Yep! It’s in St Thomas! I’ve never been to the Virgin Islands.
I am not having sex with Spike! But I'm starting to think that you might be.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
javachik - Jan 02, 2026 3:15:39 pm PST #10879 of 10959
Our wings are not tired.
JenP - Jan 02, 2026 3:16:50 pm PST #10880 of 10959
Nice!
Dana - Jan 03, 2026 7:43:14 am PST #10881 of 10959
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Shoulda stayed in bed.
JenP - Jan 03, 2026 9:56:09 am PST #10882 of 10959
No kidding.
DavidS - Jan 03, 2026 10:06:21 am PST #10883 of 10959
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tariffs, ICE, Venezuala - it all comes down to his unchecked impulse to assert power, really just to bully.
There's no real policy behind it. He's so dangerously stupid and incompetent.
aurelia - Jan 03, 2026 11:33:53 am PST #10884 of 10959
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
It doesn't negate the other stuff but if you need to read something positive, Natalie Merchant is doing good things. [link]
Shir - Jan 03, 2026 12:57:45 pm PST #10885 of 10959
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
meara, I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences.
chrismg - Jan 03, 2026 4:29:45 pm PST #10886 of 10959
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Happy new year, all. Shir, it's especially good to see you're OK.
Meara, I'm so sorry you're going through it.
I don't know people in Venezuela, but for those who do, sending be-OK-ma!
Consuela - Jan 03, 2026 5:00:15 pm PST #10887 of 10959
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
meara, I'm so sorry. Everything you feel is ok to feel, if that helps.
If I hadn't had to walk the dog i think I would have gone back to bed after I saw the news this morning. But I've been sick for a week and I'm bored. So I jog/walked for 3 miles (much more walk than jog), then went out and bought a new sink for the bathroom and a new rug for the kitchen. Doing things, yay.
DavidS - Jan 04, 2026 10:58:20 am PST #10888 of 10959
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Happy gray Sunday, all. My tree is still up but not for long.
I hope Laura is feeling better.
I just spent a half hour on Project Gutenberg ganking John R. Neill's illustrations for The Giant Horse of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
This one is notable in that not only does the character Trot (who had her own adventures with Cap'n Bill in Sky Island and the Sea Fairies) have a flapper bob, but so does Dorothy and so does the young Prince Philador.
I read the Oz books avidly as a child, but was affronted that anyone continued it after Baum so I never read the Ruth Plumly Thompson books. But reading it now - it's fine. I ordered a copy.
I did read the last officially published canonical book in the series, Merry-Go-Round of Oz which came out in (I think) 1960 (or thereabouts) and enjoyed it: [link]
Matilda is sleeping in as she had to work yesterday and will work again tomorrow.