 15, 2024 12:40:56 pm PDT #29775 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I missed saying this before because, you know, but Epic and dcp, lots of love and ~ma. I'm sorry you have to deal with this.