Lea and Victor had a reading in NYC. It was awesome to see them.
Wonderful that T and li'l T will at long last meet!
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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.
Trudy Booth - Sep 18, 2025 1:50:14 pm PDT #9341 of 10282
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
JenP - Sep 18, 2025 2:29:05 pm PDT #9342 of 10282
Aw, that's great, sj, enjoy!
I'm glad you had some good times in among all the anxious moments and your stepmother's death, Trudy. That was a hell of... just one week? Geez.
Writing workshops sound like fun, erika. Good present!
erikaj - Sep 18, 2025 2:32:10 pm PDT #9343 of 10282
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
That does sound good, Trudy. It's totally weird that Victor and I have been friends for so long and never met physically. I'd say he should come here, but that's not really a nice thing to do. Much as I might like it. Cool about your old friend, sj.
Laura - Sep 18, 2025 3:50:21 pm PDT #9344 of 10282
Our wings are not tired.
My childhood BFF, T, is going to be in town this weekend!
Have a wonderful visit!
Steph L. - Sep 18, 2025 4:00:52 pm PDT #9345 of 10282
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Trudy, that is one hell of a week, birthday or no.
erikaj - Sep 18, 2025 4:30:19 pm PDT #9346 of 10282
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
yeah, damn. lots of ups and downs, a lot, period. Had lunch with my parents and didn't make the news-- that's something.
-t - Sep 18, 2025 4:53:57 pm PDT #9347 of 10282
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Not making the news is good. Perhaps more so now than usual
erikaj - Sep 18, 2025 4:55:41 pm PDT #9348 of 10282
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
yeah...well, you want to do it for the right reasons.
brenda m - Sep 18, 2025 6:35:54 pm PDT #9349 of 10282
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 wow Trudy.
Things around here are odd. No National Guard thank dog, for so many reasons. But a lot of ICE sightings including one incident where someone was killed.
The community is pulling together - lots of networks to share sightings. Many of us have Mexican flag magnets on our cars to deflect and support, especially with all the Mexican independence celebrations this past week. As usual they’re targeting working people and working class neighborhoods. Including apparently trolling for beat up work trucks and surveilling them to see who appears. A neighborhood tow truck company is offering to relocate people’s work trucks for free if they are have concerns about going back to it at the end of the work day.
This timeline fucking sucks.
lisah - Sep 19, 2025 5:06:43 am PDT #9350 of 10282
Punishingly Intricate
Jesus, Brenda, it really does