This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.

Buffy ,'Potential'


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 20, 2021 6:30:07 am PDT #5711 of 30000

dcp, so evocative... of something.

David, that's hard. Bleh. I don't have anything useful. Just sorry for the kids.

I have a lot to do today, and I'm starting off verrryyyy slowly. OK. half an hour working on the website before 10:30a meeting. That is my challenge to me, and you are my witnesses. Go!


-t - Apr 20, 2021 6:42:01 am PDT #5712 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

April is the cruellest month. BTW, nice tag, dcp


Jessica - Apr 20, 2021 6:43:10 am PDT #5713 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Matilda won't be on her school campus at all this year. But her friend Mia (down in San Bruno, a half hour south of SF) will be, and now Matilda is worried that she can't see Mia because her cohort is too big. And...I don't know really know how to parse the risk there.

Ugh, that's a tough one. I guess it depends on how seriously the school takes masking/distancing protocols?

Only one of Dylan's close friends is in the in-person cohort, and they don't have any classes together, or the same lunch/recess period, which is disappointing. I mean, he's not seeing any *less* of his friends than he was last week when they were all remote, but I was hoping he would at least have someone to eat with and talk to during the day.


Laura - Apr 20, 2021 6:49:40 am PDT #5714 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Random possible good sign? I've been doing moderation type stuff for my NextDoor group for some time and there were a few months there where it was a constant battle deleting the nasty political posts. I noticed today that I hadn't had a notification in some time and went in to look and zero reported posts. I'm hoping that means the vitriol is calming down.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 20, 2021 8:07:34 am PDT #5715 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

Also Springtime: [link]


-t - Apr 20, 2021 8:08:43 am PDT #5716 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That is making my head close up just looking at it!


JenP - Apr 20, 2021 8:12:33 am PDT #5717 of 30000

Oh, my.

I did my half hour work on the website and Zoom call, yay. And thanked via Twitter and Instagram the stock photographers whose free photos I used. Accomplishments.

Hungry. Time for an early lunch.


DavidS - Apr 20, 2021 9:08:51 am PDT #5718 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Only one of Dylan's close friends is in the in-person cohort, and they don't have any classes together, or the same lunch/recess period, which is disappointing. I mean, he's not seeing any *less* of his friends than he was last week when they were all remote, but I was hoping he would at least have someone to eat with and talk to during the day.

I know this one well, from early elementary school days where getting a different teacher assignment than your besties was the source of many tears. As they get older they can finesses their schedules themselves unless there's a frickin' worldwide Pandemic and suddenly you're back to being dependent on school schedules for socializing.


msbelle - Apr 20, 2021 9:16:07 am PDT #5719 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

This is supposed to be my week for working in the office, but I only went in for a little over an hour today.

Bailey the dog had 10 teeth extracted yesterday and poor dear was very dopey still this morning. She is 10 and she has not been under anesthesia since she was fixed. She has not eaten all her morning food which is where her meds are so that’s an issue. I can’t leave it out unless I pen up one of the dogs since Miley will eat EVERYTHING.


Toddson - Apr 20, 2021 9:30:26 am PDT #5720 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

In news that may be of interest to at least one Buffista, I saw an article about the town that was the origin of Tater Tots is now big on marijuana ... two industries that, somehow, seem to go together.