{{{Karl}}}
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
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 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
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.
Jessica - Jul 28, 2026 7:50:47 am PDT #13459 of 13627
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Karl, I'm relieved to hear nothing broken!
sj, what a pile-on of badness! You deserve a super cute affordable pedicure for sure.
sj - Jul 28, 2026 8:06:55 am PDT #13460 of 13627
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I never get pedi’s for myself because I’m always wearing my leg braces and I can’t feel my feet anyway. But I was going to get a gel manicure. I’ll probably just figure out a way for ltc to get hers. I need to find a part time work from home job, but I haven’t worked in forever, don’t have a degree, and only have retail work in my work history which I’m no longer capable of doing. So, it just seems impossible.
sj - Jul 28, 2026 9:06:56 am PDT #13461 of 13627
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thank you for letting me vent. I had to cancel my therapy appointment because of all of this.
lisah - Jul 28, 2026 10:38:34 am PDT #13462 of 13627
Punishingly Intricate
Ugh I’m sorry, sj. No food and no therapy must be amplifying the suckiness of it all. Hope you have some smooth sailing days ahead.