Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!

Xander ,'Chosen'


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 19, 2026 1:45:44 pm PST #11628 of 12325
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Bwahaha I have no internet. I’m physically in the office, and mgmt sent an email this morning saying they’d be doing something tomorrow (not today) which will knock out the wi-fi but most laptops are wired (ethernet, I guess?) so should only be an issue for, like, cell phones - especially, for some reason, if you are on Verizon.

So today, my laptop (which is plugged into a dock but says it’s on wifi) has no internet connection. Pretty much all my work is in the cloud. I’m typing this on my (Verizon) phone.


-t - Feb 19, 2026 1:57:37 pm PST #11629 of 12325
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hilariously, I can post here but I can’t get to Slack


Atropa - Feb 19, 2026 2:16:55 pm PST #11630 of 12325
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Happy birthday, Bev!


Atropa - Feb 19, 2026 2:18:07 pm PST #11631 of 12325
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I hate that I have to use ChatGPT for work, but I'm amused that I've trained my instance of it to speak my language: "Or we could do option D: CHOOSE VIOLENCE".


Jessica - Feb 19, 2026 2:51:32 pm PST #11632 of 12325
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Happy birthday, Bev!

I am posting this from the adult only hottub at Great Wolf Lodge. Life is good.


JenP - Feb 19, 2026 3:04:50 pm PST #11633 of 12325

Nice! I've looked at GWL before. Curious to hear what you think. I like what I'm hearing so far...


Jessica - Feb 19, 2026 3:54:09 pm PST #11634 of 12325
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The chlorine and noise levels are intense but the room is big and comfortable and mostly it's indoors and warm here! Ask me on Saturday when the weekend day pass families arrive - we have a cabana reserved so at least there will be a place to hide from all the toddlers.


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 20, 2026 7:24:15 am PST #11635 of 12325
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.

Uck, some combination of having plunged my bathtub drain clear and the unseasonably warm temperatures yesterday resulted in a flight of fungus/drain flies greeting me when I pulled my shower curtain open this morning. Not how I'd choose to start the day, though at least they're such weak fliers that I was able to get most of them with spray bleach.


Steph L. - Feb 20, 2026 8:10:02 am PST #11636 of 12325
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Today is the last step to wrap up Tim’s cancer treatment—since the tests were all clear, he can get the port removed! Begone, port!


-t - Feb 20, 2026 8:19:47 am PST #11637 of 12325
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Woo, Tim!

Boo flies