You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.

Tracy ,'The Message'


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.


Laura - Sep 10, 2024 6:10:33 am PDT #2438 of 4154
Our wings are not tired.

I'm paying a lot of money for the Euro trip because I didn't plan it earlier but I'm fine with that.

It is worth it. Brendon spent much of his youth in other countries and various environments in this country. It was the best education. I have virtually no regrets with my children, but that we didn't give them those experiences is one of them.

"I don't really like voting,"

Yeah, it makes me nuts. It was probably my parents, but I couldn't wait to vote and still get excited about it every time. I'm chuffed that I got my son's 27 yo girlfriend to register this year, and she is excited to vote for the first time. (That and they are huge Tim Walz fans.)

I don't care that they were both 93; I was not ready.

It's always sudden.


Gudanov - Sep 10, 2024 6:52:51 am PDT #2439 of 4154
Coding and Sleeping

I can't say I like voting (I like the idea, but not the process), but I keep doing it even if almost everyone I vote for loses.

Not sure I can watch the debate, the way Trump lies really grates on me and I think the debate will end up a wash. Unfortunately, I think he's going to win the election and nothing that happens in the debate is going to overcome the fact that eggs are expensive.


Laura - Sep 10, 2024 7:30:18 am PDT #2440 of 4154
Our wings are not tired.

I was encouraged by Allan Lichtman's prediction process. I'm going to believe that he is right again and show up. I'm even hopeful about Florida for the first time since Obama. [link]


Jessica - Sep 10, 2024 7:47:47 am PDT #2441 of 4154
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Bring back the old fashioned lever machines and more people will enjoy voting. (ka-CHUNK!)


Laura - Sep 10, 2024 8:26:35 am PDT #2442 of 4154
Our wings are not tired.

My first vote was on one of those! Very satisfying. (the tech in me feels the paper scan ballots are much better)


-t - Sep 10, 2024 8:38:36 am PDT #2443 of 4154
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The levers were fun. The push button machines that felt like video poker were awful. I like the scannable paper ballots we do here well enough. And that it's the same thing to mail in is nice. Getting the text that my mail-in ballot has been received and counted is pretty sweet.


-t - Sep 10, 2024 8:40:10 am PDT #2444 of 4154
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am waffling between watching the debate and going to the movies.


Steph L. - Sep 10, 2024 8:41:31 am PDT #2445 of 4154
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I want to watch the debate, but I can't handle watching Trump speak in any capacity.


JenP - Sep 10, 2024 8:42:48 am PDT #2446 of 4154

We're going to a concert (Boy George and Squeeze!), so we'll miss it live. I like to vote, but I'm doing it early this year. I still have hope for Harris/Walz.


meara - Sep 10, 2024 8:49:52 am PDT #2447 of 4154

I am 100% skipping the debate and waiting to see highlights and lowlights after. I don’t need to subject my blood pressure to all that.