My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.

William ,'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.


-t - Jan 05, 2026 6:30:47 pm PST #10936 of 10962
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 10962

Woo- hoo!

Or should I say, "Choo-choo!"


-t - Jan 05, 2026 7:09:23 pm PST #10938 of 10962
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 10962
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 10962
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?


-t - Jan 06, 2026 8:55:44 am PST #10941 of 10962
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, thanks, I had forgotten to do my morning games today...I will be back to comment after I get to that one


meara - Jan 06, 2026 9:02:52 am PST #10942 of 10962

Wow I failed connections (after getting yellow and purple!) and then almost failed wordle too (there was only 1 answer left after my third guess! And my fourth guess. And my fifth guess. Neither of which were things I thought were words)


lisah - Jan 06, 2026 9:27:32 am PST #10943 of 10962
Punishingly Intricate

I slept all morning trying to get over this fucking cold. But it meant I read the hints here and that helped inform my Wordle approach


-t - Jan 06, 2026 9:52:52 am PST #10944 of 10962
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Also failed connections, only got yellow


-t - Jan 06, 2026 9:54:56 am PST #10945 of 10962
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Did get the Wordle, but, come on, that ain't right