You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.

Xander ,'Empty Places'


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.


-t - Sep 30, 2021 2:25:23 pm PDT #9603 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds like a good time for everyone, dcp!

I went actually into the doctor's office for my "well woman" exam yesterday and so far the highlights are (a) I need to go see the blood pressure specialist to see if mine stays high this time or goes down to normal when I am in their lovely spa like atmosphere as has happened every previous time I've been sent there and (b) I seem to have lost 30 pounds in the last two years and a couple months. That second one is surprising. All I can figure is that in my totally irregular eating habits of the last year+, the days when I ate way too little outnumbered the days when I ate way too much. Sometimes I do just go to bed because dinner is too hard, perhaps that's more often than I supposed. I have certainly not been exercising and I have definitely been eating junk of whatever quantity on any given day, so it's hard to think of it as a healthy outcome but I guess it's fine. I, um, don't recommend this regimen to anyone, fwtw


EpicTangent - Sep 30, 2021 3:02:53 pm PDT #9604 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Something went wonky with the work internet connection overnight and I couldn't get in here (and...4 other legit sites, so far) today. Very sad! Thank goodness for mobile capabilities!

David, what is the title of your Tom Waits book? My friend that I recommended your tour to (in the before times) has a birthday coming up next month. I could get his bday present and feel like I am also a patron of the arts!


Sheryl - Sep 30, 2021 3:27:46 pm PDT #9605 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

The school asked us to keep Mr. S home today and tomorrow. Luckily, these are Gary’s work from home days, and the nanny came in for a few hours. As for the meds, we will be switching one of the meds and adding a booster dosage to the other. Let’s hope this helps.


DavidS - Sep 30, 2021 3:41:41 pm PDT #9606 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

David, what is the title of your Tom Waits book? My friend that I recommended your tour to (in the before times) has a birthday coming up next month. I could get his bday present and feel like I am also a patron of the arts!

Swordfishtrombones!: [link]

Note you can also get the audiobook on CD if that's a medium that your friend still has viable. (And the woman who did the audiobook is great.)


EpicTangent - Sep 30, 2021 4:38:16 pm PDT #9607 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Noted!


Laura - Oct 01, 2021 5:24:30 am PDT #9608 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Let’s hope this helps.

I hope so, Sherryl. For Mr S's sake as much as for you and Gary. I'm sure he is terribly frustrated too. It does get easier as children's ability to communicate improves.

Long ago I used to fly a stack of three Trlby stunt kites [link] with forty-foot tails at the park.

That sounds like a great idea. Skinner tends to stick by my side when at the park alone when he needs to run!

It's Friday. That's something, right?


Laura - Oct 01, 2021 6:17:27 am PDT #9609 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Is it wrong to delight in Brett Kavanaugh testing positive for Covid? Maybe wrong to hope he is unvaccinated and ends up unable to stay on the court? Nah.


Dana - Oct 01, 2021 7:14:07 am PDT #9610 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

I read that he is vaccinated, unfortunately. And I am trying really hard not to root for his death. Thanks, past five years.


Laura - Oct 01, 2021 8:21:59 am PDT #9611 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I often feel bad that I wish harm on so many people after decades of only wishing the best for all. As the saying goes, it is what it is. The fact is that there is an ever-expanding list of people I absolutely do wish to see have horrible things happen to them. Yep, Brett is on the List.


Trudy Booth - Oct 01, 2021 8:50:25 am PDT #9612 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I try and see this a win/win. Either vaccinated people remain relatively save from breakthrough COVID or Uncle Joe is nominating a Supreme Court Justice.