I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.

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.


dcp - Jul 30, 2025 10:30:05 am PDT #8531 of 8569
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

people not reading emails

I found that two things made this even worse. 1) People using their phones for email tended to skip a lot of text. 2) People who only read the subject lines, and not the bodies of the email.

Soooo many times I was tempted to reply, "You have demonstrated failure of reading comprehension. Try again."


Dana - Jul 30, 2025 10:48:15 am PDT #8532 of 8569
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

This wasn't even email! This was a chat!


Atropa - Jul 30, 2025 11:19:51 am PDT #8533 of 8569
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I just thought when I said "DON'T SEND THIS TO THE CLIENT YET," that my coworkers might read it.

:: laughs bitterly ::

One of the parts of my managerial life is telling people on customer-facing teams that NO, they can't share that information with customers just yet, who said they could, thanks I'll go have a conversation with that sales rep, NO don't share that information yet.

That and meetings. So many meetings.


lisah - Jul 30, 2025 5:37:04 pm PDT #8534 of 8569
Punishingly Intricate

Is anybody else finding the Bee impossible today??


Steph L. - Jul 30, 2025 5:47:07 pm PDT #8535 of 8569
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Is anybody else finding the Bee impossible today??

Oh my god, SO MANY WORDS. Not a fave today.


-t - Jul 30, 2025 7:38:01 pm PDT #8536 of 8569
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I gave up on it pretty quick


Steph L. - Jul 31, 2025 4:15:55 am PDT #8537 of 8569
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Today's Spelling Bee *also* has about a billion words. I need more coffee to tackle it.

This morning (8 am) is Tim's follow-up appointment after getting his neck lump removed last week. Definitely need benign~ma.


Laura - Jul 31, 2025 5:30:06 am PDT #8538 of 8569
Our wings are not tired.

Benign~ma in abundance.


JenP - Jul 31, 2025 5:33:44 am PDT #8539 of 8569

I tanked Wordle today, boo. Haven't been doing Spelling Bee for s while, but maybe I'll start again. Connections was cute today.

I did not get to the next round for the interview from last week, which is a bit of a bummer, but I'm still glad I had the first one. It's been a while!

Farmers Market this morning.


JenP - Jul 31, 2025 5:34:19 am PDT #8540 of 8569

Benign ~ma in abundance.