Ugh I dunno—I’ve been lifting weights for nearly two years now and I’m not sure I can lift any more than when I started. I mean, I also have lost 15-20 pounds during that time. But still. Beast mode it ain’t.
If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there, it would have been like Woodstock.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
meara - Oct 09, 2026 9:55:39 am PDT #14307 of 14505
Jessica - Oct 09, 2026 10:21:54 am PDT #14308 of 14505
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Mmmmmm, fog. One of my all-time fave cheeses.
Jessica - Oct 09, 2026 10:30:32 am PDT #14309 of 14505
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In Stupid Things are Stupid news:
I got a letter (in the Actual Mail) from my insurance company that One Medical billed the wrong BCBS for my last physical back in April. (Fortunately it was a letter of the "you don't have to fix this because it's not your fault" variety.) Now I get that BCBS is massive and there are a zillion regional plan variations and it's probably incredibly common for doctor's offices to click the wrong thing, BUT...
One Medical is owned by Amazon. I am an Amazon employee on an Amazon-provided insurance plan. My One Medical membership is an Amazon employee benefit. There should be ZERO confusion about who is paying for all of this.
erikaj - Oct 09, 2026 10:37:23 am PDT #14310 of 14505
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Nice job making it simple, guys.
-t - Oct 09, 2026 10:46:28 am PDT #14311 of 14505
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's infuriating, Jess.
Trying to remember if I have actually had Humboldt Fog. Possibly not. I tend to be wary of goat cheese, - when it's good it's good but when it's too goaty it's not something I'd choose to eat. I did have Breakfast Cheese for breakfast today, which is always a treat.
Sheryl - Oct 09, 2026 1:12:58 pm PDT #14312 of 14505
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Got my flu shot this morning. Arm feels pretty good. Now I have to figure out when to get a covid shot.
We are now expected to write self-assessments for the close out part of our employee evaluations. Besides the fact that I have no idea how to describe my achievements, I'm supposed to tie these achievements to the three main areas of interest. These areas do not fit what I do at all. I process samples for products other people use in experiments. Oh, well, at least it's just my boss who reads it, and he thinks I'm doing an excellent job.(I'm not going to go into how the ratings system has been changed.)
-t - Oct 09, 2026 3:24:30 pm PDT #14313 of 14505
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ugh, self-assessments, always getting more arbitrary and stupid
Calli - Oct 09, 2026 5:02:55 pm PDT #14314 of 14505
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I don’t think I’ve had Humboldt Fog, but I seem to recall a cheesemonger video about it. She liked it a lot.
Atropa - Oct 09, 2026 5:20:26 pm PDT #14315 of 14505
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have become a convert to using AI to write self-assessments. Braindump all the things you can remember that you did, make the stupid robot help write it.
aurelia - Oct 09, 2026 5:33:24 pm PDT #14316 of 14505
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Ooh I was done at 52! Go, being average! Choose being average!
Hooray team average! I just wish the migraines had stopped, too. They're not as bad (less likely to take me out for 3 days at a time), but still happening.
Fortunately, Pilates does a ton of this shit and has a lot of focus on grounded foot strength. Which is something I never thought about before I started Pilates. But the tendon that connects your big toe is different than the muscles on the outside of your foot and the ball of your foot, arch and heel all need specific integrated work.
I do wish I had time and $$ to get individual work on this. When I was 25 I damaged my dominant foot (first 2 toes shattered and lost half the middle toe). I get around well and have decent balance, but in recent years the tendon that goes from the arch around the inside of the ankle and up the calf has been a problem and it's likely because of the way I compensate for the lack of flex in the first 2 toes.