Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.

Xander ,'First Date'


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.


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.


Hil R. - Dec 12, 2025 2:42:26 pm PST #10557 of 11179
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Usually lobster rolls are made with either mayo or melted butter, and it's pretty common for the mayo-based ones to have lemon and dill in the dressing, so I'd say that all works. (People often have strong opinions on whether butter or mayo is the proper way to make them.)


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 12, 2025 3:09:16 pm PST #10558 of 11179
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

Either option tastes great but I've not heard of combining mayo and butter on one roll before.


-t - Dec 12, 2025 3:34:03 pm PST #10559 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

People often have strong opinions on whether butter or mayo is the proper way to make them.

This was what I thought I had heard, so mixing them seemed like it might be controversial


Jessica - Dec 13, 2025 9:27:02 am PST #10560 of 11179
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Help I'm on a train headed into the city to see Tartuffe and I forgot about Santacon. I'm only at Irvington and the ratio of drunk idiot to regular passenger is alarmingly high and rising.


JenP - Dec 13, 2025 9:34:46 am PST #10561 of 11179

Oh, dear. Reminds me of being in the Philly train station on St. Patrick's Day some years ago. You have my sympathy.

I'm currently freezing in a Cheesecake Factory waiting for a friend for lunch. It's winter. Why cold air blowing? And there are ceiling vents every 4 ft., I swear. No escape. On the bright side, food and a friend. I'll take it.


-t - Dec 13, 2025 9:45:41 am PST #10562 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I’m on a train on my way to a much smaller city where I am told there is a Santa Crawl but we think maybe not until later in the evening. I’m going for tea at the historical society, very different vibe