(balls-out jealous of Hec's temps, sad living somewhere where 104F ever counts as a reprieve, but here in July it is.) horrible night last night living out a digestive nightmare, tentatively recovering, but it's been the WORST.
Zoe: She shot you. Mal: Well, yeah, she did a bit... still --
'Serenity'
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.
erikaj - Jul 03, 2026 2:17:46 pm PDT #13226 of 13236
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
erikaj - Jul 03, 2026 2:22:13 pm PDT #13227 of 13236
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
cereal To add: Happy birthday, sj and say hi to Jen the next time you see her. We kind of used to talk a lot, but it's been a while. We have the thread space now for those thoughts not to compete with my internal freakout.
erikaj - Jul 03, 2026 2:42:29 pm PDT #13228 of 13236
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I'd have given a working body part to have Bobby Junior's direct line at four AM to be, like, "Despite the big bowl, there's still vomit down my t-shirt and the very act of heaving? Tends to shake everything loose. Contrary to what people think, I don't get off on these *particular* gritty details, but what part of that job should Mom work as a freebie?(For the record, nobody else will ever do that, because I don't *have* in-laws, much less a whole cadre of women that can eat lunch professionally. Part of the reason Mom even started billing was because it offended her sensiblities to think that Arizona should get out of weekend care cause we hung out. It was lucky she did because we both needed the lifeline eventually. His father would be so horrified.
JenP - Jul 03, 2026 3:26:18 pm PDT #13229 of 13236
He would indeed be appalled. Sorry you had such an awful night, erika.
Laura - Jul 03, 2026 4:56:52 pm PDT #13230 of 13236
Our wings are not tired.
I am so sorry that the digestive horrors are persisting, erika. May the awfulness give you a break.
erikaj - Jul 03, 2026 5:38:56 pm PDT #13231 of 13236
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I thought I was getting a break, but I think they just changed tactics. Really over it, though, in any case.
Laura - Jul 04, 2026 7:56:49 am PDT #13232 of 13236
Our wings are not tired.
I'm spending the holiday morning catching up on the puzzles I missed while traveling. Just finished the last 5 Wordles and at least got them all. Considering comments I'm thinking I may not be so lucky with connections.
Happy 4th to all. Heading out in a bit for the Otter Lake boat parade. Friends and family and a super cute flag skort, so all is well.
lisah - Jul 04, 2026 8:37:44 am PDT #13233 of 13236
Punishingly Intricate
Ugh, erika, hope your systems settle down and act right!
chrismg - Jul 04, 2026 9:20:54 am PDT #13234 of 13236
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Happy Fourth to all who celebrate!
I feel like today's Connections was much easier, but that may just be me.
meara - Jul 04, 2026 1:21:44 pm PDT #13235 of 13236
Yes per the bot today’s connections was way easier. I love that they have the bot now because sometimes I’m like “this was impossible!” And then find out it was a 2/5 and I was overthinking it but most people weren’t.