Lorne: My little prince. Oh…what did they do to you? Angel: Nina…tried to…eat me. Lorne: Oh, you're--medic! You're gonna make it Angel. Just don't stop fighting. Doctor! Is there a Gepetto in the house?

'Smile Time'


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 - Jun 15, 2025 10:43:31 pm PDT #7753 of 8148

Yikes, Suela. I’m sorry. But I hope you have an awesome vacation!!

I had a v busy weekend, between protest and a line dance performance at the roller derby, and breakfast with a friend I hadn’t seen in 15 years, and watching friends play soccer and then dinner with a friend and her 3 year old (my Google searches now include multiple things about elephant poop, because the only thing funnier than poop is LOTS of poop, to a three year old boy). I did not manage to go to the gym, or grocery shopping, or cleaning my yard, but whatevs.


Laura - Jun 16, 2025 5:55:05 am PDT #7754 of 8148
Our wings are not tired.

Feeling relieved for the citizens of Minnesota. It must have been very stressful with that guy on the loose.

Feeling worse for the Middle East, with too many people wanting to kill each other.

Ah, Monday. I have to get productive. I have been doing nothing but watching streaming TV, with a daily swimming break. My plans for accomplishing much didn't happen yesterday, except for meal planning.


Laura - Jun 16, 2025 5:57:30 am PDT #7755 of 8148
Our wings are not tired.

In much better news, today is Askye's birthday! I hope you have a delightful day and that the year to come brings improved health, along with plenty of joy and laughter.


JenP - Jun 16, 2025 6:05:57 am PDT #7756 of 8148

Happy Birthday, askye! May it be wonderful, and may your year ahead rock.


lisah - Jun 16, 2025 6:20:57 am PDT #7757 of 8148
Punishingly Intricate

Happy birthday, Askye!!


-t - Jun 16, 2025 8:23:10 am PDT #7758 of 8148
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Many happy returns of the day, askye! I hope today is good to you!


Trudy Booth - Jun 16, 2025 9:34:40 am PDT #7759 of 8148
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

Erika, I like the poem a lot. Nilly & Shir - good to see your pixels. You are in my thoughts constantly.


DavidS - Jun 16, 2025 11:02:01 am PDT #7760 of 8148
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Happy birthday, askye!

Grey, cold Monday morning but I did my 9am Pilates. And after four months of Pilates at three times a week, there's been a lot of progress. I reached a new plateau of competence before last week and I'm starting to do some intermediate level exercises.

We're waiting for Matilda's doctor to get back to her to discuss her bloodwork results. (No thyroid, low iron or Hep-C issues, but some clear deficiencies like Vitamin D, HGL etc. So probably needing some change to diet and supplements). She's also begun to taper off Zoloft and overlapping with beginning Prozac, so I'm hoping her body chemistry is sorted out before she starts college.

She was looking at some colorful bedding for her dorm room yesterday so she seems ready to make that change.

We had a good Father's Day yesterday. Emmett came over and I got a pizza. We didn't watch Local Hero - I'm saving that for my birthday. We watched Something Wild, which is a huge favorite from my 80s days, and I got to explain that Melanie Griffith is Dakota Johnson's mom. (And then that Melanie herself was a nepo-Baby, being the daughter of Tippi Hedren. )

Also, I managed to vacuum and clean house in advance of my MiL's visit so that's a plus. If I can get my dishes done and make an onerous phone call or two, I'll feel pretty productive at the beginning of my week.


Tom Scola - Jun 16, 2025 11:28:08 am PDT #7761 of 8148
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Something Wild

The Feelies! Su Tissue!

Also, filmed in the town I grew up in!


DavidS - Jun 16, 2025 11:34:14 am PDT #7762 of 8148
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The Feelies! Su Tissue!

Matilda was all over seeing Su Tissue's name in the credits.

I explained to them both the Great Importance of the Feelies. Plus the cameos ("That's John Sayles, a director. There's John Waters!" "Those two ladies at the thrift store are Demme and David Byrne's moms!")

I forgot that Brenda Sauter was rocking a world class mullet in that movie.