I still owe David a drink. But hopefully we can make that happen now that I'll have a lot more free time.
Congratulations! I'm happy to collect when you're a free range chicken.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
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.
DavidS - Jan 11, 2026 7:13:45 pm PST #11039 of 11964
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
dcp - Jan 12, 2026 4:00:34 am PST #11040 of 11964
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
voluntary severance
Congratulations, but a caution...when I left my last job, the transition to COBRA was not smooth, and took longer than I expected, almost six weeks. Guard yourself against anything similar.
Tom Scola - Jan 12, 2026 5:05:41 am PST #11041 of 11964
They pay me in WOIMS
Yay, shrift! Maybe now you can get that Playboy job.
-t - Jan 12, 2026 7:21:05 am PST #11042 of 11964
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Congratulations, shrift! I hope you can enjoy being idle and the great unknown is warm and friendly
Trudy Booth - Jan 12, 2026 7:23:07 am PST #11043 of 11964
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Congrats, Shrifty!
Laura - Jan 12, 2026 7:24:55 am PST #11044 of 11964
Our wings are not tired.
Awesome news, Shrift! Enjoy the slounging time!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 12, 2026 8:08:21 am PST #11045 of 11964
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Congrats on the great timing, shrift!
After a rocky start the weekend finished up pretty good. I got assorted household chores done to make my place presentable by the time the Golden Globes started, including assembling a bamboo shelf stand to replace the rickety and bowed corner shelf I had in my living room. (Pictures to follow once I figure out placement and get display items moved onto it.) Also, after laundering bed linens I managed to fold a fitted sheet into something very like a rectangle and fit it and the rest of the set into the package a new set came in: [link]
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erikaj - Jan 12, 2026 9:30:03 am PST #11046 of 11964
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
sounds good, shrift.
Atropa - Jan 12, 2026 1:46:37 pm PST #11047 of 11964
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Congrats, shrift!
shrift - Jan 12, 2026 1:54:38 pm PST #11048 of 11964
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
(and holy wow, 17.5 years??)
I know, right?! How is such a thing even possible?
when I left my last job, the transition to COBRA was not smooth, and took longer than I expected, almost six weeks.
Thanks for the caution, dcp! I had a feeling that this was going to be a pain.