Oz is the highest-scoring person ever to fail to graduate.

Willow ,'Him'


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.


DavidS - Aug 13, 2024 11:23:02 am PDT #2071 of 2666
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Productive day so far.

Landis the Contractor sent a crew of two to go through my punchlist.

They've already cleaned out the clogged bathroom sink. ("We pulled a horsetail's worth of hair out of there."), removed a faulty light fixture, and bolted a CD case to the wall.

They're getting a new plumbing trap assembly for the sink, and when they come back they'll finish that then bring some stuff down out of the attic that I need to get rid of.

And also I just talked to a rep at the Semester Abroad program in Kyoto. She walked me through the application process, what they need, and gave me the lowdown on how the program is structured. All positive. I think it's going to be great for Matilda.

So two very important things on my to-do list which have been rolling over for several weeks have been addressed.


-t - Aug 13, 2024 12:44:39 pm PDT #2072 of 2666
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Semester Abroad program in Kyoto

Ooh! Exciting!

All the house stuff is also exciting, of course, but maybe not at the same level


DavidS - Aug 13, 2024 12:53:54 pm PDT #2073 of 2666
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

All the house stuff is also exciting, of course, but maybe not at the same level

It'll be nice not to have the sink fill up immediately while running water.

They've dragged out a bunch of gunk and now they're going to the hardware store to run a snake from the roof all the way down to clear the whole thing out.

I've also gotten an estimate from an arborist to do a "crown raising" on our front tree, and a "Proportional crown shaping" for the two trees in our back yard.

So that's another rolling to-do item that will be done.


DavidS - Aug 13, 2024 1:52:06 pm PDT #2074 of 2666
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I have to get a new wall sconce for my nerdhole.

I'm thinking about this one: [link]


juliana - Aug 13, 2024 2:38:18 pm PDT #2075 of 2666
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Ooh, Hec, that's pretty. I like these, too.

Timelies, all. Big skip&skim again, sorry. A week back from Canada, & I'm still not fully recovered from the heat & humidity.


meara - Aug 13, 2024 2:46:31 pm PDT #2076 of 2666

Semester abroad sounds awesome, hope that works out well


-t - Aug 13, 2024 3:13:31 pm PDT #2077 of 2666
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, that's very nice!

Eta this was originally in response to Hec's potential sconces link, but I forgot to hit post. I also like juliana's.

Also, sconces make me think of Umbrella Academy. I wonder how long that will last


flea - Aug 13, 2024 3:30:52 pm PDT #2078 of 2666
information libertarian

I tried like the Dickens to get Casper into the idea of doing a semester abroad program in Kyoto (I bet it’s the same one) and she would not bite. The museum of manga is in Kyoto!!


Sheryl - Aug 13, 2024 3:36:14 pm PDT #2079 of 2666
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Thanks for the sympathy, all.


Steph L. - Aug 13, 2024 4:07:08 pm PDT #2080 of 2666
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Also, sconces make me think of Umbrella Academy. I wonder how long that will last

I went there, too!