Jess, the turtle experience sounds magical!
I ended up having to go to the emergency department yesterday because my suture bandage came up when I was changing my upper bandage. Got it fixed up and was home within 90 minutes but still disconcerting.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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.
lisah - Jul 12, 2026 11:33:32 am PDT #13299 of 13302
Punishingly Intricate
Laura - Jul 12, 2026 11:34:57 am PDT #13300 of 13302
Our wings are not tired.
Ugh, good that they got you in and out.
Jessica - Jul 12, 2026 11:59:33 am PDT #13301 of 13302
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm at lunch on the last included meal stop of this tour, and wound up sharing a table with a Moroccan family who are all speaking French, and it is really fucking with my ability to think and respond in Spanish with the staff and tour guides! My poor tired brain doesn't know what language mode to engage so it's just stuck between gears making a terrible grinding noise.
Jessica - Jul 12, 2026 12:03:04 pm PDT #13302 of 13302
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My Spanish is halfway decent within the limits of Tourist Conversations but nowhere near actual fluency and it all goes out the window when I'm tired.