That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.

The Mayor ,'End of Days'


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.


Laura - Apr 27, 2021 10:50:46 am PDT #5935 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Rose, who just turned 8, which doesn't seem possible. Also, I guess they need to see the sketch too!


msbelle - Apr 27, 2021 11:00:23 am PDT #5936 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

The first step is to try to feel more like a functioning human being and less like a feral world-hating curmudgeon, so I'm working on that.

The daily dog walk at the end of the work day is helpful for me, but also is just doing any single thing that needs doing. I hung up some pictures yesterday and MAN DID THAT FEEL GOOD TO DO SOMETHING! Today I went through a stack of envelopes that have been on my desk for MONTHS! I knew there were no bills or urgent items in there. I tossed more than half of it and put the rest where they need to go. SOMETHING DONE! Tonight my plan is to cook a couple of things.


lisah - Apr 27, 2021 11:16:55 am PDT #5937 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

You folks know what is great? I wandered up to my neighborhood sidewalk sale on Saturday and ran into msbelle and we got to shop together.


msbelle - Apr 27, 2021 11:19:04 am PDT #5938 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

True facts! It was like how things were supposed to be when I moved here. Happy fun times.


Kate P. - Apr 27, 2021 12:13:21 pm PDT #5939 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Rose, who just turned 8, which doesn't seem possible.

In fact, she just turned 9! The Eddie Izzard story was from a couple of months ago.


DavidS - Apr 27, 2021 12:13:27 pm PDT #5940 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

You folks know what is great? I wandered up to my neighborhood sidewalk sale on Saturday and ran into msbelle and we got to shop together.

Fan-fucking-tastic!

I remember when we ran into Sumi on the streets of Chicago: "Are you....Buffistas?"


-t - Apr 27, 2021 12:16:38 pm PDT #5941 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

not the dog

My sister's dog Gina loved coffee. Portland hipster dog, liked to hand out at Stumptown and drink out of any cups that were left unguarded and in reach

Aw, lisah and msbelle!


Jesse - Apr 27, 2021 12:18:18 pm PDT #5942 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

"Historically" doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence!

Indeed! The conversation was about garbage people, so.

You folks know what is great? I wandered up to my neighborhood sidewalk sale on Saturday and ran into msbelle and we got to shop together.

That IS great!

In fact, she just turned 9!

Oh wow.


Sheryl - Apr 27, 2021 2:08:59 pm PDT #5943 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

So far, this week has been rather busy at work. Lots of patient samples to process, including a good number of samples we didn't know were coming.


Sophia Brooks - Apr 27, 2021 3:23:23 pm PDT #5944 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

My biggest reference faux pas involved a student actor (who ended up being the star of the musical Bat Out Of Hell). For some reason the designer of that particular show alway made me talk to this actor about difficult things (like how to tuck his penis, which I actually had to google and was quite embarrassing). So the designer custom made a hair piece to match his hair. The problem is that the picture he used was from the summer and his hair was much lighter. So we bought a wig. It was not great, so it was my job to give him a choice, but really to convince him to dye his hair. So I presented it, and he said something like “This is a really hard choice”. And to lighten the mood, I said “yeah, it is a real Sophie’s Choice”. And he said “What’s a Sophie’s Choice?” And I wanted the ground to eat me.