Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...

'The Message'


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.


JenP - Apr 19, 2024 10:01:11 am PDT #29862 of 30000

Oh, Shir, that stinks, but I will continue to hold out hope. My doors are open whenever, friend.


Sean K - Apr 19, 2024 10:06:28 am PDT #29863 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Damn, Shir. This all sucks so very much.


P.M. Marc - Apr 19, 2024 10:31:54 am PDT #29864 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

This sucks a lot. :(


Shir - Apr 19, 2024 11:20:39 am PDT #29865 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Thank you, all. I really appreciate your posts. I was really looking forward to see as many of you as possible. I'll speak with my travel agent on Sunday to see if there's a detour via Europe sometime in the next two weeks, but damn. I really wanted this vacation and some time off to clear my mind a bit from everything here.


erikaj - Apr 19, 2024 3:31:29 pm PDT #29866 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

(Chandler Bing)gee, how come?(/Chandler Bing) (I make jokes when I'm emotional, like him.)


Steph L. - Apr 19, 2024 6:43:56 pm PDT #29867 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

My Friday night: rocking out to a 35-year-old B-52's album and buying underwear online. I am out of control, y'all.


amyparker - Apr 19, 2024 6:49:38 pm PDT #29868 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

I mopped the kitchen floor.


Atropa - Apr 19, 2024 7:50:37 pm PDT #29869 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Mr. Loomycakes is out of town at a big Magic: the Gathering event, being Mr. Famous Artist. I decided I wanted a charcuterie plate, so I used DoorDash to have a bunch of fancy snacks delivered. I'm justifying this to myself with the knowledge that, given the opportunity, I will eat charcuterie plates as often as I can.


DavidS - Apr 19, 2024 9:03:12 pm PDT #29870 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm justifying this to myself with the knowledge that, given the opportunity, I will eat charcuterie plates as often as I can.

Ha! My friend calls this Girl Dinner.

They do have a particularly fabulous charcuterie option at my bar, Alembic. With the requisite cheese and meats but also garlic confit and fig jam and coarse grained mustard etc. Not to mention a fab vegan mushroom pate.


Calli - Apr 20, 2024 5:13:51 am PDT #29871 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I’ve heard charcuterie described as “Lunchables, only good,” which is plausible. I’m currently doing keto, so every day involves a cheeseboard.