Never goes smooth. How come it never goes smooth?

Mal ,'Safe'


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 - Sep 06, 2025 11:29:24 am PDT #9178 of 11153
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Happy birthday, flea!

Jeez, Tep, stop hogging all the malady!


Karl - Sep 06, 2025 11:31:23 am PDT #9179 of 11153
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Condolences and hugs, PMM. I'm so sorry.

And goddamnit, Ken Dryden slipped away from us last night. Great goaltender, brave politician, and apparently an all-around decent human being. Fuck cancer.


Steph L. - Sep 06, 2025 11:34:52 am PDT #9180 of 11153
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Jeez, Tep, stop hogging all the malady!

Just trying to fit all I can into the month of September. Maybe I'll get scurvy next.


DavidS - Sep 06, 2025 11:40:22 am PDT #9181 of 11153
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Just trying to fit all I can into the month of September. Maybe I'll get scurvy next.

Unlikely. You need limes for guacamole, and we all need guacamole to live.


erikaj - Sep 06, 2025 12:28:20 pm PDT #9182 of 11153
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

Trust me, I don't. I love it, but it does not love me back. (One strange thing I shared with Jacqueline, iirc. being...oil-crossed with avocado.) ETA: in other star-crossed news, hey, Karl. No oil there, either. So far.


Steph L. - Sep 06, 2025 12:48:35 pm PDT #9183 of 11153
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Unlikely. You need limes for guacamole, and we all need guacamole to live.

You know, I haven’t had guacamole in a while. Maybe that’s the root of my problems.

Mmmmmm, guacamole.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 06, 2025 2:51:52 pm PDT #9184 of 11153
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

Wishing you easy fixes to your tooth problem, Steph.

Happy Birthday, flea!

The other night I ran across the new-to-me music comedy YouTube channel The Key of Awesome, about a decade and change late: [link]

It has lots of fun musical parodies that I stayed up way too late watching. Though they came with a price—their parody of "One Thing" resulted in the horrifying discovery that I like a One Direction song.


Calli - Sep 06, 2025 3:54:25 pm PDT #9185 of 11153
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I hope the tooth stuff gets fixed quickly and painlessly, Steph.

I got my COVID and flu vaccinations today. I’m 99.7% sure it’s psychosomatic, but I generally feel loggy after getting my shots. Eh, I had nothing else major to do today.


Karl - Sep 06, 2025 5:09:03 pm PDT #9186 of 11153
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Happy flea day!


Karl - Sep 06, 2025 5:12:25 pm PDT #9187 of 11153
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Cereal post (Cheerios!):

Mwa-haha-ha! First Ellery Queen, then ... THE WORLD!

Erika, I do a pretty good hench, if I do say so myself. Let me know if you need a minion.

(Seriously, congratulations -- it's well-deserved.)