And boys -- let's watch the swearing.

Mayor ,'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.


brenda m - May 22, 2025 4:49:21 pm PDT #7384 of 8219
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

Oh that sucks Calli. But I hope something awesome pops up right away.


DavidS - May 22, 2025 4:54:28 pm PDT #7385 of 8219
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Great news, JenP!

Matilda and I are in Manhattan! We got up at 3:30am for our flight and it wasn't direct, and both legs of it were delayed so we're really frickin' tired.

On the plus side, I watched Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Cavill / Cannibal version) again on the flight and it was just as stylish and cool and well made as I remembered.

Then I watched A Complete Unknown which I enjoyed despite some of its factual liberties.


-t - May 22, 2025 4:57:58 pm PDT #7386 of 8219
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Job~ma continuing your way, Calli! That's kind of nice you have time to decide. It would be really nice if you had the next thing lined up by then!


Jesse - May 22, 2025 6:24:12 pm PDT #7387 of 8219
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Good news, Jen! And good luck, Calli.


meara - May 22, 2025 6:29:20 pm PDT #7388 of 8219

My nap felt really nice but now I am nauseous and headachey. Do not like. May be related to poor hungry choices after I woke up, and lack of caffeine, but either way, not happy.


JenP - May 22, 2025 6:56:24 pm PDT #7389 of 8219

Thanks, all!

Ugh, hope you feel better, meara.

Yay, Manhattan! Enjoy.

Calli, I hope you get something soon and can take the severance with a new job ready in the wings.


Consuela - May 22, 2025 10:21:50 pm PDT #7390 of 8219
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Jobma to all who need it!

I went into SF for dinner & some tv (OFMD) with friends, and it's shocking to realize I used to do this every week. It's such an exhausting hassle! OTOH I left the Tornado out of her crate and she appears to not have destroyed anything. So, baby steps for her.

Work is just busting my ass and I have a problem.

Who here is an ADA expert? I have an employee who should get a reasonable accommodation for not returning to office, but his doctor is an asshole and signed the form saying he doesn't have a disability. Can my employee get another opinion? The agency would like to see more documentation than just me saying the accommodataion is appropriate, if you catch my drift. But if he doesn't get it, I fear we will lose him...


Theodosia - May 23, 2025 4:09:13 am PDT #7391 of 8219
'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"

I had Jury Duty on Wednesday -- which turned out to be waiting around for about 4 hours, as all-but-one of the dozen-plus trials were negotiated away. They only called #1-#34 jury pool members for the one that was happening, I was #68, so I had a little bit of trepidation as I'd probably be in the next tranch.

But, as it turned out, all I got was the ability to go home way earlier than I do on a regular workday.

Forgot this is a three day weekend, but inasmuch as I have no life, I'll work on Monday.


-t - May 23, 2025 5:57:13 am PDT #7392 of 8219
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds like something Scrappy might now, Suela. I cannot help but I wish you luck

Was about due to trip cat food yesterday so I stopped at Raley’s on the way home. They were cleaned out of everything but individual cans and, like, Fancy Feast. Are people stocking up on cat food because of tariffs? Or something? Anyway, I got a few individual cans in flavors that don’t come in the cases I usually get thinking Miss Kitty would appreciate the variety and she apparently hates all of them. So that’s good to know. Went to Walmart to get our usual couple of cases as well, (and those shelves looked normal so my panic-buying theory probably does not hold up) she won’t starve any time soon


-t - May 23, 2025 5:58:26 am PDT #7393 of 8219
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Happy getting dismissed from jury duty after four hours week, Theo! How funny that we both got to serve in such similarly minimal ways