Wesley: And how does your kind define love? Demon: Same as all bodies. Same as everywheres. Love is sacrifice.

'The Girl in Question'


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 - Dec 31, 2025 9:01:07 am PST #10850 of 10871
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I will have to think about what to cook in them to demonstrate how wonderful they are once I have both for comparison...

I recommend you make: Poulet Vallee d'Auge.

It is the first recipe in this video and it looks amazing: [link]

Also, I love Beryl's cooking channel.

I am not going to be cooking anything for breakfast because I'm meeting up with my friend Rachael (my Pilates instructor) for brunch, which we've had to reschedule twice. Also, the place I wanted to go (a place called "That's My Jam!") is apparently not open today. Fortunately there is more than one acceptable breakfast place in SF.

I'm grateful that I've managed to move my friendship with Rachael from the parasocial to social category. Especially since my parfasocial friend at the comic book store, Katt, had her last day before I got to see her. That's somebody I've seen once a week (more or less) for five years and now...pooft.


-t - Dec 31, 2025 9:15:52 am PST #10851 of 10871
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, that's hard when people who are part of your routine but not inner circle disappear.

I'll have to watch that video when I'm not working, looks right up my alley. Although I suspect the recipe may be more ambitious than I want - I was thinking more scrambled eggs or a steak (grilled cheese is appealing right now but hardly a test of a skillets advanced features...)


DavidS - Dec 31, 2025 9:16:54 am PST #10852 of 10871
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Although I suspect the recipe may be more ambitious than I want

It is actually fairly ambitious. However, I think a fancy skillet needs a fancy challenge.


-t - Dec 31, 2025 9:18:16 am PST #10853 of 10871
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Eventually, yes, probably. But I want to start with a simple and repeatable demonstration. For myself, but I'm a good audience so why not.


Calli - Dec 31, 2025 11:13:48 am PST #10854 of 10871
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I’m sorry meara.

I’m chilling until my nephew’s gaming NY party. Everyone gets together and brings board games, snacks, and drinks, and we play and nosh until midnight. It was lots of fun last year.


-t - Dec 31, 2025 11:22:29 am PST #10855 of 10871
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds great!


Hil R. - Dec 31, 2025 3:54:15 pm PST #10856 of 10871
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm just hanging out with my dad at home for New Years. I ordered some ramen for dinner, because I vaguely remember something about noodle on NYE being good luck.


-t - Dec 31, 2025 4:47:25 pm PST #10857 of 10871
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I need to keep checking my stupid ERP job to make sure it finishes before the maintenance window, but otherwise I'm done working. Mom is baking cookies and we'll have crab cakes for dinner. I think we might open the last two bottles of my vertical tasting.


Jessica - Dec 31, 2025 9:20:01 pm PST #10858 of 10871
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Happy new year, East Coast Buffistas!


Steph L. - Dec 31, 2025 9:25:31 pm PST #10859 of 10871
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Happy New Year! If anyone's neighborhood seems very quiet tonight, it's because my neighborhood has ALL THE FIREWORKS.