Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.

'Ariel'


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.


Toddson - Jul 28, 2021 11:33:24 am PDT #8190 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

A while ago I saw a story from a man whose mother was using a town building (town hall, I think) to make masks. She was interrupted when a bunch of anti-maskers came in and harassed her. His response:

Look. It’s very simple. People with sewing machines are not to be messed with. They spend all day sticking their fingers in metal contraptions connected to the electrical outlets, their fingernails always dangerously close to a giant NEEDLE going stabbity stabbity stabbity. Do you KNOW how much energy it takes to make a dress from a frickin’ PATTERN when Old Navy exists? And you want to turn your Big QAnon Energy on those people? Really? … Crafters and makers are universally organized, energetic, and creative. Is that really who you want to be screwing with right now? You piss off the legions of people who buy yarn in bulk and they will END you.


Laura - Jul 28, 2021 11:34:20 am PDT #8191 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I went ahead and scheduled a rapid test for tomorrow mostly because I am flying on Saturday and I would cancel if I was positive. I have no great reason to think I was exposed and was vaccinated last February, but I did go to a large indoor gathering with a lot of unmasked people, and I have been congested the last few days. So, I need the reassurance.


JenP - Jul 28, 2021 12:00:41 pm PDT #8192 of 30000

That is a fabulous story, Toddson. He's not wrong.


JenP - Jul 28, 2021 12:02:08 pm PDT #8193 of 30000

Negative test -ma, Laura.


-t - Jul 28, 2021 12:27:34 pm PDT #8194 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

We are told the new box is installed (I think that's what that chatter meant) and we should be operational again soon. I'm doing the equivalent of refreshing the tracking every few minutes on the package that was supposed to be delivered yesterday but in our ERP trolling for new orders...


shrift - Jul 28, 2021 12:49:15 pm PDT #8195 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

My Dad's test was negative. Glad he went.


-t - Jul 28, 2021 12:53:36 pm PDT #8196 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yes, indeed. Glad to hear that.


JenP - Jul 28, 2021 1:03:13 pm PDT #8197 of 30000

Good, good.


Laura - Jul 28, 2021 1:07:23 pm PDT #8198 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Yay negativity!


Dana - Jul 28, 2021 1:28:17 pm PDT #8199 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Woot!