Giles, help! He's going to scold me!

Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'


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 - Mar 17, 2025 3:57:31 am PDT #6228 of 6251
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Go, Susan!

Yesterday I went to a robotics tournament, and it was so much fun! My nephew was in robotics all through high school and now he is mentoring a team, so I got to go cheer them on with my sister. The robots had to remove a bunch of big balls from a rack of tubes, accept wider tubes from a feeder chute, then manipulate the latter into the right angle and put them on the rack, over the narrower tubes. Then they had to grasp a dangly thing and raise themselves off the floor. It was surprisingly engaging, with balls and tubes flying everywhere and people cheering on their teams. My nephew’s team ended up in the top third, which is pretty good for a rebuilding year in a competitive region.


Jessica - Mar 17, 2025 5:30:35 am PDT #6229 of 6251
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My personal favorites were one individual whose gender identity was "gender nonconforming" and gender expression was "genderfuck femme"

Awesome, Tep.

My agender child is in an improv class where their characters are usually gendered during scenes, or as we call it, "Assigned (Male or Female) At Bit"

Schumer has a "Why I Did It" (not the real title) article in the NYT today and part of me is compelled to read it to Be Informed And Shit and another, angrier part of me just wants him to grow a fucking spine.


brenda m - Mar 17, 2025 6:54:29 am PDT #6230 of 6251
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

His book tour is going to be a shit show, so at least he’s going to hear about it. For as much good as that will do now.


JenP - Mar 17, 2025 7:01:22 am PDT #6231 of 6251

If you just read he excerpts piece in the magazine, you get the gist of his reasoning.

I was up until 3a last night, argh. Eh, at least I got some stuff done. Today should be interesting.


Laura - Mar 17, 2025 7:11:09 am PDT #6232 of 6251
Our wings are not tired.

Yeah. Among other things, Chuck Schumer watched Mitch McConnell for decades and apparently learned nothing. It's so fucking disheartening.

Seriously, being in the minority didn't stop McConnell for a moment.

Well done, Susan.

Calli, I could really use a robot. Perhaps I was born too long ago to ever live the Jetsons life, but still hopeful it will happen.

Hanging out in the courtyard drinking coffee. This Keys place has orchids living in a number of the palm trees growing around the pool. Very lovely. The room itself is like 50s Florida with terrazzo floors and old timey tiles. But comfortable and more charming than the new resorts.


Laura - Mar 17, 2025 7:15:53 am PDT #6233 of 6251
Our wings are not tired.

If you just read he excerpts piece in the magazine, you get the gist of his reasoning.

That is the thing. I totally understand his reasoning, and honestly don't know if I would do differently. More importantly, it wasn't considering the big long term picture which requires letting them fall on their own petard.


JenP - Mar 17, 2025 7:30:52 am PDT #6234 of 6251

Yeah, no I wasn't commenting on it one way or another -- just meant that there was a way to get the gist without reading the whole article about Chuck and his book, etc.


Laura - Mar 17, 2025 7:38:44 am PDT #6235 of 6251
Our wings are not tired.

Hec, I'm looking at microblading myself: my brows are basically gone, and I look so washed out without them.

My SIL has a person who does this in her salon and she has been encouraging me. My biggest issue is that I have had blond brows that can only be seen close up all my life and it would take some real adjustment to not be startled by the change. I don't wear glasses anymore to frame my eyes, but the bangs are probably going to be here forever.


msbelle - Mar 17, 2025 8:12:24 am PDT #6236 of 6251
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Add me to the micro-bladers. I’ve had it done twice. Am probably due again, but the person who did mine was in tx and it’s not really in the budget right now so I’m back to powder when I bother.

ETA microbladders is a whole different thing, although that may also apply.


lisah - Mar 17, 2025 9:37:04 am PDT #6237 of 6251
Punishingly Intricate

Schumer’s book tour is postponed for “security reasons.” Coward. I was looking forward to yelling at him tonight at the Pratt.