Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'

'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.


meara - Sep 30, 2024 9:34:12 am PDT #2776 of 4154

Good luck, bee and Todd!!

I always feel in the morning like I’m drowning, at work, because I come in and have a million emails from Europe and the east coast and also usually have meetings all morning. But today I ALSO found out that half my team in Australia is unexpectedly out of office for a month? A month when we are expecting lots of work and other people are also out of office? I want to go back to bed. I can’t do their jobs and mine and the three other people’s jobs I was already trying to do??


askye - Sep 30, 2024 1:57:26 pm PDT #2777 of 4154
Thrive to spite them

There are crews working down the road. I hope we will have power

One of my coworkers who is at work today said there are still a lot of call outs... although a large portion is the people that call out often as they can. And that it's crazy busy. I'm glad I have tomorrow off I'm hoping Wed it will be calmer.

I did some laundry in the bathtub right after M's cousin offered for us to go up and do some laundry. My stuff is drying outside.

M has decided to spring clean and deep clean as much as possible . I took a really long nap. . M's mom and his cousin W went out for awhile to do.. something so it was quiet.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 01, 2024 6:58:32 am PDT #2778 of 4154
"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

So sorry to hear about what Toddson is going through. Love and health~ma to her.


Shir - Oct 01, 2024 10:36:03 am PDT #2779 of 4154
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Umm, hi, just to say that I'm safe. Apologies for disappearing in the past few months, but we've been busy here with the war and everything. Additional apologies for not being able to kick out this horrendous government yet. They're kinda stubborn about being super dysfunctional and yet remain in power. It's annoying.

And thinking of Toddson, too (and all of you! Again, really sorry for disappearing like this).


Tom Scola - Oct 01, 2024 10:37:50 am PDT #2780 of 4154
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Please try to stay safe, Shir.


askye - Oct 01, 2024 10:38:35 am PDT #2781 of 4154
Thrive to spite them

Stay safe Shir


askye - Oct 01, 2024 10:47:41 am PDT #2782 of 4154
Thrive to spite them

I thought we would have power today because the crews are working on our road (well down a few blocks) but there is a lot of damage so tomorrow.

There is a lot of misinformation about the storm systems and people still think another hurricane will hit . It won't.

Our normally asshole neighbor was nice to me..first he complained about other cyclists who don't follow the rules of the road when I was bitching.

I hope as telling him about the info I have seen on surrounding areas and what I know about the storms and he said "you should have been in Intelligence". He is former Coast Guard ...MP or Intelligence he has said both at different times. Of course he also said he was "basically running things during Katrina" which I didn't say I doubted him to his face about that so go team me for being tactful

I have surprisingly adapted well to our new circumstances and while I want to get power if it's not until Friday I think I'll be ok.


lisah - Oct 01, 2024 10:50:25 am PDT #2783 of 4154
Punishingly Intricate

You’ve been on my mind, Shir. Thanks for checking in.


meara - Oct 01, 2024 10:57:29 am PDT #2784 of 4154

Shir!! Glad you’re ok, don’t feel guilty one bit.

Askye glad you’re supposed to get power tomorrow at least! I sure hope another hurricane doesn’t come through and further mess everywhere up. Yikes.


JenP - Oct 01, 2024 11:10:25 am PDT #2785 of 4154

Shir, good to see you, and you've been in my thoughts, of course

Askye -- you are a trooper.

Health and recovery ~ma to you, Toddson.