It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


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.


Steph L. - Apr 27, 2024 10:13:26 am PDT #29983 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

I woke up with one very painful ear, so I am off to the Little Clinic. I always feel like a little kid when I get an ear infection, even though I'm well aware that grown-ass adults get ear infections too. That is a very small area to hurt so much. Do not want.


aurelia - Apr 27, 2024 11:45:39 am PDT #29984 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

It does look like we'll be able to do some livestreaming.

This is good news. I just could not figure out a way to make the trip feasible for me.


Jesse - Apr 27, 2024 1:04:12 pm PDT #29985 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, so I'm listening to a podcast where they are talking a LOT about jillifonts and they are in Seattle and it really explains everything and I would also have a phobia if I were from Seattle, it sounds like.


Steph L. - Apr 27, 2024 2:38:47 pm PDT #29986 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

I have an ear infection, but I have no antibiotics. The Little Clinic doctor prescribed them, but CVS has nothing. And now the Little Clinic is closed, so I can't follow up until tomorrow morning.

I'm pretty sure you can't trust antibiotics you buy on the streets from a dude in a van, so I guess I'm in antibiotic limbo for the time being.


NoiseDesign - Apr 27, 2024 6:24:25 pm PDT #29987 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

ND, you are such a good person doing this for Sunny and his people, and maybe a bit crazy. But love you for it anyway.

Sunny deserves this. I also miss Bill, and a few more days with Sunny lets me remember him. Its bittersweet but I'm truly glad to be able to do this.


meara - Apr 27, 2024 11:01:34 pm PDT #29988 of 30000

Jesse we do have more of them probably than I did in DC but honestly there’s fewer of other kinds of bugs so I’m ok with that trade off?


Sheryl - Apr 28, 2024 11:49:14 am PDT #29989 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Another crazy week with Mr. S. More meltdowns at school, and he refused to go with the nanny after school. Gary had taken the week off, so he could pick Mr. S up, but he was not happy about it.(He had things to do that didn't get done because of it)

This weekend was Malice Domestic, which I commuted as usual. Because it's Passover I had to bring my lunch every day. Otherwise, a nice convention.


NoiseDesign - Apr 28, 2024 4:16:27 pm PDT #29990 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Sunny is in the care of his new human. I’m waiting for my flight home.


Gudanov - Apr 28, 2024 6:15:39 pm PDT #29991 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

Rough weekend again, but I did manage to get some things done. Weather scuttled the trip we had planned, but it wasn't raining long enough for me to do the work I needed to do on my wife's car. New brake pads and an oil change. I made a video of how to change the brake pads for my kids to sort of pass down some knowledge. Not really polished content, but if for some reason you want to see how to change brake pads, it's here [link]

The new window frames held up to the storms, and we didn't get water in the sleeping porch, so that's a win. Still feeling pretty down overall though.


Gudanov - Apr 28, 2024 6:16:13 pm PDT #29992 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

Love hearing about Shir's trip. That sounds like a lot of fun.