A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.

Wash ,'The Message'


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 29, 2021 11:05:13 am PDT #5995 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

amyparker, sorry to hear that. dcp, you are a good egg.

ugh, mac.


Pix - Apr 29, 2021 11:51:44 am PDT #5996 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Amyparker, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. Thinking about you and your loved ones.

Also, msbelle, ugh. I don't even know.

And yes, Dcp is, as always, a good egg.


Calli - Apr 29, 2021 12:01:23 pm PDT #5997 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Much health~ma to your father, amyparker.

It has not been an easy year to be a student, and some schools are doing better in accommodating that than others. I hope Mac can find a way to move forward that isn't too onerous for you, msbelle.


-t - Apr 29, 2021 12:18:19 pm PDT #5998 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

{{{amyparker}}}


meara - Apr 29, 2021 12:50:29 pm PDT #5999 of 30000

Ugh. Mac!! Cut it out!!


JenP - Apr 29, 2021 1:41:02 pm PDT #6000 of 30000

Love and good healing vibes coming your and your dad's way, amyparker.

Agree on dcp and good egg-ness.

Such a weird day. It started out with missing half of my bi-weekly call with my sisters, because I just forgot and was asleep, then my friend-boss forgetting about our 10:30a call, then being late for my book club Zoom... because I was finishing this week's reading, tbh... and then all of a sudden it was 3p, and I had the hungries.

I am supposed to start my online meditation learning course today. Perhaps if I had gotten up earlier and started with that, things would've been less... thing-y.


Toddson - Apr 29, 2021 1:50:28 pm PDT #6001 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I've been wrestling with the notes for a Zoom call yesterday (yes, another one) and I am really struggling. I was late to the call (which annoyed my boss), so I missed the first five minutes, got repeated phone calls during it so I missed out on some of what was said. I've been working through the recording but keep losing track of what people were talking about. And I keep getting phone calls with no one on the line when I answer (I suspect butt-dialing, but can't think how or why there are so many). I keep trying to block the numbers, but they still get through. sigh ... just my rant for the day ....


Sheryl - Apr 29, 2021 3:17:37 pm PDT #6002 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Health~ma to your dad, amyparker.


Hil R. - Apr 29, 2021 4:52:51 pm PDT #6003 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

It's the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'omer starting tonight, and at a celebration in Israel (at the tomb of the rabbi that this holiday honors), we're seeing news that there was a crowd stampede, with numerous casualties.

I'm kind of numb, and trying to figure out who I need to check in with, and I fucking hate all of this.


EpicTangent - Apr 29, 2021 4:53:31 pm PDT #6004 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Seriously unfortunate cross-post. Hil - that's awful. I wish you peacefulness of heart.

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Catching up after a busy as heck day (in person) at the office. Too much to meara, but love & ~ma to all, as needed.

I'm certainly not comfortable being "successful" by not treating people as well as I can.

But I had to comment on that. Thank you, Drew, for saying it. I sometimes feel like too many people are lacking in empathy, compassion, fellow-feeling, just general being a decent person-ness. Thank you for being a good guy in deed as well as word.