Isolated Blurt Thread

[Harry Leg]

I'd like to think he would. He participated in it, but unfortunately died before it was finished. The ending was hard to take, what can I say?

I watched it on CNN, not sure where else you can see it right now. It was on some VOD and streaming services but I'm not sure it still is.

I found it.

 

[Handley_Page]

I watched a TV programme the other night concerned with the making of a documentary film on the Nazi Death Camps (Bergen-Belsen, Dachau and the others),
and the difficulties they had making it.

There were several 'delicate flowers' who did not want it out. The USA made their own; much shorter and with a different commentary. It was not shown in the UK, I gather.

It's only recently been finished, by the Imperial War Museum.

 

[PennLady]

Woo hoo! Got (most of) my "Ghost in the Shell" discs today.

 

[Handley_Page]

One of the few spin-offs from Dr Who was a series called 'Torchwood'.
I found a boxed set of series 1 in my local charity shop!

 

[PennLady]

One of the few spin-offs from Dr Who was a series called 'Torchwood'.
I found a boxed set of series 1 in my local charity shop!

Good stuff, that. I've seen all of it. John Barrowman was such fun...

 

[Handley_Page]

Good stuff, that. I've seen all of it. John Barrowman was such fun...

And competent, from what I saw.

 

[PennLady]

And competent, from what I saw.

Oh quite. Unfortunately the only thing I've seen him in besides Doctor Who and Torchwood is "The Producers." I'll have to find other things that he's done.

 

[TxRad]

4.80 with 10 votes
4.55 with 11 votes.

No one can see the votes until you get ten.

Don't ya just love trolls.

 

[sr71plt]

Serena in two, but it wasn't easy.

 

[oggbashan]

4.80 with 10 votes
4.55 with 11 votes.

No one can see the votes until you get ten.

Don't ya just love trolls.

I have had several stories reach ten votes with a perfect 5.00.

Then reality intervenes and it loses the red H.

 

[Handley_Page]

Anyone know much about close-up photography ?

 

[Hypoxia]

Anyone know much about close-up photography ?

Yes. Why?

 

[Handley_Page]

Yes. Why?

Thank you.
See your Inbox, please.

 

[YoursSINSerely]

Its fucking cold here, and there's a foot of snow coming tomorrow.
Yikes!

 

[Handley_Page]

Its fucking cold here, and there's a foot of snow coming tomorrow.
Yikes!

Yes, Babs, it is a trifle cool.
We managed to avoid a load of snow the other day, then it snowed all night and then warmed up so we have very wet roads.

On the other hand, my new home-brew aerial is taking shape.

 

[Hypoxia]

There's close-up photography. And then there's macro and micro photography. Macros of dew-encrusted insects can be awesome. Macros of coins and stamps are boring except for collectors. But I digress. Not enough winter storms out West here. The reservoirs are still low. Los Angeles will never freeze nor go dry, but it should.

But that's not my problem. My problem is that my partner's elderly mother is dying unpleasantly (lawsuits will be filed) and domestic life is for shit. Partner and sibs are dealing frantically; Hospice is involved; she only exists now. I can barely stand to drive a mile to her house to deal with necessities, not for the bother, but because I've spent a big chunk of my life at that house and it's just so emotionally toxic now.

The stress. We drink-smoke-eat too much, sleep-unlax too little. I plunk away at writing a couple of stories to post here just to distract me from reality. The reality is that she will die. The question is, when? Her mother was 98. She's 92, and tough. She could go tomorrow or in ten years. Stress? It's from the uncertainty.

Parallel: Long ago I was an EMT for an ambulance service in a remote community. When we were short-staffed, I was on-call 24/7. I might only get a few calls each week, but I had to be READY at all times, all days. The uncertainty damn near tore me up.

Oh well. Try to sleep some more. See what tomorrow brings.

 

[Handley_Page]

But that's not my problem. My problem is that my partner's elderly mother is dying unpleasantly (lawsuits will be filed) and domestic life is for shit. Partner and sibs are dealing frantically; Hospice is involved; she only exists now. I can barely stand to drive a mile to her house to deal with necessities, not for the bother, but because I've spent a big chunk of my life at that house and it's just so emotionally toxic now.

