I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.

Angel ,'Chosen'


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.


Jesse - Apr 08, 2021 9:43:55 am PDT #5348 of 29428
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, what we know is that we don't need boosters yet, six months out. We don't know about longer, because it hasn't been longer!


Jesse - Apr 08, 2021 9:45:43 am PDT #5349 of 29428
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just watched this person's Instagram story that talked about that, and a bunch of other covid stuff in a fun and useful way: [link]


Steph L. - Apr 08, 2021 9:46:55 am PDT #5350 of 29428
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

The science nerd in me is all "So fucking cool that we're all learning about this together, in real time!" and the rest of me is all "Jesus H. Christ, we're all learning about this together, in real time!"


-t - Apr 08, 2021 9:47:17 am PDT #5351 of 29428
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Woo, Dana!

I wonder how long I will keep randomly checking where the Ever Given is when I am looking for the vessels I'm waiting on.


-t - Apr 08, 2021 9:47:50 am PDT #5352 of 29428
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

There ought to be a word for having those feelings together, Tep


Steph L. - Apr 08, 2021 9:49:09 am PDT #5353 of 29428
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

There ought to be a word for having those feelings together, Tep

Exciterror? Terrorcitement?


Dana - Apr 08, 2021 10:12:38 am PDT #5354 of 29428
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Yeah, I did a deep dive into variants and efficacy and blah blah blah to figure out if we can safely go back to a place with a buffet.

Official answer: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Topic!Cindy - Apr 08, 2021 10:26:19 am PDT #5355 of 29428
What is even happening?

Happy fully vaccinated day to you and the Mister, Dana!

When I let myself think about it, I would get a wiggins from buffets/salad bars/etc. before Covid. I think Jesus himself would have to be the caterer, before I considered another one.

I've heard/seen things that imply we'd need booster vaccines after six months. That seems to be less than accurate - seemingly, the Pfizer vaccine maintains 90+ percent active after six months ... it may be that it's too early to tell if it'll remain so longer.

I think we will probably need boosters by then, because of variants of concern. I've been reading not-great stuff about the mRNA vaccines' ability to neutralize a couple of the variants (Brazilian and South African I think).

brenda, if you pop in, I hope shot 2 goes well for you.

Today's 2nd Moderna shot day for me, too. I've got to get ready to leave, because my vaccine site is only 15 miles away, but last time, it took me over an hour to get there.

Wish me monsters.*

* Immunity, with relatively few side effects (like just enough for me to have some confidence).


Laura - Apr 08, 2021 10:43:18 am PDT #5356 of 29428
Our wings are not tired.

Happy fully vaccinated day to you and the Mister, Dana!

It is a most glorious thing! Yeah, I'd skip the buffet celebration though.

And I wish you monsters, Cindy!

Hmm, I've managed to forget what I had to say. Oh well.


-t - Apr 08, 2021 10:53:08 am PDT #5357 of 29428
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Terrorcitement sounds about right