Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

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.


Steph L. - Jul 23, 2015 7:52:52 am PDT #1430 of 30003
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.

My co-worker is a tiny tuxedo kitten who will Not let me pick her up!

I think that constitutes a hostile work environment!

Kato lies on the floor not 5 feet away and makes stinky dog farts all day. THAT is definitely a hostile work environment. Good thing he's so cute.


lisah - Jul 23, 2015 7:57:29 am PDT #1431 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

Why didn't I give myself time to fix another iced coffee to bring in with me?! I had so much time. And now am stuck and under caffeinated (if amused by kitten antics like falling in a bowl of water while trying to scale a bookcase).


lisah - Jul 23, 2015 7:58:54 am PDT #1432 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

I gave the kitten a wadded up piece of paper. This will keep both of us entertained for hours! We are simple lasses.


Laura - Jul 23, 2015 8:14:39 am PDT #1433 of 30003
This too shall pass.

he can no doubt look forward to a babyhood full of gorgeous and totally improbable lullabies.

I do enjoy imagining this. Making up lullabies is even fun for those of us without talent.


shrift - Jul 23, 2015 8:19:07 am PDT #1434 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I am doing nothing but making calls in between work meetings trying to wrangle insurance, and then once that's under control, I get to move on to wrangling the move since I just got the assessment & quote.


shrift - Jul 23, 2015 8:23:35 am PDT #1435 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Do I really need to get $500,000 liability? I don't think I do, right?


tommyrot - Jul 23, 2015 8:26:12 am PDT #1436 of 30003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Do I really need to get $500,000 liability? I don't think I do, right?

I'm trying to imagine scenarios where you'd need that much insurance. Like you accidentally drop a fridge on a dinner guest?


Steph L. - Jul 23, 2015 8:31:04 am PDT #1437 of 30003
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.

Do I really need to get $500,000 liability? I don't think I do, right?

I'm trying to imagine scenarios where you'd need that much insurance. Like you accidentally drop a fridge on a dinner guest?

Your pet kaiju eats several babies?


Dana - Jul 23, 2015 8:33:23 am PDT #1438 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

You accidentally build a nuclear reactor?


flea - Jul 23, 2015 8:37:08 am PDT #1439 of 30003
information libertarian

This reminds me of the topic that came up at lunch: Improbable Subjects for Broadway Musicals. Our inaugural one was The Tenerife Airport Disaster.