Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Tom Scola - Sep 25, 2024 9:55:04 am PDT #2706 of 4159
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

So I was CRAVING fried fish for lunch, and I found a nearby restaurant called "Harlem Seafood Soul" and ordered the fish & grits from an app. When I got there the lady at the counter told me that they were out of grits, so I had to settle for fish & chips. And it was TERRIBLE. I'm SO DISAPPOINTED. the cornbread was good tho


Steph L. - Sep 25, 2024 9:59:08 am PDT #2707 of 4159
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I am shaking my tiny fist in their direction on your behalf, Scola.

I also kind of want cornbread now.


meara - Sep 25, 2024 10:23:01 am PDT #2708 of 4159

That’s a bummer Scola! I hate when you’re so in the mood for something and it doesn’t work like it should.

I too have heard good things about Zingermans, Teppy. But have never tried.

I am so not sure what to do about trying to get this rx from the doctor. It doesn’t seem to be working and I’m not sure how much I can pester them, but I really want it and can’t afford the full price stuff.


Laura - Sep 25, 2024 10:47:20 am PDT #2709 of 4159
Our wings are not tired.

That’s a bummer Scola! I hate when you’re so in the mood for something and it doesn’t work like it should.

Indeed! Also, fries are not grits. Boo.

I'm sorry, msbelle. I hope they have good treatment options that don't aggravate her kidney/liver issues.


lisah - Sep 25, 2024 1:49:32 pm PDT #2710 of 4159
Punishingly Intricate

Zingermans is awesome!


Steph L. - Sep 25, 2024 2:46:31 pm PDT #2711 of 4159
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Zingermans is awesome!

I'm having a hard time deciding what cheeses to send! Plus, I want all the cheeses for me! And most of the baked goods.


askye - Sep 25, 2024 5:01:43 pm PDT #2712 of 4159
Thrive to spite them

There was a bad storm that came through last night and we are fine but the power went out at work around 8 pm. I wasn't there but the power still wasn't back when I went in today at 9 am. There was the emergency back up but that could run lights and some of the coolers/freezers but that was it. At some point yesterday they had brought in a refrigerated truck and got a lot moved into that.

And then around 11 or so they got a big generator working and we had full power. Which means they let customers in and that was not fun trying to get cold items on the shelves as customers were wandering by asking us what was going on. They finally blocked off the area so the customers weren't right in our way.

I took cold medicine but still felt terrible so used a little of my protected PTO to leave early and go to the walk in clinic. I have a bad cold but I did get prescription for an inhaler, steroids, and tesslon pearls for my cough so hopefully I'll be feeling better.

I hadn't called Dad and talked to him in awhile so I called to check in on him and what's going on with Hurricane Helene -he said he's done all his storm prep he can. There are mandatory evacuations for anyone in Leon County in a mobile or manufactured home--usually it's just the coastal counties that get mandatory evacuations but Helene could come right through Tallahassee at a Category 4. He said he wasn't worried about extensive damage to the beach place even though it's a manufactured home, the beach homes surrounding it are all 2 story and so it gets a little protection from that. Storm surge isn't an issue since it's 16 feet above sea level.

Here the schools are closing Friday and after school activities are canceled Thursday. I think we will be ok in terms of power since we are downtown and power outages are usually fixed quickly.


Laura - Sep 25, 2024 6:17:08 pm PDT #2713 of 4159
Our wings are not tired.

Cat 4 means evacuate to me. I hope he will be okay. If he has been through big storms there he should have an idea of where it gets flooded.


Tom Scola - Sep 25, 2024 7:02:57 pm PDT #2714 of 4159
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

It’s going to be an interesting day at work tomorrow.


Steph L. - Sep 25, 2024 7:05:11 pm PDT #2715 of 4159
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Oh shit, was Adams indicted?