Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...

'Shindig'


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.


DavidS - Jul 14, 2026 8:49:02 am PDT #13328 of 13688
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

lisah needs a snack basket. Or a minifridge. Or a dumbwaiter.

Or a helper monkey who travels by dumbwaiter. Why has that never been in a movie?

Or a Rube Goldberg contraption like Pee Wee's breakfast machine.

A tiny little train that chugs up the incline of the bannister and dumps Chex Mix into her mouth.

It's a glorious morning in San Francisco.

EM is coming over to do paperwork and listen to me complain about the great insurance switcheroo and my tedious travels through phone trees, then watch me give a two hour tour of the now cleaned nerdhole (all 40 square feet of it), and then lay out my Less Janky aesthetic and life plan.

My body is thoroughly stiff from yesterday's pilates and I've got another session at 2 today. Sore!

Today's goal: get my friend Betty's bday package in the mail. As you all know, getting things actually into the mail is about as difficult as free climbing the north face of El Capitan.


Trudy Booth - Jul 14, 2026 9:01:22 am PDT #13329 of 13688
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

Schrodinger's Senator. snerk.


lisah - Jul 14, 2026 9:46:56 am PDT #13330 of 13688
Punishingly Intricate

I did not starve! But I am thinking about storing snacks upstairs.


-t - Jul 14, 2026 9:53:19 am PDT #13331 of 13688
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I also thought dumbwaiter! But now I'm thinking a Wallace & Gromit style device to deliver buttered toast or something would be a fun project. For someone.


Steph L. - Jul 14, 2026 9:57:16 am PDT #13332 of 13688
That which does not kill you should RUN

But now I'm thinking a Wallace & Gromit style device to deliver buttered toast or something would be a fun project. For someone.

Tim is always willing to tinker with mad science-style contraptions and shenanigans, but included in the fine print is that he cannot guarantee a delivery date. And by "delivery date," I mean "year."


Tom Scola - Jul 14, 2026 12:33:08 pm PDT #13333 of 13688
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.

Oh no! RIP Randolph Mantooth.


askye - Jul 14, 2026 4:52:13 pm PDT #13334 of 13688
Thrive to spite them

lisah I was thinking you need a snack station upstairs....could you borrow a mini fridge ? that way you could have a variety of snacks and drinks . Since you don't have a Robot Butler or a Helper Monkey or a Robot Helper Monkey


msbelle - Jul 14, 2026 6:39:25 pm PDT #13335 of 13688
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Randolph Mantooth was one of my first crushes.


lisah - Jul 15, 2026 1:32:58 am PDT #13336 of 13688
Punishingly Intricate

A mini fridge would be great but I’m really just upstairs over night. I’ve been hanging out on the chaise part of my sofa, on the same floor as my kitchen all day. I meant to bring a package of pop tarts up last night but I forgot and I once again woke up for my 4am meds STARVING


Calli - Jul 15, 2026 2:38:51 am PDT #13337 of 13688
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Emergency is one of the first shows I remember watching, aside from cartoons. Mantooth had a good run though, at 80.

Lisah, I hope you’re continuing to heal and well fed. My disaster had a knee replacement a few weeks ago. She’s about ready to transition from the walker to a cane.