In completely frivolous news, the sitcom Ghosts is my new happy place. That show just tickles me.
And almost sixty-five percent of that was actual compliment. Is that a personal best?
Xander ,'End of Days'
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.
Trudy Booth - May 10, 2024 1:22:14 pm PDT #301 of 3468
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
DavidS - May 10, 2024 1:38:50 pm PDT #302 of 3468
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I. Got. The. Job.
Fantastic! I think this is going to be such a good change for you.
I have adulted!
I did a MFing Wire Transfer to pay off the venue!
(I got flummoxed briefly in exactly the same way I did the last time I did this. I cut and pasted the account number and routing number of the recipient from their email and my credit union said "These are not legitimate numbers!" But then I realized when I cut and pasted I accidentally picked up an extra blank space and that was the issue.)
And I also got them to raise the daily debit amount on my card so I can pay off the caterer.
Also, BiL Lukas has been connected with the AV Production team and the Livestream is all ready to go.
I will share a link as soon as I have one, but like the Funeral, it will be YouTube live and then the video will live on that channel so anybody can watch it later if they prefer.
It's a four hour event but the first hour will be people arriving and eating, so I don't think we'll be getting to the storytelling until 1pm PST (5/18). But I'll ask Lukas to turn the camera on the crowd and maybe people can just go up to the camera and wave to the viewers at home.
Also, (I'll put this in announcements too) there are some people who won't be in attendance or don't feel comfortable speaking publicly who have given me their stories about Jacqueline to read.
So I invite anybody who isn't coming to send me a story that they want to share. Something in the 2 to 5 paragraph range would be ideal.
Calli - May 10, 2024 2:27:45 pm PDT #303 of 3468
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Looking forward to Localista Smonster!
DavidS - May 10, 2024 2:33:45 pm PDT #304 of 3468
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Something weird is happening in the universe. A guy has flirted with me in public for the second time this month. This is roughly the equivalent of the number of men who have flirted with me in my entire life up until this point.
I checked your horoscope and you're super hot this month. Flaunt it!
Cass - May 10, 2024 2:49:29 pm PDT #305 of 3468
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Whoo, smonster! That is wonderful news.
shrift - May 10, 2024 2:56:10 pm PDT #306 of 3468
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Hooray, smonster!
sj - May 10, 2024 2:59:19 pm PDT #307 of 3468
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I checked your horoscope and you're super hot this month. Flaunt it!
Hah!
Matt the Bruins fan - May 10, 2024 3:06:32 pm PDT #308 of 3468
"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
Yay, smonster! Congrats!
In the last couple of days I've planted two hydrangea shrubs and four clusters of liatris spicata in front of my house. We'll see if any of them are hardy enough to survive my care. The nandina I planted last fall seems to have turned a corner and started to thrive, but it's apparently as resilient as ornamental shrubs come.
NoiseDesign - May 10, 2024 4:46:06 pm PDT #309 of 3468
Our wings are not tired
That's awesome smonster.
lisah - May 10, 2024 6:40:31 pm PDT #310 of 3468
Punishingly Intricate
That’s great news, smonster!!!