Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Jessica - Dec 12, 2025 10:03:57 am PST #10547 of 11179
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 11179
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 11179
"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 11179
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 11179

Holy god, that sounds fantastic.


Atropa - Dec 12, 2025 11:15:45 am PST #10552 of 11179
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 11179
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 11179
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

good for you.


-t - Dec 12, 2025 12:44:49 pm PST #10555 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Go Atropa!

I am expected to work while my phone taunts me with new Pluribus and new Heated Rivalry. Ridiculous.


Jessica - Dec 12, 2025 2:03:17 pm PST #10556 of 11179
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Oh yes, I should get on with that. (I'm a beneficiary of the ceramics textbook my grandfather wrote.) Gotta get my three dollars or whatever's left for the class action claimants after the lawyers get theirs.