I'm sure you know this, Sophia, but if you're going to be selling the house, check EVERYWHERE for stuff. My parents found money stashed in so many random places when my grandfather passed away.
Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
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.
Dana - May 05, 2026 6:52:03 am PDT #12551 of 14539
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Jessica - May 05, 2026 7:24:44 am PDT #12552 of 14539
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sophia, what an awful surprise. I'm sorry for your loss.
Trudy Booth - May 05, 2026 7:39:04 am PDT #12553 of 14539
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
Sophia, I'm so terribly sorry.
erikaj - May 05, 2026 10:45:43 am PDT #12554 of 14539
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Sophia, sorry for all of that. Good luck as you sort through everything.
Calli - May 05, 2026 11:19:28 am PDT #12555 of 14539
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I’m sorry, Sophia. And to follow on with the “check everything “ above, my niece just finished helping her bestie clean out her mother’s house after she passed. They discovered that her mom put money in books, so they had to leaf through every book in the house to find it. It was a process.
Calli - May 05, 2026 11:22:29 am PDT #12556 of 14539
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Almond-butter granola: I have a job offer! It’ll start at the beginning of July (unless they can get me in earlier, which I would prefer). I’ll be working for the state government, remotely. It’s an editing job. The people seem nice, and with any luck I’ll be able to stay there until I can retire.
Steph L. - May 05, 2026 11:33:58 am PDT #12557 of 14539
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
Sophia, I'm so sorry for your loss. That's so hard.
Calli, YAYAYAYAYAYAY!
erikaj - May 05, 2026 11:56:44 am PDT #12558 of 14539
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Congrats, Call.
Laura - May 05, 2026 12:19:44 pm PDT #12559 of 14539
This too shall pass.
Wonderful news, Calli!
DavidS - May 05, 2026 12:27:20 pm PDT #12560 of 14539
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is great news, Calli! Finally.
EM came over to do paperwork with me. I signed up with ID.me and then dealt with the SSA and Medicare.
Paid berjillions of dollars out. Resentful.
But onerosity dealt with.
And I go to Pilates with my favorite teacher/friend (with coffee after) in an hour.