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by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:40 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

There are so many students looking for different housing right now, maybe who knows, she'll be able to find a nice roommate?
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:37 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Books I Read in 2020
Replies: 11
Views: 621

Re: Books I Read in 2020

If there's anything I love it's a modest time commitment! Definitely adding that one.
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:36 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Ahhhhhhh so it's a sound rather than a... Thing. That makes a lot more sense. That's a big relief actually. I'm still not sure about it. I'm still thinking maybe no. But it's better than it was. I don't know about those lyrics - maybe the problem is I don't listen to a lot of Bruno Mars so the brain...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:32 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Books I Read in 2020
Replies: 11
Views: 621

Re: Books I Read in 2020

I'm plucking things off your list for Christmas thanks.
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:30 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 361
Views: 99191

Re: What Are You Watching?

I don't have time to watch any TV sadly, looking forward to some day of sloth when this occurs... But occasionally I am picking up pieces of a show where they put a bunch of British people on an island. Haha see what I did there? It's an island in the South Pacific. There are scorpions and snakes on...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:27 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 361
Views: 99191

Re: What Are You Watching?

Oh yes, so that's why I had this memory of seeing scenes with her after she had passed away, because they actually included some of that in eight. So I have seen eight but I haven't seen nine. Everything is organized now. I bet my kid would like Agents of Shield, Darcs. Autocorrect keeps wanting to ...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:25 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: I hate this
Replies: 13
Views: 674

Re: I hate this

That dude is kind of hot, but the turtle is even better. I don't know how to make a turtle my avatar. I feel like today was a success if I can get a shower in, so...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:23 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Setting Me Off
Replies: 13
Views: 585

Re: Setting Me Off

The problem is you have so many extraneous letters there, but even worse, you can't spell real heroes without a hoarser eel. Get the man a picture of an eel and he'll be in good shape.
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:30 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 361
Views: 99191

Re: What Are You Watching?

Was Carrie Fisher dead in both eight and nine??
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:29 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 361
Views: 99191

Re: What Are You Watching?

So we have nine and now the question in my mind is, have I even seen eight? What happened in eight? Maybe that's the one with the epic Luke heat shimmer or mirage, or where she's in a cave with that penguin thing but she's having mind meld with dude over there? Yeah.
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:27 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: Saturday afternoon one shots
Replies: 18
Views: 786

Re: Saturday afternoon one shots

What would be easier to work with is if I could just be an alone in a room for a year, but waiting for that to happen means not playing at all, so I say you go for it with whatever time is easiest for you.
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:25 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Setting Me Off
Replies: 13
Views: 585

Re: Setting Me Off

I think it's you and me and everyone, not that it makes you feel any better. I don't even know whether we've had Star wars 8 or 9 or both yet. I literally don't know. Now my kid is shouting at me that we need to watch the mandalorian. This is probably how dementia starts. If you had dementia wouldn'...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 361
Views: 99191

Re: What Are You Watching?

So this is a dumb question but it will give you a real insight into my life situation: did we in fact already have Star wars episode 9 and it's technically over? Is that a thing I could watch if I got this channel?
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

Oh Lord the rabbity anxiety feelings; today they demand to know if anybody who has had covid started with a bad runny nose. The reason part of the brain says yes, Yes they have, along with 20 other symptoms. If you're really that worried about it you could just go get a test. The rabbit part doesn't...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:18 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

Someday if I wanted to waste money on a vanity plate, because I very much love my state government, I would get one that says "ask why", or just "why", or just ?
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:16 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Heroes
Replies: 25
Views: 1244

Re: Heroes

I love how these are almost two sides of the same solution coin, one requiring skillful manipulation or persuasion, and the other getting right down to brass tacks. It's like when you go for advice to the great sage on the hill, who first tells you that you should have figured it out for yourself if...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:03 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: What Are You Watching?
Replies: 361
Views: 99191

Re: What Are You Watching?

