Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?

Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'


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.


Theodosia - Nov 18, 2024 3:45:41 am PST #3512 of 3568
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

When does she go off to Japan? I should know by now, but dates are often meaningless to the small part of my brain that's supposed to keep track of things.

I needed to renew a prescription this morning, so when I went to my smart phone app, it reminded me that I'm like a year overdue for a mammogram. The appointment I got offered (at a convenient local center) was in mid-March! I could look for something sooner, but this place was so efficient the last time -- I was 15 minutes early, so they showed me directly into the exam room, and I was done like 5 minutes after the appointment was scheduled to start!

March is pretty good -- one of my residents, who uses a wheelchair due to polio, has very limited mobility and can't stand up for long enough to get clamped, so she has to schedule at one of the facilities that has a horizontal setup where she can lie down, and her first appointment is June....


askye - Nov 18, 2024 8:17:42 am PST #3513 of 3568
Thrive to spite them

I need to call my Dr to renew prescriptions because I can't do it online for some reason. And it's not my ADHD meds. That it will let me renew online

I also need to call the Walmart Auto Center near me to work out an appointment and which tires I should get. I tried to schedule something but it cancelled. And I really need at least 2 new tires.


askye - Nov 18, 2024 8:19:25 am PST #3514 of 3568
Thrive to spite them

Also in what is possibly a sign about the economy our store has been really slow. Thanksgiving is next week and this time last year I was telling people where the fried onions were all the time. But I have only seen a few people really stocking up for Thanksgiving.

Or maybe it's just an after effect today Hurricane Helene.


DavidS - Nov 18, 2024 8:55:54 am PST #3515 of 3568
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

When does she go off to Japan? I should know by now, but dates are often meaningless to the small part of my brain that's supposed to keep track of things.

She has to be in Kyoto on January 29th. But we'll go to Tokyo before that so probably flying out of SF on Jan 24th or something.

They call it "Spring Semester" but basically she'll be in Japan for February through April. Slightly less than 3 months for Visa reasons.


lisah - Nov 18, 2024 9:37:08 am PST #3516 of 3568
Punishingly Intricate

So excited for Matilda!!


aurelia - Nov 18, 2024 11:47:29 am PST #3517 of 3568
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Thank you for the ~ma for my mom. Reports are good so far. My dad is not very communicative (he's sending a daily group text) so I called my brother last night for more details and to conspire on providing help that will be needed but not asked for.


Laura - Nov 18, 2024 1:49:20 pm PST #3518 of 3568
Our wings are not tired.

Thanks for the update, aurelia. Good to hear.


askye - Nov 18, 2024 3:23:34 pm PST #3519 of 3568
Thrive to spite them

Glad to hear your mom is going on.


askye - Nov 18, 2024 3:25:41 pm PST #3520 of 3568
Thrive to spite them

So the co founder of The Federalist wrote a ....scathing is not the right word..he tore Matt Gaetz to shreds in his substack.

[link]

Choice quotes are : "His eyes are permanently rimmed with the red rings of chemical boosters. In person, he smells like overexposed Axe Body Spray and stale Astroglide. "

And "There are pools of vomit with more to offer the earth than this STD-riddled testament to the failure of fallen masculinity."


DavidS - Nov 18, 2024 4:17:25 pm PST #3521 of 3568
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Choice quotes are : "His eyes are permanently rimmed with the red rings of chemical boosters. In person, he smells like overexposed Axe Body Spray and stale Astroglide. "

And "There are pools of vomit with more to offer the earth than this STD-riddled testament to the failure of fallen masculinity."

Awwww, yeah, that's the stuff. Pure vitriol, accurately deployed.