Ugh, msbelle, I'm sorry.
This morning I am enjoying this blog from a NYC bouncer/grad student.
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
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.
bon bon - May 02, 2005 6:43:50 am PDT #514 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
sarameg - May 02, 2005 6:49:07 am PDT #515 of 10001
Boo on the not-properly-appreciative people.
I can see a white dogwood in bloom outside my window. This makes me happy. This seems to be peak springliness for this area right now. It is fantastic. Dogwood, tulips, azaleas, the pink petalblizzard trees, tulip magnolias...
Scrappy - May 02, 2005 6:52:37 am PDT #516 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I woke up at 5am with a pounding head from this cold with an added migraine for extra crapaliciousness. Walked the dog, took meds, stood in the shower for a long time and stumbled out the door to go to work. I was rewarded for my devotion to duty by seeing a hummingbird hovering over the flowers in our yard about two feet from me. So cool.
§ ita § - May 02, 2005 6:54:53 am PDT #517 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sorry about the not-gettingness, msbelle.
First morning at the new gym. They better pare down my krav teaching schedule soon (to the tune of five fewer classes, though I will be sad) so I have enough energy for everything (or anything) else.
Hayden - May 02, 2005 7:09:02 am PDT #518 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I like the Element, but it has the same problem that almost any potential minivan replacement has. The highway mileage would not be enough of an improvment to overcome the cost of changing things and the loss of cargo space and seat space. The minivan typically gets 23 - 25 mpg on a trip, but even at 30mpg, we just don't save enough money to cover the cost of getting something else. Plus, the van is under warrenty, and has gobs of space.
I hear you. We're just starting to deal with the possibility that our next car will, in all likelihood, be a minivan.
One of the big minuses of the Element that I was going to mention is the way the doors open. Because they both swing outward, there's simply no room to get into the back in tight spaces, which is a little inconvenient when, say, you have an infant in a car seat with you.
msbelle - May 02, 2005 7:09:50 am PDT #519 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am looking online at pink flowering trees that I can buy for my building's garden. trees are expensive.
Hayden - May 02, 2005 7:12:13 am PDT #520 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
They are indeed.
Gudanov - May 02, 2005 7:14:41 am PDT #521 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
One of the big minuses of the Element that I was going to mention is the way the doors open. Because they both swing outward, there's simply no room to get into the back in tight spaces
Those big sliding doors in minivans are wonderful for dealing with car seats. Right now we have the van in kid limo mode with the second row of seats out and the kids in the rear row with a cavern of space ahead of them.
Hayden - May 02, 2005 7:18:14 am PDT #522 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Right now we have the van in kid limo mode with the second row of seats out and the kids in the rear row with a cavern of space ahead of them.
I'd probably want to do something like that. When we were thinking about the Matrix or Forester, the close proximity of back seat to front seat seemed like an open invitation for a toddler to kick the driver. 'Course, with Li'l Jandek only three months old now, we're looking forward a bit.
sarameg - May 02, 2005 7:18:38 am PDT #523 of 10001
Blizzard trees!
(still can't figure out what they are)