I woke up with a bit of a headache but it’s supposed to be 90 here today, and even though it was 70 outside and I had fans running all night it was still 80 in my room. So I got up and went to Lowe’s and spend $350 on a portable air conditioner for my office (my bedroom windows don’t really work for one? But my loft office windows does)
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
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.
meara - Jun 15, 2026 8:53:32 am PDT #13036 of 13075
NoiseDesign - Jun 15, 2026 9:54:19 am PDT #13037 of 13075
Our wings are not tired
I've been using a CPAP for a few years now and it's really made a big difference in the quality of my sleep.
-t - Jun 15, 2026 10:54:27 am PDT #13038 of 13075
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hopefully the sleep study will just confirm you sleep well already
I am home from whirlwind trip to Portland for my brother's wedding, which was very nice and hippie-ish on the banks of the Sandy River with Mt Hood in the background. I guess it was hot enough in Portland yesterday to mess with the signal system that tells trains which track to go on when, so that was interesting and time consuming, but I am only a couple hours later to start work than I expected to be and nothing seems to be metaphorically on fire so, all good
bennett - Jun 15, 2026 11:18:10 am PDT #13039 of 13075
Also, I was referred for a sleep study based on the way I came out of anesthesia once, so it's useful to know whether you have sleep apnea so you can let the anesthesiologist know before any surgery.
Sheryl - Jun 15, 2026 4:49:07 pm PDT #13040 of 13075
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Filled out my ballot for the primary and dropped it in the ballot collection bin.(or whatever they're calling it) Not much else going on here.
-t - Jun 15, 2026 5:01:33 pm PDT #13041 of 13075
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Have successfully stayed awake for six more hours and actually got some stuff done. Yay.
Steph L. - Jun 15, 2026 5:50:38 pm PDT #13042 of 13075
That which does not kill you should RUN
In one of my group chats, one of my friends was excited because she talked her husband into playing guitar at an open mic night, and she said the name of the pub is "Immortal Vibes." You can't ignore a setup like that, so I said "The name of that bar makes it sound like a place vampires hang out."
NOT A SINGLE LAUGH. How dare.
dcp - Jun 15, 2026 6:29:58 pm PDT #13043 of 13075
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Would a Highlander joke have fared any better?
-t - Jun 15, 2026 6:35:30 pm PDT #13044 of 13075
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is legit hilarious, Tep
P.M. Marc - Jun 15, 2026 6:35:36 pm PDT #13045 of 13075
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
NOT A SINGLE LAUGH. How dare.
As one still cranky about the time Ticky asked (while watching Wednesday S1, ages ago), if I thought Tim Burton had any patterns, and I replied "Black and white stripes?" and NO ONE LAUGHED, I both feel your pain and give them the side eye.