Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'


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 - May 04, 2024 11:31:05 am PDT #111 of 3459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm helping my niece put together her business card and logo for her new career as a Death Doula.

My suggestions:

Easing Your Path at the End of Your Life

Bringing Your Life To Completion

Checking off all the boxes before you're in the box

Crusty Swamp Witch Will End You


Calli - May 04, 2024 11:58:14 am PDT #112 of 3459
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

There’s no reason she can’t have more than one. The first for clients, the last for difficult vendors?


dcp - May 04, 2024 12:57:22 pm PDT #113 of 3459
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

"On your side. By your side."


JenP - May 04, 2024 1:14:14 pm PDT #114 of 3459

Have been having a delightful day with Shir! Man, I need more Buffista face time. It's a boon to the spirit.

This morning we did the Library of Congress, which, lovely, but they are renovating, so most of the collections were not available, and the Jefferson Reading Room is closed to non-researchers in the weekends. We viewed it from above.

Found food at Eastern Market. Didn't find the actual place we were looking for, but did delicious soup!

Now we're waiting for our timed entry to the Spy Museum at 4:30p. Dinner after at a well-reviewed vegan place near Shir's hotel to Co off the day. Tomorrow, National Gallery of Art to start.


Consuela - May 04, 2024 1:31:18 pm PDT #115 of 3459
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

The Spy Museum is really cool!

In other news, I feel like this is a site designed for us Internet Olds: [link]


JenP - May 04, 2024 2:33:11 pm PDT #116 of 3459

Currently waiting to reestablish contact with Shir in the dark and shadowy word of espionage. Thank goodness for WhatsApp, just sayin'.


Sheryl - May 04, 2024 4:29:51 pm PDT #117 of 3459
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

It's been raining on and off all day. Supposed to rain tomorrow also. I am sleepy because I woke up early and didn't really get back to sleep.(And Mr. S came into our room around 7:30, of course)


Atropa - May 04, 2024 4:52:19 pm PDT #118 of 3459
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Checking off all the boxes before you're in the box

Crusty Swamp Witch Will End You

I love those.


Atropa - May 04, 2024 4:54:24 pm PDT #119 of 3459
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I am spending my weekend gluing rhinestones onto my outfit for the Vampire Masquerade Ball, which is in 3 weeks. It's the 20th anniversary and I'm the emcee (as usual), so I want my outfit to be even more over the top than usual.

So glue. Much rhinestones. wow.


Consuela - May 04, 2024 5:30:40 pm PDT #120 of 3459
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I spent nearly 3 hours darning my favorite socks (I'm very slow), while watching this very very long video about Star Wars and politics and fascism and Hollywood: [link]