Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.

'First Date'


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.


-t - Dec 31, 2024 6:15:10 pm PST #4256 of 4324
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hooray for excellent guacamole!


chrismg - Dec 31, 2024 8:29:03 pm PST #4257 of 4324
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Happy new year all. Fireworks or sweet dreams or anything in between to everyone.


JenP - Dec 31, 2024 9:04:24 pm PST #4258 of 4324

Happy New Year from the East Coast, friends.…


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2024 9:05:19 pm PST #4259 of 4324
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

2025 in Cincinnati has a lot of backyard fireworks. (Not us.)


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2024 9:15:37 pm PST #4260 of 4324
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Hey, I managed to stay awake until midnight! Now I can go to bed. Or at least, I can go to bed after our neighbor stops blowing up his entire roadside stand's worth of fireworks. I think he's been hoarding fireworks for the past 10 years just for this moment.


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2024 9:35:26 pm PST #4261 of 4324
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Hey, there are 3 police cars on my street -- 1 directly across from us, 1 blocking the nearest side street, and 1 about 4 houses up. Very curious. Maybe I won't go to bed just yet.

Me starting 2025 like an old lady, peering out the front blinds at all the goings-on.


quester - Dec 31, 2024 9:46:19 pm PST #4262 of 4324
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I am unintentionally staying up till Midnight. not a party. more like a Doom Watch. shit's really gonna happen in 2025. I am not ready.

A Not too terrible New Year all.


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2024 9:54:25 pm PST #4263 of 4324
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Update: 4 police cars. We’re pretty sure it’s because the guy diagonally across the street was shooting his gun at midnight, instead of setting off illegal fireworks like everyone else.


Calli - Dec 31, 2024 10:14:14 pm PST #4264 of 4324
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Happy New Year, central time zone folks and points east!


Theodosia - Jan 01, 2025 6:46:22 am PST #4265 of 4324
'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"

First post of 2025?

I stayed out to 2 AM, including a long ride home to drop off an old friend in another town, lots of good chatter and reminiscing.

I test drove and started the process of buying a used car -- a 2020 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, which will wreak havoc with my finances but will also be a step up carwise and an investment for the future.

So even if '25 is going to be a national horror show (and I mean that unironically, because cattle cars and work camps for deportees are a distinct possibility), my own personal situation may still be OK.