Good grief, meara. I hope there is an option for you to already have the part and just pay for a service call.
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
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 - Sep 22, 2026 5:03:46 am PDT #14053 of 14152
Our wings are not tired.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 8:36:05 am PDT #14054 of 14152
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's bonkers, meara! Unless the price for the part includes the labor and everything for the repair somehow? Which doesn't seem like a sensible way to do things, but it's all I can think of.
My mom's primary PT came to the house yesterday, so she has some more exercises to do. He asked how the fall happened and she told him the whole story and he said something like "oh, it was a freak accident" which was gratifying and then my dad pointed out the hole in the wall from the top of the stairs which made him say "Holy cow" which was also gratifying. Now that everyone has seen the hole and taken pictures, Mom does want to fix it, btw. Maybe still a plaque, we'll see.
dcp - Sep 22, 2026 9:32:53 am PDT #14055 of 14152
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Maybe still a plaqueA soft plaque, just in case.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 9:52:59 am PDT #14056 of 14152
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Now you're talking!
NoiseDesign - Sep 22, 2026 10:12:43 am PDT #14057 of 14152
Our wings are not tired
I had a friend who put a hole in his wall and he just hung an empty frame around the hole and called it a holy artifact.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 10:15:57 am PDT #14058 of 14152
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That was Mom's original suggestion
JenP - Sep 22, 2026 11:16:54 am PDT #14059 of 14152
Love that.
OK, so this will mean something probably only to Steph and -t, particularly if you've listened to Midnight Burger Shift Notes and/or the Hwat! podcasts -- I just signed off a co-working session with my friend Dave with a, "Byeeeee!" as they often do over there. Not normal behavior for me. They are infiltrating my brain.
-t - Sep 22, 2026 11:31:51 am PDT #14060 of 14152
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Awww. I haven't totally immersed myself in Shift Notes or Hwat! yet, but I've listened to a few here and there and I already recognize the Byeeee!
DavidS - Sep 22, 2026 12:24:52 pm PDT #14061 of 14152
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
EM came over this morning and was tasked with prodding my executive function.
I had to do nothing but adult shit!
I dealt with a mortgage, insurance and bug extermination. Emails and calls and paper work!
Who's got the maturity for all that?
It's birthday week for my kinder. Emmett turns 30 tomorrow, which means you have been watching him grow up for a long time. Matilda turns 20 on Saturday.
We'll all be going out to dinner together at our new favorite family place, Parc Bistro.
Jessica - Sep 22, 2026 12:52:11 pm PDT #14062 of 14152
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
. Emmett turns 30 tomorrow, which means you have been watching him grow up for a long time. Matilda turns 20 on Saturday.
NOPE. Unacceptable. Those two are both TINY BABIES.