Withstanding the snow~ma
The new bookstore in my parents' town that I haven't been to has a book club scheduled in March for Automatic Noodle! I love that book! I'm so excited!
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.
-t - Jan 30, 2026 10:42:38 am PST #11370 of 11603
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jessica - Jan 30, 2026 10:52:39 am PST #11371 of 11603
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh, fuck. (Catherine O'Hara. She was only 71.)
lisah - Jan 30, 2026 10:57:05 am PST #11372 of 11603
Punishingly Intricate
So shocked and sad about Catherine O’Hara
Laura - Jan 30, 2026 11:00:31 am PST #11373 of 11603
Our wings are not tired.
That is very sad to hear. She brought me many smiles. (and being 71 right now hits a different way too!)
-t - Jan 30, 2026 11:05:29 am PST #11374 of 11603
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Just saw that, I am actually shocked. And sad, of course.
Dana - Jan 30, 2026 11:18:47 am PST #11375 of 11603
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I am so angry and sad.
DavidS - Jan 30, 2026 11:36:54 am PST #11376 of 11603
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, fuck. (Catherine O'Hara. She was only 71.)
Ugh. I'm glad she was able to find a new audience later in her career with Schitt's Creek, but that's too young.
There was a concert where Danny Elfman led her, and Paul Reubens in a singalong from Nightmare Before Xmas reprising their work on the soundtrack. Now she and Paul are gone.
I've loved her since her SCTV days.
NoiseDesign - Jan 30, 2026 1:13:36 pm PST #11377 of 11603
Our wings are not tired
There was a concert where Danny Elfman led her, and Paul Reubens in a singalong from Nightmare Before Xmas reprising their work on the soundtrack. Now she and Paul are gone.
Pix and I were at that concert.
Sheryl - Jan 30, 2026 4:49:00 pm PST #11378 of 11603
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Yay Tim!
It's been an annoying week, to say the least. Mr. S's school was closed all week because of the weather. My workplace was closed Monday and Tuesday, though I am expected to make it in anyhow. Monday I couldn't because my car hadn't been dug out enough. Tuesday I managed to get the car out of the parking space though it took some effort and spinning my wheels a bit. (I shoveled out a pathway behind both rear tires on Monday, but the path behind the rear passenger tire was filled in when I came out on Tuesday.) Gary ended up working from home the whole week.
It hasn't been above freezing all week.
Also, Mr. S had a meltdown Wed. night, trapped me in the computer room(he was sitting against the door) and threw a bunch of things at me, including a baseball which hit me on the ear. He also threw something hard that hit me on the temple. Add to that him saying a bunch of mean things to me, and it was a bad night.
DavidS - Jan 30, 2026 9:00:46 pm PST #11379 of 11603
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's funny, I'm sitting with my own memories of Catherine O'Hara and sifting through all the clips and tributes.
But it put me to mind how much Jessica loved A Mighty Wind and "A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow" and how much Ple loved Moira's wigs.
I guess in the same way I'm put to mind of DXM when I see certain pictures of The Kinks, or the Dodgers win, or think of Ginger when I see classic science fiction covers by Kelly Freas, or the Braves do something good, or I think of Connie Neil and Eowyn.
I know the things you love, my friends, and they abide with me.