Happy happy day to Matilda! Nineteen, as I recall, is a weirdly anticlimactic birthday in general - you don't get any new rights and responsibilities, it's not a nice round number, although I guess it is a prime if you are into that. I guess there is that Steely Dan song. Is that creepy? I don't actually know the lyrics but I have a feeling it's probably creepy
Dreg: Glory, Your Most Fresh-And-Cleanness. It's only a matter of time-- Glory: Ugh, everything always takes time! What about my time? Does anyone appreciate I'm on a schedule here?! Tick tock, Dreg! Tick freakin' tock!
'Sleeper'
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.
-t - Sep 26, 2025 10:36:52 am PDT #9444 of 9535
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - Sep 26, 2025 10:42:01 am PDT #9445 of 9535
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I guess there is that Steely Dan song. Is that creepy?
He's a middle aged rock star dating a 19 year old girl who doesn't even know who Aretha Franklin is.
So...
Trudy Booth - Sep 26, 2025 10:42:02 am PDT #9446 of 9535
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
Nineteen is the best age. No longer a kid, still a teenager.
DavidS - Sep 26, 2025 10:43:18 am PDT #9447 of 9535
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Nineteen is the best age. No longer a kid, still a teenager.
I agree with this assessment. Nineteen can be a pretty great year.
And it will certainly be a better year than 17 or 18 in her particular case.
erikaj - Sep 26, 2025 11:39:02 am PDT #9448 of 9535
Always Anti-fascist!
Nineteen was kind of struggle for me, but it was one of the ones that worked out in the end, so that was something. As opposed to now, where I feel like I struggle through to get strong enough to struggle. at least sometimes. I told myself I wasn't gonna work over those meetings with the social worker in my head anymore, and I won't, but it makes a story confusing when the social worker thinks "DUI" and "DIY" are the same thing.(Not to say there couldn't be some kind of "Y'all watch this,' sort of overlap, of course.) Nothing but the best for us, right?
Laura - Sep 26, 2025 11:54:02 am PDT #9449 of 9535
Our wings are not tired.
19 was okay. I got married the first time and moved to Philly, which was cool. 21 was my least favorite of all time. 18 was good for voting and drinking in NY in 1972, so that was said and done. At 21 I was super broke, using boxes for furniture, and generally miserable. All I was thinking was that this being an adult thing was bullshit. FWIW, 35 was my favorite age. I've been perfectly fine with all the ages since then.
Tom Scola - Sep 26, 2025 12:35:05 pm PDT #9450 of 9535
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
19 was rock bottom for me. Because I was abused growing up, I was desperate to get out of the house. But because I was abused growing up, I was not equipped to function in the real world as an adult.
Trudy Booth - Sep 26, 2025 12:50:02 pm PDT #9451 of 9535
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
Ah, but look at you now my dear...
You are a marvel.
askye - Sep 26, 2025 1:21:56 pm PDT #9452 of 9535
Thrive to spite them
Happy Birthday Matilda!!
askye - Sep 26, 2025 1:25:39 pm PDT #9453 of 9535
Thrive to spite them
I didn't cancel Hulu because I didn't want to deal with with M's mom and her drama that would have happened. Although if I can get just ESPN unlimited I might convince her that is enough. And we have Prime because of football.
I've been watching Taskmaster on Pluto . Alsa they only have a few seasons and we are almost done. And I want more because Pimento from Brooklyn 99/Derek from The Good Place was on a season (or two maybe ?) and I've seen some clips and he is totally funny and unhinged. And I've also been watching The Great Canadian Bake Off on Roku channel .
I want to watch Murderbot but I'll wait until after football season and cancel some stuff.