Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!

Buffy ,'Showtime'


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.


EpicTangent - Sep 09, 2021 9:31:04 am PDT #9038 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

I’m 54, and I still haven’t gotten around to drinking coffee. That’s because coffee is gross.

Concur, at 57.

Ditto, at 50.

Which worked out well for msbelle & me at Disney. She'd go down to the coffee shop in the morning & give me an extra half hour to get ready because I would always be running late (I'm nothing if not consistent!)

NO CANCER! Benign!

W000t!

Yikes, Todd! Glad you came out OK, but sounds super un-fun! (I'm assuming if there had been a Hallmark-movie-style meet-cute to make it funner, you would have mentioned it).

I look at you road-trippers in awe and wonderment. I can't do more than about an hour and a half without stopping because I start falling asleep at the wheel. I've considered cancelling my annual pass to Universal Studios because so many of the people I used to go with have moved away (sailors who got out of the Navy) and I can't deal with the 2 and a half hour trip by myself.

I am So.Flipping.Exhausted. It was decided that we needed to do a 100% inventory (which I don't disagree with - it's been YEARS, and we're in the process of being bought), but I got volunteered to be a counter. I've come in an hour early every day this week, and stayed 2 hours late the past 2 days, to do labor that is substantially more physical than I am used to. I didn't mind doing it, but I'm TIRED and SORE. Looks like I get to do my regular job most of the day today. And I'm not working late today because I have tickets to a show tonight. Hoping to squeeze in a Disco Nap before getting ready tonight lest I fall asleep during the Old Globe's production of Hair. And thankfully have tomorrow & Monday as vacation days, yay!


Jesse - Sep 09, 2021 10:01:36 am PDT #9039 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Hil, I think the University systems are just breaking under this weight.

I know think the real reason my area's return to the office got pushed back indefinitely is testing capacity, which makes some sense, but is still frustrating to me, since I wanted to get out of the house!

On the other hand, someone in my band tested positive earlier this week, so now I'm on pins and needles waiting for the results of the test I took last night. Last time I did this, there was no line and I had the results in the morning. Yesterday, there were a bunch of people there with me.


Laura - Sep 09, 2021 10:31:30 am PDT #9040 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

My niece (a teacher) was sent to the hospital a short time ago. My nephew is on his way there now. School thought she might have been having a panic attack but sent her to the ER. Let's send some ~ma for panic attack and not something respiratory. She has asthma and although vaccinated long ago a breakthrough infection could hit her hard. School just started here Tuesday, but like most teachers she was there all last week too.


Jesse - Sep 09, 2021 10:36:04 am PDT #9041 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh no, Laura. Here's hoping!


EpicTangent - Sep 09, 2021 10:50:13 am PDT #9042 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Fingers crossed for your niece, Laura!!


Laura - Sep 09, 2021 11:05:19 am PDT #9043 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Her 11-year-old son goes to the same school so my sister is picking him up. She was already planning on picking him up to take him to soccer practice. Even if they have released her chances are the kid won't want to go to practice now. She has a lot going on, and of course all teachers are overwhelmed these days. It is a K-12 school and she teaches 5 levels of Spanish. She was just saying a couple of days ago that it was easier this year because she only had classroom lessons to plan and not both virtual and in person. Masks are mandated in the school. Not sure about vaccines.


JenP - Sep 09, 2021 12:10:40 pm PDT #9044 of 30000

Sending all good vibes her way, Laura. Scary no matter what.


meara - Sep 09, 2021 12:57:48 pm PDT #9045 of 30000

Yikes Laura! Good luck to her.


-t - Sep 09, 2021 1:32:01 pm PDT #9046 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm glad they are taking it seriously, Laura, but I hope it isn't serious.


Laura - Sep 09, 2021 3:09:28 pm PDT #9047 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Bad reaction to a supplement change and/or panic attack. She had been taking CBD for anxiety and changed to another brand because her sister-in-law gave it to her, because she had issues with it. So good that it is something easy and not respiratory with her asthma issues. Phew!