Lego flowering cactus! Nice! Many happy returns of the day, Calli!
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave 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 - Oct 19, 2026 4:20:09 pm PDT #14443 of 14447
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
meara - Oct 19, 2026 4:22:34 pm PDT #14444 of 14447
Hope all went well for Sophia’ and good luck to your sister Laura!
I continue to be thwarted by appointments—took the dog to the vet because they’d said he needed vaccines but when I got there they realized it had been 2 years not 3, so he’s actually NOT due. Sigh.
Fb reminded me it’s Burrells birthday. Sad.
NoiseDesign - Oct 19, 2026 4:53:01 pm PDT #14445 of 14447
Our wings are not tired
Today was my dad's birthday, so it's always a bit of a bittersweet occasion for me now.
Sending comfort to you today. May you feel the good memories more than you feel the sense of loss.
aurelia - Oct 19, 2026 5:19:29 pm PDT #14446 of 14447
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I don't have any tidy answers to "so what have you been doing for the last 40 years"
You could talk about riding the rails!
erikaj - Oct 19, 2026 5:40:25 pm PDT #14447 of 14447
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
definitely feeling the "No tidy answers" thing here. You could answer like Omar and say "A day at a time, I suppose."( I often do.)