And with apologies for the whiplash - I am headed out at ass o’clock tomorrow morning for a quick b-day weekend in Temecula with some old family friends, followed by a work conference in Anaheim. After like five days of slightly cool weather, I am ready for the sunshine.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
brenda m - Oct 24, 2025 4:28:21 pm PDT #9885 of 9889
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
Consuela - Oct 24, 2025 4:35:08 pm PDT #9886 of 9889
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I hope you have a great trip, brenda, and good on you for looking out for your neighbors.
I suspect I should buy a bunch of whistles and put them in a basket on my fence. I know they say the surge isn't happening, but ICE is already here anyway, and my neighborhood is full of immigrants.
Consuela - Oct 24, 2025 4:37:11 pm PDT #9887 of 9889
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
In other news, the last few weeks at work have been utterly draining. This week we got sent home for the last few days because of the protests, and that's been nice except I forgot my home desk chair needs lumbar support. I forgot the pillow, and ended up shutting down early because my back bothered me too much.
Spending the weekend dogsitting for my sister, so I'm on her cozy couch with the lorge golden retriever crashed out nearby and the Tornado in the yard. (Although she did just bark, might have to bring her in.). The golden likes her, but he doesn't want to play as long as she does, and he ends up hiding from her...
Sheryl - Oct 24, 2025 5:01:53 pm PDT #9888 of 9889
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Kate!
Yay for Tim!
I am feeling blue. This weekend is the Ohio Valley Filk Fest. I had been intending to go, but since I am in mourning, I can't. Gary left on Tuesday for the latest round of code hearings, and won't be back until next Thursday. Work has been as busy as ever, despite the shut down. To top it off, Asshole Neighbor is at it again. Despite Gary's request to stop putting his evangelical junk mail in our box, he's still at it. He is also continuing to harass us about our lawn. This time he scrawled it on a piece of mail addressed to Gary that he claimed was placed in his mailbox by accident.(Even if it was, that does not give him the right to use it as a loophole around the "don't put notes on our door" statement.)
I will try to not eat my weight in dessert as a response.
-t - Oct 24, 2025 5:18:47 pm PDT #9889 of 9889
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My ballot has been counted, take that DOJ!
I have spent some of my cashed-in-PTO extra $ on subscriptions to support writers I like, trinkets to support artists I like, new glasses because a stem broke and my prescription expired, and a replacement car remote to make my life easier. Back to austerity for a while.
Sometimes I think back to James Spader’s speech about keys in sex, lies, and videotape and wonder if our whole society is embracing abdicating responsibility by getting rid of keys. I guess we still have the keys in the form of passwords. Which we store outside our brains whenever we can. Hm.