Thank you! I'm working on it being a relaxing day. In best news, my MIL is going to be staying with SIL for now until she goes to her own home. My turn is up. Love the woman, but she is exhausting.
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
'Bushwhacked'
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 - Feb 22, 2026 9:41:16 am PST #11664 of 12323
Our wings are not tired.
erikaj - Feb 22, 2026 9:56:48 am PST #11665 of 12323
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I'd like some regime change too.
Steph L. - Feb 22, 2026 10:13:56 am PST #11666 of 12323
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Happy Happy Birthday, Laura!
In best news, my MIL is going to be staying with SIL for now until she goes to her own home. My turn is up.
That makes this an extra happy birthday!
Shir - Feb 22, 2026 10:14:05 am PST #11667 of 12323
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Happy birthday Laura!
JenP - Feb 22, 2026 11:56:41 am PST #11668 of 12323
Happy Birthday, Laura. All kinds of joy to you in the coming year.
-t - Feb 22, 2026 12:26:33 pm PST #11669 of 12323
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy birthday, Laura!
Laura - Feb 22, 2026 1:01:57 pm PST #11670 of 12323
Our wings are not tired.
Thank you everyone. Family came over and we are watching yesterday's hockey game before going back to the pool. The bunch of them went to the beach earlier, but I was relaxing on the balcony instead.
eta: we didn't tell MIL who won
aurelia - Feb 22, 2026 1:39:50 pm PST #11671 of 12323
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Happy birthday, Laura!
DavidS - Feb 22, 2026 2:32:36 pm PST #11672 of 12323
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Happy birthday, Laura!
I've had a surprisingly social weekend, but the good news is that Lazarus Data Recovery was able to retrieve 360 Gigabytes of music and film files which I need as research for an ongoing project.
Phew.
And now I can begin the process of reclaiming my Nerdhole, get a new desktop setup and stop using it as an overflow dump zone/storage space.
Calli - Feb 22, 2026 3:10:31 pm PST #11673 of 12323
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Laura!
Three cheers for Lazarus! Also, excellent name for a company that recovers files from dead computers.
I just can’t with the Iran news. It seems like we’ve been beefing with them since the Carter administration.