Emmett turns 30 tomorrow, which means you have been watching him grow up for a long time. Matilda turns 20 on Saturday.
I still haven't accepted that Tickybox is 21, so I refuse to believe any of that about Emmett and Matilda.
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
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.
Atropa - Sep 23, 2026 12:22:29 pm PDT #14072 of 14082
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Atropa - Sep 23, 2026 12:23:31 pm PDT #14073 of 14082
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ION, I just vibe coded a whole interactive page of tools for my team. On the one hand, look at me, fulfilling expectations for my job level! On the other hand, ugh, vibe coding, I feel gross.
Laura - Sep 23, 2026 12:27:52 pm PDT #14074 of 14082
Our wings are not tired.
How are you feeling, Atropa? Back behaving any better?
Jessica - Sep 23, 2026 12:46:36 pm PDT #14075 of 14082
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
On the one hand, look at me, fulfilling expectations for my job level! On the other hand, ugh, vibe coding, I feel gross.
This is me all day every day. I might hate the term vibe coding even more than I hate doing it.
Atropa - Sep 23, 2026 12:59:19 pm PDT #14076 of 14082
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
How are you feeling, Atropa? Back behaving any better?
Mostly. And I have an appointment with my pcp today to discuss the exciting new migraine symptoms that sent me to the ER; hopefully I get a recommendation for a migraine specialist.
Laura - Sep 23, 2026 1:20:15 pm PDT #14077 of 14082
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, not being in agonizing pain would help with the whole fulfilling job expectations too.
Tom Scola - Sep 23, 2026 3:35:50 pm PDT #14078 of 14082
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Hoo boy, JD Vance is achieving *EPIC* levels of dumbass. It’s pretty amazing to see.
-t - Sep 23, 2026 3:37:58 pm PDT #14079 of 14082
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Unrelatedly - I have run out of usable brain for today and decided what I want for dinner (did I use up my last working neurons think about what to eat for my next meal? Maybe!) but I'm supposed to work for the next hour and a half. Woes.
Calli - Sep 23, 2026 4:10:08 pm PDT #14080 of 14082
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Vibe coding sounds like something an evil scientist would do. “Bwah ha ha! Quick! Let us code the vibe mechanism and bend the population’s intuitive state to our will!”
I had to go to the office yesterday to pick up a newer shredder and have my three month evaluation. My manager is pretty happy with me, so I feel a bit more comfortable updating LinkedIn and whatnot. The drive is 1.5 hours each way, and having to be social and on for dozens strangers for 8 hours was pretty draining. They all seem quite nice, but it’s a lot. On the upside, it was the monthly birthday celebration, so there was cake. On the downside, cake turned into networking? With people discussing golf? One of the auditors is a bit of a silver fox, though, and he sent me a teams message with a grammatical question later, so I guess I made a good impression.
erikaj - Sep 23, 2026 4:10:32 pm PDT #14081 of 14082
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Scola, always amazing to see a creature in its natural habitat, ex cloaca.