My kid wants to see the Mandalorian really badly so we might have to break down and pay whatever the payment is. If we do pay it does anyone know if there are other shows we will gain in the process? We might have a 3-week period for laying around like slugs and watching excessive TV, because the st...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Heroes
Replies: 25
Views: 1244

Re: Heroes

Weirdly I like zoom, but not because it's your arch enemy. I just like the fact that it works and I can do things with it - in the past so much failure has occurred with all sorts of technologies in this zone - I feared I wouldn't be able to do things with it. I struggle in the same way that a perso...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa Savage - Megan Thee Stallion (feat. Beyonce) I think these three songs are all great. All very deserving. People really love Post Malone and that is just not my thing, because I can't stand that bleating/warbling sound he makes - it's li...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:14 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: I hate this
Replies: 13
Views: 674

Re: I hate this

I I've literally reverted 18 years back in my career and am just trying to survive each day as it comes. I'm in my 14th year, and I still feel that every day because I'm so bad at my job. So is stresses me horribly. At the present moment, just getting through it without being a terrible jerk or cry...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

This question mark is my avatar. I don't know how I got it but it's perfect.
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:34 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

Fate as in the sense of the world-order? The events mandated to occur, as they do?
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:28 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: How is that Fabulous Quarantine Life?
Replies: 0
Views: 217

How is that Fabulous Quarantine Life?

We have been quarantined here for about 9 months, and we've seen people at different times when it was safe, and sometimes when we were forced though didn't wish to, but on the whole we've been here together for 9 months. It turns out this is the point where people all appear to be sort of cracking ...
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:36 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

OMG I love the Chicken Boo song. I sing it all the time and nobody knows what the heck is going on except the husband, and he ain't telling. Why does mom "sing" this idiot song about a chicken who wants to be a man? Nobody knows!!! Good lyrics can be subbed in when you're cracking eggs and...
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:34 am
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: Saturday afternoon one shots
Replies: 18
Views: 786

Re: Saturday afternoon one shots

He was only nice for us, not in general! But I LOVE THE SETUP and SO WANT TO DO IT. I have two January Saturdays open. They are likely not to stay that way, or if they do, the fight against chaos here is real, but it's worth a try anyway! Keep us posted!
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:31 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Heroes
Replies: 25
Views: 1244

Re: Heroes

It didn't lie; it's just that the enemy is strong and hard to combat through videoconferences and the internet.
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:26 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: I hate this
Replies: 13
Views: 674

Re: I hate this

Yes. We get weekly emails about this from each of the kids' schools, as the various dining schedules and food pickup plans are adjusted for the different holiday weeks here. The big worry is that people who most need the meal delivery service are not able to come pick it up, or risk exposure to COVI...
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:18 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

metal and klezmer. These have a greater affinity than it might appear - it makes sense! I didn't ever listen to K-pop until Ronster posted a bunch of it on the other NPR and then my kid's spotify had BTS playing and I started inquiring. I looked into a little K-pop outside of BTS and found I don't ...
by Phoebe
Mon Dec 14, 2020 9:45 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

I am so obsessed with that Singularity song by V, in a manner that I suspect is driven by being down in the dumps about Pandemic Christmas. It turns out that I like Christmas more than I thought I did, and all of its attendant activities and events, and while I like them in an introverted way, most ...
by Phoebe
Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:59 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

OMG the physics class with instrument creation sounds absolutely AMAZING!!!!! I am too slow to get these updates. Not only are my two oldest kids on my cell phone plan (none for the youngest yet - he is already sufficiently mind-melded with the machines), but my PARENTS are on my cell phone plan. Bw...
by Phoebe
Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:54 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Heroes
Replies: 25
Views: 1244

Re: Heroes

Akiva, some of our family members do not want COVID vaccine because they have been brainwashed by a cult into thinking that science is a lie. HELP!
by Phoebe
Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Just Rewarding
Replies: 50
Views: 2392

Re: Best Record of 1957

I do not have tweeting or I would vote. I feel safe from stumbling across DJT tweets this way unless I should care to expressly hunt them up from a news article. Best to have others monitor it. I can't express myself in tiny bursts; no mental discipline. Anyway, Lucille was good enough for me still....
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:26 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

