Saffron: You just had a better hand of cards this time. Mal: It ain't a hand of cards. It's called a life.

'Trash'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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.


erikaj - Dec 12, 2025 9:48:55 am PST #10545 of 10555
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

yeah, sounds good.


DavidS - Dec 12, 2025 9:58:53 am PST #10546 of 10555
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Fuck. City came by trimming trees the last two days and absolutely butchered the tree in front of my house.

The whole canopy over the front of the house and the cover for my downstairs neighbor is gone.

It's about half the size it was before.

As you may recall, I had a professional arborist trim it back earlier this year.

So infuriating.


Jessica - Dec 12, 2025 10:03:57 am PST #10547 of 10555
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I wouldn't call myself a lobster roll expert, but Lemon Dill Mayo Butter sounds amazing.

I was going to say, authenticity be damned I want some of that on everything.

David, oh no!!


dcp - Dec 12, 2025 10:10:48 am PST #10548 of 10555
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

City came by trimming trees

They trimmed the sidewalk side, not just the street side?


DavidS - Dec 12, 2025 10:13:37 am PST #10549 of 10555
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

They trimmed the sidewalk side, not just the street side?

Both sides.

And I just had it trimmed!

They pruned branches up ten feet higher on the trunk.

How ugly does it look? Imagine Cher getting a bowlcut.


-t - Dec 12, 2025 10:21:44 am PST #10550 of 10555
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sucks, Hec. I'm sorry.

Here's the relevant part of the recipe:

Lemon Dill Mayo Butter
2 tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled
2 tablespoons full-fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon chopped dill
Pinch of salt

Make the Lemon Dill Mayo Butter Whisk melted butter (cooled slightly), mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, dill, and salt.

It's drizzled over the baked and broiled for color mac and cheese (that has lobster meat folded in and topped with brioche breadcrumbs that were toasted with Old Bay)


JenP - Dec 12, 2025 11:10:42 am PST #10551 of 10555

Holy god, that sounds fantastic.


Atropa - Dec 12, 2025 11:15:45 am PST #10552 of 10555
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

City came by trimming trees

Tree law?

Probably not, since it was the city that did it, but it may be worth looking into.


Atropa - Dec 12, 2025 11:18:56 am PST #10553 of 10555
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

ION, guess who filed her claim for compensation in the Athropic lawsuit? This goth right here! Yep, my book was one of the ones their AI scraped.


erikaj - Dec 12, 2025 12:36:33 pm PST #10554 of 10555
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

good for you.