Awesome news, Shrift! Enjoy the slounging time!
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
Laura - Jan 12, 2026 7:24:55 am PST #11044 of 12375
Our wings are not tired.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 12, 2026 8:08:21 am PST #11045 of 12375
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 12375
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
sounds good, shrift.
Atropa - Jan 12, 2026 1:46:37 pm PST #11047 of 12375
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Congrats, shrift!
shrift - Jan 12, 2026 1:54:38 pm PST #11048 of 12375
"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.
Jessica - Jan 12, 2026 2:51:38 pm PST #11049 of 12375
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Congrats shrift!
Jesse - Jan 12, 2026 3:52:31 pm PST #11050 of 12375
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wow, shrift, congrats!
I somehow drifted away from checking here, too, so: Hello! I still have my one job.
Jesse - Jan 12, 2026 3:56:46 pm PST #11051 of 12375
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, I just read Beep Me, and that is devastating to learn about Norah. I guess everyone else has already worked through it.
-t - Jan 12, 2026 4:10:54 pm PST #11052 of 12375
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's still pretty upsetting
erikaj - Jan 12, 2026 4:28:50 pm PST #11053 of 12375
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
yeah...I find things she commented on all the time and end up thinking it through again. Not like her nearest and dearest, of course.