Nobody has posted in over 24 hours?? What’s even going on? (I’ve been chilling in small town Illinois with my dads cousins who I can’t remember how we are related for his funeral…)
Giles: I'm sure we're all perfectly safe. Dawn: We're safe. Right. And Spike built a robot Buffy to play checkers with. Tara: It sounded convincing when I thought it.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
meara - May 09, 2026 9:04:01 pm PDT #12615 of 12657
DavidS - May 10, 2026 12:21:11 am PDT #12616 of 12657
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Nobody has posted in over 24 hours?? What’s even going on? (I’ve been chilling in small town Illinois with my dads cousins who I can’t remember how we are related for his funeral…)
Dammit, people, meara needs some chatter.
I was cooling my heels at home and feeling restless and bored so I went over to Alembic (my local bar) at 9pm. Much later than I usually do.
Wound up talking to a very interesting woman at the bar for 2.5 hours. She's a musician who just got back from Salzburg, lives in Chicago and plays ukelele in a cover band that that does The Cure.
So that was way more fun than bored at home.
Laura - May 10, 2026 6:55:24 am PDT #12617 of 12657
Our wings are not tired.
Been too busy doing not a whole lot. Air show is this weekend so traffic is insane. Son is over to watch the show. We have prime viewing from our balcony.
Jessica - May 10, 2026 8:27:44 am PDT #12618 of 12657
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yesterday I got my hair cut and picked up Dylan from the train station (he is home for the summer, yay!) Then I made bread and bagel dough so I could bake this morning. The bagels were overproofed and have collapsed into flagels (or possibly my starter wasn't strong enough to lift low-hydration dough) but they taste fantastic.
Today is the annual plant sale at the farmstand where my CSA is, but I do not have the spoons for dealing with any more gardening this month.
Right now I am trying to make a menu so I can go grocery shopping but my brain is refusing to imagine any food I might want to eat in the future that isn't bread. Maybe I'll make some ciabatta and see if that helps.
meara - May 10, 2026 8:35:10 am PDT #12619 of 12657
I mean, living off bread could be worse. But maybe consider if you need to have accompaniments for your bread, like butter or cheese or jam.
Dana - May 10, 2026 8:41:34 am PDT #12620 of 12657
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
We're preparing here for my MIL to die. We'll likely head south to them (NC) tomorrow.
DavidS - May 10, 2026 9:14:01 am PDT #12621 of 12657
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're preparing here for my MIL to die.
That's a rough Mother's Day. I'm sorry, Dana.
Jessica - May 10, 2026 9:18:14 am PDT #12622 of 12657
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
((Dana))
JenP - May 10, 2026 9:32:50 am PDT #12623 of 12657
Sending love, Dana.
lisah - May 10, 2026 10:59:03 am PDT #12624 of 12657
Punishingly Intricate
Sending love, Dana.
Msbelle and I were on the very windy eastern shore yesterday biking/supporting bikers doing Ride for the Feast. I only did 35ish miles before the wind and my bad knees said no more. We raised a bunch of money though so that’s what’s important.