True to form, Ilya is too tall to fit in our current knifeblock.
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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 13, 2026 11:09:59 am PST #14901 of 14907
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
meara - Nov 13, 2026 12:21:35 pm PST #14902 of 14907
Hehehe how long is the Ilya knife? I hope 9”
Trudy Booth - Nov 13, 2026 1:58:53 pm PST #14903 of 14907
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
What the actual hell? [link]
Hil R. - Nov 13, 2026 2:43:55 pm PST #14904 of 14907
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone.
What the actual hell? [link]
Apparently flights are being diverted to Canada again. At least this time they can go to places like Montreal and Toronto, rather than all having to go to Gander.
-t - Nov 13, 2026 3:25:32 pm PST #14905 of 14907
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
True to form, Ilya is too tall to fit in our current knifeblock.
Perfect
Today is really trying to make people afraid of Friday the 13th
Steph L. - Nov 13, 2026 3:55:40 pm PST #14906 of 14907
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.
Apparently flights are being diverted to Canada again
I just had to listen to a retelling of the plot of Come From Away, with singing.
DavidS - Nov 13, 2026 4:41:26 pm PST #14907 of 14907
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I had a good day with Emmett.
Picked him up at noon and we headed to Clement Street, which is a heavily Asian neighborhood to eat at Ah Ma's Kitchen: [link]
Famous for their Kiln Chicken which was just as delicious as advertised.
Walked down Clement and picked up a slice of cake from Schubert's Bakery (source of all of Matilda's bday cakes growing up), and hitting the Pasta Supply Store where Emmett got a duck ragu and a pork sugo one.
Then we shot downtown, used a parking lot and waltzed into Macy's to buy him a new mattress for his new place (his belated bday present). Same place JZ and I got our new mattress.
There was only one salesperson on the floor so by the time he'd gotten to us, Emmett had sampled seven beds, narrowed it down to his top three, and made his choice. Which happened to be on a very big Black Friday discount.
Bought the mattress, got a free box spring, free delivery and were out of the parking garage in no time.
A very fun and productive three hours.