I’m not worried about them bringing up politics or looking at ways to deflect. I *want* them to know how they’ve damaged our relationship and how they’ve put people I love in danger (and all the other shit a Trump presidency is going to rain down on all of us). And don’t want to hear their reasoning or excuses.
Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em. Zoe: Shoot 'em? Mal: Politely.
'Serenity'
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.
lisah - Nov 09, 2024 4:41:37 am PST #3374 of 3451
Punishingly Intricate
chrismg - Nov 09, 2024 7:30:28 am PST #3375 of 3451
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Ah, crap. Tony Todd has left us for good..
May he be in a better place, or at least a better written one.
meara - Nov 09, 2024 10:07:31 am PST #3376 of 3451
It’s kind of a bummer but I figure once my dad passes my sister and I will maybe talk to our brother like, once a year? I just can’t with his BS men’s rights shit. (Thankfully it seems neither can other women, so at least I don’t have to stay in touch to protect potential future nieces, like my cousins did with their brother—thankfully his kids are teenagers now and smart girls).
I did slap shots with friends last night—take a shot then get slapped. It felt good.
amyparker - Nov 09, 2024 10:52:14 am PST #3377 of 3451
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Since my dad's death, my mother and sister have reconciled and there's a family group chat (WHAT), Jim's visited my brother, explained Why Pronouns Matter and he got it . . . .
Skeletons were hauled out and tucked into a Recompose vessel, with a lot of tears and "Oh, THAT'S why"s, with the compost that comes of it dedicated to the gardens of our kids and niblings.
amyparker - Nov 09, 2024 11:14:12 am PST #3378 of 3451
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
TJ's cardamom twists:
Ken will be coming to us for Thanksgiving and Christmas; some of Ken's friends might be tagging along depending on how their assessment of the state of family relations works out. At some point during the day we'll head to the beach and look for orcas, then wander over to my goddaughter's for board games, spiked hot chocolate and small humans using the adults as climbing structures. All of you are invited.
erikaj - Nov 09, 2024 11:41:15 am PST #3379 of 3451
Always Anti-fascist!
I wish! Not because of conflict(although brother does sometimes copy Dad's know-it-all tone...don't love that.) But it's just boring...we eat together all the time. Hard to dress it up, you know?
JenP - Nov 09, 2024 12:08:57 pm PST #3380 of 3451
with the compost that comes of it dedicated to the gardens of our kids and niblings
That's a lovely outcome of something I have to imagine was not easy.
All of you are invited.
Sweet!
Tom Scola - Nov 09, 2024 3:59:43 pm PST #3381 of 3451
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I took a day-trip to Philadelphia today, which turned out to be a really smart move, since the air quality in NYC was garbage from wildfires. I shot 3 rolls of film, and did 30K steps.
Tom Scola - Nov 09, 2024 4:28:01 pm PST #3382 of 3451
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Oh hey! Alec Baldwin is sitting across the aisle from me in Amtrak business class. I’m betting that means he’s going to be on SNL tonight.
Laura - Nov 09, 2024 4:32:09 pm PST #3383 of 3451
Our wings are not tired.
awesome! The outing, the steps, and the Baldwin sighting.
That said, I don't know if I am ready for SNL.