Gee, after a personal visit from JD and a phone endorsement to the populace from the orange Don.
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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 12, 2026 2:07:10 pm PDT #12282 of 12473
Our wings are not tired.
erikaj - Apr 12, 2026 2:48:53 pm PDT #12283 of 12473
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
T. is becoming the opposite of a kingmaker.
Steph L. - Apr 12, 2026 5:01:03 pm PDT #12284 of 12473
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
We had a delightful afternoon at the symphony, and my hip let me walk about 1/2 a mile to the restaurant afterward (that is very seriously so much more than I've been able to walk at one time in about a year -- maybe my hip is improving!), and we had excellent tacos, including a life-changing huitlacoche taco.
And then I had to come home and file our tax return. Rude awakening indeed. (We got a refund; the problem is that the H&R Block program kept giving me a glitch because I auto-downloaded Tim's W-2, but it seems the program didn't like the auto-downloaded W-2. Ultimately I had to delete his W-2 and then key all the info in by hand, which I would have done from the start if I had known that auto-downloading the W-2 would be a problem. I'm going to blame this one on H&R Block. But at least it's finished!)
-t - Apr 12, 2026 8:23:56 pm PDT #12285 of 12473
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think I had that problem one year, Tep. Has not recurred, this year downloading my docs was fine
Tom Scola - Apr 13, 2026 7:54:41 am PDT #12286 of 12473
They pay me in WOIMS
It’s going to be a long baseball season for this Mets fan.
-t - Apr 13, 2026 8:02:31 am PDT #12287 of 12473
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It was my understanding that it always is?
Note - I have not paid any attention so if there is something specific happening right now I definitely do not know about it
Tom Scola - Apr 13, 2026 8:05:02 am PDT #12288 of 12473
They pay me in WOIMS
The Mets were just swept at home by the A’s.
-t - Apr 13, 2026 8:12:57 am PDT #12289 of 12473
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sigh, once upon a time that would have been glad news for me. Fuckin' As
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 8:51:41 am PDT #12290 of 12473
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Mets were just swept at home by the A’s.
I mean, I enjoyed it!
But it must have been frustrating watching Lindor make one stupid ass mistake after another.
Atropa - Apr 13, 2026 12:46:04 pm PDT #12291 of 12473
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Because I must share the "linear time, wtf" -ness of it all: Princess Tickybox turns 21 today. HOW ON EARTH IS MY GOTHDAUGHTER TWENTY-ONE?! OMGWTFBBQPOLARBEAR