Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Pix - Aug 11, 2024 7:48:35 am PDT #2045 of 3468
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Ugh, Tep!

Take this with a grain of salt because I am definitely projecting, but consider going to the ER if only to get an MRI to rule out ACL tear. I had to wait four months for surgery because I just went to urgent care, and they only had Xray. It took another months before my PCP was finally able to get my MRI referral through, and that put my surgery off for months.

You probably just have something benign, but an MRI would tell you for sure. Signed, Overly Cautious Because Reasons.


aurelia - Aug 11, 2024 4:18:02 pm PDT #2046 of 3468
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

My sinuses are making my face hurt. I'm hoping it's just allergies and that covid didn't finally catch up with me.

Would you use the phrase "_____ seconds flat" for a number like 4.74? Or would you only use it for whole numbers?


dcp - Aug 11, 2024 4:23:09 pm PDT #2047 of 3468
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Whole numbers. To me, "flat" means "no fractions."


aurelia - Aug 11, 2024 4:38:53 pm PDT #2048 of 3468
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

That's what I thought, too. This article is making me twitchy. [link]


askye - Aug 11, 2024 5:20:31 pm PDT #2049 of 3468
Thrive to spite them

Yeah I'm with "flat" meaning no fractions.

Talked someone today that gave insight into why the store manager got fired. and I hadn't been around when she was being like this but she did need to be fired.


Cass - Aug 11, 2024 9:06:08 pm PDT #2050 of 3468
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Whole numbers. To me, "flat" means "no fractions."
Flat is .00


meara - Aug 11, 2024 9:56:19 pm PDT #2051 of 3468

Agh, taking a taxi home from the airport because lately it’s faster and cheaper than an Uber. But annoying when the first cab doesn’t have a meter (I got out—there’s not a negotiated flat rate to my neighborhood like there is to downtown and I don’t want a surprise) and the guy was pissy. Sorry dude. And now I’m in a cab where I can’t see the meter, which is also annoying. (And he’s driving a bit like a maniac). This is why Uber/lyft are handy. Sigh.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 12, 2024 7:44:11 am PDT #2052 of 3468
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Yesterday turned out to be less productive than I'd hoped. No housecleaning aside from taking out the trash, and while I did get a start on weather staining my outdoor furniture in the evening, mosquitoes drove me inside after I'd gotten one coat on the top and sides of a single chair. I did get grocery shopping done for two households though, so it wasn't a total bust.

Weekends used to be so long, and now I blink and they're over.


meara - Aug 12, 2024 8:17:27 am PDT #2053 of 3468

Ugh. Also I weighed myself. Granted I did next to no walking or working out or anything for the past week while traveling, and I ate terribly the past few days, but YIKES I have gained almost 10 pounds since the end of July. Not good.


Gudanov - Aug 12, 2024 9:37:23 am PDT #2054 of 3468
Coding and Sleeping

This weekend I took the dogs for a 3 mile walk, changed the oil in my car, recycled the oil, did three loads of laundry and put them away, vacuumed and steam cleaned the upstairs hallway, did some computer stuff for my wife, did a couple loads of laundry, did the grocery shopping for the week, went to the hardware store (using my trike and trailer) to get salt for the water softener, cooked dinners, and fixed the squeaky drawers in the upstairs bathroom. However, I didn't do the first floor vacuuming or cleaned up the basement or got rid of the pile of empty cardboard boxes in the garage. So got some stuff done, but didn't get as much as I should have.