You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.

Kaylee ,'Serenity'


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.


JenP - May 19, 2026 11:19:53 am PDT #12746 of 12805

Good grief, Plei. That is so very way too fucking much. To say I'm so sorry you are dealing with it all is a mighty, mighty understatement. Sending you... everything.


erikaj - May 19, 2026 11:33:37 am PDT #12747 of 12805
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

Oh, yeah, totally.


Trudy Booth - May 19, 2026 11:41:07 am PDT #12748 of 12805
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

When it rains it fucking cyclones. Jeezis, Plei.

If I listed everything that's happened since the day the Barbie movie came out (AKA, the day my sister blew up her life), no one would fucking believe it. I'm just very tired.
Is it wrong that I instantly mentally nicknamed your sister Barbenheimer? And that I want everyone else to do likewise? I mean, if it is wrong, just how wrong, really?

Sophia, whatever decision you make is the correct decision.


P.M. Marc - May 19, 2026 12:38:13 pm PDT #12749 of 12805
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Is it wrong that I instantly mentally nicknamed your sister Barbenheimer? And that I want everyone else to do likewise? I mean, if it is wrong, just how wrong, really?

OMFG, that's perfect.

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.


DavidS - May 19, 2026 12:41:53 pm PDT #12750 of 12805
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

In a bright spot, today is the anniversary of the founding of the first Buffista board in 1997. Before my time, but I am so very grateful that it happened.

Thanks, Agnes!

EM just came by and we plowed through some paperwork, located my car registration folder and I gave her another box of books to sell at the used bookstore so I can free up more bookcase space for the books littering the floor in piles.

I'm off to Pilates despite my doctor's advice to avoid exercise for a week to keep from popping a stitch.

It's not really aerobic so there's no chance of a blood pressure spike and I'll just ask my teacher to focus on stuff where I don't have my head tipped down.


Trudy Booth - May 19, 2026 12:47:38 pm PDT #12751 of 12805
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

How can we save our little Plei
From Barbenheimer's TNT?

(This brings in both Sting and Wile E. Coyote.)


Calli - May 19, 2026 1:49:35 pm PDT #12752 of 12805
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Hey, Bad Luck, you have the pointer stuck on Plei. Time to move it along to someone else—ideally a billionaire.


Steph L. - May 19, 2026 2:51:51 pm PDT #12753 of 12805
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

My bout with norovirus was thankfully brief, although I've stuck to bland food today. Hopefully it leaves me the hell alone.

Tim had his follow-up for the lung surgery today — the surgeon said his x-rays look perfect and he's recovering very well, so he'll start back to work next week on Tuesday (the day after Memorial Day). He'll do half days for that first week just to be sure he's all good, and then he'll go back to full time June 1. Yay lungs!


sj - May 19, 2026 3:39:47 pm PDT #12754 of 12805
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, Tim! I’m glad he’s recovering well. Boo norovirus!


Laura - May 19, 2026 5:43:05 pm PDT #12755 of 12805
Our wings are not tired.

Good to hear Tim's healthy report.