The stress. We drink-smoke-eat too much, sleep-unlax too little. I plunk away at writing a couple of stories to post here just to distract me from reality. The reality is that she will die. The question is, when? Her mother was 98. She's 92, and tough. She could go tomorrow or in ten years. Stress? It's from the uncertainty.

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Good Luck

 

[TheeGoatPig]

And yet again, and again, and again, I keep getting more and more fake profiles on Tinder linking me to pic sites...

 

[Hypoxia]

Good Luck

Thanks. The good news: she's comfortable and, even with very few painkillers administered, feels no pain. The bad news: as damaged as she is, feel-no-pain means her nervous system is shutting down. The sad news: even though her hearing is still razor-sharp, she no longer cares to listen to music - and she was a music director, teacher, and executive for many years. I fear she's giving up.

We'll see.

 

[RejectReality]

I've been sitting here all day thinking, "Damn, the internet is even more dead than usual for a Sunday."

About five minutes ago is when I realized tonight was the Super Bowl thing

 

[PennLady]

I've been sitting here all day thinking, "Damn, the internet is even more dead than usual for a Sunday."

About five minutes ago is when I realized tonight was the Super Bowl thing

Internet activity probably spiked after Seattle's last boneheaded play, when people had to vent about how dumb it was. Probably all settled down now.

 

[oggbashan]

This afternoon I wanted to order an item from a mail order catalogue that came with a trade magazine.

The catalogue is 'personalised' to fit with the magazine, and claims to have special offers for the members of 'the trade'.

Usually I ignore these catalogues but there was one item, at 50% off, that I actually wanted. 'Order on line' it said, but it took several attempts through Google to get the right url. The printed details in the catalogue had several versions of the website - all lower case; Initial letter capital, all capitals etc.

I was prompted to enter the 'discount code' and did, but the item kept appearing at full price not 50% off. Eventually I gave up and rang the contact number - which they had also misprinted but the website gave the correct one.

They charged me 10 pence a minute above the standard phone rate and I got through to a call centre in Birmingham. The call handler had a mix of Indian sub-continent and Birmingham accents. It took some time for us to understand each other. He tried to order through his computer terminal after initially suggesting I had done something wrong. He still had the same problem and had to call his supervisor who had a British Birmingham accent.

Finally they had to find a hard copy of the catalogue and I directed them to the exact page and location. I overheard some swearing as they struggled with the computer system but eventually my order was processed.

Will I get what I ordered?

I'm not convinced. They don't seem to know what they are doing.

 

[Hypoxia]

The death watch is over. My partner's mother died four hours ago. The hospice people are great. The rehab facility shits who mistreated her are shits. The malpractice and wrongful death suits and negligent homicide charges will be pursued soon -- my partner's sister was a corporate shark and WILL exact punishment. I might not be active on LIT for a few days. Talk among yourselves.

 

[PennLady]

The death watch is over. My partner's mother died four hours ago. The hospice people are great. The rehab facility shits who mistreated her are shits. The malpractice and wrongful death suits and negligent homicide charges will be pursued soon -- my partner's sister was a corporate shark and WILL exact punishment. I might not be active on LIT for a few days. Talk among yourselves.

I'm sorry you and your partner had to go through so much, and I hope her mother is at peace now. Good luck with everything.

 

[Hypoxia]

I'm sorry you and your partner had to go through so much, and I hope her mother is at peace now. Good luck with everything.

Thank you.

I'm back from the initial shuffle of medics, coroner, undertakers, etc and the initial wake -- pizza and Jameson's (a family tradition) -- with immediate family. We remember the musician, conductor, teacher, music director, administrator. We're relieved that, despite what she went through, she died peacefully, painlessly, quietly in her sleep at home, and that she didn't linger in pain and fear. We're now taking a break. Tomorrow, we start sorting through necessities. Bye, Mom.