Did anyone else watch the Tonys last night? I wasn't surprised, but pretty disappointing to see Ragtime take Best Revival over Jellicle Ball. (Ditto Schmigadoon winning over Two Strangers...it's fine, but could we not have awarded the only ACTUALLY ORIGINAL musical in this category??)
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Spike/Harm ,'Help'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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Jessica - Jun 08, 2026 4:59:47 am PDT #12948 of 13089
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Calli - Jun 08, 2026 5:29:47 am PDT #12949 of 13089
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Joshua Henry was all over TikTok/Instagram for his singing of New Music. I didn’t see either Ragtime or Jellico Ball, so I don’t know which is better. But a Henry does have an amazing baritone.
Hec, that party sounds like it will be amazing.
Laura - Jun 08, 2026 6:02:58 am PDT #12950 of 13089
Our wings are not tired.
The family (13 of us) gathered poolside yesterday. I stayed in the shade while the northerners and kids played in the pool. There was a variety of food stuffs, but best was SIL's coconut tequila with cranberry mango juice with a side of pretzel chips and hot honey hummus.
My watch this morning said I slept almost 9 hours, "but not well enough to bring your stress levels down overnight". You would think lounging by the pool for multiple hours wouldn't be stressful, and yet.
JenP - Jun 08, 2026 6:41:02 am PDT #12951 of 13089
Rowan and Sebastian
They are living up to my vision of what a couple thusly named should be. Nice. And, as Steph says, you are certainly well-suited (heh) to surpass dress code expectations.
Jessica - Jun 08, 2026 7:36:29 am PDT #12952 of 13089
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Joshua Henry is phenomenal and I was glad to see him win, but I have real issues with awarding Ragtime as a show (both Black leads get horribly murdered but at least a nice white lady feels bad about it) when set against the unapologetic joyous celebration of Black and trans culture that Jellicle Ball gives.
meara - Jun 08, 2026 9:51:17 am PDT #12953 of 13089
Anyone have Iceland recommendations or (just as important) dis-recommendations? Going in August for a few days. We aren’t renting a car, so are considering some bus tour day trip options. Also open to restaurant recs
-t - Jun 08, 2026 10:15:34 am PDT #12954 of 13089
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The tasting menu at Dill in Reykjavik was extremely good
dcp - Jun 08, 2026 11:18:41 am PDT #12955 of 13089
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Going for the solar eclipse?
DavidS - Jun 08, 2026 11:30:52 am PDT #12956 of 13089
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anyone have Iceland recommendations or (just as important) dis-recommendations?
You should definitely avoid touring the dead volcano.
Also stay away from cured ram scrota and fermented shark.
dcp - Jun 08, 2026 11:59:39 am PDT #12957 of 13089
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
cured ram scrotaa.k.a. súrsaðir hrútspungar
fermented sharka.k.a. hákarl