Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty? Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.

'Heart Of Gold'


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.

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meara - Mar 21, 2026 9:27:27 am PDT #12056 of 12064

Im going to see project Hal Mary tonight! At some point. If I manage to get out of bed.

If Christian colonialism taught me anything, it's that we're on the right path to Buffista island and need more following. And maybe an army.

You do have a point!! Also I am surprised you even have to take the TOEFL, you’re going to crush it.


chrismg - Mar 21, 2026 9:31:11 am PDT #12057 of 12064
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Shir, I'm sure the aid people would say every bit helps - goodness knows I appreciate cake when I volunteer. Stay safe.

Sad news about Nicolas Brendon, I'd heard he had health issues but it's still a shock.

(God, I hope this doesn't turn into a Babylon 5 situation)

Stay cool, everyone! (Or warm, if you're Down Under)


Shir - Mar 21, 2026 11:40:02 am PDT #12058 of 12064
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Your efforts to maintain some sense of normalcy are inspiring

Oh, nothing felt normal here in years. So it is not normalcy I'm trying to maintain, it's the sense that I am a human being with a free will and choice in this world, and that another world is possible. War and fascism tend to shrink your sense of the world and being in the world, and what other perspectives look and feel like. You can very easily become a stranger to yourself and drown in doom scrolling and getting in your own head. I'm actively trying to fight it and I've been asking myself repeatedly how can I stay humane in this madness. A singer I love wrote that we are surrounded with so much death, and we must actively seek beauty and art. He's not wrong. It's a human necessity.

It also helps with remembering that others are human as well and deserve to be treated as such, no matter who they are and what they've done. It works fairly well most times with most people, though honestly, I can only apply this for most of my government by ignoring 99% of what they're doing and saying and praying that some aspects of their humanity are not completely lost and may be regained in the long prison sentences I hope they'd get.

I am surprised you even have to take the TOEFL, you’re going to crush it.

Aww, thank you. Being here for years surely helped (take that, anti-screen people!). I booked a test in a test center because not all places accept home tests results, but I don't think I'll be able to go there if the war continues - it's in a different city and over a 90 minutes ride, and that ride alone can be dangerous.


Laura - Mar 21, 2026 11:53:21 am PDT #12059 of 12064
Our wings are not tired.

I am surprised you even have to take the TOEFL, you’re going to crush it.

Oh my, yes. See the above post as an example. I hope you are able to get to the test center.


Calli - Mar 21, 2026 2:52:38 pm PDT #12060 of 12064
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I was sorry to hear about Nicholas Brendon. He seemed rather young.

It’s good to see your pixels, sumi!

I had a phone interview for a job las week, and they called me back for a second, in-person interview next week. If anyone has any job~ma to spare, please, I’d appreciate it.


P.M. Marc - Mar 21, 2026 3:02:11 pm PDT #12061 of 12064
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Fingers crossed for test center access! Also,

If Christian colonialism taught me anything, it's that we're on the right path to Buffista island and need more following. And maybe an army.

BWAH!


JenP - Mar 21, 2026 3:30:18 pm PDT #12062 of 12064

All the job ~ma your way, Calli!


-t - Mar 21, 2026 4:44:14 pm PDT #12063 of 12064
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Job~ma, Calli!


Laura - Mar 21, 2026 5:48:25 pm PDT #12064 of 12064
Our wings are not tired.

Job~ma in abundance sent your way, Calli!


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