What a mess, dcp! I really hope you get it resolved quickly.
To commemorate a past event, you kill and eat an animal. It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie.
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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 - Mar 26, 2026 5:22:39 am PDT #12099 of 12110
Our wings are not tired.
Shir - Mar 26, 2026 5:27:41 am PDT #12100 of 12110
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oof, dcp. That's so stressful, I'm sorry. I hope you'll get the meds soon.
I still have a migraine hangover
I'm you today. At least I get to work from home, which is also excellent because this has been my day until now: [link] With the migraine hangover I'm pacing myself and had a nap between sirens.
Nilly - Mar 26, 2026 8:16:26 am PDT #12101 of 12110
Swouncing
Poking my head once more in between ongoing conversations I selfishly ignore, in order to reassure y'all that we're still as OK as possible under the circumstances (the ratio between the length time I actually get to teach on my Zoom lessons and the length of time we have to go each to their own safe space has never been more strange and unpredictable).
Take care, y'all.
-t - Mar 26, 2026 10:09:44 am PDT #12102 of 12110
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hi Nilly, always good to see you and hear you are as OK as possible!
My stupid lingering sinus ick has moved into my ears, or the one ear anyway. Ouch.
sj - Mar 26, 2026 1:35:12 pm PDT #12103 of 12110
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I have been on hold for about 4 hours total trying to find a new supplier for my medical supplies that I need to survive. After the first 2 hours and 5 minutes a recorded voice came on the line and said “good-bye” and disconnected me. I had a migraine when I started this process and I swear the hold music is just making it worse. I do not know whether to cry or scream or throw things at this point. I have about an hour and a half left before the company I’m calling is gone for the day.
Hil R. - Mar 26, 2026 3:03:22 pm PDT #12104 of 12110
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hi Nilly, good to see your pixels!
The class I teach today is supposed to have seventeen students. Only two were there -- they told me that the rest of their classmates were at the Opening Day parade.
Sheryl - Mar 26, 2026 3:29:34 pm PDT #12105 of 12110
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Hi Nilly! Hi Shir!
Went to the kosher supermarket on Monday to get Passover things. Good grief they were expensive.(Trying to keep Mr. S from eating the stuff we got for him before Passover starts is always a challenge. Kid is always hungry.)
-t - Mar 26, 2026 4:01:06 pm PDT #12106 of 12110
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, sj, I'm so sorry. That's awful!
sj - Mar 26, 2026 4:06:35 pm PDT #12107 of 12110
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I finally got through only to find out that the medical supply company called the wrong people the other day. So now I’m on the phone with them again. Somebody send gin or ice cream or something.
erikaj - Mar 26, 2026 4:22:31 pm PDT #12108 of 12110
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Everything to do with that is a giant fucking nightmare, if I might lapse into political jargon, sj. Wish I could *help* but I feel you on it. Nilly! Shir! Just cause I read what you said and didn't write back.