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.
Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em. Zoe: Shoot 'em? Mal: Politely.
'Serenity'
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.
Laura - Sep 26, 2025 11:54:02 am PDT #9449 of 9534
Our wings are not tired.
Tom Scola - Sep 26, 2025 12:35:05 pm PDT #9450 of 9534
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 9534
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 9534
Thrive to spite them
Happy Birthday Matilda!!
askye - Sep 26, 2025 1:25:39 pm PDT #9453 of 9534
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.
Karl - Sep 26, 2025 1:42:41 pm PDT #9454 of 9534
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
- Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography
Assata passed away today, at 79, in Cuba. My brain is full of words, but they all sound so hollow.
Dana - Sep 26, 2025 2:07:35 pm PDT #9455 of 9534
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
All of Taskmaster is on YouTube.
NoiseDesign - Sep 26, 2025 2:11:50 pm PDT #9456 of 9534
Our wings are not tired
Joe Jackson has the song Nineteen Forever so there is some musical love for the age there.
erikaj - Sep 26, 2025 2:32:03 pm PDT #9457 of 9534
Always Anti-fascist!
I've heard your words, Karl. While I'm familiar with that sense of inadequacy, I'm sure the words only sound hollow to your own ears. Feel free to say what you want to say, though I think I mixed up this person with Tupac's mother Afeni, so I'm a bad revolutionary right now I don't cancel anything cause it's not my money, though maybe I use it a little less.
-t - Sep 26, 2025 3:00:24 pm PDT #9458 of 9534
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm afraid I mostly just recognize her name enough to know there is respect due.
I have balanced my checkbook or whatever you call it when there are no checks involved, and I have a good chance of not getting overdrawn before payday, hooray! And this is when my extra money from cashing in vacation time comes in, so I'm excited about that. I'm gonna pay so many bills, y'all! Or maybe just one bill but extra hard. But it's exciting!