I am considering the crossword tournament! I've been doing the WaPo crosswords for a while now and I'm generally pretty decent at them, but I'm a bit nervous that the NYT crosswords might be next level. Still, I enjoy crosswords and spending time with Buffistas, so it seems like it would be fun!
Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.
'Serenity'
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.
Kate P. - Jan 05, 2026 3:27:26 pm PST #10931 of 10996
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
JenP - Jan 05, 2026 3:31:00 pm PST #10932 of 10996
Yeah, I'm not super happy about the hotel rates, especially since I used all points last year, but I also don't have much travel planned for 2026, and I have been tightening other belts fairly ruthlessly, so I'm justifying it that way, but there's a bitlot of handwaving involved, frankly.
I need to compare tolls/gas/parking to drive there vs. train fare. I do love me a train ride, though.
Hil, it would be great if you came! I would make suggestions re: the wheelchair conundrum, but I don't expect I would be helpful, because I don't what's feasible, but if I can help in any way... I'm all about getting people to the tournament!
JenP - Jan 05, 2026 3:31:34 pm PST #10933 of 10996
Still, I enjoy crosswords and spending time with Buffistas, so it seems like it would be fun!
That is 100% the case.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 05, 2026 5:02:31 pm PST #10934 of 10996
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My dentist's office called around 3 this afternoon to tell me insurance has determined what my next crown will cost me out-of-pocket and to ask if I wanted to schedule the appointment slot that suddenly opened up tomorrow morning.
Let me check. FUCK NO!!! Are you crazy?
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 5:41:33 pm PST #10935 of 10996
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My dentist's office called around 3 this afternoon to tell me insurance has determined what my next crown will cost me out-of-pocket and to ask if I wanted to schedule the appointment slot that suddenly opened up tomorrow morning.
"We would like you to bring us bushels full of cash, and please bring them tomorrow morning! That works for you, right?"
-t - Jan 05, 2026 6:30:47 pm PST #10936 of 10996
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ha, I floated the idea of taking the train to the tournament to Mom and she’s down, so I guess I’m doing this. Not sure if she will come to the tournament or stop off and visit my nephew for the weekend, we will figure that out on Thursday…
JenP - Jan 05, 2026 6:50:23 pm PST #10937 of 10996
Woo- hoo!
Or should I say, "Choo-choo!"
-t - Jan 05, 2026 7:09:23 pm PST #10938 of 10996
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Stamford hotel has no rooms available, boo
Dana - Jan 06, 2026 8:30:15 am PST #10939 of 10996
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I wish to register my objection to today's Wordle.
Steph L. - Jan 06, 2026 8:41:13 am PST #10940 of 10996
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I wish to register my objection to today's Wordle.
I got it, but only because I guessed it just to see if Wordle even considered it a word. WTF, Wordle?