Oh, wow. Being able to count up the losses like that, oof.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
-t - Aug 07, 2026 10:50:06 am PDT #13512 of 13514
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - Aug 07, 2026 11:17:25 am PDT #13513 of 13514
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, wow. Being able to count up the losses like that, oof.
Same thing happened at my college reunion. We had little Buddhist prayer flags up for people in our class who had died, and it was sobering to count up their names. I was literally standing next to a woman who was dealing with her own Stage 4 cancer and saw the shock hit her face when she realized she was going to be flag on a line before the next reunion.
Laura - Aug 07, 2026 11:18:47 am PDT #13514 of 13514
Our wings are not tired.
My mom would say that living the hardest part of living into her 90s wasn't the physical limitations or ailments she had to deal with; it was the accumulated losses. Eventually losing the last person she knew in her youth. She accumulated new people, but every day there would be another reminder of people lost.