Yay! I wasn't fond of the process, but being able to see is super awesome.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
Laura - Apr 06, 2026 8:22:49 am PDT #12240 of 12473
Our wings are not tired.
meara - Apr 06, 2026 8:32:38 am PDT #12241 of 12473
Yay cataract surgery! I have not had the cataract removed part but did have the “new lens with magic vision” part, and it felt much better after a couple days and has been miraculous ever since. When is #2 scheduled?
Shir, thought of you lots at the seder I went to Saturday. (Wherein I was shocked my friend’s step kids did not kill him—he started many years ago using a Haggadah that is for kids, when they were new to this and younger, but they’re now 14 and 14 and 16, and he’s still using that one and I would’ve been so much less polite than they were, at that age, being talked to like I was about 8 years old…)
dcp - Apr 06, 2026 9:33:05 am PDT #12242 of 12473
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Second cataract surgery is scheduled for 21 April.
My eyes are still dilated, will be most of the day. I'm very glad I use dark mode for most of my browsers and devices.
Nilly - Apr 07, 2026 2:31:07 am PDT #12243 of 12473
Swouncing
Poking my head once more in between ongoing conversations I selfishly ignore, in order to reassure y'all that we're still as OK as possible under the circumstances.
Very strange holiday (Pessakh), and it may get even more strange as we go along, but we are indeed as well as possible under this strangeness, and we're very thankful for that.
Take care, y'all.
(I feel bad for poking my head and posting and running and ignoring everybody, meMeME as possible, but I keep thinking that with all the scary news from around here, it's better than just not letting anybody know anything. Sorry if I'm mistaken.)
JenP - Apr 07, 2026 6:00:32 am PDT #12244 of 12473
Thank you for posting, Nilly, and we are more than grateful every time we see your and Shir's pixels that you take the time to post given all that you're dealing with. Much love to you.
Laura - Apr 07, 2026 7:16:31 am PDT #12245 of 12473
Our wings are not tired.
I can't say it better than Jen. I do appreciate that you take the time to check in. Sending love.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 07, 2026 7:23:01 am PDT #12246 of 12473
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
Absolutely Nilly, it's always a relief to hear from you that you're okay. Love and safety vibes to you and yours.
Trudy Booth - Apr 07, 2026 8:16:22 am PDT #12247 of 12473
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The checking-in is very much welcome, Nilly!
lisah - Apr 07, 2026 3:37:55 pm PDT #12248 of 12473
Punishingly Intricate
What everybody else said, Nilly! Thanks for checking in
Hil R. - Apr 07, 2026 4:08:54 pm PDT #12249 of 12473
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Catching up, after traveling for Passover for a while. Thanks for checking in, Nilly and Shir.
I started watching women's hockey after the Olympics, and it's really fun. It's kind of making me want to go skating, though, and I'm pretty sure that would be a terrible idea with the current state of my knees. Maybe it's something to have as a goal, though -- motivation to do my physical therapy exercises more regularly than I have been.
There was a PWHL game at Madison Square Garden last weekend, and my friend's eight-year-old daughter, who plays hockey, got to be one of the kids standing with the players when the starting lineup was announced, so that was pretty cool. That game set a US record for attendance at a women's hockey game. (Canada's record is higher.) I just watched it on TV, but the excitement was palpable even through the screen.