There's something about a food that moves all by itself that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Joyce ,'Never Leave Me'


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 - Oct 20, 2025 1:09:33 pm PDT #9822 of 10286
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Excellent news on Tim's bell lap. He's really done very well under the circumstances.

I did my Monday morning Pilates and it was sweaty and vigorous. The week has officially started.

More importantly, I cleaned the Guinea Pig cage which was ripe and overdue. Then I trekked to the Post Office and with immaculate timing arrived with No Line Whatsoever, wherein I mailed a big fat frickin' check to the IRS via Priority.

Bought a Muffaletta for lunch. (And, of course it had olives on it or it wouldn't be a Muffaletta by definition!)

I've taken out the garbage and I'm about to go to therapy, and when I return I will do the other two Onerous Tasks that have been bedeviling me: the Lutheran spawning dishes in the sink, and vacuuming (which is especially necessary because I've been killing flies all over the house and need to suck up their little exo-corpses).


Steph L. - Oct 20, 2025 1:12:25 pm PDT #9823 of 10286
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I'm sorry you have to wait so long for the all clear.

I do understand the reasoning behind having to wait, but waiting drives me nuts because I'm such a control freak.


Calli - Oct 20, 2025 2:00:01 pm PDT #9824 of 10286
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Slightly shitty~ma for Tim.


-t - Oct 20, 2025 2:13:18 pm PDT #9825 of 10286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Continuing Tim~ma

Our new project management tool is, I am told, affected by the outage but I don't use it so, shrug


-t - Oct 20, 2025 7:03:31 pm PDT #9826 of 10286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Another podcast ad to complain about: I think it’s Odoo? Something like that. Isn’t calling a business “magic beans” and “fertilizer” usually bad?


meara - Oct 20, 2025 8:01:20 pm PDT #9827 of 10286

Fertilizer doesn’t seem bad but magic beans does!

Went to a friend’s house to watch the Mariners lose. Bummer.


lisah - Oct 21, 2025 5:12:15 am PDT #9828 of 10286
Punishingly Intricate

CB got developed pneumonia smoke we were away and had a mass on her lung. We went right to the pet er from the airport last night and she wasn’t doing well at all. Headed back there now and will likely have to put her to sleep. Am so sad, she’s such a great dog


msbelle - Oct 21, 2025 5:23:34 am PDT #9829 of 10286
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Oh no Lisa. I’m so sorry.


Dana - Oct 21, 2025 5:33:06 am PDT #9830 of 10286
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Oh, no. :-(


Steph L. - Oct 21, 2025 6:16:04 am PDT #9831 of 10286
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Lisa, I’m so sorry.