That seems like a long time to have your eyes not working, Laura! Glad you are on the mend
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
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 08, 2026 10:41:43 am PST #11006 of 11022
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - Jan 08, 2026 12:41:59 pm PST #11007 of 11022
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Laura! I'm so happy to see your pixels again.
I'm trying to lure Matilda out of bed so we can take down the xmas tree.
I woke her up with a chocolate croissant in bed and a caramel macchiato.
This seems fair in exchange for tree dis-ornamenting.
Emmett's coming over after work around 3 to dump the tree and move furniture back.
Laura - Jan 08, 2026 12:43:28 pm PST #11008 of 11022
Our wings are not tired.
I woke her up with a chocolate croissant in bed and a caramel macchiato.
That would totes work for me!
DavidS - Jan 08, 2026 4:43:16 pm PST #11009 of 11022
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The tree is down! Emmett came over and all the furniture movement happened lickety split because he's a big galoot and he just picks up the heavy thing without preamble or help and just moves it where it goes.
Stuff went up to the attic. Stuff came down from the attic. Living room rearranged. Two items on the curb by the discarded tree.
Woo! Also Matilda cleaned the piggie cage yesterday and I finally whipped the kitchen back into shape post holiday and I did a load of laundry and folded it and put it away. (Which is obviously the bottleneck in the whole procedure.)
My downstairs neighbor has begged me to keep the wreath up through the weekend, so I'll do that. But otherwise I'm back at Pilates and back on Ozempic and the house is back to normal and now I'm just digging into the post-Solstice return of light.
And, of course, counting down to Pitchers and Catchers Report.
-t - Jan 08, 2026 4:51:18 pm PST #11010 of 11022
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, that is some A+ post-holiday efficiency!
brenda m - Jan 08, 2026 5:02:59 pm PST #11011 of 11022
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Wow, that is some A+ post-holiday efficiency!
Is this the time to mention that I am seated at the bar at Buddy Guy’s club, finishing up my Christmas cards while I wait for the man to come on?
Steph L. - Jan 08, 2026 5:11:36 pm PST #11012 of 11022
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I am seated at the bar at Buddy Guy’s club, finishing up my Christmas cards while I wait for the man to come on?
Vampires are gonna get you. But they will be HOT vampires, so that's okay.
DavidS - Jan 08, 2026 5:15:25 pm PST #11013 of 11022
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is this the time to mention that I am seated at the bar at Buddy Guy’s club, finishing up my Christmas cards while I wait for the man to come on?
Efficiently stretching the holiday vibe one more weekend!
I'm about to go roll over to Alembic where I'm meeting Emmett and his GF and feeding them French Onion Soup and Scotch Eggs and Winter Warmer cocktails.
Kate P. - Jan 08, 2026 5:52:37 pm PST #11014 of 11022
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Dang, the crossword puzzle tournament sold out super quick! I'm sad to say I won't be going after all. I had already more or less decided not to go after a surprise $3,000 water heater replacement (happy new year!) but still a bit surprised. Have fun, puzzlers!
brenda m - Jan 08, 2026 6:01:55 pm PST #11015 of 11022
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Vampires are gonna get you. But they will be HOT vampires, so that's okay.
I can work with that.