Timelies all!
Glad to hear from you, Shir.
Steph, I understand. I'm 57 and it keeps coming back. Irregularly, of course.
Mr. S will be home for an overnight visit. Last weekend went well, so I hope for a repeat.
Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.
'Get It Done'
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.
Sheryl - Jun 13, 2025 4:55:45 pm PDT #7707 of 7728
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Laura - Jun 13, 2025 5:10:36 pm PDT #7708 of 7728
Our wings are not tired.
Sending waves of calm~ma your way, Sheryl. And to the rest of us, while I am at it. Tomorrow may be a very unpleasant day.
-t - Jun 13, 2025 5:23:27 pm PDT #7709 of 7728
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Fingers crossed, Sheryl!
I thought I'd be able to leave work half an hour ago, but no. Not that I am exactly working, I am just checking periodically to see if this job is finished so someone else can do the next thing in the process...
-t - Jun 13, 2025 5:43:15 pm PDT #7710 of 7728
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You've got some good stuff in that poem, erika. The last four lines hit hard
chrismg - Jun 13, 2025 8:48:45 pm PDT #7711 of 7728
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Good to hear you're OK Shir, and good luck on moving. Fingers crossed Nilly stays safe.
Shir - Jun 14, 2025 1:20:40 am PDT #7712 of 7728
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
It's morning-ish here (11am). There was a second siren at night, and I woke up from interceptions/explosions sounds around 5am from another area, but other than that the night was as quiet here as I could hope for. Central Israel was hit in several locations and unlike missiles from Yemen, they cause extensive damage. I have a standing offer from a friend to come to a safer location, but that means to leave the cat behind/take him and his equipment with me to a house that already has another cat and a dog in it. So I'm giving it another day to see where it goes before making any decision.
I have no hopes or expectation from my government, of course. "Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make" is kind of its motto, and doing things without thinking of long term consequences is its game. There were countless demonstrations against it every day but they were only stalling some actions, not preventing what's already going on or that have been done (I mean, there are protests, but there's now an emergency and leaving one's place to protest isn't recommended. On Thursday there were three just in the 5km radius from where I live).
tl;dr: I'm OK, I'll update here as much as I can, and I can't freaking believe we started another front in Iran.
Laura - Jun 14, 2025 4:06:47 am PDT #7713 of 7728
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, Shir. I'm sorry the powers that be in our countries seem to want to outdo each other in madness. Thank you for popping in as often as you can. May cooler heads prevail all round.
Laura - Jun 14, 2025 4:08:42 am PDT #7714 of 7728
Our wings are not tired.
In much brighter news, today is Javachik's birthday! I hope you have plans for an amazing day. May this year bring you an abundance of joy and laughter.
Laura - Jun 14, 2025 5:50:12 am PDT #7715 of 7728
Our wings are not tired.
In other, Mother Nature rocks news, forecast is for pouring rain at the time of the parade. does rain dance
JenP - Jun 14, 2025 6:02:57 am PDT #7716 of 7728
I'll light some extra candles for for thunder and lightening.
Happy Birthday, javachik! For you, I wish sunshine and fun and extra wigglebut snugs.