Totally! And I'll definitely at least put in an appearance at the 10 AM coffee hour, but I can't linger because I'm in the Phinney Neighborhood Chorus and we've got a concert at 2 PM. (And once that's over I'm going to come home, flop in the recliner with a nice hot drink followed by some cough drops, and order pizza unless Dylan and/or Alex cooks dinner.)
Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Susan W. - Mar 17, 2026 8:01:37 pm PDT #12003 of 12319
The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home
P.M. Marc - Mar 17, 2026 8:04:52 pm PDT #12004 of 12319
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yay! (I did my first Feeding on the Thirds sandwich duty this week! My 1990s fast food training came in handy.)
aurelia - Mar 17, 2026 9:39:04 pm PDT #12005 of 12319
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My brain somehow skipped over 2022 winner Coda.
I didn't see Coda until it was streaming, but I enjoyed it. It's kinda funny, kinda sweet... it doesn't feel like it's trying to be a big important movie.
DavidS - Mar 17, 2026 10:19:20 pm PDT #12006 of 12319
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I didn't see Coda until it was streaming, but I enjoyed it. It's kinda funny, kinda sweet... it doesn't feel like it's trying to be a big important movie.
But it was the winner!
I'm realizing now it's the Oscars for movies that came out in 2021 when most movie theaters were just barely re-opening.
The first movie we saw in a theater after the lockdown was The French Dispatch, but Dune was the only Hollywood movie we saw that year.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 18, 2026 7:19:34 am PDT #12007 of 12319
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.
Don't feel alone David. If I knew about Coda before this morning it left no traces whatsoever in my memory.
I remember seeing New Mutants and Synchronic in the theaters in late 2020, correctly guessing that both would be sparsely attended. I think there were two other people in my showing of the latter.
Nilly - Mar 18, 2026 9:08:14 am PDT #12008 of 12319
Swouncing
Poking my head between Zoom lessons, to update that we're still as fine as possible.
(What's worse than a really long Zoom lesson? A really long Zoom lesson that has to be stopped multiple times because of alarms! With students who have been woken several times each night by alarms, so already find it difficult to concentrate, and a lecturer with a similar challenging schedule, yay.)
Take care, y'all. We're trying to do our best here, as well.
Trudy Booth - Mar 18, 2026 9:12:41 am PDT #12009 of 12319
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Good to "see" you, Nilly!
Laura - Mar 18, 2026 9:42:24 am PDT #12010 of 12319
Our wings are not tired.
An abundance of virtual hugs sent your way, Nilly. Thanks for checking in.
lisah - Mar 18, 2026 10:15:02 am PDT #12011 of 12319
Punishingly Intricate
Sending so much love, Nilly
meara - Mar 18, 2026 10:57:48 am PDT #12012 of 12319
Hi Nilly—so much love and luck being pushed your way!!! It sounds awful.