Hey, preaching to the choir. I thought our Lady of the Perpetual Sea Breeze was the real deal until the Divine Miss J walked right through that door and right into my ass—which is where my heart is…physiologically. I could show you an x-ray.

Lorne ,'Time Bomb'


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.


askye - Dec 09, 2024 9:25:57 am PST #3947 of 4567
Thrive to spite them

The shooter seems like a weird combo of prepared and sloppy. Like taking off his mask to flirt and showing his face but avoiding all other surveillance. It's a whole weird thing over all.


Dana - Dec 09, 2024 9:32:44 am PST #3948 of 4567
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Waaaaa, I need the bubble wrap. Saturday, long story, but I got knocked off balance and hit my head against the side of a metal golf-cart-thing (and hit the ground with the rest of my side). I got checked out by an EMT on site, and no concussion, so just bruises and pain and a lump on my head and several strangers watching me cry.

Today I saw the doctor for confirmation that yeah, the tingling in my left hand is almost certainly carpal tunnel, given that I had it in the right hand several years ago. I can't do the surgery right now because you can't lift anything over 5 pounds for 6 weeks, and we have to pack the fucking house for the move. So I got a steroid shot which A) hurt like a son of a bitch, and B) has caused pain in my hand that I didn't have. I was warned, it should go away in a couple of days, but I am ready to just go back to bed for a week.


Steph L. - Dec 09, 2024 9:37:44 am PST #3949 of 4567
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Yikes, Dana! That sounds similar to one of my spills, and it fucking hurt. I hereby pass the bubble wrap to you along with ibuprofen and a heating pad. Copious amounts of fanfic are also highly curative.


Dana - Dec 09, 2024 9:44:19 am PST #3950 of 4567
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I am also applying a rewatch of Heartstopper.


DavidS - Dec 09, 2024 9:47:15 am PST #3951 of 4567
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

No bueno, Dana!

Listen my aging-population-Buffistae, you've got to be more careful with your physical bodies.

You need to start treating stairs (and probably curbs too) as a potential threat that requires focus.

Also stay away from volcanoes, and small animals underfoot.

Too much headsmacking! We're getting to the age cohort that doesn't really recover from injuries so much as limps along with our fucked up knees forever.


NoiseDesign - Dec 09, 2024 9:56:11 am PST #3952 of 4567
Our wings are not tired

This could be problematic. I spend a lot of time on ladders, in rafters, and in lifts on various active construction sites.


Steph L. - Dec 09, 2024 10:00:43 am PST #3953 of 4567
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Too much headsmacking! We're getting to the age cohort that doesn't really recover from injuries so much as limps along with our fucked up knees forever.

Seriously, when I fell a month ago, I caught myself with my hand, and it's still alternately tingly and numb. (It's being treated with steroids, because something is likely pinched and/or inflamed.) And I still have a couple of fading bruises from falling in the tub 2 weeks ago.

I have started doing some exercises for better balance, because I can only imagine what will happen when there's snow and ice outside. I'm going to need Yaktrax for my boots.


Dana - Dec 09, 2024 10:00:58 am PST #3954 of 4567
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

This particular incident wasn't my fault, which makes it unusual.


Tom Scola - Dec 09, 2024 10:06:38 am PST #3955 of 4567
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

The shooter seems like a weird combo of prepared and sloppy. Like taking off his mask to flirt and showing his face but avoiding all other surveillance.

Plus, apparently, not bothering to ditch the gun and the fake ID.


meara - Dec 09, 2024 10:10:03 am PST #3956 of 4567

Also I’m sure the police are getting a million tips saying they saw the guy (there are several guys on tiktok who look like the shooter and are like “it wasn’t me!”) but I guess cops in Altoona don’t have anything better to do than reply to a 911 call fast enough that the guy was still at McDonalds?