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.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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 - Jul 27, 2026 9:24:13 am PDT #13449 of 13627
-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.
DavidS - Jul 27, 2026 6:24:16 pm PDT #13456 of 13627
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The portrait of Matilda, as painted by her dear friend, Isabella, has safely arrived!
I posted a picture on FB: [link]
Laura - Jul 28, 2026 5:21:12 am PDT #13457 of 13627
Our wings are not tired.
What a treasure, David.
sj - Jul 28, 2026 7:43:03 am PDT #13458 of 13627
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am having a no good week. Yesterday I locked my keys in the car picking up ltc from camp because I was trying to pretend I could still function with a migraine. Today my car died at cap at drop off. So I had to call AAA again. I’m finally home two hours after leaving the house. Donated the Dunkin order I placed the minute before my car died to a local teen, and I still haven’t eaten anything today. It’s the alternator. We’re supposed to be taking ltc to Salem in a couple of weeks for her birthday and I was hoping to be able to spoil her a bit and I promised her she could get a mani/pedi too. Someone wake me when everything is less expensive.