Yay Jen! That’s so good!!
Matt I would’ve really wondered if it was ICE or the proud boy’s or some shit.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
meara - May 22, 2025 3:11:57 pm PDT #7374 of 10095
Steph L. - May 22, 2025 3:21:45 pm PDT #7375 of 10095
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Guys. Husband signed an offer letter on Monday that was contingent on several years' contract coming through to the company... and he just found out it did! OMG. Relief doesn't even describe it. He starts in a week.
Excellent!
-t - May 22, 2025 3:41:31 pm PDT #7376 of 10095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Congrats, JenP! Relieved for y'all to have that come through!
That is weird, Matt. A know a guy who did his mission somewhere that was primarily Spanish speaking but "tracking down" Spanish speakers does seem deeply sus. Could be sketchy missionary, could be ICE or someone less official trying to look relatively benign.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 22, 2025 3:48:02 pm PDT #7377 of 10095
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yay Jen!
I'm pretty sure this guy wasn't a Proud Boy, he looked like a Mormon missionary and was polite. But the way ICE is currently being run I wouldn't put it past them to recruit preppy Aryan-looking College Republicans and put them in dress shirts and backpacks to avoid tipping people off while they search door-to-door for Latino households.
erikaj - May 22, 2025 3:50:02 pm PDT #7378 of 10095
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
missionaries do that, I think, but this doesn't feel like a good time to be all "You want the Garcias down the street."(Also, I wouldn't sic missionaries on someone either...I've talked to too many.)
-t - May 22, 2025 3:52:07 pm PDT #7379 of 10095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, wait, just one guy? I feel like Mormon missionaries always come in pairs.
Sheryl - May 22, 2025 4:20:30 pm PDT #7380 of 10095
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Heading up to Baltimore for Balticon tomorrow. Should be fun.
Happy Birthday Java Cat!
-t - May 22, 2025 4:23:57 pm PDT #7381 of 10095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Have fun storming the Balticon, Sheryl!
dcp - May 22, 2025 4:45:20 pm PDT #7382 of 10095
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I feel like Mormon missionaries always come in pairs.
Well, "generally," yes. [link]
Typically, missionaries work in pairs, called companionships. Sometimes there are more than two missionaries in a companionship but never fewer. And they’re not just companions—they’re roommates too. Companionships exist so missionaries can look out for each other. After all, most missionaries are working in places far from home. Their parents rest easier knowing they’re not out there alone.
Calli - May 22, 2025 4:48:12 pm PDT #7383 of 10095
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy birthday, Java Cat!
Congrats to your DH, JenP! I’ll be happy to take that half dose of job~ma, as I was offered a “voluntary” severance deal late last week. I don’t have to decide until July, but I’ve already sent out seven job applications, had one interview, and got turned down for a different position.