Oh, just got tickets for the Grand Kyiv Ballet's Nutcracker when the kids are here. (yes, I know 32 is not a kid, but still my kid)
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
Mal ,'Safe'
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.
Laura - Dec 21, 2024 9:42:43 am PST #4142 of 4153
Our wings are not tired.
P.M. Marc - Dec 21, 2024 10:21:27 am PST #4143 of 4153
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think the only silver lining is that Musk's ego vs. Trump's ego is sure to become a clash that ends up with Trump dumping him for someone he can overshadow when the honeymoon period ends. If we're super lucky, it'll happen before the end of January.
Do not quash my hopes, people. I cling to this like toilet paper to a shoe.
Jessica - Dec 21, 2024 11:58:37 am PST #4144 of 4153
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Mauled by bears, eaten by sharks, abandons earth to go drive a Cybertruck on Mars...as long as it gets rid of them, I'm not picky.
I do think Trump will turn on Musk any day now - there are some indications it's already starting. So he'll go back to being just a regular billionaire lobbyist instead of THE billionaire lobbyist.
Steph L. - Dec 21, 2024 1:17:50 pm PST #4145 of 4153
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Our holiday festive event tonight is a jazz trio featuring a Hammond B3 organ. Holiday music on a Hammond organ is delightful!
Monday I'm having dinner with my group of girlfriends, one of whom is in from out of town. Tuesday we go to my Mom's for Christmas Eve dinner and Wednesday we go to Tim's family for Christmas Day. And Thursday I am doing NOTHING.
Atropa - Dec 21, 2024 1:31:32 pm PST #4146 of 4153
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The list of things I wish upon Trump and Musk is very long and detailed. The mildest being that I hope they both decide to go on some sort of Ocean Gate 2.0 trip.
ION, we are observing one of our tried and true holiday traditions: apparently there is some sort of surprise happening for me tomorrow, and Mr. Loomy has been gleefully taunting me about it.
Consuela - Dec 21, 2024 2:09:39 pm PST #4147 of 4153
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Took the dogs for a walk in the rainy woods and I got wet and chilled, so now I'm cozy on the couch listening to jazz, and I don't want to go out again. But we're taking the toddlers to the steam trains! Gotta be done.
amyparker - Dec 21, 2024 2:17:51 pm PST #4148 of 4153
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.
Jim has been wanting Marconi sport peppers - his late brother lived in Chicago, apparently nothing else will do for "proper" dogs, and we haven't found them anywhere locally.
World Market carries them! I had enough reward points to purchase a two-pack for a dollar, and Ken will collect them before coming over on the day.
Jim will be making chili crisp today. I shall be hiding in my workroom, with the air purifier on "suck the life out of the unwary" just outside the door.
quester - Dec 21, 2024 3:25:54 pm PST #4149 of 4153
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Just heard on NPR, that a missile hit Tel Aviv.
Shir, if you are around, please check in!
Jessica - Dec 21, 2024 3:38:06 pm PST #4150 of 4153
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Shir lives in Jerusalem and Nilly is north of Tel Aviv - neither live close to where the missile landed in Jaffa, thankfully.
DavidS - Dec 21, 2024 3:57:54 pm PST #4151 of 4153
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Our holiday festive event tonight is a jazz trio featuring a Hammond B3 organ. Holiday music on a Hammond organ is delightful!
The second volume of The Catalog of Cool (Too Cool) had a whole chapter on Hammond B3 jazz trios! That's how cool you are. A whole chapter's worth.