If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

Book ,'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.


DavidS - Jun 03, 2025 10:38:24 am PDT #7532 of 7560
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I hate it when people are wrong in real life and not just on the internet msbelle. They’re stupidheads.

This is a widespread problem!

Yesterday, I got up early to get ready for Pilates and while I was sitting on the couch I suddenly felt a sharp pain on the bottom of my left foot, right in the arch. It was weird because the pain was so acute and localized, but I hadn't stepped on anything or tweaked my foot in anyway.

Went off to Pilates, did my workout, came home. Matilda came out of the bathroom and said, "Daddy! There's a dead yellowjacket in the bathroom! Can you take it away?"

And sure enough there was the yellowjacket I had inadvertently squashed whilst doing my business, and she had gotten revenge on my foot. Which continued to hurt he entire rest of the day and is still kind of itchy today.


erikaj - Jun 03, 2025 11:57:54 am PDT #7533 of 7560
Always Anti-fascist!

Definitely hear you on people getting it wrong. Will have plenty of time to ponder that while doing invite calls to Southern AZ today.(Arizona being my absolute least-favorite place to call, ever, even if, in theory, I'm on friendly turf.) Karl, try to stop me. Literally, I have shared that everywhere that I have opportunity, except the work blog because maybe "Hosebeast" is...a bit casual(But in case I was going to ask for access there, I did stop myself from implying that she is a worse person than her father, because probably he *liked paying for stuff.. (For the dozens, that *is* elegant. And genderbending! For real life? Not so much. Made me smile to think about adding it, though.)


erikaj - Jun 03, 2025 12:06:11 pm PDT #7534 of 7560
Always Anti-fascist!

cereal: The reason why I don't hate calling Texas or Florida(say) nearly as much as the hometown crowd? If I catch them, and they are on our list? They're lonely and really want to talk. (Which is the opposite problem as with the Arizonans, which can be a pain when in a hurry, but a mitzvah feels a lot better than a "shameful waste of time instituted because my boss has swapped the Personal Touch in place of a long-ago other addiction")


Laura - Jun 04, 2025 5:31:44 am PDT #7535 of 7560
Our wings are not tired.

It's Dana's birthday! I hope you have a delightful day. May the year be filled with relaxation and calm after the tumultuous first half! Speaking of which, are you all settled into your new home? Meet any neighbors?


JenP - Jun 04, 2025 5:52:08 am PDT #7536 of 7560

Happy Birthday, Dana! Enjoy your day, and may the year ahead be fabulous.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 04, 2025 7:19:38 am PDT #7537 of 7560
"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

Happy Birthday Dana!


-t - Jun 04, 2025 8:19:17 am PDT #7538 of 7560
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Happy birthday, Dana!


lisah - Jun 04, 2025 8:20:14 am PDT #7539 of 7560
Punishingly Intricate

Happy birthday, Dana!!!


Trudy Booth - Jun 04, 2025 9:01:51 am PDT #7540 of 7560
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Happy Birthday, Dana!


meara - Jun 04, 2025 9:09:44 am PDT #7541 of 7560

Happy birthday Dana!

Woohoo I got a promotion!! It’s just a title change, my job doesn’t actually change, but it was overdue and I was getting salty about it, but I’d heard that due to the economy they might not be doing promotions this year. So I applied for a few jobs earlier this week…and lo and behold suddenly my boss tells me! Yay. It’s a 4% raise but mostly I was mad about the title rather than the $$ (though more $$ is never bad!)