Gack. The train that was supposed to take me to Ventura this weekend seems like it's not going to happen. Last minute travel plan changes! Whee!
What? I'm not allowed to hit people? Wesley: Not people capable of genocide. Angel: Those are exactly the types of people I should be allowed to hit!
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 33 1/3
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.
Dana - Feb 23, 2005 7:17:49 am PST #453 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
tommyrot - Feb 23, 2005 7:19:12 am PST #454 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gorilla Foundation rocked by breast display lawsuit
Former employees say they were told to expose chests
Two former employees of the Gorilla Foundation, home to Koko the "talking" ape, have filed a lawsuit contending that they were ordered to bond with the 33-year-old female simian by displaying their breasts.
Susan W. - Feb 23, 2005 7:20:52 am PST #455 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I've lived in 205, 215, and 206. Old-school area codes all the way.
What bugs me around here is that some calls to the same suburban area codes require you to dial a 1 first and others don't. Eventually you learn that the 425 for the hotel in Bellevue where your writers conference will be is local, while the 425 for the conference chair's house is long distance, but it's still annoying.
Nutty - Feb 23, 2005 7:21:05 am PST #456 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Medford? 781. Somerville, right nextdoor? 617? Boston 617? Quincy, on the other side of Boston, and further from Medford than from either Boston, or Somerville? 781. Goofy.
Of course, this is the state where Norfolk County is partly south of Suffolk County. Traditions make people do weird things.
I don't think I have ever valet parked in my life. I have disabused a couple of lifelong Angelenos that you can always get valet parking in, e.g., Washington, DC (where it is sometimes available, but more likely not), so apparently it varies widely.
Hil R. - Feb 23, 2005 7:23:19 am PST #457 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hi Nilly!
Ugh. I have no energy, at all. And I also had some very weird dreams, including one that had some Buffistas in it, but I can't remember what was going on in the dream except that we were all in a parking lot and I was trying to see if someone would give me a ride home.
§ ita § - Feb 23, 2005 7:23:53 am PST #458 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When I lived in Birmingham, MI they had valet parking at the supermarket. Free. Not something I ended up making use of, because it was just weird.
Susan W. - Feb 23, 2005 7:24:08 am PST #459 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Oh, and the cover of the Seattle Times today is about LA and Seattle swapping weather: [link] The website doesn't have the same visual oomph as the paper, which gives you cherry blossoms and sunshine in Seattle right beside clouds of doom over the LA skyline.
We're under a burn ban. In February. Granted, it's for pollution rather than fire risk, but still.
Lee - Feb 23, 2005 7:39:36 am PST #460 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
You want me to tape for you, ita?
Not ita, but yes. Pretty please?
Hi Nilly! Did you see the part where I am changing jobs and moving to Palo Alto?
§ ita § - Feb 23, 2005 7:40:52 am PST #461 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My TiVo has accepted my recording request. I'm golden.
Kat - Feb 23, 2005 7:46:40 am PST #462 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
okay Lee. We got you covered; now, if we'll ever remember to bring the tape? separate issue.