well, maybe somebody you like can get you the highlights(lowlights? Whichever.) Good wishes for Tim.

Yes, you would be too distracted to really enjoy any drama at the event. Will watching the news help raise Tim's BP? It works for me! I hope the hydration helps quickly.

well, maybe somebody you like can get you the highlights(lowlights? Whichever.)

I messaged the only person who I would trust to dish the dirt, and she's not going either. So I'll have to hope there are pictures posted on Facebook and I'll try to infer all sorts of drama from the pictures.

Will watching the news help raise Tim's BP? It works for me!

Oh man, SAME. Maybe we should try that, for science!

Inferred drama can be fun!

I just saw a tip on bluesky that lemon-flavored electrolytes in ginger tea is delicious, so passing that on in case it is useful.

Considering watching Superman on HBO in solidarity with you, Tep.

lemon-flavored electrolytes in ginger tea is delicious

We have lemon-lime electrolytes and ginger-turmeric tea. I feel like that's too many flavors. But lemon and ginger are awesome.

Considering watching Superman on HBO in solidarity with you, Tep.

Yesssssssss.

Tim has gotten me totally hooked on the Midnight Burger podcast (it's an audio drama about a time-traveling, dimension-hopping diner, and it's REALLY good), so we've been listening to that during dinner, like we're sitting around the radio listening to The Shadow Knows. It's totally worth listening to, for real. Anyway, Midnight Burger has to take a back seat to Superman tonight. (Or, you know, porque no los dos?)

Are you watching Peacemaker, Steph? Even if you’re not, I suggest that you should probably seek out S2E6 regardless.

I haven't been watching it, but we have HBO Max, so I can watch that episode.

Just got back from buying Emmett a car, a new Camry (which is a Hybrid) because he needed something more reliable to go to all his various Electrician gigs (which can be down in San Jose or up in Marin as well as SF).

I've never bought a new car before in my life! In fact, nobody in our family had.

But the prices of used cars are so high now that it was just easier and more convenient, and there was better value in getting the new car.

So he traded in his 1997 Camry (aka, Sally) for a 2026 version, which looks much the same in many respects but has a berjillion more computer aided bits and safety stuff.

Originally we were going to be hiking all the way out to used lots in Richmond, but by buying new, I was able to go to a Toyota place literally six blocks away, and could Uber over to my Credit Union to get the Cashier's Check and back in a couple minutes.

Funnest part? When you are doing all the paperwork, they had a desk sized iPad called a Docupad, so you just signed off on things there and they email you the documents.

So that's my Task For the Day. Two hours start to finish.

This evening we're going out with the kids (and their Significant Otters) to dinner to celebrate birthdays.

we've been listening to that during dinner, like we're sitting around the radio listening to The Shadow Knows.

I love this! Looked up Midnight Burger and there are 5 seasons, which seems like a big commitment, but I will check it out.

Yay new car and birthday dinners!

there are 5 seasons, which seems like a big commitment, but I will check it out.

I mean, we *are* posting on a board that started as a fanboard for a TV show with 7 seasons (and a spinoff with 5 seasons). I believe in your ability to commit!

But the prices of used cars are so high now that it was just easier and more convenient, and there was better value in getting the new car.

That's exactly why we bought the Corolla Hybrid new -- for used Corolla Hybrids with the kind of mileage we wanted, the prices were like $1,000-$3,000 less than new, and at that point, buying new was the obvious choice.

could Uber over to my Credit Union to get the Cashier's Check and back in a couple minutes.

They let me literally write a personal check for 5 figures. I wasn't sure that was a thing you could do, but the dealership was cool with it.