I picked up dumplings and noodles on the way home. I thought about sesame balls, but did not get them. Now to watch some Josh Johnson on YouTube, doesn’t get much more festive than this.
Sex with robots is more common than most people think.
Spike ,'Lineage'
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 - Feb 17, 2026 6:35:12 pm PST #11602 of 12327
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - Feb 17, 2026 6:43:06 pm PST #11603 of 12327
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It was very cold and very rainy and yet I walked the Pilates and suffered and trudged back through the rain.
To soothe my soul I made a yummy soup with beef and onion stock and broiled sausages, mushrooms, turkey meatballs, broccoli, cauliflower and spinach. Then I stirred in a spoonful of chili crisp and it was perfect. Lots of protein, some veg and filling despite the lack of noodles.
-t - Feb 17, 2026 8:13:50 pm PST #11604 of 12327
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mm mm good!
I will be eating leftover dumplings and noodles at least through tomorrow and maybe into Thursday, so that’s working out well.
meara - Feb 17, 2026 8:45:00 pm PST #11605 of 12327
Well geez. My friend’s gf who is only 30 has stage 3 breast cancer. A year ago she went to the doctor and they were like “nah that’s a cyst” and lately my friend was like “no that’s bigger now” and she went back and they were like oh I suppose we can biopsy it…oof.
lisah - Feb 18, 2026 5:32:36 am PST #11606 of 12327
Punishingly Intricate
Oh meara that’s so distressing!
JenP - Feb 18, 2026 6:52:53 am PST #11607 of 12327
Jesus, meara, that's awful. I'm so sorry your friend is dealing with that.
-t - Feb 18, 2026 8:38:54 am PST #11608 of 12327
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, no, meara! How terrible that they didn't catch it last year! I'm so sorry
-t - Feb 18, 2026 8:59:43 am PST #11609 of 12327
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Y'all, I literally had coffee on my monitor this morning. From opening a can of cold brew that sprayed a bit, but still,
erikaj - Feb 18, 2026 9:35:35 am PST #11610 of 12327
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I don't believe some guy got my writing feedback and didn't come back to class. People don't listen to what I say. Not that I told him to do that--what a snowflake.
DavidS - Feb 18, 2026 10:00:20 am PST #11611 of 12327
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ooof, I am sorry meara about your friend's news. That does not hit well.
Y'all, I literally had coffee on my monitor this morning. From opening a can of cold brew that sprayed a bit, but still,
Heh!
So, Matilda's friend, Isabella, has finished the painting I commissioned from her and it's amazing. It's truly gorgeous.
I told Isabella I would fly her out from Florida (where she's living with her dad) to SF to deliver it in person and she could stay in the Garden Apartment. That seemed safer than shipping it. (Though I've had paintings shipped to me before.)
So that will probably happen in the summer time.
[Reminder: Isabella got into RISD and her father reneged on his commitment to pay his share for college. Isabella's mother Lola died of cancer last year. Isabella wound up going to Berkelee School of Music in Boston for her freshman year. Aside: Yes, she's that talented as a painter and as a musician. But now she's not in school anywhere and living with her asshole dad in Florida.]