Happy Birthday, Kat!
What is your childhood trauma?
Cordelia ,'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.
JenP - Jul 26, 2026 3:52:28 pm PDT #13441 of 13627
Tom Scola - Jul 26, 2026 6:11:51 pm PDT #13442 of 13627
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
I keep my fruit out of the refrigerator UNTIL they ripen, and then put them in the fridge, which allows me to eat ripe fruit for several days, instead of having to eat them all at once, although fruit kept in the fridge for too long will be nasty. This method will give me a few extra days, and I prefer to eat my fruit chilled.
-t - Jul 27, 2026 5:39:13 am PDT #13443 of 13627
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Buncha weirdos refrigerating things all over the place. A little over ripeness never hurt any fruit.
Jessica - Jul 27, 2026 7:40:03 am PDT #13444 of 13627
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My sourdough starter Doughn* survived the road trip to the cottage and I have figured out a so-far ant-proof but also breathable way to store her on the counter. (Stab plastic wrap with knife, cover open jar with mesh drain cover, holey plastic wrap on top, hold in place with metal ring.)
(* I made her out of Buffy)
Laura - Jul 27, 2026 7:59:34 am PDT #13445 of 13627
Our wings are not tired.
I keep my fruit out of the refrigerator UNTIL they ripen, and then put them in the fridge
Same, including the avocados. They may have more flavor at room temperature, but are more refreshing chilled. YDFTMV
-t - Jul 27, 2026 8:06:33 am PDT #13446 of 13627
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Impressive, Jess! I hope the ants continue to stay out of Doughn
Steph L. - Jul 27, 2026 8:08:27 am PDT #13447 of 13627
That which does not kill you should RUN
(* I made her out of Buffy)
It took me a ridiculously long time to get that joke, because I was really stuck on the long -o vowel sound of "Doughn" and couldn't make the next leap. Possibly I need more coffee. (I did eventually get it, FTR.)
I keep my fruit out of the refrigerator UNTIL they ripen, and then put them in the fridge
I am 100% Team Refrigerated (Ripe) Fruit.
Jessica - Jul 27, 2026 8:34:54 am PDT #13448 of 13627
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It took me a ridiculously long time to get that joke, because I was really stuck on the long -o vowel sound of "Doughn" and couldn't make the next leap. Possibly I need more coffee. (I did eventually get it, FTR.)
I'm just happy to be among friends who are as amused by BtVS puns as I am.
meara - Jul 27, 2026 9:24:13 am PDT #13449 of 13627
Ants are so annoying. I keep dealing with them finding the dog food—he wants to eat it when he wants to, not when I put it out. I hate to starve him but if I leave it out the ants get to it!
And I love the name/reasoning.
-t - Jul 27, 2026 10:09:15 am PDT #13450 of 13627
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You need a little moat of water around the dog dish, meara! Like a saucer for a potted plant under the dish with a bit of water in it. Maybe a drop of dish soap in the water to really discourage the ants (by drowning them)