Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


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.


Atropa - May 17, 2021 1:10:04 pm PDT #6504 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I am cognizant that she's basically growing a whole new body without the benefit of dissolving into a goo within a cocoon.

Right now I would be down with dissolving into goo within a cocoon if it meant the new body came with less pain issues and a better back.


-t - May 17, 2021 1:46:39 pm PDT #6505 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

A million years ago I read a short story that postulated that menopause and whatever the parallel male thing is are interrupted forms of a transformation like unto dissolving into goo within a cocoon and within the story some environmental change made it possible to complete that change. I think about that a lot. If Intelligent Design were a real thing, something like that would probably happen.


Toddson - May 17, 2021 1:59:22 pm PDT #6506 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

So we're like axolotls? grow old without ever reaching our fully mature stage?


EpicTangent - May 17, 2021 2:07:53 pm PDT #6507 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

That would explain a lot...


Sheryl - May 17, 2021 2:11:02 pm PDT #6508 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Vortex!

Gary has this container of Dark Chocolate Power Mix on his desk, so I helped myself. Dried pineapple, yum. Almond, good. Dark chocolate covered.....coffee bean, bleah.(I didn't know what it was until I crunched down on it. I don't like the taste of coffee at all)


-t - May 17, 2021 2:12:27 pm PDT #6509 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yeah, and as I recall there was some sort of exoskeleton/armor being grown which also sounds like a pretty good idea.


EpicTangent - May 17, 2021 2:17:27 pm PDT #6510 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Just got a text that my niece is being induced today - new baby niece on the way!


EpicTangent - May 17, 2021 2:18:37 pm PDT #6511 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Yeah, and as I recall there was some sort of exoskeleton/armor being grown which also sounds like a pretty good idea.

Maybe an even better idea than bubble wrap!


Jessica - May 17, 2021 2:36:05 pm PDT #6512 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I think an exoskeleton made of bubble wrap would not last very long because it would be too tempting to pop all the bubbles.


-t - May 17, 2021 2:51:40 pm PDT #6513 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

What if you could grow new bubbles?