Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.

'Out Of Gas'


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 - Jul 10, 2024 10:48:30 am PDT #1458 of 2670
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Many happy returns hippocampus!

Had some serious fog coming through the pass this morning - unusual for this time of year and such a nice change! I did have a moment of thinking "wait, is this fog or is this smoke?" but it was definitely fog. And they may have over fixed the office A/C that was messed up last week, I might need to put on a sweater. So weird after melting at home the several days. Do not know how to dress for these conditions.


Jesse - Jul 10, 2024 10:58:59 am PDT #1459 of 2670
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Sometimes it's good to roll over and go back to sleep.

But sometimes it feels better to get up and get out the door early.

I basically always feel better about life if I get up and out the door early, but it is VERY HARD to remember that when it is early.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 10, 2024 11:03:45 am PDT #1460 of 2670
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis

I stumbled across a groundhog in my driveway this morning while bringing in some laundry. Cute little fella(?) froze, then scampered across the street into a neighbor's yard. I hope the local cats aren't a problem for it.

In related news, I've abandoned the idea of growing cucumbers or other vegetables in a backyard garden. The groundhogs are welcome to all the wild strawberries they want to eat, however.


JenP - Jul 10, 2024 12:53:30 pm PDT #1461 of 2670

but it is VERY HARD to remember that when it is early

It's so annoying that this is so true.

Wild strawberries! Cool.


Jessica - Jul 10, 2024 1:31:32 pm PDT #1462 of 2670
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I basically always feel better about life if I get up and out the door early, but it is VERY HARD to remember that when it is early.

The problem is that the feeling better about life doesn't kick in until AFTER you get up and do the moving-around thing, which is hard to convince yourself of from the comfortable position of staying in bed.


Jesse - Jul 10, 2024 1:57:00 pm PDT #1463 of 2670
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also, now that I know it's called hurkle-durkling, lying around in bed is even more appealling!


dcp - Jul 10, 2024 2:08:28 pm PDT #1464 of 2670
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye

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-t - Jul 10, 2024 2:15:32 pm PDT #1465 of 2670
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I have been up and about and working and so forth for hours today and I would love to go back to lying around in bed as soon as possible


Atropa - Jul 10, 2024 3:41:03 pm PDT #1466 of 2670
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I basically always feel better about life if I get up and out the door early

NO. The nocturnal/delayed sleep phase disorder side of the house says NO.

(Guess who now has a migraine from getting up way too early?)


Theodosia - Jul 10, 2024 4:17:45 pm PDT #1467 of 2670
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Groundhogs are pretty good in a scrap, they just look waddly and slow. And most cats are smart enough to leave alone anything that weighs as much as them, at least as prey.