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.


Calli - Nov 03, 2024 5:19:27 am PST #3179 of 3491
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I hope M’s ok, askye.

Yay vaccinated Buffistae!


meara - Nov 03, 2024 8:45:15 am PST #3180 of 3491

I totally forgot when I went to bed last night that it was time change night! I was very confused when I woke up early and looked at the clock vs my watch (which changed automatically)


lisah - Nov 03, 2024 8:50:19 am PST #3181 of 3491
Punishingly Intricate

Canvassing in PA today


JenP - Nov 03, 2024 10:06:56 am PST #3182 of 3491

Awesome, lisah.


askye - Nov 03, 2024 12:10:55 pm PST #3183 of 3491
Thrive to spite them

There is one poll showing Iowa flipping blue. Nad apparently the woman who does the poll, Ann Selzer is really accurate.


msbelle - Nov 03, 2024 12:30:01 pm PST #3184 of 3491
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

With Mac taking residence in the living room while he recuperates, I have re-set up the second tv in the small upstairs room. This is the room where things were tossed and where the stuff I never really unpacked lives. It’s a mess.

So while I deep clean his room and try to make it more functional for him, I’m swapping out my summer for winter clothes and I’m pulling out a bunch of clothes to get rid of. Now I have to decide if I have the patience to try and get some money for the better items.

Way to go Lisa!

(((Amy Parker)))

Yay vaccines.

Health ma to M.

I’m sure I’m missing stuff.


DavidS - Nov 03, 2024 4:04:37 pm PST #3185 of 3491
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

There is one poll showing Iowa flipping blue. Nad apparently the woman who does the poll, Ann Selzer is really accurate.

I've posted a lot of stuff on her and her poll on FB today.

There's a pretty clear timeline where women voters, especially older women voters, have broken hard for Harris after the abortion ban went into place in Iowa in late summer.

Another tell tale about Iowa is that they have four congressional districts, all of them currently Republican. But the current numbers show that Dem challengers in two of the districts are up, one of them by a significant margin.

One thing Ann Selzer does not do is weigh her poll against 2020 voting patterns, so her numbers do not reflect the "poll herding" trend which has emerged this year which - I think - has overestimated Trump's numbers.

We shall see. Politico also reported that the big mega poll technique which has been in use in the UK (and correctly predicted Theresa May's ouster and Brexit), shows Harris taking a narrow win.

I'm taking nothing for granted but I'm seeing a lot of signs that bolster my optimism about her chances. Like the crowd size and enthusiasm for Kamala has been very high and steady. Last week, her speech at the Ellipse in DC drew 75,000 people. There's video of Trump playing to a stadium in NC a couple days ago that's one third empty and people walking out.

Also the early voting numbers have been through the roof, with lots of young people lining up.


erikaj - Nov 03, 2024 5:14:24 pm PST #3186 of 3491
Always Anti-fascist!

(Obligatory channeling of my boss and "Ground game, ground game, ground game.") Good job, Lisa. Karl, so much drama over a little prick. Right?


erikaj - Nov 03, 2024 5:17:09 pm PST #3187 of 3491
Always Anti-fascist!

cereal: Amy P., tried to say I was sorry for your loss before, but PC wigged out. This should work...


askye - Nov 03, 2024 6:42:46 pm PST #3188 of 3491
Thrive to spite them

I watched a little of Trump's speech. He was going on and on about African American jobs and how undocumented workers (or maybe just immigrants I don't know) take African American jobs. I guess he thinks if he says that instead of Black jobs it wouldn't be an issue ... although then he tried to criticize the job numbers that the government released or didn't and kind of ended up calling them good ..I think. I don't know anyone can follow what he says.