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Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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Shir - Aug 18, 2026 9:42:09 am PDT #13613 of 13616
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

waves

Oh hi. I haven't been here forever, and you know, there are plenty of reasons. The major one is that in less than three weeks I'll be moving to a different continent (hello, Europe! Specifically, Belgium) to start an academic sabbatical and to work on an MSc in digital humanities, and that's a very big change. I'm both very excited and anxious and having a hard time imagining life in a place that isn't a hellmouth (though, you know, I love it here. It's insane, but it's home, and we can have a far nicer version of it).

I'm bringing the cat with me, which of course is now my number one concern: how the opinionated 16-year-old cat will survive the flight and all these hours in a carrier.

On the bright side, I'll now be a bit closer to y'all. And hopefully with some time to actually, umm, post here more (sorry about not really being here lately, but between war and life and planning a move, well, not much time left for other things).

That's it for the big life update. Love y'all, tons of ~ma of all kinds, and please pray for the cat to survive the move and the airport staff to whisk us through all inspections as fast as possible.


-t - Aug 18, 2026 9:57:49 am PDT #13614 of 13616
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hi Shir! How exciting!


erikaj - Aug 18, 2026 10:28:19 am PDT #13615 of 13616
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

wow, that's wild for the cat. keep something that smells like you in the carrier with him. have a great time in Europe.


Steph L. - Aug 18, 2026 10:48:18 am PDT #13616 of 13616
That which does not kill you should RUN

Shir, that's a big change for you and your cat, but it sounds exciting!

Although I love listening to audiobooks when driving I have not seemed to manage to focus on any of the serial variety. On the list. Perhaps on the drive back to Florida.

Laura, Midnight Burger really is fucking fantastic. It's smart and funny and weird and poignant and consistently entertaining. And there are a lot of episodes, so it would be suited for a New York --> Florida drive.

Okay, time to switch loads of laundry and get back to work.


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