Much nothing~ma for you, msbelle.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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.
Calli - Jan 10, 2025 5:12:59 pm PST #4460 of 4465
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
-t - Jan 10, 2025 6:31:53 pm PST #4461 of 4465
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Lots of nothing ~ma, msbelle!
askye - Jan 10, 2025 6:59:48 pm PST #4462 of 4465
Thrive to spite them
Lots of nothing msbelle
One of my brothers best friends (and his Woman of Honor at his first wedding) lost her home in the LA fires. She and her family are ok but everything is gone. I just ...I hope all of the Buffistas stay safe in LA
Laura - Jan 10, 2025 7:04:13 pm PST #4463 of 4465
Our wings are not tired.
Lots of nothing~ma sent your way, msbelle!
Stress on top of stress with the false alarms! That is awful.
Susan W. - Jan 10, 2025 7:12:08 pm PST #4464 of 4465
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Health~ma headed your way, msbelle!
Pix - Jan 10, 2025 7:38:44 pm PST #4465 of 4465
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Nothing-ma, msbelle.
I have no words for what is happening in my beloved Los Angeles. It's horrific. At least 25% of our student body is currently evacuated, and we have 38 students with confirmed lost homes from the Palisades Fire. By the end, we suspect it will be closer to 100. The winds just shifted south, and the fire is headed down towards my beloved school and —More importantly — thousands more homes. ND and I know at least seven friends or family of friends who lost everything in the Eaton or Palisades fires. And they are still raging. The winds have died down a bit but are going to pick back up Sunday into next week.
We are safe for now. We've been lucky that none of the major fires came towards us when the winds were the worst, whipping 80 mph. We didn't have power for three days, but we have solar and battery backup that got us through all our basic needs. We are currently on a boil water notice, but we broke out the earthquake supplies and have plenty of purified. We are okay. But we've been on high alert since Tuesday, with ND staying up late and me getting up early, go bags and pet carriers ready. Of course, we live in the highest danger fire zone, so that could change in a second. But no one ever thought places like Altadena would burn, so I don't even know what high danger means anymore. We, at least, are always on high fire alert and are required to do clearance every spring and carry high risk fire insurance. The people in most of these areas never dreamed they'd be facing fires like this.
I love my county (and it is a county, not just a city). I believe we will rise from these ashes. But I'm heartbroken and riddled with grief right now.