No. And yes. It's always sudden.

Tara ,'Storyteller'


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 14, 2024 9:22:46 am PDT #2097 of 2667
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

That's a lot of adulting before third coffee, Jessica! I'm glad you were able to resolve both the caretaker and the cleaner. That's impressive. You deserve a cookie.

Protect those li'l piggy toes!

I haven't run all week because of various early morning appointments (and laziness) but I have a window this morning. So I will roust myself into the fog.

NYT on Shadow Daddies and Romantasy: [link]


Gudanov - Aug 14, 2024 9:43:23 am PDT #2098 of 2667
Coding and Sleeping

So I open up the CNN website and see the headline "Trump's digs at Harris stir fears he'll attack election outcome". I mean, spoiler-alert, Trump is going to attack the election outcome.


Steph L. - Aug 14, 2024 9:55:36 am PDT #2099 of 2667
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So I open up the CNN website and see the headline "Trump's digs at Harris stir fears he'll attack election outcome". I mean, spoiler-alert, Trump is going to attack the election outcome.

I read that headline this morning, Gud, and I had the same reaction. It's a water-is-wet kind of news story: when he loses, of course he's going to cry foul because he's a giant baby-man.


DavidS - Aug 14, 2024 10:02:41 am PDT #2100 of 2667
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

In good election news, Inflation is under 3% for the first time since 2021. That's a big boost for the Dems.


Steph L. - Aug 14, 2024 10:05:22 am PDT #2101 of 2667
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

That's a big boost for the Dems.

Okay, Democratic party: please continue to not fuck shit up. Run with the inflation news.


Steph L. - Aug 14, 2024 10:08:51 am PDT #2102 of 2667
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

I feel bad, because someone's Walgreen's delivery ended up on my porch, and after knocking on the neighbors' door to see if it was theirs (DoorDash for them often ends up on our porch), all I could do was make a post in the neighborhood FB group and the FB group specifically for our street, saying "I have your Walgreen's delivery! Because it contained coffee creamer, I brought it inside to refrigerate the creamer so it won't go bad. If this is yours, I'll get it to you!" (The delivery does not have a prescription; just coffee creamer and some non-food sundries, one of which is a wrist brace, so I really want to get it to the person who ordered it.)

I hope the person who ordered it sees my post(s).


meara - Aug 14, 2024 10:10:03 am PDT #2103 of 2667

Oh how weird, Steph—it didn’t have any info on it?

I woke up with a migraine and took meds and now my head doesn’t hurt but my shoulders and back feel like i used them too hard yesterday (I didn’t).


Steph L. - Aug 14, 2024 10:12:58 am PDT #2104 of 2667
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Oh how weird, Steph—it didn’t have any info on it?

No, which is frustrating! Because DoorDash will have a receipt with a house number, so we know it belongs to the next-door neighbors. This one is a mystery. (Though maybe I should check the bag one more time to see if there's any kind of identifying info.)


Steph L. - Aug 14, 2024 10:16:46 am PDT #2105 of 2667
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Okay, definitely no kind of receipt or any other identifying info. Nothing written on the bag, nada. I hope whoever ordered it sees my FB post.


Gudanov - Aug 14, 2024 10:46:13 am PDT #2106 of 2667
Coding and Sleeping

Okay, Democratic party: please continue to not fuck shit up. Run with the inflation news.

It's been so weird seeing the Dems in array lately.