Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.

Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'


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.


Jessica - Nov 10, 2026 12:01:21 pm PST #14828 of 14908
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

(Seriously though, when do we get casting news on Chiron and Anya?)

SHOW US THE DOGS YOU CANADIAN COWARDS


Steph L. - Nov 10, 2026 12:03:25 pm PST #14829 of 14908
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.

This is like Nellie in Heartstopper. The dog is load-bearing.


meara - Nov 10, 2026 12:15:35 pm PST #14830 of 14908

SHOW US THE DOGS YOU CANADIAN COWARDS

Yes!! Why are you hiding the dogs??


-t - Nov 10, 2026 12:58:15 pm PST #14831 of 14908
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

They've done very well with casting so far, I trusty them to get a good dog. But I do want to see the dog. Yes.


JenP - Nov 10, 2026 1:55:08 pm PST #14832 of 14908

Ah, just caught up after... a week or so? But I forgot to meara. I did have many head comments of support and amusement, though, fwiw.

I had a nice weekend -- a friend invited me to a chamber music concert, which was lovely. Then, on Sunday, drove up to Philly to see my niece conduct her first professional choir choral concert - she put together such a fabulous program, mixing contemporary and older works. It was really fabulous! So proud of her.

Loved seeing the pictures of the freshmen senators today.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 10, 2026 2:33:00 pm PST #14833 of 14908
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

SHOW US THE DOGS YOU CANADIAN COWARDS

Please I may die beforehand But in good news I start chemo on Friday snd also have a stove.


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 10, 2026 3:03:16 pm PST #14834 of 14908
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.

If the midterms end up arresting the country's power dive past the Tidy Bowl man I'm willing to put up with a lot of inconvenience and annoyance to balance the scales. I already did my part today by getting a molar drilled for a new crown and being told not to chew with the temporary for the next two weeks, until a few days after my family's Thanksgiving get-together.


Sheryl - Nov 10, 2026 5:03:33 pm PST #14835 of 14908
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

We went up to New Hampshire to get Mr. S enrolled in his new school. He seemed excited to be there. Unfortunately he hadn't taken Concerta in a couple days(The facility in Texas would not include it in the meds they gave the transport people since they weren't medical professionals) so he was easily distracted. We flew up Sunday evening and back yesterday evening.

Alas, the progesterone I'm taking at night has not helped with sleeping through the night. I've tried a variety of sleep med combinations and I still wake up a couple of times in the 4-6 am time frame.(I have no problem falling asleep, just staying asleep)


Calli - Nov 10, 2026 6:01:03 pm PST #14836 of 14908
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Askye, I love that dress!

Sorry about the goo, Jessica.

What odd tech issues, Hec. Did you inadvertently enable child protection on your router?

I’m glad the Carolina coast is treating you well, Steph.

I have tomorrow off, but mostly that means I’ll be doing things that need to happen between 9 and 5 on a weekday, without burning PTO. I’m glad I can, but it’s not entirely restful.


Tom Scola - Nov 11, 2026 7:56:19 am PST #14837 of 14908
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.

It was weird this morning seeing this illustration show up in my Tumblr feed, when I took the photo it was based on.

Separately, can you please send some onerosity~ma my way? I need to renew my prescriptions (bp meds and a statin), so I went to my doctor’s app to click on the Renew Prescription button, but it came back and said, “You have no medications on file”.

Do I:

a. Try to navigate my doctor’s phone tree, which keeps *insisting* I can renew my prescriptions through the app, and has a difficult time taking no for an answer,

b. Go to my pharmacy and try to get them to ping my doctor for a renewal,

c. Show up at my doctor’s practice in person, and complain to the desk nurse?