Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.

'The Message'


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.


Laura - Aug 12, 2026 9:22:20 am PDT #13544 of 13618
Our wings are not tired.

Sending clear~sky~ma to people in the eclipse zones.

No eclipse here, but tomorrow night we should have clear skies for the Milky Way and Perseids viewing. My Weather Underground page for my zip code (13338) has been broken for a week or so and always shows my current temperature as -40F, which amuses me as it does happen, just not in August. The other info is accurate.


dcp - Aug 12, 2026 10:50:10 am PDT #13545 of 13618
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

The eclipse livestream on YouTube channel timeanddate is excellent. Feeds from multiple cities.


Jessica - Aug 12, 2026 11:00:07 am PDT #13546 of 13618
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

We're only getting about 9% eclipse coverage here, but I found the eclipse viewers I saved from last year and went out to see the sun with a little bite taken out of it. Hope the Iceland-bound Buffistas are getting a good show!


Laura - Aug 12, 2026 11:34:57 am PDT #13547 of 13618
Our wings are not tired.

The eclipse livestream on YouTube channel timeanddate is excellent. Feeds from multiple cities.

Been watching. Amazing.


JenP - Aug 12, 2026 12:07:08 pm PDT #13548 of 13618

I watched a bit of the NASAfes. Stunning.


meara - Aug 12, 2026 3:37:00 pm PDT #13549 of 13618

It indeed rained the whole time. But it did still get dark for totality and then get light again. People clapped, which was kind of silly and adorable. Everyone seemed to be making the best of not getting the view they came for, though it was just “folks who walked down to the waterfront” and not “people who paid big money to be at the blue lagoon or on a rooftop somewhere during it” who may have been more annoyed.


-t - Aug 12, 2026 3:49:12 pm PDT #13550 of 13618
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

May I recommend hot chocolate, meara?


meara - Aug 12, 2026 3:54:19 pm PDT #13551 of 13618

I had hot chocolate afterward! My sister and friends were drinking aperol spritzes, which seemed way too summery.


-t - Aug 12, 2026 4:00:27 pm PDT #13552 of 13618
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yay!


-t - Aug 13, 2026 8:21:44 am PDT #13553 of 13618
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Coworker just said "this is a gentle follow-up" in an email which is even worse than friendly reminder. I generally like this coworker so I'm trying to let it go but I had to complain somewhere. Just gross.