I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning.

Snyder ,'Showtime'


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.


Sheryl - May 12, 2024 5:23:38 pm PDT #331 of 2667
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Well, this was a cruddy Mothers' Day for me. As is typical for a Sunday, Mr. S woke us up too early. The only thing we did to celebrate was take Gary's mom out to dinner. Mr. S was ok through most of it(other than eating too much and being upset when we tried to keep him from doing so), then had a meltdown when we got to the car, including hitting me. Sigh...


Trudy Booth - May 13, 2024 7:43:20 am PDT #332 of 2667
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

Are y’all talking about UK Ghosts or the American version? I watched a season or two of UK but haven’t checked out the remake.

Personally, I was addicted by the US and am now watching the UK. It is also delightful. I think I have a good bit of "preferring what I saw first" bias, but I find the US ghosts more endearing and the UK ghosts more annoying.


lisah - May 13, 2024 8:19:30 am PDT #333 of 2667
Punishingly Intricate

The UK Ghosts are generally more annoying but they have their sweet moments.


Gudanov - May 13, 2024 10:36:36 am PDT #334 of 2667
Coding and Sleeping

Well, this was a cruddy Mothers' Day for me.
Ugh, sorry.

Sunday was pretty awful for me overall. Didn't have any plans because we were supposed to be traveling, but we came home early so we ended up home instead. I actually got my wife a bouquet for Mother's day Friday since I figured we wouldn't be home Sunday. I did manage to get the trailer out and get 8 bags of dirt and 38 bags of mulch and get it all spread out. Also hung some mini-blinds. Could have got more done, but I had a breakdown that wasted a couple of hours.


askye - May 13, 2024 11:51:16 am PDT #335 of 2667
Thrive to spite them

I have skipped. I do know smonster got a job YAY!!

I did skip because the retirement talk was giving me anxiety .

I seem to be crawling out of the funk I've been in. At least some. I got a weekly vitamin D prescription I started last week. I'm changing from generic Vyvanse to generic Straterra...which has been..a thing. Not as bad as I thought but I keep having Ideas! And feeling impulsive and fighting to stay on track at work. And I cannot stop running my mouth.

E is coming for a long weekend this weekend. I'll be at Mom's Fri and Sat but I am going to make time for JZ's memorial.

Also made an appointment with a dermatologist tomorrow. So fingers crossed the weird spot on my face and the discoloration aren't cancer.


Shir - May 13, 2024 2:40:41 pm PDT #336 of 2667
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

smonster, yay for job!

Ugh, buffistas who are having a hard time, I'm sorry. Hope for better and easier days for you. Also medical~ma for those who need or want it.

I'm sorry for not updating for a while. I've had really great - and really busy - time until now, and I'm typing this from Seattle airport, soon to be on my way to SF. I'm so grateful and happy for everyone I got to meet so far of will meet. I also officially miss home (yes, despite everything), and looking forward to stop traveling after next week and stop having to repack the damn suitcases every two to three days.

I really needed the break from work and war and happy that I'm having this vacation. To get to grok some things from afar and with perspective was super needed as well. And I'm feeling so very lucky for knowing everyone I'm meeting or stayed with here. Thank you for that, so much.

Next stop: SF. See you there! I'll be working on the 15th and 16th and hanging out with Hec on the 14th, but let me know if you'd like to meet!


Laura - May 13, 2024 3:36:27 pm PDT #337 of 2667
Our wings are not tired.

I should be packing. Our flight leaves at 6:20 in the morning. Still have to do a bunch of stuff. We'll settle in SF on Wednesday. We're spending Tuesday wandering in the Reno/Lake Tahoe region. I haven't been that way before, and DH wants to revisit.

Guess I will pack up the dog for his vacation and do more packing..... I really hope my housesitter likes salad because I have so much lettuce, cukes, tomatoes, and stuff that will go to waste.


erikaj - May 13, 2024 4:14:58 pm PDT #338 of 2667
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)

I got my hair cut today. Maybe actually got what I had in mind.


Vortex - May 13, 2024 10:25:27 pm PDT #339 of 2667
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I haven't even decided what to pack. ugh. work, brain, work!


JenP - May 14, 2024 1:27:55 am PDT #340 of 2667

I broke my pinkie toe (or, it seems and feels broken anyway) on... the dog last night! She is 100% fine.

Bringing her in from a walk, she somehow planted her tough, little, back paw in a way that ended up doing something to me as I walked past her, and caught it on her paw, and I'll be damned if MY own pinkie paw isn't black and blue and screaming every time I move it. It' been waking me up from time to time.

She is, of course, just fine, no limp or favoring of her other paw, sleeping like a baby (the kind who sleep through the night) and barely even took notice of my jam.

Broke my pinkie on a tiny, little dog paw. That's a new one.

A thousand thank-yous to the universe that I didn't fall or anything, though, TBH.