Oh no, A! I’m surprised they aren’t required to have those floaty chain things on their glasses! Good thing it’s the last week?
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'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.
meara - Aug 19, 2026 3:13:52 pm PDT #13634 of 14045
Laura - Aug 19, 2026 3:18:40 pm PDT #13635 of 14045
Our wings are not tired.
People at work are going to be stoked because PDA endorsed Nixon. I understand she has a great team on the ground, which my immediate supervisor loves above all things.
I don't want to get my hopes up because this is going to be an uphill battle for sure. At least her opponent isn't popular.
dcp - Aug 19, 2026 4:14:37 pm PDT #13636 of 14045
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
"...may have...." ???
Are they dragging the river with grappling hooks?
Or are they light-weight plastic glasses that may float to shore somewhere?
Jessica - Aug 19, 2026 4:19:20 pm PDT #13637 of 14045
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The glasses are gone. Aeryn is wearing their old pair (which we kept as a backup) and replacements in the current prescription are on the way.
Steph L. - Aug 20, 2026 10:56:01 am PDT #13638 of 14045
That which does not kill you should RUN
The hipster sweater with a fox on it was delivered and it is so fucking cute on me! No picture yet because I really need a shower first.
-t - Aug 20, 2026 12:01:53 pm PDT #13639 of 14045
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
::checking for foxy picture::
erikaj - Aug 20, 2026 2:00:02 pm PDT #13640 of 14045
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
cute, Tep.
Vortex - Aug 20, 2026 8:34:34 pm PDT #13641 of 14045
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is appropriating Smile Time -- [link]
-t - Aug 21, 2026 9:05:16 am PDT #13642 of 14045
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
MOAR PUPPETS
Although I gave up Paramount, so
I think I have talked myself into going to my reunion in October. I was reading RT airfares as one way, so it wouldn't be as pricey as I thought (although the prices quoted are also not the price you pay, so it's still pretty pricey). Have a ticket selected just wavering a bit on pulling the trigger...I should just commit to going, right?
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2026 10:00:44 am PDT #13643 of 14045
That which does not kill you should RUN
I had an appointment today for the weird shit going on in my cervical spine, with the same surgeon who did Tim's back surgery. The PA and the surgeon both remembered Tim, which isn't surprising, because his surgery (well, surgeries, plural) were a doozy!
And now that I buried the lede, guess who else gets to have surgery? Our insurance is going to be so surprised that it's *not* Tim. Man, I had really hoped it could be fixed with a steroid injection.
Though honestly, the surgery doesn't sound too bad. First of all, it's outpatient surgery, so that's awesome. The surgery addresses 2 levels of vertebrae (the discs between C4 and C5 and between C5 and C6 are bulging, and that made the space in the spinal column really really narrow and it's smooshing some nerves), so they go in and take out the part of the discs that are bulging, put a spacer thingie in to make sure it doesn't get narrowed again, stitch me up, and send me home the same day.
So now I wait for the scheduler to sort out our insurance and coordinate an OR time and the surgeon' schedule, and then they'll let me know when the surgery is.