It's 60 degrees here, which is absurd for Christmas, but it's better than 10 degrees.
I was at the dentist earlier, and they weren't playing Christmas music at all; instead it was a lot of Peter Frampton, which I honestly didn't hate.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
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.
Steph L. - Dec 23, 2025 9:56:25 am PST #10717 of 10724
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
meara - Dec 23, 2025 10:01:56 am PST #10718 of 10724
The absurd thing is it’s apparently going to be warmer in Denver today (where my friend headed back to) than in Palm Springs! Still warmer here than Seattle though. And more daylight hours.
-t - Dec 23, 2025 10:12:13 am PST #10719 of 10724
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Got it, dcp, thank you! I think that probably makes two PDFs (maybe three) and one hardcopy that I have stashed various places, which should increase the chances of me actually being able to find one when I want it. This one is going into the obvious place where I look first...
It is not supposed to rain here until, like, 11 PM! We're under a flood watch and high wind advisory until Friday, so I was not expecting this.
erikaj - Dec 23, 2025 10:13:09 am PST #10720 of 10724
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
we're prob getting rain. I'm kind of glad...it's been too warm. Pleasant, yet kind of creepy at the same time, right?
erikaj - Dec 23, 2025 10:18:25 am PST #10721 of 10724
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
cereal: and if you're thinking that describes both me AND the Phoenix suburbs from which I sprung in general, you're not fully wrong.
-t - Dec 23, 2025 11:56:21 am PST #10722 of 10724
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was gonna demur that you aren't creepy, erika, but then I remembered that the Addams Family theme song says they are so in that sense, I guess we all are
Hey, our vending machine has Chex Mix! Not in 25-lb bags. That would not work well.
Hil R. - Dec 23, 2025 12:00:12 pm PST #10723 of 10724
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm in NJ now, mostly just hanging out and watching the snow. Trying to get some work done -- I need to record a bunch of new calculus videos before the new semester starts.
Dana - Dec 23, 2025 12:16:41 pm PST #10724 of 10724
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
It's 79 today in New Orleans.