I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.

Angel ,'Chosen'


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.


meara - Jan 07, 2026 12:33:30 pm PST #10979 of 11008

That sounds super annoying dcp!!


lisah - Jan 07, 2026 12:36:16 pm PST #10980 of 11008
Punishingly Intricate

Congratulations on the award, atropa!


erikaj - Jan 07, 2026 12:54:44 pm PST #10981 of 11008
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

yeah, congrats Atropa. Yeah, it's better I stop messing with the auction. maybe there will be a better chance for a big-cat memento. but it was a cheap thrill for a moment.


-t - Jan 07, 2026 12:56:43 pm PST #10982 of 11008
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, man, I hate days like that dcp. I hope the ham sandwiches help. The world deserves your anger, though.


-t - Jan 07, 2026 1:04:00 pm PST #10983 of 11008
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

erika, that's a really good piece, I hope you can get it widely read in some form


erikaj - Jan 07, 2026 1:22:00 pm PST #10984 of 11008
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

Thanks...I thought about an LTE in my local paper-- not sure how wide that reading is now.


-t - Jan 07, 2026 1:58:12 pm PST #10985 of 11008
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Not what it used to be, but classic for a reason


Calli - Jan 07, 2026 2:16:51 pm PST #10986 of 11008
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Congrats on the award, atropa!

What an annoying series of events, dcp.

Today a scammer tried to lure me with a job offer. The whole process seemed a bit rushed, so I called someone at the company that was supposedly head hunting me, and they told me it was a known scammer. While I’m glad to get that worked out before the scammer got my social security number or whatnot, it’s still disappointing that it wasn’t a real thing.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 07, 2026 3:09:40 pm PST #10987 of 11008
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Congrats Atropa!

That day does sound annoying, dcp.

-t I believe True Lemon sells its own products on its website. At least they did because I bought a whole bunch earlier this year.

I remembered why I stopped posting so much, and it is because I am so annoyed by the autocorrect on my phone! I don’t have time to post at work anymore, so my phone on the bus is the best place. But it took me so long to get your names not to be dumb!


-t - Jan 07, 2026 3:35:32 pm PST #10988 of 11008
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thanks, Sophia! A pox on autocorrect, especially wrt names!