This is a really different type of thing from BTS, sung by V! He was the first one who became my favorite out of the group, because of this video where they bring in puppies and he starts exclaiming about the puppies and it's just... it's too much. He clearly loves puppies more than anyone else, so ...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:11 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

What candy is not vegan? I guess milk chocolate? I don't know man, I got afraid and I started to feel things about keeping my candy close.
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:09 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: To Bidet or Not to Bidet
Replies: 9
Views: 459

Re: To Bidet or Not to Bidet

Or I suppose you could get someone to stand there with a spray bottle and spritz you thoroughly?
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:59 am
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Calendar
Replies: 331
Views: 119176

Re: Calendar

Also there's the fact of the utter breakdown of human functioning over here and total exhaustion and an impossibility of doing all the things in the 24-hour period available.
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:58 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Just Rewarding
Replies: 50
Views: 2392

Re: Best Record of 1957

I'm not going to complain about Lucille being the victor in any competition, lol! Lucille is a mighty slayer, as we know from Pathfinder.
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:56 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: To Bidet or Not to Bidet
Replies: 9
Views: 459

Re: To Bidet or Not to Bidet

Stan wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:33 pm WAP?
Post-bidet, how do you deal with a wet butt?
OMG I didn't see this the first time. Dying, lol! Kindred spirit.
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:55 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: To Bidet or Not to Bidet
Replies: 9
Views: 459

Re: To Bidet or Not to Bidet

Doesn't it get too wet to dry with toilet paper? Like how diffuse is the stream? I have tried them when not in the US but it was part of the larger process of taking a shower in the morning anyway. I don't want to have to towel off after a normal toilet trip while dressed, you know what I mean? Nor ...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:54 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

I'm glad that everyone is doing okay at least for now.
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:04 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Nerd Pride Cookbook
Replies: 66
Views: 5716

Re: Nerd Pride Cookbook

I want these. Holiday treat.
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

BTS singing Christmas songs is beyond my powers to grapple with right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKxWfiI_n0c
by Phoebe
Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:54 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

Very glad all are well and out and about! Progress! Glistening! Very sorry to hear about Tahlvin's boss and the unfortunate timing of not being able to meet with him one last time. I tend to think "weird" experiences like the urge to call people in cases like this are actually "natura...
by Phoebe
Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 188125

Re: Deathless

Kyle still alive? Now that I do not see the other humans except through this little panel, many of them report illness and various brushes with crisis or death, or live in places rife with plague, and it is always nice to see the regular proofs of life. I guess for some more than others, but general...
by Phoebe
Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Weird Week
Replies: 10
Views: 562

Re: Weird Week

Happy birthday! That is exciting about the podcast - can you post the link again? I have totally lost it.
by Phoebe
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:24 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Technically not BTS but also BTS because j-hope! This is one of the many, many reasons he is my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3xic3n7R_s
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:37 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

So exciting! Let us know when the album is happening. Since I only listen to BTS now, I give you a cheerful morning song. This color-coded lyrics in multiple language is the type of thing one can expect the fandom to produce. They also do a dance rehearsal video (choreography) for most releases like...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:27 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: RIP Aricebo
Replies: 5
Views: 291

Re: RIP Aricebo

I was wondering this too and apparently it was beyond help, because at any moment they were waiting for this to happen and it would have been too dangerous for anyone to embark upon the repairs. I just got this from one random article so I don't know if it's the full story. Most likely the aliens di...
by Phoebe
Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:22 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Dreams
Replies: 49
Views: 23131

Dreams

I wasn't going to start this thread up, but What On Earth?! Last night's dreams proceeded thusly: My job was as the nurse for a plastic surgeon. (!) The first thing that happened: I got butt implants. People, no. Trust that there is not a need for a butt implant over here. At this point in the dream...
by Phoebe
Wed Dec 02, 2020 8:03 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations
Replies: 945
Views: 153211

Re: The Silence Between: Music Recommendations

Are you the One Compiler?