I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


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.


DavidS - May 08, 2025 9:16:02 am PDT #7107 of 7120
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Also the head boss of everyone was on site today so people were high strung.

The Grandboss!

Grey chilly morning in SF, though the fog will probably burn off before noon.

I have to get Matilda up for her Pilates consultation/assessment. Basically just seeing if she's fit to do Pilates and where her strength/flexibility is to put her at the proper level.


Steph L. - May 08, 2025 9:37:18 am PDT #7108 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism

White smoke! There's a new pope! They haven't announced who yet, though.

I'm like 99% sure it isn't Trump.


DavidS - May 08, 2025 10:02:43 am PDT #7109 of 7120
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

White smoke! There's a new pope!

That's quick! Where's the intrigue and the infighting?!

I'm like 99% sure it isn't Trump.

Is it our Tom Scola?

Sun has already broken through in SF. Back off fog!


Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:16:33 am PDT #7110 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I'm like 99% sure it isn't Trump.

Is it our Tom Scola?

The NBC commentators are saying it's the first American — Robert Francis Prevost. (That's not his papal name.) Wow!


Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:19:54 am PDT #7111 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Okay, he's Pope Leo XIV. He apparently was favored by Pope Francis as a successor, so hopefully he'll continue Francis's more progressive (for the Catholic Church) attitude.


Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:21:21 am PDT #7112 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism

He's 69 years old and a Chicagoan who also has Peruvian citizenship.

A USAmerican pope will not get me back to the church, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.


Tom Scola - May 08, 2025 10:24:17 am PDT #7113 of 7120
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

No Pizzaballa for you!


Steph L. - May 08, 2025 10:29:07 am PDT #7114 of 7120
I look more rad than Lutheranism

No Pizzaballa for you!

I'm a little disappointed by that.


Karl - May 08, 2025 10:32:40 am PDT #7115 of 7120
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

I log in to tell everybody about my overnight adventures, and get immediately upstaged by a new Pope.

(Housemate -- the spouse of the one who was on TV -- had a kidney-stone attack a bit after midnight. We just got home from Kaiser about an hour ago. Everybody's fine, but we didn't get much sleep.)

Here's hoping the new Pope isn't a dickhead.


Tom Scola - May 08, 2025 10:34:11 am PDT #7116 of 7120
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

JD Vance has been a Catholic for less than six years, and he’s already been smacked down by TWO Popes.