Timelies all!
Healing~ma to you, Sophia.
I managed to do the self-assessment thing today.(It has to be done by Friday) It's kinda half-assed, but it's done.
Who was the real power? The Captain? or Tenille?
Xander ,'Showtime'
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.
Sheryl - Oct 14, 2026 4:42:21 pm PDT #14371 of 14508
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
lisah - Oct 14, 2026 6:51:55 pm PDT #14372 of 14508
Punishingly Intricate
Getting another new knee tomorrow!! Please keep me in your thoughts.
Steph L. - Oct 14, 2026 6:55:33 pm PDT #14373 of 14508
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
Go, bionic knee!!!
DavidS - Oct 14, 2026 7:03:32 pm PDT #14374 of 14508
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're all going to be made of replacement parts by 2030!
I went out to breakfast this morning and on the walk home I spotted a beautiful white husky. As I approached that corner, the person holding the leash said, "Oh, hey!"
It was Matilda's good friend, Vanessa. And in fact she was awaiting at that street corner to give Matilda a coffee on her way to work.
I waited with Vanessa until Matilda arrived a few minutes later and got bonus random child engagement!
Sophia Brooks - Oct 14, 2026 7:21:16 pm PDT #14375 of 14508
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thanks everyone!
I now have surgery to remove my ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and whatever else they can get on Friday.
I feel great right now, which is odd. But even people visiting say I look better than I have since my mother died. I also don’t really understand why my aunt seems overly concerned with my mom’s house not having any comfortable chairs and my uncle seems to think I will be driving soon! I literally have no idea how long I will be in the hospital. I dont need to somehow purchase and have a recliner delivered today! I am not going to be driving any time soon!
Dana - Oct 14, 2026 8:47:40 pm PDT #14376 of 14508
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Wow, Sophia. That's just so much happening. Fingers crossed for the surgery.
DavidS - Oct 14, 2026 9:16:29 pm PDT #14377 of 14508
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I now have surgery to remove my ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and whatever else they can get on Friday.
Kind of a liquidation sale on your unwanted fertility.
I feel great right now, which is odd.
It may be odd but I'm glad that's where you are. I've been worried about you.
lisah - Oct 15, 2026 2:10:53 am PDT #14378 of 14508
Punishingly Intricate
Glad they have the surgery scheduled, Sophia! And glad you’re feeling great right now! I’ll be thinking of you.
Laura - Oct 15, 2026 7:11:43 am PDT #14379 of 14508
This too shall pass.
Thank you for the update, Sophia. You have been on my mind. Be rid of those unneeded parts!
Surgery ~ma headed out to you and lisah.
I've pretty much decided to go ahead and replace my right knee, and maybe my left hip. The pain is bearable, but my walking max is at most a half mile, and that really impedes my lifestyle. I wasn't able to walk even one of the awesome nature trails here in the Adirondacks this summer, and when I get home beach walks won't happen. I figure better to swap out parts at 72 than 82.
Trudy Booth - Oct 15, 2026 7:14:03 am PDT #14380 of 14508
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
Oh Sophia, that's an awful lot. I'm glad they're jumping right on it.
You can tell your aunt you're pretty sure you can rent an appropriate chair when you go home to convalesce along with whatever other supplies you might be needing (hospital bed?). They would deliver it and set it up and then take it away when you're done.
Hang in there.