So glad to hear it, -t! You must be relieved.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Steph L. - Sep 11, 2026 7:07:20 pm PDT #13928 of 13939
That which does not kill you should RUN
Laura - Sep 11, 2026 7:12:04 pm PDT #13929 of 13939
Our wings are not tired.
That sounds good, -t. How is she feeling?
-t - Sep 11, 2026 7:25:30 pm PDT #13930 of 13939
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pretty good! She came downstairs with my dad’s help and had dinner just now (and saw the hole in the wall, she was also surprised by how big it was…). In fact, as I was typing this she sneakily moved from the chair at the table to her comfy chair by herself (2 steps, but still!). Gonna have to watch her.
Consuela - Sep 11, 2026 9:22:31 pm PDT #13931 of 13939
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Good news, -t!
Laura - Sep 12, 2026 5:37:32 am PDT #13932 of 13939
Our wings are not tired.
That's great, -t. Often a fall results in being overly cautious so her confidence is a good thing.
Laura - Sep 12, 2026 6:08:25 am PDT #13933 of 13939
Our wings are not tired.
Saw the best sign passing a car on the way to a soccer game yesterday.
Orwell was an optimist.
Jessica - Sep 12, 2026 12:56:53 pm PDT #13934 of 13939
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Shana Tova y'all. I have done nothing at all for Rosh Hashanah this year other than buying some apples.
With Ethan at TIFF and Dylan back at college, I am realizing how ill-equipped I am to being my own housekeeper. There are so many dishes in the sink and nobody else is going to do them! And this happens EVERY DAY??? What gives? All I did was prepare a bunch of food, how was I supposed to predict there would be consequences.
(Yes, Aeryn is almost 16 and could be helping out a lot more than they are. But only one of my children was born with the natural instinct to see a household task and get it done, and he's 200 miles away in Boston. The one still living at home takes after me and their natural instincts are to ignore household tasks if AO3 is around.)
Laura - Sep 12, 2026 1:23:43 pm PDT #13935 of 13939
Our wings are not tired.
I am not a natural Housekeeper at all. When i worked full time i had someone to clean once a week, the kids had chores, and DH has always done his share. Foolishly i thought i could manage it when i retired, and yet. The dishes, man. If i didn’t like to cook it might be better. And the robot vacuum only works if I get things out of its way. Also, why for does my phone not capitalize my I? Sheesh!
dcp - Sep 12, 2026 1:59:42 pm PDT #13936 of 13939
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
"Not everyone can be the type of housekeeper I am. It takes years of neglect, and a natural sense of entropy." -- Sam Starfall, in the webcomic FREEFALL
DavidS - Sep 12, 2026 2:25:20 pm PDT #13937 of 13939
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've really cut down on my cooking because a meal for one makes multiple things messy.
Easier to have some pre-made thing from a fancy grocery (like the roasted corn and tomato salad, or beets, oranges and goat cheese from Bi-Rite), or just order something to go from Haight Street (like the Achiote Chicken and rice at Alembic).
I've got a guest coming today for a six day stay and it's been a sweaty flurry of housekeeping.
Also, I've been fighting a losing battle against fruit flies/sink flies for the last two weeks. Bah! I hate them.