Thanks everyone! For my birthday, I got a hurricane, power and cell outage, and a shave ice machine!
One of these things is not like the other! However, that one thing is pretty awesome.
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
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.
P.M. Marc - Aug 16, 2026 8:43:05 pm PDT #13595 of 13611
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
-t - Aug 16, 2026 9:50:19 pm PDT #13596 of 13611
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
PARTY AT THE SHEEP’S EYE
Dang, y’all, that was a helluva episode. I’m gonna have to binge the whole season, I think.
So many great moments, but don’t sleep on Caspar and Doug talking birdwatching. Gold.
meara - Aug 17, 2026 1:45:33 am PDT #13597 of 13611
Happy birthday Debet! Boo hurricane, yay shaved ice?
Today is my last day in London. Tomorrow is travel all day. Booo. Vacation is so nice. And London seems quite cheap after Iceland! Too bad I didn’t remember to buy a powerball ticket and therefore didn’t win the powerball.
askye - Aug 17, 2026 6:13:07 am PDT #13598 of 13611
Thrive to spite them
Happy Belated Birthday Debet!
Steph L. - Aug 17, 2026 7:26:51 am PDT #13599 of 13611
That which does not kill you should RUN
PARTY AT THE SHEEP’S EYE
Party at the Sheep's Eye!!!
Caspar and Doug talking birdwatching. Gold.
Ha! Yes!!!
DavidS - Aug 17, 2026 11:58:21 am PDT #13600 of 13611
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My downstairs neighbor, Jamille, called me this morning so I could take a picture of her and her son, Sebastian, on his first day of 4th grade.
FB memories informed me that today is the 11th anniversary of Matilda's first day of 4th grade, and 5th anniversary of Matilda's first day of Sophomore year in HS (her first day back after the pandemic lockdown which lasted 18 months in SF).
Soph was her only good year of high school being the tiny sliver of time between worldwide pandemic and Stage 4 cancer.
Matilda hasn't really been happy since the beginning of her junior year before JZ's diagnosis. She has her moments, but she's no longer carefree or joyful. I'm not sure if she'll ever get that back.
Steph L. - Aug 17, 2026 12:00:31 pm PDT #13601 of 13611
That which does not kill you should RUN
While I object to the term "vegan cashmere" (that's not a thing), I did in fact trip and fall right into this hipster sweater trap and had to buy it: [link] I'm allergic to real wool, anyway, so woo hoo for the unbiblical manmade fibers!
("Hipster Sweater Trap" = new band name, or new album name?)
Trudy Booth - Aug 17, 2026 12:03:36 pm PDT #13602 of 13611
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Mommy's life-long bestie was just moved into memory care - they found one near her son that would take her cat.
This time last summer my "cousin" and I got our moms together knowing it would be the last time. We knew they were failing. C was already having memory issues, mom's cancer was growing. Nevertheless, "We have to do this while we still can!" felt a little dramatic - they were... fine. Walked where they needed to be, remembered whatever eventually. People can be old ladies like that for a long long time. Or it all just ends.
DavidS - Aug 17, 2026 12:44:44 pm PDT #13603 of 13611
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
("Hipster Sweater Trap" = new band name, or new album name?)
Weezer song for sure.
-t - Aug 17, 2026 12:48:25 pm PDT #13604 of 13611
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Carefree might be too much to ask for, but moments or even periods of joy, at least, I think is a reasonable hope. Certainly what I wish for M as a floor
Hipster Sweater Trap is an excellent band name! Maybe they include some Weezer covers in their repertoire?