Impressive, Jess! I hope the ants continue to stay out of Doughn
Well, then, this is a day I'll feel good to be me.
Mal ,'Trash'
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.
-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
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)
Karl - Jul 27, 2026 12:06:13 pm PDT #13451 of 13627
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Took a fall in the kitchen last night and scared the hell out of my housemate. Nothing broken (on me; the shelving units will need some TLC) but I am not, alas, as steady on my pins as I assured my physical therapist I was last week.
My father had severe ataxia and Parkinson's-like symptoms in the last couple of years of his life; I'm trying not to see The New Unsteadiness as a sign of things to come.
The plus side: I now have both a cane and a walker to shake at The Kids On My (Metaphorical) Lawn.
Update/correction: The fall was last night (Sunday), not tonight.
Laura - Jul 27, 2026 12:17:42 pm PDT #13452 of 13627
Our wings are not tired.
Bubblewrap~ma to you, Karl. Be careful.
-t - Jul 27, 2026 1:48:52 pm PDT #13453 of 13627
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{{Karl}}}
aurelia - Jul 27, 2026 2:11:38 pm PDT #13454 of 13627
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
(* I made her out of Buffy)
Ha!
You need a little moat of water around the dog dish, meara!
I have a cheap plastic serving tray with 4 tiny nubs on the bottom that I put the food bowls in when I was having ant problems. If one still found its way onto the tray I could turn the tray into a moat or sprinkle some used coffee grounds underneath the tray until they were deterred.
Oooh, Karl. Be good to yourself!
erikaj - Jul 27, 2026 2:58:41 pm PDT #13455 of 13627
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I keep telling him we aren't recruiting, but maybe I make it look too good.