Up until the punching, it was a real nice party.

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


Natter 31 But Looks 29  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Sue - Jan 24, 2005 5:26:01 am PST #9887 of 10002
hip deep in pie

A first! Government offices are closed until at least noon! Unfortunately, I am working from home. Feh!

Now they're closed all day. (Though it doesn't look too bad out.)

Megan, stop working!!! Go out and make a fort.


Anne W. - Jan 24, 2005 5:26:24 am PST #9888 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

I missed the grandma-in-the car story. Share, please.

My stepgrandmother is a delightful person who has some very deep convictions and a wonderful sense of outrage. Winding Grandmother Trudy up and watching her explode is considered high entertainment.

Political and religious discussion is something of a party game on that side of the family. Things will sometimes get a bit heated--not nasty--but intense. People will start arguing in favor of truly outrageous things, not because they believe them, but simply because they get caught up in the argument or wish to play devil's advocate. It's not an official rule, but getting things to the point where Grandmother Trudy storms off to cool off somewhere before saying something regrettable is considered something of a win.

Having her go out and sit in the car for two hours was something akin to the Red Sox beating the Yankees in the pennant race.

It's a weird dynamic, but somehow people manage to get riled up but without getting truly offended, if that makes sense.


Jesse - Jan 24, 2005 5:28:26 am PST #9889 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Holy crap, Frank! That's a lot of snow.

Fortunately UMB is closed today

Aha! My mom is teaching a class there this semester, and was trying to figure out how to get there tonight.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 24, 2005 5:34:10 am PST #9890 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Holy crap, Frank! That's a lot of snow.

You ain't just whisteling dixie. Last year's one big storm? We got 30+" then too. Peabody got 36". I really didn't need for Salem to beat them. No, seriously. At least this year, even though it fell on a weekend, we got the day off. Last year, the snow had stopped by midday Sunday so we ended up having to go in for work.

Supposedly it's the 5th largest snow fall per amounts at Logan.


§ ita § - Jan 24, 2005 5:35:56 am PST #9891 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Speaking of Dixie, has anyone seen the trailer for the inspirational kiddie movie Something Something Winn Dixie? I now realise that smiling pets bother me more than the CGI talking babies.


Nora Deirdre - Jan 24, 2005 5:36:23 am PST #9892 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I saw that the North Shore got the wallop again, Frank. Tom's work called him yesterday to give the day off today (he works in Beverly). I remember him saying how bad it was up there during last year's storm as well.


sumi - Jan 24, 2005 5:41:34 am PST #9893 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

I saw a trailer for that movie somewhere. I know I did -- although I cannot remember it at all and am confusing it in my head with scenes from the trailer to the sequel to the Mask in which the dog uses the Mask to get revenge on the new baby for stealing the attention of it's people.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 24, 2005 5:42:32 am PST #9894 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I saw that the North Shore got the wallop again, Frank. Tom's work called him yesterday to give the day off today (he works in Beverly). I remember him saying how bad it was up there during last year's storm as well.

Weird thing is, the 5 prior winters I've been in Salem (and most of the rest of last year), there was never all that much snow. I seriously hope this isn't a trend (either for this winter or for future winters).


Allyson - Jan 24, 2005 5:45:49 am PST #9895 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I called my parents before the storm hit. My SIL was staying there with the baby, my parents insisted.

I said, "You all ready for the storm?"

My dad said, "Oh yeah, your brother chopped wood in case we lose power and need to build a fire, and I stocked up. Milk, bread, batteries, and chicken wings."


Calli - Jan 24, 2005 5:46:01 am PST #9896 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

has anyone seen the trailer for the inspirational kiddie movie Something Something Winn Dixie?

Yes. My main thought on seeing it was, "There's $8.50 that won't be leaving my wallet."