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
But she's just a little big eyed lemur!!
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'
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 - Apr 13, 2026 3:55:40 pm PDT #12296 of 12473
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
P.M. Marc - Apr 13, 2026 4:01:30 pm PDT #12297 of 12473
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah, IDEK how that happened.
askye - Apr 13, 2026 4:53:32 pm PDT #12298 of 12473
Thrive to spite them
Happy Princess Tickybox day even though it can't be she's 21?
askye - Apr 13, 2026 5:31:52 pm PDT #12299 of 12473
Thrive to spite them
I keep seeing people on social media talking about how there will be massive food shortages /food prices getting out of control and everyone should stock up on things now/plant gardens etc. And I'm trying to figure out what is realistic and what isn't.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 5:52:37 pm PDT #12300 of 12473
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And I'm trying to figure out what is realistic and what isn't.
I don't think that scenario is going to happen. Some prices will go up but Trump's not going to win a war of attrition with Iran. He's going to quit and then say we won and accomplished great things.
TACO 4evah.
Calli - Apr 13, 2026 6:01:23 pm PDT #12301 of 12473
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Some prices will go up but Trump's not going to win a war of attrition with Iran. He's going to quit and then say we won and accomplished great things.
Yeah, but timing is an issue. We get a big chunk of our fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz, and crops need it sooner than later. I expect the US will get hit with higher food prices, but people in resource limited countries may see some food problems.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2026 6:17:35 pm PDT #12302 of 12473
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yeah, but timing is an issue. We get a big chunk of our fertilizer through the Straits of Hormuz, and crops need it sooner than later. I expect the US will get hit with higher food prices, but people in resource limited countries may see some food problems.
That's true, but we're not in a resource limited country. It will continue to make things more costly but there shouldn't be any need for panic hoarding. Having lived poor I can vouch that you can get by on beans and rice for a pretty long time.
askye - Apr 14, 2026 8:07:41 am PDT #12303 of 12473
Thrive to spite them
My coworker who had a miscarriage after a surprise pregnancy last year is pregnant again. This time it was planned. She just showed me ultrasound pictures and I asked her if they had a nickname yet and told her how Princess Tickybox got her nickname
sj - Apr 14, 2026 8:43:25 am PDT #12304 of 12473
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
How is Tickybox 21?! Wow. Time is weird.
-t - Apr 14, 2026 9:43:25 am PDT #12305 of 12473
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I’m at the dentist. I think I cracked a tooth a while ago - noticed it felt different like a gap where there didn’t used to be a gap and more sharpness than felt familiar to my tongue but it didn’t, like, hurt so I just ignored it. Well, now it hurts and there’s some swelling, so, dentist. My appointment was for ten minutes ago and I got here half an hour early to fill out paperwork (is it still paperwork when it is on an iPad? I think it is) so I may run out of ability to entertain myself…