Seconded. Shall we put it to a vote?
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 30, 2026 7:42:35 am PDT #12479 of 12488
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.
DavidS - Apr 30, 2026 7:45:45 am PDT #12480 of 12488
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Today should be Friday.
Hmmm, that would mess up my schedule.
Gray morning in SF but I don't begrudge it. Also it'll probably burn off.
JZ's cousin Nicole is visiting this week and I'll be taking her to Chinatown at her request.
Apparently she hasn't been back since she was 12 and it is magical in her memory.
Then I'm getting a facial and I'm meeting up with a friend whose marriage has come to a surprise (for her) end. She's very bereft, and I remember those feelings well.
Also being a widower, I am more recently acquainted with the sudden advent of wildly change life circumstances.
So I will be there to buy her drinks and assure her that there is a life to be led on the other side of the dark tunnel she has entered.
Tomorrow is May! One third of this year is over. One quarter of this century is over. 2030 is a totally made up science fiction year but it's going to happen pretty soon.
More confusingly autonomous humanoid robots are being sold by multiple companies and they're going to be everywhere. They are already working in Amazon warehouses and Tesla assembly lines and in Korean malls. Nobody seems to be talking about this but it's happening. It happened before flying cars.
Trudy Booth - Apr 30, 2026 10:10:43 am PDT #12481 of 12488
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
Lunch today is roast duck breast and ramps. I keep thinking I should go back and have one wrapped to take home to mom... um...
Its not traumatic or even that upsetting to have to remind myself over and over again that she's dead but, seriously? Multiple times in the course of a meal?
Trudy Booth - Apr 30, 2026 12:01:17 pm PDT #12482 of 12488
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
Oh! I saw King Charles yesterday.
Possibly Camilla.
I saw a left hand waving out the window of the motorcade that was effing my commute.
Cass - Apr 30, 2026 3:27:53 pm PDT #12483 of 12488
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Its not traumatic or even that upsetting to have to remind myself over and over again that she's dead but, seriously? Multiple times in the course of a meal?It's over and over for so dang long. It's the worst club.
Laura - Apr 30, 2026 4:25:35 pm PDT #12484 of 12488
Our wings are not tired.
It's been 10 years since mom has been gone and I still think I have to call her when I get home from a trip.
Calli - Apr 30, 2026 6:19:14 pm PDT #12485 of 12488
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Its not traumatic or even that upsetting to have to remind myself over and over again that she's dead but, seriously? Multiple times in the course of a meal?
Yes, that definitely happens. Dad died in 2009, and when the last Indiana Jones movie came out in 2023 my first thought was, “I should see that with Dad.”
NoiseDesign - Apr 30, 2026 6:46:29 pm PDT #12486 of 12488
Our wings are not tired
It's the worst club.
Truth.
askye - May 01, 2026 7:36:29 am PDT #12487 of 12488
Thrive to spite them
Its not traumatic or even that upsetting to have to remind myself over and over again that she's dead but, seriously? Multiple times in the course of a meal?
The other day I saw something and immediately thought of my cousin S and how he would like it and he's been gone for over a decade.
I'm in VA. Haven't been able to see my nephew because of his school and play. But have seen my brother. I realize that we don't have a ton in common and finding things to talk about is awkward.
Manassas is cool though
Matt the Bruins fan - May 01, 2026 8:32:42 am PDT #12488 of 12488
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.
It's been 8 years since my dad passed away, and I think I've reached the point where most unexpected reminders lead me on a fond journey through old memories with just a tinge of sadness.