I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.

Spike ,'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.


meara - Oct 16, 2025 10:28:42 am PDT #9747 of 9782

I am very into the idea of savory protein bars. Much as I like the built and puff bars.

I have been drinking lots of LMNT for electrolytes but I suspect the stevia in it was giving me migraines this summer. So I had to back off, even though it was also helping me be less dizzy. I do still use it but less.


-t - Oct 16, 2025 10:35:16 am PDT #9748 of 9782
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I completely forgot I had stashed some instant oatmeal in a corner of my desk, so now I am having oatmeal. Yay! Added too much water, though, so it's soupy. Alas.


meara - Oct 16, 2025 11:13:48 am PDT #9749 of 9782

I am shocked that “ lenten is not on the spelling bee word list. I guess autocorrect wants to capitalize it which makes it more of a proper noun? Maybe that’s why? But I thought it was not.


-t - Oct 16, 2025 12:11:23 pm PDT #9750 of 9782
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

What's a proper noun and what isn't is often a surprise to me in many contexts. I wouldn't have thought that was, but I can kind of see it, I guess


JenP - Oct 16, 2025 12:53:17 pm PDT #9751 of 9782

I'm happy to report Mom's surgery went well and she's recovering nicely.

Fantastic!


Sheryl - Oct 16, 2025 5:57:57 pm PDT #9752 of 9782
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all.

Monday it was cold, rainy and windy in CT. There was a tent set up at the gravesite, but I still got rain blown in my face. I was also the only one wearing a dress. The service was nice but sad. Saw my cousins who I hadn’t seen in a very long time

Last night we flew down to Florida. This morning was the memorial service, followed by brunch at my dad’s house. Shiva was at 7 this evening.


Karl - Oct 16, 2025 9:09:48 pm PDT #9753 of 9782
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Oh, Sheryl. You and your family are so much in my thoughts. May there be comfort and good stories for you.


-t - Oct 17, 2025 8:03:34 am PDT #9754 of 9782
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Completely failing to respond to the thread so far in my rush to complain that my boss wants me to watch an hour long video of a someone we might hire as a contractor working through a an exercise and give him (my boss) feedback and every part of that makes me recoil with DO NOT WANT (besides the part where we might hire someone because we have too much work and not enough people so someone else on the team would be great). I'll do it, but I have to complain somewhere


-t - Oct 17, 2025 9:26:20 am PDT #9755 of 9782
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Unrelatedly, we have a blue square griddle whose description uin the ERP is "sq shllw grdl agave" and I always want to read it as "shallow grave"


Steph L. - Oct 17, 2025 9:29:07 am PDT #9756 of 9782
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I always want to read it as "shallow grave"

One of the Midnight Burger side projects, Welcome to the Horizon (which is awesome) is abbreviated WTTH, and I always read it as Welcome to the Hellmouth, because BTVS got in my brain first and now there's no room for a different reading of that abbreviation.