This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.

Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'


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.


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.


DavidS - Apr 28, 2024 7:08:39 pm PDT #29993 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Sunny is in the care of his new human

New human looked real nice! You did the good deed!

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

Keeping the water where it belongs is about 80% of home ownership. Good job!

Still feeling pretty down overall though.

Take pride in the fact that we gather everyday in a digital townhall that you coded. I'm always so grateful for you carrying on ita's legacy and giving us a home. A great good deed in the world.


DavidS - Apr 28, 2024 7:11:16 pm PDT #29994 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Matilda and I cleaned the guinea pig cage! It was stank. (We got behind because she had three games last week.)

I've loaded the dishwasher and running it. I took out the garbage cans for pickup tomorrow.

And I'm trying to find ways to finesse the balky draining on the washing machine (we have settings for extra spin cycle).

I've got a busy upcoming week wit Memorial planning, first of month expenses, doctor appointments and lunch with Emmett on Tuesday.

Alert alert! It is almost May! Do you know where your darling buds are?


Laura - Apr 29, 2024 6:04:36 am PDT #29995 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I am afloat in the Atlantic somewhere. The router I set up at home seems to be more challenging now. I should have written down the steps. Oh well, limited connection. Both of my sisters are in motorized scooters. I haven't had my watch on, but I know I have more than exceeded my step count before 9AM local time.


erikaj - Apr 29, 2024 11:00:46 am PDT #29996 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Hecubus, I think I have no darling buds. Except maybe for y'all. (May usually makes me feel like Spike taking his blanket out during the daytime.) Have too much time on my hands, too because I'm trying to get a few old white guys not to feel sorry for themselves so much. Dare me to post "*Attitudes are the *real* DEI."(Nah, I'd probably hate these guys, but not that much. Although if they show up like that in an interview...it's kind of not a mystery why somebody doesn't swoop them up. and it doesn't have much to do with guys named Jamal.)