It's not like she blew me off. She just left with another guy, that's all.

Riley ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


meara - Jul 17, 2021 9:49:06 am PDT #7933 of 30000

Omg I was having a horrible dream about how I had the worst migraine ever and I was also supposed to be taking this test (which scrolled out like a Harry Potter essay to be like 20 feet long) and I could NOT figure out how to turn off the lights and they were so bright and hurting so much and I couldn’t find sunglasses either and….finally woke up and realized the sun was shining directly onto my face and thats why.


msbelle - Jul 17, 2021 10:08:55 am PDT #7934 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

The CVS drive thru test site is actually a handout of self tests, you park and do it yourself and then drop off.


Laura - Jul 17, 2021 10:37:50 am PDT #7935 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Huh, when I did the drive thru pharmacy test it said 48 hours but results came through quicker.


Cass - Jul 17, 2021 10:40:31 am PDT #7936 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I’ve walked the dog and showered. That’s maybe probably it for the day.

Happy birthday, Juliana!


Dana - Jul 17, 2021 11:59:15 am PDT #7937 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Hey, Boston-area people, I have a friend who's trying to figure out travel stuff. She needs to get from Back Bay (Amtrak) to South Station to pick up the Concord Bus. Is there some kind of city transit that will accomplish that?


Jesse - Jul 17, 2021 12:05:22 pm PDT #7938 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The easiest way is to take a commuter rail train one stop. She'll have to buy a separate ticket from that, but it should be pretty straightforward. The only problem with that is commuter rail train schedules are fucked right now.

But wait, if she's on an Amtrak train at Back Bay, it's about to go to South Station next.


Dana - Jul 17, 2021 12:07:51 pm PDT #7939 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

But wait, if she's on an Amtrak train at Back Bay, it's about to go to South Station next.

Yeah, but it triples the price of the ticket.


Jesse - Jul 17, 2021 12:09:21 pm PDT #7940 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seriously? I have never heard of such a thing! The commuter rail will be $2.40, apparently.


Calli - Jul 17, 2021 1:05:05 pm PDT #7941 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I just got back from amyth’s service and post-service drinks with, among others, Vortex, Javachick, Amych, and Smonster. The service was sad, and lovely, and moving. It was wonderful to meet so many f2f afterwards, though. I’m so glad so many could make it!

Happy birthday, Juliana!


meara - Jul 17, 2021 1:10:43 pm PDT #7942 of 30000

Oh that’s so nice that y’all were able to be there