Cereal:
Shir, that is big and exciting! Keep us posted, and I’m sending good vibes to your kitty. And you!
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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.
JenP - Aug 18, 2026 12:03:13 pm PDT #13618 of 14045
DavidS - Aug 18, 2026 12:45:28 pm PDT #13619 of 14045
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Shir, that's wonderful and exciting news! Belgium is such a great landing spot. I'm very happy and excited for you.
Steph L. - Aug 18, 2026 1:25:46 pm PDT #13620 of 14045
That which does not kill you should RUN
Also, even if just for the car ride, it’s worth it to do the min level of support through Patreon for the month to lose the ads. I listen through Spotify, and it was super easy to connect up.
Ditto. Ditch those ads!
erikaj - Aug 18, 2026 1:33:49 pm PDT #13621 of 14045
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I've heard Belgium is nice, but I haven't been. If transporters ever exist, I have a huge list of things to use it for. We did however have a romaine salad at dinner for the first time in months. Wow, going back to six months ago, go us. (Lee Greenwood is on the monkey crack. Although I hate that there is a very simple part of my system--at least it's not my naughty bits, right-- but maybe it's the mental and emotional equivalent, that might respond to that song, even though I don't like it.)
Karl - Aug 18, 2026 1:51:04 pm PDT #13622 of 14045
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Shir! Lovely to read your words. Much cat~ma and travel~ma for you and your feline companion. I hope Belgium treats you both with care and comfort.
lisah - Aug 18, 2026 4:16:27 pm PDT #13623 of 14045
Punishingly Intricate
That’s so exciting!! Hope the cat endures the travel well and everything else goes smoothly! It’s been 30 years (HOWW??!!) since I’ve been there but I loved it. Hope you do too!
JenP - Aug 18, 2026 4:57:03 pm PDT #13624 of 14045
My sisters and I are on a call and doing some ancestry stuff, and one of them keeps saying “reports and charts,” and each time, I think, “files and records.”
JenP - Aug 18, 2026 4:58:56 pm PDT #13625 of 14045
Cereal to Shir:
A couple of friends were just in Bruges, and they report that it is just lovely. Another friend calls it a fairy tale city.
I would like to go to there.
dcp - Aug 18, 2026 5:19:12 pm PDT #13626 of 14045
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
in less than three weeks...Belgium
The fires should be out by then.
meara - Aug 18, 2026 6:08:49 pm PDT #13627 of 14045
Shir that is so exciting!!
I am in a cab on my way home—figured I’ve already spent SO MUCH MONEY may as well splurge on one more thing…(in other news, Iceland prices made everything in London seem cheap! It was not cheap)